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Friday | Tallahassee.com

Our Opinion: Education violation

In 1998, when 71 percent of Florida voters endorsed a constitutional amendment to make it a 'paramount duty' of the state to provide quality education to students in our public schools, it was anticipated that several years might pass before this well-intended concept had enough meat on its bones to be enforceable.

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Related Topix: Florida, University of Florida, Leon County, FL, Education Etc., West Palm Beach Metro, Education, Opinion

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Jamaica Observer

1,200 children in St Mary SE to benefit from ...

MEMBER of Parliament for St Mary South Eastern Tarn Peralto has introduced a computer-based programme in three schools to foster literacy among the 1,200 children in his constituency.

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Related Topix: Computers, Education, Agriculture, Science

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Christian Science Monitor

Which states are innovative in education? A new report card.

If states truly want to improve their education systems, they need to do away with the rules, regulations, and bureaucracies that stymie innovation.

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Related Topix: Education

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Philly.com

At N.J. school, Christie's remarks political, personal

Gov.-elect Christopher J. Christie reiterated many of the themes of his campaign in an appearance at a suburban New Jersey high school yesterday, and offered glimpses of his personal life at the end of the campaign trail.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Jon Corzine, US Governors, Education

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Asbury Park Press

Private schools entitled to government funds

Amid this recession, families across New Jersey are struggling to keep up with basic needs, including securing the education of our children, yet the state chooses not to do all it can to assist private education in this crucial endeavor.

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Related Topix: New Jersey, Education, Opinion

Sun Nov 08, 2009

North Jersey Media Group

Doblin: Christie was born to ride to Oradell

TUESDAY'S Christie victory can be traced back to former Gov. Tom Kean Sr. When Kean was still a state assemblyman he spoke at a high school in Livingston.

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Related Topix: Oradell, NJ, Livingston, NJ, US News, Newark Metro, Newark, NJ, Education, Opinion

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Jewish Press

Elliot Resnick, Jewish Press Staff Reporter Vouchers, Gay Marriage...

David Paterson is the fourth African American and only the second legally blind governor in U.S. history.

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Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, African-American, David Paterson, US Governors, Education

Wed Nov 04, 2009

New York Times

Christie Pledges Fight on Taxes and Business Rules

Gov.-elect Christopher J. Christie of New Jersey, basking in praise from Republicans who hailed him as the party's new star, said Wednesday that he would move quickly to suspend new regulations on business and find ways to lower crushing property taxes, the nation's highest.

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Related Topix: US News, New Jersey, Education, Abortion, Charlie Crist, US Governors, Rutgers University

Mon Nov 02, 2009

EconLog

Zingales to Republicans: Go Jeffersonian

The Republican Party has to move from a pro-business strategy that defends the interests of existing companies to a pro- market strategy that fosters open competition and freedom of entry.

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Related Topix: US News, Education, Kids, Family

Sat Oct 31, 2009

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Mike Fox - a study in contradictions

The long, brilliant, troubled and controversial career of Hamilton's Michael A. Fox can only be called a case study in contradictions.

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Related Topix: Hamilton Metro, Hamilton, OH, Education, Butler County, OH, Columbus Metro, Middletown, OH

Thu Oct 29, 2009

The Cincinnati Enquirer

Fox: Politics a 'contact sport'

This story was filed on April, 1, 2009, as Michael Fox formally retired as director of Butler County Children Services.

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Related Topix: Butler County, OH, West Chester, OH, Fairfield, OH, Education, Hamilton, OH, Hamilton Metro

Tue Oct 27, 2009

PoliticsNJ

Corzine contributions to ministers hurts school vouchers, candidates say

Barry Funt is one of the Republican candidates for State Assembly in District 27, which has voted Democratic in four straight elections Three long-shot Assembly candidates today accused Gov.

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Related Topix: US News, Education, Jon Corzine, US Governors, African-American

Millville News

Salem County Branch of the NAACP to hold monthly meeting in Salem

The Salem County Branch of the NAACP will meet here Monday evening. The regular monthly meeting will be held 7 p.m. at Mt.

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Related Topix: Salem County, NJ, Salem, NJ, Education

Sun Oct 25, 2009

Isegoria

We'd really rather just not think about it

We'd really rather just not think about it , John Derbyshire says, referring to racial inequality: Fifty years ago it all seemed cut and dried.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Education

Fri Oct 23, 2009

National Center for Policy Analysis

End the Special-Ed Racket

A growing body of evidence indicates that much of the tremendous growth in special-education programs across the United States is the result of financial and other incentives, rather than a true increase in disabilities, say Marcus A. Winters and Jay P. Green, both senior fellows with the Manhattan Institute.

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Related Topix: Education, Kids, Family, New York

Wed Oct 21, 2009

CareerJournal

D.C. Vouchers Have Brighter Outlook

The District of Columbia's embattled school-voucher program, which lawmakers appeared to have killed earlier this year, looks like it could still survive.

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Related Topix: Education, US News, Washington, DC, 9

Mon Oct 19, 2009

The Heartland Institute

DC Scholarship Cuts Protested

On the morning of September 8 school choice advocates and education leaders gathered in front of the U.S. Department of Education building in an act of civil disobedience to show support for the endangered DC Opportunity Scholarship Program.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Kids, Family, Education

Fri Oct 16, 2009

Deseret News

Don't kill charters

One of the strongest arguments against private school vouchers was that public money shouldn't fund private choices, particularly when public charter schools offer school choice within the government education system.

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Related Topix: Education, Education Etc.

Thu Oct 15, 2009

The Heartland Institute

Education Vouchers Are Cost Effective and Desired

It's disappointing to see that Louisiana's voucher program is already being threatened with elimination after only one full school year .

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Related Topix: Education, Northwestern University

Tue Oct 13, 2009

Right on the Left Coast

Save the DC School Voucher Program

Parents, teachers, and students vs. President Obama, Congressional Democrats, and teachers unions, in a fight over providing vouchers to students in the DC public schools so that they can go to a decent school and have a chance at an education.

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Related Topix: Education

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