Texas braces for fight over social studies lessons - The Sun News
AUSTIN, Texas -- Parents, teachers and activists will sound off Wednesday on how history - topics from the fall of the Roman Empire to cosmetics queen Mary Kay Ash - will be taught to millions of Texas children for the next decade. The State Board of

Promising Promotion - Tulsa World
BROKEN ARROW — Steve Spavital's first official full day as Broken Arrow's head football coach didn't include the whirlwind of activity that often accompanies head-coaching changes at elite programs. "The funny thing is, it's just a normal day here

California Creditors Dread IOUs With Aid Plea Failing (Update1) - Bloomberg
Jan. 13 (Bloomberg) -- California’s hopes are fading for federal help in closing a projected $19.9 billion deficit that has caused the lowest-rated state’s borrowing costs to rise 24 percent in three months. “We recognize they have enormous

Many districts pass on Race to Top education funds - Newark Advocate
The federal government is poised to give Ohio school districts as much as $400 million to improve education, but 60 percent of them said "no thanks." The Race to the Top grant money is intended to create programs that will help students participate

Archive for June 2007 - The Spokesman-Review
Lots has been written and thrown about concerning on-the-court behavior at Hoopfest, so we won’t go there. Instead, we want to impart some thoughts on spectator etiquette, thoughts built upon 17 years of walking from Court A to Court B to Court C

Prof. Lowell Parsons Presents Urigen at One Med Place Conference in - Yahoo Finance
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Urigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: URGP - News ), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development of treatments for urological disorders and pain, announced today that Urigen’s scientific founder