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Big news
Teachers in Nashua, New Hampshire, have threatened to strike unless they reach a contract settlement by March 31.
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Strong American Schools for Obama?
Ed in '08 mastermind Roy Romer--whose lively career has also included stints as the L.A. superintendent, Colorado governor, and Democratic National Committee chairman--let it slip today that he thinks the Democratic candidate who amasses the most pledged delegates should get the nomination.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Too much
For the same reason I'm opposed to sex-ed class in schools, I'm opposed to clubs like this. A parent sends his students to a public school to receive a rigorous education in the core curriculum.
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Sayonara Spellings?
Rumors are circulating that the Secretary is about to announce her resignation from the Department of Education.
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Curriculum & Instruction
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The New York Times reports today that Idaho will set aside somewhere from $200,000 to $600,000 to fund a pilot program that will make chess education available to all second- and third-graders. The state will use a curriculum called First Move, which was developed by the Seattle-based nonprofit Foundation for Chess.