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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Buying green, but not for the planet

When you woke up this morning, did you flip on an energy-saving light bulb or drink organic milk? Sometimes the real reason people buy green isn't always Mother Earth, and the marketing for those products is starting to reflect that. Andrea Gardner reports. More»

Standardization may boost publishers

A group of state governors and education officials have announced a proposal for new common K-12 academic standards. Amy Scott reports. More»
U.S. public education needs a bailout

Soon the Obama administration is expected to announce billions in extra funds for some public schools. Commentator Robert Reich says more needs to be done. More»

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Shiny happy news

Alright, enough with the depressing stories about the unemployment rate, runaway Toyotas, the banks and the record budget deficit. Let’s hear some good news for a change.

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Mar 10, 2010 12:46 PM PT — Scott Jagow
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Nationalizing education standards

Today, a coalition of governors and state school superintendents proposed a new set of learning standards that would apply to schoolchildren nationwide. The idea is to eliminate the patchwork of state standards for English and Math. Is it a good idea?

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Mar 10, 2010 10:22 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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B of A kills overdraft fees

Bank of America’s decision to get rid of overdraft fees on debit purchases sounds like a win for customers based on a rare commodity in the financial sector — common sense. But is it really?

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Mar 10, 2010 9:02 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Morning Reading

Good morning. A few things to start the day — Goldman gets sued, the Pentagon expresses concern about consumer protection and a list of new economy slang:

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Mar 10, 2010 5:52 AM PT — Scott Jagow
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Oh, what a (bad) feeling

Toyota announced another recall today — this time 2004-2009 Prius Hybrids — and this morning, there was another wreck involving such a Prius. A woman crashed into a stone wall in upstate New York. She said the accelerator got stuck. What is going on?

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Mar 9, 2010 12:20 PM PT — Scott Jagow
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The future of television

Two pieces of news today provide clues about what TV and the Internet will be like in the not-so-distant future. Maybe it’s not that impressive to people who’ve grown up with the Internet and TV slowly merging, but as someone who remembers getting up to turn the dial on a wood-paneled Magnavox to channel U, it’s still kind of amazing.

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