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Principal recounts storm hitting Oklahoma school
Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she walked the halls until the twister was on the doorstep, then announced on the intercom, "It's here." In a pause-filled ...
Wis. gov expects compromise on voucher school plan
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he expects GOP leaders will reach some sort of compromise on a contentious section of his budget that would expand private school vouchers next week. The voucher program subsidizes students' private school tuition. It's currently in effect in Milwaukee and Racine. Walker's budget would expand ...
Friday's AA prep boys track results
Here are Friday's results in the class AA boys state track and field meet: Preliminary Results Long Jump Flight No. 1 — 1, Taylor Rodgers, Rochester, 21-01.75. 2, Donovyn Hammonds, Chatham (Glenwood), 20-04.00. 3, Chris Bednarski, Wauconda, 19-09.00. 4, Lonnie Washington, Chicago (Perspectives Charter/Leadership) (Coop), 19-07.25. 5, Zachery Manuel, LaGrange ...
Students safe after armed man reported at school
Armed officers and worried parents rushed to a Denver-area high school as students hunkered down in closets and classrooms Friday after a report of a gunman near campus on the last day of class before summer vacation, but the high anxiety faded after a police search turned up nothing. "We've ...
Quinn signs moratorium on online charter schools
Virtual charter schools in Illinois are being placed on temporary hold. Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed legislation placing a one-year moratorium on any new online charter schools in Illinois districts outside of Chicago. The State Charter School Commission must also submit a report on virtual schooling by March 1 ...
Union officials: Troubled district teachers unpaid
Union officials say teachers at a struggling school district are not being paid, even though the state released aid to district to ensure it could make payroll. The Michigan Education Association said Buena Vista School District did not pay its teachers Friday, which is a payday. The district in Saginaw ...
La. senators urged to fund education, health care
People who rely on the state for health care and education pleaded Friday with senators to keep those programs off the chopping block in next year's $25 billion budget, in what has become an annual struggle to stave off cuts to services amid the state's financial problems. The Senate Finance ...
Nebraska student writing scores show improvement
Nebraska students showed improvement in this year's statewide writing test, even though one in three who took the new exam fell below proficiency standards, according to a report released Friday. More than 64,000 students in the 4th, 8th and 11th grades took this year's exam and showed progress despite a ...
OH district ponders creationism for hot topic list
An Ohio school district proposal to add creationism to a hot-topics list deemed appropriate for classroom discussion is drawing opposition from some parents and a civil rights group. The Springboro Board of Education took comments on the proposal at a meeting Thursday night attended by parents, students and teachers. Some ...
Funeral planned for slain Calif. girl shot in home
Funeral services are being planned for a 10-year-old Northern California girl who was killed when gunmen fired a barrage of bullets into her family's home while she was drawing and watching television. The Sacramento Bee reports (http://bit.ly/1aeg0kh) that the Mexican Consulate is helping Elvira Campos' family pay for a private ...
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