3 nominated for higher education post (Boston Globe)
Three current and former top aides to Governor Mitt Romney were initially approved as nominees yesterday by an education panel to replace Stephen Tocco on the state Board of Higher Education. Seven members from the 12-member Public Education Nominating Council unanimously sent the governor the three nominees — former education adviser Peter Nessen, former consumer affairs chief Beth Lindstrom,

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Scientists say video games can reshape education (Provo Daily Herald)
Video games, hated by parents and teachers as the enemy of learning, may be good for kids after all. The speed, color and action of the small screen can be harnessed for education, given enough investment in research. And that’s not the conclusion of some band of slackers.

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State education chief ready to step into receiver role in CU district.
By ALEX ROSEarose@delcotimes.comCHESTER — While Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Gerald L. Zahorchak has little direct authority under a preliminary injunction handed down Monday to make him receiver of the Chester Upland School District, he nonetheless vowed Tuesday during a press conference at Chester High School to improve safety, academic achievement and financial stability there.

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