Heartland Newspapers - Education

Some Missouri Lawmakers Want Gun-Toting Teachers

Johnny Kampis
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January 02, 2013
HAZLEWOOD, MISSOURI — In response to the December school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, more than two dozen Missouri Republicans are cosponsoring a bill that would allow teachers and administrat

Teacher Pension Problems Drain States, School Employees

Ashley Bateman
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December 31, 2012
States don’t have $390 billion they’ve promised teachers in future pensions, according to a new report by the National Council on Teacher Quality.

Report: Nation’s Best School Districts Trail Global Competition

Mary Petrides Tillotson
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December 21, 2012
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Wealthy suburban school districts lack the academic heft many believe they have, according to the Global Report Card 2.0.

Indiana Ditches Some Make-Work Teacher Credentials

Ashley Bateman
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December 19, 2012
New teachers need not take education philosophy and methods classes or major in education to enter an Indiana classroom, after a 9-2 State Board of Education vote easing teacher license requirement

Why Gun Control Won't Prevent Another School Shooting (video)

Joy Pullmann
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December 17, 2012
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Mass shooters always pick target locations where they know victims cannot fight back, says gun control expert John Lott in

Wisconsin Teachers Revel in Freedom from Unions

Bruce Edward Walker
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December 14, 2012
The Wisconsin legislation that led to statewide protests and Gov.

Study: Media Ignored Huge 2012 Education News

Joy Pullmann
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December 14, 2012
The national news media missed a number of huge education stories in 2012, according to an empirical news analysis by the Hoover Institution’s education taskforce.

VIDEO: Bill Ayers Tells Leftists Their Power Is in Schools

Joy Pullmann
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December 13, 2012
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Former President Obama grillout buddy and self-described communist Bill Ayers came out this month to discuss how leftists can mold America to their liking: through access to schools.
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