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Arne Duncan: The Apostle of Reform

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.time.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 3)
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Arne Duncan -- I think the school day is too short, the school week is too short and the school year is too short. And I worry particularly about poor children — children who don't have two parents at home, children who don't have a household full of books.

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A Brief History Of: Summer Vacation

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.time.com (Views: 8, Clicks: 2)
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This month millions of American kids flee the tyranny of the classroom bell for lifeguard stands, grandparents' homes and sleepaway camps. But summer vacation hasn't always been a birthright of U.S. schoolchildren.

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New Yorker, 14, is national mathematics champ

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 5, Clicks: 1)
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Atsu Manigar, 14, of Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., who "goes to bed reading math books," wins U.S. National High School Mathematics Championships in Oklahoma City.

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10 Oklahoma schools make 'best' list

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Newsweek's annual list of America's best public high schools included 10 Oklahoma schools, including Oklahoma City's Classen School of Advanced Studies, which ranked 39th in the nation.

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How Many Graduates Does It Take to Be No. 1?

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 13, Clicks: 4)
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The valedictorian is losing its meaning as administrators dispense the title to every straight-A high school student.

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Cherokee Nation Remember the Removal Project cyclists biked over 950 miles along the Trail of Tears to honor their ancestors.

nitajo sumitted ago via http://tahlequahdailypress.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 3)
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Fifteen Cherokee citizens – 10 students, four chaperones and one supervisor – returned to Tahlequah Wednesday after bicycling 950 miles along the northern Trail Of Tears as part of the 2010 Remember the Removal Project.

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Rhee gets star turn in education film 'Waiting for Superman' at Silverdocs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 44, Clicks: 33)
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After countless newspaper and magazine profiles, television time with everyone from Tom Sherwood to Tom Brokaw, and a presidential debate shout-out from Barack Obama, Rhee is having her Hollywood moment. It comes in the form of "Waiting for Superman," a new documentary about the troubled state of public education from the makers of "An Inconvenient Truth," the Academy Award-winning examination of the consequences of climate change.

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Geoffrey Canada wins Brock Prize in education

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Geoffrey Canada, founder of the Harlem Children's Zone, was named the 2010 recipient of the Brock International Prize in Education Nov. 12. The award is given annually to recognize an individual for innovative and effective ideas in education resulting in a significant impact on the practice or understanding of the field of education.

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Salutes for Graduates Who’ll Be Saluting Soon

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 21, Clicks: 2)
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At high school graduation ceremonies across the country, soon-to-be soldiers are being recognized alongside the academic stars of their classes.

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School backs out of 'stay at home' field trip

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 12, Clicks: 1)
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Verdugo Hills High had arranged for seniors to stay home during three days of standardized testing for underclassmen. After district officials raised questions, the school is scrambling for new plans.

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Ernest J. Gaines's 'Lesson' prompts teens to grapple with stark realities

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 6)
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What would happen if throughout the city, everyone were engaged in the same lesson? Like back in English class, when a professor asked you to think deeper, to look for symbolism in the story, for irony, character development, layers of complication?

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Sallisaw teens among top competitors in Act Out Loud video contest

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 14, Clicks: 2)
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A group of Sallisaw high school students are finalists in the Act Out Loud video contest. In their video, the students depict the dangers of texting while driving.

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As schools cut back, S.F. steps up summer camps

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.sfgate.com (Views: 16, Clicks: 3)
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Budget cuts mean summer school will be all but nonexistent in San Francisco this year, but rather than youths hanging out on the streets, Mayor Gavin Newsom says he has a plan: summer camp, and lots of it.

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North Hollywood, Arcadia high schools place in national science contest

nitajo sumitted ago via http://latimesblogs.latimes.com (Views: 11, Clicks: 0)
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First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated the students over the weekend, telling them “we want young people energized in the way that you all are, because we know that American brain power in science and math has always driven this country’s prosperity, helping us make the discoveries and to build the industries that have transformed the way we live and work.”

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Truman Elementary School celebrates 20 years, prepares for changes

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 16)
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Students and staff at Truman Elementary School kick off a month-long celebration this week to recognize the school’s 20th anniversary.

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