Your only consolidate student news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Caldwell to Close Rochester Plant (R News) read story A local company with a 150-year history in Rochester has become a victim of the recession. Caldwell Manufacturing Company tells R News it plans to consolidate its manufacturing operations by spring.   Markell hears ideas about schools (The News Journal) read story Consolidate school district administration and purchasing. Replace the Delaware State Testing Program with an assessment that tracks progress throughout the school year. And offer more vocational programs to students.   Drexel announces $29 million gift (The Philadelphia Inquirer) read story Drexel University announced yesterday that it had received the largest individual private gift in its history - $25 million from the founder of Urban Outfitters, a member of its board of trustees.   Fire Displaces Two Rochester Residents (R News) read story Fire displaced two Rochester residents from their home early Wednesday morning. It happened before 3 a.m. on Bennington Drive off of Dewey Avenue. Firefighters say the fire began in the kitchen of a first floor apartment. Crews were able to contain the fire to the one apartment.   More Job Seekers, Fewer Jobs Available (R News) read story Numbers from Albany add up to the countless stories of layoffs and lost jobs we've heard about in New York Sstate. New York's December unemployment rate broke a five-year record.   A return to De Gaulle's 'eternal China' (Asia Times) read story One repeatedly attributes to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte a statement that he probably never uttered and which has become an inept cliche: "When China awakes, the world will shake."   Area Schools Ranked Among The Best By U.S. News & World Report (Bristol Herald Courier) read story About 15 Mountain Empire high schools, including Bristol’s Virginia High, have been recognized among the best in their respective states and the nation by U.S. News & World Report magazine.   Florida budget cuts could cost Miami-Dade, Broward schools millions (Miami Herald) read story Schools will face the bulk of the nearly $1 billion in spending cuts Florida lawmakers will take this week to balance the budget, including a cut of $47 million to Miami-Dade schools and $35 million to Broward schools, according to details released Tuesday.   Budget blues: Redmond closing Brown Alternative HS (KTVZ Bend) read story Starting next fall, students attending Redmond's Edwin Brown Alternative High School will no longer be served in separate, stand-alone facility.   ALABAMA VOICES: Degrees matter more (Montgomery Advertiser) read story Now that the 2008 elections are over, America must deal with a tumultuous economic future. Statistics identify staggering numbers of personal and national debt, slowing consumer spending and draining financial reserves.