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Duke's 'Sampling Soul' course to hit the Web
DURHAM — The public will get a chance to experience the popular Duke University course “Sampling Soul” via a live Webcast at 6 p.m. Tuesday at http://ustream.tv/dukeuniversity
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Obama proposes education overhaul
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed overhauling the No Child Left Behind law that was his predecessor’s hallmark education initiative, aiming to eliminate severa...
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K.C. closing nearly half its schools
The Kansas City school board narrowly approved a plan Wednesday night to close nearly half the district’s schools in a desperate bid to avoid a potential bankruptcy
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Math and English classes could be standardized
Governors and education leaders on Wednesday proposed sweeping new school standards that could lead to students across the country using the same math and English textbooks and taking the same tes...
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SCHOOL BRIEFS
Session focuses on kindergarten
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Teachers join National Board training
DURHAM — The Durham school board praised a lengthy report it received Monday afternoon about teacher training
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DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
The following briefs highlight events and activities planned for Durham Public Schools
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Visiting your kid abroad a real education
For all the good first lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” initiative will do motivating the private sector, there is hard work ahead as Congress takes up reauthorization of...
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
NCCU department to hold summit
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EarlyGraduation.JPG IDAHO PLAN WOULD PAY KIDS TO GRADUATE EARLY
BOISE , Idaho — Every high school has at least a handful of them, gifted students who blow through Faulkner as if it were a comic book, teenagers who catch on to calculus as if it were chec...
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