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Private schools a big business
Khaleej TimesSchools in Dubai are turning into lucrative businesses for private investors as the education sector continued to record growth for the third consecutive year. According to a new report released by Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority...Tags: Marketing, Dubai (United Arab Emirates), Teaching and Learning, United Arab Emirates, Students
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Dunlap school officials explore year-round classes
Journal Star, Peoria, Ill.A group of parents, teachers and administrators from Dunlap schools visited Rock Island's school district on Friday as Dunlap studies the possibility of implementing what's commonly known as year-round school. Jay Marino, superintendent of Dunlap...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Teachers
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EDITORIAL: Superintendent search
Bluefield Daily Telegraph, W.Va.Congratulations are in order for Dr. Michaelene Meyer, who has been selected as the new superintendent of schools for Tazewell County. Meyer will start her work with Tazewell County Schools on July 1. She will succeed current school superintendent Dr....Tags: Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Science, Manassas (Manassas, Virginia), Teaching and Learning
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CPS mishandles 'Persepolis' ban
Change of SubjectCensure de Persepolis: Inapproprié dans les écoles de Chicago That headline in a Paris-based literary publication Monday indicates just how far and fast the controversy that broke late last week at Lane Tech College Prep High School has spread. Loosely...... -
What students read
There's a lot of fiction being spread about the new requirements to expand the reading of nonfiction in public schools. Some teachers say they have already been forced to cut important poetry and literature from their classes to make way for government...
Tags: Science and Technology, School Examinations, Arts and Culture, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues
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Claims disputed in spot opposing same-sex marriage
Opponents of Question 6 are airing a television commercial that claims same-sex marriage could be "taught in schools" if the law is upheld in the November election. What the ad says: The commercial features David and Tonia Parker, a Massachusetts...Tags: Social Issues, Family, Schools, Gays and Lesbians, Education
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Phyllis Teather-Burke, educator
Phyllis Teather-Burke, a longtime Baltimore County public school educator whose specialty was early-childhood education, died Wednesday of cancer at her Glen Arm home. She was 77. "She was an outstanding educator who had a deep commitment to children,"...
Tags: Marin Alsop, Melbourne, Essex (Baltimore, Maryland), Schools, Pikesville
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A Word, Please: Learning how to trim sentences' fat
Here's a sentence from an article I was editing recently: “What's more — aside from a specialized curriculum — private schools are notoriously known for their smaller classrooms.” It's the kind of sentence that might not command...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education
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Franchot's September song
Data-stream around Grandpa, youngsters 2.1 and 3.1, while he tells you about the time long, long ago when a certain elected official grew so nostalgic about a time even longer ago when Labor Day marked the beginning of the school year. Way back in the...
Tags: Inner Harbor, Government, School Examinations, Schools, Annapolis
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A Word, Please: The art of trimming sentences' fat
Here's a sentence from article I was editing recently: "What's more — aside from a specialized curriculum — private schools are notoriously known for their smaller classrooms." It's the kind of sentence that might not command much attention...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Education
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Maryland wins $50 million Race to Top grant for early childhood programs
Maryland was one of nine states that won a federal competition Friday for early education funds intended to boost the quality of programs available to young children. The state, which has been seen as a strong proponent of early childhood programs for...Tags: Rutgers University, Early Learning, Poverty, Kathleen Sebelius, White House
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