Few school districts check for K12 problems

Few school districts check for K12 problems

MiamiHerald.com: Florida

Many Florida school districts have no way to know whether K12 students are actually being taught by properly certified teachers.

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Libya president: 'Foreigners' involved in consulate attack

Libya president: 'Foreigners' involved in consulate attack

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Libyans and "foreigners" carried out the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, Libyan President Mohamed Magariaf told NBC News on Saturday.

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U.S. Winning War on Poverty. Wuh?: DNews Nugget

U.S. Winning War on Poverty. Wuh?: DNews Nugget

Discovery News - Top Stories

A new study looks at poverty differently and finds that it's actually dropped 12.5 percent over the past 40 years.

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Duval could lose $7 million state funding because of low enrollment

Duval could lose $7 million state funding because of low enrollment

Jacksonville Local News – Jacksonville.com and The Florida Times-Union

Enrollment in the Duval County Public Schools is down about 1,600 from where it expected to be at this point of the new school year.

If it doesn't increase, the school system ultimately might lose $7 million in state funding.

The enrollment decrease is a surprise, Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals said this week, given the state had projected a 700-student increase for the district.

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Bernanke takes aims at job market with Fed move

Bernanke takes aims at job market with Fed move

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank's decision to unleash another flood of money on the economy was motivated by the need to get more Americans back to work.

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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: Fed moves to spur new economic growth

Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: Fed moves to spur new economic growth

Jamie Dupree

The Federal Reserve on Thursday announced new steps to spur future economic growth, as officials said the latest "quantitative easing" plan would try to keep interest rates low for at least another three years, in part by expanding efforts to buy mortgage-backed securities in a bid to support the housing ...

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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: House to approve stop gap budget

Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider: House to approve stop gap budget

Jamie Dupree

Deciding against a showdown that could lead to a government shutdown, Republicans in the House are expected to join Democrats on Thursday to approve a six month temporary budget plan to keep the government running once the fiscal year ends at the end of September.

As usual, the Congress has ...

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U.S. Consulate attack

U.S. Consulate attack

CNN.com

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of the United States ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, in a rocket attack on the U.S. Consulate in the city of Benghazi on Tuesday.

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Census: More Americans got health insurance in 2011

Census: More Americans got health insurance in 2011

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More Americans got health insurance coverage in 2011, as young adults jumped onto their parent's health insurance plans, the U.S. government said Wednesday. More also got public health insurance under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

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Poll: 1 in 3 Americans think most Hispanics are undocumented

Poll: 1 in 3 Americans think most Hispanics are undocumented

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A new poll finds over 30 percent of non-Hispanics believe a majority (over half) of Hispanics are undocumented even though the actual figure of undocumented Hispanics in the U.S. is 18 percent.

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Dad Defends Teen Drinking Party

Dad Defends Teen Drinking Party

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Lesley Stahl Talks To Father Who Was Arrested For Allowing Teenage Drinking At Home

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US nets $12bn profit on AIG sales

US nets $12bn profit on AIG sales

BBC News - US & Canada

The US government says it has made a profit of $12bn on its bailout of insurer AIG, after selling $18bn of stock in the firm on Monday.

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No negative impacts from repeal of DADT, study reveals

No negative impacts from repeal of DADT, study reveals

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The repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy in 2011 has not had a negative impact on force readiness, recruitment or retention, contrary to predictions that it would, according to a new study published Monday.

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9/11 memorial $60 million a year to operate

9/11 memorial $60 million a year to operate

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With its huge reflecting pools, ringed by waterfalls and skyscrapers, and a cavernous underground museum still under construction, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center is an awesome spectacle that moved and inspired some 4.5 million visitors in its first year.

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