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Chicago police arrest two dozen at school closing protest
ReutersBy Renita D. Young CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) - Chicago police arrested about two dozen people on Monday who were protesting against the planned closure of 54 schools in the country's third-largest school district, ahead of a planned Wednesday vote on the...Tags: Washington, DC, Separation of Church and State, Police Arrests, Teaching and Learning, Rahm Emanuel
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The Crosby Chronicles: the pros and cons of AP tests
Each May high school kids have a soft two-week vacation when Advanced Placement exams are administered. AP tests are important because a student can earn college credit by scoring at a certain level. For parents, that may mean a savings of tuition...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students
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READER SUBMITTED: Faculty Announced Broadway performers Susan Haefner And Jan Neuberger Join Faculty
West HartfordPlayhouse on Park is proud to announce the faculty for this year's Youth Musical Theatre Preparatory Program. This summer's intensive program will feature two guest artists, both Broadway performers, along with three local performing arts instructors....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Music, New Canaan, The Hartt School
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Teacher and author profiles career of helping at-risk youth
Michelle Pfeiffer's Louanne Johnson in the film "Dangerous Minds" and Hilary Swank's Erin Gruwell in "Freedom Writers" tell the story of a teacher inspiring at-risk kids to rise up from the disparity of their surroundings and to be better. Susanne Jacoby-...Tags: Coral Springs, Teaching and Learning, Manhattan (New York City), Authors, Students
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Layoffs, benefit cuts part of Valley View reorganization
Valley View school board officials have decided to reorganize the district's administrative department, which will include some layoffs along with cuts in salaries and benefits. School officials said the changes will save Valley View Community Unit...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Layoffs and Downsizing, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs
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Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team
Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...
Tags: Computer Science, Sports, Entertainment, Chicago Tribune, Financial Aid
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Online tutoring offers convenient help
Daily American Staff WriterAdministrators at The Learning Lamp have expanded their online tutoring program to any student from kindergarten to 12th grade, and they are hoping the idea catches on with parents who want to give their kids an educational boost. "I think when people...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education, Students
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Low teacher pay in Lake drives off best and brightest
As a semi-retired teacher who went from one thankless job (law enforcement) to another part time, I can emphatically endorse Lauren Ritchie's assertions in her column Wednesday regarding teacher salaries driving off the best and the brightest people....Tags: Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation
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Community mourns the loss of Imperial High School math teacher
Staff WriterIMPERIAL — A woman in the front row of bleachers at Frank Wright Middle School lifted her glasses to wipe her tears away as she listened to a speech given by Victor Torres, Imperial High School vice principal, at Otto Wurzbach’s celebration of...Tags: Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Entertainment, Music, Students
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School districts prep for new standards
Staff WriterIn an effort to prepare students for an ever-changing world, the face of education is undergoing considerable changes across the nation. The common core standards, which have been adopted by 45 states and four territories, are set to not only change...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Susan Bonilla, Dwayne Johnson, Students
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Elinor S. McLeod
janeth@herald-mail.comElinor McLeod came from a long line of female educators, following in the footsteps of her mother and grandmother who were teachers. She went on to become one of the first female principals for Washington County Public Schools and served many county...Tags: Washington, DC, PTA, Holidays, Teaching and Learning, Frostburg State University
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Teachers elect Lewis to 2nd term as CTU head
Tribune reporterChicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, an often controversial leader who took on Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a strike last fall and has been leading the fight against the district’s plan to close schools, was reelected to a second three-year term...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Teaching and Learning, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, Chicago Public Schools
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