Things that make you go hmmm. Anheuser-Busch will pay the University of Iowa $185,000 over four years to include its logo alongside the university’s logo on merchandise and advertisements. The money, university officials say, will go toward anti-binge-drinking programs. (Des Moines Register)
Black Friday, school-style. This news report describes a frenzied crowd of parents, who camped outside of a Vietnam primary school in order to be the first to grab a paper admissions application. (Fox News)
Mom, what are you doing?! Parents at a Brooklyn school succumbed to the flash mob craze, and even convinced a few administrators into surprising the kids. (h/t Gotham Schools) (Park Slope Stoop)
Tenure reform. New Jersey lawmakers unanimously approved a bill that would make teacher tenure harder to get and easier to lose. (Associated Press)
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