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		<title>Virginia Launches Performance Pay Incentives Initiative For Teachers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Awards of up to $5,000 for Exemplary Teachers in Hard-to-Staff Schools. Governor Bob McDonnell has invited 57 school divisions that may have difficulty attracting, retaining and rewarding experienced, fully licensed teachers to participate in his Virginia Performance-Pay Incentives initiative for hard-to-staff schools. The initiative (which was approved by the 2011 General Assembly) is a centerpiece [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Christie Demands Results For New Jersey&#8217;s Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Christie has proposed and sent to the legislature a package of bills that gets at the root of the problems in New Jersey’s public education system by reforming the tenure system to demand results for New Jersey’s children in the classroom and reward the best and brightest teachers. Governor Christie’s proposals tackle public education&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas Releases Public Higher Education Almanac</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:21:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Rick Perry today emphasized his commitment to making higher education more affordable, accountable and accessible to Texans. The governor announced the release of the inaugural edition of the Texas Public Higher Education Almanac. The Almanac is a publication that spotlights key information about Texas’ higher education institutions in the effort to increase transparency and [...]]]></description>
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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>Democrats Agree With Governor Christie&#8217;s Call For Tenure Reform</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Democrats &#38; Education Leaders From Around The Country Echo Governor Christie&#8217;s Call For Needed Tenure Reform: We need to reform the tenure system and we need to set up a system where, first, teachers believe they&#8217;re being effectively and fairly evaluated. … The second half is teacher practice. … Let&#8217;s change our compensation system for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Haslam Signs Tennessee Tenure Reform Bill Into Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A crowd of supporters packed the Old Supreme Court Chambers as Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam signed his tenure reform bill into law. It marked his first legislative victory and helping solidify Tennessee at the forefront of education reform in the country. This historic legislation marks a major education reform milestone in a process that began [...]]]></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>Massachusetts To Improve Vocational Technical Education Programs</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. Murray today announced a new leadership model to help advance and expand access to vocational technical education programs across Massachusetts. The programs will building on the Patrick-Murray Administration’s efforts to close achievement gaps through promoting innovative learning strategies. “Vocational technical schools provide an exceptional and engaging education that ensures students are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor Christie Provides Clarity On School Employee Wage Concession Agreements</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Governor Chris Christie has conditionally vetoed S1940 to provide needed changes to ensure the bill will serve to encourage shared sacrifice through wage and benefit concessions in labor agreements, rather than act as an impediment. The Governor’s recommended changes address overly broad, problematic provisions in the law which, as written, may actually deter school districts [...]]]></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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