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Paper-and-pencil computations should no longer be the focus of math class, Shawn McCreight argues.

Parents are furious after learning that a petition they signed to enact reforms was, in reality, to convert their childrens' elementary school into a charter campus.

No rescue is in sight for the troubled Chester Upland district, despite a court-ordered meeting this month with the state.

Educators have a responsibility to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender students who live in fear of being bullied at school, writes Peter DeWitt.

If you are a Social Security disability beneficiary and want to make more money through work, the Ticket to Work program can provide the support you need to transition to greater financial independence. You'll learn about Social Security rules that may apply to you including work progress reviews, trial work periods, extended periods of eligibility, earned income exclusions and expedited reinstatements. This free webinar will be held on February 29, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Register online or call 1-866-968-7842 or 1-866-833-2967 (TTY/TDD).

Watch videos on various tax topics on the Internal Revenue Services' (IRS) YouTube channel. Videos aer in ASL with open captions and voice over for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and hearing viewers. Topics include tax tips, health insurance, disaster recovery and small business.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Advanced Dialysis Centers (ADC) have reached a settlement agreement that provides individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing with equal access to services at the dialysis center. Equal access is required under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. This settlement came from a complaint filed by a family member about a deaf patient at ADC not being provided a sign language interpreter.

Nearly four months before his surprise resignation, former Kansas City Superintendent John Covington rewrote his top administrators' contracts to sweeten their severance pay if any were to leave the district.