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  1. Rhee's pledge on rebuilding schools going unfulfilled

    washingtonpost.com » Wash Post Education - 5 hours ago

    Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee's promises to rebuild three D.C. schools closed in 2008 are likely to remain unfulfilled in the near future, a delay that District officials attribute to reduced revenue from the poor

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  2. Private schools have fewer students, public schools more

    jacksonville.com » Jacksonville Local News – Jacksonville.com and The Florida Times-Union - 17 hours ago

    TALLAHASSEE - Even as the Legislature debates a proposal that could expand access to a scholarship program for private school vouchers, a decline in attendance at nonstate schools and the resulting increase in

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  3. TV academic attacks 'junk history'

    guardian.co.uk » The Guardian World News - 19 hours ago

    TV historian Niall Ferguson says that teaching should focus on chronology and the ascent of Europe A leading British historian has called for a Jamie Oliver-style campaign to purge schools of what he calls "junk

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  4. Young students compete in D.C. schools Scrabble tournament

    washingtonpost.com » Wash Post The District - 22 hours ago

    "Let's play Scrabble," the tournament organizer announced, setting off a frenzy of tile pulling and arranging and rearranging of letters. Each two-person team of elementary- and middle-schoolers searched for a

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  5. Niall Ferguson: 'Rid our schools of junk history'

    guardian.co.uk » Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk - 24 hours ago

    TV historian Niall Ferguson says that teaching should focus on chronology and the ascent of Europe A leading British historian has called for a Jamie Oliver-style campaign to purge schools of what he calls "junk

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  6. Getting School Nutrition on the Front Burner Again

    treehugger.com » TreeHugger - 24 hours ago

    photo: School Food Focus I've written about school lunches on a number of occasions. The Child Nutrition and WIC Act of 2004 needs to be reauthorized and expanded. It expired on September 30, 2009, according to the

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  7. D.C. Schools Chanceller Rhee taps media adviser Anita Dunn to help improve image

    washingtonpost.com » Wash Post The District - Mar 20, 2010

    Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee, whose image has been frayed by a series of high-profile news controversies, is turning to former White House communications director and veteran Democratic media consultant Anita

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  8. D.C. Schools Insider: Rhee turns to White House veteran Anita Dunn

    washingtonpost.com » Wash Post The District - Mar 20, 2010

    Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee, whose image has been battered by a series of high-profile controversies, is turning to a veteran of the Obama White House to help her with communications strategy.

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  9. School Lunches May Be Making Children Fatter

    treehugger.com » TreeHugger - Mar 19, 2010

    Image credit: Good Children who eat the food served in school cafeterias, a new study has found, are more likely to be overweight or obese than their peers who bring food from home. While the study did not look at the

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  10. The cultured classes

    guardian.co.uk » The Guardian World News - Mar 19, 2010

    The will to learn brings confidence, and the ability to view society through truthful eyes The socialist paradise in which I'm now sitting is a place where people from all walks of life, young and old, firm and

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