NEWS: Big Stories Of The Day

Wicked Wednesday? I sure hope not.

Teen accused in threat on western Colorado school AP
Prosecutors say an 18-year-old man was plotting a "profoundly disturbing" attack on his western Colorado high school with weapons and explosives....

Cancer vaccine programme in disarray after death Times of London
The national vaccination programme to protect against cervical cancer was today in disarray after a 14-year-old girl died shortly after receiving the Cervarix jab.

D.C. Dumps Contractor Hired to Build Schools Database Washington Post
The District has fired the contractor hired to build a $12 million data repository for critical information about D.C. schools, citing missed deadlines, software defects and failure to make available the personnel it promised, officials said Monday.

MD Reports State Tests Caused Eleven Students Not to Graduate EdWeek
Maryland education officials say only 11 students did not graduate this year because they failed to pass state tests.

At School in Queens, Success Draws Crowd New York Times
Francis Lewis High is one of a number of New York City public schools teeming with students despite the system’s overall drop in enrollment.

Career Changers Find Way Around The Classroom NPR
Until a year ago, Beverly Harvey was more familiar with balance sheets than attendance sheets. Harvey had spent 25 years in the banking industry before switching careers and becoming an elementary-school teacher.

L.A. schools construction chief resigns LA Times
Guy Mehula, the highly regarded head of the Los Angeles Unified School District's massive school construction program, has resigned after an apparent power struggle with district leadership.