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The Federal Bailout Plan for Schools (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 02:29 PM CST U.S. News & World Report - Facing big deficits and the prospect of painful cuts, school officials have been asking for their own federal bailout, and now Uncle Sam could be responding. The proposed federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill includes an estimated $141 billion for education. "It's the 'education community's' dream come true," blogs Mike Petrilli, vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute in Washington. But that's not necessarily a good thing: Petrilli and other education pundits are skeptical that the bailout of schools will be good for actual education reform.

Harvard gets record 29,000 applicants for fall (AP) Posted: 21 Jan 2009 11:49 AM CST AP - A record 29,000 people have applied for a spot in next fall's freshman class at Harvard University.

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