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The U.S. Department of Education’s office of civil rights is investigating whether black male students are punished disproportionately in the Christina School District in Wilmington and Newark, one of five districts nationwide under scrutiny for its discipline record.

From Centredaily.com DENVER — In response to the U.S. Department of Education’s release of the “Gainful Employment” rule, the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL/Women) strongly believes that the U.S. Department of Education must support the goal of increasing the number of college graduates among students rather than barring students from attaining higher […]

From ChicagoTribune.com: The District of Columbia public school system announced Friday that it is letting 226 teachers go for poor performance under the education assessment system called IMPACT.

Via: WBAL-TV After receiving word of the George Washington Elementary School principal losing her professional license over test tampering found within students’ test booklets, parents are not happy and feel cheated. “It’s deceiving and I feel cheated,” said Linda Thompson who has a child who attends a local National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. The […]