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After Merger Shifts Membership, Publishers Group Doubles Down on Education

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is getting strong support from the library and publishing world. Hayden, who once served as the president of the American Library Association (ALA), was welcomed by the group she formerly led , which had been pushing for the role to be filled by a professional librarian.

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Healthcare Law Employer Mandate Delayed Until 2015

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I think there has been a growing drumbeat on everything, from concern on the Hill to reports on teachers’ aides saying their hours were dropped, and I think the pragmatic and wise course of action was taken. “We will convene employers, insurers, and experts to propose a smarter system and, in the interim, suspend reporting for 2014.”