County exec candidates differ on special education (The Journal Times)

County exec candidates differ on special education (The Journal Times)
Journal Times RACINE COUNTY - A little over three years ago, County Executive Bill McReynolds made the case that county government should get out of the business of running special education programming west of Interstate 94.

State official blasts GOP Education chief says Republicans playing politics with budget crisis (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)

State official blasts GOP Education chief says Republicans playing politics with budget crisis (The Jackson Citizen Patriot)
The state’s chief education officer Friday ripped Republicans who say Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s threat of a government shutdown is “just a political ploy.”

Merrifield leaves education chair (Colorado Springs Gazette)

Merrifield leaves education chair (Colorado Springs Gazette)
DENVER - Rep. Michael Merrifield, D-Colorado Springs, resigned his chairmanship of the House Education Committee on Friday, a day after publication of a private e-mail in which he harshly criticized supporters of charter schools and vouchers.