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Study Shows Correlation Between Broadband Access and Economic, Health and Educational Benefits 05/19/08 KnowHow2GO Ads Hope to Prepare Students for College 05/19/08 Education Leaders Gather to Discuss Solutions for Nation's Education Crisis 05/19/08 New Spanish Reading and Language Arts Program Offers Classroom Help 05/12/08 Virginia Leads the Way in Mandating Internet Safety Education 05/12/08 Researchers Integrate Web Games with Science Education 05/12/08 Hispanic Literacy Program Receives $1 Million Grant from Verizon 05/05/08 California Launches Career Preparation Campaign for Students 05/06/08 Study Makes Recommendations to Reduce Achievement Gap in Arkansas 05/06/08 Grants and Awards Available for Teachers 4/14/08 Market for K-12 Course-Management Systems Expands 4/14/08 NSTA Provides $43 Million to Strengthen Science Education 4/14/08 New African-American Literature Ranges from Oral Epics to Contemporary Hip Hop 02/25/08 Teachers Needed to Work in Africa 02/25/08 Leesburg, Va. Schools Adopt Steps to Literacy Program 02/25/08 PA Department of Education Receives MacArthur Foundation Grant to Aid At-Risk Youth Atlanta’s DeKalb County Adopts SchoolNet for Data-Driven Decision Making 02/18/08 Link Found Between Professional Development and Literacy 02/18/08 New Teacher Resource Brings New York African-American History to Life 02/18/08 Thinkfinity.org provides online Black History resources for teachers 02/04/08 Gates foundation gives $10 million to 3 Chicago schools 02/04/08 NBC News offers Black History Month video curriculum resource for schools 02/04/08 New Program Helps Educators Address Middle School Challenges 02/04/08 Future Math and Science Teachers Get Experience and Scholarships 01/17/08 Oprah's New Program “O Ambassadors,” Selects Two Schools 01/16/08 Pennsylvania Outperforms Nation on Latest Education Report Card 01/16/08 Maryland Schools Prepare for Increased Diversity 01/16/08 Classroom Help for Teachers Through 2008 Teacher Grants 01/03/08 Study Shows U.S. Teachers Taking Less Math 01/03/08 New Study Cites Reasons Teachers Leave Profession 01/03/08 CTB/McGraw-Hill Offers Indiana Statewide Formative and Benchmark Assessment Program 12/21/07 $3 Million Grant Helps Colleges Recruit Minority Students into STEM Fields 12/21/07 California Reduces Underprepared Teachers 12/21/07 New Study Finds Today’s Teachers Better Prepared 12/21/07 Using Cell Phones to Reach Students 12/14/07 Sallie Mae Fund and BET Launch Programs to Encourage College 12/14/07 Virginia DOE Teams Up With Pokemon Learning League in Internet Safety Lessons 12/14/07Bill Gates and Warren Buffett Create Youth Bridge Program 12/14/07 March of Dimes Launches New Curriculum for Children 12/5/07 Students Gain From Reading to Animals 12/5/07 Edutopia Names 10 Best Practices Schools of Education 12/5/07 IBM Gives Technology to Boost Literacy for Hispanic Children 12/5/07 California Scores Low on Parent-Child Reading 11/28/07 "Education is a Civil Right” Initiative Announced 11/28/07 Smithsonian Online Resources Available for Teachers 11/28/07 Strong English Crucial to Immigrants’ School Success 11/28/07 California Dropouts Increase in First Year of Exit Exam 11/16/07 Vermont Works to Improve Achievement for Low-income Students 11/16/07 NBC News and Hotchalk Launch Digital Election Resource Exclusively for Education 11/16/07 Districts Adopt Mexican Curriculum to Boost Hispanic Achievement 11/16/07 Future Teachers Receive Math and Science Awards 11/9/07 Sallie Mae Offers Assistance to Hispanic-Serving School Districts 11/07/07 Afrocentric Puzzles Teach Children About Culture 11/7/07 North Carolina Teacher Turnover 11/7/07 November is National American Indian Heritage Month 11/7/07 Teacher Diversity Lacking in Delaware Schools 10/26/07 Exxon Mobil Supports Hispanic Math and Science Education 10/26/07 Jena Inspires Lessons for the Classroom 10/26/07 ACT Scores Up Among Hispanic Students 10/26/07 ‘Disciplinary Literacy’ Encourages Student Participation and Boosts Scores 10/26/07 Report Offers Resources to Improve Diversity 10/26/07 Walden University Offers $5,000 Teacher Grants 10/09/07 Lesson Plans Encourages Diversity 10/09/07 Teacher Survey Addresses Performance Pay Debate 10/09/07 Segregation Rising in U.S. Schools 09/18/07 New NCLB Draft Criticized 09/17/07 Safe Schools for Undocumented Students 09/17/07 Lack of Teacher Diversity at Crisis Level in Vermont 09/14/07 Educator Licensure Test Called Culturally Biased 09/13/07 Public Attitude Sours Toward No Child Left Behind 09/12/07 New Teacher Project Helps Urban Districts 09/05/07 Drop in SAT Scores Spurs Questions About Race and Preparation 09/05/07 Oakland Opens Immigrant Only School 09/05/07 Extra Security Added for NYC Arabic School 08/30/07 Student Enrollment Increases Reflect Diversity 08/30/07 Math and Science Bill Signed by President Bush U.S. Shortages Especially High Among Underrepresented Groups 08/28/07 Teachers of Color Wanted for Fulbright Teacher Exchange 08/28/07 World renowned Pan-Africanist educator, historian, and psychologist Asa Hilliard Dies in Egypt 08/21/07 NEA Addresses Forgotten Asian American & Pacific Islander Students 08/21/07 New AFT Report Addresses Challenges for Hard-to-Staff Schools 08/20/07 Steve Harvey Asks Teachers to Nominate Students for Disney's Dreamers Academy 08/14/07 Hispanic and Black Males Needed in the Classroom 08/14/07 Advanced Placement African-American History Course Proposed 08/14/07 Campaign for High School Equity Aids Students of Color 08/13/07 Teacher Shortages Force Unique Recruitment Strategies 08/09/07 Summer Break Creates Long-term Achievement Gap for Low-Income Students 08/07/07 Study Finds Public Wants More Technology in Classrooms 08/01/07 Obesity in Girls Limit Future Opportunities 07/30/07 Texas Joins States Requiring School Bus Seat Belts 07/26/07 Presidential Candidates Pledge NCLB Reform 07/24/07 Higher Education Bill Helps to Keep Quality Teachers in Classrooms 07/23/07 Pearson Education Creates Digital Literacy Fellowship Program for Hispanic Community 7/23/07 U.S. Teachers Travel to India to Meet Counterparts 7/20/07 Diverse Coalition Launches No Child Left Behind Campaign 7/18/07 Teacher Turnover Comes With a High Price Tag 7/16/07 Charter Schools Get Financial Boost 7/15/07 Supreme Court Decision Threatens Voluntary School Desegregation Plans 07/09/07 Teachers for New Orleans Schools New Recruitment Campaign Underway 07/09/07 Digging into the past: Chicago Public School kids headed to Africa 05/21/07 Suburban Dallas High School mentor helps students realize their potential 05/20/07 No Child' law gets mixed marks from educators 05/13/07 California Schools to Reap Windfall 05/03/07 Left Behind 04/30/07 Mexican children cross border to go to school 04/29/07 Illiteracy Jumps in China, Despite 50-Year Campaign to Eradicate It 04/27/07 School teaching Mexican kids English thrives 04/15/07 Arlington schools to teach Chinese, Arabic languages 04/13/07 Beverly Hills addresses diversity issue 04/13/07 As China's power grows, so do Chinese programs in public schools 04/11/07 Some Urban Schools May Be Shaken Up 4/8/07 School's diversity program mostly benefits Asians 04/02/07 Newt Gingrich decries “ghetto” nature of bilingual education 04/01/07 Hartford's Specialty Schools Struggle To Draw Enough White Students To Break Racial Isolation 04/01/07 Montgomery County Schools Aims to Fill In Gaps for Teen Immigrants 03/27/07 Dallas discourages sequel of immigration walkouts 03/27/07 Chinese-language classes full, but teachers scarce in US 03/27/07 Tampabay: Special school programs for blacks: racist or essential? 03/25/07 Foreign teachers test policy 03/25/07 Slaves turned soldiers focus of forum 03/24/07 Racial slur could take Huck Finn off list 03/22/07 Jackson urges recognition for scientifically inclined youth 3/13/07 Is Oprah's African school too strict? 3/13/07 Chinese language courses sought 3/11/07 Some Urban Schools May Be Shaken Up 3/8/07 New Dawn At City Schools 2/23/07 Study: Grades up but learning down 2/23/07 Of great import: bilingual teachers 2/21/07 Inmates are students in Vermont's unique rehab program 2/19/07 U.S., Britain fare poorly in children survey 2/15/07 More Public Schools Dividing Boys, Girls 01/25/07 Struggling New Orleans schools are having trouble finding teachers 1/24/07 Highly qualified teachers, high-needs kids rarely mix in North Carolina 1/23/07 Atlanta Mentoring Program Boosted by '100 Black Men' 1/22/07 Lawmakers prepare to review No Child Left Behind 01/16/07 Vocational ed rebounding as an answer to dropout crisis 01/16/07 A school finds a singular road to academic success 01/16/07 District fights segregation by mixing up areas 01/16/07 Teachers union challenges Florida's pioneering bonus-pay plan 01/15/06 STAR Program Employs Mentors To Give 24-Hour Guidance- To At-Risk Youths, And The Results So Far Have Been Promising 01/15/06 --Md Panel Proposes Ideas to Aid Young Black Men 12/6/06 --Supreme Court Weigh Race in Public School Assignments 12/2/06 --Civil Rights Project Moves Offices from Harvard to U.C.L.A.11/30/06 --School Named for Woman who played key Role in School Desegregation 11/18/06 --Persistent Race Disparities Found in recent census data 11/14/06 --$3 Million Grant to New Leaders for New Schools and District of Columbia Public Schools 11/2/06 --Sec. of Ed Announces 27.5 Million Grant To Chicago PS to Reward Effective Teaching 11/1/06 --Dallas School Board May Amend Policy Requiring Principals to Learn Spanish 10/20/06 --New Survey Shows Teacher Satisfaction at 20-year High 10/18/06 --Little Rock School Board Has Black Majority for 1st Time 10/17/06 --Community and Civic Involvement Tied to Education 10/12/06 --Digital Divide Real Obstacle For Minority Students 10/10/06 --Hispanic Students Driving U.S. School Growth 10/8/06 --Report Says Science Education in U.S. Not Sufficient 10/5/06 ---Dallas Sign Agreement with Mexican Government to Hire Bilingual Teachers 10/1/06 --New Study Says Teacher Training Is Chaotic 9/25/06 --Omaha School Redistricting Law Blocked 9/25/06 --Boston Receives Award for Improvements in Urban Education 09/25/06 --Black and Latino Scores on California Test Show Improvement 09/20/06 --Davis School District recognized for having nation's top graduation rate 9/14/06 --Students in America & European Countries Lossing Ground 9/14/06 --Texas Gives Bonuses to Teachers in Low Income Schools 9/14/06 -- Study Shows Teacher's Gender Matter 09/1/06 -Georgia Opens Its First Bilingual Public School 08/29/06 --Globalization Pushes Schools to Add Chinese Language 8/28/06 --Chicago Announces Incentives For Schools With Largest Attendance Gains 08/4/06 --Pinallas County Schools Will Likely Offer Pay Raises To Teachers 08/4/06 --Study Overstated Expected Increase In Hispanic Students 8/1/06 --California’s Low Income Schools to Benefit from Microsoft Settlement 8/1/06 --California State Universities Report Decline in African-American Students 07/24/06 --Bush Backed Voucher Plan Raises Concerns 07/23/06 --California Debates How To Teach Non Native Enlish Speakers 07/17/06 --Test Seek To Compare Public School's Students To Their Private School Counterparts 07/15/06 --New Study Seeks to Definitively Examine Graduation Rates 07/14/06 -Fewer Students Drinking, Smoking - Washington Post 6/14/06 --Court to decide whether race can be used as a factor in assigning admissions 06/07/06 --Black, Hispanic Students report problems in schools 6/07/06 --Lawsuit filed by NAACP seeks to Block Omaha Redistricting 5/16/06 --New Program Aims to Encourage Minority Students To Become Math and Science Teachers 5/10/06 --Gaining or Losing Ground? Equity in Offering Advanced Placement Cources in California High Schools, 1997-2003 - Tomás Rivera Policy Institute 5/8/06 --Madison Schools Make Effort to Close Achievement gap - Wisconsin St. Journal 5/8/06 --States Omit Minority Test Results. -USA Today Article 5/8/06 --What Makes a High School Great. -Newsweek Article on what's working 5/8/06 --School District of Philadelphia announces campaign to improve Teacher Diversity 4/27/06 --N.Y.C. seeks to attract new teachers with Housing Assistance 4/26/06 --The Omaha School District Breakup 4/26/06 --Report Examines non-school Factors Link to Achievement 4/26/06
