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For Your Reading, Learn Something, NewsAugust 12, 2010 10:40am

NYS to Save Thousands of Jobs With The Passing of $26 Billion in Aid

President Barack Obama signs a $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers and other nonfederal government workers from election-year layoffs, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Aug. 10. —J. Scott Applewhite/APAfter months of negotiating among lawmakers, Education Departments nation-wide will be receiving relief in the form of $10 billion in school funds recently made possible with the passage of a $26 billion dollar aid package during a special session of the House called yesterday by Speaker Pelosi. The objective is a combined effort to prevent 300,000 teacher and public sector layoffs with $16 billion reserved to help state governments bridge massive Healthcare/Medicaid expenses weighing heavily on their budgets. In order… Read More

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Learn Something, NewsMarch 12, 2010 6:58pm

States Are Starting To Move On National Standards

The results of a national common standards initiative were released this week by a panel commissioned through a partnership of the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. This state-lead push for national standards has been given the thumbs up by the policy planners behind President Obama’s education agenda and the recent “Race to the Top” grant competition. If adopted on a large scale, this could have lasting implications on how education is structure in… Read More

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