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Obama camp debuts new ad about
The Obama campaign debuted a new ad Friday focusing on higher - Barack Obama's - and his efforts to make college more affordable. The 30-second spot depicts sunny images of Obama growing up -- as a toddler with his mother, as a boy, and later as ...
www.politico.com
Hold politicians accountable for
The FCAT writing fiasco is not a failure ? it?s an opportunity to slow down and get things right. But you do have to wonder, after a decade of increasing standards and accountability, is the point to strengthen public schools or to ...
www.miamiherald.com
The Unsustainable Higher Bubble; It?s Showing Signs Of Stress, Has The Deflation Started?
It?s been widely reported now that the U.S. has a serious and unsustainable ?higher bubble,? not unlike the unsustainable housing bubble in the U.S. that eventually crashed and resulted in a housing meltdown, mortgage tsunami, a ...
www.dailymarkets.com
: give teachers the respect that their skill and devotion merit
I welcome the listing of "the flashpoints" in Daniel Boffey's excellent article ("'Give us a little more respect,' demand stressed-out teachers", News), but I have also dealt with an increasing avalanche of cases over the past year, in which teachers have ...
www.guardian.co.uk
Higher and its myths
An enormous amount of human capital has been wasted in Quebec in recent months over proposed tuition increases. Students have expressed moral outrage, accusing the government of withdrawing a ?social good.? Underneath the cover of social demographic ...
www.montrealgazette.com
Invest in for a better future
The abundance of a natural resource in any country does not often guarantee that such a blessing will have the desired impact on a country?s development. Take the level of in the oil-rich GCC countries, for example. In a comparison of ...
www.gulfnews.com
funding in limbo as session winds down
TOPEKA | As the Kansas Legislature slowly moves through what could be its final day, the fate of funding is still in doubt. The Senate and the House disagree with how much money to put into schools. The Senate wants $77 million.
www.kansas.com
Up and Coming? Who's Doing the Real Work in ?
So--Sara Mead is again highlighting 17 "up and coming" edu-preneurs who will "lead the transformation of in this country in the coming generation," in her Policy Notebook blog. Mead says she: ...built this list by asking for recommendations from ...
www.blogs.edweek.org
Florida's Woes Should Be Wake-Up Call to Nation
This story comes from the Yahoo! Contributor Network, where individuals publish their unique perspectives on some of the world?s most popular websites. Instead of voting to lower standards, Florida should be trying to figure out how to boost student ...
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Special will be focus of Cal State SB summit
The challenges and opportunites in special will be the focus of an summit hosted by Rep. Joe Baca, D-San Bernardino, on Thursday. Parents, educators, public officials, business leaders and community members are invited to ...
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