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		<title>Governor Perdue Vetoes Bills To Protect Teachers And Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Perdue has vetoed two bills, House Bill 7 and Senate Bill 265, in an effort to protect teachers and give students more options for attending community college. She vetoed the bills around 6 p.m. on April 13, 2011. Below are her comments on vetoing the bills: House Bill 7, “An Act To Provide That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alabama Streamlines Statewide Workforce Training Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Robert Bentley today continued his work to streamline economic development and workforce training efforts in the state. He asked Chancellor Freida Hill to use the workforce training programs currently in use at the two-year college systems and develop them further under the authority of the Chancellor. Those programs specifically include: Alabama Industrial Development Training, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Highlights Talent Innovation Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Pat Quinn has recognized students from 28 Illinois high schools for their participation in the Illinois Innovation Talent Program. Through the program, students team up with private sector companies or public agencies to compete and collaborate on real world, problem-based learning challenges. The program is designed to improve student achievement and increase college and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Patrick Tours UMass Boston Venture Development Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Deval Patrick joined members of his cabinet, university officials, and faculty members on Friday to tour UMass Boston&#8217;s Venture Development Center. The center is a specialized incubator that allows UMass to collaborate with businesses and research institutions on the development of new technologies and commercial products. “This state-of-the-art center provides a home for some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Dayton Creates State Government Energy Savings Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Mark Dayton has signed three executive orders which, together, create a comprehensive energy conservation and sustainability action plan for Minnesota state government. The plan is intended to generate millions in budget savings and creating thousands of new jobs. Executive Order 11-12 directs state agencies to identify and make cost-effective energy improvements in state facilities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Christie Continues Education Reforms In New Jersey</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the fight. It is not a Democratic fight. It is not a Republican fight. This is a fight where Republicans and Democrats can stand united…There is nothing more important to the future of our country than this fight, because this is the fight that will define all of the other fights. This is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Christie Creates New Jersey Education Transformation Task Force</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 13:40:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Chris Christie has signed Executive Order 58 creating the Education Transformation Task Force to conduct a top to bottom review of education regulations that are hurting the performance of our public schools. The goal of the Task Force will be to rethink the way the State of New Jersey delivers public education for nearly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virginia Encourages Recycling In K-12 Schools During Earth Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virginia Secretary of Education Gerard Robinson and Secretary of Natural Resources Doug Domenech have joined with PepsiCo and Waste Management to encourage K-12 schools in the Commonwealth to participate in the Dream Machine Recycle Rally program in celebration of Earth Week. The Dream Machine Recycle Rally, as one pillar within the broader Dream Machine recycling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Abercrombie Appoints Nine To Hawaii Board Of Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In another step forward to advance the state’s public school system, Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced his appointments to the new Board of Education (BOE). The board consists of nine members – three from O&#8217;ahu, three at-large, and one each from Hawai&#8217;i Island, Maui and Kaua&#8217;i. “I was encouraged by the number of quality people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor McDonnell Vetoes Virginia Mandatory Physical Education Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Bob McDonnell has vetoed legislation (SB 966) that would force local school districts to provide 150 minutes of physical education per week for all students in elementary and middle school by the year 2014. The state mandate was strongly opposed by local school districts and teachers concerned about the financial impact of its implementation. [...]]]></description>
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