House Parties Set to Focus on Education
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Determined to make education an election-year issue, a coalition of mostly liberal-leaning groups is planning what amounts to a giant party &#151; a single night of gatherings in homes, churches and libraries to get people talking about public schools.
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When Democrats took control of Congress in January, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) pledged to jointly push an ambitious agenda to counter 12 years of Republican control.
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The leading House Democrat on education issues proposed revisions yesterday to the No Child Left Behind law that would ease the penalties for public schools that barely miss academic testing targets but tighten another rule that has helped the District and Virginia.
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Gordon Brown is expected to make housing, education and health priorities in his draft Parliamentary programme.
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Jack McConnell is to place education at the heart of Labour's manifesto for next year's Scottish election.
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Teachers are going to have to make some changes.
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Legislation to lower interest rates on student loans and increase aid to poor people who want to go to college won House approval on Wednesday.
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A group of Democrats hopes to train a national spotlight on claims of widespread Election Day problems in Ohio when Congress formally tallies the electoral votes that gave President Bush his re-election triumph.
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Some conservative Republicans in the House want to roll back much of the new Medicare drug benefit and the "No Child Left Behind" education law that President Bush made domestic hallmarks of his first term, a GOP lawmaker said Wednesday.
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Pennsylvania should be a hotbed of competition in U.S. House races this year, as the roster of candidates who met a Thursday afternoon qualifying deadline makes clear.
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House members are about to learn whether some nips and tucks to a children's health bill will be enough to secure a veto-proof margin against a White House that wants major surgery.
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Black lawmakers are likely to lead key committees in the new, Democrat-led House, and that means issues such as Hurricane Katrina relief, hate crimes and voting problems are likely to get much more attention.
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Smaller schools and scrapping AS-levels are among the proposals from a Tory working group.
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Some schools would be able to select pupils by race under plans being considered by the Conservative Party.
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I am very pleased that HB186 -- the anti-bullying bill -- has passed the House education committee by 10-2. This important bill will help deter bullying in our schools. Most adults can remember being picked on or bullied.
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A large group of liberal organizations is planning to wage a national lobbying and public relations campaign to press for passage of the House Democrats' legislative agenda next year, taking a page from longtime corporate practices.
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Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday began laying the groundwork for an economic stimulus plan of about $100 billion that likely will include tax rebates to help stave off a possible recession.