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Federal Money, Teachers' Unions and Education Reform
The Obama Administration's inviting the states to "Race to the Top" by competing for $4.3 billion in stimulus money. Is that enough to get teachers unions to change their minds on charter schools, merit pay or standardized tests to evaluate teacher performance? Also, a House deal on healthcare, and Microsoft and Yahoo join forces to challenge Google.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenThe Obama Administration's inviting the states to "Race to the Top" by competing for $4.3 billion in stimulus money. Is that enough to get teachers unions to change their minds on charter schools, merit pay or standardized tests to evaluate teacher performance? Also, Blue Dog Democrats and the House leadership reach a deal on healthcare. On Reporter's Notebook, Yahoo and Microsoft have struck a deal. Can they make a dent in Google's dominance of the market for Internet searching?
Banner image: Students work together in teacher Daisy Moran's second-grade bilingual class in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Tim Boyle/Getty Images
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3 storiesBlue Dog Democrats, House Leadership Reach Deal on Healthcare
As President Obama held another " town hall " meeting on healthcare reform, this one in North Carolina with another planned in Virginia, rebellious House Democrats say they're reached an agreement with their own leadership and with the White House. Jeffrey Young covers healthcare issues for The Hill , the Congressional newspaper.
Read the story8 minFederal Money, Teachers' Unions and Education Reform
President Obama is dangling $4.3 billion in stimulus money to promote charter schools, merit pay and standardized tests for evaluating teachers. He says states with laws against such evaluations won't get any money, which rules out New York and California.
Read the story35 minMicrosoft and Yahoo Strike Deal
Last year, Microsoft made a hostile bid to buy Yahoo for $48 billion. That didn't work, but today the two agreed to a partnership. It could be good for both companies, but the primary target appears to be Google .
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