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Wright promoted to state superintendent job
Patricia I. Wright has been named Virginia's superintendent of public instruction.
McCain’s straight talk on D.C. schools
I n the course of a bold speech to the NAACP last week, presidential candidate John McCain strongly endorsed the District of Columbia’s Opportunity Scholarship Program. McCain has no chance of winning D.C.’s three electors in November, so it was especially heartening that he is paying serious attention to the District’s education problems.
State to educate migrants about heat illness
Two state agencies are joining forces to ensure that migrant students and their families know how to protect themselves from heat-related illness this summer.
Auditors give poor marks to Ore. state data center
The state government's $63 milllion center to consolidate and streamline computer operations is getting poor marks from state auditors.
Arizona AG says voucher fund idea not legal
Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard on Wednesday shot down a proposal for the Arizona House to use $5 million of its surplus money to pay for vouchers for hundreds of private school students.
Historically black trade school in Philly to close
A trade school founded more than a century ago to teach business and vocational skills to black workers will close this week because of financial troubles.
Maryland officials question federal funding to teach children of service members
A military pact promises more federal funding to educate children of military service members, but Maryland school officials question the availability of this money at a time when federal aid is already short.
Lehigh University receives $9.6 million grant
Lehigh University says a $9.6 million federal grant will finance studies of behavioral disorders among high school students.
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