Continue reading ...
Monday, January 26, 2009
Report says Ohio needs higher teacher standards
CLEVELAND: Ohio schools should have a freer hand awarding tenure to good teachers and firing bad ones, a philanthropic coalition said today in making sweeping education reform recommendations to the governor ...
Read more ...Ship discharges threaten sea life
Crisscrossing the seas on global trade routes, cargo ships suck up billions of tons of water to provide a steadying weight, and then dump that water back into the ocean when it's time to take on new cargo. Each year, ocean-faring vessels from overseas discharge enough of this ballast water in US waters to fill about 20,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Read the rest ...
Obama Pushes $825B Economic Stimulus Plan
Obama Pushes $825B Economic Stimulus Plan
The president says the plan will not only create jobs, but will also include investment in areas such as education, health care, energy and new infrastructure to keep the nation competitive in the global economy. Critics say it includes too much new government spending and not enough tax relief.
The president says the plan will not only create jobs, but will also include investment in areas such as education, health care, energy and new infrastructure to keep the nation competitive in the global economy. Critics say it includes too much new government spending and not enough tax relief.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
