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• RI school district that fired teachers wins $1.3M (AP)
• Judge rules NYC can release teacher ratings (AP)
• California's Brown proposes "painful" budget cuts (Reuters)
• Iran bans "tight jeans," tattoos at some universities (Reuters)

RI school district that fired teachers wins $1.3M (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2011 02:16 PM PST AP - A Rhode Island school district that fired all the teachers at an underperforming high school has been awarded $1.3 million to continue its reform process.

Judge rules NYC can release teacher ratings (AP) Posted: 10 Jan 2011 12:48 PM PST AP - A judge has ruled that New York City's Department of Education can release performance ratings for 12,000 teachers.

California's Brown proposes "painful" budget cuts (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2011 03:00 PM PST Reuters - California Governor Jerry Brown unveiled a budget on Monday that included "painful" cuts to state worker pay and social services and a plan to extend tax increases as the most populous U.S. state struggles to close a $25.4 billion deficit.

Iran bans "tight jeans," tattoos at some universities (Reuters) Posted: 10 Jan 2011 09:22 AM PST Reuters - Iran has enforced a stricter Islamic dress code at a number of universities including a ban on female students wearing long nails, bright clothes and tattoos, a local news agency reported on Monday.

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