By Charlotte AllenWhy do our for-profit colleges seem so disappointing? Why are they plagued by high levels of student debt high loan-default percentages dismal graduation rates and third-rate reputations that lead some employers to reject their graduates automatically? Sure back in the old day ...

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Fairfax County Public Schools/Fairfax VAJob DescriptionProvides and is accountable for the planning assessment instruction communication human relations safety and management of a classroom or assigned instructional setting. Supports FCPS mission to "inspire enable and empower students to meet ...

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CHICAGO -- Soon behind Arne Duncan left his job like schools chief here to get one of the most powerful U.S. education secretaries ever his former students sat for federal achievement tests. This month the mathematics report card was delivered: Chicago trailed several cities in performance and...

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Nick Anderson:Soon behind Arne Duncan left his job like schools chief here to get one of the most powerful U.S. education secretaries ever his former students sat for federal achievement tests. This month the mathematics report card was delivered: Chicago trailed several cities in performance a ...

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Minooka Grade School Board is looking for ways to cut about $1.5million from its upcoming budget and that will likely include the lossof some jobs for district employees said Superintendent Al Gegenheimer.

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MEDINA — As a result of the failed tax levy in November Medina City Schools’ Claggett and A.I. Root middle schools will reopen like junior high schools for the 2010-11 academy year. Superintendent Randy Stepp said the administration knew in September the district would have to make the swit ...

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Private schools weather recession

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After working in public schools for almost two decades Susanne Meixsell superintendent of the Northwestern Lehigh School District plans to move to Washington D.C. and enter the private sector for the first time.

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Months behind losing hundreds of teachers raising class sizes and cutting academy days public school officials likely will again be faced with budget deficits heading into 2010-11.Even without further state funding cuts school districts will have to find ways to fill holes left by short-term fi ...