Obama education overhaul aims to reset No Child Left Behind
The Obama plan would replace the 2002 No Child Left Behind law with a system rewarding progress, focusing on college or career readiness by 2020, allowing broader measurement and more grants for high poverty schools. It proposes a $4 billion spending increase and a name change, while retaining tough actions against the lowest performing 5 percent of schools.
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Atlanta
Obama
George W. Bush
United States of America
White House
House Education and Labor Committee
Congress
George Miller
California
Miller
Arne Duncan
Georgia
Sonny Perdue
Perdue
Chris Schrimpf
Duncan
Amy Wilkins
Education Trust
Washington, D.C
America
Wilkins
Lyndon B. Johnson
Daniel Domenech
The
American Association of School Administrators
China’s new generation picky about factory jobs
In Guangdong’s Pearl River Delta a 19-year-old Chen Qinghai rejects low paid factory posts. Officials cite fewer workers as younger, educated migrants seek better futures, sparking wage hikes and potential automation while growth remains export driven.
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China
Guangzhou
Chen Qinghai
Chen
Pearl River Delta
Shaoguan
Guangdong
Shenzhen
Dongguan City
National People’s Congress
Beijing
Guang
Dong
Deng Weilong
Pearl River
Stephen Green
Kelvin Lau
Standard Chartered
U.S
West
David Levy
Dongguan
Doaha CITES debate centers on Atlantic bluefin tuna
At the Doha meeting of CITES 175 nations debate an export ban on the Atlantic bluefin tuna prized in sushi Japan opposes the ban while supporters cite migratory behavior and illegal fishing as threats. The FAO notes many fish stocks face danger amid rising demand for bluefin meat.
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Doha
Qatar
Asia
United Nations
Gulf
Japan
CITES
Willem Wijnstekers
Associated Press
Wijnstekers
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Monaco
Atlantic
Mediterranean
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