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The 'Supercommittee' Fails Kids, Too

Education Week - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 7:07am
The supercommittee admits defeat, and Andrew L. Yarrow looks at what this could mean for public schools.
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The Learning Network Blog: Student Opinion | Do Your Parents Support Your Learning?

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:29am
Do you think you would perform better in school if your parents took a greater interest in your education?

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Penn State’s Spanier Enjoyed Success and Secrecy

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:07am
The administration of Graham B. Spanier, the former president of Penn State, was marked by broad successes but also jealous protection of the university’s reputation.

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The Learning Network Blog: Test Yourself | English, Nov. 22, 2011

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:06am
Can you choose the best antonym for a word used in context?

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The Learning Network Blog: 6 Q's About the News | Pepper-Spraying of Students Puts University Campus in News Spotlight

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 4:36am
Why did the campus police use pepper spray, according to a statement from the police chief?

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The Learning Network Blog: Nov. 22, 1963 | President John F. Kennedy Is Assassinated

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 4:07am
On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in an open-top car through Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

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After Law School, Associates Learn to Be Lawyers

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 2:30am
Law schools have long emphasized the theoretical over the useful, leaving law firms fairly resigned to training their hires how to actually practice law.

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National Briefing | Education: Early Applications Flood Harvard

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:39am
Harvard said on Monday that 4,245 students filed single-choice early action applications by its Nov. 1 deadline.

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Incensed, California’s Student Protesters Dig In Their Heels

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 1:34am
The Occupy movement, on California college campuses, at least, is transforming itself into a student-led crusade against increases in tuition.

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CUNY Students Clash With Police in Manhattan

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:13am
At Baruch College in Manhattan, campus police arrested 15 students who refused to leave the main building, where CUNY trustees were meeting.

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The Learning Network Blog: Word of the Day | expansive

Education News from NY Times - Tue, 11/22/2011 - 12:02am
This word has appeared in 606 New York Times articles in the past year.

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How education fares if debt supercommittee fails

Education News from Washington Post - Mon, 11/21/2011 - 10:42pm

Failure of the congressional supercommittee tasked with reducing the federal deficit by at least $1.2 trillion could lead to across-the-board budget cuts, which would have a serious impact on already-distressed public education funding.

The Congressional Budget Office has projected what could happen to public education if the trigger is pulled and across-the-board cuts kick in in January 2013. There are new reports that the supercommittee is getting ready to admit that its Republican and Democratic members couldn’t compromise after several months of negotiations — this after Congress itself couldn’t reach an agreement.

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Charity Founded by Sandusky Makes Plans to Fold

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 11/21/2011 - 5:45pm
The Second Mile will try to transfer its programs to other nonprofit organizations and will conduct an investigation into its actions relating to Jerry Sandusky’s alleged sexual abuse.

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SchoolBook: Another Day of Thanks, for Teachers

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 11/21/2011 - 5:44pm
Take just a minute to remember a favorite teacher this holiday weekend. The nonprofit group StoryCorps is inviting people across the country to shower teachers with thanks the day after Thanksgiving. Hear the interview in which WNYC's Beth Fertig asks the StoryCorps founder David Isay why he chose to put the spotlight on teachers this year.

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Fairfax schools officials release “trust and confidence” survey results

Education News from Washington Post - Mon, 11/21/2011 - 5:39pm

Fairfax schools officials on Monday released the results of their first-ever “trust and confidence” survey, inaugurating what is slated to become a yearly attempt to quantify the community’s perception of school leadership.

The survey comes after increasingly intense criticism that the superintendent and board disenfranchised parents and teachers by handling high-profile issues — such as discipline-policy reform and the closure of Clifton Elementary — without transparency or accountability.

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Teaching Good Sex

Education News from NY Times - Mon, 11/21/2011 - 5:27pm
Introducing pleasure to the peril of sex education.

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