<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>National Education Association: News &amp; Videos about National Education Association - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Education_Association</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about National Education Association from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:49:00 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>National Education Association: News &amp; Videos about National Education Association - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2008/LIVING/09/18/dallas.schools/tztop.school.cnn.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/National_Education_Association</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about National Education Association from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Teachers want to flunk new grading policy</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/09/18/dallas.schools/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/09/18/dallas.schools/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Teachers and parents in Dallas, Texas, are angry about new grading policies that they say are dumbing down the district and pushing students through the system who haven't earned it.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>How to drive without burning money</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/06/cutting.auto.costs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/05/06/cutting.auto.costs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Gas prices have been surging to record highs. But it's not just the gas bill that drivers are getting socked with. The costs of car insurance, tires, licensing and registration are on the rise, too. But there are some strategies you can use to cut the cost of owning your car.</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Teachers give job prospects an 'F'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/07/news/economy/teacher/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/07/news/economy/teacher/index.htm</guid><description>Jonathan Hash, a history teacher at Herbert Hoover High School in San Diego, is enthusiastic about the teaching career he began two years ago. But now he might lose his job because of a statewide budget crisis, and that could force him to leave teaching altogether.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:31:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trend watch: Mannies</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/10/ww.trends.mannies/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/10/ww.trends.mannies/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>What's the hottest human accessory these days? Forget a toyboy or an English au pair, the latest must-have is a Manny: a male nanny.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bloomberg Pushes Merit Pay for Teachers
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Combined, these small states have more delegates than Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina or Wisconsin. But as Dean now knows, this race is not just about delegates. It's about mo'. 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