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1. Francis Howell also considering cutting summer school
2. Missouri education commissioner calls for changes to No Child Left Behind
3. St. Louis Public talks to parents about closing Gallaudet School
4. Summer school cut in St. Charles and Troy, Mo.; more districts may do the same
5. Lindbergh School District lays off 20 teachers
6. State releases list of “lowest achieving” schools in Missouri; 37 of 52 in St. Louis area
7. Clayton schools pick new superintendent
8. St. Charles High School preps for Obama visit; a few dozen students get tickets to invite-only event
9. Opposition in Missouri to Race to the Top
10. U.S. Department of Education says charter schools “not determining factor” in Race To Top competition

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