2011年8月19日星期五

Yahoo! News: Education News

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Education News


Education secretary pressed to explain Texas snub (The Lookout)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 08:15 AM PDT

The Lookout - Education Secretary Arne Duncan is standing by his comment that he said he feels "very, very badly" for Texas schoolchildren. Time's Andrew Rotherham, an education reformer who used to work in the Clinton administration, pressed Duncan on why he would criticize Texas' education record. The state is in the middle of the pack on a [...]

Higher prices: the big trend for back-to-school (AP)

Posted: 19 Aug 2011 07:27 AM PDT

In this product photo provided by Lands' End, a pair of pink, pencil cord pants is displayed. Lands End, facing soaring cost increases, redesigned its basic corduroy pants for girls to create a trendier look to justify a $7 price increase to $34.50. (AP Photo/Lands' End)AP - Stores are trying everything they can think of to disguise the fact that you're going to pay more for clothes this fall.


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