Study: Most states link student learning to teacher reviews
A majority of states adopted performance-based teacher evaluations as part of the Obama administration’s Race to the Top initiative
Trump, O’Malley file for New Hampshire primary ballot
The date of the 2016 New Hampshire primary hasn’t been formally set, but is expected to be February 9
New doctors’ suicidal thoughts eased with online therapy
Suicidal thoughts were much less common in new doctors who had four half-hour online sessions prior to their first year of post-graduate training
Commander defends probe of Illinois cop’s death
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are defending the time it took to conclude that an Illinois police officer killed himself and was not killed by others. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filenko told reporters Wednesday that police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz elaborately staged a crime scene, scattering his pepper spray,…
As scientists worry about warming world, US public doesn’t
Fewer than one in four Americans who were surveyed said they were extremely worried or very worried about climate change
Trump’s latest book is on the shelves
Trump is using the book to make the case that he has the experience and business savvy to accomplish things that traditional politicians can’t
Ex-sheriff: Deputy used unapproved firearm in fatal shooting
TULSA, Okla. (AP) – A former Oklahoma sheriff says a reserve deputy fired an unapproved firearm that he wasn’t qualified to use when he fatally shot an unarmed man. The Tulsa World reports that former Tulsa County Sheriff Stanley Glanz acknowledged to the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies that Robert Bates was carrying…
Twitter ditches stars, adds hearts for likes
NEW YORK (AP) – You’ll no longer see stars on Twitter: The messaging service has removed the star icon found under every tweet and replaced it with a heart. Twitter Inc. said Tuesday it made the change because the star can be confusing to new users and the heart is more universally known around the…
