Oklahoma plan would make it easier to fire teachers (Reuters)

Reuters – An education reform bill that makes it easier for school boards to fire poor performing teachers was approved on Thursday by the Oklahoma state Senate.

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Oklahoma plan would make it easier to fire teachers
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Sorry, Seniors: College Admission Rates Are Down This Year (Time.com)

Time.com – Student newspapers at various Ivy League schools are all reporting that as application rates have soared, admission rates have dropped

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Here’s an idea: Teachers and school officials unite on education reform (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Can school teachers and administrators be friends? Secretary of Education Arne Duncan hopes more of them will be, and this week he has helped to trumpet a handful of success stories of labor-management collaboration in a bid to lessen the acrimony that can stifle education reform efforts.

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Jackson Browne: Singer, Songwriter, School Board Member (Time.com)

Time.com – The newly minted school board member talks about his sympathy for parents who opt out of public schools, why he never went to college and what qualifies him to help bring education reform to South Central L.A.

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Education reform: Michelle Rhee to raise $1 billion to fight teachers’ unions (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – Michelle Rhee made a splash Monday with her announcement of a new organization – Students First – to push her education reform priorities.

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Filling Superman Joel Klein’s Shoes (The Daily Beast)

The Daily Beast – In a jaw-dropping appointment, Hearst exec Cathie Black will succeed New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, education reform rock star. Lloyd Grove talks to Klein about the challenges she faces.

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Obama to deliver education reform speech Thursday (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama will deliver an education reform speech Thursday morning at the National Urban League’s 100th Anniversary Convention in the nation’s capital.

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Obama to defend education policies to critics (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama is defending his administration’s education policies, responding to criticism that so far they have not substantially helped minority students.

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White House threatens veto of war funding bill (AP)

AP – The White House has promised to veto a House war funding bill over proposed cuts to education reform programs.

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Sallie Mae to relocate to Delaware (AP)

AP – Sallie Mae, the nation’s largest student lender, has decided to move its corporate headquarters from Reston, Va., to Delaware.

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