September 8th, 2009 11:31am

O’Connell responds to Obama speech

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I’m spending Monday watching President Obama’s speech with some Sonoma County students. A story will appear in Wednesday’s Press Democrat. Meantime, here is state superintendentJack O’Connell’s response to this morning’s speech: “I would like to commend and thank President Obama for taking the time to address our nation’s students. These are trying times for America as millions of people continue to cope with the effects of the global economic downturn. Unfortunately, … Read More »

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September 7th, 2009 07:00am

Teachers: Want to teach financial literacy?

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Redwood Credit Union and the California and Nevada Youth Involvement Network are sponsoring a free workshop to train area teachers on offering financial literacy in their classrooms.   The workshop will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Redwood Credit Union, 3033 Cleveland Ave. in Santa Rosa.   The so-called “Train the Trainer” program is for teachers who currently use or would like to use the National Endowment for Financial … Read More »

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