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• United Way targets health, education
The United Way of America, alarmed at the nation's fraying safety net, planned to announce Thursday that it will direct its giving toward ambitious 10-year goals that would cut in half the high school dropout rate and the number of working families ...
• Pelosi meets al-Maliki in surprise trip to Iraq
Their revolt was spurred by Democratic tactics in advancing the must-pass measure, as well as their efforts to add money for the unemployed and an expansion of GI education benefits to the bill.
• After quake, 1-child policy causes pain
Nearly 6,900 classrooms collapsed, government officials said Friday, in an admission that highlighted a chronically underfunded education system especially in small towns and compounded the anger of many Chinese over the quake.
• House rejects Iraq war funding bill
WASHINGTON - The House on Thursday passed a Democratic plan sharply boosting education benefits for Iraq-Afghanistan veterans and awarding people whose unemployment benefits have expired with a 13-week extension.
• Louisiana teen accused of poisoning teacher
Investigators said the Concordia Education Center student is alleged to have put about three-fourths of a bottle of eye drops into the teacher's drink on May 5.

» NOSPA MBA - Two year MBA programme offered by The National Organization for the Studies of Policy and Administration (NOSPA), Vientiane.
» Quest College - Specializes in Information Technology Management at the diploma and certificate level, and also English at a certificate level.
» Vientiane International School - Private, coeducational day school offering an educational program from preschool through grade 9 for qualified students of all nationalities.