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Pre-K programs take biggest state funding hit ever
Pre-K study finds that states' total spending on early childhood education dropped by more than $400 per pupil for the 2011-12 school year – and about $1,100 per pupil over a decade.
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Obama budget's big education items: Preschool for All, college Race to the Top (+video)
President Obama's budget proposal gives the Education Department $71.2 billion in discretionary spending for fiscal year 2014. Preschool for All would be funded by a tax hike on cigarettes.
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In Atlanta cheating scandal, one culprit may be standardized testing
Some educators say the Atlanta cheating scandal is a warning sign of the dangers and perverse incentives that can result from a policy that stakes so much on standardized testing results.
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Restorative justice: One high school's path to reducing suspensions by half
In one tough high school in Oakland, Calif., a restorative justice program has cut suspensions in half in just a year.
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Steubenville rape trial: Where were 'courageous bystanders'? (+video)
The Steubenville rape trial has highlighted the widespread problem of students not intervening to stop dating and sexual violence among peers. But awareness is growing.
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'Sequester' watch: Will US spending cuts really cost 750,000 jobs?
Critics say President Obama is spinning the likely impact of 'sequester' cuts to pressure Republicans to replace them, but private-sector forecasts suggest that a loss of 750,000 jobs may not be far off.
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Sequester: 'It's your fault....No, your fault!' (+video)
With just five days to go until the sequester's automatic spending cuts kick in, what's Washington doing about it? Not negotiating like responsible adults, but mainly pointing fingers of blame.
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Closing education achievement gap: blue-ribbon panel offers blueprint
Better teacher training, accessible early-childhood education, and school-finance reform are key components to closing the achievement gap between minority and white students, says a report.
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Michelle Obama heads to Chicago for teen's funeral
The first lady will join other dignitaries Saturday at the funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old girl who was shot and killed in Chicago just days after performing at one of President Obama's inauguration events.
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Michelle Obama to attend Chicago girl's funeral
Michelle Obama will attend the funeral of Hadiya Pendleton, 15, who performed at President Barack Obama's inauguration last month.
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Newtown residents join gun control march on Washington
On Saturday about 100 residents from Newtown, Conn., along with thousands of protesters, will rally in support of gun control legislation on the National Mall.
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Title IX redux? Education Dept. says school sports can't shut out disabled.
The Education Department issued a letter Friday advising public schools how to offer equal opportunities for disabled students in sports. Some say it is a landmark moment.
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Progress Watch
High school graduation rate at highest since 1976Some 78.2 percent finished in four years, graduating in spring 2010, a new report found Tuesday. Grim economic conditions and the need to be competitive in a crowded job market played a role.
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Gun control: Biden sees early consensus, but NRA cries foul
Vice President Joe Biden met with a number of groups Thursday, but the NRA objected to the focus of the meeting it attended. Universal background checks and limits on high-capacity magazines are two ideas emerging.
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NRA coming to White House: Will there be fireworks?
On Thursday, the nation's biggest gun-rights organization will be represented at a meeting on gun violence with Vice President Joe Biden. The NRA's presence makes both sides look open-minded.
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Biden meets with gun safety and victims groups, 'critically important' to act
The meeting was part of a series Biden is holding this week to build consensus around proposals to curb gun violence after the Dec. 14 shooting in Newtown, Conn. Twenty school children were killed.
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How does US compare in math, science, reading? Younger students do better.
Two international studies show fourth- and eighth-grade scores in math, science, and reading in 2011. In the US, there’s no cause for alarm, or celebration.
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Why five states will give their students 300 more hours at school
Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Tennessee will take part in a new pilot program intended to boost student achievement and make US schools more competitive on a global level.
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Susan Rice's 'worst week' could derail Secretary of State bid
As critics go after her comments on the Benghazi terrorist attack, Susan Rice's race, gender, and personality have become part of the debate over whether she should be the next Secretary of State. Even those who might have supported her are floating other names.
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'Fiscal cliff': With cuts of $4 billion looming, educators sound alarm
If the US goes over the fiscal cliff, schools might see larger class sizes, fewer jobs, and less special-education funding, among other things. But not everyone sees a sky-is-falling scenario.
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Chicago schools chief out after run-ins with Mayor Rahm Emanuel
Chicago schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard, recruited just 17 months ago by Rahm Emanuel, is stepping down nearly four weeks after the teachers strike. He reportedly infuriated the mayor.
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Traditional or charter schools? Actually, they help each other, study says.
A new study suggests that best practices from charter schools can help student achievement at underperforming public schools. The issue is getting the two to cooperate.
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Chicago teachers strike ends, but political fallout is just beginning
With the strike, teachers fought back against reforms that they say come hand-in-hand with vilifying teachers. But the strike also exposed rifts in the Democratic Party over education policy that had never been put in such stark relief.
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Karen Lewis: Fiery Chicago Teachers Union chief takes on wrath of Rahm (+video)
An Ivy League union organizer with deep ties to Chicago's community activists, Karen Lewis is emerging as the new face of resistance to a national education reform movement. She's a match for Mayor Rahm Emanuel's storied temper, backers say.
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Modern Parenthood Chicago teachers strike: Mom’s long view of city’s work stoppages
Chicago teachers strikes in perspective: A mom and veteran of the 1980s Chicago strikes recalls how the pain led to real reform. Then it was about money; now it's about class size, standardized testing, charter schools, and teacher evaluation.
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