Critics Claim Failure to Lift Poor Schools, New York Times
An educational advocacy group that helped write the No Child Left Behind
Act, President Bush's signature education law, today ranked the federal
Education Department "in need of improvement" for failing
to carry out the law's requirements to raise the quality of classroom
teachers.
Feinstein Will Endorse D.C. Vouchers, Washington Post
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) announced yesterday that she will support
a $13 million school voucher plan for the District, breaking a deadlock
in a Senate committee and setting President Bush's school choice initiative
on a clear path to passage barring a Democratic filibuster.
Members of Congress Criticize College
Bowl System as Too Exclusive, Chronicle of Higher
Education
During a hearing on Thursday, members of Congress had nothing positive
to say about the Bowl Championship Series, which matches major-college
football teams in lucrative bowl games every January.
Congress challenges NCAA on BCS system,
Sacramento Bee
Lawmakers waded into the complex thicket of big-time college football
Thursday at a hearing on alleged antitrust violations in the lucrative
Bowl Championship Series.
G.O.P. Plan Would Restrict Rise in Tuition, New York Times
Two House Republican leaders sharply attacked American colleges and
universities in a report yesterday, saying their costs were out of control.
Medical Schools Losing Allure,
Los Angeles Times
The number of applicants to the nation's medical schools has fallen
for the sixth straight year, according to a new study — a trend
that baffles researchers.
