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THE rich are sitting firmly in the public cross hairs, especially as the economy continues to stumble. Reports that Wall Street bonuses will again be high, and the debate in Congress over tax increases for the wealthy, just add to the outrage
The University of California , which prides itself as a leader on social and environmental issues, voted against hundreds of shareholder resolutions designed to promote human rights, environmental sustainability and efforts to fight discrimination, a review of U.C.’s voting record shows. Enlarge This Image Ajit Solanki/Associated Press Protesters in India have accused PepsiCo of depleting groundwater and producing drinks that contain high levels of pesticides. A nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization providing local coverage of the San Francisco Bay Area for The New York Times
Bret D. Schundler , the fired New Jersey education commissioner, charged on Wednesday that Gov. Chris Christie had defamed him and knowingly misstated Mr
ATLANTA – The U.S. Education Department said Tuesday that nine states and the District of Columbia will get money to reform schools in the second round of the $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” grant competition. Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C., will receive grants, department spokesman Justin Hamilton said
As schools handed out pink slips to teachers this spring, states made a beeline to Washington to plead for money for their ravaged education budgets.
In the spring of 2008, the Denver public school system needed to plug a $400 million hole in its pension fund. Bankers at JPMorgan Chase offered what seemed to be a perfect solution. Enlarge This Image David Zalubowski/Associated Press DEFENDER OF THE DEAL Senator Michael F
WASHINGTON – Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers’ unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama said Thursday that minority students have the most to gain from overhauling the nation’s schools. “We have an obligation to lift up every child in every school in this country, especially those who are starting out furthest behind,” Obama told the centennial convention of the National Urban League.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Slow readers of the world, uuuuuuuu…niiiiite! At a time when people spend much of their time skimming websites, text messages and e-mails, an English professor at the University of New Hampshire is making the case for slowing down as a way to gain more meaning and pleasure out of the written word.