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  • Atlanta District Teachers Accused Of Helping Students To Cheat

    Atlanta District Teachers Accused Of Helping Students To Cheat

    Because the US government has put more weight on the performance of students on standardized tests, teachers have been desperate to get results. In Atlanta, hundreds of teachers have been accused of helping their students to get better scores as well as lying to investigators....

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  • Teachers Worried About Social Networking In Classrooms

    Teachers Worried About Social Networking In Classrooms

    Most students have enough willpower to turn off their electronic devices while they are in school, but others are not able to resist the temptation. For more than 15 years, teachers have had to confiscate cell phones, CD players and other portable gadgets, but social...

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  • States May Be Able To Get Excused From Accountability Under ‘No Child Left Behind’

    States May Be Able To Get Excused From Accountability Under ‘No Child Left Behind’

    US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is working on a plan that would allow some school districts to get around the No Child Left Behind Act. Because schools that perform up to federal standards risk losing out on funding. One main requirements that centers making...

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  • Dept. Of Education Cancels IT Firm’s $43 Million Contract

    Dept. Of Education Cancels IT Firm’s $43 Million Contract

    Teacher and educators were furious when they found that the Department of Education was working with Future Technology Associates, despite the fact that the firm was under investigation for fraudulent business practices. They wanted to know why Dept. of Education executives were able to sign...

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  • New California Governor Faces The Education Debacle

    New California Governor Faces The Education Debacle

    Filling the shoes of former Governor Schwarzenegger won’t be easy, but newly elected California Governor Jerry Brown is off to a decent start. Besides inheriting a huge state deficit and needing to come up with a solution for the state’s high unemployment rate, Gov. Brown...

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