State of the Union: What can Obama do about college tuition? (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor – President Obama hit hard on issues of college affordability in his State of the Union address Tuesday night, and continued to emphasize the importance of excellent teaching in K-12 education.

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Activist prof Cornel West returning to NY seminary (AP)

AP – Ivy League activist Cornel West is returning to the Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

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Did your state lawmakers go to college? (The Lookout)

The Lookout – The Chronicle of Higher Education crunched the numbers to find that about 25 percent of the 7,000-plus state lawmakers in America do not have a college degree. The map that the magazine created, above, using data from Project Vote Smart shows that California, Virginia, Nebraska, New York, and Texas lead the union with the most- educated

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FIRST LOOK: GE chief says American workers need more skills (The Lookout)

The Lookout – Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news: • Forty years after they first leaked, the U.S. government is releasing the Pentagon Papers. (AP) • U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he’ll change No Child Left Behind on his own if lawmakers don’t–by waiving certain states from the law’s requirements. (WSJ) • The chief of GE

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Mom in Conn. school case facing new drug charges (AP)

AP – A 33-year-old homeless woman in Connecticut accused of stealing public school services for her 5-year-old son has a date in court on separate drug charges.

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O’Brien to Dartmouth grads: Failure is freeing (AP)

AP – Conan O’Brien, a Harvard alumnus, had some teasing criticism for another Ivy League school Sunday.

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Obama issues call for education reform (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama is asking Congress to extend a $10,000 college tax credit and pay for thousands of new science and math teachers as part of a broad rewrite of the nation’s education system.

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Obama readies new focus on education (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama is putting education overhaul at the forefront of his agenda as he prepares for his State of the Union address and adjusts to the new reality of a divided government. But trouble signs are already emerging.

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Fired, rehired teachers back at troubled RI school (AP)

AP – Teachers who were fired and ultimately rehired in a dispute that focused national debate over education reform have returned to their Rhode Island classrooms amid hopes that changes they agreed to will help improve student performance at their persistently troubled high school.

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