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Parents outraged after student athletes unwittingly baptized on outing with coach
School Detention, Then and Now
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Obama Uses School Dollars to Coax States to Change Education Laws
AP| Politics
… teachers' union, said in comments submitted to the Education Department . The NEA added: "We should not continue the unhealthy ..... Obama is encouraging states to get their support; the Education Department says a state can win extra points in the "Race to the …
Story|11/03/2009
» Looking Ahead: President Heads to Wisconsin Wednesday to Talk Education Row 2, Seat 4 «
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… growth and this school has both. Rodriguez says Wright Middle School has been recognized by the Wisconsin Department of Education , and is known for its strong core curriculum and for its well-rounded curriculum in terms of offering enrichment …
Blogs|11/03/2009
U.S.: Glitch With Foreign Social Security Numbers Fixed
AP| U.S.
… whether the agency also has changed how it will handle Social Security numbers of future aid recipients. The Department of Education explicitly tells aid applicants from the three nations to skip the section of the application that requires …
Story|11/02/2009
H1N1 Closes Hundreds of Schools Across the U.S.
AP| Health
… 000 students in 19 states, according to the U.S. Education Department . So far this school year, about 600 schools have temporarily ..... ways to keep kids on top of their studies. The U.S. Education Department recommended districts and schools provide ill students with …
Story|10/28/2009
Hawaii Creates Nation's Shortest School Year, Cites Budget Cuts
AP| U.S.
… supporting local school districts. More than a quarter of the state's general budget goes to the state Department of Education . When Republican Gov. Linda Lingle attempted to balance the budget, she withheld 14 percent from estimated …
Story|10/19/2009
GOP Calls on Obama to Fire Jennings
| FOXNews.com| Hannity
… now 53 House Republicans are joining the cause and demanding that Jennings be ousted from his position at the Department of Education . Leading the effort in the House is Iowa Congressman Steve King, who on this very program has called for …
Story|10/18/2009
Rough Road Ahead for New York Eagle Scout as School District Won't Budge on Pocketknife Suspension
| FOXNews.com| U.S.
… knife is not considered a weapon by the New York State Education Department — definitions and punishments are left up to local school ..... they impose," said Jonathan Burman, spokesman for the Education Department . "The discipline that's meted out ... [is] a …
Story|10/18/2009
Lesbian Student Fights for Yearbook Tuxedo Photo
AP| U.S.
… protection," Bennett said. There's no state policy that deals with the yearbook photo issue, said state Department of Education spokesman Pete Smith. The deadline for the photo to be accepted for the yearbook was Sept. 30. But advertisements …
Story|10/17/2009
New Jersey Superintendent Defends Elementary Students' Controversial Obama Song - FOXNews.com
FOXNews.com| Politics
… Gibson said. The commissioner of New Jersey's Department of Education ordered a review on Sept. 24 following the posting of the video. In a statement to Foxnews.com, Education Department spokeswoman Beth Auerswald said Commissioner Lucille …
Story|10/14/2009
Parents at New Jersey School Hope Meeting Will Assuage Obama Song Concerns
FOXNews.com| Politics
… March event. The commissioner of New Jersey's Department of Education ordered a review on Sept. 24 following the posting of the video. In a statement to Foxnews.com, Education Department spokeswoman Beth Auerswald said Commissioner Lucille …
Story|10/14/2009
