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NMU trustees: Did we break Open Meetings Act?
Last Updated: 4:14 AM 05/15/12 - Northern Michigan University trustees have called a meeting to discuss whether their selection of interim president David Haynes violated the state's Open Meetings Act.
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Daniels names new group of Ind. teaching fellows
Last Updated: 4:12 AM 05/15/12 - Gov. Mitch Daniels is touting a new group of academic fellows being groomed to teach math and science in Indiana's urban centers.
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US official to talk college affordability in Mich.
Last Updated: 4:18 AM 05/11/12 - Eduardo Ochoa is the department's assistant secretary for postsecondary education.
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Property tax referendum for Oregon-Davis schools passes
Last Updated: 11:52 PM 05/09/12 - More than 60 percent of voters decided they’d rather save a Starke County school than save money. On Tuesday, they voted overwhelmingly in favor of a property tax referendum that school leaders say will keep the Oregon-Davis School Corporation afloat.
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16 Excellence in Education winner: Suzie Clevenger
Last Updated: 7:15 AM 05/09/12 - Our second 16 Excellence in Education award winner is a teacher at an alternative high school who uses tough love and humor to motivate her students.
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16 Excellence in Education winner: Megan Connors
Last Updated: 6:10 PM 05/08/12 - Our first 16 Excellence in Education award winner is an ESL teacher who is very proud of her bilingual students.
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Ex-Irish, Romanian leaders at MSU commencements
Last Updated: 4:33 AM 05/04/12 - Michigan State University says ex-Irish President Mary Robinson and National Science Foundation chief Subra Suresh will speak at its spring graduation ceremonies in East Lansing.
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Digger Phelps launches coalition to stop youth violence
Last Updated: 9:35 PM 05/02/12 - From the court to the street, former Notre Dame basketball coach Digger Phelps is on a mission.
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Four Penn High School Academic Super Bowl teams aiming at state championships
Last Updated: 3:43 PM 05/02/12 - One of Indiana's most prestigious high school academic competitions will take place at Purdue University's Loeb Auditorium this Saturday, May 5, when the Academic Super Bowl state final is contested.
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South Bend teachers discuss looming layoffs
Last Updated: 6:08 AM 05/02/12 - Teachers gathered at Jackson Intermediate Center Tuesday to discuss the nearly 100 layoffs authorized by the school board as the district tries to balance its budget.
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Family earns GED together
Last Updated: 7:16 AM 05/01/12 - A mom and her two children were among the 140 GED recipients from South Bend.
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EXCLUSIVE STORY: Teacher apologizes for "sexual comments" made in art class
Last Updated: 11:37 AM 04/28/12 - An Elkhart art teacher accused of making sexual comments to his fifth-grade students, spoke exclusively with NewsCenter 16 as an unemployed man.
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South Bend School Board approves $12.2 million in cuts
Last Updated: 10:52 AM 04/26/12 - The South Bend Community School Corporation Board approved a $12.2 million budget reduction package at Wednesday night’s board meeting, which includes cutting teaching positions and closing schools.
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Niles teachers still working without contract
Last Updated: 6:12 AM 04/24/12 - After more than a year, Niles Community Schools and its teachers have yet to reach a contract agreement.
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Rose-Hulman president collapses in office, dies
Last Updated: 6:38 AM 04/21/12 - A spokesman at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology says the school president had a medical emergency in his office and died after being rushed to a nearby hospital.
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2,000 K-12 students to attend Purdue's NanoDays
Last Updated: 6:18 AM 04/18/12 - Thinking small will be the focus for nearly 2,000 elementary, middle school and high school students attending a two-day event on nanotechnology at Purdue University.
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Edwardsburg School Board trying to eliminate deficit
Last Updated: 4:21 AM 04/18/12 - There wasn’t an empty seat in site at the Edwardsburg School Board meeting Tuesday night, where dozens of students and parents spoke out against budget cuts.
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SBCSC to hold second parent forum Tuesday
Last Updated: 4:23 AM 04/17/12 - Superintendent Dr. Carole Schmidt will be on hand to share her goals for the corporation, as well as respond to questions.
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School board votes to keep Galien Township Schools open for most students
Last Updated: 3:57 AM 04/17/12 - The halls of Galien Elementary won’t be crowded next year, but they’ll still be open. Despite a large deficit and low enrollment, the Galien Township School Board voted 5 to 2 Monday night against a measure that would have closed the school.
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Michigan charter schools grow, but at modest pace
Last Updated: 10:08 AM 04/14/12 - A new state law would allow Michigan charter schools to expand at a much faster rate starting this fall.
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MSU business college starts online master programs
Last Updated: 4:31 AM 04/06/12 - Michigan State University says its Broad College of Business will begin offering two online master certificate programs aimed at working executives and managers.
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UPDATE: Knox HS teacher charged with Attempted Child Seduction
Last Updated: 5:05 PM 04/04/12 - A Knox physical education teacher has been charged after he allegedly tried to get physical with his own student.
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Teachers would have to pay to keep their pensions
Last Updated: 7:14 AM 03/31/12 - Most teachers and other public school employees could see more than 10 percent of their paychecks go to retirement costs next school year.
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New standardized test could be harder than ISTEP
Last Updated: 6:06 AM 03/29/12 - Indiana students who prepare for the state's standardized tests in a few years may find they face a harder exam.
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Michigan State students compete for business prize
Last Updated: 6:50 AM 03/24/12 - Seven groups of Michigan State University students have made it to the finals of a new business plan contest.
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MSU adding new doctorate for school administrators
Last Updated: 4:23 AM 03/23/12 - Michigan State University says it's offering a new doctoral degree to train school superintendents and top education leaders to work with policymakers, parents and other groups.
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State requires more superintendent disclosure
Last Updated: 4:21 AM 03/23/12 - Indiana school superintendents will have to disclose more about their pay under a new state law.
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Valpo president to shave head for fundraiser
Last Updated: 6:33 AM 03/21/12 - The president of a northwest Indiana university plans to shave his head to raise money and awareness of childhood cancer.
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Oregon-Davis School Corporation to discuss tax levy
Last Updated: 6:04 AM 03/20/12 - After state funds were cut from the Oregon-Davis School Corporation, district officials are now considering a tax levy.
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South Bend School Board still mulling cuts
Last Updated: 11:58 PM 03/19/12 - The South Bend Community School Corporation board is still trying to figure out how to eliminate a more than $10 million budget shortfall it faces over the next two years.
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Daniels approves limits on Ind. college credits
Last Updated: 4:10 AM 03/19/12 - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is signing off on a requirement that would limit the number of college credits state university students need to earn a degree.
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Lakeshore High School AP exam labeled as "racist"
Last Updated: 11:57 PM 03/15/12 - A local family says a Lakeshore High School teacher is testing racial waters. The accusations came after Christine Schroeder gave her AP English class a vocabulary exam, which labeled the city of Benton Harbor as "sordid."
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State school board extends Mike Flanagan contract
Last Updated: 4:08 AM 03/14/12 - The State Board of Education has given Michigan schools chief Mike Flanagan a one-year contract extension.
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UPDATE: Rochester bus driver accused of assault won't face charges
Last Updated: 7:58 PM 03/12/12 - There’s new information in a NewsCenter 16 investigation about an alleged assault on a Rochester school bus.
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Activists seek to curtail restraining students
Last Updated: 6:17 AM 03/10/12 - Tens of thousands of students are strapped down or physically restrained in school.
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Wayne State starts `Wounded Warriors' scholarship
Last Updated: 4:39 AM 03/08/12 - Wayne State University is announcing a new scholarship named for a U.S. Army veteran who lost both legs in the Iraq war.
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Indiana places new limits on college credits
Last Updated: 4:06 AM 03/07/12 - Indiana colleges will soon have to limit the number of credits needed to earn a degree.
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Penn High School wins local Academic Super Bowl
Last Updated: 4:52 PM 03/06/12 - Penn High School's six Academic Super Bowl teams overpowered a 14-team Warsaw Invitational field on Monday night as the Kingsmen won a total of five of the six areas of competition.
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Report: Minority students face harsher punishments
Last Updated: 4:15 AM 03/06/12 - A report to be released today by the Education Department raises questions about whether students of all races are disciplined evenhandedly in America's schools.
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MSU hosts 'Agriculture and Natural Resources Week'
Last Updated: 4:10 AM 03/06/12 - Michigan State University is hosting the 97th annual "Agriculture and Natural Resources Week" on the school's East Lansing campus.
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Detroit students to learn about engineering career
Last Updated: 4:09 AM 03/06/12 - Students from Michigan Technological University are spending their spring break encouraging Detroit Public Schools students to consider careers in engineering.
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Santorum knocks gov't over schools but takes money
Last Updated: 3:56 AM 03/02/12 - As Rick Santorum presses for the conservative votes he needs to overtake GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, the former senator hammers away at the role state and federal governments play in running schools.
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AAA Safety Patrol in place at new Detroit school
Last Updated: 4:07 AM 03/01/12 - The newest group of AAA Safety Patrollers is on duty at a northwest Detroit school.
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26 states seek relief from education law
Last Updated: 1:01 PM 02/29/12 - The Education Department says more than a half of all states have applied by this week's new deadline to be freed from the strenuous requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law.
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EXCLUSIVE STORY: Family accuses bus driver of assaulting autistic son
Last Updated: 10:26 AM 03/05/12 - The Fulton County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating an alleged assault inside a Rochester Community School bus.
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Michigan lawmakers look at expanding cyber schools
Last Updated: 3:35 PM 02/27/12 - Michigan's lawmakers are considering expanding cyber schools.
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Indiana schools reach AP goals
Last Updated: 11:01 AM 02/24/12 - More Indiana schools than ever are reaching the state's goal of passing AP exams.
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IU-Bloomington moves up start of fall classes
Last Updated: 4:11 AM 02/22/12 - Indiana University's main campus in Bloomington will begin classes a week earlier than in previous years next fall.
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Niles Community Schools battle teacher's union on new contract
Last Updated: 9:58 PM 02/21/12 - Contract negotiations between administrators at Niles Community Schools and the district's 216 teachers are coming to a head.
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Ind. awards 10 school innovation grants
Last Updated: 4:20 AM 02/17/12 - The Indiana Department of Education has distributed its first round of 10 innovation grants totaling $2.4 million to schools and groups across the state.
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Lakeshore High School AP exam labeled as "racist"
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EXCLUSIVE STORY: Family accuses bus driver of assaulting autistic son
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UPDATE: Knox HS teacher charged with Attempted Child Seduction
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EXCLUSIVE STORY: Teacher apologizes for "sexual comments" made in art class
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Edwardsburg School Board trying to eliminate deficit
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Niles teachers still working without contract
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