City Controller Flunks Some Schools for Safety
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By Mensah M. Dean, Philadelphia Daily News  Sep. 7--When Philadelphia public school students begin classes today, a small number will enter new facilities, including those selected to attend the Microsoft Corp.-aided School of the Future.
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An independent review of Houston's once-troubled crime lab concluded the city had eliminated many of the problems, but it recommended a special master be named to further review "major issues" in DNA and blood-analysis cases from the 1980s and '90s. City officials quickly rejected the recommendation.
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More schools in England were judged to be failing last year - but as a proportion,  fewer were in such trouble.
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A Scottish council claims it is bucking the national trend of rising youth disorder by having police in schools.
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Media & professional: Inspectors announce rise in number of schools judged to be failing.
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School systems in Prince George&#39;s, Charles and St. Mary&#39;s counties have been placed on a watch list that puts them at risk for sanctions -- including eventual state intervention -- if student
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The public is a bit fickle about its schools, with mixed or even contradictory views about testing, vouchers and other education topics, a poll finds.
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As Philadelphia prepares to install monitoring cameras at some city intersections, officials say they're not worried about studies that suggest the surveillance may lead to more accidents.
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According to the Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer - he ignored official advice and travelled to a dangerous part of the city.
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LEMOORE, Calif. - Fed up with students' racy moves, a principal at a California high school has taken the unusual step of canceling the rest of this year's school dances.
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Â· Schools in disadvantaged areas progressing most Â· Too few pupils get good grades, say critics
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City Council members released a report that they said showed that sellers of video games were failing to make it harder for children to buy violent and sexually explicit games.
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A plan to install bike lanes citywide has met resistance from environmentalists and others who question its wisdom.
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More than two weeks remain before Clifford B. Janey takes over the District&#39;s public schools, but there he was on a recent evening, sitting before a group of residents who were complaining about
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Mayor Kevin Jackson and Rio Rancho City Council members have nothing to be proud of regarding the firing of City Manager Jim Palenick.   It has turned out to be a classic example of cowardly, irresponsible governance by council members and the mayor.
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A Brighton Muslim leader says he does not believe an East Sussex Islamic school is involved in terror.
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Delays in approving comprehensive HIV-AIDS education in District public schools are putting students at risk and impeding the city's promising efforts to combat the epidemic, according to a report to be released today.