Obama, Democrats talk jobs as impasse over cuts hardens The Hill: Obama and the Democrats – who championed a $787 billion economic stimulus package in early 2009 – want to increase spending this year in areas like education, research and infrastructure...Mitt Romney, Quiet on Education Lately, Joins 2012 Race EdWeek: Mitt Romney has officially entered the 2012 presidential race, adding another Republican contender with a lengthy education policy record (whether you agree with it or not... News Corp sponsoring 2012 candidate education forum Politico via GS: News Corp announced Tuesday that it plans to host a forum for presidential candidates in 2012, moderated by Klein and Wall Street Journal editorial page editor Paul Gigot. It will be held on October 27, 2011 in conjunction with the College Board... New round of US grants for education innovation AP: The federal government is trying to make it easier to apply for one of its grants for innovative ideas to improve education, but with budget cuts there's a lot less money to give away this year... Pa. girl wins Bee with 'cymotrichous' USAT: Sukanya Roy, 14, took home the National Spelling Bee trophy... STATE & LOCAL NEWS BELOW
States Take Different Approaches To Education Reform HuffED: In Tennessee, like Wisconsin and Ohio, the
