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Ala. prof won’t be charged in 1993 Mass. mail bomb (AP)

Published on September 30, 2010 By

BOSTON – A former professor accused of killing three colleagues in a shooting rampage in Alabama earlier this year won’t be charged in an attempted mail-bombing in Massachusetts 17 years ago. The chief federal prosecutor in Boston said the initial investigation into two pipe bombs that were mailed to a scientist in 1993 was “appropriate and thorough.” The case has never been solved. Amy Bishop was charged in February with the University of Alabama-Huntsville shootings and in June with her brother’s 1986 killing in Massachusetts.

U. of Ill. denies William Ayers emeritus status (AP)

Published on September 24, 2010 By rohit

URBANA, Ill. – The University of Illinois on Thursday denied 1960s radical William Ayers emeritus faculty status after trustees Chairman Christopher Kennedy noted Ayers dedicated a book to, among others, the man who killed Kennedy’s father, Robert F.

DC voters oust mayor during Dem primary (AP)

Published on September 15, 2010 By

WASHINGTON – The nation’s capital will have a new mayor after voters Tuesday ousted Adrian Fenty, a backer of education reform who some said had become out of touch. Fenty lost the city’s Democratic primary to District of Columbia Council Chairman Vincent Gray just four years after sweeping into office with unprecedented support

APNewsBreak: 10 named school grant winners (AP)

Published on August 24, 2010 By rohit

ATLANTA – The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second round of the $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” grant competition

Obama defends education policies to critics (AP)

Published on July 30, 2010 By rohit

WASHINGTON – Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers’ unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama said Thursday that minority students have the most to gain from overhauling the nation’s schools. “We have an obligation to lift up every child in every school in this country, especially those who are starting out furthest behind,” Obama told the centennial convention of the National Urban League.

Detroit teachers to principals: We don’t need you (The Upshot)

Published on July 14, 2010 By

What if teachers started running the schools where they taught? That’s what a group of educators at Barbara Jordan Elementary are going to find out next year, when they open their Detroit charter school without a principal in charge

AP source: Accused prof attempts suicide in jail (AP)

Published on June 19, 2010 By

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The biology professor charged with killing three Alabama university colleagues in a shooting rampage attempted suicide in jail early Friday, a person with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press. Amy Bishop, 45, survived and has been returned to a cell at the Huntsville jail after treatment at a hospital , the person said

News (The Advocate)

Published on May 25, 2010 By rohit

Los Angeles – The Mississippi high school that allegedly sent lesbian student Constance McMillen to a fake prom while most of her classmates celebrated in another location denies the charge.

The College Job Market: Tough on Democrats (BusinessWeek)

Published on May 10, 2010 By

More than 1.6 million college graduates are about to emerge into a cutthroat job market, one where last year’s graduates are still scrambling to land entry-level positions. Class of 2010, meet the competition: the Class of 2009. “It’s discouraging right now,” says 24-year-old Matt Grant, who graduated 10 months ago from Ohio State University with a degree in civil engineering and three internships.

The College Job Market: Tough on Democrats (BusinessWeek)

Published on May 10, 2010 By

More than 1.6 million college graduates are about to emerge into a cutthroat job market, one where last year’s graduates are still scrambling to land entry-level positions. Class of 2010, meet the competition: the Class of 2009. “It’s discouraging right now,” says 24-year-old Matt Grant, who graduated 10 months ago from Ohio State University with a degree in civil engineering and three internships