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Dark Days for California's Education Budget

Governor Brown hopes to convince Californians to tax themselves to support schools.

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CPS Contract Negotiations Unpredictable

Several factors make it tougher for Chicago teachers to strike.

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West Va. Education Audit Finds Millions in Inefficiencies, Recommends Restructuring

West Virginia state education officials, teachers, lawmakers and others continue to wade through an expansive public education audit released by the Governor’s office.

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Kansas Democrats Offer School Finance Plan

Kansas Democrats said that they want to spend some of the state's expected revenue surplus to restore funding to Kansas public schools that has been cut in recent years.

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New York City and State Move to Shut Down Brooklyn Charter Network

City and state education officials announced that they plan to close an entire network of charter high schools in Brooklyn that have suffered management and financial woes for years.

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McDonnell Announces Education Agenda

Joined by Virginia public school students, teachers, superintendents and parents, Gov. Bob McDonnell unveiled his 2012 legislative and budget actions that support his administration’s ongoing “Opportunity to Learn” K-12 education agenda.

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State Supreme Court Again Rules Basic Education is State Duty

“Cautiously optimistic” was the response of Issaquah (Wash.) School District Superintendent Steve Rasmussen to Jan. 5’s state Supreme Court ruling regarding school funding.

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U.S. Department of Education Praises Delaware's Race to the Top Work

The U.S. Department of Education released a state-specific report profiling Delaware's first-year progress on comprehensive education reform under Race to the Top. Reports on 11 other states also were released.

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New Sex Education Standards Released

Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is "the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender," according to new sexual education guidelines released by a coalition of health and education groups.

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3D Tools for SMART Notebook Brings Objects to Life

A new plug-in for SMART Notebook collaborative learning software provides tools to import, view and manipulate 3D content in SMART Notebook.

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