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Seeking College Edge, Chinese Pupils Arrive in New York Earlier

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:23pm
According to the Department of Homeland Security, 638 Chinese students with visas attended high schools in the city in 2012, up from 114 five years earlier.

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The New York Times

Colorado Program Helps Immigrants by Connecting Parents to Schools

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:11pm
The Valley Settlement Project is drawing immigrants and other disenfranchised residents of the Roaring Fork Valley into the fabric of the local culture. The 7-month-old project has completely turned around individual lives and sent a positive ripple effect throughout nearby communities, which are home to 18,000 immigrant residents.

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The Denver Post

Maine Superintendent Urges Passage of Budget

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 4:02pm
The proposed budget would increase the school's portion of property taxes by 3 percent, from $9.57 to $9.86 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, while cutting dozens of positions.

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Portland Press Herald

New York Senator Wants Cameras on School Buses to Prosecute Dangerous Drivers

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 3:57pm
The New York Association for Pupil Transportation voiced their support for legislation that would allow the installation and use of stop arm cameras on school buses.

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Legislative Gazette

Pittsburgh School Alters Approach to Good Behavior

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 3:28pm
At Faison K-5, good behavior is taught alongside academics in an effort to change the culture of the 530-student school long plagued with academic and discipline problems.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Newtown (Conn.) Residents Divided Over School Site

Submitted by klacey on Mon, 05/13/2013 - 3:24pm
As word spread over the weekend that Sandy Hook Elementary School would be demolished, residents were split about whether building a new facility on the site of the old one was the best way for the community to move on.

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The Wall Street Journal
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Is Local Education in N.Y. In Danger?

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 5:20pm

Classrooms crowded with more than 30 students. No electives or advanced placement classes. No sports or music. This is the future for some local schools if finances continue on their current trend — and it might happen sooner than later.

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UticaOD.com
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Before Newtown, How 4 Other Schools Handled Reopening After Tragedy

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 4:57pm

A panel of 28 Newtown officials voted unanimously for a plan to tear down Sandy Hook Elementary school, the site of one of the worst school massacres in U.S. history, and rebuild a new school in its place.

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ABC
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Half of Closed Flint Schools in Last Decade Mostly in Black Areas

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 4:52pm

Nearly half of the more than 20 school closures announced by the Flint School District over the last decade have been in predominantly black neighborhoods on the northwest side of the city, according to an MLive-Flint Journal analysis.

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mlive.com
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Texas Advocacy Group Wields Charter-Policy Power

Submitted by ANGELA PASCOPELLA on Sun, 05/12/2013 - 4:45pm
A single education advocacy group, Raise Your Hand, has influence in negotiations over Texas legislation and has won it both respect and exasperation in education circles.

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Texas Tribune via The New York Times

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