Every weekday I’m sharing the day’s most important or interesting education news. First, in case you missed it among the hubbub over HB 444, Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed two key education bills yesterday — one dealing with a process for appointing education board members and the other that would have raised salary caps for the superintendent and other education department leaders. In other news, President Obama has threatened a veto of his own — for a war funding bill if it includes cuts to his federal Race to the Top education initiative.

• Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a bill that would have outlined the selection process for an appointed education board, should voters decide this November to replace the current elected board with an appointed one.

• The governor also vetoed salary cap increases for the superintendent and other education department leaders. The decision comes at a time when budget cuts are gutting every corner of the education department — but when the board also needs to attract qualified candidates to fill the superintendent position, vacated in January by Patricia Hamamoto.

• President Obama is threatening to veto a war funding bill if it includes cuts to his federal Race to the Top program, ABC News reported Tuesday.

• A school in the New York Bronx discovered that focusing on the realities of economics helped raise math scores among minority students, The Wall Street Journal reported.

• The Washington Post’s Answer Sheet blog shared a 14-minute video that explores the positive impact of arts education on children’s development.

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