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Wednesday, September 7, 2011

This Week In Education: Photo: Duncan's Big Blue "Jobs & Education" Bus

This Week In Education: Photo: Duncan's Big Blue "Jobs & Education" Bus:

Photo: Duncan's Big Blue "Jobs & Education" Bus

Duncan bus

Here it is -- an image tweeted out by Duncan himself (or so we're told). Big and blue, and hopefully comfortable but not as expensive as the President's tour bus. I'm told that they're actually traveling in the thing, though I'm guessing not sleeping in it.


AM News: Michelle Rhee, Kevin Johnson Married

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Duncan to talk education and economy in swing states Politics K-12: Fresh off his attack on Texas governor Rick Perry's K-12 record, Duncan is boarding a bus and traveling to the "Great Lakes region" —home to the electorally important swing states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Teachers Distressed Over Wis. Collective Bargaining NPR: Fifth grade teacher Hedy Eischeid says losing these rights negatively affects the quality of teaching, and she expects constant changes for the Fond du Lac school district where she works.

Congress returns to education funding issues Politics K-12: Congress returns from its summer recess this week with a full plate of unfinished business on the future of K-12 spending and policy—a tall order in Washington’s