Education Reform and Workforce Development

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• Beshear
  Sep 10, 2010 — Lexington Herald-Leader
  Those savings are in addition to the shortfall announced by Beshear. "It's going to be extremely tough" to overcome the shortfall, said state Rep.
• CPS report card shows many schools struggling
  Sep 10, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
  Last year, they assigned grades A through F based on the numeric scores, and schools chief Ron Huberman talked of publicly releasing them so school and community members would know where they stood. Among elementary schools, 47 of 474 received As, while just 4 of 92 high schools met that mark. Meanwhile, 104 elementary schools and 39 high schools got Fs.
• EDITORIAL
  Sep 10, 2010 — The Daily Oklahoman
  Stanislawski said students taking online courses outperformed their peers in a traditional classroom. He cautions that doesn't mean brick-and-mortar schools are doing a poor job, but that online courses give students time to master material before moving on. The district has only about 55 students on site, and the rest are online transfer students.
• Obama's Missed Opportunity: Answers From Matt Bai, Part I
  Sep 10, 2010 — New York Times
  You are implying, if I may read into your question a bit, that the stimulus package was flawed and probably too small. What I’m arguing here is on a different point, which is that regardless of its scope and size, the bill conflated two different kinds of spending. The stimulus package didn’t do us any good. :) Burton Folsom’s new book “New Deal or Raw Deal” should be on your reading list.
• What police union nod says about Cahill
  Sep 10, 2010 — The Boston Globe
  Rather, it's for overtime the Boston police didn't work, because Menino assigned a different force to Boston Housing Authority properties. Translation: Like Patrick, he'll take a pass.But unlike Patrick - and, belatedly, Baker - Cahill is also taking a pass on police details. The Boston Police Patrolmen's Association is a union whose endorsement raises reasonable doubts about the reform resolve of its favored candidate.
• Indiana's financial aid rules squeeze older students
  Sep 9, 2010 — The Indianapolis Star
  They have jobs, housing and families of their own." Ivy Tech President Tom Snyder said adult students became the majority last year. It's always been reserved for traditional students. And we have so many adults who began college and did not finish." There are very few states that are doing what Indiana is proposing, Aslanian said.
• Memphis City Schools officials set stage for test-results shock
  Sep 9, 2010 — The Commercial Appeal
  State leaders worry that potentially hundreds of schools will plunge into the failing category, triggering transfers for students assigned to those schools.
• Obama's Climate Image Blurs as He Nears Last Half of Presidential Term
  Sep 9, 2010 — New York Times
  Now, nearly two years into Obama's term, the president's climate image has changed. He is no longer a champion to some, and others are astonished at his administration's unenthusiastic support of a climate bill in the Senate this year. Obama has ranked among the most trusted public officials on climate change in polls.