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Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform

Growing up in Chicago, Arne Duncan learned early that education was a stark dividing line â sometimes literally between life and death.

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Education tour comes to NH teachers next week

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit teachers in New Hampshire next week, part of his “Courage in the Classroom” bus tour. Duncan, formerly the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, will make stops in Keene, Manchester and Portsmouth during his trip through the Granite State.

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CPS taps principal to fix special education

Longtime Chicago school principal Dick Smith has been given a mandate: take Chicago Public Schools’ special education program, long subjected to withering criticism, and change it into a system focused on education and not simply compliance with federal laws, a system that responds rapidly and effectively to the needs of students and the concerns of parents. Smith was named the new head of CPS …

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CPS vows special education program overhaul (Chicago Tribune)

Critics describe the Chicago Public Schools special education system as so complex and litigious that parents of children with disabilities must hire a cadre of medical and legal experts to have any hope of getting their child proper educational services. Disputes with the district can drain parents’ resources and patience, and leave the physicians who care for their kids exasperated.

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Education Sec. Duncan faces questions on Chicago admissions (USA Today)

News that President Obama’s top education official kept a log of calls from powerful people trying to get students into top Chicago high schools is raising more questions about the city’s admissions practices.

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Quinn calls for 33-percent income tax hike for education (Chicago Tribune)

Gov. Pat Quinn addresses Illinois state lawmakers in Springfield during his state budget address today. (Lane Christiansen/ Chicago Tribune) Gov.

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Manufacturing Education Centers for High Schools (ThomasNet)

SME Education Foundation introduced Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) courses at 400 Manufacturing Education Centers in U.S., including schools in Lee’s Summit, MO, and Charlotte, N.C. Course, upgraded by Project Lead The Way, enhances computer modeling skills by applying principles of robotics/automation to creation of 3D design models. Bart A.

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Board of Education to vote today on school closings (Chicago Tribune)

The Chicago Board of Education is scheduled to vote today on a truncated schools-closing list. Two more schools were saved from closing Tuesday in a last-minute reversal by the Chicago Public School district. Now only seven of the 14 schools on the original list remain.

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Judge tosses Board of Education suit against Rep. Monique Davis (Chicago Sun-Times)

A Cook County judge tossed the Chicago Board of Education’s lawsuit against state Rep. Monique Davis, whom school officials say owes more than $83,000 in back rent on the school district-owned office space she uses on the South Side.But that doesn’t mean her legal troubles are over. In dismissing the case this morning, Judge Sheldon Garber only agreed that the circuit court was the wrong …

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New Board of Education chief getting the lay of the land (Chicago Tribune)

As the new Chicago Board of Education president, Mary Richardson-Lowry says she plans to implement accountability measures and place children first when making decisions.

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