2008年9月27日星期六

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Yahoo! News: Education News

2 weeks after Ike, kids are still not in school (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 03:37 PM CDT

Tables are lined up outside Alamo Elementary School in Galveston, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008 as cleanup continues in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. More than half a million children, have missed about two weeks of school since the Sept. 13 when the storm brought life to a standstill in the nation's fourth largest city and a large swath of southeast Texas. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - Since Hurricane Ike knocked out power at their elementary school two weeks ago, Jakin and Jared Cordova have been playing a lot of video games.

Detroit schools could lose millions in aid (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Eighth grade science class students from left: Dominique Greenway, Lonzell Temple, Marcon Green, Terry Wallace, Lamarra Shaw, and Kevin Jones-Floyd observe Praying Mantis at Dixon Elementary School in Detroit, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2008. Detroit and other public school district across the state were counting students attending class on Wednesday as part of fall count day. Yearly per-pupil funding from the state is mostly based on those figures. Detroit gets $7,660 per pupil, state education department spokeswoman Jan Ellis said. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)AP - Detroit's troubled school system, already running a $400 million deficit, is facing a loss of at least $40 million in state aid and the possible appointment of an outsider to manage its finances.

House OKs tax relief; sets up battle with Senate (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 11:08 AM CDT

AP - The year's most important tax package was in trouble Friday as the House passed a key part of it that the White House threatened to veto and the Senate said was a dead end.

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