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Report: Miss. School Discipline Too Hard on Kids
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor…
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STUDY: More Race Pride Equals Academic Success
A new study finds black teens reared to have a higher sense of ethnic pride and awareness are more likely to have far greater academic…
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Will Longer School Year Help or Hurt U.S. Students?
Did your kids moan that winter break was way too short as you got them ready for the first day back in school? They might…
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Mississippi’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
The school-to-prison pipeline engulfing the Mississippi grade-school system has become so widespread that kids as young as 10 years old, by far the overriding majority…
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Mississippi's School-to-Prison Pipeline
The school-to-prison pipeline engulfing the Mississippi grade-school system has become so widespread that kids as young as 10 years old, by far the overriding majority…
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NAACP Seeks to Mount Shakeup in U.S. Education
WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP is going on the offensive on education, deploying volunteers across the country in its biggest push for a public education…
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Union Calls for Teacher Certification Exam
WASHINGTON (AP) — Schoolteachers should have to pass a stringent exam — much like the bar exam for lawyers — before being allowed to enter…
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5 States to Increase Class Time in Some Schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — Open your notebooks and sharpen your pencils. School for thousands of public school students is about to get quite a bit longer.…
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Texas to Revamp Testing System to Help the Disadvantaged
The new education commissioner of the Texas school system’s over 1,200 districts is on record with plans of doing away with a statewide ratings formula…
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Florida Sets Race-Based School Proficiency Standards
Leaders of the state of Florida’s public school system are drawing the ire of parents, civil rights group and even other educators over top city…
