President Barack Obama moved Friday to shield American troops from unscrupulous for-profit colleges that he said bilk soldiers out of their educational benefits and dupe them into taking out expensive loans.Speaking to cheering soldiers at Fort Stewart…

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President Barack Obama moved Friday to shield American troops from unscrupulous for-profit colleges that he said bilk soldiers out of their educational benefits and dupe them into taking out expensive loans. Speaking to cheering soldiers at Fort Stewar…

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Most of the dozen states that have already gotten wiggle room from the No Child Left Behind Act don’t have very good plans in place when it comes to a key piece of the U.S. Department of Education’s requirements for turning around low-performing scho…

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia, long considered a national leader in prekindergarten, has seen little growth in the number of children it serves and a steady decline in per-pupil spending over the last decade, according to a national study released Tuesda…

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The U.S. Department of Justice will investigate a complaint alleging that the Georgia Department of Education violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by using a schoo…

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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia, long considered a national leader in prekindergarten, has seen little growth in the number of children it serves and a steady decline in per-pupil spending over the last decade, according to a national study released Tuesda…

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ATLANTA (AP) — Rising fuel costs and shrinking budgets have led many Georgia school systems to reduce school bus service, including the number of stops.
School bus stops are farther apart in districts where service has been cut, such as Cobb and G…

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Gary Parkes, president of the PTA at Carmel Elementary School, stands in an empty classroom in Woodstock, Ga. Parkes said he and many other parents in the local organization would like to sever ties with the National PTA and become an independent par…

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Gary Parkes, president of the PTA at Carmel Elementary School, stands in an empty classroom in Woodstock, Ga. Parkes said he and many other parents in the local organization would like to sever ties with the National PTA and become an independent par…

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ATLANTA (AP) — Rising fuel costs and shrinking budgets have led many Georgia school systems to reduce school bus service, including the number of stops.
School bus stops are farther apart in districts where service has been cut, such as Cobb and G…

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