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Litigation
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Click here for updates on recent litigation
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Legal
Updates: Missouri, North Carolina and Washington
Missouri Supreme Court denies
adequacy claim, Leandro judge calls
hearing on the recession's impact on adequacy,
and a major school funding trial begins
in Washington.
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Advocates press for greater emphasis on
funding equity in Race to the Top Regs
On
July 23, the U.S. Department of Education
released draft
guidelines for Race to the Top grants,
a portion of federal stimulus funds to be
awarded to states through a competitive
application process. President Barack Obama
and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan expect
the $4.35 billion in discretionary grants
---- the largest amount ever distributed
by the Department on a competitive grant
basis ---- to serve as a catalyst for education
innovation across the country.
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| Amidst
recession, states confront mounting teacher
pension costs
States’ fiscal crises have prompted
policymakers and citizens to critically
reevaluate retiree benefits schemes, and
teacher pension plans have received particular
scrutiny.
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U.S. lagging in supporting children's well-being,
says OECD report
The United States lags behind
comparable advanced industrial nations in
providing for children’s welfare,
according to the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD). In “Doing
Better for Children,” its first
report on child well-being, the OECD analyzed
child poverty, infant mortality, teenage
pregnancy, and social spending, among other
indicators, within its 30 member nations.
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