2011 marred by test cheating scandals across US (AP)

AP – It was the year of the test cheating scandal.

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Conn. high school graduation rate improves (AP)

AP – State education officials say Connecticut’s high school graduation rate improved in 2010, but nearly 1 in 5 students failed to complete high school within four years.

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Seven hurt as bomb hits madrassa in Nigeria (Reuters)

Reuters – Assailants threw a homemade bomb into a madrassa in southern Nigeria’s Delta state, police said, wounding seven people and escalating tensions between Muslims and Christians after a spate of church bombings across the nation.

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Suit in Mass. bullying case was settled for $225K (AP)

AP – A lawsuit brought by the parents of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant in Massachusetts who committed suicide after relentless bullying, was settled for $225,000, according to documents made public Tuesday.

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Sexual assault reports up at U.S. military academies: report (Reuters)

Reuters – The U.S. Department of Defense said on Tuesday that there was a rise in reports of sexual assault at the nation’s military academies in the most recent school year and announced new policies to help victims.

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Education department awards grants to 7 states (Reuters)

Reuters – Seven states will share $200 million in grant money they can use to improve student achievement, the Department of Education announced on Friday.

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Seven states win federal education competition (AP)

AP – Seven states won a share of $200 million in federal “Race to the Top” money to improve K-12 education programs, the Education Department announced Thursday.

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University of Iowa Crowned ‘Harvard of Coaching’; The NFL Concussion Rules Have Changed (The Atlantic Wire)

The Atlantic Wire – Today in sports: the NFL revises its concussion policy, the “fight of the century” faces another setback, and Paul Quinn College meets America on ESPN.

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Ed Dept. chides Hawaii for use of grant dollars (AP)

AP – An Education Department official on Wednesday admonished Hawaii for its “unsatisfactory” performance under a $75 million federal grant the state won last year in a high profile competition and said it was placing it under “high risk” status. That means the state is in danger of losing the money if it doesn’t make improvements.

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Rape-allegation suit against Brown U. is dismissed (AP)

AP – A man who claimed Brown University kicked him out and failed to notify authorities when the daughter of a major donor falsely accused him of rape reached an agreement Wednesday with the woman’s family, resulting in the dismissal of his federal lawsuit against the Ivy League college.

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