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NEWS ABOUT: schools

schools stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION

 Obama Speech 
 Didn't Turn My 
 Kids Into Commies 

School budget cuts more of a worry than socialist indoctrination

Sep 9, 09 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the worst fears of some right-wingers, President Obama's back-to-school speech yesterday didn't turn Mary Elizabeth Williams' two daughters into "commie zombies," she writes in Salon. Her 5-year-old decided the speech was boring and left the room in a huff, while the 9-year-old decided to "work extra... More »

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education • back to school • speech • students • President Obama • schoolchildren • schools

 Deal Near on Calif. Budget Gap 


Jul 15, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The California Legislature and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger are just steps away from an agreement that would close the state’s $26.3 billion deficit, the Los Angeles Times reports. Talks are expected to conclude today. “I don’t think there is anything that would make negotiations shut down at... More »

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education • California • California legislature • Arnold Schwarzenegger • funding • governor • budget deficit • budget gap • schools

 Obama Promises 
 600K Stimulus Jobs 

Public works, schools, summer youth programs to see US cash

Jun 8, 09 7:49 AM CDT
(AP) - President Barack Obama promised today to deliver more than 600,000 jobs through his $787 billion stimulus plan this summer, with federal agencies pumping billions into public works projects, schools, and summer youth programs. Obama is ramping up his stimulus program this week, promising an accelerated pace of federal spending... More »

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federal spending • economic stimulus package • financial crisis • President Obama • public works • schools • stimulus funds

 NYC School Official 
 Dies From Swine Flu 

City faces new wave of crisis

May 18, 09 2:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - An assistant principal in New York has become the sixth person to die from swine flu in the US, reports the New York Post. Mitchell Wiener, 55, fell ill more than week ago, but didn't seek medical help until his symptoms became severe, officials said. His school was shut last... More »

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New York • death • Queens, New York • principal • swine flu • H1N1 virus • schools

 Afghan Schoolgirls 
 Sickened in 3rd 
 Gas Attack 

School attack is like 2 previous ones

May 12, 09 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nearly 100 girls and six teachers are hospitalized in Afghanistan after an apparent gas attack on their school, the third such incident in the region recently. Five girls slipped briefly into a coma, but all are safely recovering after a poisoning that was likely the work of Taliban supporters who... More »

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Afghanistan • education • Taliban • gas • girls • schools • poisoning

 Many Mexico Schools Reopen 


May 11, 09 8:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Millions of Mexican students are back at school this week as six of 31 states resume classes, the BBC reports. Parents and teachers spent days scrubbing down the schools with disinfectant, and many students are still wearing surgical masks as they return from their unexpected two-week break. Schools in 6... More »

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Mexico • swine flu • H1N1 virus • schools

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton ran into each other today at the White House, on purpose, to discuss education reform with President Obama, USA Today reports. Sharpton noted that they were “two who have not agreed on anything politically,” but joined in an effort to remedy a “... More »

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education • Newt Gingrich • Al Sharpton • Michael Bloomberg • Obama administration • President Obama • Joel Klein • Arne Duncan • schools

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