2009年1月30日星期五

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News

Education chief: Schools crucial to recovery (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 04:49 PM CST

In this Jan. 13, 2009, file photo Education Secretary nominee Arne Duncan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on his confirmation. In an interview with the Associated Press Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009, Duncan said, 'If we want to stimulate the economy, we need a better-educated workforce,' and said that the economy won't improve without the billions of dollars for schools in President Barack Obama's recovery plan. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File)AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the economy won't improve without the billions of dollars for schools in President Barack Obama's recovery plan.


Obama, first lady visit daughter's school (AP)

Posted: 29 Jan 2009 11:18 AM CST

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk after arriving at Sidwell Friends School, where their seven-year-old daughter Sasha is enrolled, in Bethesda, Md., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - A day after President Barack Obama publicly teased local school officials for canceling classes because of wintry weather, he and his wife visited their younger daughter's school on Thursday.


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