Yahoo! News: Education News

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• 18 states, DC are education reform grant finalists (AP)
• Government taps 19 states for education grant finals (Reuters)
• Consumer confidence retreats further in July (AP)
• Fewer parents to cut back-to-school budget (Reuters)

18 states, DC are education reform grant finalists (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 02:19 PM PDT AP - Eighteen states and the District of Columbia were named finalists Tuesday in the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition, giving them a chance to receive a share of $3.4 billion.

Government taps 19 states for education grant finals (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:26 PM PDT Reuters - The Department of Education has selected 19 states to vie for $3.4 billion in grants aimed at improving their schools, Secretary Arne Duncan said in a speech on Tuesday.

Consumer confidence retreats further in July (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:14 AM PDT AP - Americans' confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a job market that has proven stubbornly stagnant. The report raised concerns about the overall economy and the back-to-school season.

Fewer parents to cut back-to-school budget (Reuters) Posted: 27 Jul 2010 04:26 AM PDT Reuters - Fewer parents plan to cut their back-to-school budgets, but they will count on smartphones and social networking to find the best bargains during the second biggest shopping season of the year, according to a Deloitte survey released on Tuesday.

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