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ATLANTA - More than 13 million students and 1 million educators will share $3.4 billion from the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" grant competition, the U.S.
ATLANTA - In his previous head coaching jobs, there were plenty of things for Bill Curry to worry about.
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska lawmakers have been told that the fat has been cut and the next step is to trim and eliminate programs in the Department of Education to help close a large state-budget gap.
LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Jennifer Granholm plans to lay out a revised spending plan for lawmakers Wednesday and said she hopes they work quickly to get the budget in place.
NEW YORK - Cash-strapped states from Maine to Hawaii are tearing up the pink slips - for now - relieved that the $26 billion state aid bill passed by Congress this week has saved hundreds of thousands of jobs.
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- Financial literacy a priority in Tenn., nationally
- Senate GOP again kills jobless aid extension
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- House votes for $30B small business lending fund
- SC House upholds more than 50 budget vetoes
- Jobless aid bill hits deficit wall in Senate
- Unemployment bill dealt Senate defeat
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- SF mayor wants college accounts for kindergartners
- How should we teach our future teachers?
- Fresh from win, Rand Paul takes more moderate tone
- Calif pension fund asks state for additional $600M
- Minn. lawmakers pass budget compromise, adjourn
- Kan. Senate sends $13.6B budget to governor
- Kan. Senate approves bill raising taxes
- Kan. Senate rewrites part of bill raising taxes
- Nuclear industry to hire for growth, retirements
- Foundations offer $506M to match education grants
- Chinese gov't school grant divides SoCal community
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