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DUNCAN UNVEILS $20 MILLION SURPRISE FOR NC NEW SCHOOLS
The following is an excerpt of a story originally posted on UNCGNOW on November 06, 2014 It was Arne Duncan’s birthday, but he was the one who sprang the surprise. To the tune of $20 million. Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, was at UNCG Thursday to take part in a forum about the federally-funded N.C. Investing […]
Chronicle: College-Rating System Will Go Forward, Duncan Says
College-Rating System Will Go Forward, Duncan Says By Mark Keierleber Chronicle of Higher Education May 1, 2014 Washington The U.S. Department of Education plans to continue its push for a college-rating system, even if Congress doesn’t shell out the $10-million the agency is requesting to develop the program and put it in place. The Obama […]
McClatchy Washington Bureau: Unless D.C. finds alternative, N.C. faces new budget cuts
By Renee Schoof McClatchy Washington Bureau November 25, 2013 When Congress returns to Washington after Thanksgiving, budget negotiations will be getting down to the wire on a deal for next year’s federal spending. Without an agreement in December, North Carolina and the nation could be facing a second round of the automatic spending cuts […]