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• Mo. teachers groups raise concern over bonus idea
Lobbyists for two of the state's leading teachers' groups — the Missouri National Education Association and Missouri State Teachers Association — both said Thursday that there could be dissension within schools if teachers of certain subjects ...
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Obama restated his call for a second stimulus package this year, which would involve a tax rebate for individuals and aid to states for education, health care and other costs.
• Bleak jobs data keep economy at center stage
The only sectors adding jobs were government, education and health. “The thing to be most concerned about is the fact that the job losses are now not  just concentrating on construction anymore,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s ...
• U.N.: Nations not doing enough on poverty
... ahead of a Sept. 25 meeting of world leaders at U.N. headquarters to boost efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals adopted at a 2000 summit. The goals include cutting extreme poverty by half, ensuring universal primary school education ...
• Chicago students skip school in funding protest
I do not believe that a child's education should be based on where they live," Meeks said. He compared the issue to apartheid in South Africa and said the situation makes it difficult for children to rise from poverty.