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For schools, use of stimulus money falls short of big hopes

Many administrators say the opportunity to direct funds to reforms has been limited or nil.
Schools wrestle with how to spend stimulus funds

Should they launch new programs to help kids or try to save jobs threatened by tough economic times?
Accord reached on final stimulus bill: $789 billion for 3.5 million jobs

House and Senate negotiators crafted a deal Wednesday, pushing for floor votes this week. Tax cuts make up about a third of the total expenditure.
In stimulus bill, US funds for schools double

About a quarter of the new money is aimed at low-income pupils, to help with the achievement gap.

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Mae Azango has gone undercover to report on female circumcision, a rite of the Sande society in Liberia that is performed on young girls.

Mae Azango exposed a secret ritual in Liberia, putting her life in danger

When journalist Mae Azango wrote about a secret women's circumcision ritual in Liberia, she received death threats.