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• Gambia's ruler names new justice minister after coup bid
• Vermont State Colleges to mediation with faculty union
• Arne Duncan to GOP Congress: Testing is still essential

Gambia's ruler names new justice minister after coup bid Posted: 13 Jan 2015 04:23 PM PST Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday appointed Mama Fatima Singhateh as attorney general and minister of justice, the latest change in the top ranks of the government after an attempted coup. Singhateh's nomination comes after higher education minister Aboubacar Senghore was named to the job last week as part of a second broad reshuffle of the government in less than a fortnight. Gambia's capital, Banjul, has been on lockdown since the leader of 20 years returned and vowed to hunt down those behind the attempt, blaming a foreign-backed "terrorist group". The US has charged two men with conspiring to overthrow Gambia's government.

Vermont State Colleges to mediation with faculty union Posted: 13 Jan 2015 08:35 AM PST The administration of the Vermont State Colleges system is heading into mediation with the union that represents 262 full-time faculty members. Lisa Olson, president of the colleges' Faculty Federation ...

Arne Duncan to GOP Congress: Testing is still essential Posted: 12 Jan 2015 05:03 PM PST Any future revision of No Child Left Behind – which officially expired some eight years ago – should retain federally mandated annual tests, according to US Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

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