2014年6月27日星期五

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Yahoo! News: Education News


U.S. states greet new fiscal year with more spending, school funding

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:44 PM PDT

Days before most U.S. states' new fiscal year begins, 40 states have passed budgets that boost spending and dedicate extra funding primarily for education, according to a brief released on Friday by the National Association of State Budget Officers. Typically, governors suggest budgets in January that legislatures use as starting points to negotiate. States have primarily increased education funds by changing school finance formulas, raising amounts for early education, and tying higher education funding to performance measures, it found.

Ga. schools resist arming teachers despite new law

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:56 AM PDT

FILE - In a Wednesday, April 23, 2014 file photo, protestors holds signs during a rally in Atlanta against a gun bill the governor is signing, expanding where people with licenses to carry can bring their guns in Georgia. Georgia school leaders are turning down the new option to arm teachers, arguing that it doesn't make kids any safer and creates more problems than state lawmakers intended to solve. The provision was part of a sweeping law expands where Georgians can legally carry guns. It takes effect July 1 and also includes bars and churches. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia school leaders are turning down a new option to arm teachers, arguing that it doesn't make kids any safer and creates more problems than state lawmakers intended to solve.


Naive UNLV Student Body Demands Hillary Clinton Work for Free

Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:51 AM PDT

Naive UNLV Student Body Demands Hillary Clinton Work for FreeSome students who probably need to obtain a better grasp on how the world works are outraged, just sickened, over the amount of money potential presidential candidate Hillary Clinton charges for a speaking appearance.  The president and chief press relations officer of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas student government appeared on a local conservative talk show to criticize Clinton for her "outrageous" speaking fee, requesting she return the money to the university. "We really appreciate anybody who would come to raise money for the university. "We would hope that Hillary Clinton commits to higher education ... and returns part or whole of the amount she receives for speaking." Clinton is scheduled to speak at a fundraiser for the UNLV Foundation, a group that raises money for the university, this fall.


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