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Education is ‘civil-rights issue of our generation,’ Cabinet official tells NAACP

Calling education “the civil-rights issue of our generation,” U.S.

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U.S. education secretary calls on NAACP to focus on schools

Calling education “the civil rights issue of our generation,” U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today issued a national challenge for whole communities to get involved in improving public education. “The only way to achieve equality in society is to achieve it in the classroom,” Duncan told NAACP delegates meeting in Kansas City.

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PNC to unveil ‘substantial’ education plan (Dayton Daily News)

DAYTON — PNC Bank, new to the Dayton area with its purchase of National City Bank, will announce a “substantial” early childhood education initiative for the area Wednesday, March 17, the bank announced.PNC declined to release details or dollar amounts Monday, March 15, but said the initiative is part of its 10 year, $100 million Grow Up Great program to improve early childhood education in the …

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Civil Rights in Education (New York Times)

Districts that have neglected disadvantaged students will have to do better if Education Secretary Arne Duncan energizes his department’s Office of Civil Rights.

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Boydville proposed for vocational education site (The Herald-Mail)

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MLK Breakfast: Christie says education is opportunity (Daily Record)

MORRISTOWN — Had Martin Luther King Jr. lived to see his 81st birthday, New Jersey’s new governor said the civil rights pioneer likely would have championed education as a primary means to give hope and opportunity to disadvantaged people.

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Education chief Duncan calls for more teachers (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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Kennedy Center enlists art groups for education (AP via Yahoo! News)

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Education secretary stresses need for strong new teachers (USA Today)

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appealed Friday for a new generation of extraordinary teachers, calling education the civil rights cause of our time.

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US education chief appeals for great new teachers (AP via Yahoo! News)

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appealed Friday for a new generation of extraordinary teachers, calling education the civil rights cause of our time.

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