White House seeks input on No Child Left Behind reform
Education Secretary Arne Duncan tours West Virginia and outlines a plan to review No Child Left Behind. He supports keeping effective parts while changing others and emphasizes stricter, uniform standards with flexible state methods. Congress must approve any overhaul.
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Arne Duncan
George W. Bush
Duncan
West Virginia
Barack Obama
Congress
Education Writers Association
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis
Obama seeks Democratic bloc on climate energy bill
President Obama plans to meet all 36 Democrats on the House Energy Committee to push climate and energy legislation amid GOP opposition. Waxman and Markey unveiled a draft to cut greenhouse gases, funded by permits auctioned to emitters, with talks over free allocations to ease costs. A seven-member bipartisan group will offer an alternative energy plan aimed at boosting, not hindering, the economy.
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Barack Obama
House Energy Committee
White House
Obama
House Energy and Commerce
Henry Waxman
D-Calif
Ed Markey
Dmass
Waxman and Markey
House
Neil Abercrombie
Hawaii
Tim Murphy
Judge rules teacher’s comment on creationism violated rights
U S District Judge James Senna held that high school teacher James Corbett violated student Chad Farnan’s First Amendment rights by calling creationism "religious, superstitious nonsense" in class. The ruling notes balanced rights while allowing broader discussion despite offense to some beliefs.
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Calif
James Senna
Chad Farnan
James Corbett
Corbett
Farnan
Senna
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