Teacher Amy Thomas, second from left, works with Jasmine Spencer, left, Ariel Holloway and Rebecca Huddleston during a "culinary arts" class at Pineville High School in Pineville, Louisiana on Nov. 20.
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Louisiana's Career Diploma Stirs Concern On Standards

Officials say they are working to ensure that the diploma created under a new law is rigorous and holds value for those who choose it. (November 24, 2009)

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Stimulus Rules on 'Turnarounds' Shift

The guidelines allow states and districts more leeway in how they intervene in chronically underperforming schools.

(November 23, 2009)

Study Finds NCLB Law Lifted Math Scores

Researchers found large gains in math scores for 4th graders and moderate ones for 8th graders, but no similar evidence for reading achievement. (November 20, 2009)

Obama Backing STEM Education

The effort to get students interested in STEM studies and careers, called 'Educate to Innovate,' involves corporations and philanthropies.

(November 24, 2009)

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Alternative Austim Therapies Found to Be Risky

After reviewing court documents and scientific studies, and interviewing top researchers, the Chicago Tribune found that many treatments amount to uncontrolled experiments on vulnerable children.

(November 24, 2009, MCT)

States Said to Be Progressing on Data Systems

A new report finds that 44 states, up from 21 in 2005, have built systems that can track students’ progress over time. (November 23, 2009)

GAO Probes Access of Students With Disabilities to Sports

Ensuring that all students have access to physical education and sports may be the final frontier for inclusion, advocates say.

(November 23, 2009)

Report Finds Wide Disparities in Gifted Education

A shortage of funds and a focus on low-performing students leaves many school gifted programs lacking.

(November 23, 2009, AP)

Decade After Decatur, Ill. Racial Discipline Gap Widens

More than half of all Illinois children suspended from public schools are black, even though they now represent less than one-fifth of the enrollment. (November 23, 2009, AP)

Denied Relief, W.Va. Schools Ready to Sue

The state will likely be sued by most--if not all--of its school boards, after the Legislature shot down an offer of short-term relief from retiree health costs. (November 23, 2009, AP)

Ohio Teachers' Union Fights GOP Records Request

The Ohio Education Association says the request for teachers' personal contact information violates their privacy. (November 23, 2009, AP)

Lawmakers Want Teacher Vote on Hawaii School Reopen Deal

Teachers are objecting to the proposed new vote, unless the union and state work out a new labor contract.

(November 23, 2009, AP)

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