AM News: Dems Continue Push For School Bailout
Senate to consider $23 billion for schools Reuters: The top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee slammed the education fund, calling it a "$23 billion bailout for state governments" that a country with a deficit of more than $1 trillion cannot afford... Prince William County schools approve bonus plan for instructors at poor schools Washington Post: The Prince William County School Board approved a new compensation plan Wednesday night that would provide bonuses to teachers and principals who help high-poverty schools succeed... Obama Blasts Republicans for Not Supporting Economic Recovery Plans CBS News: President Obama dropped in on the rust belt to trumpet administration recovery efforts and blast Republicans for sitting on the sidelines... Charter Effort Gets a BoostWSJ: The U.S. Secretary of Education gave a symbolic boost to efforts to raise the state's charter-school cap during a visit to New York City on Tuesday to stump for a $23 billion federal bill to save teacher jobs... What does Mark Souder's resignation mean for abstinence education? Washington Post: Souder was a warrior for abstinence-only sex education and a critic of other forms of sex education, and he repeatedly intervened to make sure abstinence advocates were represented -- even to the inclusion of other experts -- on panels about sexual health...Students escape bus that ignited on LA freeway AP: Motorists jumped from vehicles to kick open doors and help about two dozen third-graders out of a blazing school bus that had stalled on a busy freeway Wednesday near Universal Studios Hollywood, authorities and witnesses said.... SAT prep company stops claiming 255-point boost AP: The Princeton Review company no longer claims that its "Ultimate Classroom" SAT test-preparation course can boost SAT scores by 255 points.
