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• Education Dep't: Massachusetts did not break rules (AP)
• Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars (AP)
• Schools improve certification for school lunches (AP)
• Clinton offers U.S. aid to help boost Muslim ties (Reuters)
• Children direct certified for school lunches (AP)

Education Dep't: Massachusetts did not break rules (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:56 PM PST AP - The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly.

Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 03:01 PM PST AP - Using stimulus dollars as bait, President Barack Obama is coaxing states to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they compete for $5 billion in school reform grants, the most money a president has ever had for overhauling schools. And it may end up going to only a few states.

Schools improve certification for school lunches (AP) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 05:38 AM PST AP - Schools are doing a better job of identifying students who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunches, but some states are much better than others, the Agriculture Department says in a report to Congress.

Clinton offers U.S. aid to help boost Muslim ties (Reuters) Posted: 03 Nov 2009 06:35 AM PST Reuters - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered aid on Tuesday to boost ties with the Muslim world and urged Israel, the Palestinians and Arab countries to move beyond recrimination in the search for peace.

Children direct certified for school lunches (AP) Posted: 02 Nov 2009 09:02 PM PST AP - The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school districts use federal programs in addition to food stamps to enroll students for free or reduced- price lunches.

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