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'Safety first' for hi-tech funding
THE Liberal National Party is considering redirecting $120 million in Smart State funds away from risky start-ups to hi-technology companies struggling to remain viable, if it wins government. Opposition treasury spokesman Tim Nicholls told The Australian a defensive, risk-averse strategy was necessary as venture capital…
Author: The Australian
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30 million USD for Vietnam's fight against malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has pledged to grant nearly 30 million USD to Vietnam ‘s endeavour to fight malaria. The Vietnamese side will contribute over 853,000 USD to the fund which aims to raise access to and use of methods…
Author: Vietnamese News Agency (VNA)
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Tears for Tale of a Lamented Mother
Therese Rein was brought to tears yesterday as she read a poem by 14-year-old Sianna Eland. The Canberra schoolgirl wrote about her mother, Maria King, who died seven years ago. The Prime Minister’s wife was asked to share the poem with a crowd gathered at…
Author: Canberra Times
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Why Some Schools Want To Expel Suspensions
When Garfield High School in Los Angeles stopped suspending students for “willful defiance” several years ago, it saw suspensions drop from more than 600 to just one. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District board voted to follow suit in all LA schools. Photo: Reed…
Author: NPR
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LA Schools Throw Out Suspensions For 'Willful Defiance'
When Garfield High School in Los Angeles stopped suspending students for “willful defiance” several years ago, it saw suspensions drop from more than 600 to just one. Tuesday, the Los Angeles Unified School District board voted to follow suit in all LA schools. Photo: Reed…
Author: NPR
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School Discipline Reform Long Overdue, Experts Say
By Edward Graham and Helen Yoshida Photo: Getty Images As schools around the country have tightened their disciplinary policies to curtail the possibility of school violence, some experts caution that these measures are doing more harm than good. Daniel Losen, director of the Center for…
Author: NEA Today
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Indicators: Essential Tools in the Realization of Human Rights
The work of the Participation and the Practice of Rights Project, an Atlantic grantee through the Reconciliation & Human Rights programme in Northern Ireland, is featured in this newly published guide to human rights indicators as an example of how people can effectively use qualitative and…
Author: United Nations Human Rights
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State Schools Suspend Students at Higher Rates Than Average, Study Finds
California suspended students from school at higher rates than average and showed particularly harsh handling of African Americans with disabilities, according to a study released Tuesday. California ranked 15th of 47 states in their suspension rates of white and black students, according to the study…
Author: Los Angeles Times
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LA Unified to Collect Suspension Data Down to Classroom, Teacher Level
By Tami Abdollah L.A. Unified plans to begin collecting data on suspension rates at the individual classroom and teacher level starting this summer as part of its effort to improve its schools, a district official said today. “It starts at the classroom level,” said Isabel…
Author: KPCC
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CPS students demand new discipline policies, meeting with school board
by Jennifer Brandel Scores of students rallied Thursday morning to end the “zero tolerance” discipline policy at Chicago Public Schools. And they’re releasing an original cost-analysis study to back their case. The gist of the zero tolerance policy is that CPS students can get suspended…
Author: WBEZ