AP – A Colorado man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison Tuesday for sexually abusing children for more than a decade at a school he founded in Haiti, including some who faced him in the courtroom and testified that he threatened to put them back on the streets if they did not submit [...]
School superintendent Kenneth Mitchell offers a pointed take on what it would be like if all teachers were evaluated according to value-added measurement systems. Education Week American Education News Site of Record
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Shocking video of a gunman opening fire during a school board meeting in Florida has Pennsylvania school officials thinking about safety at their own meetings. Education Week American Education News Site of Record
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Unemployment is causing increased levels of mental health problems among young people, a Prince’s Trust survey says. BBC News – Education & Family
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AP – Federal education officials are investigating a school district in a Central California town where a 13-year-old boy committed suicide after allegedly being harassed by classmates because he was gay, a spokesman for Education Secretary Arne Duncan confirmed Tuesday. Yahoo! News: Education News
AP – Federal education officials are investigating a school district in a Central California town where a 13-year-old boy committed suicide after allegedly being harassed by classmates because he was gay, a spokesman for Education Secretary Arne Duncan confirmed Tuesday. Yahoo! News: Education News
AP – Nearly one-fourth of the students who try to join the U.S. Army fail its entrance exam, painting a grim picture of an education system that produces graduates who can’t answer basic math, science and reading questions, according to a new study released Tuesday. Yahoo! News: Education News