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Arlington Heights District 25 proposes changes to 'gifted' program
Some big curriculum changes could be coming for Arlington Heights' most advanced students. The phase-out of the existing Odyssey Program and a push for a controversial teaching model known as "differentiation" were among the eight recommendations...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology
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Teachers get the bad news: Don't expect a raise soon
Lake County's 4,700 teachers and school workers aren't likely to get raises for the current school year after lengthy union wage negotiations wrap up. School officials recently told the two unions representing teachers and school services workers...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Career and Workplace, Unions, Teaching and Learning
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Now's the time to raise the bar for Baltimore schools
As the founder of KIPP Baltimore, which operates two high-performing public charter schools in the city, I am heartened and encouraged by our progress over the past six years under schools CEO Andrés Alonso. As I move to a new role as executive director...
Tags: Human Interest, Charter Schools, Students, Education, Corporate Officers
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Tough love for Coppin
Coppin State University is a mess, and the problems go well beyond its abysmal six-year graduation rate of 15 percent. A report to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents by a committee assigned to study the school in the wake of former...
Tags: Students, Coppin State University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Education, University System of Maryland
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Reynolds runs for Bethlehem mayor
Years before he became Bethlehem's youngest city councilman, J. William Reynolds found his inspiration in music. A Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan fan, Reynolds first learned to play the clarinet, and then picked up the guitar at Moravian College,...Tags: Bethlehem Steel, Parties and Movements, Elections, Allentown, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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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: Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Labor Legislation
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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: Susan Bonilla, Dwayne Johnson, Students, Teaching and Learning
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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: Students, Music, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Entertainment
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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: Students, Education, Teaching and Learning
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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: PTA, Washington, DC, Holidays, Heart Attack, The Herald-Mail
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Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, expert on diabetes
Dr. Frederick L. Brancati, an internationally known expert on the epidemiology and prevention of type 2 diabetes who was director of the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, died Tuesday of...
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CTU teachers, parents march to protest closings
Tribune reporterAbout 100 people, including local teachers, parents and students, marched Saturday morning on the South Side in protest of the proposed closing of 54 schools. The protest, organized by the Chicago Teachers Union, kicked off at 10 a.m. at Jesse Owens...Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, Rahm Emanuel, Elementary Schools, Chicago Public Schools, Education
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