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Educators inspired by President's visit
President Barack Obama’s visit to Decatur yesterday may not inspire his opponents in Congress to go right out and fund his early learning proposals, but it was the inspiration of a lifetime for a couple of people who were in the auditorium to hear him speak. Mary McMahon is teacher ...
Lehigh University student sues over grade
A 27-year-old graduate student is making headlines Wednesday -- she’s suing the university she attended for $1.3 million because of the grade she received in a class.
Deal proposes lowering HOPE Grant requirements
With the number of students at Georgia’s technical colleges on the decline, Gov. Nathan Deal has announced he will push legislation to reduce the grade point average requirement of students receiving the HOPE Grant. Deal says of the 24,000 technical college students who left, 15 percent or 3,600, did so ...
Creationism is creeping into schools
Evolution vs. Creationism: Five new bills are being proposed in four states aimed at allowing the teaching of creationism in schools. And if you, like us, thought the issue had been put to bed with 2005 federal court ruling, you'd be wrong. Laci Green has the details.
Schoolboy gets 'dispended' for throwing imaginary grenade
A 7-year-old Colorado Boy is suspended from school after pretending to throw an imaginary grenade on the playground.
Closed door session raises questions in DeKalb Co.
Is DeKalb County interviewing for a new school superintendent? School board members met with former Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond in a closed-door session Monday. A board statement said no official action would be taken, and Thurmond declined to call the session an "interview". "I'm here because I'm interested in ...
Teacher sues school for not accommodating her fear of kids
An Ohio teacher is suing her former school district because they did not accommodate her fear of children.
DeKalb School Board members to face state board
Already on probation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the DeKalb County School Board is about to go on trial. That proceeding before the Georgia State Board of Education could end up with the entire DeKalb School Board being thrown out of office. DeKalb School Board members ...
Brain scans predict child’s reading ability
It's reading time at the Lehrman Day School in Miami Beach. The toddlers are just starting to develop their reading skills and it's too early for their teachers to tell if any of them will have difficulties going forward. Across the country at Stanford University, researcher Jason Yeatman is developing ...
Can new requirements destroy love of literature?
By requiring 70% of all reading materials to be nonfiction, some teachers worry the new common core may turn kids off of reading altogether. Is fiction undervalued? Community members David Kirkland, Joanne Manaster, Morgan Moss and Stephen Krashen join Marc to discuss.
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