Utah teens arrested in alleged school bombing plot (AP)
AP – A Utah high school student bragged to police that he was smarter than the Columbine killers and was plotting with an older student to set off a bomb during a school assembly and escape in a stolen plane, court documents say.
More:
Utah teens arrested in alleged school bombing plot
(AP)
Judge orders removal of school prayer mural (Reuters)
Reuters – A federal judge has ordered the immediate removal of a Christian prayer mural displayed in the auditorium of a Rhode Island high school, saying it violated a U.S. constitutional ban on state-sponsored prayer in public schools.
See the original post:
Judge orders removal of school prayer mural
(Reuters)
New York mayor offers best teachers $20,000 raise (Reuters)
Reuters – New York City teachers rated “highly effective” for two years in a row would get a $20,000-a-year salary increase under a proposal by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
See more here:
New York mayor offers best teachers $20,000 raise
(Reuters)
Court orders removal of school prayer mural (Reuters)
Reuters – A federal judge has ordered the immediate removal of a Christian prayer mural displayed in the auditorium of a Rhode Island high school, saying it violated a constitutional ban on state-sponsored prayer in public schools.
View original here:
Court orders removal of school prayer mural
(Reuters)
Bush Proud of Legacy on No Child Left Behind: ‘Let’s Not Weaken It’ (Time.com)
Time.com – On the 10th anniversary of No Child Left Behind, the former president spoke with TIME’s education columnist about the law’s successes and why it’s a “convenient punching bag”
View original here:
Bush Proud of Legacy on No Child Left Behind: ‘Let’s Not Weaken It’
(Time.com)
Conn. high school graduation rate improves (AP)
AP – State education officials say Connecticut’s high school graduation rate improved in 2010, but nearly 1 in 5 students failed to complete high school within four years.
Read the rest here:
Conn. high school graduation rate improves
(AP)
Virtual schools booming as states mull warnings (AP)
AP – More schoolchildren than ever are taking their classes online, using technology to avoid long commutes to school, add courses they wouldn’t otherwise be able to take — and save their school districts money.
Original post:
Virtual schools booming as states mull warnings
(AP)
Judge: Public can’t see Idaho prison settlement (AP)
AP – A federal judge has refused to unseal a settlement agreement between an Idaho inmate and a private prison company involving allegations of rampant violence at a lockup near Boise known as “Gladiator School.”
Read more from the original source:
Judge: Public can’t see Idaho prison settlement
(AP)
Parents of Joplin tornado victim begin to heal (AP)
AP – Two Joplin parents whose son was headed home from his high school graduation when he was sucked away by a deadly tornado are beginning to heal as they head into the first holiday season without him.
Here is the original:
Parents of Joplin tornado victim begin to heal
(AP)
Obama gets advice to lift popularity: join up with Justin Bieber (Reuters)
Reuters – One Australian high school student offered visiting U.S. President Barack Obama a suggestion to raise his popularity — team up with a top celebrity like the teenage pop star Justin Bieber.
View original post here:
Obama gets advice to lift popularity: join up with Justin Bieber
(Reuters)