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• Arne Duncan, Al Sharpton, and Newt Gingrich Join Forces (U.S. News & World Report)
• Are charters schools a price of entry to reform? (AP)
• 'School of Rock' set to open in Oklahoma (AP)

Arne Duncan, Al Sharpton, and Newt Gingrich Join Forces (U.S. News & World Report) Posted: 17 Aug 2009 02:03 PM PDT U.S. News & World Report - In an effort to push cities to fix failing schools and highlight the Obama administration's programs to reform public education, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and civil rights leader Al Sharpton will join Education Secretary Arne Duncan on a tour of cities later this year.

Are charters schools a price of entry to reform? (AP) Posted: 17 Aug 2009 10:38 AM PDT AP - Eleven states have said no to charter schools, one of the education reforms President Barack Obama backs. They may soon be paying a penalty for that choice.

'School of Rock' set to open in Oklahoma (AP) Posted: 17 Aug 2009 08:51 AM PDT AP - For five years, Chris Schaefer worked as a disc jockey and he'd studied nightlife enough to know he wanted a career in the music industry.

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