Education chief hopes stimulus will push standards
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, NC (AP) - US Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering federal cash incentives to achieve one of his priorities: developing national standards for reading and math to replace a current hodgepodge of benchmarks in the states.
New York Times
By AP COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (AP) - The president of Texas A&M announced her resignation on Sunday, a day before regents were scheduled to discuss the university's leadership in what had every appearance of a decision on her future.