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Pro-Emanuel Education Groups Organized by Mayoral Ally

Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:51pm

A political consulting firm with close ties to Mayor Rahm Emanuel has funded and helped organize community groups and faith leaders on behalf of the mayor's contentious education agenda as a counterweight to fierce opposition from the Chicago Teachers Union.

Chicago Tribune

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17,000 Students Could Be Without School Buses Next Year

Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:48pm

Hawaii Department of Education officials say they would have to end school bus service on Oahu if the Legislature doesn't give them millions of dollars even beyond what the governor is seeking for school bus transportation next year.

Honolulu Civil Beat

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Strategies for success:

Submitted by Georgia Langner on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:38pm

Sustain a farm to school program.

Dannon Institute

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Save paper, save trees, save money

Submitted by Georgia Langner on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:36pm

Our featured speaker, Professor Thomas Goldman, a noted author, lecturer, technologist and consultant, will discuss strategies for reducing paper, improving sustainability, streamlining collaboration and improving operational efficiencies.

Online program gets struggling high school students ready to graduate.

Submitted by Georgia Langner on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:33pm

Aventa Learning by K12 helps credit-deficient students catch up, return to school.

K12

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Practical advice:

Submitted by Georgia Langner on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 5:32pm

Create a healthy and budget-friendly foods menu at your school.

Dannon Institute

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MIT Launches Free Online 'Fully Automated' Course

Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 2:58pm

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), one of the world's top-rated universities, has announced its first free course which can be studied and assessed completely online.

BBC News

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Obama Proposes 2.5% Increase in Spending on Education

Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 2:56pm

President Barack Obama asked for almost $70 billion in education spending, a 2.5 percent increase over last year, while he cut several other agencies’ requests.

Bloomberg Businessweek

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Learning First Alliance Executive Director Appointed to REAL Commission

Submitted by Courtney Williams on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 10:11am

Cheryl Williams, executive director of the Learning First Alliance, has been appointed to represent K12 education on the TechAmerica Foundation’s Recommendations for Education and Advancement of Learning (REAL) Commission.

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