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CO's 5th largest school district hid millions while cutting student services

"Over the last three years, Denver's fifth largest school district has cut its budget by more than $56 million, eliminated bus routes and cut more than 200 jobs and middle […]
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New measure drops Pennsylvania charter school ratings

Analyzing state education data, The Morning Call found that only 28 percent of Pennsylvania charter schools met an adequate yearly progress rating, compared to 49 percent using a more lenient calculation […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Teacher absences, prescription painkillers, complaints at for-profit care centers

Welcome to IRE's roundup of the weekend's many enterprise stories -- the last one of 2012 -- from around the country. We'll highlight the document digging, field work and data […]
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Do teachers’ absences affect student learning?

Seventy-three Western Pennsylvania public school districts paid nearly $25 million for substitute teachers to cover classes when full-time educators were not in the classroom during the last school year, according […]
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In Southern Towns, 'Segregation Academies' Are Still Going Strong

“In the 1960s and '70s, towns across the South created inexpensive private schools to keep white students from having to mix with black. Many remain open, the communities around them […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Student debt, river debates, lead contamination and opiate addictions

Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Wrong-Way River“Biologists predict the number of unwanted organisms moving on the Chicago canal will only grow until the waterway is somehow plugged. And it is much more […]
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For-profit education under fire

According to an investigation by The Orange County Register, “For-profit colleges have been on the hot seat lately for collecting billions in revenue from federal student loans while too often […]
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Nevin Shapiro’s two roles: Miami Hurricanes sugar daddy, pseudo agent

According to a Miami Herald investigation, “As judgment day nears for UM, Nevin Shapiro’s dual roles — illicit benefactor and pseudo sports agent — are coming into focus.”
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13th Grade: How Florida Schools Are Failing To Prepare Graduates For College

According to an investigation by the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, "Florida’s K-12 public education system has graduated hundreds of thousands of students in the past decade who couldn’t read, […]
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Georgia schools lay unequal foundations for college

"The paths of these top students illustrate the uneven preparation for college provided by Georgia schools. The challenges of rural districts have been a long-standing concern, but an Atlanta Journal-Constitution […]
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