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Police viewing CCTV to identify insane man who assaulted pre-school kids (Sin Chew Jit Poh)
JOHOR BAHARU, March 12 (Bernama) -- Police believe they will be able to track down an insane man who assaulted pre-school kids at Tadika Sinario in Muar, two days ago, after obtaining CCTV recordings.
Kids concert today at Lincoln School (The Wenatchee World)
WENATCHEE ? Eric Herman will perform ?Cool Tunes for Kids? at 6:30 p.m. today at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, 1224 Methow St.
Kids caught on camera vandalizing school (7 News Miami)
NORTH MIAMI, Fla. (WSVN) -- Police have released surveillance video featuring about a dozen kids vandalizing a South Florida school.
"Tech Programs Keep Kids In School" (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Thousands of Georgia students learned new trade skills and about some career options at an expo in Atlanta Thursday. With Georgia?s graduation rate among the worst in the nation, it?s an effort to keep kids motivated to stay in school. From making bio-fuel to laying bricks, operating a crane to...
Debate on school reform ? Our view: Unions protect bad teachers, harming kids? education (USA Today)
Our view on school reform: Unions protect bad teachers, harming kids? education Mass firing in Rhode Island reflects need to shake up the status quo. At this time of high unemployment, one group of professionals has no shortage of job...

Higley board approves free all-day kindergarten (The Arizona Republic)
Board decides to keep all-day kindergarten free despite possible state budget cuts.
RAJA ZARITH VISITS VICTIMS OF KINDERGARTEN ATTACK (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
JOHOR BAHARU, March 12 (Bernama) -- The Sultanah of Johor, Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris, today visited three pupils who were injured in the attack on a kindergarten in Muar two days ago.
Raja Zarith Visits Victims Of Kindergarten Attack (Bernama)
JOHOR BAHARU, March 12 (Bernama) -- The Sultanah of Johor, Raja Zarith Sofiah Sultan Idris, on Friday visited three pupils who were injured in the attack on a kindergarten in Muar two days ago.
Higley to offer full-day kindergarten (East Valley Tribune)
The Higley Unified School District governing board approved a plan Thursday night to offer free full-day kindergarten next school year.
Kindergarten registration is planned in Roxbury (Roxbury Register)
ROXBURY TWP. ? Kindergarten registration at the Jefferson School on Corn Hollow Road in Succasunna, will take place on Tuesday, March 16, Wednesday, March 17 and Thursday, March 18.

47 schools on state's official "lowest-performing" list
State officials on Thursday released the official list of Washington's 47 lowest performing schools, which are eligible to receive three-year federal grants of $50,000 to $2 million per year.
Seattle schools cut 90 jobs
Seattle Public Schools gave layoff notices to more than 90 central-office staff members Wednesday.
Bellevue schools panel gives nod to traditional math text
A Bellevue School District math-textbook committee has recommended that the district adopt Holt Mathematics, a more traditional textbook series than the district currently uses.
Legislature OKs schools raise more through levies
Cash-strapped school districts would be allowed to ask voters for additional money through local property taxes under a measure passed by the Washington state Legislature on Thursday.

Protecting kids from marketers' clutches
Coming soon to your daughter's sleep-over party: viral marketing. It sounds ominous, and it is. Viral marketing is when a manufacturer gives products away in the hope of creating a buzz that spreads via the peer group. It's already infiltrated the adult world, and now it's targeting our children.

Minneapolis schools on lockdown for 2nd day
Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site.

Minneapolis Public Schools is on lockdown for the second day after a threat was made on a social networking site.
New national math, English standards drafted
Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform -- and more rigorous -- standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released.

Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform -- and more rigorous -- standards Wednesday as draft new national guidelines were released.
Homeowner fights final battle to save his home
James Schneider, 77 and ailing, faces foreclosure. He had fought the L.A. school district to keep his house, which he bought in 1963, from being razed and several more battles to relocate it.

James Schneider says that when he dies, he hopes it will be in his sleep, inside his beloved Spanish-style home.
L.A. college board to name inspector general
The decision is reached after the disclosure of misspending on the district's $5.7-billion bond construction program. A whistle-blower complaint program also will be established.

Trustees of the Los Angeles Community College District voted Wednesday to name an inspector general to guard against waste and corruption in its $5.7-billion bond construction program.
Federal agency to investigate L.A. schools
The focus of the Education Department probe will be the district's services for students learning English.

The federal government has singled out the Los Angeles Unified School District for its first major investigation under a reinvigorated Office for Civil Rights, officials said Tuesday.

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