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Jennifer Fagre of Cloquet, Minnesota, a National Honor Society scholar, has been chosen as the Linda Christas Student of the Year for 2005. More....

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Why subsidize wealthy college kids?

Published 03/09/2010 11:50 AM

I mentor a student who is a senior in a low-performing high school. About 50 percent of the students at his school drop out, while less than 25 percent go to college. His parents didn't graduate from high school, and his father earns about $14,000 a year. His grade point average is good enough to qualify him for admission at a few University of California schools.

Crackdown call over school cheats

Published 03/11/2010 09:57 AM

Whistleblowing hotlines and random checks should be used to catch parents who cheat over school places, a report says.

Massive school closures in KC to be done by fall (AP)

Published 03/11/2010 02:54 PM

AP - Kansas City school officials promised Thursday to shut down nearly half the district's schools by the start of classes in the fall without offering details of how they intend to implement the complicated plan in just a matter of months.

ED Announces Civil Rights Review

Published 03/10/2010 12:37 PM

ED will examine the academic opportunities and access of English Learner students in the Los Angeles Unified School District to assess whether they are being denied equal educational opportunities.

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