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N.C. Schools Official Lauds Education Proposal
19 Mar 19:00
The Obama administration announced a plan earlier this week to overhaul the No Child Left Behind education policy. Peter Gorman, the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Schools in North Carolina, says he's happy the president is rewriting the rules.
In NCAA Games, An Underdog Marches On
19 Mar 19:00
The big upset so far in the NCAA basketball tournament: 14th-seed Ohio taking down No. 3 seed, Georgetown. A few hours earlier, the team from Robert Morris University came close to being a Cinderella itself, almost knocking off No. 2 Villanova.
Parents Fight For The Right To Sell Treats At School
19 Mar 08:00
New York City parents want the right to bake their cake and sell it, too, after officials began enforcing a once-a-month limit on PTA bake sales during the school day. Schools say they're trying to balance health with the need to find ways to fund programs. But parents say their treats are more wholesome than the prepackaged foods that schools do allow.
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