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A year in the life of a small-town superintendent shows the federal bailout won’t be enough

The Hechinger Report

Later that night, after exhausting her frustration on an exercise bike, Grant replayed two videos she had created to put on the school district’s social media pages. The first blow to the economy came in 2006, when the TransAlta Centralia Power Plant shuttered its coal mine , eliminating 600 top-paying jobs in Lewis County.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

The school emphasizes teaching over research, hiring and rewarding professors on the basis of their classroom performance, says Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd’s president since 2006. And it places women in leadership positions throughout the school.