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Autism And Education

Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. My son and my daughter are happy, active, healthy children who enjoy school and are lucky to have a solid family life. But they are very different. My autistic son tests in the "severe"

Feb. 28   5:19 pm

Full Story at Newsweek


Obama aims high for higher education

President Obama's plan to make college more affordable and within reach of more students represents a break from the approach that President Bush. Here's what's perhaps most unusual about President Obama's big budget proposals for higher education:

Feb. 28   3:02 pm

Full Story at The Daily Source


Inside Obama's first budget

The Pentagon budget for the next year, including war spending, will be $663.7 billion. That's a 4 percent increase over the current year. For the first time, the war costs for both Iraq and Afghanistan are included in calculating the projected deficit.

Feb. 28   3:02 pm

Full Story at The Daily Source


CNN - Education Chief Favors Longer School Year

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Those lazy days of summer may become a thing of the past if the new secretary of education has his way. Education Secretary Arne Duncan suggests giving incentives to teachers whose students perform well. Arne Duncan, the Cabinet

Feb. 28   2:51 pm

Full Story at WFTV


Water projects top Tester's priority list

Between the bank bailout, the stimulus bill and the 2009 federal budget, Congress is shelling out billions of dollars but out of all that cash, Sen. Jon Tester is particularly pleased with a $500,000 appropriation for the St. Mary Canal rehabilitation

Feb. 28   12:05 am

Full Story at Great Falls Tribune


The Corporate Media Is Shamelessly Pretending Racism Died When Obama Got Elected

It?s not clear if Fineman meant Obama said that exactly, or if it was just implied by the way he ?radiat[ed] uplift and glorious possibility.? Alas, he continued: ?Well, that argument did not end. He and we were naive to think it would.? Of course, ?we?

Feb. 28   8:13 am

Full Story at AlterNet.org


Documentary shares history of Iowa's rural schools

IOWA CITY - Your grandparents lied. They didn't have to walk 10 miles, uphill both ways, to go to school. Iowa lawmakers made sure of that. "It was a state law that every two miles, there had to be a country school," said Colleen Sehr, 77, of Iowa

Feb. 28   8:11 am

Full Story at Cedar Rapids Gazette


ESOL Students in D.C. Area Narrow Achievement Gap

From 2003 to 2008, gaps in the pass rates between English learners -- pupils designated as having limited English proficiency -- and other students narrowed by half on Maryland and Virginia state tests. The latest National Assessment of Educational

Feb. 28   6:08 am

Full Story at The Washington Post


Burrton gets an A for effort

In just a few short years, the Burrton school district has made significant strides, implementing innovative programs to propel students forward. Now, the small school district about 20 miles east of Hutchinson is the subject of a case study that will

Feb. 28   5:49 am

Full Story at HutchNews.com


Local schools named to state honor roll

Six local schools were named to a statewide honor roll for academic excellence for 2008, state education officials announced this week. The DeKalb, Hinckley-Big Rock, Indian Creek and Kaneland districts all have schools named to the 2008 Illinois Honor

Feb. 28   5:36 am

Full Story at Daily Chronicle


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