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Monday, July 22, 2013 |
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Rewrite of No Child Left Behind Passes House
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:35 PM :: 3444 Views :: Education K-12
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the proposal would eliminate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)....
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Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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Solar Scam: DoE Overpays $612M for Athletic Supporter?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:27 AM :: 7841 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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“I don’t think you understand the gravity of the situation as it now stands.”
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Saturday, July 20, 2013 |
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President of National School Choice Week to Speak in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:33 AM :: 4497 Views :: Education K-12
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Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, will speak on "Let's Work Together: Building Coalitions to Expand School Choice"....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $3.09 Million in Capital Improvement Grants
By News Release @ 9:57 PM :: 4757 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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capital improvement grants to Maui and Hawaii Counties as well as two local nonprofit organizations....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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Auditor: DoE Rigged Billion Dollar Solar Contract to Favor Chevron
By Selected News Articles @ 11:47 PM :: 9463 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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Hawaii fired an auditor for pointing out that a Chevron Energy project bid would cost the state $284 million more than a competitor....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013 |
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DoE Bus ‘Reduction’ Starts by Adding Routes
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 3320 Views :: Education K-12
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The first phase ... includes route restoration to Aiea Heights, Halawa Heights and Waikele Elementary School attendance areas....
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Monday, July 15, 2013 |
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Honolulu: 5th Smartest City in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:58 PM :: 7343 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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For this list, we looked at six pieces of criteria....
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Friday, July 12, 2013 |
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GAO: Hawaii COFA Cost Estimates 'Inaccurate'
By News Release @ 1:37 PM :: 6275 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Homelessness
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...some jurisdictions did not accurately define compact migrants, account for federal funding that supplemented local expenditures, or include revenue received from compact migrants....
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 |
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Kailua HS, Kealakehe HS Winners at International Underwater Robotics Meet
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 3484 Views :: Education K-12
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Two Hawaii high schools won major awards, while one Hawaii student took away a top award at the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s 12th Annual student Underwater Robotics Competition, held in Federal Way, Wash....
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013 |
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Performance Contracts Strengthen Charter School Accountability
By News Release @ 1:42 PM :: 3576 Views :: Education K-12
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all 32 charter schools and the State Public Charter School Commission...completed the execution of the first charter school performance contracts in the state’s history....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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Abercrombie Appoints Asselbaye, Halagao to BoE, Signs Gun Control Bill, Others
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 5245 Views :: Education K-12, Second Amendment
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fingerprint, photograph and background checks for those bringing firearms into Hawaii....
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013 |
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A-PLUS: A Conservative Alternative to NCLB
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:05 AM :: 3065 Views :: Education K-12
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On Thursday, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced a conservative alternative to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Governor Signs School Readiness Bill, Early Learning Director Quits
By News Release @ 5:50 PM :: 4785 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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Terry Lock has accepted a position with the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education....
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Monday, June 24, 2013 |
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Kids Count: Hawaii Ranks 25th in Children's Well-Being
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 5511 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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The KIDS COUNT index includes child-level indicators across four domains....
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Saturday, June 22, 2013 |
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Kailua HS Underwater Robotics Team Heads to International Meet
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 4493 Views :: Education K-12
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The Kailua High School team currently is in Federal Way, Wash., where the competition is running from June 20 to 22....
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Friday, June 21, 2013 |
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Governor Releases $134.7 Million for Hawaii Schools
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 3558 Views :: Education K-12
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Allotment of funds for the following priority projects has been approved by the Governor....
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 |
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Joe Trippi to Speak in Hawaii: "Better Schools Aren't a Partisan Issue"
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:12 AM :: 5014 Views :: Education K-12
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Joe Trippi – heralded on the cover of The New Republic as the man who “reinvented campaigning” – is widely recognized as one of America’s leading and most influential political strategists....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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NCTQ Report: UH Education Departments Among Nation's Worst
By Andrew Walden @ 9:52 PM :: 6103 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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the National Council on Teacher Quality 2013 Teacher Prep Review has bad news for Hawaii Universities' Schools of Education....
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013 |
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National Governors Assoc to Assist Hawaii Early Learning Program
By News Release @ 7:47 PM :: 3547 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii will receive guidance and technical assistance from NGA staff and faculty experts, as well as consultants from the private sector, research organizations and educators....
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Sunday, June 16, 2013 |
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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Hawaii Schools Can’t Pass-the-Buck
By Selected News Articles @ 10:10 PM :: 7056 Views :: Education K-12
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“…an agency cannot eschew its affirmative duties under the IDEA by blaming the parents.”
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Friday, June 14, 2013 |
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Lawsuit: Act 163 Discriminates Against Disabled Students
By Selected News Articles @ 6:45 PM :: 5359 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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The Hawaii Disability Rights Center went to the 9th Circuit this week to challenge a state law preventing disabled students from receiving special education services after turning 20....
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Saturday, June 8, 2013 |
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HSTA’s ‘Multi-Front War’ Against ‘Rogue Teachers’
By Selected News Articles @ 12:38 PM :: 5107 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s weekly briefing meeting had turned into a battle-planning session....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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Ed Week: Hawaii DoE Dropout Rate Jumps to 32.8%
By Andrew Walden @ 11:02 PM :: 9039 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...according to Education Week, the Hawaii DoE is 7th best in the nation when it comes to changing the numbers....
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013 |
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HSTA Appoints Team to Tackle Teacher Evaluations
By Video @ 10:43 PM :: 4688 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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HSTA won a victory through bargaining this spring with agreement by the Employer to create a Joint Committee to study the Educator Evaluation System....
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Thursday, May 30, 2013 |
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NCLB Waiver: DoE's Latest Trick to Hide Failure
By Selected News Articles @ 3:18 PM :: 4143 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii’s move to give equal waiting to middle-class students and those lumped into its “high-needs subgroup” could obscure how poorly districts and schools are doing in helping the latter achieve success....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Public Spending Per Student Drops
By NCPA @ 1:43 PM :: 3453 Views :: Education K-12
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In 2011, public education spending dropped for the first time in more than three decades....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Heritage: Join the Fight Against Common Core
By Heritage Foundation @ 1:23 PM :: 4192 Views :: Education K-12
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Common Core is an effort to centralize education by dictating the standards and assessments that will determine the content taught in every public school across the country.....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013 |
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Group Organizes to Save Jefferson School
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5790 Views :: Education K-12, Development
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...let the community know of the dangers that Jefferson Elementary School faces because of the existence of Senate Bill 237, commonly known as the 21st Century Bill....
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013 |
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Dueling Petitions as HSTA Targets Principal of Kapaa Middle School
By News Release @ 5:36 PM :: 5155 Views :: Education K-12
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...individuals are resistant to making the necessary personal changes to improve the quality of education....
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Friday, May 24, 2013 |
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Hawaii Scout Leaders Endorse Vote Opening Scouts to All Children, Excluding Adult Homosexuals
By News Release @ 5:58 AM :: 5082 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), released a statement following the national vote ...
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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OHA Urged to Back Hawaiian Immersion Focus for Paia Elementary School
By News Release @ 3:31 PM :: 5075 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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...parents called on OHA to help push the state Department of Education to address the issue....
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Monday, May 20, 2013 |
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DoE Sidelines HSA Test, Dumps No Child Left Behind
By News Release @ 1:16 PM :: 5600 Views :: Education K-12
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NCLB focused too much on "proficiency in reading and math" so they dropped it.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013 |
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24% of DoE Grads Ready for College Math
By News Release @ 4:10 PM :: 4654 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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...students requiring remedial classes dropped to 31 percent in English and remained at 36 percent for math....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013 |
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Rather than Government, Private Philanthropy Should Expand Pre-K
By NCPA @ 11:36 AM :: 4234 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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During his last State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a new universal pre-kindergarten education program....
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Thursday, May 2, 2013 |
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Robotics: Micronesian Schools Plan 'Yapital Robo Day'
By Selected News Articles @ 4:40 AM :: 5885 Views :: Education K-12, World News
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Educators at the two independent High Schools on Yap have announced plans for a public exhibition and competition, featuring teams from their student robotics clubs....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2013 |
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Sen Thielen: School Land Exemptions Remove Fairness, Transparency of Development Deals
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 5463 Views :: Education K-12, Development
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HRS Chapter 171 strictly governs the process for putting public lands out to bid for long term leases. Specific steps include public auction, means of public bidding and length of public notice....
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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SB237 Would Give DOE Unfettered Power to Lease Public School Land
By Selected News Articles @ 9:38 PM :: 6455 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Land Use
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“Notwithstanding sections 171-13 and 302A-115, or any other law to the contrary, the department may lease public school land...."
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Sunday, April 28, 2013 |
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Full Text: Honolulu Council Challenges School Lands Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 12:11 AM :: 4866 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12
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... should be premised on the provision of fair compensation to the City and County of Honolulu ....
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Saturday, April 27, 2013 |
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SB1093 Early Education Passes Conference Committee
By News Release @ 12:09 AM :: 3674 Views :: Education K-12
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The bill appropriated $1.160M for administration costs for two years and $6M in FY15 for subsidies based on a sliding fee scale....
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Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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500 Petition Against School Lands Bills
By News Release @ 8:52 AM :: 6483 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Land Use
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... The following petition was heard last night (Thursday April 25, 2013) in Senate Chambers ....
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Friday, April 26, 2013 |
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The Impact of School Vouchers on College Enrollment
By NCPA @ 8:40 AM :: 4396 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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... African American college-enrollment increased by 24 percent ....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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OHA awards $1.5 million to charter schools
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 4617 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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“OHA’s support literally keeps our doors open.”
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Wednesday, April 24, 2013 |
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HSTA Cheers Defeat of 'Instructional Hours', Targets Preschool Vouchers
By News Release @ 12:10 PM :: 4750 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...SB 1084 is a voucher that will allow public money to pay for private preschools....
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Friday, April 19, 2013 |
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SB1084 Relating to Early Childhood Education Moves Forward
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 3698 Views :: Education K-12
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SB1084 proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the appropriation of public funds for private early childhood education programs ....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
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HSTA Membership Ratifies Contract
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 5880 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...After more than two years working without a contract, 95% of teachers statewide voted in favor of the tentative agreement....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
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DoE Announces 2013 Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 4575 Views :: Education K-12
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...2013 graduation dates at more than 50 schools, including public high schools, charter schools and some community schools for adults....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 |
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HSTA Convention Urges Ratification: Contract Vote Today
By News Release @ 1:04 PM :: 4661 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... poll sites will be open from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2013 |
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DoE: ACT Testing for 50,000 Students to 'Improve Effectiveness of Intervention'
By News Release @ 3:38 AM :: 2788 Views :: Education K-12
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“One of the Department’s strategies is to provide better data on students’ academic progress. This ACT test will help tremendously in that area.”
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Sunday, April 14, 2013 |
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MSNBC host: Children belong to ‘whole communities’, not their parents
By Video @ 6:20 PM :: 5537 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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“We have to break through our kind of private idea that kids belong to their parents, or kids belong to their families...."
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