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Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says she’ll repay scholarship funds by week’s end | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:09:24 +0000

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson awarded eight scholarships last year to her grandsons and a top aide’s children – bringing to 23 the number of awards she handed out since 2005 in violation of Congressional Black Caucus Foundation eligibility rules.

Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson says she’ll repay scholarship funds by week’s end | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News.

Local Government Bureaucrats Earn Nearly Twice Private Sector Per Hour - FreedomWorks

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:49:56 +0000

Local Government Bureaucrats Earn Nearly Twice Private Sector Per Hour | FreedomWorks.

WORLD Magazine - Working-class blues

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:48:05 +0000

They call it the Beltway Blinders—a common disease that hits when so-called insiders to Washington politics lose sight of the priorities, challenges, and fears that matter in “real” America. Those inside the Capital Beltway, the roughly 60-mile interstate loop around the city, are vulnerable to the highly contagious disease, losing perspective on what the rest of America is saying even as they pretend to represent it.

WORLD Magazine | Working-class blues | Edward Lee Pitts | Sep 11, 10.

Celebrating Good Teachers - Carrie L. Lukas

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:47:23 +0000

That’s why it’s great that an organization like the American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) has created an award to recognize the best teacher of the year. They have just announced that the inaugural National Teacher of the Year Award will go to Jeremiah Young, a science teacher from Beaufort High School in South Carolina. The award will be given this week in a ceremony in Washington D.C.

Back to School, Back to the Books: The Value Behind Textbooks

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:46:48 +0000

The high price of college textbooks is getting a lot of press. Legislators are considering bills to bring down costs, such as requiring professors to use the least expensive “educationally sound” option. As I have read articles about the burden of textbook costs, I have done some soul-searching about the cost of the books I choose for my students. I conclude that the textbooks I use are a good value compared to the alternatives.

Back to School, Back to the Books: The Value Behind Textbooks.

California, labor and get out the vote for Democratic candidates - latimes.com

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:21 +0000

Labor’s campaign in California has been an ambitious mix of trying to persuade swing voters while at the same time trying to mobilize those Democrats who don’t often vote in nonpresidential elections.

California, labor and get out the vote for Democratic candidates - latimes.com.

Government Pay: Now For The Really Bad News - Forbes.com

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:58:11 +0000

As we slept, as it were, our federal minders awarded themselves impressive pay/benefits increases that average out to $123,000 per year, compared with $61,000 in the private sector.

Government Pay: Now For The Really Bad News - Forbes.com.

Education secretary urged his employees to attend Sharpton’s rally - Washington Examiner

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:57:14 +0000

“ED staff are invited to join Secretary Arne Duncan, the Reverend Al Sharpton, and other leaders on Saturday, Aug. 28, for the ‘Reclaim the Dream’ rally and march,” began an internal e-mail sent to more than 4,000 employees of the Department of Education on Wednesday.

Education secretary urged his employees to attend Sharpton’s rally | Washington Examiner.

Wash Post - U.S. files another suit on Arizona immigration issue

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:24:39 +0000

The suit against the Phoenix area Maricopa Community Colleges was filed less than two months after the Justice Department sued Arizona and Gov. Jan Brewer (R) over the state’s new immigration law. It also comes as the department is investigating Joe Arpaio, the sheriff in Maricopa County, who is known for tough immigration enforcement.

ABC - Kathleen Sebelius: Time for ‘Reeducation’ on Obama Health Care Law

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:23:22 +0000

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