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Teacher union chief raps Obama in Seattle
7.9.10 - American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten told her members meeting in Seattle on Thursday that the past two years have been "tougher

Minnesota will cover expensive autism treatment and therapy
7.9.10 - Leaders leave Oklahoma and the push for insurance coverage for autism treatment. After years of

Hochberg unmasks TEA's controversial rule
7.9.10 - RICK CASEY - Criss Cloudt understandably grew defensive last week as she tried to explain to a group of legislators how a student who got absolutely every question wrong on a TAKS writing test could be scored as passing it.

Utah re-examines 12th grade
7.9.10 - Kallyn Austin could have graduated at the end of 11th grade. But the Clearfield High student didn't want to give up drill team, Key Club and other activities. She wasn't ready to leave her friends. ... ...

English spelling 'too difficult for children'
7.9.10 - The complexity of the English spelling system is to blame for soaring levels of illiteracy among teenagers, according to a researcher. A high number of "inconsistencies" in the way basic words are spelt makes it much harder for children to read and write at a young age, it is claimed. ...

New 'animal studies' courses look at culture, not biology
7.9.10 - In his first year as an assistant professor in the University of Iowa's archaeology department, Matthew E. Hill made a move that many other junior faculty would have considered risky: he said he wanted to teach an undergraduate seminar on animals and culture. ...

Goal for High School Smoking Is Unmet
7.9.10 - DUFF WILSON - A report calls for a resurgence of antismoking advertising to counter a marketing campaign by the tobacco industry. The nation has failed to reach its 2010 health goal of reducing high school smoking to 16 percent, federal officials said Thursday in a report calling for a resurgence of antismoking advertising to counter the tobacco industry's $12 billion marketing campaign. ...