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• NYC to address PCB-contaminated caulk in schools (AP)
• 'Love Story' author Erich Segal dies aged 72 (AP)
• New Oriental profit falls with expansion (AP)
• Tax credits for college grow, cover more students (AP)
• Virginia educators consider options to cut budgets (AP)
• Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education (AP)
• Obama seeks $1.35 billion for school reform in next budget (Reuters)

NYC to address PCB-contaminated caulk in schools (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST AP - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York City announced a pilot program Tuesday to address the problem of potentially hazardous PCBs in construction materials in some city schools.

'Love Story' author Erich Segal dies aged 72 (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 02:24 PM PST AP - Erich Segal, the Ivy League professor who attained mainstream fame and made millions sob as writer of the novel and movie "Love Story," has died of a heart attack, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 72.

New Oriental profit falls with expansion (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 01:53 PM PST AP - Shares of New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. jumped more than 10 percent Tuesday after the Chinese education and test preparation company announced plans to expand this year.

Tax credits for college grow, cover more students (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 11:43 AM PST AP - College students or their parents have a new opportunity to get a tax credit for college expenses.

Virginia educators consider options to cut budgets (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:31 AM PST AP - Virginia's public school superintendents are considering increasing class sizes, slashing teacher positions and cutting programs to deal with expected budget cuts, a group representing the school leaders said Tuesday.

Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 09:09 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he'll ask Congress for $1.35 billion to extend an education grant program for states, saying that getting schools right "will shape our future as a nation."

Obama seeks $1.35 billion for school reform in next budget (Reuters) Posted: 19 Jan 2010 08:33 AM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced he intends to seek $1.35 billion to extend a nationwide public-school reform program as part of his fiscal 2011 budget proposal.

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