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Cuomo Unveils Tax-Free Plan for Businesses at SUNY Sites	23.5.2013	NY Times: NY Region
Cuomo Unveils Tax-Free Plan for Businesses at SUNY Sites
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Boulder council moves forward on off-leash enforcement	22.5.2013	Headlines: All Headlines
Boulder will move forward with a number of new requirements for people who walk their dogs off-leash on open space, but City Council members said they want to see more distinction made between violations by humans -- like not picking up waste or walking into a seasonal wildlife closure area -- and violations by dogs like chasing wildlife.
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Census: Idaho ed spending still at the bottom	22.5.2013	Seattle Times: Local
A report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Idaho remains at the bottom of public education spending.
Editorial: Teachers, perpetual war doesn't help students	22.5.2013	Chicago Tribune: Opinion
Editorial: Teachers, perpetual war doesn't help students
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City Will Speed Cleanup of PCB-Filled Lights in Schools	22.5.2013	NY Times: NY Region
City Will Speed Cleanup of PCB-Filled Lights in Schools
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Editorial Board: D.C. Council must stop micromanaging public schools	22.5.2013	Washington Post: Editorials
ONE OF THE FIRST things D.C. Council member David A. Catania (I-At Large) did after taking over the newly constituted education committee was host a dinner aimed at establishing a new tone of collaboration for those involved in D.C. public education. The dinner was held on a night when D.C. Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson had long been scheduled to be out of town. That was an early tip-off to Mr. Catania’s notions about ...
Free CPR lessons at Brentwood shopping center	22.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Local News
Professionals will show people how to save lives in the all-day drop-in sessions
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PEFathon run and walk benefits local schools	22.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Local News
Grab a friend and start getting in shape for the PEFathon III, a run and walk fundraiser to support public education in the Pacifica School District.
More funding, all-day K: 'This is very definitely the education session'	21.5.2013	MinnPost
Gov. Mark Dayton and Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius read to students at Northport Elementary. Travel back for a moment to the halcyon days of 2010, when Mark Dayton was just a slightly nerdy guy with a passion for public education who wanted to be governor. Given to long talks about things like assessment models and finance reform, he was not great at getting himself photographed with adorable moppets. But he was exceptionally good at plopping down with principals and teachers and hearing about their needs. Time and again, he heard pleas for stability. More money would be nice, educators told the governor-to-be, but more than that they’d like predictable revenue streams — and ones that actually were directed at funding the things that needed funding. This week, when Dayton signs the first E-12 Education Finance bill crafted with the support of his partisans, it’ll be a little bit like an architect signing a rendering he worked long and hard on. Every education advocate who ...
School-closing foes take to the streets again	20.5.2013	Chicago Tribune: Popular
School-closing foes take to the streets again
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Op-Ed Contributor: Inequality and the Modern Culture of Celebrity	20.5.2013	NY Times: Editorials
Op-Ed Contributor: Inequality and the Modern Culture of Celebrity
To Sharpen Student Testing, Another Round of Tests	20.5.2013	NY Times: NY Region
To Sharpen Student Testing, Another Round of Tests
Minn. Lawmakers Take Budget Debate Down To Wire	19.5.2013	WCCO: Local News
The final pieces of Minnesota's next two-year budget were falling into place Sunday amid a time crunch for lawmakers to get it all approved.
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Minn. lawmakers take budget debate down to wire	19.5.2013	Minnesota Public Radio: Politics
The final pieces of Minnesota's next two-year budget were falling into place Sunday amid a time crunch for lawmakers to get it all approved. The state House worked into the wee hours to pass major elements, including a $15.7 billion plan for public education. It prevailed on a 78-56 vote.
May 20 Readers' letters: The governor's fixation on graduation rates and the president's ethics	19.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: Letters
Letters from Mercury News readers.
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Interim Southern Utah U. president named, public meetings set in search for new chief	18.5.2013	Salt Lake Tribune
by Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 17, 2013 06:40PM MDT A former state higher education boss will serve as interim president at Southern Utah University during the search to replace Michael Benson, who is leaving to become president of Eastern Kentucky University. Richard Kendell, who takes over July 8, served as Utah’s commissioner of higher education for five years before retiring in 2007. Prior to that, he was deputy of public education under Gov. Michael Leavitt and superintendent of the Davis County school district. Kendell holds a bachelor’s d... ...
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Latitude: Brazil Has Aggressive Affirmative Action Programs For University But Not Primary or Secondary Education	17.5.2013	International Herald Tribune: Editorials
Latitude: Brazil Has Aggressive Affirmative Action Programs For University But Not Primary or Secondary Education
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Powerball's $550 million jackpot fueled by California frenzy	17.5.2013	San Jose Mercury News: California
SAN DIEGO (-- The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it joined the madness over Powerball, which has seen its jackpot soar to $550 million for Saturday's drawing.
California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot	17.5.2013	AP National
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it joined the madness over Powerball, which has seen its jackpot soar to $550 million for Saturday's drawing....
Powerball soars to $550 million jackpot with California joining mega-lottery madness	17.5.2013	Star Tribune: Nation

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