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		<title>Lofgren bill would create U.S. Science Laureate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 18:12:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nation would have an official Science Laureate – a renowned expert in a scientific field who would travel the nation to inspire future scientists – under new legislation coauthored by Rep. Zoe Lofgren. The idea of the bipartisan legislation, cosponsored in the House by Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Education Secretary visits Bay Area this week</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan arrives tomorrow, Tuesday, April 30, for a three-day Bay Area visit to highlight the need for more high-quality early learning programs and innovative teaching strategies. Duncan tomorrow will tour and host a media availability at San Francisco’s Cross Cultural Family Center, which provides child-care services in cross-cultural settings — [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oil severance tax measure to start circulating</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A proposed ballot measure to enact an oil severance tax, with most of the revenue spent on education, has received its official title and summary and is about to start circulating for petition signatures. Conceived by UC-Berkeley students, the California Modernization and Economic Development Act places a 9.5 percent tax on oil and gas extracted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown names Bay Area people to workforce board</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:58:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown on Friday appointed 14 people to the , including four from the Bay Area, to help him set policies to develop the state&#8217;s workforce. The California Workforce Investment Board helps the governor perform the duties and responsibilities required by the federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998. All of its members are appointed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boxer leads call for student-loan justice for troops</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:56:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer this week led two dozen Senate Democrats in urging the student loan industry to ensure military service members have all the benefits that they’re entitled to by law. “We were alarmed to learn that some student loan servicers are providing incomplete or inaccurate information regarding service members’ options for reducing their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Initiative to fund higher ed cleared for circulation</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/11/19/initiative-to-fund-higher-ed-cleared-for-circulation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:21:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The proponent of a proposed ballot initiative that would hike various taxes to fund California’s public universities and community colleges has been cleared to start collecting petition signatures, Secretary of State Debra Bowen said Monday. Here’s the official title and summary prepared by the state attorney general’s office: TAXES TO FUND CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tom Steyer&#8217;s next big push: &#8216;Too Small to Fail&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/11/14/tom-steyers-next-big-push-too-small-to-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday’s editions carried my story about what the future might hold for billionaire hedge fund mogul Tom Steyer, fresh off his win with Proposition 39 and about to turn his full attention to public policy. Today we’re starting to see what Steyer’s next big push will be. As described in a Mercury-News op-ed piece he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oakland attorney named to CSU Board of Trustees</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/09/28/oakland-attorney-named-to-csu-board-of-trustees/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown today announced his appointment of Rebecca Eisen, 62, of Oakland, to the California State University Board of Trustees. Eisen, a Democrat, is a partner in Morgan Lewis&#8216;s labor and employment practice, and leader of the practice in the law firm’s San Francisco office; she’s been a partner at the firm since 2003. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California parents value college but aren&#8217;t saving</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/09/19/california-parents-value-college-but-arent-saving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 18:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[California parents value a college education more than a good-paying job for their kids, but most have not started saving to help pay for that education, according to a new survey conducted for ScholarShare, the state’s “529” college savings plan. “The good news is parents realize the importance of a college degree to their kids’ [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brown names East Bay people to education posts</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/politics/2012/07/06/brown-names-east-bay-people-to-education-posts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Richman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Jerry Brown today appointed two East Bay people to influential education posts. Lupe Garcia, 43, of Alameda, was appointed to the California State University Board of Trustees. Garcia has served in multiple positions at Gap Inc. since 1999, including associate general counsel, senior corporate counsel and corporate counsel; earlier, she served as an associate [...]]]></description>
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