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Incoming House education chair: Vow to abolish Education Department just a ‘talking point’ (The Upshot)

Published on November 4, 2010 By

Even as he rued an Election Day “shellacking,” President Obama seemed hopeful in his post-midterms press conference yesterday that Democrats and Republicans may find common ground on education legislation, if not much else. The Washington Post’s Nick Anderson examined that wish in a story today, focusing on the handful of newly elected Republican candidates who ran on a pledge to abolish the Department of Education — a position that doesn’t exactly bode well for interparty cooperation on the issue. Soon-to-be Senators Rand Paul of Kentucky, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Mike Lee of Utah have supported initiatives in the past to abolish the DOE or stated their support for the department’s abolition

FACT CHECK: Obama’s education claims missing facts (AP)

Published on October 15, 2010 By rohit

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says almost every chance he gets that Republicans would cut education spending by 20 percent if their party wins control of Congress in the Nov. 2 elections. He also says they would repeal a new college tuition tax credit

Despite fiery rhetoric, largest teachers union spending big for Dems (The Upshot)

Published on October 6, 2010 By

Over the summer, the president of the nation’s largest teachers union told thousands of members that Obama’s education policies were “not the change I hoped for.” “Today our members face the most anti-educator, anti-union, anti-student environment I have ever experienced,” National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel said at group’s annual convention in New Orleans, according to the New York Times’ Sam Dillon .

Republicans aim to slash education spending: Obama (Reuters)

Published on October 6, 2010 By

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday accused Republicans of wanting to slash education spending and said this would “unilaterally” disarm the country as it competes with emerging powerhouses China and India. Ramping up his pre-election rhetoric, Obama said Republicans would jeopardize long-term U.S.

Obama: Education key to economic success (AP)

Published on September 28, 2010 By rohit

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Determined to energize dispirited Democrats, President Barack Obama told New Mexico voters on Tuesday that Republicans would reverse the progress he’s made on education reform and student aid. Addressing a small group in an Albuquerque family’s front yard, Obama shifted from his recent focus on the economy, which has run headlong into the grim reality of continued high unemployment

The New Health Care Rules: What They Will and Won’t Do (Time.com)

Published on September 23, 2010 By

It wasn’t supposed to be like this. When Democrats front-loaded the Affordable Care Act with consumer protections set to kick in six weeks before Election Day, they never imagined health care reform itself would stay so unpopular

‘Birth tourism’ a tiny portion of immigrant babies (AP)

Published on September 3, 2010 By

SAN JUAN, Texas – When Ruth Garcia’s twins are born in two months, they’ll have all the rights of U.S. citizens

APNewsBreak: 10 named school grant winners (AP)

Published on August 24, 2010 By rohit

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

Senator eyes bill to rein in for-profit schools (Reuters)

Published on August 4, 2010 By rohit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. Senate’s education committee put further pressure on for-profit colleges, vowing new legislation to curb deceptive recruiting practices. Panel chairman Tom Harkin called on Wednesday for stronger steps by lawmakers after government investigators uncovered deceptive practices aimed at enticing prospective students.

White House threatens veto of war funding bill (AP)

Published on July 2, 2010 By

WASHINGTON – The White House has promised to veto a House war funding bill over proposed cuts to education reform programs . The move marks an unusually public clash with Obama ’s top Democratic allies in the House, who proposed cutting $800 million from programs such as the Education Department’s showcase Race to the Top grant initiative