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School wins top 'green' certification

By Homeroom on October 4, 2011 5:48 PM   |   Comments   |   Bookmark and Share
A Hartford, Conn., Magnet school is the state's first public school to achieve the highest ratings for energy efficiency. The Mary M. Hooker Environmental Sciences Magnet School joins two other buildings in the state to win platinum level Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. 

Originally posted in the Journal Inquirer.

Hispanic students vanish from Ala. schools in wake of new law

By Homeroom on October 4, 2011 5:42 PM   |   Comments   |   Bookmark and Share
Hispanic students have started vanishing from Alabama public schools in the wake of a court ruling that upheld the state’s tough new law cracking down on illegal immigration. Education officials say scores of immigrant families have withdrawn their children from classes or kept them home last week, afraid that sending the kids to school would draw attention from authorities. 

Originally posted in the Journal Inquirer.

Susan B. Anthony: Activist's birthplace now a Berkshires museum

By Homeroom on October 4, 2011 5:36 PM   |   Comments   |   Bookmark and Share
Susan B. Anthony was born in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. She was one of five children to grow up in the home. The family moved to Vermont when she was 7 years old. Her adult life was spent in Rochester, N.Y. She fought for women's right to vote; the 19th Amendment was passed 14 years after her death in 1906.

The museum is dedicated to preserving the birthplace and raising public awareness of the wide-ranging legacy of the great social reformer. 

Originally posted in the Journal Inquirer.

Obama to allow exemptions to NCLB

By Homeroom on October 4, 2011 5:26 PM   |   Comments   |   Bookmark and Share
President Obama proposed a series of changes to No Child Left Behind, an initiative instituted in 2002 under President George W. Bush.

Initially the standards were for every student to be proficient in reading and math by 2014.

"Congress has been unable to do it. Our kids only get one shot at a decent education," he said.

"The President would allow the states to apply for exemptions from the law if they meet certain requirements such as linking teacher and principal evaluations to the test results and settling standards that will lead students to college and careers."

Originally posted in the Journal Inquirer.
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