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Obama To Outline No Child Left Behind Law To Congress Next Week
Saturday March 13, 2010 11:57:00 EST
(RTTNews) - President Barack Obama said on Saturday that he would send an abstract of his administration's plan to revamp the No Child Left Behind Act to Congress within a week.
The Act was introduced by former president George Bush immediately after taking office in 2001 and requires states to assess the basic skills of all students in certain grades to receive federal funding. The Act proposes setting high standards and measurable goals to improve individual outcomes in education.
The Obama administration had indicated previously that it intends to scrap some accountability criteria and would modify some sections of the Act together with the Congress. Obama said on Saturday that he plans to send a blueprint to Congress on Monday detailing ways for states and schoo (continued...)
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Saturday March 13, 2010
- EU Nearing Deal On Greece Bail-out: Reports
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Friday March 12, 2010
- Core-Mark Holding Q4 Profit Rises - Update
12:11:00 EST - Business Inventories Come In Unchanged In January
10:25:00 EST - Consumer Sentiment Index Unexpectedly Slips To 72.5
10:05:00 EST - *Business Inventories Unchanged In January
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Friday March 12, 2010
- European Markets Rise On Positive Economic Data - European Commentary
13:51:00 EST - Russia To Build 12 Nuclear Reactors In India
12:32:00 EST - Putin Calls For Widening Russia-India Trade Ties
10:11:00 EST - Asian Markets End Mixed Ahead Of Data In US
08:06:00 EST - Indian Market Ends Flat
07:41:00 EST - *India Forex Reserves At US$278.43 Bln As On March 5 Vs. US$278.36 Bln Last Week
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Friday March 12, 2010
- TSX Closes Above 12,000 At The Highest Level Since 2008
17:03:00 EST - Stocks End Nearly Unchanged Following Mixed Economic Data - U.S. Commentary
16:39:00 EST - Major Averages Close Nearly Unchanged After Another Choppy Trading Day
16:19:00 EST - Dollar Eases To Euro, Near Parity Versus Loonie
14:53:00 EST - Stocks Nearly Flat In Mid-Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary
14:40:00 EST - Major Averages Nearly Unchanged In Mid-Afternoon Trading
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Sunday March 14, 2010
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