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Duncan, Malloy pledge support for school security

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:34:31 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - State and federal officials, including the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, offered reassurances Friday that efforts are underway to improve school security in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and the gun violence experienced in Connecticut's state capital and other cities.

Education Department gives 3 more states waivers

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:14:50 -0400

WASHINGTON - Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced on Monday that three more states would join the ranks of those given permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law in favor of their own school improvement plans.

Jill Biden speaks to Navajo Tech graduates in NM

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:04:09 -0400

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico - Graduates at Navajo Technical College got to hear from Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, during their commencement ceremony Friday.

Calif., other states begin teaching core standards

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:19:05 -0400

BY DIANA LAMBERT - For generations, first-grade students learned how to add using math tables and flashcards.

In rural W.Va., schools rethink their role

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:15:51 -0400

WAR, West Virginia - When school started this fall in this sparsely populated rural area at West Virginia's southern tip, 1 of 7 classrooms was without a teacher because leaders couldn't recruit enough educators.

2 Fargo students named US Presidential Scholars

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:05:17 -0400

FARGO, North Dakota - Two Davies High School students from Fargo have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars.

US education chief, governor read to children

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:34:54 -0400

DETROIT - Pre-kindergartners at a Detroit school received a visit Monday from President Barack Obama's education secretary and Gov. Rick Snyder, who read to them from the book "The Rainbow Fish."

Gov. Rick Snyder supports Common Core standards

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:15:07 -0400

DETROIT - Gov. Rick Snyder says he supports Michigan's participation in the Common Core State Standards for schools.

Per-student pre-K spending lowest in decade

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:05:13 -0400

WASHINGTON - State funding for pre-kindergarten programs had its largest drop ever last year and states are now spending less per child than they did a decade ago, according to a report released Monday.