D.C. Board President To Stay in Education (Washington Post)
D.C. State Board of Education President Robert C. Bobb, who will leave the board at the end of the year, said he plans to stay involved in education issues.

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Chinese move toward education reform plan (UPI)
BEIJING, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The Chinese government said it has begun work on a 12-year education reform plan that would place emphasis on economic development and technology innovation.

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China Revokes Labor Re-Education Ruling on Seniors, Group Says (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Beijing's local authorities yesterday revoked a decision to send two septuagenarian residents to a year of labor re-education, Human Rights in China said.

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Education foundation's golf tourney raised $10G (Asbury Park Press)
The Upper Freehold Regional Education Foundation's first golf tournament raised nearly $10,000 for the foundation's education grants program.

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