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DNR warns of swimmer's itch in N. Iowa lake DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Department of Natural Resources is warning people that a condition called swimmer's itch is being seen at northern Iowa's Crystal Lake. The condition usually is harmless but can cause welts and itching for several days. ...
Grand jury to get charges in Va. mall shooting
The case against a man charged with shooting two women at a community college inside a Virginia mall is headed to a grand jury. Media outlets report that 19-year-old Neil MacInnis waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Montgomery County General District Court. MacInnis faces malicious wounding and ...
Education Dept. offers more time to reach goals
States can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to keep or fire teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school chiefs on Tuesday. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia have earned permission from the Education Department to ignore parts of the ...
Grand jury to get charges in Va. mall shooting
The case against a man charged with shooting two women at a community college inside a Christiansburg mall is headed to a grand jury. Media outlets report that 19-year-old Neil MacInnis waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Montgomery County General District Court. MacInnis faces malicious wounding and ...
Illinois Senate debates university pensions
A pension reform proposal developed by a group of education experts has been debated in an Illinois senate committee. The six-step plan was developed by officials from the University of Illinois and Northern Illinois University. Senate President John Cullerton supports it. Legislation sponsors say it achieves cost savings and is ...
Kentucky editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: June 16 The Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky., on state must do more to get Internet access to residents: It's almost routine on an annual basis to read that Kentucky once again ranks lowest or near the lowest in a certain category, whether it be ...
Oregon State ends co-op housing in 4 buildings
Oregon State University is ending a low-cost cooperative housing program that has allowed more than 200 students in four buildings to hire their own cooks. The university says the main reason is there's no money to pay for renovations needed in the four structures on the east side of campus: ...
Sessions held to train teachers on new standards
As Tennessee education officials begin training teachers on how to implement a new set of common core benchmarks for math and reading, they acknowledge more work is needed following the release of a national education report Tuesday that heavily criticizes teacher-training programs. More than 30,000 teachers from across the state ...
Cops: Greenwich teacher threatened school shooting
A Greenwich middle school teacher accused of threatening to shoot up the school has been ordered by a judge to undergo mental health counseling and stay away from the building. Forty-six-year-old Stacey Goodnow of Norwalk was arraigned on a disorderly conduct charge Monday in Norwalk Superior Court. She was held ...
Report: Too many teachers, too little quality
The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing assessment of colleges' education programs ...
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