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We have found some interesting articles on education. We have also found some news sources handy for keeping up on educational stories.

Articles

Outstanding High Schools Great schools in every region push all their students toward high academic achievement.	What Makes a Great School? Finding the best school for your child	Change comes to teacher education Schools are getting serious about reform	A new emphasis on learning by doing Innovation at some schools of education
Off to the principal's office Half of school administrators will retire over the next decade	Grades are up, standards are down But students at tough schools shouldn't worry	Grappling with Diversity Educators scramble to document why it matters	Get a glowing recommendation Most schools ask for a letter of recommendation from your guidance counselor and at least one teacher
(UK) Gun threat pupil cannot be reinstated The High Court has rejected an attempt by a parent to have his son re-admitted to the school which expelled him, after accusations that the boy threatened to shoot a teacher	To Catch A Thief The new superintendent loved God, America, and family—and the taste of stolen goods.	Peer Pressure Critics claim that peer review places unions in the untenable position of dismissing the very teachers whose rights they should defend.	On Teacher Quality: A Hard-Won System Begins To Pay Off For the past decade, the teaching profession has been hard at work building a system of quality assurance
Here's your grade And it's still one you can understand	Teaching as a Profession Traditionally, teachers have only been allowed to exercise limited freedom, behind the closed doors of their classrooms	Teacher vs. Teacher? Nonsense Peer review is about teachers taking charge of their profession	On Teacher Quality: The View From Teachers Good news with caveats

Report: Schools Failing at Y2K In January 2000, some students could return to chilly buildings with no heat or phones, a government survey says	Threat at South High averted, mayor says An apparent plan by 11 South High School students to "commit violent crimes" there today was thwarted by school security workers, Mayor Michael R. White announced last night	steps to improve the quality of teachers That deal fell apart in July after The News reported that the basic skills test the state proposed to use was easier than the test high school students must pass to graduate	A Lofty Idea, a Loaded 'Moment' It would take a cynic indeed, Katherine H. Smith suggests, to find fault with an innocent "moment of silence."
Ed.Net Briefs Education News and Resources	National Educational News	Online Educational Magazines	BBC News Educational Stories
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News Sources

News from ED an educational look at news	News various topics concerning education	TOP EDUCATIONAL STORIES	CHANCE News
Education World News	Family & Consumer Education Newsletter	Online News For Teachers	Education: Multi-Topic Sites
FYI on Questions and Answers Answers to Commonly Asked "Primary and Secondary School Internet User" Questions	The School Law Newsletter Keep informed on current legal developments in American higher education	Education Week on the Web Various reports and information concerning educators and policies.	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS RESOURCES ON THE WWW
USNews.com Education related news articles	CNN Newsroom Guide	Detroit Newspapers in Education	Education Update Online Online information magazine

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