Teachers split over federal role in schools at NEA convention
In Minneapolis based remarks by NEA delegates at their annual gathering, educators debated the federal Education Department’s role. Some favor maintaining federal funding and oversight while others favor local control and reducing or eliminating the department. Critics say six percent of school funding comes from federal sources, with most funds from state and local taxes.
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Low Beach
Calif
Janet Hawk
Naples
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Hawk
National Education Assn
Andrew Balash
Geneva
Ohio
NEA
Balash
Labor Department
Clinton
Generals Get VIP Cabin for In Flight Work
The Air Force orders a $750000 work compartment for VIP travelers to be used on transport flights. Col. Mike Cox notes the space will serve as a conference area with secure communications and fax, not as a luxury. The unit, one of two planned, will serve the Air Force commander in South Korea and replace noisy in flight meetings with a quieter setup.
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Air Force
Col
Mike Cox
Air Mobility Command
St. Louis
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cox
Newsweek
Ted
Atlantic
Colorado
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs
Joseph Ashy
Ashy
South Korea
Park Service evicts T shirt vendors on the Mall
National Park Service workers with dump trucks cleared abandoned tables and wood stands as U S Park Police enforce a ban on T shirt sales on the Mall under a court order by Judge Harold Greene. Vendors say notice was insufficient and many still sell items to support political causes.
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National Park Service
U.S. Park
U.S
Harold Greene
Sandra Ae
The
Park Service
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Greene
Jimmy Walker
Elevator chatter breaches patient privacy in hospitals
Philadelphia AP report details a study of elevator conversations in five Pittsburgh hospitals where doctors debated removing lung lobes while bystanders, including patients' spouses, overheard. Researchers logged 41 privacy concerns in 259 rides, highlighting jokes, unguarded care talk, and breaches of confidentiality.
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Pittsburgh
Peter Abel
Veteran’s Administration Med
Ical Center
University of Pennsylvania
Center For Bioethics
Abel
Bette Crigger
Hastings Center
Briarcliff Manor
N.Y
Crigger
Pennsylvania
American Civil Liberties Union
Dan Dugan
Park Ridge Center
Chicago
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