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Edward de Grazia, Lawyer Who Fought Censorship, Is Dead at 86

Education News from NY Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 9:20pm
Mr. Grazia, who taught at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University in New York, defined his life’s work as defending “morally defiant artists” against “reactionary politicians and judges.”    

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In Rural Georgia, Students Step Up to Offer Integrated Prom

Education News from NY Times - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 7:51pm
A week after a “white prom” was held in Wilcox County, Ga., the first integrated prom, organized by students, will take place.    
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Prince George’s school board suspends member’s credit card

Education News from Washington Post - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 6:36pm

The Prince George’s County Board of Education voted Thursday night to strip member Carletta Fellows (District 7) of her county-issued credit card after an internal auditor found more than $700 in unauthorized charges for utility bills.

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Associate Director | Cathedral Arts Project

Latest Job Postings - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 4:57pm
US - FL - Jacksonville, Degree in education, preferably in a visual or performing arts. Advanced degree is a plus. K-12 teaching and/or administration experience. Passion for the power of arts education to transfo
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Prince George’s residents plan petition drive against school governance structure

Education News from Washington Post - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 4:30pm

Some Prince George’s County residents who fought to restore the county’s elected school board after state lawmakers replaced it in 2002 with an appointed board said they plan to start a petition drive against the county’s new school governance structure.

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Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics | Stetson University

Latest Job Postings - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 3:49pm
US - FL - DeLand, THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Physics (http://www.stetson.edu/artsci/physics/) offers an academically rigorous major in Physics and a related pre-engineering program. All physics majors ar
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Illinois Halts Funding for Charter School Operator

Education Week - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 3:33pm
Gov. Pat Quinn's administration has halted—at least temporarily—state funding for a large charter school operator.
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Iowa 2nd-graders Skype with students in Uganda for geography lessons

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:29pm
The power of Skype connected teacher Jessie Greiner's second-grade class at Cardinal Elementary School in Eldon, Iowa, with 1 -More
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Some students embark on career exploration in high school

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:29pm
Several states -- including Illinois, Georgia, New York and Tennessee -- are creating new high-school pathways targeting care -More
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Programs praised for boosting civics education in students

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:29pm
A recent paper from the Education Commission of the States highlights civics programs that use controversial or newsworthy su -More
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School-grading system in Miss. to include graduation rates

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:29pm
The Mississippi Board of Education on April 19 approved a policy change to add graduation rates to its school-grading system  -More
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Will one-to-one laptop program transform education in Texas district?

NCSS Smartbrief - Fri, 04/26/2013 - 1:29pm
Houston Independent School District Superintendent Terry Grier says a plan to issue laptop computers to every student at its  -More
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