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Students' 'Rally in Tally' is close-up lesson in political reality (45%) It was meant to be an uplifting, hands-on civics lesson, sending students for nine hours on a bus to the state capital to meet lawmakers face-to-face and protest budget cuts to education. The Miami Herald  |  March 23, 2009

Short of Dentists, Maine Adds Teeth to Doctors Training (45%) Maine has trouble recruiting dentists because many young graduates do not want to work in rural areas. Now doctors there are learning to pull teeth. NYT > Most E-Mailed  |  March 3, 2009

State to widen struggling-school labels (45%) The U.S. Department of Education said Thursday that it will allow Arkansas to use a new way to work with academically troubled public schools. The plan revises the system of labeling Arkansas public schools based on how well students perform on the state Benchmark and End-of-Course exams. With the new plan, state ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock)  |  January 9, 2009

LT. GOV. Offers New Med School Blueprint; Students Could Get M.D. in 8 Years On "fast TRACK." (45%) In the shadow of a tanking economy and with state budget cuts looming for higher education, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi has dramatically recast plans for a medical school at UC Merced. His plan will be unveiled formally at a Fresno event Thursday night, but he revealed some details to the Sun-Star on Tuesday. Basically ... The Merced Sun-Star (California)  |  January 7, 2009

Sustainable Economic Development for Cities and Regions: What to Do, How to Do It (44%) New exclusive nuPOLIS report describes initiatives, programs, and strategies you can use. In a new report, Sustainable Economic Development, nuPOLIS partner James Nixon details the comprehensive approaches that that cities and regions are using to build sustainable green economies. The paper, developed ... nuPOLIS  |  October 22, 2009

From the Front Lines of Community Innovation: "What Should We Do Next?" (44%) So many questions...The framework for place-based innovation that we published recently described the "what" of community innovation: civic innovation brokers; innovation capital; innovation importing; and other capacities. In responses from practitioners in communities, the observations and questions ... nuPOLIS  |  September 23, 2009

Immigrants' children might get help from DREAM Act (44%) They were brought here illegally, but it's only home they know Walter Lara is a scared 3-year-old, crouching with his mother under a stopped train. She holds him close and whispers to stay quiet as footsteps approach. Then ... Orlando Sentinel  |  May 18, 2009

City's 'game' plan - ESPN, the school (44%) Now all they need are pro athletes and furry mascots running the hallways. The city's Department of Education is teaming up with ESPN to create a new spin on career and technical high schools. The New York Post  |  February 4, 2009

Suburban program trains new parents in infant CPR (44%) Home may be where the heart is, but it’s also the place where most cardiac arrests occur, putting both the young and the young-at-heart at risk. "When a tiny baby or small child faces a life-threatening event such as choking, or a cardiac emergency, they need immediate intervention," notes Amanda Neely, foundation ... Chicago Daily Herald  |  February 4, 2009

State arts school fights to survive; A "national model" could have its funding slashed and face a downsized future as a charter school. (44%) The Perpich Center for Arts Education -- a hallmark of school choice in the state -- faces a fight for survival. Under Gov. Tim Pawlenty's budget proposal, state funding for the Golden Valley arts school and arts education center would be drastically cut, then eliminated. The school would be downscaled from a state ... Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)  |  February 2, 2009

DADA Education Foundation Announces New Partnerships, Program Enhancements for Courageous Persuaders Video Competition, Reminds Students of February 11 Deadline; Expanded support from Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, new partnerships with law (44%) DETROIT, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) today announced significant partnerships and program enhancements to the 2009 Courageous Persuaders Video Competition, and encourages students and academic advisors to move quickly to meet the entry deadline of February 11, 2009. The announcement ... PR Newswire  |  January 21, 2009

Grand Island/hall County Emergency Management Department Offers Free Disaster Training (44%) The city of Grand Island issued the following news release: The Grand Island/Hall County Emergency Management Department and Hall County Citizen Corps is proud to announce a new round of free disaster training through the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). US States News  |  January 21, 2009

Alternative Energy Fuels High School Science Doe Program For Teachers At Argonne National Laboratory Transforms Lesson Plans (44%) The following information was released by the U.S. Department of Energy: Chemistry teacher Chris Clausing and his students at Bloom Trail High School are at the crossroads of alternative energy and science education. Clausings twin interests in green energy and science education led him to participate in one of ... States News Service  |  January 7, 2009

Touching the third rail of transit policy (43%) They sit in special compartments, surrounded by screens, knobs, and levers. But the employees who work in the rear of MBTA trains have about as much driving responsibility as the passengers. The Boston Globe  |  June 13, 2009

Connecticut District Tosses Algebra Textbooks and Goes Online (43%) Westport teachers were frustrated at having to rush through the curriculum only to find students didn’t grasp important concepts, so they created their own online program. New York Times  |  June 8, 2009

Op-Ed Contributor: Five Ways to Fix Americas Schools (43%) Private and public universities are losing their competitive edge. Older students and better advertising, along with a few other radical ideas, can save education. New York Times  |  June 7, 2009

Dogs sniff out phones hidden by Arizona inmates (43%) For decades, authorities have used trained dogs to sniff out drugs, explosives and other contraband. Arizona Daily Star  |  May 26, 2009

Taking Subway Directions, Literally, From a Song of the City (43%) In honor of the 110th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth, the orchestra that bears his name took the A train. NYT > Most E-Mailed  |  April 30, 2009

Assisting Newcomers through Employment and Support Services : An Evaluation of the New Americans Centers Demonstration Project in Arkansas and Iowa (43%) The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA) provided a three-year demonstration grant to Arkansas and Iowa to develop New Americans Centers (NACs) in high immigrant population areas. The purposes of the grant are to promote stability and rapid employment with living wages, speed the ... Urban Institute  |  April 15, 2009

Text Messages Are New Tool for AIDS Education in South Africa (43%) A mobile health project in South Africa is using cell phone text messages to reach people in even the most remote areas of the country to encourage them to get information and counseling on HIV/AIDS. NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS  |  March 9, 2009

Detroit Program Aims to Provide Job Training, Hope in Tough Times (43%) Eleanor Josaitis co-founded the Detroit program Focus: Hope more than three decades ago to provide job training and other opportunities to the city's residents. With the U.S. mired in a recession and the auto industry future uncertain, her group is reinventing itself. Social Entrepreneurship | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS  |  February 11, 2009

Governor's plan could help districts retain teachers; Residency program would pair future educators with experienced mentors. (43%) WASHINGTON - A third of newly hired teachers leave during their first three years. Almost half leave during the first five years. Districts that have adopted teacher residency programs, similar to what Gov. Ted Strickland is proposing for Ohio, have succeeded in changing those percentages. In his State of the State ... Dayton Daily News (Ohio)  |  February 1, 2009

Give U.S. Teachers Stimulus to Train Knowledge-ready Workers (43%) Over the next couple of years, two very big countries, America and China, will give birth to something very important. They're each going to give birth to close to $1 trillion worth of economic stimulus - in the form of tax cuts, infrastructure, highways, mass transit and new energy systems. But a lot is riding ... THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER  |  January 14, 2009

College enrolment: Boom times (42%) The recession drives young Americans back to learningA BUSINESS that jacks up its prices during a recession is usually asking to lose customers. Not so America’s colleges, which are simultaneously raising tuition fees and experiencing record levels of enrolment. The Technical College System of Georgia, for ... The Economist: United States  |  November 12, 2009

Social Security told to modernize for the blind (42%) The Social Security Administration must give the nation's 3 million blind or visually impaired recipients the option of receiving benefit notices in braille or by audio computer disc, a federal judge in San Francisco said Tuesday. Ruling in a nationwide class-... San Francisco Chronicle  |  October 20, 2009

Golden Gate Bridge adding interactive exhibits (42%) The Golden Gate Bridge, whose graceful beauty and scenic views make it a top tourist destination, will soon add another attraction to lure visitors - an extensive array of outdoor exhibits that explain its engineering and history. The National Science... San Francisco Chronicle  |  October 20, 2009

'Disaster City' Trains Rescuers for Real-Life Catastrophes (42%) Disasters happen. Being prepared is almost always the ideal, but rarely the reality. A disaster training facility in Texas is trying to change that. read more Planetizen  |  August 3, 2009

Spreading Social Innovations: Five Pathways to Scale (42%) "Replication" is not about duplicating; it's about adapting--and knowing which pathway to scale you're on.It looked like a slam-dunk opportunity for social entrepreneurship: A nonprofit organization was given nearly $2 billion to replicate a model community center in some 30 communities ... nuPOLIS  |  June 29, 2009

Broadband is Green: Another Strategy for Community Sustainability (42%) Internet connectivity is a hidden green asset in your city or town."High-speed broadband is green!" declares Graham Richard, former mayor of Ft. Wayne, Indiana, a nuPOLIS partner and tireless Johnny Appleseed when it comes to spreading the idea that swift Internet connectivity can help communities reduce ... nuPOLIS  |  June 24, 2009

More college grads join Teach for America (42%) WTOP Radio (D.C.)  |  May 28, 2009

Simulators can 'make surgeons better', suggests research (42%) Using simulators to train surgeons makes them quicker and better, findings from a Danish study suggest. BBC News | Technology | World Edition  |  May 14, 2009

Stimulus money may fund summer school, teacher pay (42%) WTOP Radio (D.C.)  |  April 24, 2009

Helping Women Reach Their Potential in Math (42%) A nonprofit group in New York offers math instruction to help women move up to better-paying jobs. NYT > Most E-Mailed  |  April 18, 2009

States Slashing Social Programs for Vulnerable (42%) A large majority of states are slicing into their social safety nets, often crippling preventive efforts that officials say would save money over time. NYT > Most E-Mailed  |  April 12, 2009

Will you be the one who makes a difference?; The South Carolina Volunteer Guardian ad Litem Program trains volunteers to act as advocates for abused children. Everyday people, just like you and just like me, are trained to help children find safety and s (42%) The tragic death of a 7-year-old child last November and the subsequent arrest of his father is a story that touches everyone. Nobody likes to think that child abuse is occurring in his own county, close to where we live and work. But the sad truth is that this problem cannot be ignored. In Anderson County alone ... Anderson Independent-Mail (South Carolina)  |  February 1, 2009

Non-governmental Organizations Committee Approves Six Civil Society Organizations For Special Consultative Status With Economic And Social Council (42%) The following information was released by the United Nations: The Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations today pressed ahead with its busy schedule, as it neared the close of its session Wednesday evening, approving six organizations for special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council, one ... States News Service  |  January 27, 2009

EDUCATION INNOVATION in Lakewood A school that has a can-do attitude (42%) The word "family" inevitably crops up when kids describe Harrison Prep, a college preparatory school for fifth- through 12th-graders in Lakewood. Nineteen-year-old Kyle Lake says he knows the school's 13 other seniors so well that he can tell by one look if they're having a bad day. In special elective classes ... The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington)  |  January 23, 2009

CITY UNIVERSITY OF SEATTLE; Statewide Need for Math Teachers to Attract Career Changers (42%) The economic downturn could help Washington state gain math teachers. As more people statewide experience layoffs and job uncertainty, there is an opportunity to take their job skills into the classroom. City University of Seattle and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) are working together to bring ... Education Letter  |  January 21, 2009

Schools tap '21st-century skills' (42%) For decades, the emphasis in public education has been on making sure that students can read, write, and do math. But can they apply those skills in a real-world scenario, such as designing a bridge? Can they identify what information they need and use digital tools to find it? Those are some of the capabilities ... Christian Science Monitor  |  January 8, 2009

City to create 'Tech Corps' for laid-off professionals (41%) Chicago will spend $20 million in proceeds from the parking meter lease to create its very own “Tech Corps” — by offering technology training and temporary city jobs to 10,500 laid-off professionals. The Chicago Sun-Times  |  October 13, 2009

Program aims to curb Marine suicides (41%) Faced with a rise in suicides among Marines, the service is ordering training for all immediate supervisors sergeants and corporals ... USA Today  |  July 27, 2009

MTA considering audio surveillance (41%) Equipment would allow MTA to monitor conversations of passengers on trains, buses The Baltimore Sun  |  July 20, 2009

Trade schools boom with enrollees twice the age of typical student (41%) As economic struggles and unemployment plague much of the nation, vocational schools across the USA are seeing significant spikes ... USA Today  |  July 19, 2009

The Benefits and Challenges of Registered Apprenticeship: The Sponsors' Perspective (41%) This report analyzes a survey of a nationally representative sample of sponsors of registered apprenticeship programs. Commissioned by the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor, the survey includes questions about how sponsors (mainly employers) view their registered apprenticeship ... Urban Institute  |  June 12, 2009

Rolling science labs bring tools, inspiration to youngsters (41%) Mobile science labs have become an new tool in enticing young people to science. The buses or semis are outfitted with the basics: ... USA Today  |  June 8, 2009

Commentary: Empowering women makes sense (41%) As we mark International Women's Month in March, it is encouraging to see that the movement to recognize the vital role that women play in families, nations and economies has been building for more than a decade and that developments in the past few years have shown that real progress has begun to take hold. CNN - Top Stories  |  March 13, 2009

People looking for new careers flock to Mt. Diablo adult education classes to upgrade skills: As joblessness soars, so does adult ed enrollment (41%) Jan. 17--CONCORD -- Sharae Gandy and Donna Gutierrez are victims of the depressed housing market who are turning their misfortunes into new opportunities. More than a year ago, both women enjoyed well-paying positions in financial institutions that specialized in home loans. When the economy soured, they were laid ... Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California)  |  January 17, 2009

Laptop for every pupil in Uruguay (40%) Uruguay has given 362,000 primary children laptops which run on a Linux desktop. BBC News | Technology | World Edition  |  October 16, 2009

Summer jobs project offers teens community service (40%) Fifty high school students in the Elk Grove Unified School District are spending the summer repairing fences, waxing floors and cleaning playground equipment. The six-week program is funded from a $123,000 grant from the Sacramento Employment and Training Agency, which received the funds as part of the American ... The Sacramento Bee  |  August 4, 2009

Dallas group's event seeks to educate public about sickle cell disease (40%) The Dallas Morning News  |  June 10, 2009

FAA to inspect regional airline training (40%) Federal officials said Tuesday they will beef up inspection of pilot training programs at regional airlines in response to safety ... USA Today  |  June 9, 2009

Shasta rural health center expands to meet needs (40%) <br/> Scott Nicoson, left, and Wayne Wilcox of Cottonwood Custom Mirror and Glass, check a list of items to complete at the Hill Country Health & Wellness Center. The clinic is doubling in size, adding 12,000 square feet of space to the existing 8,000-square-foot center. The nonprofit medical and community ... The Sacramento Bee  |  May 13, 2009

New York transport: A fare deal (40%) A state bail-out is the only way to keep the trains on the tracksAMERICA’S fifth-biggest debtor, behind California, New York state and city, and Massachusetts, is a transport system: the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which runs New York’s subway, commuter trains and bus routes. And it ... The Economist: United States  |  May 7, 2009

Shared emergency center hailed as model for state (40%) A regional coalition has set up a new emergency public health command center at Stoneham Town Hall that will be able to spring into action around the clock and direct teams trained to respond to any disaster in Stoneham and four neighboring communities, as well as provide training for those responders. The Boston Globe  |  March 28, 2009

Teaching the Teachers: What Works Best? (40%) Urban schools reporting greater teacher rentention with mentor-based program. ABC News  |  March 28, 2009

Forest Service offers free classes in fighting wildfires (40%) The U.S. Forest Service is offering two free classes in basic wildland firefighting for men and women in good shape and interested in pursuing employment as firefighters. The classes will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April 28 to May 1, and 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. May 4 to May 8 in the Forest Service's training room ... The Sacramento Bee  |  March 24, 2009

Stimulus to help Sacramento-area transportation projects (40%) In Placerville, they're angling for funds to widen historic Highway 49's thin shoulders. Woodland wants new lamps on Main Street. And transit agencies throughout the region are putting in for money to buy dozens of buses. Those are some of the Sacramento area projects expected to be approved today as part of ... The Sacramento Bee  |  March 19, 2009

State to create programs to treat Asian problem gamblers (40%) California's Office of Problem Gambling, responding to Sacramento Bee coverage of the lack of services for Asian problem gamblers, Wednesday announced plans to create treatment programs. "First, we're going to have to figure out where we're going to get bilingual treatment providers" who can speak some of the ... The Sacramento Bee  |  March 11, 2009

Schools Try Separating Boys From Girls (40%) Single-sex classes are being tried as an experiment to address sagging test scores and behavioral problems. NYT > Most E-Mailed  |  March 10, 2009

Program Helps At-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs (40%) To alleviate the 30 percent unemployment rate among urban youth, the Year Up program gives at-risk youth lessons in corporate culture and work ethic. Paul Solman reports on this approach to training young, would-be entrepreneurs. Social Entrepreneurship | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS  |  December 23, 2008

Parents use chickens to pay school fees (39%) Zimbabwe's education system is beginning to battle back from years of neglect and an exodus of teachers. CNN  |  September 28, 2009

New York States New Green Jobs Program: Linking Financing and Job Training Statewide (39%) A new state program would draw on potential stimulus funds to establish a statewide revolving loan fund to accelerate mass-scale building energy efficiency audits and retrofits, and collaboratively expand opportunities for green workforce development and job placement. Brookings Institution  |  July 9, 2009

VA says it's on schedule to process new education claims on time (39%) New applications and systems are keeping the agency ahead of the incoming claims, but some worry demand may increase later in the summer, overwhelming processors. Nextgov  |  June 25, 2009

Applying For College Aid May Get Easier (39%) Education Secy. says Obama will make the "college-going process easier and more convenient." ABC News  |  June 24, 2009

Hamilton County teachers get hands-on nature education (39%) The undeveloped shoreline of Sapelo Island, Ga., is a long way from the inside of a Hamilton County classroom. But the coastal preserve turned out to be the ideal setting for a handful of Tennessee teachers to become students themselves. Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tennessee)  |  June 21, 2009

Older Recruits Challenge Army and Vice Versa (39%) The pace of over-35 enlistment in the Army jumped sharply in the first months of this year. Rising unemployment is a major reason, say Army officials, recruiters and training officers. NYT > Most E-Mailed  |  June 18, 2009

Older Recruits Challenge Army and Vice Versa (39%) The pace of over-35 enlistment in the Army jumped sharply in the first months of this year. Rising unemployment is a major reason, say Army officials, recruiters and training officers. New York Times  |  June 18, 2009

Dallas Public Library system to open 20 new Teen Centers (39%) The Dallas Morning News  |  June 16, 2009

What does 'p' in music mean? Twenty percent of US students know. (39%) A report card on arts education released Monday shows room for improvement. The Christian Science Monitor  |  June 15, 2009

Officials to boost inspection, training at regional airlines (39%) Federal officials say they plan to beef up inspection of pilot training programs at regional airlines. USA Today  |  June 9, 2009

Bird-proof engines, pilot training on NTSB agenda (39%) WTOP Radio (D.C.)  |  June 9, 2009

Raising the bar: Choice improves schools (39%) An open-minded discussion on the effectiveness of charter schools is necessary. If a parent is involved enough in his or her child's life and education to decide to send that child elsewhere, because the current school is failing, I think the parent should have that choice. The Detriot Free Press  |  March 26, 2009

Raising the bar: Detroit must welcome charter schools and more (39%) As Detroit struggles to maneuver itself out from under the falling economy and all the hardships included therein,one issue that I is at the heart of our problems, but it has not been addressed in a serious manner as of yet. Currently, the education system is failing our children. I say this not only as a state ... The Detriot Free Press  |  March 26, 2009

Summer Food Programs Looking to Expand (39%) The Minnesota Department of Education issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) today announced they will partner with the Minnesota Vikings, Hunger Solutions Minnesota (HSM) and Second Harvest Heartland (SHH) to increase the number of summer feeding sites to serve at-risk Minnesota ... US States News  |  January 26, 2009

Safe Zone program resumes at SIUE (39%) Jan. 15--EDWARDSVILLE -- The Safe Zones are returning to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Safe Zone was launched at SIUE several years ago as a voluntary training program for faculty and staff in issues relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Once trained, the employee would put a ... Belleville News-Democrat (Illinois)  |  January 15, 2009

Citizen Corps Council of Virginia Beach Recognized by Fema For Disaster Preparedness Day 2008 (39%) The city of Virginia Beach issued the following press release: The Citizen Corps Council of Virginia Beach was recently recognized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for its outstanding year of leadership and service, and for hosting the "Disaster Preparedness Day 2008"community training initiative ... US States News  |  December 31, 2008

New Orleans School Reforms Target Young Readers (39%) The struggle to educate the nation's children in urban schools has long been an area of reform. In a continuing series of reports on urban school reform, John Merrow returns to New Orleans schools to examine how young students are learning to read. Social Entrepreneurship | NewsHour with Jim Lehrer | PBS  |  June 17, 2008

Dallas-Fort Worth programs helping Hispanic mothers find teaching moments (38%) The Dallas Morning News  |  November 12, 2009

Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies (38%) EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks. The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)  |  November 1, 2009

Teaching Web site aims to close achievement gap (38%) The most effective teaching strategies from state schools are now being shared on the Signatures Practices Web site launched Wednesday. The site is designed to share strategies for improving student achievement and closing the achievement gap used by California Distinguished Schools. "This is a huge leap forward ... The Sacramento Bee  |  October 22, 2009

In a nutshell, Angel Service Dogs help kids with allergy (38%) This, we can all hope, will be a happy-ending story: an old technology (dogs' noses) being used in a relatively new way (trained ... USA Today  |  October 6, 2009

More colleges develop classes on how to treat war vets (38%) Universities are creating classes to train students in how to treat combat veterans and their families suffering from war-related mental health problems. The Detriot Free Press  |  October 4, 2009

Swine Flu Program Could Be Largest Vaccination Effort In Human History (38%) With the White House Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimating that this winter's swine flu outbreak could lead to 30,000 to 90,000 deaths in the US (on top of the usual 30,000 deaths that occur from seasonal flu), the government has ramped up its effort to vaccinate as many Americans as possible ... Popular Science  |  August 25, 2009

Lunch ladies no longer serving up fried foods to students (38%) The Dallas Morning News  |  August 22, 2009

Army aims to improve soldiers' mental fitness (38%) An Army program developed partly as a response to an increase in soldier suicides will test all active duty, National Guard and ... USA Today  |  August 19, 2009

Program helps young couples cope with parenthood (38%) <br/> Theory Vue cradles his 4-month-old son, Aaron, at Flourishing Families in south Sacramento.Sitting quietly along the edges of three tables forming a "U," 17 men – some fidgeting, some rocking infants in their arms – listened. It was the women's turn to talk. In a smaller circle ... The Sacramento Bee  |  July 26, 2009

New England govs want stimulus funding for trains (38%) The New England governors are asking for federal stimulus funding to improve and expand the region's light-rail service with a goal of doubling riders by 2030. The Boston Globe  |  July 13, 2009

Can Community Colleges Save the U.S. Economy? (38%) As laid-off workers add to surging enrollments, the White House looks to two-year schools for an educational bailout Time Magazine  |  July 10, 2009

Do charter schools work?: Time for a test (38%) America’s independent-schools movement under scrutinyAMERICA’S universities are the best in the world, but the kindest verdict on its schools is “could do better”. It spends enough on them—around the rich-world average of 3.8% of GDP—but its pupils do poorly in tests of reading ... The Economist: United States  |  June 11, 2009

License to bounce: Cities seek to curb door thugs (38%) A gang member fresh out of prison works the door of a Providence nightclub. Officers in San Diego arrest a bouncer accused of beating and bloodying a drunken patron. In New York City, a parolee hired to protect clubgoers sexually assaults and kills one. The Boston Globe  |  June 4, 2009

City wants to expand 'Teach for America' program (38%) Alonso seeks funding to pay for more first-year college graduates Alonso seeks funding to pay for more first-year college graduates The Baltimore Sun  |  May 25, 2009

Police launch campaign against drunken driving (38%) With the end of the school year approaching and students celebrating graduation, the Sacramento Police Department is stepping up efforts to make sure young people live to pursue their commencement dreams. Police, in conjunction with the California Office of Traffic Safety, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and ... The Sacramento Bee  |  May 23, 2009

State recommends approving 3 charter schools (38%) Georgia Department of Education staff has recommended that three new charter schools open in metro Atlanta, but suggests two other charter applicants be denied. The Atlanta Journal Constitution  |  April 1, 2009

Most Dallas-Fort Worth cities making money from red-light cameras (38%) The Dallas Morning News  |  March 27, 2009

Irving ISD uses online textbooks, so unused copies state must buy sit in a warehouse (38%) The Dallas Morning News  |  March 25, 2009

Emergency aid helps students weather tough economic times (38%) <br/> Sacramento City College student Michelle Upchurch and her son Kailee Teal, 3, take her Honda Civic in for repairs. A $650 emergency grant from the Los Rios Foundation will help get her back on the road.One in an occasional series to help guide you through economic troubles. Trouble started ... The Sacramento Bee  |  March 11, 2009

Team to hit streets looking for nuisances and blight (38%) The city's community enhancement team will take to the streets over the next three months to search out nuisances and blight. The team will visit every street in search of city code violations and to educate homeowners, said Christine Brainerd, city spokeswoman. The city started this program last year. ... The Sacramento Bee  |  March 3, 2009

Okla. State University-OKC awarded grant for wind turbine program (38%) Demand from students for Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City's new wind turbine program is exceeding expectations. The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education approved OSU-OKC's program - the state's first wind turbine technology degree program - in October and the first class of students started in January ... The Journal Record (Oklahoma City, OK)  |  February 16, 2009

A Colorado school district does away with grade levels (38%) School districts across the US are trying to improve student performance and low test scores. But few have taken as radical an approach as Adams 50. For starters, when the elementary and middle-school students come back next fall, there won't be any grade levels - or traditional grades, for that matter. And those ... Christian Science Monitor  |  February 10, 2009

'middle College' System Proposed ; Merger Would Aid Tech Students; Education (38%) A big surprise in Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposed budget Wednesday was the proposed merger of the state's technical high schools with its community colleges into a new "middle college" system. Hartford Courant (Connecticut)  |  February 5, 2009