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...They can't," says Uwe Reinhardt, an economist at Princeton University and an expert on health policy. "The union will just lose that deal." And before long, he says, the UAW will find itself having to limit choices, reduce costs and ask members to contribute money to keep the plan afloat--the same cuts proposed by carmakers that union negotiators have fought off for years...
Those concerns are weighing heavily on UAW members, who are very much aware that VEBAs at Caterpillar and Detroit Diesel have gone bankrupt. Three former UAW executive board members recently signed a letter criticizing the VEBA plan as "knowingly placing members at risk." The other option, though, is losing retiree health benefits entirely. "If you don't go along with a VEBA, the automakers may reach a point where the only alternative is to file Chapter 11," says Eric Merkle of IRN Automotive Intelligence. "The UAW has to take on more of the risk...
...Child Left Behind law, which holds schools accountable for teaching every student and narrowing the achievement gap regardless of a child's color, income or family background. Despite its shortcomings, like training students how to pass standardized tests instead of instructing them how to think critically, the President's plan is worthy simply for insisting that all children can learn. Fifty years after U.S. troops had to escort nine black children to school in Little Rock, the issue is still how to take race out of the equation when it comes to educating every American child...
...region, however, they complained of posts left unfilled for lack of skilled professionals. "They had all these university graduates who had no clue how to hold meetings or run spreadsheets or even how to dress at an office," he says. So he formulated a deceptively simple-sounding plan: his Education for Employment Foundation would get regional companies to guarantee jobs, then train candidates for the specific tasks needed. Founded in 2002, the group has launched programs in Gaza, Jordan and Morocco over the past year and has placed about 85% of its 160 graduates thus far in full-time posts...
...plan is to stay as consistent in the water and as healthy as possible,” Ewald said. “Since injuries and illness can set an athlete with a disability even further behind...