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DAILY ED LINES

Local education news:

School board tables talk about its power, votes to reopen school, Seattle Times

 

OPINION | Proposal to clarify roles of Seattle School Board and superintendent needs more work, Seattle Times

 

West Seattle schools: Board OKs starting new elementary at Boren, West Seattle Blog

 

Seattle teachers protest furlough days, budget cuts, KOMO News

 

Ballard teachers, students, and parents demand more funding for education, Ballard News Tribune

 

Wider state & national education policy:

Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age, New York Times

 

COLUMN | The big flaws in Obama’s education argument, Washington Post

 

OPINION | The True Cost of High School Dropouts, New York Times

 

Business, Civil Rights Groups Blast Kline's NCLB Proposal, Education Week

 

Some States Prodding Students to Graduate Early, Education Week

 

Friday Night Lights (Out), Wall Street Journal

 

Longer school days:

Supporters of 6½-hour school day submit petitions at CPS Board of Education meeting, Chicago Tribune

 

EDITORIAL | The gift of classroom time, Chicago Tribune

 

School management:

New Study Gives Small Schools Initiative a Thumbs Up, New York Times

 

City Students at Small Public High Schools Are More Likely to Graduate, Study Says, New York Times

 

OPINION | Don't protect failing schools, Chicago Tribune

 

Many public schools in D.C.’s poorest area should be transformed or shut, study says; more charters recommended, Washington Post

 

More problems found at Neenan schools across Colorado, Denver Post

 

Higher education:

More college freshmen see getting good job as key goal, poll finds, Los Angeles Times

 

Today's college freshmen hitting books harder, study says, USA Today

 

BLOG | How Poor Performance in College Sets Students Up for a Lifetime of Difficulty, Good

 

Bill to align colleges, labor data wins approval, Boston Globe

 

Student health & safety:

Schools Told to Lighten Up Lunches, Wall Street Journal

 
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