| L.A. school board backs two rival tax hikes on fall ballot |
The Board of education supports Brown's bid to raise the sales tax and, for high earners, the income tax. The trustees also endorse a measure to raise the income tax on most people.The Los Angeles Board of education voted Tuesday to throw its support behind two rival tax measures on the November ballot — both of which would raise billions of dollars for education in the state.
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| Clovis Unified district sued over abstinence-only sex education |
The suit says the Fresno County district is violating state law and denying youths accurate information about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases.Central Valley teenager Taylor Ghimenti learned in her 9th grade sex education class that HIV-AIDS could be spread by kissing — a medically inaccurate statement. In the 2009 class, her mother said, Taylor was taught only about abstinence as protection against sexually transmitted diseases and unplanned pregnancies and given no information about condoms or contraception.
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| President Obama gets personal in attack on Romney education plan |
President Obama speaks of his struggles to pay off student debt and says his budget plan is better for young people than Mitt Romney's.COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pressing a contrast with his rivals, President Obama expanded his critique of the Republican budget blueprint Tuesday to focus on education policy, arguing that Mitt Romney would reverse his administration's policies to aid education despite the consequences to the economy.
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| Romney in Iowa as Obama greets Las Vegas teachers |
 President Barack Obama is meeting with teachers at a Las Vegas high school as he promotes his administration's efforts to make higher education more affordable, an issue that's also a platform for criticizing Republican opponent Mitt Romney.
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| Obama Criticizes Romney Over College Assistance |
Obama says Romney offers little to young people facing high costs of higher education
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| Education performance data raises questions for 2012 debates |
 Broadening his attack on Republicans' plans to curb federal spending, President Barack Obama portrayed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Paul Ryan, as intent on "gutting investments in education and science and infrastructure."
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| Obama shifts to Ryan education plan |
 President Barack Obama drew a sharp line with Republican Mitt Romney on education Tuesday, telling Ohio voters that "putting a college education within reach for working families doesn't seem to be a priority" for his opponent.
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| Obama takes on Romney on college affordability |
President Barack Obama is drawing a sharp line with Republican Mitt Romney on education, saying in Ohio that "putting a college education within reach for working families doesn't seem to be a priority" for his opponent.
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| Analysis: New studies weigh college value and cost |
Two new studies offer emphatic answers to much-discussed questions about higher education: Yes, a college degree is worth it, but yes, it's the middle-class that's getting particularly squeezed with student debt in the pursuit of one.
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| Planned Parenthood focuses on breast health |
Planned Parenthood, a target of U.S. conservatives opposed to its abortion and birth control services, said on Monday it would use $3 million in donations to launch an initiative to fight breast cancer with expanded screenings and education.
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