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  • A Misguided Letter - Harvard Crimson
    published on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:57:50 GMT+00:00
    Richmond Times DispatchA Misguided LetterHarvard CrimsonThis statute clearly allows for myriad protections against discrimination, and Virginia's institutions of higher education have simply been upholding a ...Lette...
  • Manchin's education plans spark concern [Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.] - TMCnet
    published on Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:44:03 GMT+00:00
    Manchin's education plans spark concern [Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.]TMCnetThe West Virginia Education Association endorsed him in 2004 but not when he ran for re-election in 2008. The other teacher union, American ...
  • VIRGINIA PUNDIT: Rotten to the core - Virginia Gazette
    published on Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:25:06 GMT+00:00
    Instal BizVIRGINIA PUNDIT: Rotten to the coreVirginia GazetteMeanwhile, the Virginia Education Association estimates that the public education budget cuts will cost nearly 20000 jobs now. ...Ask McDonnell and Obama: Gove...
  • Eye-Opener: NCAA's "Dirty Dozen" down to 4 - USA Today
    published on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:16:31 GMT+00:00
    USA TodayEye-Opener: NCAA's "Dirty Dozen" down to 4USA TodayUS Secretary of Education Arne Duncan must be fairly pleased with the NCAA tournament results so far. Of the 12 teams he branded as unworthy of be...
  • Virginia Moves to Embrace Virtual Education - Education Week News
    published on Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:32:04 GMT+00:00
    Washington PostVirginia Moves to Embrace Virtual EducationEducation Week NewsBy AP Online schools aided by state funds appear to be heading to Virginia after both chambers of the legislature last week passed virtual and ...
  • State funding still shrinking for Va. colleges - BusinessWeek
    published on Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:22:22 GMT+00:00
    State funding still shrinking for Va. collegesBusinessWeekAs state funding for Virginia's higher-education system continues to shrink, colleges and universities say they'll have to raise ...Budget Future Bleak fo...
  • 'Food Revolution' visit to Huntington to air this week - Charleston Gazette
    published on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:52:49 GMT+00:00
    'Food Revolution' visit to Huntington to air this weekCharleston GazetteIn West Virginia schools, the state Board of Education has worked to increase the amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains a ...
  • W.Va. not among 'Race to the Top' education finalists - Charleston Gazette
    published on Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:40:48 GMT+00:00
    Roanoke TimesW.Va. not among 'Race to the Top' education finalistsCharleston GazetteWest Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee on Thursday called it "premature" to assume that West Virginia&...
  • TEA, state board clash on proposed charter school - Dallas Morning News
    published on Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:32:32 GMT+00:00
    TEA, state board clash on proposed charter schoolDallas Morning News... parts of the school's proposed management contract with Imagine Schools Inc., a Virginia-based charter operator, appear to violate state educati...
  • McDonnell to soon name panels on jobs, government reform, higher education - Richmond Times Dispatch
    published on Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:59:31 GMT+00:00
    France24McDonnell to soon name panels on jobs, government reform, higher educationRichmond Times Dispatch... size and cost of the Virginia bureaucracy. His successor, Gov. Jim Gilmore, a fellow Republican, created a comm...