• Bill Linking Welfare to Grades Passes Tennessee House
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   April 5, 2013
• After a lengthy and passionate debate, a House committee approved legislation that would reduce welfare benefits for families whose children are failing school.

• Washington Governor Switches Stance on Grading Schools
• Source: Seattle Times   |   Washington state   |   April 5, 2013
• Gov. Jay Inslee told Republican lawmakers he thinks their proposal to grade schools A-F needs further study, a blow to a concept Inslee fully embraced during the campaign.

• Partially State-Funded Preschool Wins Final Approval in Mississippi
• Source: AP/Hattiesburg American   |   Mississippi   |   April 4, 2013
• Mississippi government would directly fund a limited preschool program for the first time under a bill on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant.

• Tennessee Gov. Haslam Drops School Voucher Plan
• Source: Tennessean   |   Tennessee   |   April 4, 2013
• Gov. Bill Haslam abruptly withdrew his proposal for school vouchers after he and the bill’s sponsor in the state Senate failed to get guarantees from fellow Republicans that they would not try to expand the measure.

• Sequestration Cuts into Scientific Research
• BY: Stateline   |   Nation   |   April 3, 2013
• Federal agencies pour billions each year into university research. With less federal money to spend, some Ph.D. programs are delaying admissions decisions, while others have already cut positions amid the uncertainty.

• Indiana Could Be 1st to Require Armed Employees in Schools
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   April 3, 2013
• Legislation approved Tuesday by the House Education Committee would mandate the creation of a protection officer for each school.
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• In Atlanta Cheating Scandal, All But 4 Turned Themselves In
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Atlanta   |   April 3, 2013
• Some of the educators spend several hours in jail before posting bond amounts starting at $40,000.

• Atlanta School Officials to Start Turning Themselves In
• Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution   |   Atlanta   |   April 1, 2013
• The first of almost three dozen indicted educators are expected to walk through the doors of the Fulton County Jail Monday to be processed as accused felons related to alleged cheating on standardized test scores and the covering up of those actions.

• Teachers Fear Speed of New Pay Plan in Florida
• Source: Miami Herald   |   Florida   |   April 1, 2013
• Teachers have serious issues with the complicated new formula that will be used to evaluate them and determine pay raises.

• When Colleges Create Their Own DREAM Acts
• BY: J.B. Wogan   |   April 1, 2013
• As granting in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants becomes more popular, some universities aren't waiting for the green light from state lawmakers to do it.
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• Latest Move in School Safety? A Panic Button.
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   April 1, 2013
• Not all emergencies give people the time or ability to call 911. One Georgia city has installed panic buttons in all of its schools, and similar plans have been introduced in California and New Jersey.
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• With Vouchers, States Shift Aid from Schools to Families
• Source: New York Times   |   Nation   |   March 28, 2013
• Instead of simply financing a traditional system of neighborhood schools, legislators and some governors are headed toward funneling public money directly to families, who would be free to choose the kind of schooling they believe is best for their children.
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• Camden School Board Member Departs Following State Takeover
• BY: McClatchy News   |   Camden, N.J.   |   March 27, 2013
• Following the state's takeover of the Camden School District , one of the the school board's youngest and most vocal members resigns, citing politics as the reason for her departure.

• Nation's Broadest School Voucher Program Upheld in Indiana Court
• Source: Indianapolis Star   |   Indiana   |   March 27, 2013
• Public tax dollars may be used to fund private school tuition under Indiana's voucher program, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled.
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