2011年8月2日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Education News


Eliminate U.S. Department of Education, Then We'll Believe You're Serious (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:29 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | American citizens lost control of their government long ago, and are not likely to get it back merely by the results of a single election. That's not to say that voter anger in November was entirely wasted. The Tea Parties did a particularly effective job of raising spending issues that many majority Democrats tried to suppress.

First Person: How Education, Middle Class Can Benefit from Spending Cuts (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:20 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - As the 112th Congress begins its term in January, the country faces a bleak road ahead. All across America, state budgets are suffering record shortfalls. Texas is expected to have a deficit of $15 to $20 billion dollars, depending on what math you believe. The crater left by the Bush Administration claimed many casualties. Now that President Obama's bipartisan deficit commission has proposed the most anti-middle class austerity measures in generations, new parents like myself are anxiously following these depressing developments.

Major Anti-Bullying Legislation Working Through Congress, States and Schools (ContributorNetwork)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 05:19 PM PDT

ContributorNetwork - With so many high-profile gay suicides revolving around bullying, school districts and lawmakers are taking more concrete steps to deal with the problem.

Back-to-school shoppers want a D-E-A-L (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:52 PM PDT

Reuters - Less than two weeks into the back-to-school season, U.S. shoppers have a loud and clear message for retailers: "Make me an offer I can't refuse."

Catholic school principal fired for white supremacist views (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 09:29 AM PDT

Reuters - The Archdiocese of New York fired a Bronx Catholic school principal whose white supremacist beliefs were "found to be incompatible with the philosophy and practices" of the church, the archdiocese said on Tuesday.

School voucher bills flood GOP-led statehouses (AP)

Posted: 02 Aug 2011 03:45 AM PDT

AP - More states than ever before have considered school vouchers this year, driven by resurgent Republicans who see the lagging economy as an opportunity for a fresh push on one of their most contentious education policies.

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