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Chancellors say that without a state budget, 'We are operating with a blindfold on.' The delay has already forced campuses to borrow money and threatened some students' enrollment and financial aid.The leaders of California's three systems of publicL.A. civic leaders urge LAUSD, union to revamp teacher evaluations
The group, including the presidents of the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Greater L.A., urges the use of student test score data and more access to information about instructors for families.A group of business and civic leaders isL.A. Unified board makes first statements about test score analysis of teachers
Most members say the current way of evaluating teachers needs to be reworked; some add parents deserve more information about instructors. Some criticize The Times' publication of database.Los Angeles school board members made their first public sta$10 Billion to Support 160,000 Education Jobs
Congress passed and the President signed into law a bill that provides $10 billion to support an estimated 160,000 education jobs nationwide.Beyond the Bubble Tests
Read Secretary Duncan's remarks to state leaders about Race to the Top Assessment winners and the next generation of assessments.Remarks in Little Rock
Secretary Duncan discussed his Back to School Tour and the Obama Administration's education agenda, and he thanked America's teachers -- "our unsung heroes" -- in Little Rock, AR.Women's Salaries Back On Top For Younger Set
Unmarried women between the ages of 22 and 30 are making 8 percent more than men in the same demographic, according to a new analysis of government data by a private research firm. It's partly because more women are college educated. But overall, woBYU Going Independent In Football
BYU says it is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will go independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in the 2011-2012 school year.Re: Getting the Right Grant -
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has spent much of the back-to-school season talking with teachers and parents. His department recently oversaw the awarding of more than $4 billion to public schools in select states. While he's addressed countleScholarLinks - Education
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