Obama, taking on unions, backs teacher merit pay
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090310%2Fcapt.98654a304c994484b85670abcba37704.obama__whcd101.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="President Barack Obama speaks about education at the 19th Annual Legislative Conference of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in Washington, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090310/ap_on_go_pr_wh/obama_education)AP - President Barack Obama on Tuesday embraced a new approach to public education that adds up to merit pay for the better teachers and longer days and school years for students.</p><br clear="all"/>
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