Education
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Politics, people, and Pawlenty's priorities
Washington Monthly &bull Yesterday
The American higher education system shunts striving low- income students into a class of schools invisible to the elite. The only thing these schools do well is drive their students to quit. POLITICS, PEOPLE, AND PAWLENTY'S PRIORITIES.... Following up on an item from yesterday, Minnesota, Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R), desperate to pander… Full Story »
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Deadline to help name new school at the mall is Sunday
WBIR &bull Yesterday
Time is running out if you'd like to help name the new Education Resource Center that is projected to open in mid-September in the Knoxville Center Mall. Established by and primarily funded through the Simon Youth Foundation, the Education Resource… Full Story »
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Legacy of Iraq war won't be winding down | The Japan Times Online
search.japantimes.co.jp via @portalnews_jp &bull YesterdayNEW YORK - The withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq in what is euphemistically called the end of the Iraq war portends anything but the end of the conflict. The consequences of the war will be felt for many years to come. Former President George W. Bush and his advisers are to blame for engaging in a war that has ravaged… Full Story »
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September is National Preparedness Month
www.publicsafetydegrees.com via @Olmedic &bull YesterdayNational Preparedness Month (NPM) was created to help people become aware of the potentials for emergencies and to help plan for the possibility of such events. Each September, the Ready Campaign and Citizens Corps., help to put focus onto the… Full Story »
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- Health Care
- Education
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Unemployment creates new role, and pain, for community colleges
McClatchy &bull Yesterday
WASHINGTON - On this Labor Day weekend, the unemployment rate is anchored near 10 percent, and experts of all stripes are trying to figure out how to create more jobs. There's consensus that community colleges help retrain workers for 21st… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Economy
- Education
- Unemployment
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SC: Green candidate for US Senate opens state headquarters, will focus on education, vows to protect Social Security
www.independentpoliticalreport.com via @CommonSenseGovm &bull YesterdayJillian Galloway on What do a retired Superior Court Judge, a well-known 70s comic-actor, and a rock musician running for California State Senate have in common? OH: Constitution Party candidate for US Senate indicted for unlawful sexual contact with a… Full Story »
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Golden Gate [X]press : BREAKING NEWS: Nancy Pelosi praises SF State, student veterans
xpress.sfsu.edu via @NewsForVets &bull YesterdaySpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) praised the post-9/11 GI Bill and SF State's role in serving veterans at the University's Seven Hills Conference Center this morning. It's great to be here at SF State and under your… Full Story »
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Sarah Palin and Jewel
The New Republic &bull Yesterday
The terms of the education debate seem calculated to make liberal knees jerk. On one side: civil rights groups, traditional government programs, and teachers. Actually, there are plenty." Full Story »
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How Not To Spin Your Non-Plan
The New Republic All Blogs &bull Yesterday
I can certainly tell you I'm not adverse to talking in the right time or forum about what we need to do relative to our entitlements," McMahon said in an interview. Clearly, we have to strengthen thatI just don't believe… Full Story »
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Criticize Obama? Sure. But Not For This.
The New Republic All Blogs &bull Yesterday
I've heard a lot of theories about why President Obama and the Democrats are in political trouble right now. And I find most of them plausible. President Obama's undoing may be his disingenuousness," Caddell says. After campaigning for post-partisanship, Obama,… Full Story »
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NBC News Criticized for University of Phoenix Participation in Education Event
TVNewser &bull Yesterday
In June, NBC News announced its "Education Nation" event, which NBC Universal CEO Jeff Zucker said would help "jump-start a national dialogue on education in America." NBC will host the summit at Rockefeller Plaza in New York in September, and… Full Story »
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N.J. is among coalition of states awarded Race to the Top funds to assess standardized tests
NJ.com Politics &bull Yesterday
TRENTON - The U.S. Department of Education today awarded a total of $330 million to two coalitions of states - both of which include New Jersey - to create a new generation of standardized tests that will assess national standards… Full Story »
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Topics:
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- Arne Duncan
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Jury deliberation begins in Schroeder fraud trial
Louisville Courier-Journal &bull Yesterday
After 16 days of testimony, the fraud case against an Illinois man charged with conspiring with former University of Louisville education dean Robert Felner to steal $2.3 million from U of L and two other entities, has gone to the… Full Story »
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Miami Herald's Reinhard to National Journal
FishbowlDC &bull Yesterday
Miami Herald political reporter Beth Reinhard is joining National Journal as Chief Political Correspondent. A Herald reporter since 1999, Reinhard is currently the paper's lead political writer, weekly columnist and contributor to the Herald 's "Naked Politics" blog. She previously… Full Story »
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After-School Special
The Weekly Standard &bull Yesterday
As we reported earlier, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is downplaying his urging of DOE employees (and not just the political appointees) to take part in last Saturday's Al Sharpton counter-rally in Washington, describing it as a "back-to-school" event. As… Full Story »
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Achievement gap will be a key issue in 2010 Minneapolis School Board election
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
The 2010 Minneapolis Board of Education elections will focus heavily on reducing the achievement gap in Minneapolis schools between low-income students and middle to upper class students. Minnesota is slated to receive $95 million in federal stimulus funds to help… Full Story »
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If You Build it, We Will Yell
Red Hampshire &bull YesterdayManchester, NH - Republican Congressional candidate Frank Guinta is going strong, 39 days into his "Frank's Fifty" spending cut program. Over the last week Guinta has targeted frivolous spending contained within the failed stimulus package. Today, Guinta called for a… Full Story »
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NEA - National Arts in Education Week
www.nea.org via @YANCBayArea &bull YesterdayOn July 26, 2010, the U. S. House of Representatives passed a resolution designating the second week of September as "Arts in Education Week" to promote and showcase the immense role arts education has in producing engaged, successful, and college-… Full Story »
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Obama's Overreach Has Even Made GOP Competitive on the West Coast
U.S. News & World Report &bull Yesterday
Pollster Scott Rasmussen's release last week of data showing registered voters trusted the Republicans to handle 10 key issues--the economy, ethics and government corruption, taxes, the war on terror and national security, Iraq, Afghanistan, immigration, healthcare, education, and Social Security--more than they trusted the Democrats was treated by many as an outlier. Earlier this week the venerable Gallup organization, in… Full Story »
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Homeland Security Career Options and Education
www.publicsafetydegrees.com via @Olmedic &bull YesterdayThe United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was created in 2002, as a result of the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It is governed by the Department of Homeland Security Act of 2002 (the "Act") and headed by the Secretary of Homeland Security. A Homeland Security Advisory System was designed to inform both public safety personnel and citizens of possible safety threats.… Full Story »
