2011年10月30日星期日

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Yahoo! News: Education News

Waivers spell likely end for tutoring program (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 11:49 AM PDT

In this Oct. 18, 2011 photo, Matthew Mohs and Sherry Carlstrom, director and assistant director, respectively, who oversee federal Title 1 spending in St. Paul public schools, pose with flyers outlining free tutoring programs in the district, in St. Paul, Minn. Mohs has been critical of the effectiveness of the tutors. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)AP - Dozens of states intend to apply for waivers that would free their schools from a federal requirement that they set aside hundreds of millions of dollars a year for after-school tutoring, a program many researchers say has been ineffective.

Coloradans face nation's only statewide tax vote (AP)

Posted: 30 Oct 2011 10:22 AM PDT

In this Oct. 28, 2011 photo, students at Carmody Middle School head for waiting buses after school in Lakewood, Colo. The only statewide tax vote on the ballot in the November 2011 election asks Colorado voters whether they would pay more taxes to generate $3 billion for education and improvements in the classroom. The proposal has stirred fierce opposition because of the stagnant economy and will determine the willingness of voters to endorse tax hikes at a time when the issue has dominated the national political debate. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - The nation's only statewide tax vote on the November ballot asks Colorado voters whether they want to temporarily raise taxes to generate $3 billion for classrooms and colleges — a proposal that has stirred fierce opposition because of the stagnant economy.

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