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The Christie administration is considering loosening physical education requirements.

The state Department of Education requires 2.5 hours a week of health and physical education classes for Grades 1-12.

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ASK THE CANDIDATES: Trenton education

The city’s school system appears under siege with a drop-out rate of more than 50 percent; 200 Trenton Central High seniors who may not graduate because of an inability to pass a key State test; a cut in state aid; and three elementary schools closing. What would you do to positively change Trenton’s education system?

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California Students Protest Education Cuts (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

SACRAMENTO — Angered by increases in tuition and cuts in state financing, thousands of students, parents and faculty members protested across California on Thursday at colleges, universities and even elementary schools to plead for help with the state’s education crisis.

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Student pregnancies present a predicament in sexual education (The Gainesville Times)

Programs offered Gainesville elementary schools’ courses to be implemented or continued in January with parent permission: Kindergarten through fifth grade at all schools Good-Touch/Bad-Touch: A prevention education includes information and discussions about child abuse, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and bullying, Internet safety, stranger danger rules, bystander responsibilities and answers …

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Student pregnancies present a predicament in sexual education (The Gainesville Times)

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Andhra Pradesh CM asks Education Dept to take expert’s opinion on syllabus (New Kerala)

Hyderabad, Dec 19 : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah today asked the Education Department to seek the opinion of educationists, experts and stakeholders before taking a final decision to adopt state syllabus in the ’success schools’, started on CBSE pattern and content.

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NJ Education Commisioner Calls For Review Of Obama Song (WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey)

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Lies and raising standards in education (Daily Mail: World News)

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Lies and raising standards in education

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Flint Board of Education considers expanding bus routes for student safety (The Flint Journal)

FLINT, Michigan — Flint Board of Education members are still looking at ways to make sure that children walking to school get there safely. After the board decided to close five elementary schools earlier this year, the walking and busing…

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Regina public education advocate Ruth M. Buck dies at 103 (Regina Leader-Post)

Ruth M. Buck — longtime contributor to Regina’s public education system, namesake of one of the city’s elementary schools and published author — died on Monday at the age of 103.

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Board of education sets conference meeting in South River (MyCentralJersey.com)

The South River Board of Education will hold a pre-meeting conference and regular public meeting on Thursday, July 23, at the South River High School Library, 11 Montgomery St.

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