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THE WASHINGTON FILE: Is Education Too Big To Fail?
FACT CHECK: ARE 82 PERCENT OF SCHOOLS 'FAILING'?
(AP) - President Barack Obama declared this week that four of five public schools could be labeled as "failing" this year under the No Child Left Behind Act if Congress does not take action to rewrite the law. "That's an astonishing number," he said Monday at a Virginia middle school. "We know that four out of five schools in this country aren't failing." Obama's terminology wasn't quite right, though. There is no "failing" label in the No Child Left Behind Act. And schools that do not meet growth targets - aimed at getting 100 percent of students proficient in math, reading and science by 2014 - for one year are not subject to any intervention.
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TOP NEWS - RELEVANT HEARSAY: A Small Biz Connection
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS FLOCK TO FINDLAW
(FindLaw's Insider) - Did you know small business issues are one of our most popular legal topics on FindLaw? Sure, a lot of websites have small business news. but who else gives you legally relevant news and tips catered to the small business community? Savvy business-minded people know that FindLaw does. For anyone looking for tips to start a business, grow a business, or create jobs, here are the 3 Most Popular Small Business Issues found on FindLaw.com...
| Is Your Teen Safe to Play?
5 WAYS TO PROTECT TEEN ATHLETES FROM SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
(FindLaw's Common Law) - Sudden cardiac death has become a growing concern regarding teen athletes. The tragic case of Wes Leonard in Michigan once again brought the issue to the surface. Leonard was 16 when he died of cardiac arrest during a basketball game last week. After an autopsy, it was discovered that he had an enlarged heart. While cardiac arrest cannot be prevented entirely, here are five ways that you can help protect teens:
| If It Tastes Like Plastic...
LEAN CUISINE RECALL: SPAGHETTI WITH MEATBALLS MAY HAVE PLASTIC
(FindLaw's Common Law) - Are you a fan of Lean Cuisine? The brand of frozen entreés and dinners is sold in the United States, Canada, and Australia by Nestle. The brand was created in 1981 as a low fat, low calorie spinoff of Stouffers. Low calorie options are nice to have, but not if the food has plastic in it. According to a Nestle recall over 10,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine frozen spaghetti and meatball dinners were recalled due to the possible presence of foreign materials, the Department of Agriculture said.
| Yours and Mine
FEEL FREE TO BUY YOUR RIVALS' KEYWORD SEARCH AD
(FindLaw's Free Enterprise) - We spend a lot of time here at Free Enterprise discussing intellectual property--why you should register, how to protect it, and how not to infringe upon another's. This is especially true in the case of the Internet. Luckily for businesses, the 9th Circuit is providing a bit more leeway in the field of Internet advertisement--specifically in the context of search engines.
| The STD's of Love
WOMAN INFECTED WITH HERPES GETS $6.7M, BMW FROM ELDERLY LOVER, 77
(FindLaw's Legally Weird) - Sexually transmitted diseases belong in the bedroom, not in the courtroom. Okay, fine. They don't really belong anywhere. But they're better off in the courtroom, because at least then they're entertaining. And they didn't happen to you. Tom Redmond, a 77 year old multi-millionaire (and former hair-care CEO), isn't so lucky. After he infected his ex-girlfriend, aged 56, with herpes, she sued him for failing to disclose his little problem and was subsequently awarded $6.7 million by a California jury. And a BMW.
| CYBERLAW NEWS - DOWNLOAD THIS!: First to File?
NETFLIX VYING FOR FIRST RIGHTS TO NEW TV SERIES
(AP) - Netflix Inc. is trying to buy the Internet streaming rights to a 26-episode drama starring Kevin Spacey before the series is shown on a television network. If the deal is completed, it would mark a bold step in a new direction for Netflix's popular video subscription service. Netflix currently boasts more than 20,000 titles in its streaming library, but most of them are previously aired TV series and older movies.
| CRIMINAL LAW - ARRESTING DEVELOPMENTS: Searching for a Cure
COP'S WIFE FAKED CANCER, STOLE $60K FROM CHARITY
(FindLaw's Blotter) - People will do anything to feed their drug habit, which is why it isn't surprising to hear that a woman faked cancer to feed hers. The surprising part? She's married to a cop. And he didn't catch on for four years. Ann Crall of Lakewood, Colorado pled guilty to theft and charitable fraud last week for duping friends, neighbors and her husband's cop coworkers into donating time and almost $60,000 to help her battle cancer.
| LEGAL LITE: Dreaming Big, Suing for Results
NYC MOM SUES PRESCHOOL: NOT IVY LEAGUE ENOUGH
(FindLaw's Law & Daily Life) - Blair and Serena didn't make it into the Ivy League without first attending a top-notch preschool. Okay, fine. We don't know where the Gossip Girl characters first attended school, but we do know that to some parents, an Ivy League education is a matter of life and death. And this, of course, is why it's not surprising to hear that Nicole Imprescia, a Manhatan mother, is suing York Avenue Preschool for ruining her daughter's chances at the Ivy League. The girl is only four.
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