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Conn. poll shows support for new gun control law
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- While a new Quinnipiac (KWIHN'-uh-pee-ak) University Poll shows a majority of Connecticut voters support the state's new gun control law, there's doubt whether enough has been done to help prevent another mass school shooting like the one in Newtown.( 06/19/2013 6:13 AM )
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Sanders: Vt. has high average student loan debt
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says a new report shows that the average student loan debt of college students in Vermont is higher than the amount in most other states.( 06/19/2013 4:02 AM )
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4 RI students to do Nature Conservancy internships
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) -- Four Central Falls high school students are among those selected to participate in a national environmental group's program to expose urban youth to nature and conservation careers.( 06/19/2013 3:14 AM )
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Report: Too many teachers, too little quality
WASHINGTON -- The nation's teacher-training programs do not adequately prepare would-be educators for the classroom, even as they produce almost triple the number of graduates needed, according to a survey of more than 1,000 programs released Tuesday. The National Council on Teacher Quality review is a scathing assessment of colleges' education programs and their admission standards, training, and value. The report, which drew immediate criticism, was designed to be provocative and urges leaders at teacher-training programs to rethink what skills would-be educators need to be taught to thrive in the classrooms of today and tomorrow.( 06/19/2013 12:00 AM )
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Author, teacher of endangered Lakota language dies
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The endangered Lakota language has lost one of its greatest supporters.( 06/18/2013 10:16 PM )
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Education Dept. offers more time to reach goals
WASHINGTON (AP) -- States can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to keep or fire teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school chiefs on Tuesday.( 06/18/2013 5:39 PM )
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Warrants say Conn. murder suspect threatened victim
Police said a man charged with killing a Connecticut college student threatened to kill her after she tried to break off their relationship shortly before she disappeared in April. Arrest and search warrant affidavits were released Monday in the murder case against Jermaine Richards, 30, of Bridgeport.( 06/18/2013 5:31 PM )
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Italy top court faults Amanda Knox acquittal
ROME (AP) -- Italy's high court on Tuesday harshly faulted the appeals court that acquitted American student Amanda Knox of murdering her roommate, saying its ruling was full of "deficiencies, contradictions and illogical" conclusions. It ordered a new appeals court to consider all the evidence to determine whether Knox helped kill the young woman.( 06/18/2013 4:23 PM )