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Unknown Warriors

New York Times Education - Tue, 06/01/2010 - 2:23am

6 Q's About the News | When was the first 20th century conflict for which there is no unknown warrior?

News Quiz | June 1, 2010

New York Times Education - Tue, 06/01/2010 - 1:30am

See what you know about the news of the day.

Word of the Day | impeach

New York Times Education - Tue, 06/01/2010 - 12:40am

This word has appeared in 40 Times articles over the past year.

All baby deaths 'must be probed'

BBC Education News - Tue, 06/01/2010 - 12:02am

A senior coroner says reporting all baby deaths in hospital might spotlight the causes of stillbirths and neo-natal deaths.

Performance-Pay Model Shows No Achievement Edge

Education Week - Tue, 06/01/2010 - 12:01am

Student test scores were no better for schools following the national Teacher Advancement Program in Chicago, a study finds.

Proposal for day-laborer site brings a national debate to Centreville

Washington Post Education - Tue, 06/01/2010 - 12:00am

At first, a Northern Virginia developer's plan to build a gathering place for immigrant day laborers seemed like a simple solution for a local problem. But as the national immigration debate continues to ramp up, the idea of erecting a double-wide work center in Centreville -- privately funded and...

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D.C. teachers likely to ratify contract

Washington Post Education - Tue, 06/01/2010 - 12:00am

Voting on the proposed contract between the District and its 4,000 public school teachers concludes Wednesday, and even educators opposed to the pact, which will trigger major changes in how they are managed and paid, expect it to be ratified.

Education - Contract - Teacher Unions - United States - Canada

Girls Prevail in New York City Programs for Gifted

New York Times Education - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 11:40pm

Though the school system overall is 51 percent male, its gifted classrooms generally have more girls.

In Ads, a Private School Implies Public School Slippage

New York Times Education - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 9:19pm

Ads by the Saddle River Day School are a sign that some independent schools, hurt by the recession, are scrambling for students.

States Create Flood of Bills to Overhaul Education

New York Times Education - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 7:45pm

Colorado’s recently passed law overhauling teacher tenure and evaluation rules was the most comprehensive of a recent spate of similar state laws across the country.

Lecturers warn of national strike

BBC Education News - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 7:38pm

The head of the universities lecturers union warns members could opt for a national strike over redundancies

Word up

BBC Education News - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 6:36pm

"I couldn't read or write until I was 27-years-old"

Experts: Texas textbooks are unlikely to spread

Teacher Magazine - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 3:36pm

School holiday: Taxes lower on classroom purchases

Teacher Magazine - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 3:35pm

6 Louisville schools replacing 120 teachers

Teacher Magazine - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 2:30pm

1 competitor, 1 spelling bee _ 20,000 note cards, 000 Cards

Teacher Magazine - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 2:28pm

Minidoka County school employees see pay freezes

Teacher Magazine - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 2:15pm

Wyo. sees big jump in school meal program numbers

Teacher Magazine - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 1:30pm

Closing down

BBC Education News - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 9:08am

Academy aimed at supporting rising opera stars to shut

What Interested You Most in The Times This Week?

New York Times Education - Mon, 05/31/2010 - 8:50am

Students ages 13-25 are invited to tell us what they're reading and why in The Times each week; we'll then regularly choose our favorite responses to feature on the blog.

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