Primary And Secondary Education
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A fierce weekend storm dropped record snowfall and stranded travelers up the coast from Virginia to New England, but its timing helped minimize headache-inducing work commutes and left many with the prospect of a very white Christmas.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida's statewide teachers union Thursday discouraged local affiliates from endorsing the state's application for up to $700 million in federal stimulus grant money that would require the adoption of merit pay plans.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohioans will pay more in 2009 taxes than expected because a budget compromise expected to clear the Legislature on Thursday delays the last in a series of tax cuts begun four years ago.
COLUMBUS, Ohio - State lawmakers ended an impasse over a budget gap late Wednesday by agreeing to combine Gov.
INDIANAPOLIS - Gov. Mitch Daniels said Tuesday he will cut state spending on public schools by at least $300 million given a new revenue forecast that predicts Indiana government will take $1.8 billion less than what lawmakers thought when passing a two-year budget.
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