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Bryan Voltaggio will host benefit dinner with Michael Voltaggio and Noma chef
The Baltimore SunBryan Voltaggio will host his third annual benefit dinner to fight childhood hunger on Sept. 13 at Volt, his flagship Frederick restaurant. Joining him this time will be brother Michael Voltaggio, his onetime "Top Chef" competitor and now the chef at Ink...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Top Chef (tv program), Bryan Voltaggio, Volt
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Teacher evaluation bill might not pass muster with feds, official says
L.A. NOWA teacher evaluations bill under consideration by the state Legislature won't necessarily bring extra federal dollars to California, the top U.S. education official said. The bill has been debated in the Assembly and is expected to go to the state... -
State Board extends application deadline for education commissioner
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelIn a short telephone meeting, the State Board of Education this morning pushed the deadline for taking applications for school chief back until the end of the November. Under it's new time frame, the board hopes to select its next education commissioner... -
80 districts, including L.A. Unified, could vie for federal grants
L.A. NOWEighty California school systems plan to apply for a high-profile, federal school-reform grant that the state was unable to win in the past, the U.S. Department of Education announced Friday.... -
Report calls for more teacher training, limiting use of test scores
L.A. NOWThe state needs to focus on recruiting, educating and retaining teachers if it wants to improve student academic performance, a state task force has concluded. Recent budget cuts, however, have pushed the state in the opposite direction, according to the.... -
Historically black colleges receive $228 million in grant money from federal government
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelHistorically black colleges and universities throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands were awarded $228 million in grants Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Education. Florida A&M University, Florida's only public, historically black... -
Corona-Norco is finalist for Broad Prize, wins $150,000
L.A. NOWCorona-Norco Unified School District -– one of four finalists nationwide –- fell short of securing the top spot in a coveted national education competition but still landed $150,000 in scholarship money.... -
Transcript: The Jerry Brown interview
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown sat down with two Los Angeles Times reporters in his Capitol office for a wide-ranging interview.... -
Maryland receives No Child Left Behind waiver
Maryland was one of eight states granted a waiver Tuesday from some of the strictest requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which will allow the state to set more reasonable goals for student achievement levels and adopt reforms to close...Tags: U.S. Department of Education, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Andres Alonso, Montgomery County (Maryland)
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Leaving NCLB behind
The announcement this week that the U.S. Department of Education will grant Maryland a waiver from some of the more onerous requirements of the decade-old federal No Child Left Behind Act is welcome news for the state's school reform effort. It means...
Tags: School Examinations, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Other Voices
On April 1, when Japan lowered its corporate tax rate, this country's 35 percent tax rate became the highest in the industrialized world. Because the U.S. tax code has so many loopholes or breaks, the effective rate for corporations averaged 27.7...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Facebook, University of Southern California, Health, Barack Obama
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Twenty-one California school districts apply for controversial federal grant
L.A. NOWTwenty-one California school districts and educational consortiums have applied for a $400 million federal grant program that has been strongly opposed by many teachers unions. The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it received 371...
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