States adopt new school accountability measures under federal law
States outline fresh indicators for school quality under the Every Student Succeeds Act. Chronic absenteeism, college readiness, English learners, and students with disabilities are tracked alongside traditional metrics like graduation rates and academic growth to assess schools. Betsy DeVos will review plans as states push flexibility and, some say, school choice.
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Gorsuch Poses First Questions From Supreme Court Bench
Justice Neil Gorsuch asks his initial questions from the Supreme Court bench signaling his early participation in high court sessions. Observers note his methodical inquiry style and engagement with oral arguments.
Gorsuch Asks Questions in First Supreme Court Hearing
Justice Neil Gorsuch opened with four rapid questions in his first bench appearance since his April 10 swearing in. The Court, now with nine justices, heard a federal employment discrimination case following the long vacancy after Justice Scalia's death.
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Government forces push in central Hama under airstrikes
Syria state media and activists say government troops and allied militiamen advanced toward the rebel town of Tibet al-Imam in Hama province amid heavy airstrikes. The move follows the capture of Soran, as forces aim to secure areas north of Hama city, Syria’s fourth largest.
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Filmmaker Laura Poitras Chronicales Airport Detentions Saga
Award winning documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras reveals a decade long pattern of unexplained airport detentions and searches, tied to a 2004 Baghdad filming incident. Government documents released after a 2015 FOIA suit show officials suspected her of involvement in an ambush that killed a U S soldier, though no charges followed.
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