Education: Morning Roundup

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Morning Roundup:

From The Washington Post: Obama angers teachers with comments on firings

President's support for the mass firings at a failing Rhode Island school draws rebuke from union officials.

From the Los Angeles Times: Student apologizes for noose in UC San Diego library

The campus paper publishes an anonymous letter by a minority student who calls the incident 'a mindless act and stupid mistake.'

From The New York Times: At Brown, Spotlight on the President's Role at a Bank

The campus community of Brown University is now taking notice of Ruth Simmons's seat on the board of Goldman Sachs, which she held for 10 years.

From USA Today: To reduce dropouts, Obama proposes $900M for schools

President Barack Obama on Monday addressed the nation's school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and school districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools.

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