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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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thebroadreport.blogspot.com - Bobb, Robert (Class of 2005) Brizard, Jean-Claude (Class of 2007) Carter, Arnold "Woody" (Class of 2002)Cerf, Chris (Class of 2004) Deasy, John (Class of 2006)Gist, Deborah (Class of 2008) Goodloe...

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firgoa.usc.es - Dan DiMaggio:Test-Scorers Against Standardized Testing: A Review of Todd Farley's "Making the Grades" In the great debate over education reform, one question is almost never asked: how exactly are ...

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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. "...

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mannahattamamma.com - One story: this semester, I teach two sections of the same class. One class meets at 930AM and has sixteen students, all of whom are native English speakers. The students are lively (probably stok...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teachers and innovators can make STEM leap off page into the imagination | Thoughts on Public EducationTeachers and innovators can make STEM leap off page into the imagination - by Jennifer Anastas...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: AM News: Rhee Recants Attacks On USA Today StoryAM News: Rhee Recants Attacks On USA Today Storyby Alexander RussoRhee says her remarks on test erasures were “stupid” Washin...

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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...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: The Teacher, the Businessman, the BlueberriesThe Teacher, the Businessman, the Blueberriesby Miss EyreI can't believe I never heard this story before. I also kind of can't believe it'...

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eduoptimists.blogspot.com - Tired of the rhetoric? Want to take a stab at cutting costs in Wisconsin public higher education yourself-- or even try increasing productivity?The Lumina Foundation has supported the development o...

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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...

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wnyc.org - If our "leaders" in Albany pass a budget that gives back $4.6 billion to the wealthiest residents of state - a state which already suffers extraordinary wealth disparity - it will say only a little...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News | www.kochwatch.orgPoliticus USA: Clueless in Wisconsin: Newt Gingrich Praises Gov Walker as Job Creator *March 30, 2011- *In Marquette, Wisconsin for a showing of his film that seemed more li...

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wepartypatriots.com - Mar 2011 31 A protest expecting upwards of 5,000 demonstrators is scheduled for Noon at the New Hampshire Capitol in Concord today. Ironworkers and other members of the New Hampshire Building Trade...

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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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womensenews.org - Surrogacy became legal in India in 2002 and since then infertility centers have multiplied to match the number of couples with surrogates, who say the income is crucial. But critics say payment isn...

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washingtonpost.com - It’s the kind of accountability journalism that makes readers raise an eyebrow, if it doesn’t raise their blood pressure first. General Electric Co., reported the New York Times last week, earned $...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - One of the men behind the “apology” to Judge Sumi is interviewed by Patrick Waring of WORT FM | blue cheddar.One of the men behind the “apology” to Judge Sumi is interviewed by Patrick Waring of WO...

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dekerivers.wordpress.com - When my partner James read to me some quotes from the latest press release by the Dane County Republican Party I had to stop him and ask what site he was reading it from. After all, it sounded so ...

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nydailynews.com - Antonelli/News NYPD officers at the funeral of George Wong, who died of gastric cancer. Dozens of cops and loved ones bid farewell Wednesday to a cancer-stricken officer whose body was ordered snat...

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huffingtonpost.com - This poem was performed on March 18, 2011, when Hamilton High School students staged a walk-out in protest of budget cuts. Hamilton High School What does your love look like? Tell me Does it look l...

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uppitywis.org - This just in from the Whitefish Bay Patch:The Germantown Police Department on Wednesday said officers are still searching for the man who punched a recall petitioner in the stomach earlier this mon...

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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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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 - 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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