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Commentary
7.29.2011

The debt ceiling, default, and education

Chris Tessone

We're looking at a long weekend for politicians, journalists, and finance professionals as the debt ceiling fight goes into extra innings. The House leadership has delayed a vote on the Boehner plan due to dissension in the Republican rank and file, and odds for a major deal don't look great.

Commentary
7.29.2011

Education news nuggets

It's been a busy week in the capitol: the onion reports that middle-school civics teachers have been dispatched to resolve the debt crisis and Jon Stewart will be making a televised appearance

Commentary
7.29.2011

Quotable & notable

?I never went to any student who didn't call me to help them cheat. But if somebody asked me a question, I wasn't willing to say, ?Just do your best.' They were my students, and I wanted to be there for them. ?*