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    Feb 1, 2013 | Orlando Sentinel

  1. Fl has made “tremendous progress” in its Race to the Top goals, but still faces challenges, U.S. DOE says

    Sentinel School Zone - Orlando Sentinel
    After facing “serious setbacks” in the first year of its federal Race to the Top grant, Florida has made “tremendous progress” in meeting the goals of its $700 million program, the U.S. Department of Education said today. Florida...
    2. Feb 8, 2013 |Story| WSBT-TV

  2. Complaint: End Native American mascots in schools

    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights wants the federal government to step in and prohibit the use of American Indian mascots and imagery in Michigan schools. The department filed a complaint Friday with the U.S. Department...

    Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice and Rights

    3. Feb 9, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  3. Michigan districts with American Indian mascots

    Michigan districts with American Indian mascots LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Civil Rights filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights Friday to ban K-12 public schools from using American...

    Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Public Schools, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Schools

    4. Dec 2, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. Illinois' presence shrinks at U. of I.

    Six years ago, when University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials announced plans to enroll more undergraduates from outside the state, the public outcry was so intense that the plan was scrapped within a week.
    Six years ago, when University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign officials announced plans to enroll more undergraduates from outside the state, the public outcry was so intense that the plan was scrapped within a week. But despite the university's...

    Tags: High Schools, Urbana (Champaign, Illinois), Charter Schools, Engineering, Science and Technology

    5. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  5. Micro-management

    Pennsylvania Education Secretary Ron Tomalis is right to request the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver of the No Child Left Behind Act. This is long overdue. Pennsylvania is currently one of only six states that have not applied for relief from...

    Tags: Politics, Teaching and Learning, Students, School Examinations, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    6. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Data: Illinois college students flocking to Missouri

    <span>When we decided to look at where Illinois students are going to college &ndash; and how that has changed &ndash; we didn&rsquo;t know what we would find. Would there be a small college in Montana suddenly attracting a large number of Illinoisians? &nbsp;Was the University of Iowa still the biggest draw outside of Illinois?</span>
    When we decided to look at where Illinois students are going to college – and how that has changed – we didn’t know what we would find. Would there be a small college in Montana suddenly attracting a large number of Illinoisians?  Was...

    Tags: University of Iowa, University of Missouri , Teaching and Learning, Journalism, Students

    7. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  7. More Illinois students leaving state for freshman year

    Take a walk around the University of Missouri and it won't take long before you meet someone from the Chicago area.
    Chicago Tribune reporters
    Take a walk around the University of Missouri and it won't take long before you meet someone from the Chicago area. Illinois students now make up more than 20 percent of the school's freshman class — up from six percent in 2000 — just one...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, University of Missouri , Students, Colleges and Universities, Education

    8. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Daily American

  8. Pennsylvania to seek waiver of federal education requirement

    The Pennsylvania Department of Education will seek a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
    Daily American Staff Writer
    The Pennsylvania Department of Education will seek a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.   The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported on Wednesday that Secretary Ron Tomalis made the decision earlier this week. Pennsylvania is one of only...

    Tags: Teaching and Learning, Politics, School Examinations, Students, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

    9. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  9. Teel Time: Adding Louisville a bottom-line decision for ACC

    The ACC&rsquo;s addition of Louisville on Wednesday was blissfully and essentially bottom line. Conference presidents chose the Cardinals because of how athletes perform on the field with minimal regard for how students fare in the classroom.
    The ACC’s addition of Louisville on Wednesday was blissfully and essentially bottom line. Conference presidents chose the Cardinals because of how athletes perform on the field with minimal regard for how students fare in the classroom. “...

    Tags: College Football, Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson Tigers, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Georgia Institute of Technology

    10. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  10. ACC Invites Louisville, Not UConn

    Based on market size and academic standing, UConn was considered the top candidate for an invitation to the Atlantic Coast Conference. But as administrators from the ACC decided Wednesday on a replacement for departing Maryland, one trait rose to the top, and it was an area in which UConn apparently could not compete with Louisville.
    The Hartford Courant
    Based on market size and academic standing, UConn was considered the top candidate for an invitation to the Atlantic Coast Conference. But as administrators from the ACC decided Wednesday on a replacement for departing Maryland, one trait rose to the top,...

    Tags: Memphis Tigers, College Football, Atlantic Coast Conference, Clemson Tigers, Conference USA

    11. Nov 28, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  11. ACC adds Louisville after losing Maryland to Big Ten

    Less than two weeks after losing a member for the first time in 41 years, the ACC has added the University of Louisville.
    Less than two weeks after losing a member for the first time in 41 years, the ACC has added the University of Louisville. League presidents approved the Cardinals during a conference call Wednesday morning. “With its aggressive approach to...

    Tags: Atlantic Coast Conference, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Education, Miami Hurricanes, Georgia Institute of Technology

    12. Jan 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The feds' education power grab

    In December, California's application for a waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act was denied by the U.S. Department of Education. This, we were told, was because California had failed to embrace the federal department's reform agenda, especially on issues of evaluating teachers.
    In December, California's application for a waiver from provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act was denied by the U.S. Department of Education. This, we were told, was because California had failed to embrace the federal department's reform agenda,...

    Tags: U.S. Congress, Government, Executive Branch, George W. Bush, Students

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