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• U. of California cuts protested at campus rallies (AP)
• Suit: Meatpacker used `downer' cows for 4 years (AP)
• No Child Left Behind Law Seen as ‘Toxic,’ Duncan Says (Bloomberg)
• Ed Sec'y Duncan going to Oct. 2 Olympics meeting (AP)
• White House looks to improve No Child Left Behind (AP)
• No Child Left Behind Law Viewed as ‘Toxic Brand,’ Duncan Says (Bloomberg)

U. of California cuts protested at campus rallies (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 04:43 PM PDT AP - University of California students, professors and other employees rallied Thursday to protest deep budget cuts that have led to layoffs, furloughs, enrollment cuts, course reductions and higher fees.

Suit: Meatpacker used `downer' cows for 4 years (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 03:00 PM PDT AP - A Southern California meatpacking plant that supplied beef to the nation's school lunch program slaughtered stumbling, potentially contaminated cows for four years before undercover video of animal abuse prompted a massive beef recall, federal court filings say.

No Child Left Behind Law Seen as ‘Toxic,’ Duncan Says (Bloomberg) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 10:06 AM PDT Bloomberg - Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- No Child Left Behind is seen by many parents as a “toxic brand” that isn’t helping children learn, said Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who plans changes to the Bush administration’s signature education effort.

Ed Sec'y Duncan going to Oct. 2 Olympics meeting (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 09:10 AM PDT AP - Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago's Olympic bid.

White House looks to improve No Child Left Behind (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2009 12:15 AM PDT AP - The Obama administration is committed to the school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush but also wants to make changes, says Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

No Child Left Behind Law Viewed as ‘Toxic Brand,’ Duncan Says (Bloomberg) Posted: 23 Sep 2009 09:01 PM PDT Bloomberg - Sept. 24 (Bloomberg) -- No Child Left Behind is seen by many parents as a “toxic brand” that isn’t helping children learn, said Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who plans changes to the Bush administration’s signature education effort.

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