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arbiteronline.com - Posted by tonymadonna Main Feature, Opinion Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 NIK BJURSTROM/THE ARBITERRecently, there have been rallies against Idaho Superintendent Tom Luna’s education plan to increase c...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Walker's budget, item by item - JSOnlineWalker's budget, item by iteme-mailprintMarch 1, 2011 |(51) COMMENTSJUSTICEClick to enlargeClick to ennlargeClick to enlargePhoto GalleriesBudget debate: 3/1...

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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - By the slimmest of margins on Wednesday, the state Senate in Ohio passed the budget bill endorsed by Gov. John Kasich (R) and deplored by the unions and Democrats. The bill now moves to the state H...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Senate orders arrest of missing DemocratsSenate orders arrest of missing DemocratsSTORYDISCUSSIONMORE (2)Font Size:Default font sizeLarger font sizeState Journal staff | (112) Comments | Posted: Th...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News Now, #statesosBig Education Ape: Ed News Now as shared by 6 people on Coopmike48’s Twitter listNext update in about 12 hoursBack to front pageHEADLINESEDUCATIONPOLITICSLI...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin Recall Efforts Off to Strong Start | FDL News DeskWisconsin Recall Efforts Off to Strong Startby David DayenThe Wisconsin GOP is already losing in the court of public opinion; will they a...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin Labor Fight Spurs Surge in Union Pride, Liberal Support | ElectionsWisconsin Labor Fight Spurs Surge in Union Pride, Liberal Supportby Jon WalkerThe very public fight in Wisconsin over la...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Walker’s Two-Year Budget Shows Repair Bill to Be Trojan Horse | FDL News DeskWisconsin Gov. Walker’s Two-Year Budget Shows Repair Bill to Be Trojan Horse for Attacks on Workersby David DayenHey, Wi...

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larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - My upcoming book, "Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems," is due to be published on 30 April, 2011.You can read more about it here.

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wthr.com - Indianapolis - A Statehouse rally Thursday will feature a national teachers union president as well as local union officials. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten is scheduled...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin Congressman Dave Obey could not enter the Wisconsin Capitol despite the claim by the Department of Administration that the building is open.The Capitol has been a scene of on-going protes...

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theatlanticwire.com - We don't know much about speechmaking here at the Wire--we're simple news synthesizers who respond to simple things, like candidates for county treasurer who can't stop yelling and reading their re...

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beinglatino.wordpress.com - by Libby Juliá Vázquez If you’re male and at least 25% Caucasian the Former Majority Association for Equality (FMAE) aims to raise money for your education. To—according to their mission—”…fill in ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News Now, #statesosBig Education Ape: Ed News Now as shared by 6 people on Coopmike48’s Twitter listNext update in about 11 hoursBack to front pageHEADLINESEDUCATIONPOLITICSLI...

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uniteandstate.com - POLITICAL NEWS Governor Walker wants to eliminate 22,000 jobs. Is unemployment not high enough Governor? by ariellalight on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 5:20 p.m. 0 reads 0 skips Wisconsin Governor ...

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boston.com - PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Several hundred teachers and supporters rallied Wednesday to protest firing notices sent to all the city's nearly 2,000 teachers, with union leaders calling the action illegal, imm...

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omaha.com - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A judge weighing whether state officials overstepped their bounds by restricting protesters' access to the state Capitol nearly ordered all the demonstrators out on moments' no...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - I'm really impressed by State Sen. Jon Erpenbach's paycheck workaround, and by TPM's for great Wisconsin coverage. Since I haven't been to WisPolitics.com this afternoon, I'll let TPM do the report...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - 3:50pm: I can't wait to read the transcript for this hearing. Lots of funny stuff. One highlight. 911 was called due to broken elevator, a police stuck inside. Firefighters called to scene, stopped...

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thenation.com - Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is so determined to shut down debate on his proposal to strip collective bargaining rights from state, county and municipal employees and teachers that he has effect...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Ohio: SB 5 Includes Anti-Gay Marriage Language | FDL News DeskOhio: SB 5 Includes Anti-Gay Marriage Languageby David Dayen1 person liked thisProtests continue in Ohio. (photo: mmbooklover)As I note...

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thedailypage.com - I am not the enemy: A Wisconsin teacher considers Walker's budgetVikki Kratz on Monday 02/14/2011 9:20 am, (1) Comment, (26) LikesI am a second-year teacher. I work in a rural school district in Wi...

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blogs.sacbee.com - The fight between UC Regent David Crane, right, and state Sen. Leland Yee is getting weirder, with Yee planning a protest against Crane in San Francisco and Crane saying Yee is mischaracterizing hi...

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knoxnews.com - TULLAHOMA, Tenn. — Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is prepared to push through his education proposals even if they don’t get support from Democratic lawmakers.Speaking after a tour of storm damage nea...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents a...

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host.madison.com - JUDITH DAVIDOFF | The Capital Times | jdavidoff@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 8:00 am Gov. Scott Walker wants to again give insurance companies discretion over whethe...

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washingtonexaminer.com - One still-unanswered question in the Wisconsin budget standoff is who is paying the expenses -- hotel, transportation, etc. -- of the 14 Senate Democrats who fled the state rather than allow debate...

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dekerivers.wordpress.com - To say I am pleased with the teachers involved in this story would be an understatement. Not because I strongly support union rights, or deplore what Governor Walker is doing to Wisconsin. Rather...

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washingtonpost.com - MADISON, Wis. -- About 50 pro-union protesters peacefully left the state Capitol late Thursday after a judge ruled they could no longer spend the night to show their opposition to Gov. Scott Walker...

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huffingtonpost.com - I wrote two weeks ago about how Gov. Scott Walker's so-called budget repair bill was part of a larger Republican war on the working class. And the events of the last two weeks have backed that up.W...

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tpmlivewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - If the protesters in Wisconsin don't want to be falsely portrayed as violent, they should start being more violent, according to Stephen Colbert.At least that's the suggestion he gave Wednesday nig...

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dekerivers.wordpress.com - It was the first time since coming to Madison in 1986 that I was not able to just walk into the Wisconsin State Capitol. Under gray skies and with rather somber faced people around, I waited in li...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - "Make no mistake, these Republican Senators are vulnerable to recall for their radical partisan overreach. Senator Randy Hopper won his last election by just 184 votes. And Alberta Darling won her ...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - All hell just broke loose. A huge mass of protesters just got in somehow but are being blocked by a wall of cops, so insiders on one sude of the cops in a corridor and outsiders on the other side. ...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - Hearing continues.. 1:57pm: Just heard some uplifting speeches from people who have come in from the outside. Now we are singing songs of freedom... Posted at 01:57 PM in Current Affairs, Democracy...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Educators Call to Armed Struggle? | Dissident VoiceEducators Call to Armed Struggle?by Myles HoenigNo less than Diane Ravitch is calling for rioting in the streets of Detroit by teachers and parent...

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dekerivers.wordpress.com - There is a spirit of determination being felt all over Wisconsin. From the Northwoods to the Mississippi River, from Door County to Platetville, from Ashland to Milwaukee the citizens of this sta...

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courierpress.com - In a letter to the editor published Feb. 24, State Rep. Sue Ellspermann (R-Ferdinand) asserted that House Bill 1468, also called the right to work legislation, would be good for workers in Indiana....

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wsaw.com - MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin judge has ordered pro-union protesters to be removed from the state Capitol. Dane County Circuit Judge John Albert issued a verbal ruling Thursday night that prote...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ThinkProgress » GRAPH: As Union Membership Has Declined, Income Inequality Has Skyrocketed In The United StatesGRAPH: As Union Membership Has Declined, Income Inequality Has Skyrocketed In The Unit...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - It looks like the discredited Fox News film clip of fighting "Madison" protesters, with palm trees in the background, may have been onto to something.Don't you just love liberal humor?

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - According to The Hill: House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) is often talked about as a possible Senate 2012 candidate. A new poll by Democrat-leaning Public Policy Polling shows Ryan ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Our Lawyer just got to the Capitol - News from Inside the Wisconsin Capitol BuildingOur Lawyer just got to the Capitol We are waiting to see both the court order for us to leave and court order for...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - 7:38am: It was really cold in here last night, but hey, at least we are inside. Lokks like only 40-50 slept here, so the DOA definitely won the tactics battle yesterday. There move of the day was e...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - We stand in solidarity with teachers, firefighters, nurses, construction workers and all who are under attack by governors and state legislatures.To stay informed about issues important to working ...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - WE ARE ROTUNDAVILLE! (I just found that out) Wisconsin is NOT for SALE! Peg Lautenschlauter is here (our lawyer, former atty general). SHOWERS! SHOWERS! SHOWERS! SHOWERS! Thanks to everyone in W...

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ednewscolorado.org - After being delayed twice so amendments could be prepared, the private school tax credit bill passed from the House Finance Committee Thursday to an uncertain future.House Bill 11-1048 would allow ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Firefighters denied access to Capitol during emergency call - JSOnlineFirefighters denied access to Capitol during emergency calle-mailprintBy Patrick Marley of the Journal SentinelMarch 3, 2011 2:...

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host.madison.com - BILL NOVAK | The Capital Times | bnovak@madison.com madison.com | | Posted: Thursday, March 3, 2011 7:45 am Capitol police will be enforcing restricted access rules to the State Capitol for a fourt...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - What you've probably noticed already is how short sighted Gov. Scott Walker's agenda is, especially when you consider the added expense of ending recycling funds, and now defending Planned Parentho...

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host.madison.com - Dozens of rounds of live ammunition were found outside the Capitol Thursday morning, law enforcement officials said. Dane County deputies found 11 rounds near the State street entrance Thursday mor...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wisconsin Democrats Announce Recall Effort Against 8 Republican State Senators | FDL News DeskSenatorsby David DayenWisconsin Dems have started the clock on these GOP Senators. (photo: markonf1re)T...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - Hot sunny Madison, Wisconsin Just got word there are protesters outside with at least a dozen inflatable palm trees! Keep bringing 'em out Wisconsin. The more we have the less the media can ignore ...

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wisconsininsider.typepad.com - 2:30pm: We just stood in a circle and put on a stirring rendition of 'We shall overcome". Even the troopers seemed to enjoy it. A couple of them filmed us; I heard another officer say on his phone,...

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boston.com - SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.—Saying they'll walk if they have to, teachers voted Wednesday to strike if school board negotiators don't resume talks and reach a settlement."Let me be clear: It is not too l...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Cleaners unite - News from Inside the Wisconsin Capitol BuildingCleaners unite9:37am: The zamboni just washed the rotunda floor as it does every morning at 9:30. Then we organized a cleaning party ...

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boston.com - SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt.—South Burlington, Vt., teachers are on the picket line and opening a strike headquarters in preparation for a walkout they say they want to avoid.More than 200 manned a picket...

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indystar.com - Indiana lawmakers moved only a couple of steps closer Wednesday to bridging the 120 miles separating the Republicans in the Statehouse from the Democrats holed up in Urbana, Ill., but the route to ...

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