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schooltechconnect.com - It's about policy, politics, and practice in education. I want to spark more engagement, dig deeper, and energize more teachers about the political context of our work and the transformative power ...

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dailynews.com - Parents, students and community members favored keeping Los Angeles Unified School District in charge of a majority of the 13 campuses that will be opened for bidding in the second round of the dis...

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wthr.com - Indianapolis - For the second straight day, House Democrats are missing from the Indiana Statehouse. They're protesting Republican-sponsored bills on charter schools and unions. Republican House Sp...

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dailykos.com - the title was sort of taken from the final graf, although I prefer my phrasing. Here is that final graf: Without unions, workers will lose many of the protections against abusive employers. Wages f...

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motherjones.com - Winners Take All The superrich have grabbed the bulk of the past three decades' gains.Out of Balance A Harvard business prof and a behavioral economist recently asked more than 5,000 Americans how ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 2011 San Diego Troublemakers School | Labor Notes2011 San Diego Troublemakers SchoolSan Diego and Los Angeles teachers and students walked in the March for California's Future last year.Labor and C...

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democraticunderground.com - Source: New York TimesCHICAGO — By now, Jon Erpenbach, one of 14 Democratic state senators on the run from Wisconsin, has switched hotels in this city three times, a necessity, he says, as word kep...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday at 3 in Madison. Be there. « Fred Klonsky's blogSaturday at 3 in Madison. Be there.FEBRUARY 23, 2011tags: February 26, Madisonby Fred KlonskyFrom the IEA: “On Saturday, February 26, 2011, ...

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boston.com - SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Republican lawmakers formed a caucus Wednesday to oppose any deal to close California's $26.6 billion budget deficit that involves tax increases but doesn't include corresponding...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Absent state senators paying for their own food and lodging, not accepting donationsAbsent state senators paying for their own food and lodging, not accepting donationsSTORYDISCUSSIONMOREFont Size:...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Road TripRoad Tripby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Evidently we're going to Madison on Saturday. Anyone who wants to carpool from the north side, get in touch. I have to be b...

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millermps.wordpress.com - There is a history in the labor and civil rights movements of using “troublemakers” to provoke discord and cause violence to try and discredit their legitimacy. Ethics and labor law violations shou...

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boston.com - TOPEKA, Kan.—The Kansas House gave first-round approval Wednesday to a bill that would ban union members from voluntarily having a portion of their paycheck deducted and used for political activiti...

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34years.tumblr.com - 19 notes February 23, 2011 world-shaker:Only five states do not have collective bargaining for educators and have deemed it illegal. Those states and their ACT/SAT rankings are as follows: South Ca...

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news.change.org - The furor over Scott Walker's union-busting budget-repair bill is causing a national outrage, and rightly so. Taking away workers' collective bargaining rights won't solve Wisconsin's budget woes, ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday at 3 in Madison. Be there. « Fred Klonsky's blogSaturday at 3 in Madison. Be there.FEBRUARY 23, 2011tags: February 26, Madisonby Fred KlonskyFrom the IEA: “On Saturday, February 26, 2011, ...

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schoolsmatter.info - Updated 11:15 pm Today Scottie is surely wanting to be beamed up after being punk'd big time by a guy pretending to be David Koch, Scott Walker's patron oligarch who provides the money for all the...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - It's time we wear our labor and union support. Go to Cafe Press.

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coopmike48 Rachel Maddow Explains Republican's Union Busting Plan Exposed By Gov Walker's Prank Phone Call |www.kochw... http://bit.ly/fzp8Vj #Edu7 minutes ago · reply

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coopmike48 Collective Bargaining Rights and Higher Education - NYTimes.com -http://goo.gl/FPuIg5 minutes ago · reply

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blog.aflcio.org - The strong stand for the middle class by workers in Wisconsin is drawing support and inspiring workers across the country. In Detroit, members of the striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra linked thei...

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robertreich.org - You can’t fight something with nothing. But as long as Democrats refuse to talk about the almost unprecedented buildup of income, wealth, and power at the top – and the refusal of the super-rich to...

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blogs.edweek.org - In the streets of Madison, and in solidarity events around the country an old song is being sung, one I have not heard for many years. I stood last night at the State Capitol building in Sacramento...

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gothamschools.org - by Anna Phillips AFT president Randi Weingarten and Stephen Colbert talk Wisconsin. (Colbert Report) Cuomo’s budget cuts funding for 11 schools serving blind, deaf and disabled students. (Daily New...

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californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Duane Campbell Over 2500 union members and supporters rallied at the State Capitol in Sacramento on February 22, 2011, in a candlelight vigil to support the...

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larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Feb 17 2011 Larry Ferlazzo The attacks on teachers and other public sector workers in Wisconsin by Governor Scott Walker and his allies could be a dangerous sign of things to come throughout the Un...

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usatoday.com - By Judy Keen and Dennis Cauchon, USA TODAY MADISON, Wis. — Americans strongly oppose laws taking away the collective bargaining power of public employee unions, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup ...

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video.foxbusiness.com - Pinellas Teachers Union President Kim Black on the focus on unions -- particularly teachers unions -- as state governments attempt to cut spending.

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