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WA Senate OKs education reform measure (KREM.com Spokane)

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Senate has approved an education reform measure meant to bolster the state’s application for federal dollars through the Race to the Top competition. On a 41-5 vote Thursday, the Senate passed a bill that looks to make low-performing schools more accountable, and which creates a new teacher and principal evaluation system

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WA Senate OKs education reform measure (KREM.com Spokane)

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State budget proposal from Gov. Bobby Jindal expected to call for health, education cuts (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

Gov. Bobby Jindal will present his 2010-11 budget request Friday, which is expected to call for cuts to health care, education and other areas of state government as his administration outlines plans for plugging a $1 billion shortfall. Ted Jackson/The…

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State budget proposal from Gov. Bobby Jindal expected to call for health, education cuts (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

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School Districts Should Encourage Citizen Involvement In Education Policy Making (redOrbit)

MU professor finds correlation between increased voter turnout and higher test scoresPresident Obama’s “Race to the Top” grant program, which encourages school districts to compete for $4.35 billion, has made a strong push for education reform.

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School Districts Should Encourage Citizen Involvement In Education Policy Making (redOrbit)

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Abstinence-only study shouldn’t sidetrack broader sex education (Seattle Times)

The most effective sex education includes abstinence and helps teens develop ways to resist peer pressure to have sex. But it also provides young people with the knowledge to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases and prevent unwanted pregnancies.

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Abstinence-only study shouldn’t sidetrack broader sex education (Seattle Times)

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Washington state should not appeal court’s ruling to pay for education (Seattle Times)

Washington state is on notice, by a court ruling, that it is failing Washington’s students and taxpayers but not fully funding education, write guest columnists who were part of the group that sued the state to make the point.

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Washington state should not appeal court’s ruling to pay for education (Seattle Times)