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Mediator enters Tosa teacher talks

January 29, 2007

Mediator enters Tosa teacher talks Health care costs, pay scale are top topics to settleBy DANI McCLAIN
dmcclain@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 8, 2008

A mediator will help the Wauwatosa teachers union and the school district try to reach agreement on a new contract as talks resume today after negotiations stalled over salary increases and health insurance benefits.

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Putting knowledge on mobiles is key for new generations

January 29, 2007

From a New York Times article today full of lament about the frustrations of the young Middle Eastern generation, there are hints in these excerpts about something that can help:

Stymied by the government’s failure to provide adequate schooling and thwarted by an economy without jobs to match their abilities or aspirations, they are stuck in limbo between youth and adulthood. . . . With 60 percent of the region’s population under the age of 25, this youthful religious fervor has enormous implications for the Middle East.

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