Duncan praises push to help immigrant students (AP)
AP – Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday he’s encouraged that some states are allowing the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges.
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Duncan’s No Child Left Behind waivers may come with a catch: More reforms (The Lookout)
The Lookout – Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says the federal government’s role in education is “to be tight on goals but loose on the means for achieving those goals.” That’s why Duncan is planning to issue waivers to states that are set to face sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law, which labels schools as
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Duncan’s No Child Left Behind waivers may come with a catch: More reforms
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Duncan’s No Child Left Behind waivers may come with a catch: More reforms (The Lookout)
The Lookout – Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says the federal government’s role in education is “to be tight on goals but loose on the means for achieving those goals.” That’s why Duncan is planning to issue waivers to states that are set to face sanctions under the federal No Child Left Behind law, which labels schools as
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College organic, sustainability programs growing (AP)
AP – Misha Manuchehri slowly picks her way through plots of barley, wheat and peas. Every so often, the graduate student in crop science at Washington State University stoops to pluck an errant weed at a farm just off campus.
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Student loans, gov’t pensions eyed by budgeteers (AP)
AP – The White House and key lawmakers are considering reductions in student loan subsidies, farm payments and support for federal workers’ pensions as they search for cuts that can clear the way for an increase in the national debt limit, according to officials in both parties.
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Lawmakers defend french fries as USDA limits spuds (AP)
AP – Often maligned, the french fry is fighting back.
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Lawmakers defend french fries as USDA limits spuds
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Hundreds protest Ga. charter school ruling (AP)
AP – Hundreds of Georgia charter school parents, students and school administrators are protesting a ruling by the state’s highest court that overturned a law allowing the creation of state-approved charters.
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US education chief meets NYC’s future chancellor (AP)
AP – U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday that incoming New York City schools Chancellor Cathie Black “has the potential to be a fantastic leader” and he will do everything he can to support her.
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Duncan: Schools should disclose more on teachers (AP)
AP – U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools across the country need to provide more data on student achievement.
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Duncan: Schools should disclose more on teachers
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Government taps 19 states for education grant finals (Reuters)
Reuters – The Department of Education has selected 19 states to vie for $3.4 billion in grants aimed at improving their schools, Secretary Arne Duncan said in a speech on Tuesday.
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