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• Iowa woman convicted in Obama records viewing case (AP)
• Obama planning second back-to-school speech (AP)
• Poll: Local schools up, Obama education plans down (AP)
• Jilted states cry foul on Race to the Top funds (The Upshot)
• iTunes Texas education channel launched (AP)
• Which cities are most willing to tackle education reform? (The Christian Science Monitor)

Iowa woman convicted in Obama records viewing case (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2010 02:22 PM PDT AP - A federal jury has convicted an Iowa woman of illegally accessing President Barack Obama's student loan records.

Obama planning second back-to-school speech (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2010 01:58 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama is planning his second back-to-school speech to the nation's students.

Poll: Local schools up, Obama education plans down (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2010 10:13 AM PDT AP - A new Gallup Poll has found fewer Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing in support of public education, but they continue to have a highly favorable opinion of their local schools.

Jilted states cry foul on Race to the Top funds (The Upshot) Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:29 AM PDT The Upshot - Nine states and Washington, D.C., will split a pot of $3.4 billion in federal education money after winning the second round of the Race to the Top competition Tuesday. In order to help qualify for the funds, dozens of states adopted  standards in line with the Obama administration's priorities: lifting caps on charter schools, pushing [...]

iTunes Texas education channel launched (AP) Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:19 AM PDT AP - Texas students can now download podcasts, videos and other multimedia lessons directly from iTunes through a new online program aimed at providing free, supplementary coursework that can be accessed anywhere, state officials announced Tuesday.

Which cities are most willing to tackle education reform? (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 24 Aug 2010 12:08 PM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Education entrepreneurs â€" the sort of people who want to open a new charter school, or have an innovative way to get talented new teachers into schools â€" would do well to head to New Orleans. Or Washington or New York.

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