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nydailynews.com - A longtime education activist got the mayor's ear while protesting at City Hall, but did he really hear what she had to say? Our Erin Einhorn reports: Mayor Bloomberg is a busy man. When he leaves ...
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nytimes.com - Despite sharp drops in state aid, New York City’s Department of Education plans to increase its technology spending, including $542 million next year alone that will primarily pay for wiring and ot...
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washingtonpost.com - --This was written by educator Anthony Cody, who taught science for 18 years in inner-city Oakland and now works with a team of science teacher-coaches that supports novice teachers. He is a Nation...
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thedailybeast.com - A new report shows student testing irregularities in D.C. under the leadership of star education reform advocate Michelle Rhee. Education expert Diane Ravitch blasts Rhee’s misguided approach. Plus...
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ed.gov - On Friday, April 15 in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Education (Department) will host the first in a series of public meetings related to the Race to the Top Assessment (RTTA) grants. Th...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - solidaridad: "BROKEN NEWS" - GREEN DOT TO TAKE OVER VERNON?"BROKEN NEWS" - GREEN DOT TO TAKE OVER VERNON?by Robert D. Skeels * rdsatheneDr. Ralph E. Shaffer is Professor Emeritus, History Cal Poly ...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Subpoena everyone in D.C. cheating scandal -- including Rhee - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostSubpoena everyone in D.C. cheating scandal -- including RheeBy Valerie StraussOne surefire way t...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rhee, DC defends test investigation - Ben Smith - POLITICO.comRhee, DC defends test investigationIn a statement to POLITICO, ex-DC school chancellor Michelle Rhee, the DC public school system and a...
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 | michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - "I was stupid."Michelle Rhee tells her pal Jay Mathews that her remarks about D.C. test cheating were "stupid." Mathews adds, "thoughtless" and "insulting." But he's still making excuses for her. "...  mikeklonsky |
 | larrycuban.wordpress.com - Image via WikipediaHere is Bill Gates’ latest advice to policymakers: ” [G]et more students in front of top teachers by identifying the top 25 percent of teachers and asking them to take on four or... coopmike48 |
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: More money for testing, less money for learningMore money for testing, less money for learningby skrashenMore money for testing, less for learningSent to the New York Times, March 3...
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 | opensecrets.org - Your daily dose of news and tidbits from the world of money in politics:SENATOR VS. 'TAX AVOIDERS': Earlier this week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the only self-avowed socialist in the U.S. Senate...  tbfurman |
 | dailykos.com - George Wallace, another governor who ignored the courts / Wikipedia CommonsDespite a second restraining order from a Wisconsin judge temporarily blocking implementation of the budget repair bill pe... mikeklonsky |
latimesblogs.latimes.com - In an apparent rebuke to the current leadership, members of United Teachers of Los Angeles have elected Warren Fletcher as their next president. Fletcher, a teacher at the City of Angels alternativ...
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capitaltonight.com - Mayor Bloomberg is taking some heat for the full-color mailer he sent out to NYC residents that slams Albany for trying to balance the state budget for “cutting billions of dollars” from the city a...
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blog.altoarizona.com - When the omnibus package of anti-immigration bills proposed by Senate President Russell Pearce failed to pass, commentators suggested that Arizona was ready to take a breath on the immigration deba...
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 | news.change.org - Bei Bei Shuai currently languishes in jail without the opportunity to even post bail. Her crime? Being deeply depressed and attempting to commit suicide. But for anti-choicers in Indiana, where Sha... coopmike48 |
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - As we reported on Wednesday, the New York City Department of Education has ramped up technology spending as it creates a digital platform for online learning called iLearn NYC, which is due to make...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Caterpillar and Corporate Greed Caterpillar and Corporate Greedby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Can we just draft this Mike Jacobs (D-Moline) for governor? I like the way this...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Robert Reich (The Truth About the Economy: We're Heading Back Toward a Double Dip)The Truth About the Economy: We're Heading Back Toward a Double DipWhy aren’t Americans being told the truth about ...
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northjersey.com - WASHINGTON — Very low levels of radiation turned up in a sample of milk from Washington state, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday, but federal...
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farmandranchfreedom.org - One of the nation’s senior soil scientists alerted the federal government to a newly discovered organism that may have the potential to cause infertility and spontaneous abortion in farm animals, r...
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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - NYT’s food columnist Mark Bittman has given up food: I stopped eating on Monday and joined around 4,000 other people in a fast to call attention to Congressional budget proposals that would make hu...
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news.yahoo.com - BP executives may now be fretting over the prospect of going to jail on manslaughter charges—but they're not easing up on their aggressive efforts to spin the legacy of last summer's disastrous Gul...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - BP and Bloomberg. Different bulls. Same bullshit. « Fred Klonsky's blogBP and Bloomberg. Different bulls. Same bullshit.by Fred KlonskyThe three biggest school administrator lies:“We have to do wha...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Battleground Milwaukee. Walker’s war against public education. | blue cheddar.Battleground Milwaukee. Walker’s war against public education.BY BLUECHEDDARI am a Madison resident. Milwaukee is not m...
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blogs.edweek.org - Unions are fighting back against bills pending in state legislatures around the nation that seek to curb or eliminate such things as collective bargaining, automatic-dues deduction, or strikes, as ...
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kochwatch.org - Critics argue Sec. of State must publish it firstMarch 29, 2011- Despite controversy over the budget repair bill's legal status, the Department of Administration began instituting the law Monday by...
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