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BUCHAREST, Romania - About 5,000 Romanian teachers and education employees protested Tuesday in the capital over austerity measures implemented by the government to trim the budget deficit amid a deep recession.
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says Republicans sharpening their budget ax would damage the American economy by taking a big whack at education spending.
ATLANTA - Groups hoping to open charter schools across the country could soon have millions more dollars available.
TOKYO - Having worked for two years at a tech company in Japan and picking up the language, Qiu Zhaohua has decided to return to China, lured by a job in the eastern tech hub of Dalian that pays as much 200,000 yuan a year, or about $29,000 - a handsome starting salary by China's standards.
ATLANTA - Offering big bonuses to teachers failed to raise students' test scores in a three-year study released Tuesday that calls into question the Obama administration's push for merit pay to improve education.
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