Opposition to rural schools plan
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Shetland Council's plans to close rural primary schools in a cost cutting drive face local opposition.
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Some administrators are pushing back against an ethos of super-achievement at affluent suburban high schools.
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Some parents are opting to ÂunschoolÂ their children, a philosophy broadly defined by its rejection of not only the schoolhouse but also classes, curriculums and textbooks.
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Barack Obama wants to hear about the challenges facing rural communities.
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The Rural Doctors Association of South Australia has called on the major political parties to quarantine federal funding for the state&#39;s small rural hospitals.
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MADRID A contested plan to turn the troubled Basque region into a virtually sovereign state was assured passage through the regional parliament on Thursday when a pro-independence party that had opposed the proposal as insufficient said it would vote in
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Future generations will not be able to afford to buy rural homes without government action, two bodies warn.
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Smaller schools and scrapping AS-levels are among the proposals from a Tory working group.
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Rural communities should be free to raise their own taxes and elect new leaders, say experts.
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Republicans reacted angrily yesterday to President Bush's promise to veto a bill that would renew and expand the popular State Children's Health Insurance Program, raising the likelihood of significant GOP defections when the package comes to a vote next week.
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A rural school district will not offer a religious group's Bible class as an elective high school course, ending a yearlong debate.
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By LAWRENCE LATANE III  Girl Scouts and their leaders opposed to the sale of a beloved waterfront camp last night applauded a county Board of Supervisors proposal to limit development on the property.
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By Jessica L. De Vault, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Feb. 19--A group of Hunting Country residents are exploring a number of  options to assure that their spacious, rural region is left unscathed from  high-density development.
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The proposal, aimed at reducing the deficit, puts the president at odds with some of his most ardent supporters in the rural South.
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Proposals to reorganise hospitals across west Wales may be put back because of fierce public opposition.
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By Adam C. Hartmann, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Feb. 7--Two county committees on school district organization may need  more time before making a recommendation that could change the future of the  Yucaipa-Calimesa and Beaumont school districts.
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AUSTIN -In a year&#39;s time, property owners in Washington County will likely see a different school funding plan. Shortly after closing arguments Wednesday in the landmark trial challenging the state&#39;s &quot;Robin