Today in Black History: Educator Barbara Sizemore, the first Black woman to lead a major public school system (Washington, DC), was born in 1927.
The New York Times
Judge Rules Against N.S.A. Bulk Collection of Phone Data
Editorial: A Powerful Rebuke of Mass Surveillance
Score One for the Legal Thorn in Government’s Side
Budget Deal Heads for Senate Approval as More Republicans Give Support
G.O.P. Firebrands Tone Down Their Message and Run Again
Boycott by Academic Group Is a Symbolic Sting to Israel
Bloomberg Focuses on His Legacy in Farewell Tour Across the City
Facing Suit, New York City Agrees to Remove Mold in Public Housing More Quickly
The Christian Science Monitor
FDA: Antibacterial scrubs might be worse than plain soap (+video)
Teen gunman at Arapahoe High School bought ammo on day of attack (+video)
Tea party and political buttons: Supreme Court declines Minnesota case
Snowden: To be heard on NSA spying, I need asylum
The Star Ledger
Ramapough chief, Ramapo professors to discuss stereotypes in 'Out of the Furnace'
New N.J. bill would forgive $200k in medical school debt
Trenton schools may face funding difficulties next year as charters open
Lawmaker wants Congress to investigate GWB lane closures
Group of N.J. special-needs schools pledges more accountability for use of taxpayer dollars
The Detroit Free Press
Michigan to coordinate donations to support reading
More Michigan kids qualify for food aid, report says
U-M survey: 47% of Michigan local government leaders support right-to-work law
Detroit bankruptcy judge allows appeal of eligibility, pension rulings
Philly.com
Two years later, no answers for widow in N. Philly slaying
Judge in Phila.-linked case: NSA phone sweep likely illegal
Bill to sells ads in Philly school paused
Bill would bar employers from checking applicant's criminal history
At this SRC meeting, the students were in charge
The Chicago Tribune
Nonprofits see earlier need for winter clothes
Emanuel seeks to highlight drop in violent crime
In Cook County, same-sex couples who are terminally ill can wed early, federal judge says
Judge to rule next year on Burge class action
The Washington Post
Poll: Obama suffers most in year of turmoil
Obama’s approval ratings plummet
Pepper spray and locked weaponry cabinets?
GOP feels heat from Common Core opponents
School’s Medicaid billing at center of probe
Immigrant students in Va. seeking in-state college tuition
Herring widens lead in Virginia attorney general recount
Pr. George’s Exec. Baker to sign minimum wage bill
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
College presidents doubt President Obama's higher education rating system will work: Higher Education Roundup
Ronald Adrine re-elected to Cleveland Municipal Court Presiding Judge
Cleveland dad shot picking up children from school released from hospital
The Los Angeles Times
Death rate unusually high for young veterans
2 sheriff's officials accused of recording FBI agent
Parole board to set minimums for life-term prisoners
Gov. Jerry Brown opposes government-imposed standards for schools
The Atlanta Journal Constitution
Two more teachers plead guilty in APS scandal
Two teens shot in four days on the same DeKalb street
USA Today
Father of Colo. shooter questions son's discipline by teacher
School shooting suspect yelled 'I'm not perfect'
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