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Education: Morning Roundup

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Morning Roundup:From The New York Times: Administration Outlines Proposed Changes to ‘No Child' Law

The Obama administration said on Monday that it would ask Congress to raise education spending by about $3.5 billion, a 7.5 percent increase, for the 2011 fiscal year, even as it sought to limit other categories of domestic spending.
From the Los Angeles Times: Abstinence-only classes may be effective for young teens
A new study shows for the first time that a sex education class emphasizing abstinence only-ignoring moral implications of sexual activity-can reduce sexual activity by nearly a third in 12- and 13-year-olds compared with students who received no sex education.
From the Los Angeles Times: At a Haiti school's reopening, a lesson in sharing
Most schools in Port-au-Prince are eyeing a March restart, at least those that can find a safe place to hold classes. An estimated 70% to 80% of the schools in the capital were damaged or destroyed, and no one is yet sure whether the rest are safe to enter.
Photo via Carolyn Cole at the Los Angeles Times.

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