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DETROIT (Reuters) - Detroit public school teachers will take a 10 percent wage cut and pay more for health care in what the school system's manager on Friday said were "extreme measures" needed to address a financial emergency.The measures are designed to ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A school district in the town named for chocolate king Milton Hershey went to court on Thursday to argue that his sweet dream of funding education was ignored by a foundation that has instead spent millions on entertainment.The Derry ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - A high school degree is no longer enough to secure the highest paying and most interesting jobs, said Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, who himself dropped out of Harvard University to build his computer company."Every student needs a meaningful credential ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Just seven of 178 Atlanta educators implicated in a standardized test cheating scandal resigned or retired on Wednesday to avoid being fired, a school spokesman said.The remaining teachers and principals will now face termination proceedings, Atlanta Public Schools spokesman ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn (Reuters) - Memphis could see a late start to its school year after the school board, in a move that sent officials scrambling for a solution on Wednesday, voted to delay classes until it gets $55 million in city funds.The ...

After 13 years representing Nevada's 1st Congressional District, Shelley Berkley wants a promotion — to the U.S. Senate. She announced her candidacy in April. And if she wins the Democratic nomination, she'll likely face newly appointed Sen. Dean Heller.In a recent interview, ...

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Dozens of Atlanta public school educators accused of cheating on standardized testing have until Wednesday to resign or be fired, local school officials said on Monday.The city's interim school superintendent has given educators a three-day window starting on Monday ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The District of Columbia Public Schools has notified 413 employees of their separation as the result of IMPACT evaluations, the DCPS said on Friday.IMPACT evaluates teacher performance based on student achievement, instructional expertise, collaboration, and professionalism. Other employees are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California became the first state on Thursday to require that public school textbooks include the accomplishments of gay, lesbian and transgender Americans as Governor Jerry Brown signed the mandate into law."History should be honest," Brown, a Democrat serving ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - School policies that let parents know when their children are overweight or obese appear to have little impact on the problem, a new study finds.In the last decade, almost all public schools in California collected information about ...

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Topic: Education

Detroit school teachers to take 10 percent wage cut

Hershey schools in court over chocolate king's dream

Microsoft's Gates says high school degree no longer enough

Only seven Atlanta educators quit amid cheating scandal

Memphis school start delayed over funding issue

Berkley talks economy, education, election

Educators in Atlanta cheating scandal told quit or be fired

Six percent of D.C. public school employees get separation notes

California orders gay history in school textbooks

No point in telling parents about kids' weight?

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