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• Minn. school may end policy blamed for bullying (AP)
• Actions before Columbine attack being investigated (AP)
• Obama calls for focus on vocational training (Reuters)
• Brown Administration Divided Over California Higher Education Budget (ContributorNetwork)
• Court hears challenge to CA affirmative action ban (AP)
• Obama promotes job training at community college (AP)

Minn. school may end policy blamed for bullying (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:33 PM PST AP - The board of Minnesota's largest school district prepared to vote Monday night on a replacement for a policy that requires teachers to stay neutral when sexual orientation comes up in class, a stance that has been blamed for fostering bullying.

Actions before Columbine attack being investigated (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 03:25 PM PST AP - Authorities were investigating a 14-year-old girl's actions before they say she attacked two students with a hammer at Columbine High School in the first assault with a weapon since the deadly shootings there in 1999.

Obama calls for focus on vocational training (Reuters) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:51 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama on Monday proposed substantial new spending on education with a $69.8 billion education budget heavily focused on boosting vocational training, both at the high-school and college level.

Brown Administration Divided Over California Higher Education Budget (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:34 PM PST ContributorNetwork - The Daily Californian reports California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is also a member of the UC Board of Regents as well as the California State University Board of Trustees, refers to Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed cuts to higher education as "disastrous." At issue are not only budget cuts but also changes to Cal Grant eligibility formulas. What are the details?

Court hears challenge to CA affirmative action ban (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:01 PM PST AP - Backers of affirmative action asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn California's 15-year-old ban on considering race in public college admissions, citing a steep drop in black, Latino and Native American students at the state's elite campuses.

Obama promotes job training at community college (AP) Posted: 13 Feb 2012 01:56 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama called on Congress Monday to create an $8 billion fund to train community college students for high-growth industries, giving a financial incentive to schools whose graduates are getting jobs.

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