Liz Dwyer

Detroit Wants to Send Parents to Jail for Skipping School Conferences

If Detroit lawmakers get their way, moms and dads who skip parent-teacher conferences will go to jail for up to three days.

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Fewer Black Males Dropping Out in Baltimore

Good news for Baltimore schools! The high school dropout rate for black males declined 56 percent between 2007 and 2010.

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Being "Principal for a Day" in Chicago Will Cost You $1,000

A form accidentally asks Chicago "principal for a day" volunteers to pay $1,000. Schools chief Ron Huberman apologizes, but keeps the $1.5...

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Los Angeles's $250 Tardy Tickets Targeting Low-Income Latinos?

Students and teachers at L.A.'s Roosevelt High claim police target poor Latinos with $250-a-pop tardy and truancy tickets.

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Wisconsin Teachers Stop Tech-Savvy Cheating

What's a school to do when students snap camera phone photos of tests? Wisconsin teachers use common-sense tactics to stop tech-savvy cheating.

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Will Salt Lake City Schools Ban Sexual Orientation Discrimination?

LGBTQ students and allies ask Salt Lake City schools to be the first in Utah to ban sexual orientation discrimination.

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Achievement Gap Persists Despite Increase in College Racial Diversity

The good news: There's more racial diversity at colleges. The bad news: Minority students still aren't doing as well academically as whites.

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Tucson Teachers File Lawsuit over "Anti-Hispanic" Schools Law

Eleven Tucson teachers file suit against the State of Arizona over the upcoming "anti-Hispanic" ban on Mexican-American studies.

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Reading Harry Potter in High School English

Crack open your favorite Harry Potter book! New Jersey's high school English teachers are ditching the classics for bestsellers. 

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University of Missouri Dean Makes "Reply All" Gaffe

Oops! University of Missouri dean makes "reply all" gaffe, and tells entire school how a grad student suffers from "mental...

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Mashable's 7 Essential Social Media Tools for Teachers

Teachers, spice up those lesson plans with Mashable's top seven social media tools for the classroom. (Yes, they're free!)

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Boston-Area Community College Caters to Insomniacs

Bunker Hill Community College has classes at 11:45 p.m. Boston's insomniacs can swap watching Leno for some higher education.

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White House Summit Prioritizes Hispanic Education

A Hispanic Education Summit is happening today at the White House. President Obama's focus? Involving community organizations in education...

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Chicago-style Standardized Testing?

Chicago-style testing? Illinois students need fewer correct answers to pass state tests, falsely boosting proficiency rates.

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STEM Gets a Boost at White House Science Fair

The White House takes STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education so seriously it's hosting its first-ever science fair!

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Violence Hinders Friendships for Chicago Students

No BFF's for Chicago's middle schoolers. New study shows fear of violence keeps students from making friends.

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Are Charter Schools Coming to the Jersey Shore?

Are charter schools coming to the Jersey Shore? New Jersey state Department of Education sees record numbers of charter school applications.

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Should Low-Income Students Attend Middle-Class Schools?

Integration redux? New study says moving low-income kids to middle-class schools might be the missing education reform ingredient.

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Rand Paul Wants to Ax Department of Education

Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul wants to ax the Department of Education because he thinks they mandate teaching about gay families.

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Wyoming Schools Decide Boys Can Love Boobies

The ACLU nudges Laramie, Wyoming, schools into allowing high school boys to wear breast cancer awareness "I Heart Boobies"...

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