The Champaign, Illinois school district is piloting a new teacher evaluation plan that focuses on how effectively the teacher is helping his or her students learn, rather than how the teacher presents the lessons.

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A new admissions policy for elite Chicago public schools has angered African-American aldermen, who charge it is little more than a plot to free up seats for middle-class white families tired of paying private school tuition.

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The cable industry has proposed a two-year project to bring discounted broadband service to middle school students who don’t get broadband today, according to Post Tech, a blog published by the Washington Post. The plan would target 3.5 million middle school children from low-income families.

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A survey commissioned by Deloitte, the accounting and consulting firm, reveals a sharp difference in educational goals between high school teachers, on the one hand, and low-income students and their parents, on the other. Read more

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan envisions a significant new emphasis on federal incentives for high-performing schools, districts, and states in the reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, expected to be taken up by Congress as early as next year.

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The Derby school district, near Wichita, Kansas, will lead the nation by being the first to offer the engineering classes at an elementary school.

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The first results of an Algebra II test given to 100,000 students in 15 states show that just 15 percent are prepared for their first college course.

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In Florida’s Manatee and Sarasota counties, more teachers are seeking grants from education foundations to pay for books, microscopes, education software, iPods and other classroom teaching aids that just can not be covered in the regular budget.

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A number of Minnesota schools are embracing yoga as word spreads about its benefits for students, and at least one Minneapolis elementary school engages the whole student body in deep breathing exercises each morning. Statewide, more than 100 schools have staff members trained to teach yoga to kids of all ages.
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