By Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
From The Baltimore Sun
Just when you thought the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program for poor, predominantly minority kids was fully protected from politics, here comes the Obama administration with another broadside.
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In D.C. schools, it’s unions over kids for Obama
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Allentown union refuses to help rein in runaway labor costs
By Jordan Marks
EAGnews.orgALLENTOWN, Penn. – The Allentown, Pennsylvania school district is on target to amass a $17.4 million budget deficit and a negative fund balance by 2017, according to a story published on LehighValleyLive.com.
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California Democrats bicker over use of party name
By Jim Newton
From L.A. TimesEspecially in California, the party is deeply divided on the question of how best to improve schools.
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Pending Louisiana law would give the public access to labor contracts, before they’re approved
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.orgNEW ORLEANS – Louisiana Rep. Tony Ligi wants to inject a little bit of common sense into the collective bargaining process by ensuring the public has the ability to review labor contracts before they’re signed.
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N.Y. high school will hand out condoms on prom night
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.orgBROOKLYN, N.Y. – Seniors at one Brooklyn high school will have access to condoms on prom night, courtesy of the school.
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N.H. union rejects concessions, tries to pass the tab to taxpayers
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.orgMANCHESTER, N.H. – The Manchester Education Association is not going to accept any contract concessions.
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Minneapolis school board won’t release labor recordings
By Ben Velderman
EAGnews.orgMINNEAPOLIS – When the Minneapolis school board recently signed a new, two-year contract with the local teachers union, parents and education reformers were underwhelmed.
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Wisconsin school officials upset because the public is learning about teacher compensation
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.org
JANESVILLE, Wis. – Education officials in a rural Wisconsin school district find it “disturbing” and “upsetting” that someone had the nerve to spread public information to the public.
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Newark schools demand the right to retain the best teachers
By Victor Skinner
EAGnews.orgNEWARK, N.J. – Newark public school officials have far more teachers than necessary for the district’s declining student population, and they’re willing to pay their poorest performers to go away.
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Romney hops on the education reform wave; the Obama campaign may drown in it
By Steve Gunn
EAGnews.orgWASHINGTON, D.C. – The education reform issue took its rightful place as a major topic of discussion in the presidential campaign this week.
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