- The Obama Administration is pledging an additional $5 billion for early-preschool education as part of a a five year educaiton reform plan.
- During his appearance on "The Tonight Show" President Barack Obama attemped a joke, saying that his bowling (score: 129) was "like the Special Olympic or something." But, before the joke aired, the president was apologizing to the chairman of the Special Needs Olympics. Needless to day, the phrase and even the apology are taking a lot of heat in the blogosophere.
- Meanwhile, in Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is joining some other Republican governors in rejecting a portion of the federal stimulus money bound for her state. According to to the Anchorage Daily News, Palin has rejected 30 percent of the money designated for Alaska. The biggest chunk of that, some $170 million, is intended for education, including money that would go for programs to help economically disadvantaged and special needs students. That's upsetting some Alaksa school leaders.
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