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url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2012/12/17/a-nation-mourns-as-funerals-begin/'; Funerals begin for Newtown victims as schools confront tragedy By Bill Berkrot and Chris Kaufman | Reuters – 2 hrs 42 mins ago   FAIRFIELD/NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) – One boy was buried in his hero’s football jersey in a small white coffin. Balloons and a teddy bear welcomed mourners...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/05/09/new-initiative-for-detroit-public-schools-what-will-it-mean/'; New Initiative for Detroit Public Schools: What Will It Mean? By Marilisa Sachteleben By Marilisa Sachteleben | Yahoo! Contributor Network – Tue, May 7, 2013 Repost May 9, 2013 Related Content View PhotoDetroit Public Schools have a new … Detroit Public Schools...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/01/28/new-york-archdiocese-to-close-24-schools-cant-pay-the-bills/';  New York Archdiocese to Close 24 Schools By SHARON OTTERMAN Published: January 22, 2013   Repost on January, 28, 2013 The New York Roman Catholic Archdiocese announced Tuesday that it would close 22 elementary schools and 2 high schools, saying it could no longer afford to spend...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/03/28/chicago-low-income-families-are-sick-of-feeling-disposable-as-54-schools-close/'; Chicago’s Low-Income Families Are Sick of Feeling Disposable Takepart.com – 4 hrs ago On the afternoon of March 27, thousands of families, teachers, community members, school leaders and concerned residents of Chicago descended on Daley Plaza to protest the closing...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/05/17/brown-vs-board-site-to-mark-the-anniversary-of-the-ruling/';Associated Press – Thu, May 16, 2013. Repost May 17, 2013 TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Brown v. Board of Education National Historic site will display a black doll used in a series of famous race studies to mark the 59th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended legal segregation...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/05/21/7-children-killed-in-oklahoma-elementary-school/';Elementary school where 7 children were killed by tornado ‘couldn’t afford storm shelter’ Plaza Towers Elementary School was a direct hit during the tornado. It also emerged that a storm shelter plan for residents was put on hold just months ago because officials jumped through bureaucratic...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/02/08/teachers-are-now-telling-obama-not-to-back-down-from-campaign-promises-made/';   Reuters/Reuters – U.S. President Barack Obama gestures during remarks at the House Democratic Issues Conference in Lansdowne, Virginia, February 7, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The largest teachers union in the United States is...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/05/21/7-children-killed-in-oklahoma-elementary-school/';Elementary school where 7 children were killed by tornado ‘couldn’t afford storm shelter’ Plaza Towers Elementary School was a direct hit during the tornado. It also emerged that a storm shelter plan for residents was put on hold just months ago because officials jumped through bureaucratic...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/01/28/new-york-archdiocese-to-close-24-schools-cant-pay-the-bills/';  New York Archdiocese to Close 24 Schools By SHARON OTTERMAN Published: January 22, 2013   Repost on January, 28, 2013 The New York Roman Catholic Archdiocese announced Tuesday that it would close 22 elementary schools and 2 high schools, saying it could no longer afford to spend...

url='http://www.theedrepublic.com/2013/03/28/chicago-low-income-families-are-sick-of-feeling-disposable-as-54-schools-close/'; Chicago’s Low-Income Families Are Sick of Feeling Disposable Takepart.com – 4 hrs ago On the afternoon of March 27, thousands of families, teachers, community members, school leaders and concerned residents of Chicago descended on Daley Plaza to protest the closing...