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Part of Wash Post unit reviewed by DoE: filing (Reuters)
Duncan won't cancel Montgomery school visit (AP)
Kansas City wants to close half its public schools (AP)
Recent bias incidents at UC campuses (AP)
Bias incidents roil University of California (AP)

Part of Wash Post unit reviewed by DoE: filing (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:09 PM PST

Reuters - Washington Post Co said in a regulatory filing last week that the Department of Education in September began a "program review" of part of its education unit.

Duncan won't cancel Montgomery school visit (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 03:48 PM PST

AP - U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will meet with students as planned at Montgomery's Robert E. Lee High School, despite a state legislator's call to cancel the appearance.

Kansas City wants to close half its public schools (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 12:54 PM PST

AP - Kansas City was held up as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by making them better than the suburban districts where many kids were moving. The result was one school with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and another with recording studios.

Recent bias incidents at UC campuses (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 10:37 AM PST

AP - Recent bias incidents at University of California campuses:

Bias incidents roil University of California (AP)

Posted: 07 Mar 2010 10:36 AM PST

AP - Swastikas, nooses, a KKK hood, graffiti, epithets and jeers.