Education
Joplin remembers deadly tornado, 1 year later
A year after a massive tornado tore through Joplin, thousands of survivors and others touched by the storm's fury made a somber march through some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in a town dedicated to remembering its losses but also committed to what is certain to be a long, slow recovery. ...
Administration sets criteria for new school grants
Following a wave of state education reforms spurred by its Race to the Top competition, the Education Department said Tuesday that individual school districts will be able to compete for $400 million in grants to bring the initiative to the classroom level. School districts with at least 2,500 students and ...
Kuna school closing after lice outbreak
A southwestern Idaho school district is closing an elementary school due to an outbreak of head lice. The Kuna School District closed Indian Creek Elementary Tuesday because more than 60 students and nine staff members have head lice. District officials said the school was being closed for the day so ...
Education group concerned about JPMorgan losses
The Professional Association of Georgia Educators says it has concerns about losses at JPMorgan Chase and how they might affect a retirement plan for teachers. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/JlmmFX) that JPMorgan Chase's shares represent a $251 million portion of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia's holdings. Those JPMorgan Chase ...
Hundreds face tuberculosis tests at Indiana school
A suspected case of tuberculosis at an Indiana middle school has health officials preparing to test up to 1,000 students and school employees for the disease. The parents of Woodrow Wilson Middle School students were notified by phone calls Monday about the illness, but Vigo County health officials wouldn't disclose ...
Ill. lawmakers vote to abolish tuition waiver perk
After years of bad publicity over cronyism and clout, the Illinois Legislature has voted to end a longstanding program that allowed each lawmaker to hand out taxpayer-funded college tuition waivers to students. The 79-32 vote Monday was the second overwhelming tally in the state House in two months. The latest ...
Spain teachers, students strike over spending cuts
Teachers and students from every level of Spain's education system went on strike Tuesday to protest wide-ranging government spending cuts, erecting makeshift tombs at university campuses to symbolize what they claim will be the death of the country's schooling system. Union officials said on average 80 percent of the country's ...
Twitter posts lead to arrests of W. Haven teens
Two West Haven High School students have been arrested and expelled over alleged threats they made to the school on the Twitter social media site. Sgt. Dave Tammaro tells The New Haven Register (http://bit.ly/JN5xVz ) that the tweets were found by teachers earlier this month and had been posted by ...
National conference in Ohio focuses on teachers
Educators including the U.S. secretary of education, teacher union leaders and school administrators will focus this week on ways to transform the teaching profession with such targets as better recruiting, preparation and career development, and evaluations based on effectiveness. Leaders at the Labor Management Conference are set to approve a ...
Obama praises Joplin's resiliency after tornado
One year after a deadly tornado devastated their city, President Barack Obama praised the residents of Joplin, Mo., for a spirit of perseverance and resiliency that he said could serve as a model for a nation still grinding its way through tough economic times. Obama delivered a high school commencement ...
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