Topic: Education Standards
Obama uses school dollars to prod states to change
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Obama uses stimulus money to prod states to embrace his school agenda</div><div><p>States are jockeying for a new $5 billion pot of education money even before the contest has begun.</p><p> ...
Obama offers schools money for backing initiatives
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Carrots and sticks: Obama uses stimulus money to prompt schools to undertake his initiatives</div><div><p>Pushing for a link between student test scores and teacher pay, President Barack Obama on Wednesday dangled $5 billion in federal grants ...
Penny-wise, pound foolish
Las Vegas Sun
<div id="subtitle">By putting off special session, Gibbons displays utter lack of leadership on education</div><div><p> Gibbons has refused to call a special session just to change the law, noting that it would cost roughly $100,000. That is ...
Obama coaxes states to change with school dollars
AP News
<div id="subtitle">Obama uses stimulus money to coax states to embrace his school agenda</div><div><p>One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as ...
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