Ms. Longoria, born in Corpus Christi, is the fourth daughter of a special-education teacher and Army base worker.
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Mr Brazil said education and having a stable base had become more important as circumstances had changed.
White House officials say Mr. Obama will pick other battles with Republicans, such as defending his health-care program or education spending, that will please his liberal base.
Signature programmes include Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a global data base and report card on MBA business education, and the Corporate Values Strategy Group, a forum for business leaders to promote change in policy and business practice in pursuit of long-term value creation.
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Without better education designed to meet the workforce needs of our economic base, kids will continue to grow up ill prepared for the jobs that will exist and add to the critical problem of unemployment.
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But those were improvements that were made from a very low base, and much remains to be done to bring the level of education up to where it should be.
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At the same time, and despite his calls for a harmonious "One Malaysia, " the prime minister has placated his party's ethnic Malay base by protecting pro-Malay affirmative action in government, business and education.
After finalizing the National Curriculum Framework Document, UNESCO is now working with the Ministry of Education to provide specialized training to develop Science and Math Curriculum Documents upon which to base the production of new quality school textbooks.
In calling on Congress to pass the jobs proposal he pitched earlier, which included employer incentives to boost hiring in the construction, public safety and education sectors, among other areas, the president was also appealing to a segment that helps form the base of his support: teachers and labor unions.
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