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Obama opens education debate with McCain (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:53 AM CDT AP - Democrat Barack Obama reached for middle ground on education this week, opening a debate with John McCain over who would do more to put good teachers in classrooms and help parents find alternatives to bad schools.

Obama and McCain on schools (AP) Posted: 10 Sep 2008 02:34 AM CDT AP - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama spoke about education at their party conventions:

New York AG: 8 student lenders adopt new code (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 06:33 PM CDT AP - Eight student loan companies agreed to adopt a code of conduct that bans deceptive marketing practices — such as offering prizes to students who sign up for loans — following an investigation by the state of New York, the state attorney general said Tuesday.

Lenders agree to new student loan conduct: NYAG (Reuters) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:53 PM CDT Reuters - Several U.S. student lending companies have agreed to changes in the direct marketing of loans, including a ban on some contests, mailing and advertising practices, officials said on Tuesday.

After complaints, McCain moves rally from school (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 01:37 PM CDT AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Tuesday moved a campaign rally from a Fairfax County high school following complaints that the school was hosting a partisan political event during classroom hours.

Obama Says He'll Double Funds for `Responsible' Charter Schools (Bloomberg) Posted: 09 Sep 2008 02:00 AM CDT Bloomberg - Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said he would double the funding for ``responsible'' charter schools to improve U.S. education.

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