Obama backs merit pay and charter schools in education push
President Obama urged tying teacher pay to student performance and expanding charter schools as part of an effort to raise U.S. educational achievement. He endorsed longer school days and years, while noting union concerns and promising to reward excellence, with specifics on metrics including student achievement.
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Obama meets Ban Ki Moon to press Darfur relief
President Obama and U N Secretary General Ban Ki Moon pledge closer U S cooperation with the United Nations to restore aid access in Darfur after Sudan expelled 13 NGOs. Ban calls 2009 a make or break year as climate talks in Copenhagen loom.
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Congress sends 410B spending bill to Obama
Congress sent President Barack Obama a sprawling 410 billion dollar funding bill for cabinet agencies and programs, aims to curb earmarks. It moved through Senate 62 to 35 and faces a possible White House sign. The measure merges nine bills funding foreign aid and domestic agencies with raises for food aid housing vouchers and infant programs while denying lawmakers a cost of living pay raise.
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