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New Condé Nast School Offers Front-Row View of Fashion Industry

By D. D. GUTTENPLAN — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 -0600

The 10-week and yearlong courses introduce students to the history of fashion, designers, fashion journalism, retail, business, marketing and public relations.

U.S. Campuses Wrestle With Safety Perceptions

By JOYCE LAU, D. D. GUTTENPLAN and LARA FARRAR — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 -0600

Concern among international students and their parents about U.S. campus safety long predates the Boston Marathon bombings. Still, American schools seem to be more popular than ever.

McGill's Hospitals Join Forces With Cancer Network

By JOYCE LAU — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:00:00 -0600

McGill University in Montreal and its affiliated teaching hospitals will be working with the Rossy Cancer Network.

Suspect in Hofstra Home Invasion Had Extensive Criminal Record

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:54:09 -0600

A 21-year-old student who was killed in a home invasion on Friday was mistakenly shot in the head by an officer firing at an armed suspect holding her hostage, the police said.

Walcott Criticizes Calls to Reverse School Reforms

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ — Sat, 18 May 2013 16:32:23 -0600

Dennis M. Walcott suggested on Saturday that the school system was at risk of falling into disarray in the hands of a new mayor.

Schools Chancellor to Strike Back at Candidates Critical of Mayor’s Policies

By JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ and AL BAKER — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:24:58 -0600

Dennis M. Walcott, in a speech to administrators, will defend Michael R. Bloomberg’s record on issues like charter schools against harsh campaign criticism from Democrats.

Neb high court: Search of student's truck improper

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:30 -0600

Spain's government aims to reform school education

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:29 -0600

Hawaii schools scale back extended learning time

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:28 -0600

Money panels close major K-12 budgets

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:28 -0600

Schools Enlist Parents to Improve Students’ Readiness Every Day

Educators are finding that kids aren’t coming to school prepared to learn because they are not getting proper rest, discipline, and attention from their parents. According to Graeme Paton in the The Telegraph, in order to help parents, Britain will be handing out leaflets to remind them to make sure kids get the proper amount [...]

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John Jensen: De-fogging High Stakes Testing, Part 1

by John Jensen, PhD The debate over high-stakes testing pits the need for assessing student progress against the negative effects of doing so. Three recent articles offer a glance into it. In a guest post for Education Week (“Monty Neill: Building a Successful Test Reform Movement”, May 14, 2013), Monty Neill proposes halting or reducing [...]

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Denver Dumps 250 Non-Tenured Teachers, Public Reacts

Teachers and parents spoke out at the Denver Public Schools board meeting about the district’s decision not to renew 250 non-tenured teachers’ contracts, reports Zahira Torres of the Denver Post. “Teachers, parents and children filled the board room and an overflow area waiting for their turn to talk about a variety of issues including the [...]

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Federal Campus Speech Codes Broad, Unconstitutional

The Departments of Justice and Education have teamed up to mandate new campus speech codes that are unconstitutional and violate the First Amendment, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). An extremely broad definition of sexual harassment has been mandated by the Departments of Justice and Education which, says FIRE, will make [...]

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Dallas School Board Changes Dress Code to Accommodate Obesity

The Dallas School Board has changed their dress code so students no longer have to tuck in their shirts. This change has been put in place so that attention is not drawn to overweight students who may not be able to accommodate the dress code regulations, reports Ryan Grenoble at the Huffington Post. The DISD [...]

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