Medal of Honor for Laos Mountain Hero Dick Etchberger
President Obama posthumously awards Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. Etchberger the Medal of Honor for heroism during the 1968 Lima Site 85 attack in Laos. He held off attackers and helped wounded teammates under fire before his death, with a granite monument planned at Barksdale AFB.
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Summers to Leave White House Economic Post
President Obama announced that Lawrence Summers, director of the National Economic Council and assistant to the president for economic policy, will depart at year’s end to return to Harvard University. He becomes the third senior official to exit, following Romer and Orszag amid economic anxiety.
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Merit pay for teachers fails to raise test scores study says
A three year Vanderbilt study in Nashville finds teachers receiving bonuses up to 15000 dollars annually did not improve student test scores versus peers with no bonuses. Researchers caution about limits and call for broader research along with more teacher resources and support.
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