Teachers craft own K-2 math curriculum amid Common Core gaps
In East Lansing Michigan, district official Tammy Baumann and her team rebuilt a fall K-2 math program by dissecting textbooks and adding outside materials to fill holes. Five years into Common Core, educators cite major and minor textbook alignment problems while publishers and fiscal limits slow replacement efforts. The union cites stress from new curricula imposed without sufficient materials or training.
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Tammy Baumann
East Lansing
Michigan
Baumann
Randi Weingarten
American Federation of Teachers
Stefani Wagner
Andrea Sumsey
Kristen Casby
Obama trade agenda advances after Senate vote
President Barack Obama moves closer to a Pacific Rim 12 nation trade pact with a Senate 60 to 37 vote to advance fast track negotiating authority. Final passage expected. retraining for workers displaced by trade also pursued amid cross party support and opposition from labor unions.
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Washington
D.C
Barack Obama
Senate
Obama
House
Mitch McConnell
R-Ky
Federal agencies struggle with weak cyber defenses across government
The report shows widespread federal cybersecurity failures from OPM to Treasury Transportation State and Health and Human Services. Agencies faced breaches and hacks while watchdogs warn of high risks and missing accountability. Congress critiques budgeting for cyber defense and leadership indifference.
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Office of Personnel Management
U.S
OPM
Congress
Departments of Treasury, Transportation, State and
Health and Human Services
Jason Chaffett
Rutah
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Barack Obama
House
White House
Government Accountability Office
Federal Information Security
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