Set your DVRs: President Barack Obama will give his State of the Union speech next week, on Jan. 28. So that means a week from now, we'll all be mulling over the education portion. After all, Obama (and most other presidents) typically use their annual address to Congress to outline an edu-wish list for the year. It often includes at least one big idea (whether brand new or recycled from an earlier proposal).
Is Obama usually able to get what he wants from Congress? Short answer: Not so much. For the longer answer, check out these past State of the Union speeches:
Obama's State of the Union Speeches and Education: A Scorecard - Politics K-12 - Education Week
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
States With the Best (and Worst) Schools
For years, American students have consistently ranked poorly compared to most developed nations. And according to a recently released study, the U.S. education system remains mediocre, receiving a C− grade, for the third year in a row.
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Education news and research publication Education Week released its 18th annual survey of the status of education in all 50 states. The K-12 Achievement Index is one indicator in Education Week’s “Quality Counts” report that measures key education outcomes and provides ranks and grades for each state based on their commitment to improve educational policies and practices. This year, Massachusetts received the highest score, a B, while Mississippi got an F. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the states with the best and worst scores for K-12 achievement.
The discussion of quality of education often turns quickly to money. It appears that the states with the highest levels of achievement generally also spend more money on education. The states with the top five grades in achievement are all in the top 15 for funding per student, adjusted for the cost of living. Only one of the 10 worst states for student achievement was in the top 15 for spending per student, cost-adjusted.
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Education news and research publication Education Week released its 18th annual survey of the status of education in all 50 states. The K-12 Achievement Index is one indicator in Education Week’s “Quality Counts” report that measures key education outcomes and provides ranks and grades for each state based on their commitment to improve educational policies and practices. This year, Massachusetts received the highest score, a B, while Mississippi got an F. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the states with the best and worst scores for K-12 achievement.
The discussion of quality of education often turns quickly to money. It appears that the states with the highest levels of achievement generally also spend more money on education. The states with the top five grades in achievement are all in the top 15 for funding per student, adjusted for the cost of living. Only one of the 10 worst states for student achievement was in the top 15 for spending per student, cost-adjusted.
Read more: States With the Best (and Worst) Schools - 24/7 Wall St. http://247wallst.com/special-report/2014/01/14/states-with-the-best-and-worst-schools-2/#ixzz2rBHtypzn
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Education Week: Quality Counts 2014: State Highlights Reports
The Quality Counts 2014 Highlights Reports capture all of the data you need to assess your state's performance in key areas. The information is presented in a series of charts and graphs, and includes comparisons to national averages.
Education Week: Quality Counts 2014: State Highlights Reports
Education Week: Quality Counts 2014: State Highlights Reports
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Best Picture Oscar nominees got major tax breaks
Think the movie business is profitable? Turns out it may be even more revenue from films than expected, especially when tax incentives for shooting locations is a factor, often at the cost of the state providing a subsidy.
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Best Picture Oscar nominees got major tax breaks - CSMonitor.com
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Best Picture Oscar nominees got major tax breaks - CSMonitor.com
Chris Christie faces new bullying charges. Are voters paying attention?
Gov. Chris Christie's No. 2 denies charges by the mayor of Hoboken, N.J., that the administration used Sandy aid to leverage support for a development project.
Chris Christie faces new bullying charges. Are voters paying attention? - CSMonitor.com
Chris Christie faces new bullying charges. Are voters paying attention? - CSMonitor.com
Monday, January 20, 2014
President Obama & family volunteer on MLK Holiday
President Barack Obama honored Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of service Monday by helping a soup kitchen prepare its daily meals and a host of administration figures fanned out across the capital to appear at holiday events. - See more at:
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Final Public Comment on Jump Start Initiative
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Sunday, January 19, 2014
MLK Day 2014: Start a Year of Citizen Action
Honoring Civil Rights Leader & Nobel Peace Prize recipient Dr. Martin Luther Jr. - U.S. president Barack Obama celebrates MLK Day 2014: Start a Year of Citizen Action | The White House
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Saturday, January 11, 2014
Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel, dies at 85 | haaretz.com
Sharon, a controversial military leader, launched a long and tumultuous political career that culminated in the disengagement from Gaza. He died after 8 years in a coma at Tel Hashomer Hodpital in Tel Aviv.
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Friday, January 10, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Holder's New School Discipline Guidelines: Stop Targeting Minorities
The Associated Press reports:
The Obama administration is issuing new recommendations on classroom discipline that seek to end the apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished for violating school rules.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan acknowledged the challenge is finding the balancing act to keep school safe and orderly, but when it comes to routine discipline the "first instinct should not be to call 911 when there's a problem."
Civil rights advocates have long said that a "school-to-prison" pipeline stems from overly zealous school discipline policies targeting black and Hispanic students that bring them out of school and into the court system.
Attorney General Eric Holder said the problem often stems from well intentioned "zero-tolerance" policies that too often inject the criminal justice system into the resolution of problems.
"In short, racial discrimination in school discipline is a real problem."
Holder and Duncan were interviewed on Tuesday on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show as part of a national effort to draw attention to the issue. WASHINGTON(AP)
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Holder's New School Discipline Guidelines: Stop Targeting Minorities
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Bitcoin: How should it be taxed? - CSMonitor.com
Is bitcoin really money? Or is it a capital asset? How about a commodity? ? The IRS says it is studying the matter but has yet to issue any guidance. Until it does, it is anyone’s guess how bitcoin should be taxed.Similarly, mining bitcoin (the process of obtaining the currency by solving a math problem) would also trigger tax. Taxing bitcoin would also require users to track cost basis—not so easy at the moment, although Bloomberg has begun publishing prices.
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Monday, January 6, 2014
Full Session: Why Are You the One Who Got the Election Right?
Columnist, statistician, and prognosticator Nate Silver, whose website FiveThirtyEight.com is the only one to have correctly predicted the outcomes of the 2012 and 2008 elections, shares his perspectives with award-winning journalist Katie Couric. (He also really knows baseball!) Underwritten by Thomson Reuters.
Featuring Nate Silver and moderator Katie Couric
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Sunday, January 5, 2014
Bill Clinton on Hillary's 2016 hopes: She'd rather be a grandmother than...
Clinton Global Initiative 2013
Former President Bill Clinton discussed with the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts Hillary's new position at the Clinton Global Initiative and what she has planned for 2016.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Volvo Ad Spoof Highlights Gas Shortage in Gaza
A group of young Palestinian film-makers have released a spoof of Jean Claude Van Damme's popular Volvo commercial. The parody is designed to highlight the shortage of fuel in the Gaza Strip. (Dec. 20)
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Friday, January 3, 2014
a lie that leads to an apology which receives an award.... What's next?... #GetCovered
"If you like your health care plan, you can keep it," President Barack Obama said -- many times -- of his landmark new law.
But the promise was impossible to keep.
So this fall, as cancellation letters were going out to approximately 4 million Americans, the public realized Obama’s breezy assurances were wrong.
Boiling down the complicated health care law to a soundbite proved treacherous, even for its promoter-in-chief. Obama and his team made matters worse, suggesting they had been misunderstood all along. The stunning political uproar led to this: a rare presidential apology.
Lie of the Year: 'If you like your health care plan, you can keep it' | PolitiFact
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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama meet with a group of moms in the Oval Office to discuss how health care reform could benefit their families, as well as the critical role moms are playing in helping their families access quality, affordable health care by encouraging their adult children, family members and peers to sign up for coverage. December 18, 2013.
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President Obama joins former President Bill Clinton for a conversation about health care in the United States and around the world as part of the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. September 24, 2013.
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President Obama apologizes to the country after people have lost their health care plans because of Obamacare.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Tech Invention Allows Remote "Touching"
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have invented a device that allows people to remotely manipulate objects using a camera that sees in three dimensions and what they call a motorized "pin screen." (Jan. 2)
Published on Jan 1, 2014
$1.5B in La. storm recovery aid remains unspent
Louisiana has yet to spend $1.5 billion of federal disaster recovery aid provided by Congress after hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav and Ike ravaged the state in 2005 and 2008.
$1.5B in La. storm recovery aid remains unspent | DailyComet.com
$1.5B in La. storm recovery aid remains unspent | DailyComet.com
'Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital'
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Wealthy Bag Lady: Media and Press Room
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Linda is the only person to be featured in both Entrepreneur and Female Entrepreneur magazines in the same month. She reaches 50,000 to 2 million people a week through radio interviews and is the official “Business Diva” on Diva Talk Radio.
She is the founder of the 10th Annual Women’s Small Business Expo, which will take place on every year in Los Angeles, California. She is also the president of Sponsor Concierge, which helps people get corporate sponsors.
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