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Michigan Special-Education Aide Alleges She Was Fired for Reporting a Third-Grade Drug Dealer and Sexual Harassment of ...
A special-education aide at a Clawson, Mich., elementary school has sued her former employer, claiming that she was unjustly terminated last year for reporting school violations, including an alleged drug-dealing operation run by a third-grader.
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Final Glance: Education companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top education companies were down at the close of trading: Apollo Group fell $.12 or .2 percent, to $62.13. Career Education fell $.19 or .6 percent, to $30.09. DeVry fell $.15 or .2 percent, to $65.78. Strayer Education fell $1.15 or .5 percent, to $237.99.
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Missouri education chief acknowledges KC School District’s urgent need for change
Missouri Education Commissioner Chris L. Nicastro spent most of Monday and Tuesday in Kansas City, immersing herself in Kansas City school Superintendent John Covington’s sweeping school-closings plan. Her verdict?
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Midday Glance: Education companies
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top education companies are mixed at noon: Apollo Group fell $.09 or .1 percent, to $62.16. Career Education fell $.37 or 1.2 percent, to $29.91. DeVry rose $.25 or .4 percent, to $66.18. Strayer Education rose $3.81 or 1.6 percent, to $242.95.
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Cost cuts raise education quality concerns
Funding cuts within the Education Ministry will reduce the quality of education as a result of less research and less teacher and curriculum development, says Labour's education spokesman Trevor Mallard.
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Bridging S'pore, Danish education systems
DENMARK may pride itself on being one of the most innovative countries in the world today, but there is still much that this tiny Scandinavian country can learn from Singapore - particularly in the field of education.
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Australia's international education sector under review
A review of Australia's international education sector has called for tougher national accreditation and improved protection for foreign students.
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Hundreds Demand Better Education Funding
Hundreds of people tell lawmakers to do a better job of funding education.
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Brazil president plans for World Cup final
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is he's so confident of Brazil's chances in the World Cup that he is already planning to be at the final on July 11. "I'm so optimistic that when I was in Mexico with President (Felipe) Calderon and he asked me if I was going to the opening game of the World Cup, I said I'm not going to the opener -- I'm going to the final," Silva...
Weir will skip world championships
Three-time US men's figure skating champion Johnny Weir, sixth at the Vancouver Olympics, will not compete at the World Championships later this month in Italy, he announced Tuesday.
The world championships of America
On his way to the practice range Tuesday at Doral, Padraig Harrington stopped to sign autographs for three fans. One was from Puerto Rico, another from Colombia, the third from Peru. So at least it sounds like a World Golf Championship. And there is little doubt that events like the CA Championship look like a World Golf Championship, with 19 countries represented in a field of 68 players.
Goal.com World Cup 2010 Stadium Guide - Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
For the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Port Elizabeth has produced a fine stadium, which has been named after one of South Africa’s most famous sons, Nelson Mandela.
Bode Miller decides to sit out World Cup ski final
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Olympic gold medalist Bode Miller has decided to end his season, a week before the World Cup finals in Germany.
Vonn on verge of 3rd overall World Cup title
Her body aching but her outlook strong, Lindsey Vonn enters the final downhill of the season with a chance to win the overall World Cup title for the third straight season. After winning six of seven World Cup downhills and the Olympic gold medal, Vonn is the overwhelming favorite in Wednesday's race, the first event of the World Cup finals.
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