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Legislatures taking state education into own hands

2014-08-02 21:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: The backlash against the Common Core has prompted lawmakers in at least 12 states to get more involved in setting their own K-12 academic standards, injecting politics into a process usually conducted in obscurity by bureaucrats. In several states, legislators have placed new restrictions on state boards of education, which typically write and update academic standards. In others, lawmakers have opened up the development of standards to greater scrutiny, requiring that proposals receive public...

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Businesses concerned about Illinois Legislatures inaction on incentives

2013-12-07 15:22:54| Agriculture - Topix.net

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Nevada Legislatures Passes NV Energy Overhaul Bill

2013-06-04 21:46:11| Electronics - Topix.net

Nevada lawmakers are paving the way for a new energy environment in the Silver State for decades to come.

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Legislatures Passes NV Energy Overhaul Bill

2013-06-04 11:49:25| Semiconductors - Topix.net

The plan requires the energy provider to retire coal electricity generation in Nevada and replace that service partly with renewable energy and partly with other forms of energy - likely natural gas.

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