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The federal government must reduce its footprint in education and give local school systems more flexibility to craft curricula and measure student performance, school leaders from across the country told a House committee hearing Thursday Yohance Maqubela, chief operating officer at the District's Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, said the current "national, generic model" isn't working, and Terry Grier, superintendent of Houston Independent School District, said lawmakers must find a "careful blend of accountability with flexibility.
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By Becky Orr borr@wyomingnews.com
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Here is another report on the South Dakota Legislature from Tom Van Norman in the State House of Representatives. As reported earlier, House Bill 1227 would have created a four mile buffer zone around Mato Paha ("Bear Butte"). However, the House Local Government Committee killed the Bill on an 11-2 vote. A separate bill concerning referendum petitions for liquor licenses near Mato Paha, SB 113, which was killed by a 6-2 vote in the Senate State Affairs Committee. Separately, a lawsuit is on appeal to the State Supreme Court concerning the County's failure to hold a county wide vote on Jay Alien's beer permit. Good news is that the Governor has before him for consideration HB 1290, the State "Indian Education Act". It creates an Indian Education Office and an Indian Education Advisory Co...
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CHICAGO, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Feeding America and its network of more than 200 food banks across the country applaud today's approval of a Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill by the House Committee on Education and Labor. This bill would be a significant step forward in achieving an end to childhood hunger by 2015. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly 1 in 4 children across the country is at risk of hunger. This bill represents a very important and positive step forward in the fight to end child hunger," said Vicki Escarra, president and CEO, Feeding America. "The bill reported by the Committee has the potential to significantly increase access to nutritious food for low-income children, particularly during out-of-school times.
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The bills would set up a statewide accountability system and connect teacher evaluations to student achievement. By Becky Orr
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Tata disparaged professors IN A NOVEMBER report in Virginia Business magazine, Virginia Beach Del. Bob Tata, chairman of the State House Education Committee, stated: "In my next life, I always thought I wanted to be a lobbyist. But now I want to come back as a college professor - sit on a desk and pontificate and collect $100,000.
