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Sara Marbouh, 14, loved school — the joy of learning, the friendship of her classmates, and the guidance and kindness of her teachers. That's why she was heartbroken the day her mother told her she would not return to school the next morning. Sara, then 12 years old, was taken to a house far away, where she worked as a live-in maid.

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square.gif  The Michigan Education Association hosted a drop out "summit." Here's a report of their findings.

NCLB Leaves Native American Students Behind
A report issued by the National Indian Education Association shows that the federal No Child Left Behind Act is, in fact, leaving Native American students behind and contributing to a "crisis in Indian education."


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Baltimore Celebrates Education Support Professionals (ESP) Day

NEA Executive Committee Member and ESP Paula Monroe, as well as teachers, and state leaders served an appreciation breakfast to ESPs at Ridge Ruxton Middle School November 19 as part of NEA's American Education Week observance.

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(From l-r) NEA Executive Committee Member Paula Monroe, paraspecial educator Sarah Stevens, Baltimore Association of Clerical Employees president Gloria Stevens, Baltimore County Office Professional of the Year Marlene Secoski, and Maryland State Delegate Steve Lafferty.
Photo by Patrick G. Ryan

 

Dallas School District Fires 375 Teachers

Budget shortfalls and mismanagement led the Dallas Independent School District to axe educators. School officials hoped the reduction in force would help the district save enough to make up an estimated $84 million budget deficit carried from the 2007-08 year.

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