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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - What makes a King out of a slave? Courage.What makes the flag on the mast to wave? Courage.What makes the elephant charge his tusk in the misty mist or the dusky dusk?What makes the muskrat guard h...

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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,I am writing from Madison, where I arrived an hour ago. Tomorrow, I am speaking to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, a date arranged many months ago, long before anyone imagined that ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Buzzflash: Beware of the Invisible Financial Hand | www.kochwatch.orgBuzzflash: Beware of the Invisible Financial Handby CDMarch 8, 2011- In California, the state government currently spends more t...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - Heading into Friday’s IEA RA, let us review some of the history of our Association’s leadership. Part one: Race to the Top In 2009, appointed by Governor Quinn to head up a committee, IEA Executiv...

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cjr.org - Eleven New York City education reporters were huddling on e-mail last October 20, musing over ways to collectively pry a schedule of school closings out of a stubborn press office, when the chatter...

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coopmike48 N.J. budget proposal would slash jobs of teachers of the blind | NJ.com -http://goo.gl/lDEMq4 minutes ago · reply

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coopmike48 Corbett nominee says new high school tests will be delayed - Philly.com -http://goo.gl/N9a9P3 minutes ago · reply

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coopmike48 Audenried High teacher notified of plan to fire her - Philly.com -http://goo.gl/d3IVS3 minutes ago · reply

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coopmike48 San Jose housing tax measure loses - Inside Bay Area - http://goo.gl/hzy5z2 minutes ago · reply

dekerivers.wordpress.com - The Sconz is a must read…all the time. The following was posted today, and is a sizzling piece. I reprint a portion below. I think this is perfect! To make it perfectly clear for all let me say t...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - How Dems are winning: Mark Miller keeps his cool, Scott Fitzgerald blows upHow Dems are winning: Mark Miller keeps his cool, Scott Fitzgerald blows upStoryDiscussionFont Size:Default font sizeLarge...

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boston.com - LANSING, Mich.—Hundreds of people angered by bills that would give broad new powers to emergency financial managers crowded into Michigan's Capitol rotunda on Tuesday, chanting loud enough to be he...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - If you need any more evidence that so-called "merit pay" is a crappy idea, here it is, right from the horse's mouth:New York City’s heralded $75 million experiment in teacher incentive pay — deeme...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - If you need any more evidence that so-called "merit pay" is a crappy idea, here it is, right from the horse's mouth:New York City’s heralded $75 million experiment in teacher incentive pay — deeme...

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gothamschools.org - New York City’s heralded $75 million experiment in teacher incentive pay — deemed “transcendent” when it was announced in 2007 — did not increase student achievement at all, a new study by the Harv...

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budget.wispolitics.com - State Sen. Dan Kapanke said this afternoon that he expects those organizing a recall effort against him would gather the needed signatures to trigger an election.Still, he said he was undeterred by...

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msnbc.msn.com - MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has offered to keep certain collective bargaining rights in place for state workers in a proposed compromise aimed at ending a nearly three-week standoff...

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boston.com - LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Arkansas lawmakers on Tuesday approved legislation to create a website that would track spending by all state agencies, except higher education.The measure, which passed through t...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Nation & World | Are employee pensions bankrupting states? Not really | Seattle Times NewspaperAre employee pensions bankrupting states? Not reallyA close look at state and local pension plans and ...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 6:17 pm, March 8, 2011 One hundred years after more than a million women poured out onto the streets around the world on the first International Women’s Day, the United Nations used th...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - A person’s personal view point should be protected free speech, and if you’re a corporate executive and having a conversation with a client, those viewpoints are still protected. So NPR is scrambli...

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forumforeducation.org - Once again our best and brightest feel required to introduce legislation that is so obviously worthy by calling upon arguments I detest! I’m referring to the “Foundations for Success Act” introduce...

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theblaze.com - You know there were stares of disbelief around the studio this morning as former Washington DC Mayor Adrian Fenty made this statement on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe:”What did he just say? THESE COLLECTIVE...

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lafiga.firedoglake.com - Today is the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day: a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, R...

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miltonramirez.org - Gracias al orden y la rigurosidad es que las sociedades subsisten. Y es gracias al aporte de los seres humanos es que las sociedades persisten. Pero cuando la benevolencia, servicio, afecto y buen ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Buzzflash: New York Times Posts Puff Piece on Koch Brothers | www.kochwatch.orgGlenn Beck Exposes FreedomWorks Fisting (A DC Douglas Tweak) WATCH ON YOUTUBE:Buzzflash: New York Times Posts Puff Pie...

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boston.com - Some of the highlights from Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee's $7.66 billion budget recommendation to the General Assembly:SALES TAX: The state sales tax rate of 7 percent on most purchases would b...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Incomes of “elite” at record high as their tax rate drops to record low | Dailycensored.comIncomes of “elite” at record high as their tax rate drops to record lowWritten by Carl_HermanBusiness, Pol...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bestselling Chief Economist goes public: US a criminal oligarchy | Dailycensored.comBestselling Chief Economist goes public: US a criminal oligarchyWritten by Carl_HermanBusiness, PoliticsMar 8, 20...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Idaho Republicans Join Attack on Collective Bargaining, UnionsIdaho Republicans Join Attack on Collective Bargaining, Unionsby Kenneth LibbyFrom Politico:As Wisconsin politicians st...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teachers: layoff ≠ firing « JD2718Teachers: layoff ≠ firingby jd2718The ideas are simple -layoff – there is not enough money, you are ‘let go’ until the situation improves, when you get called back...

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