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The ‘Race to the Top; Winners: How States Plan to Improve Early Learning Standards

This is the second post in a series on winners of the Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC), the Obama Administration’s competition to spur improvements in early learning for children up to age 5.  Last week, we …

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Is That X-Ray Necessary Or ‘Medical Gluttony’? | MSNBC.com

U.S. Seeks Ways To Reduce Excessive Medical Testing | Insurance Journal

Bust Stains TCU’s Image | Columbia Daily Tribune

President’s Budget Shows Student Loan Defaults Cost Taxpayers

Countless journalists, advocates, and lobbyists claim that the government profits when students default on their federal loans. But this week’s release of President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget

Stemming Overtreatment In U.S. Healthcare May Cut Costs Of Care | Reuters

Summary and Analysis of President Obama’s 2013 Education Budget Request

President Barack Obama submitted his fourth budget request to Congress on February 13th, 2012. The detailed budget request includes proposed funding levels for federal programs and agencies in

Summary and Analysis of President Obama’s Education Budget Request

Congress May Skip Payroll Tax Showdown This Time | NPR

Obama’s Budget Shuffles STEM Education Deck