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Few transfers expected under Alabama tax credits
The leaders of two Alabama private school organizations don't expect many new students to apply in the wake of a law providing tax credits for students transferring from failing public schools. One reason is the list of failing schools is shorter than many originally anticipated. Another reason is middle schools ...
Puerto Rico approves bill that targets bullying
Legislators in Puerto Rico have approved a bill ordering education officials to create a protocol to address bullying at both public and private schools. The bill approved Wednesday comes amid several high-profile bullying incidents, including one of a videotaped fight of two young girls who were arrested in March after ...
Easton, Pa., school board eliminates 43 positions
The school board in Easton has eliminated 43 positions due to budget cuts, including 19 teachers. The Easton Area School Board approved the cuts Tuesday. They come after the eastern Pennsylvania district approved a $134.3 million spending plan and a 1.7 percent tax hike. Chief Operating Officer Michael Simonetta said ...
HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls
A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking. The research released Wednesday echoes studies ...
Mo. releases guidance for student transfers
Parents wanting to transfer their children out of failing school districts should act by Aug. 1, and if demand is higher than available classroom seats, their children may have to wait on a lottery draw before they can attend a new school, according to state recommendations released Wednesday. The state ...
All but 2 school budgets pass in NY revote
Nearly all New York school districts that put budgets up for new votes after first-round defeats won approval from voters, results released Wednesday showed, saving them from having to freeze taxes and make further cuts. Of 31 budgets voted upon Tuesday, 28 passed and two failed. Voting was too close ...
Corbett signals he'll try to help Philly schools
Gov. Tom Corbett on Wednesday signaled that he is engaged in efforts to help the financially troubled Philadelphia School District, which is in the midst of shedding 20 percent of its workforce, but he made no promise that he would fight for more money for the district. Corbett, a Republican ...
LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order
Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth ...
LA to give every student an iPad; $30M order
Los Angeles' school system, the second largest in the United States, is ordering iPads for all its students, handing Apple a major success in its quest to make the tablet computer a replacement for textbooks. The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday approved the purchase of $30 million worth ...
Wis. Assembly passes state budget, heads to Senate
The Wisconsin Assembly passed the state budget Wednesday after Democrats decided against offering any amendments or prolonging debate, saying the $70 billion spending plan is so bad it can't be fixed. The budget would cut income taxes for all tax filers by $650 million over two years, expand statewide private ...
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