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Special education takes toll on school budgets

Thirty-five years ago, the federal government mandated that public school districts provide free, equal education for disabled children.

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Arizona struggles in its 2nd bid for education grant

The state’s largest teachers’ union and many Arizona school districts aren’t racing into the second round of Race to the Top, the federal education-reform effort worth $3.4 billion to states and their flagging school budgets.

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State struggles in its 2nd bid for education grant

The state’s largest teachers’ union and many Arizona school districts aren’t racing into the second round of Race to the Top, the federal education-reform effort worth $3.4 billion to states and their flagging school budgets.

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VET to star in govt’s education show

Vocational education and training has finally become the focus of the federal government’s education revolution.

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Can Education Dept. Handle Student Loans Solo? (NPR)

Starting July 1, banks and private lenders will be out of the federal student loan picture and students will get their loans directly from the Department of Education. The direct-lending program already accounts for almost half of all federal student loans, but that number will more than double in the next three months.

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Colorado officials make pitch in D.C. for education grant (Denver Post)

Colorado’s bid for a chunk of the $4.4 billion Race to the Top education grant came down to the final push Tuesday, as representatives from 16 finalist states made their last pitches here before the federal grants are awarded early next month.

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Should illegal immigrants get education benefits in Texas? (KETK 56 Tyler)

A new report out by the Dallas Morning News says, more than 12,000 illegal immigrants are benefitting from in-state tuition and financial aid at Texas colleges and universities this fall semester. In recent years, more than $34 million has gone to help fund the education of those illegal immigrants, or their children.

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Education officials travel to D.C. for federal funding (News 14 Carolina)

Gov. Bev Perdue and state education leaders are headed to Washington D.C. Tuesday to seek more federal grants for North Carolina schools.

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General election 2010: education, employment and economy key poll issues (Daily Telegraph)

The three Es - education, employment and the economy - will determine how new voters will chose their party at the general election, according to a new poll.

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Districts redirect federal aid earmarked for special education (Daily Record)

It was an historic influx of money from the federal government for special education.

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