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Weekly News Brief 8/19 - 8/26 Ohio AG Mike DeWine files to recover millions | Education Secretary Considers Using Federal Funds to Arm Schools

  Report: Chicago Public Schools 'failed to recognize' extent of systemwide sexual abuse problem – By Juan Perez Jr. and David Jackson, The Chicago Tribune Broad failures at all levels...

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Education Week of 8/13-8/17 in Review

  State budget provides $60 million school safety boost – By John Finnerty, The Daily Item The 2018-19 Pennsylvania state budget includes $60 million more in state funding for school saf...

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Education Week of 8/5-8/12 in Review

  President Trump signs bipartisan technical-education bill into law – By Laura Meckler, The Washington Post President Trump signed legislation Tuesday that renews a federal workforce ...

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Education Week of 7/30-8/4 in Review

  Trump Signs Bill to Revise Tech Education Grant Program – From Engineering News-Record President Trump has signed bipartisan legislation to revamp an important federal Department of Ed...

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Education Week of 7/22-7/29 in Review

It's never too early to start teaching digital citizenship skills – By Lauren Barack, Education Dive At  John C. Webb Elementary  in Navasota, Texas, 5th-grade students are in charge of the s...

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