Higher education budget compromise reached

Higher education budget compromise reached San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA A core group of legislative leaders worked behind closed doors on the agreement, which brings the total budget for higher education to just under $1.2 ... See all stories on this topic Lawmakers agree to cut higher education by 12.5 percent Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA By David mcgrath Schwartz (contact) A key joint legislative committee unanimously voted to approve a 12.5 percent cut to higher education, ending a standoff ... See all stories on this topic Education bill goes down after hours of debate Kansas City Star - MO,USA JEFFERSON CITY | Lawmakers spent several hours today debating an omnibus education bill. And then they killed it. The wide-ranging legislation included a ... See all stories on this topic One in five California students drop out, state reports San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA The state report came on the same day that the US House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on what the "national dropout crisis. ... See all stories on this topic Education Officials Pinpoint High School Dropout Rates KPBS - San Diego,CA,USA California's Department of Education says San Diego Unified's four year dropout rate last year was cut in half compared to the year before. ... See all stories on this topic Intel chairman says US education lacking San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA The outgoing chairman of the world's largest computer chip maker says the United States needs to rethink its approach to public education and raise the bar ... See all stories on this topic Perdue named to federal education policy board Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA US Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced Tuesday that Perdue will join the 26-member National Assessment Governing Board immediately, ... See all stories on this topic Looking to Entrepreneurship Education During the Economic Crisis Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA As the whirlwind of news surrounding the vast global economic crisis continues, I stopped to reflect on why providing an entrepreneurship education to ... See all stories on this topic The Education Front: Obama wants to close 5000 failing schools Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA Here, though, is the top education dog taking your side, much like Margaret Spellings did as Bush's education secretary. First, none of this matters unless ... See all stories on this topic Bing to meet on education Wednesday Detroit Free Press - United States Jennifer Granholm, US Education Secretary Arne Duncan and the state-appointed emergency financial manager for the district. Bing spokeswoman Meagan Pitts ... See all stories on this topic