Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Budget to dominate Indiana legislative session

Fixing a broken unemployment insurance system. Streamlining local government. Taking -- or not taking -- the next step toward amending caps on property tax bills into the state constitution. Read more ...

Year in Education

Perry turned the big five-o. Half a century of educational excellence was celebrated by the Perry community with parades, dances and special events.

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Prop. 209 doesn't affect magnet schools, judicial panel rules

Race-based admissions are not prohibited, judges say. An appeal seems unlikely.

Magnet schools in Los Angeles won a significant court victory Friday when a state appellate panel rejected a lawsuit charging that they violated California's Proposition 209, which outlawed affirmative action in the state. Continue reading ...