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Anti-double dipping policy urged for all education entities
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:30:56 -0700
MONTGOMERY — State Board of Education Vice President Randy McKinney on Wednesday proposed a statewide anti-double-dipping policy for elected officials similar to the one the two-year college system has. “I believe it will be a great step forward for the state,” McKinney said.
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Education at a glance 2010: OECD indicators
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:57:44 -0700
Governments need to go for world-class quality in their education systems to ensure long-term economic growth, according to the latest edition of the OECD's annual Education at a Glance. Social Policy read more
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Ariz. education chief: Feds looking at bias claims
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:41:15 -0700
Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an investigation into whether the state discriminates against teachers who are nonnative English speakers.
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Education spending here still lowest
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:06:31 -0700
Japan again spent the least on education in 2007 among the 28 member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of the ratio of such state spending to gross domestic product, according to an OECD report. The nation's 2007 ratio, 3.3 percent, was the third-lowest, following 2003 and 2005. Japan was also the second-lowest in 2004 and 2006 in the annual OECD ...
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Education chief says feds looking at bias claims
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:09:36 -0700
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's education chief says the federal government has launched an investigation into whether the state discriminates against teachers who are nonnative English speakers. The state Department of Education for years has been monitoring English fluency of teachers who instruct English learners. In April, the education department began instructing districts to fire teachers who ...
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Latino Education Summit: Delivering for Our Students & Nation
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:56:21 -0700
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The NALEO Educational Fund invites you to join us for the sixth-annual NALEO Education Initiative’s summit on the state of Latino education. This is a timely and in-depth discussion on the pressing policy and governance challenges facing education leaders from across the country. The NALEO National Summit on the State of Latino Education, Rethinking Education ...
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