Topic: Education Issues
EEOC: NYC wronged Arabic-language principal
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Principal at heart of 'intifada' uproar wins discrimination ruling against NYC Ed Dept.The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled that the New York City Education Department discriminated against the founding principal of an Arabic-language school who lost her job after she made controversial remarks about the word "intifada." Debbie ...
How to Get Into Graduate School
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Getting into graduate school takes more than desire and in order to ensure your spot you have to make a lasting impression on the admissions committee. The admissions committee of the graduate school in which you are trying to gain entry to will be looking for promising students who have ...
Fire the teachers? When schools fail, it may work
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When schools fail, firing teachers may work; harsh method had mixed results in Chicago, LAWhen all the teachers were fired from Central Falls High School last week in a sweeping effort at school reform, their superintendent gave them a taste of the accountability President Barack Obama says is necessary. It ...
15 states, DC named 'Race to the Top' finalists
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15 states, DC named finalists in first round of $4.35 billion 'Race to the Top' competitionThe U.S. Department of Education named 16 finalists Thursday in the first round of its "Race to the Top" competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants. Selected from a ...
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