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This Week In Education AM News: Harkin EduJobs Bill Derailed For Now

This Week In Education

AM News: Harkin EduJobs Bill Derailed For Now

Prospects for school funding help wilt in U.S. Senate Reuters: Senator Godeep_homepageTom Harkin said on Tuesday he would drop plans to attach a $23 billion public education fund to a supplemental defense spending bill, bowing to Republican opposition and procedural complications... Virginia may pass on U.S. education grant contest Richmond Times Dispatch: A major factor in the state's deliberation on whether to reapply for grant money is the Obama administration's push for states to adopt common national standards in reading and math... Education" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/26/us/26brfs-BOARDAPPROVE_BRF.html" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Board Approves Reinstating Teachers NYT: The board of the Central Falls School District approved an agreement on Tuesday to allow teachers at a troubled high school to keep their jobs after all of them were fired... Deal reached to end Hawaii school furloughs AP: Gov. Linda Lingle and the state's political leaders ended the state's infamous school furloughs Tuesday, grabbing hold of a serendipitous deal that involves a $10 million bank loan and forces no one to give ground... Virginia to Expand Post-High School Tracking EdWeek: The state's massive data system would link to college and workforce data through a $17.5 million federal stimulus grant...