Ever since President Barack Obama loosened the No Child Left Behind Act – federal legislation implemented in 2001 that mandated each state undergo education reforms that included high standards and measureable gains through federal exams…
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Education nonprofit Philadelphia School Partnership, through the release of a pair of grants that will assist both low-income students and schools that wish to recruit top-shelf administrators, looks to do its part to help shape…
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Jury selection began Monday March 4 in preparation for the trial of a former medical doctor who allegedly caused the death of a patient and performed illegal late term abortions over a period of several…
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A woman has been indicted by a grand jury in connection with the drowning death of a 7-year old boy under her care in 2012. On March 1, 2013, Tianna Edwards, 31, was indicted by…
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Twelve former Florida A&M University band members were charged Monday with manslaughter in the 2011 hazing death of a drum major. Ten of the band members had been charged last May with…
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Dreaded automatic federal spending cuts, otherwise known as “sequestration,” swept into Washington on Friday. Eleventh hour meetings were hastily scheduled, yet players on both sides of the aisle seemed resigned to the reality of $86…
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