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S.D. school trustees regain right to criticize chief San Diego Union-Tribune
When San Diego school trustees agreed to a policy that prohibits them from criticizing the superintendent, they were lambasted for compromising their duty to speak frankly to constituents who elected them.

Md. District Superintendent Warns Teachers' Contract Not Affordable EdWeek
Jerry Weast, the superintendent of the Montgomery County, Md., school district, has told principals that labor contracts will have to be renegotiated.

Aspiring Teachers Take Up Residence EdWeek
The Boston Teacher Residency program has been successful in attracting members of racial- and ethnic- minority groups, as well as in retaining teachers.

Texas District Wins Prize for Schools NYT
The Brownsville Independent School District in Texas won what may be the nation’s most important prize for excellence in urban education on Tuesday.

Youth vote is in; says Obama will win MSNBC
In a poll of a quarter of a million students who are too young to vote, Democratic nominee Barack Obama sailed to victory with 57 percent of the vote while Republican nominee John McCain received 39 percent.