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		<title>Campus &#8216;posses&#8217; support college students who might otherwise feel like fish out of water</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Matheson</dc:creator>
		
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College students find support in campus &#8216;posses&#8217;
BRYN MAWR, Pa. — When Sharhea Wade arrived at Bryn Mawr College from a big-city high school, it seemed as if every other student on the quiet, leafy campus had graduated from an exclusive private school.
&#8220;I felt intimidated by them,&#8221; recalled Wade. &#8220;Bryn Mawr is a different [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama uses stimulus money to prod states to embrace his school agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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Obama uses school dollars to prod states to change
WASHINGTON — States are jockeying for a new $5 billion pot of education money even before the contest has begun.
The Obama administration was opening the competition Thursday for grants for ideas like charter schools or judging teachers based on student test scores. Applications are due [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge refuses to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs, calls on both sides to settle dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert A. Sample</dc:creator>
		
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Judge refuses to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs

HONOLULU — Though conceding it was a close call, a federal judge refused to halt Hawaii&#8217;s teacher furloughs, and called on the state and lawyers for parents who filed two lawsuits to quickly reach an out-of-court settlement.
The decision by senior U.S. judge Wallace Tashima on Monday to deny a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama uses stimulus money to coax states to embrace his school agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:08:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars
MADISON, Wis. — President Barack Obama challenged states Wednesday to get their education policies in line with his administration&#8217;s priorities if they want a chance at $5 billion in grants.
&#8220;If you&#8217;re willing to hold yourselves more accountable, if you develop a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nebraska Department of Education, Apple launch new iTunes U site for teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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New iTunes Web site offered for Neb. teachers

LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Department of Education and Apple Inc. have partnered to offer teachers a new online educational tool.
A new site on iTunes U will allow Nebraska educators to access informational videos developed by the state&#8217;s education department.
The department&#8217;s education technology administrator, Mike Kozak, unveiled the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report says states set low student achievement bar, bolsters Obama on common standards</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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Report: States set low bar for student achievement

WASHINGTON — Many states declare students to have grade-level mastery of reading and math when they do not, the Education Department reported Thursday.
The agency compared state achievement standards to the more challenging standards behind the federally funded National Assessment of Educational Progress.
State standards were lower, and there were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEC inquiry into Apollo raises specter of regulatory investigations in for-profit ed sector</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:58:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Sector Snap: For-profit education providers sink

NEW YORK — Shares of for-profit education companies tumbled Wednesday a day after Apollo Group Inc., one of the largest and oldest of the companies, said the Securities and Exchange Commission had launched an &#8220;informal inquiry&#8221; into its revenue accounting practices, its second SEC probe this year.
&#8220;We are confident that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gubernatorial candidates suggest ways to end Hawaii teacher furloughs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert A. Sample</dc:creator>
		
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Candidates suggest ways to end Hawaii furloughs

HONOLULU — With public anger rising over teacher furloughs in Hawaii, two of the four expected candidates for governor next year offered ways on Tuesday that the controversial moneysaving program could be halted or reduced.
Neil Abercrombie, the 10-term Democratic U.S. House member representing most of Honolulu, told The Associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: On board with Obama&#8217;s education goals, Gates Foundation wants policy sway</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Bill Gates&#8217; sway on ed policy
WASHINGTON — Not content with shaping education directly through schools, the biggest player in the school reform movement has an eye on moving education policy.
The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation has spent around $200 million a year on grants to elementary and secondary education.
Now the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE INFLUENCE GAME: Gates Foundation shares Obama education goals, works to sway US spending</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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THE INFLUENCE GAME: Gates sways government dollars
WASHINGTON — The real secretary of education, the joke goes, is Bill Gates.
The Bill &#038; Melinda Gates Foundation has been the biggest player by far in the school reform movement, spending around $200 million a year on grants to elementary and secondary education.
Now the foundation is taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parents file lawsuits on behalf of students aim to halt Hawaii teacher furloughs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Herbert A. Sample</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — Two groups of parents angered by the prospect that Hawaii children will be in school nearly three dozen fewer days over the next 20 months have filed lawsuits seeking to halt teacher furloughs set to begin Friday.

One of the suits, filed in federal court Wednesday, is a class-action case representing all Hawaii public [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii reducing school year and closing classrooms on Fridays amid recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HONOLULU — At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created the nation&#8217;s shortest school year under a new union contract that closes schools on most Fridays for the remainder of the academic calendar.

The deal whacks 17 days from the school year for budget-cutting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Despite Obama&#8217;s wishes, some states use stimulus to make up for education cuts</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/report-despite-obamas-wishes-some-states-use-stimulus-to-make-up-for-education-cuts-184492/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — An internal watchdog at the Education Department says states are using money from the economic stimulus to plug budget holes instead of boosting aid for schools.

President Barack Obama did not intend for state lawmakers to simply cut state education spending and replace it with stimulus dollars.
But Congress made that tough to enforce, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education secretary defends accountability but wants changes in No Child Left Behind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is committed to the school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush but also wants to make changes, says Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

Duncan credited the law for shining a spotlight on children who need the most help, according to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s education secretary seeks parents&#8217;, educators&#8217; comments on No Child Left Behind law</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-education-secretary-seeks-parents-educators-comments-on-no-child-left-behind-law-2-177070/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is committed to the testing and school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.

In a speech prepared for delivery Thursday, Duncan gave the law credit for shining a spotlight on kids who need the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Los Angeles education board votes to allow outsiders to run many schools in huge district</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/los-angeles-education-board-votes-to-allow-outsiders-to-run-many-schools-in-huge-district-149762/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Hoag</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Education has voted to adopt a resolution that could turn a third of the schools in the nation&#8217;s second-largest school district over to private operators.

The proposal was approved Tuesday on a 6-1 vote after a contentious three and a-half hour public hearing and board debate.
Superintendent Ramon Cortines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police disperse opposition marchers as Venezuelans protest for and against education law</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-disperse-opposition-marchers-as-venezuelans-protest-for-and-against-education-law-147136/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 04:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Jones</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CARACAS, Venezuela — Police dispersed opponents of President Hugo Chavez&#8217;s government on Saturday as thousands demonstrated both for and against an education law that critics fear will lead to political indoctrination in schools.

Officers fired tear gas, a water cannon and rubber bullets to scatter opposition marchers as they tried to break through a police barrier. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Education study finds that improvement for all students helps racial disparity remain</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/education-study-finds-that-improvement-for-all-students-helps-racial-disparity-remain-109330/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/education-study-finds-that-improvement-for-all-students-helps-racial-disparity-remain-109330/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:28:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Despite unprecedented efforts to improve minority achievement in the past decade, the gap between black and white students remains frustratingly wide, according to an Education Department report released Tuesday.

There is good news in the report: Reading and math scores are improving for black students in public schools across the country. But because white [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia could toss suspect math exam results, joining long lists of state with tampered tests</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/georgia-could-toss-suspect-math-exam-results-joining-long-lists-of-state-with-tampered-tests-103596/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorie Turner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — Georgia could become the latest state to punish schools caught cheating on standardized tests, becoming another example of what some observers call an alarming trend of educators caving under the pressure to meet federal achievement standards.

The state Board of Education is set to vote Thursday on whether to void the test scores for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supreme Court says Arizona entitled to fresh look on adequacy of programs for English-learners</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/supreme-court-says-arizona-entitled-to-fresh-look-on-adequacy-of-programs-for-english-learners-92244/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Davenport</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed a partial victory to Arizona officials, ruling that the state is entitled to a fresh legal review that could lift a court order requiring changes in how schools teach children learning English.

By a 5-4 vote, the court reversed an appeals court ruling in a 17-year-old lawsuit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suburban Atlanta school principal resigns amid test cheating probe; asst. principal resigns</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suburban-atlanta-school-principal-resigns-amid-test-cheating-probe-asst-principal-resigns-79521/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/suburban-atlanta-school-principal-resigns-amid-test-cheating-probe-asst-principal-resigns-79521/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:32:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorie Turner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — A suburban Atlanta elementary school principal has resigned and the assistant principal has been reassigned because they changed answers on fifth-grade standardized tests to improve scores and help the school meet federal achievement standards, officials said Thursday.

An investigation determined Atherton Elementary principal James Berry and assistant principal Doretha Alexander had altered answers on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten-hut! Public school districts opening military academies to reach out to at-risk students</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/ten-hut-public-school-districts-opening-military-academies-to-reach-out-to-at-risk-students-71821/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dorie Turner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTA — The U.S. Marine Corps is wooing public school districts across the country, expanding a network of military academies that has grown steadily despite criticism that it&#8217;s a recruiting ploy.

The Marines are talking with at least six districts — including in suburban Atlanta, New Orleans and Las Vegas — about opening schools where every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama plans to spend $5 billion to turn around 5,000 failing schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 04:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama intends to use $5 billion to prod local officials to close failing schools and reopen them with new teachers and principals.

The goal is to turn around 5,000 failing schools in the next five years, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday, by beefing up funding for the federal school turnaround program [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s education secretary seeks parents&#8217;, educators&#8217; comments on No Child Left Behind law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 06:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is committed to the testing and school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.

In a speech prepared for delivery Thursday, Duncan gave the law credit for shining a spotlight on kids who need the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s education secretary to seek input on No Child Left Behind law</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students and parents in at least 15 states think about No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush.

Duncan is visiting schools in West Virginia Tuesday, the first stop in the first steps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s education secretary seeks input on No Child Left Behind law</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/obamas-education-secretary-seeks-input-on-no-child-left-behind-law-52513/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUNKER HILL, W.Va. — Embarking on a &#8220;listening tour,&#8221; Education Secretary Arne Duncan asked teachers, parents and students Tuesday how they would improve No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush.

Duncan visited West Virginia, the first stop on a 15-state tour as the Obama administration prepares to try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s education secretary seeks input on No Child Left Behind</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Libby Quaid</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students and parents in at least 15 states think about No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush.

Duncan is visiting schools in West Virginia Tuesday, the first stop in the first steps [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guidance for schools if swine flu cases are confirmed, suspected</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/guidance-for-schools-if-swine-flu-cases-are-confirmed-suspected-45379/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama said Wednesday that schools should close temporarily if any students have confirmed or suspected cases of swine flu.

He was reiterating guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Education Department.
Here are their recommendations for schools:
CLOSING
Schools and child care centers should close if they have a confirmed case of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redo of federal education law sparks debate over military recruiters&#8217; access to students</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/redo-of-federal-education-law-sparks-debate-over-military-recruiters-access-to-students-37719/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Freking</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Mary Adams doesn&#8217;t want her daughter hearing pitches from military recruiters as she completes her high school education.

&#8220;They promise them all kinds of benefits without telling them of the risks,&#8221; said Adams, a registered nurse whose daughter is a sophomore at a high school in Rochester, N.Y.
Thomas Gregory disagrees. Three years ago, he [...]]]></description>
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