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US Politics · IowaSecretary of Education Linda McMahon announced Wednesday that Iowa has become the first state approved for a waiver that will give officials more flexibility in how federal dollars on spent on their education system.
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McMahon says Iowa first state approved for more flexible federal education dollars, drops some regulations
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Chicago, IL · ChicagoLast year, Brian Crowder, a former CPS high school dean, was sentenced to 22 years in prison for aggravated criminal sexual assault, and his victim, a former student, received a record $17 million settlement. But a new report from the district’s in-house watchdog found that sexual misconduct was pervasive on the Little Village campus where Crowder worked.See the Story
Chicago Public Schools Watchdog Report Describes Sexual Misconduct Culture on a High School Campus
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Iowa, United States · IowaIowa is among more than two-thirds of the states that have no state program requiring paid parental leave for teachers. The report from the National Council on Teacher Quality found just two states offer required fully paid parental leave for teachers up to 12 weeks. Another 14 states have some other kind of required paid […]See the Story
Report: Iowa Doesn’t Offer Teachers a Much-Desired Benefit
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