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Letting Go
For years, Stefanie Mullen elevated blogging about “eye-rolling, door-slamming teens and tweens” into an art form. Now she has something new to write about. Letting go. Mullen’s oldest son, Keenan, will be leaving their suburban...
Tags: Students, Providence College, Colleges and Universities, Skype, Social Media
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Md. schools concerned cuts will affect next school year
Federal education officials warned Wednesday of deep cuts to school systems such as Baltimore's if lawmakers fail to avert across-the-board spending reductions — leaving local schools uncertain how many teachers and programs they can retain next...
Tags: St. Mary's County, Barack Obama, White House, Prince George's County, Budgets and Budgeting
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Educational gap could hamper redevelopment efforts, according to EDC
dona@herald-mail.comMost Washington County residents have not obtained four-year college degrees, an educational gap that could hamper redevelopment efforts, according to an economic development strategic plan. “Washington County is at the lower end of the educational...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Economy, Personal Income, Economic Policy
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Northwestern High alumni sue school system over closure
Northwestern High alumni have gone to court to try to stop the Baltimore school from closing, as civil rights activists say the plan is discriminatory because shuttering the institution would disproportionately affect low-income, minority students. The...
Tags: Students, Crime, Law and Justice, Sheila Dixon, Civil Rights, Justice System
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Higher education, R.I.P.
Paul GreenbergWhat ever happened to the medium once known as Little Magazines? This country once had a select group of literary and political journals that represented the vanguard of American thought and art. Some were both literary and political. High Culture, it was...Tags: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, The Wall Street Journal, Colleges and Universities, Newspaper and Magazine, Periodicals
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Maryland should say yes to single-sex schools
Anyone hearing the ACLU's position on single-sex education would think something troubling is afoot in almost every town in America. The ACLU claims that single-sex education is an unlawful form of discrimination and that its supposed benefits are based...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Science and Technology, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Medical Research, Hillary Clinton
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PA education secretary nominates two local schools for Green Schools Award
Valley 610Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis has nominated two local middle schools to the U.S. Department of Education for a Green Schools Award Tomalis included Nazareth Area Middle School and Bethlehem's Broughal Middle School among only four... -
Other Voices: Education waivers and Keystone XL oil pipeline
When a waiver isn't a waiver No Child Left Behind took Americans to school and taught us our schools, teachers and students are failing. The proof, we are told, can be found in the fact of standardized tests. This is despite that North Dakotans take...Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, U.S. Department of State, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Keystone XL Pipeline
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Five finalists announced for Washington County Teacher of the Year
Washington County Public Schools has announced the five finalists for the school system’s Teacher of the Year. A judging committee will complete an additional review of the five finalists, including interviews and classroom observations, leading to...
Tags: Students, Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, Nancy Grasmick, University of Virginia
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Over-praising preschool
Increasing access to preschool could be the most important federal investment to make in education right now — or not. Unfortunately, despite what President Obama would have the public believe, the evidence is complicated and somewhat mixed. In...
Tags: Barack Obama, Early Learning
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Compare costs with the College Scorecard
Kids & MoneyI've always been a fan of online comparison shopping sites when scouting out everything from a vacuum cleaner to a car. That's why I like the U.S. Department of Education's new College Scorecard, which provides financial information such as cost, the...Tags: Students, Vehicles, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Finance, Services and Shopping
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