Rise in requests for special n...
The exams regulator Ofqual is to investigate a rise in requests from schools for special arrangements for candidates at GCSE and...
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Election 2014: Obama policies ...
Derek Draplin – The 2014 elections have proven to be a referendum on President Obama. He gets an F. The GOP has swept the...
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It is appalling that a few Colorado schools continue to cling to offensive American Indian mascot names, but a solution being...
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Almost half of primary school children in England are unable to swim a length by themselves, a report says. The Amateur Swimming...
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Schools in England are being offered guidance that suggests having consensual sex with a peer at age 13 is normal behaviour, it has...
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By Jill Tucker – When a San Francisco teacher calls in sick, there’s no guarantee a substitute will be available to cover the...
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By Beth Hawkins – Did you see the Star Tribune article over the weekend showing that teachers in the poorest Minneapolis Public...
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An effort in Malibu to split from Santa Monica could open the door to other district splits along race and class lines By Kyle...
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Victor Skinner – MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011 Act 10 legislation gave public school officials the power to manage...
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Tom Magliozzi, one of public radio’s most popular personalities, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer’s...
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Kent State associate professor Julio Pino, aka Assad Jibril Pino, has resigned from the editorial board of Latin American...
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A day of action on Wednesday will highlight the poor pay and job insecurity of many staff at universities Like many young university...
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Most U.S. public school students are learning math very differently than their parents did, due to Common Core State Standards,...
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Walter E. Williams – Last year’s column “Dishonest Educators” (1/9/2013) reported on the largest school cheating scandal in...
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DALLAS, TX — Across California, grassroots groups have come together to address growing concerns with the Common Core State...
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Ashley Bateman – Demand for school choice has never been higher, as new, high-quality opportunities are being offered in the...
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Alan Singer – Regular readers of my Huffington Post columns have seen my position on the national Common Core Standards change...
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Dana Woldow – Have you seen or heard those ads from the No on Prop E campaign claiming that passage of the soda tax measure...
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The Justice Department has filed suit against Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona, for failing to promote an Army National...
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Faith schools must follow rules that “actively promote” fundamental British values, such as tolerance of other faiths and lifestyles,...
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