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Leandro report: More funding, quality teachers needed to ensure sound, basic education – The Progressive Pulse
An action plan designed to help North Carolina meet its constitutional obligation to provide school children with a “sound, basic education” calls for a sharp increase in school funding to close a stubborn achievement gap between economically disadvantage students and their better-heeled peers. The cost of such a major undertaking will be expensive. In a […]
Fall commencement and other Pinellas education news – Tampa Bay Times
USF St. Pete and SPC to hold fall commencement The University of South Florida St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg College will hold fall commencement ceremonies this weekend. It will be the 140th commencement for SPC, which will hold three ceremonies at Indian Rocks Baptist Church in Largo — at 9 a.m., noon and 3 p.m. […]
Arizona program helps youth with employment and education – Courier Journal
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Ratings Agencies Post Mixed Outlooks for Higher Education – Inside Higher Ed
Two ratings agencies offered differing opinions Tuesday on the future of the U.S. higher education sector. Moody’s Investors Service raised its U.S. higher education outlook from negative to stable as it sees steady revenue streams, solid reserves and strong operating performance at large comprehensive universities bolstering the sector over the next year to 18 months. […]
Special education teacher made 5-year-old boy sit in his own waste to teach a lesson, police say – WIFR
ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) – A special education teacher in the Atlanta area has been arrested and accused of making a 5-year-old student sit in his own waste to teach him a lesson. News outlets report 56-year-old Kelly Lewis was charged with one count of cruelty to children stemming from an incident November 21st at an […]
Special education teacher accused of making student sit in soiled pants for 2 hours to ‘prove a point’ – WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland
ACWORTH, Georgia – A Georgia special education teacher faces a felony charge of cruelty to children after she allegedly made a boy who had defecated in his pants sit in his own waste. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Kelly Lewis made the 5-year-old Frey Elementary School student sit in his soiled pants for nearly two […]
Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Department Findings On Defrauded Students – NPR
U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate education committee on March 28. Zach Gibson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Zach Gibson/Getty Images U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate education committee on March 28. Zach Gibson/Getty Images Documents obtained by NPR shed new light on a bitter fight between defrauded student […]
Special education teacher accused of making student sit in soiled pants for 2 hours to ‘prove a point’ – WQAD Moline
ACWORTH, Ga. – A Georgia special education teacher faces a felony charge of cruelty to children after she allegedly made a boy who had defecated in his pants sit in his own waste. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Kelly Lewis made the 5-year-old Frey Elementary School student sit in his soiled pants for nearly two […]
Experts describe potential benefits from state-tribal education compacts – KTOO
Valerie Nurr’araaluk Davidson listens to the State of the State address in January 2015. On Tuesday, the former health commissioner described during a legislative hearing how tribal compacting has worked in the state. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North) Alaska lawmakers learned more on Tuesday about how tribal compacting has worked in the state. Alaska Native […]