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education.nationaljournal.com - Monday, March 28, 2011President Obama visits a multicultural school in Washington D.C. this week to discuss Hispanics and education, one of several such events the White House has staged to highlig...
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huffingtonpost.com - With the dread high-stakes No Child Left Behind reading and math tests looming, public schools across the country are in lock-down mode. School administrators fear being consigned to the hellish st...
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gothamschools.org - The last two years have been disastrous for public opinion of Mayor Bloomberg’s school policies, according to a new poll. The poll, conducted last week by Marist, found that just 27 percent of New ...
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blogs.edweek.org - The four questions the Department of Education could not answerOn Monday I wrote a post contrasting President Obama's insightful thoughts about standardized tests to policies that are being pursued...
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schooltechconnect.com - This Anthony Cody post is excellent. Of course, the DOE's fantasy is that the $350m that they blew on writing new, magical tests is going to produce new, magical tests. It's not. What we're going t...
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schooltechconnect.com - Now that the final stretch of the Illinois 2010-2011 school year is in site, I wonder if teachers and students agree that the sky did not fall without the writing portion of the ISAT. In fact, whil...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Fix Enrollment or Abolish It?Fix Enrollment or Abolish It?by Michael DunnCalifornia’s Parent Trigger law has received a lot of media attention lately. However, this is not the only n...
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northjersey.com - N.J. gets 58 charter school applications The state received 58 applications for new charter schools by its Thursday deadline for another round of possible approvals, an Education Department spokesm...
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informationweek.com - Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen says his former partner Bill Gates tried to cheat him out of his rightful share of the software company and has a number of odd personal quirks—like eating chicken w... mikeklonsky |
wisn.com - POSTED: 9:54 am CDT April 1, 2011UPDATED: 5:28 pm CDT April 1, 2011MADISON, Wis. -- A Dane County judge has extended the temporary restraining order on the collective bargaining bill indefinitely.J...
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huffingtonpost.com - I just left the New York State Capitol, where demonstrators were streaming into the building to protest Andrew Cuomo's state budget. The budget gives tax breaks to millionaires in a state loaded wi...
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sfgate.com - (04-01) 10:30 PDT SACRAMENTO -- With negotiations over how to solve California's $26.6 billion state budget deficit stalled, a new poll released today shows strong bipartisan support for something ...
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 | michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Alderman Solis, supported by Rahm, is taking big bucks from polluters Today's Trib reports highly toxic levels of lead found in schools in Chicago's heavily Mexican Pilsen neighborhood.Residents in... mikeklonsky |
washingtonpost.com - All right all you crime fighters, puzzle masters and cryptanalysts (if you have to ask, you aren’t), here’s something to keep you busy. Join the throngs who already are offering the FBI their best ...
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blogs.ocweekly.com - There's an interesting story on NBC San Diego's website about a wrongful termination lawsuit that's apparently just been filed against Southern California Edison (SCE), the company that owns and o...
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 | hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:04 pm, April 1, 2011 Photo Credits: California bill could make for easier unionization for farm workers In direct opposition of Republicans and the business community, California la... coopmike48 |
 | hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:45 pm, April 1, 2011 Photo Credits: Hispanic Labor At nearly 23 million, people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity represented 15 percent of the United States’ labor force in 2010. By 2... coopmike48 |
kochwatch.org - April 1, 2011- In 2008, Steve Lonegan, the New Jersey state director for David Koch’s Americans for Prosperity group, announced a campaign to run for governor. Running as a Republican, Lonegan lost...
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gothamschools.org - by Elizabeth Green Teachers, apply here to adopt an Olympian to work with your school. (Classroom Champions) Cathie Black made a joke that proved she understands she’s had a rough start. (Daily Pol...
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 | good.is - 00:00/00:0000:00 It's been two weeks since UCLA political science student Alexandra Wallace's now infamous video rant against her Asian peers went viral. Although Wallace has left the school, her d... mikeklonsky |
 | bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: April's foolsApril's foolsby Mike KlonskyFinn, far right.No joke, Finn is stil a teacher basherAlways tops on my list of April fools is Checker Finn, wing-nut-in-chie... coopmike48 |
commondreams.org - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's slash-and-burn approach to public sector unions -- imitated by over a dozen Republican governors across the nation -- is the political equivalent of slamming women's l...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - US Senator Bernie Sanders – it’s a scandal that many corporations pay no taxes, then receive IRS refunds!US Senator Bernie Sanders – it’s a scandal that many corporations pay no taxes, then receive...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Media: Weak Disclosure Hides Conflict Of InterestMedia: Weak Disclosure Hides Conflict Of Interest [image: image from www.golocalprov.com] Add the Providence Journal to the ...
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