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Education board urged to delay vote on new standards

State Republicans urged state education leaders yesterday to delay a vote on a proposal to replace the state’s highly regarded academic standards with national guidelines, arguing that the public has not had enough time to weigh in. Education - State school - Academia - Republican Party (United States) - Education Reform

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Education activists file lawsuit against California

A coalition of education activists filed a lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. state of California and state Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for allegedly failing to adequately fund the public school system.

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DepEd urges new admin to raise education budget

MANILA, Philippines - A Department of Education (DepEd) official says that even with gains achieved in the public elementary school system, the incoming government will continue to face the challenge of an ever-expanding student population, increasing by an estimated 1 million every year.

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Education victories tallied

Until now, South Carolina has lacked a comprehensive resource that detailed the state’s best K-12 education initiatives. The Riley Institute at Furman University has researched and compiled this information for the last 2 12 years, and WhatWorksSC is available to the public as part of t…

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The White House is not making the grade on education reform

As one of the chief architects of No Child Left Behind , Sandy Kress wishes that when it comes to education reform, President Barack Obama offered more hope and less change. The longtime Democrat wanted the administration to continue George W

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Administration Seeks Converts to Education Plan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Facing intense resistance from teachers’ unions, the Obama administration has begun trying to persuade union leaders, teachers and the public that its proposals for overhauling federal education policies are good for teachers and for public schools.

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Administration is seeking converts to education plan (San Jose Mercury News)

Facing intense resistance from teachers’ unions, the Obama administration has begun trying to persuade union leaders, teachers and the public that its proposals for overhauling federal education policies are good for teachers and for public schools.

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Bill Gives NM Education Secretary More Flexibility (KFOX 14 El Paso)

SANTA FE, N.M. — Legislators have sent to Gov. Bill Richardson a proposal that would give the public education secretary more flexibility to deal with limited funding by adjusting class sizes, teacher loads and the length of the school day.

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Holy Cross education comments sought (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

WORCESTER - Members of the public are invited to submit written comments about the quality of education at the College of the Holy Cross, as part of an accreditation process that takes place every 10 years.

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Family education course planned on mental illness (Whittier Daily News)

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Whittier will sponsor a NAMI Family-to- Family education course specifically for families of persons

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