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  1. CA school boards assn says it would be "nuts", in light of ed budget cuts, to give out leg. of the year award this year. http://bit.ly/HlBAQ
  2. The other 35 states can now apply for Race to the Top $$ from Gates. Apps due Nov. 30. http://bit.ly/2U0HJf
  3. Lousiana School Boards Say 'No Thanks' On Race to the Top: The Louisiana School Boards Associations thinks it would ... http://bit.ly/2QtfZN
  4. Obama in WI: 'Now the Race Starts': The President spent a large chunk of today's speech trying to educate people on ... http://bit.ly/3nyvpJ
  5. U.S. Dept. of Ed. H1N1 update: 68 school dismissals today in 10 states (AZ, CT, KY, MA, MI, MO, ND, NJ, VT, WI) impacting 17,167 students.
  6. Obama, in WI, gets applause when he says the system needs to do a better job of getting bad teachers out of the classroom.
  7. New Rock. Inst. report says ARRA will make state-by-state education funding disparities worse. http://bit.ly/Aqk5B
  8. New govs in NJ, VA don't bode well for states' RttT applications, via @eduflack http://bit.ly/4ygUvK
  9. Voters Decide Elections With School Issues at Stake: TABOR loses in Maine and Washington state, Ohio clears the way f... http://bit.ly/OKTtz
  10. Election 2009: Early Results: Mayors re-elected in New York City and Boston, while the governorships turn over in Ne... http://bit.ly/1vQqov
  11. Previewing Obama's Speech in Wisconsin: Race to the Top will be a key focus of tomorrow's speech, which will highligh... http://bit.ly/b3s2R
  12. Ed Department to Mass.: No Violation on Stabilization Spending: The Education Department clarifies that Massachusett... http://bit.ly/484s3M
  13. Setting stage 4 Obama visit on Wed: WI mulls lifting ban on test scores used 2 judge teachers http://tinyurl.com/yargr2h RT @tomweber_mpr
  14. Transparency Watch: Evaluating Stimulus Reporting: The level of detail that states reported varies widely in the fir... http://bit.ly/2hxtj6
  15. PA finally gets stabilization fund application approved by U.S. Dept. of Ed. Is the last state to do so. http://bit.ly/3bSr5I
  16. Obama will travel to Madison, Wisc. on Wed. "to discuss strengthening America's education system," said Obama press sec. Gibbs today.
  17. VP Biden on Stimulus: 325,000 Educator Jobs Created or Saved: Jobs in education account for more than half of the 640... http://bit.ly/zldrC
  18. Biden says 325,000 education jobs saved so far by stimulus, which will be reflected in reports out later today.
  19. Biden says 640,239 jobs saved from ARRA, detailed reports to be posted at Recovery.gov between 2-3 p.m. EDT today.
  20. Union leaders Randi, AFT, and Dennis, NEA, at ARRA event with Biden.