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Should Mamas Let Their Babies Grow up to Study Writing? Setting the Record Straight on What Writing Students Do, Part 2

Stephanie Vanderslice | Posted 05.22.2012

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You'll find students who think the course is an easy "A." This group is usually disappointed; creative writing courses are much more work than they anticipate.

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Hacking Away at the Pearson Octopus

Alan Singer | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Texas, Red States, Pearson Education, Common Core, Octopus, 2008 Presidential Race, Monopoly, Blue States, National Governors Association, Jules Verne, New York, American Heritage, Prentice-Hall, Education News
Alan Singer

Pearson is tilting the coverage of U.S. history to win approval by school boards in red states, and in doing this, allowing the most conservative school boards in the nation to determine what gets taught in New York State schools.

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Governors To Congress: Don't Cut 'The A-Team'

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.27.2012

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The nations' governors are asking Congress to restore funding for the Air National Guard, saying that talks with the U.S. Department of Defense have f...

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GOP Governors Blame Obama For State Economic Woes

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 04.24.2012

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Three Republican governors used a Tuesday morning press conference at a regional summit of the National Governors Association to blame President Barac...

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Governors Target Prescription Drug Abuse

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 03.29.2012

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The nation's governors have begun studying prescription drug abuse and plan to develop best practices that can be used by state governments. The N...

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Jerry Brown Makes Some Splashy Moves

William Bradley | Posted 05.01.2012

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William Bradley

Some imagine that Brown is at last embracing the way of his father, the legendary late Governor Pat Brown, widely credited as the builder of modern California, in developing what might be called an Edifice Complex. But that's not quite it.

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John Celock

GOP Governor Likely To Sign Sweeping Abortion Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.29.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) indicated that he is likely to sign the state's sweeping anti-abortion bill, which includes a provision th...

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Doomsday Bill Faces Brutal Reality

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.28.2012

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Wyoming lawmakers on Tuesday voted down the state's "Doomsday Bill," which among other things, called for the state to explore buying an aircraft carr...

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Nikki Haley Questions Obama About Ports

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.28.2012

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This story originally appeared in Patch sites in South Carolina on Feb. 28. WASHINGTON -- Gov. Nikki Haley kept the focus on ports during a meeting...

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Republican Governors Association Urges Candidates To Tie Opponents To Obama

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Three Republican governors used a Monday afternoon press conference to criticize President Barack Obama's record and lay groundwork for ...

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Nikki Haley Explains White House Dinner Absence

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) was not the only Republican governor skipping Sunday night's White House governors dinner but attending Mond...

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Obama Makes Bold Challenge To Governors

AP | By BETH FOUHY | Posted 04.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama Monday urged the nation's governors to invest more state resources in education, saying a highly skilled workforc...

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Democratic Governors Tell Republican Governors To 'Cheer Up'

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The nation's Democratic governors have been telling their Republican counterparts to "cheer up" Monday morning, as the states' chief exe...

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Obama Toasts Governors For Hard Work

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is promising the nation's governors they have a strong partner in the White House. The president and First Lady ...

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GOP Governor Says He Hasn't Studied Controversial Ultrasound Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R) said Sunday morning that he has just learned about the transvaginal ultrasound bill pending in the state...

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Rick Scott Drops Out Of National Group

Miami Herald | By Erika Bolstad | Posted 02.25.2012

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Governors attending an annual meeting this weekend will take up the theme of "Growing State Economies," an initiative they hope will boost hiring and ...

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Jan Brewer Snubs Obama, Declines To Attend White House Governors Dinner

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 02.25.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R), in town for the National Governors Association conference, will skip a White House dinner Sunday honoring t...

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When Computers Become Classrooms

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.30.2011

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The digital revolution has officially hit America's classrooms. As school districts nationwide cut back on essentials, three quarters of them plan ...

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Local Expenses And Federal Cuts Stretch States For 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.29.2011

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A rise in Medicaid costs, combined with the end of federal stimulus funds and a continued decline in property tax receipts at the local level will com...

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Senate Grants Governors' Wish

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.23.2011

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The U.S. Senate has moved forward with including dual status command as part of the National Defense Authorization Act. Long a wish of governors, the ...

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Governors Focus Past Super Committee Failure

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.28.2011

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The group representing the nation's governors is recalibrating its priorities after the super committee failed to reach a deficit reduction deal. ...

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Governors Group To Facilitate Health Care Exchange Talks

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.17.2011

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The National Governors Association will be helping six states facilitate discussion on the creation of health care exchanges, which are required to be...

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Governors Group To Consider State Economic Growth

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.10.2012

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A group of governors, state economic development officials and business leaders will convene in Nashville Monday for the second of four forums designe...

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Governors Group Steps Into Teacher Evaluation Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.04.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The nation's governors on Thursday announced plans to work with three states and one territory on developing new teacher evaluation guid...

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Governors Provide Recommendations On Health Care Exchanges

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.03.2012

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The nation's governors sent the Obama Administration recommendations Thursday morning regarding the implementation of health care exchanges as a feder...

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