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Los Angeles school district officials moved forward Tuesday with plans to lay off more than 5,000 teachers, counselors, custodians, clerks and other employees, but the
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WASHINGTON — President Obama and his team have alternated praise for the goals of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law with criticism

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Welcome to "What's Bubbling," the home of the top ten news stories you need to know.

1. Is greenhouse-gas policy by December hot air?

2. The Nation's Report Card: Few Gains Are Seen in High School Test

3. Proposals Would Transform College Aid

4. NASA Mission to Give Hubble New Life

5. Math Skills Stall Among Fourth Graders, Testing Shows

6. General Motors on the brink

7. Dolin: The Forgotten Curriculum

8. Washington SAT scores down a bit from last year

9. Back to School Tips

10. Some Parents Oppose Obama Speech to Students

11. Wilcox: HAPPY, HEALTHY HALLOWEEN!

12. Stimulus-Assisted Schools Still Facing Crippling Cuts

13. Utah students react favorably to Obama's education speech

14. Dolin: Implementing Routine and Structure

15. Shannon: We Don’t Like to Stock That, It Sells Too Well

16. Obama unveils push for math, science education

17. Q&A with Bredesen on Education Reform

18. Obama seeks $1.35 billion to boost school standards

19. The untouchable Mean Girls

20. NASA rocket, solar observatory reach orbit

21. School Nutrition Program Takes Up Obesity Fight

22. Signs of Low Self-Esteem in Children

23. Obama's unveils 'turnaround' grants for schools

24. Federal education $ could be tough get for Washington

25. Panel Releases Proposal to Set U.S. Education Standards

26. Obama seeks to overhaul No Child Left Behind

27. Federal Education Grant Money Being Misused

28. US students get average grade in reading

29. How Tennessee and Delaware Won $600 Million for Schools

30. Obama Wants Manned Mission To Mars

31. The Earthquake Made China Understand Tibetans

32. Unschooling: No Tests, Books or Classes?

33. Dolin: The No Child Left Behind Overall - Removing Ineffective Teachers

34. Opinion: NJ Already a Voucher Success Story

35. 85 Days to Decide: Democrats Roll Dice With Education Aid Vote

36. Cartoon of the Day

37. Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits

38. In a New Role, Teachers Move to Run Schools

39. Gov Christie Responds To Teacher Claiming He Lambastes Education

40. Dolin: Launch Your Child To School Success With This Easy-To-Use Strategy

41. Dolin: Helping Your Disorganized Child

42. Accidental entrepreneur learns ABCs of success with tutoring business

43. Facebook Chief Giving Newark Schools $100M

44. 'Money without reform' won't fix U.S. education system

45. Dolin: Four Simple Ways To Help The Easily Frustrated Child

46. Dolin: Best Ways to Calm the Homework Rush

47. Obama announces private efforts to boost community colleges

48. Dolin: In Praise of Praise: The Right Words Can Motivate Your Child

49. New Jersey Governor and Teachers Union Chief Wage Public Battle

50. Dolin: The Keys to Remembering What You Read

51. The Schools and "Competitiveness"

52. Aid Cuts Have Texas Schools Scrambling to Find Cash

53. In New Food Culture, a Young Generation of Farmers Emerges

54. 82% of U.S. public schools could fail 'No Child Left Behind' review, Obama administration says

55. Obama says too much testing makes education boring

56. A 'Common' education disaster

57. Colleges Now Offering Education in Disaster

58. Obama Unveils Plan to Train U.S. Engineers

59. Chicago Board Of Education Rescinds Teacher Pay Raises Amid Budget Crisis

60. Charter School Laws Surge In Maine, N.C., Tenn.

61. Cartoon of the Day

62. Don’t know much about history

63. No Education Agenda Left Behind Becomes Obama Hurdle as Congress Deadlocks

64. Perry's Education Agenda: Too Small for Texas?

65. Latinos and college shape U.S. future

66. SC Loses $36 Million in Federal Funds, Scrambles to Avoid Losing $75 Million More

67. Wis. Gov. signs budget cutting education $1.85B

68. Scott signs bills boosting private and charter schools

69. Area districts bracing for state education changes

70. Report: School districts at funding cliff

71. Civil rights survey: 3,000 US high schools don't have math beyond Algebra I

72. Education Budget Cuts Imperil Reform

73. New fees for adult education classes in Florida

74. His budget shows Philadelphia is among the many things Gov. Corbett is not interested in

75. Education secretary can go around Congress for No Child reform, report says

76. Minnesota leaders meet on education plan, shutdown in 7th day

77. After Christie-Sweeney dustup, education reform's fate lies with the bosses

78. Reforming education

79. Braggart angers teacher's union after tough negotiations over reform bill

80. Interim Chief Begins Cleaning up Atlanta Public Schools

81. Calif. education officials OK proposed rules giving power to parents over substandard schools

82. Dolin; 9 Easy Tips to Help Your Teen Study for a Test

83. A makeover was aimed at better implementing Gov. Christie's goals for schools in the state.

84. New York City Abandons Teacher Bonus Program

85. President Obama and Colin Powell Meet to Talk Education

86. New Approach Proposed for Science Curriculums

87. State Board of Education delves again into science textbook debate

88. Despite cheating scandals, testing and teaching are not at odds

89. Dolin; 10 Easy Tips to Help Your Elementary Child Study for a Test

90. Branstad says Iowa is 'committed' to education reform effort

91. AP-IA--Iowa Education Reform, 4th Ld-Writethru ,849

92. Dolin; Plugged In and Tuned Out - When Technology Interferes with Homework

93. Cartoon of the Day

94. Teachers in a bind: Tests don’t measure critical thinking

95. Now, the hard part: Settling on education reforms

96. Al Franken: Education Reform 'Most Important Thing I'm Working On'

97. Bill Gates: Poverty Not Excuse For No Education

98. Trial to begin for state education funding lawsuit

99. Education cuts and teacher burnout

100. Lobato V. State Of Colorado Brings Colorado's Education Funding Into Focus

101. Cheaters A disturbing pattern in education. Is it happening here?

102. Dolin; Why Family Dinners Improve Student Grades

103. States Debate, and Pass, More School Voucher Bills Than Ever in 2011

104. Half of state, most local school districts fail to meet federal standards

105. Obama administration to waive 'No Child' school rules for states that ask

106. First Day Of School: Back To Reform

107. Feds Allege Fraud by Education Company with McKernan Ties

108. Duncan challenges state to back education reforms

109. High-stakes education testing rethought

110. Cartoon of the Day

111. Gearing up for a ‘No Child’ sequel

112. San Bernardino County schools show improvement in state testing

113. Poll: Parents give thumbs up to local schools

114. Should children have to compete for their education?

115. Duncan Says Education Law Reform Will Struggle to Pass Congress

116. Obama's Education Secretary Says Perry's Schools Left Behind

117. Good riddance to a bad education law

118. Rick Perry's Education Policies Bring Mixed Results In Texas

119. The Out-of-State Admissions Edge

120. California education bill gets an A

121. Dolin: Why Is Learning Style So Important

122. Duncan: No link between cheating, NCLB

123. Schools chief seeks relief from law labeling schools as 'failing'

124. Ind. school voucher program cheered, criticized

125. 98 struggling schools may end up in statewide reform district

126. 53 Ind. Schools Miss Federal Benchmarks For 9th-Straight Year

127. Ind. Board of Education OKs takeovers of 5 schools

128. County School Performance Improves, But Not Enough for the Feds

129. The reformers’ obsession with ‘young’ teaching talent

130. Education reform coming to the suburbs

131. Federal education officials will visit area this week

132. Education chief warns Indiana schools not up to par

133. Duncan backs longer Chicago school day

134. SpongeBob May Cause Learning Problems in Kids, Study Finds

135. We need more charter schools

136. Gov. Chris Christie touts N.J. education standards in Cherry Hill

137. Public education's biggest problem gets worse

138. SAT reading and math scores down in 2011, says College Board

139. Republicans for Education Reform

140. Future of Obama education program cloudy

141. Kansas City schools lose state accreditation

142. Parents look for a way out of Kansas City School District

143. Obama to Waive Parts of No Child Left Behind

144. The Unilateral Repeal of NCLB and the 2012 Election

145. No Child Left Behind option meets praise and caution

146. What will education law changes mean locally?

147. Obama's education address still seen as polarizing by some

148. Report: Education Spending Not Reflected in Test Scores

149. Let States Reform Education, Don’t Let Them Set a Low Bar: View

150. U.S. higher education failing to focus on basic skills

151. No Child Left Behind Bills Proliferate After Obama Announces Waiver Plan

152. Education 2.0

153. Early childhood education again in spotlight

154. Dolin: How Many AP Classes is YOUR Kid Taking?

155. Updating No Child Left Behind

156. FACT CHECK: Jobs plan makes many assumptions

157. Bill Would Overhaul No Child Left Behind

158. Education: Too much testing?

159. Protest greets conservative education summit in SF

160. Education: The civil rights issue that matters most

161. Education makes a political comeback in Washington

162. Paul pulls plug on education bill markup

163. Why Teach for America isn’t ‘the answer’

164. Is NCLB bill passed by Senate panel real or pseudo reform?

165. Obama to Announce Student Loan Relief Plan

166. Obama drops the ball on higher education: Student loan plan only increases reliance on easy credit

167. Bloggers debate Obama's student loan forgiveness plan

168. Congress in the classroom

169. John Kline: Obama student loan plan a 'mistake'

170. House Education chairman blasts Obama’s student loan program

171. The Problem With Paying Teachers Less Money

172. New Jersey’s Christie Gives U.S. Education Secretary High Marks

173. View: Help Students Run the Numbers on Higher Education

174. Sec. Duncan says he supports allowing kids of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition

175. Rare Bipartisan Accord on No Child Left Behind Revamp

176. Obama again sidesteps Congress with Head Start order

177. No Child Left Behind Waivers May Be Too Expensive, State Officials Say

178. GOP hopefuls would limit federal role in education

179. Congress Backslides on School Reform

180. No Child Left Behind Waivers: 11 States Seek Relief From Federal Education Law

181. New school act better option than NCLB waiver

182. States Strengthening Teacher Evaluation Standards

183. How education fares if debt supercommittee fails

184. America's Education Reform Lobby Makes Its Presence Known At The Voting Booth

185. Teach For America Met With Big Questions In Face Of Expansion

186. Teachers take to streets to oppose proposed education cuts

187. Dolin: Are We Raising a Generation of "Calculator Kids" Who Can't Do Math?

188. Poor schools don't get "fair share": Education Department

189. Dolin: Why Our Boys Don't Like to Read and What to Do About It

190. East Bay mom says her film "Race to Nowhere" is sparking education reform nationwide

191. College Leaders Meet With Obama to Discuss Costs and Productivity

192. How to Rescue Education Reform

193. Gov. Scott's budget: Deep spending cuts, but more money for education

194. My View: Education's Battle at Wounded Knee

195. Military Children Stay a Step Ahead of Public School Students

196. Teachers, charters are natural allies

197. Should We ‘Occupy’ Education?

198. Report: Half of Schools Fail Federal Standards

199. Official: 9 states to share $500M in Race to the Top grants

200. Education Department chides Hawaii for bumps in plan to improve schools under $75M grant

201. Some 529 plans offer new perks, trim fees

202. 2011 Policy Progress Report: No Child Left Behind

203. Jerry Brown's Budget Revealed: Schools Will Face Cuts If Tax Plan Rejected

204. “Let’s Not Weaken It”: An Exclusive Interview with George W. Bush on NCLB

205. States’ support for prekindergarten programs wanes, but advocates hope for future momentum

206. Education remains 2012 focus

207. Obama on education in State of the Union address

208. Christie backs overhaul of New Jersey's university system

209. Obama to target rising college tuition costs

210. Education: States should do more to reach students

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