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Edwards rolls out education policy

DES MOINES Iowa Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards rolled out a program for reforming primary education in the United States on Friday, proposing to pay teachers up to $15,000 more in high poverty areas and initiating universal preschool.

September 22, 2007

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Question Regarding Student Drug Use Returns in FAFSA Debate

Opponents say the provision disproportionately affects low-income, minority students.

September 19, 2007

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Anchorage Daily News: Sen. Murkowski’s efforts to change federal education law

The controversial No Child Left Behind Act is due to expire this year, and as Congress works on renewing it, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski wants to fix one of the law’s more glaring problems. No Child Left Behind uses an unfair and unhelpful way to judge how well schools educate children.

September 19, 2007

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Unconventional Wisdom

These new books from scholars defy the accepted thinking in their fields.

September 19, 2007

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Republican Candidates Offer Few New Ideas on Education

School vouchers are a perennial favorite, but higher education ideas are lacking.

August 22, 2007

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California students show only minimal gains on annual tests

SACRAMENTO After several years of steady progress, California students made few gains on academic achievement tests last year, according to the latest results released Wednesday by the state Department of Education.

August 14, 2007

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US presidential hopeful Obama airs campaign advertisement in Spanish

LAS VEGAS Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has begun airing a Spanish-language advertisement on radio stations in Nevada, introducing himself as a “son of a foreign father.”

August 13, 2007

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Tougher test requirements hurt Ohio student performance scores

COLUMBUS Ohio New science and social studies tests brought down the otherwise improving proficiency scores of Ohio’s K-12 students last year and contributed to a decline in the number of districts and schools receiving the highest “excellent” rating, figures released Tuesday show.

August 13, 2007

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Indians criticize No Child Left Behind

SANTA FE The No Child Left Behind law fails to recognize native cultures and languages, American Indian officials and educators told a U.S. Senate committee.

August 12, 2007

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Hillary Clinton tries to rally state support

TULSA Okla. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton told hundreds of supporters Saturday that she’s not sure that she can win over politically conservative Oklahoma in the 2008 election.

August 12, 2007

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Obama Tells Teachers Public Schools Should Consider Merit Pay

PHILADELPHIA Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama told the largest teachers union Thursday that performance-based merit pay ought to be considered in public schools.

July 5, 2007

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Democratic candidates: Education law now needs overhaul

PHILADELPHIA They all voted for it, but that was then. Democratic presidential candidates came out swinging Monday, not at each other but at the No Child Left Behind law.

July 2, 2007