In a Big-Issue Week, Joblessness Remains the Biggest Issue - Nation

In a Big-Issue Week, Joblessness Remains the Biggest Issue - Nation
The official unemployment rate of 10.2 percent is the worst in a quarter century. The real unemployment rate of 17.5 percent -- the Department of Labor figure that includes the long-term unemployed and the seriously under-employed -- is edging toward

Professors union declaration: State university system caters to - Chico Enterprise-Record
SACRAMENTO — Leaders of a statewide professors union issued a statement of position, or white paper, Tuesday claiming the California State University is abandoning its mission of providing a good liberal-arts education to qualified students seeking

NY Senate plans final OK for deficit-cutting plan - Minyanville
education that was supposed to be used in the 2010-11 fiscal year. - $250 million projected to be collected under a new tax amnesty program. - More than $600 million in cuts to several programs, including health care, that don't eliminate jobs