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2 say Texas Education Agency fired them for investigating
AUSTIN — Two inspectors who were fired from the inspector general's office at the Texas Education Agency are suing the agency, alleging wrongful termination after they tried to investigate fraud and waste in the TEA, officials said.
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Fired inspectors sue Texas Education Agency
AUSTIN – Two former inspectors for the Texas Education Agency sued the agency Thursday, alleging they were wrongfully fired for trying to investigate fraud and waste in the TEA and certain school districts – and then speaking out when their efforts were blocked.
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Young drinkers offered education
Police are tackling the growing problem of drink-related crime by offering youngsters a re-education programme.
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Grève dans l'éducation: Darcos réceptif à la demande des syndicats du primaire
La demande des syndicats du primaire au ministre de l'Education d'être "entendus" va être "reçue", a dit vendredi Xavier Darcos sur France Inter, au lendemain d'une grève des enseignants, forte dans les écoles primaires, et de manifestations pour l'éducation dans toute la France.
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Nigeria: NTI Has Increased Access to Teacher Education - DG
The National Teachers' Institute has not only produced qualified teachers for the country's educational needs but it has also increased access and equity to education at teacher training levels, Malam U. Y Ismaila, the institute's acting Director General and Chief Executive has said.
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Council looks to restore education funding levels
The Alabama Council of College and University Presidents is looking to restore higher education funding stripped away during the last legislative session, and it wants to work to bring funding back to 2008 levels.
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Education dept told to probe delay in settling Tenaga bills
KUALA LUMPUR: The Education Ministry has instructed the Negri Sembilan education department to investigate why 18 schools in the state owe Tenaga Nasional Bhd a total of RM122,811 in unpaid electricity bills.
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Nigeria: Education for Development
"A mind is a terrible thing to waste," for more than three decades, that has been the slogan of a highly revered American organization called United Negro College Fund. This organization has been responsible for college (university) education of fifty percent of elected black officials in all tiers of government in America.
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Were the World Mine (2008)
Tanner Cohen, left, and Nathaniel David Becker in “Were the World Mine,” inspired by “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Model Karolina Kurkova world's sexiest woman: report
Lingerie model Karolina Kurkova has been voted the world's sexiest woman by E! entertainment television, beating sultry actresses Angelina Jolie and Scarlett Johansson for the honor.
NATO ready to help Africa, but is not world's policeman: chief
NATO is ready to strengthen its ties with Africa, but Africa should come up with solutions to its problems and not expect NATO to police the world, its secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Thursday.
World stocks down amid fears of deep recession
World stocks fell sharply Thursday as fears of a deep global recession gripped markets and sent oil prices below $50 a barrel to levels not seen in more than three years.
World Bank Arm Backs Small Palm Growers on Climate (Update1)
Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The International Finance Corp. , the World Bank's investment arm, said it will help lenders in Indonesia to finance small-scale palm oil growers to encourage so-called sustainable practices and forestall climate change.
Google to shut down virtual world Lively at year-end
The Internet giant, which launched the site less than five months ago, says it wants to focus on its core search business. Not all Google Inc. endeavors turn into gold. Lively, a virtual world the Internet giant launched less than five months ago, will be shut down at the end of the year so Google can focus on its bread-and-butter search business.
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