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modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/04/broads-oakland-financial-martial-law.html"; Huck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsIn 2003, Oakland Unified School District was placed into receivership ...

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blogs.chicagotribune.com - Friday's print column -- for an archive of news coverage on Brizard, visit Webliography: J.C. Brizard Team Rahm Emanuel was not happy with my Wednesday column, the one in which I gave voice to the ...

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latimes.com - By James Oliphant, Washington Bureau April 22, 2011 Reporting from Washington — As free speech goes, it was anything but.Protesters disrupted a big-ticket fundraiser for President Obama at a San Fr...

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ednotesonline.blogspot.com - ...were teachers to be rewarded for their classroom's performance on the state test or alternatively, sanctioned for low performance many of these teachers would have demonstrated quite differen...

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post-gazette.com - Emily Van Camp, right, portrays teacher Stacey Bess in the Hallmark Hall of Fame production "Beyond the Blackboard," airing at 9 p.m. Sunday on CBS. In "Beyond the Blackboard," Emily VanCamp plays ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - New CPS chief owes us $100K for quitting, Rochester schools say - Chicago Sun-TimesNew CPS chief owes us $100K for quitting, Rochester schools sayBy ROSALIND ROSSI and Fran Spielman Staff Reporter...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Public Policy Blogger: NCLB reauthorization. Is there common ground?NCLB reauthorization. Is there common ground?by Anne GeigerThe fate of former President George W. Bush's baby, the No Child Left ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Online Review and Rating for Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge Begins | The White HouseOnline Review and Rating for Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge Beginsby The ...

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nj.com - PRINCETON — Gov. Chris Christie today called himself an ally of President Obama on education reform.Christie gave a brief statement along with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, who is visiting ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Hechinger Report | For many adults, basic-skills classes are the best hope for a brighter futureFor many adults, basic-skills classes are the best hope for a brighter futureby Sarah ButrymowiczAna,...

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nepc.colorado.edu - Review of: Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector’s Best by Emily Ayscue Hassel, Bryan C. Hassel and Joe Ableidinger Progressive Policy Institute February 15, 2011 This Progressive Po...

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dnaindia.com - Pro-government troops intensified the shelling of the western besieged town of Misrata even as NATO air strikes targeted the capital Tripoli while Libyan rebels today took control of a key post on ...

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blog.aflcio.org - JoAnne Kloppenburg, who ran for a seat on the Wisconsin State Supreme Court against Republican David Prosser, is calling for a recount of the election results. Days after the April 5 election, with...

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nj.com - TRENTON — Most New Jersey voters want more education spending, but nearly as many don't want the Supreme Court to force the state to pump more money into schools, according to a new Quinnipiac Univ...

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blog.angryasianman.com - Kollaboration has taken the show on the road! Or, um, Monterey Park. If you're in Southern California, you're invited to check out a series of free concerts they're producing to spread the Kollabor...

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vidayfamilia.univision.com - No te olvides de revisa lo que se está ofreciendo en becas y subvenciones frente a los préstamos, y entiende las condiciones del préstamo. - Thinkstock LLC/Picture Quest FOTO Top 10 de famosos con...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michelle Rhee - The 2011 TIME 100 - TIMEMichelle RheeChampion of StudentsBACK NEXTBy DAVIS GUGGENHEIM Thursday, Apr. 21, 2011ENLARGE PHOTO+PETER YANG/AUGUSTCommentPrintEmailDiggFacebookTwitterMORES...

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nydailynews.com - Exclusive Craig Warga/News Special-education student Joseph Anderson, 7, has been 'really traumatized' since he was put in handcuffs at his Maspeth, Queens, school, says his mother, Jessica Anderso...

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teamsternation.blogspot.com - This is just lovely. Hundreds of Indian shipyard workers and Thai farm laborers were brought to the U.S. and enslaved by their "employers," according to the federal government. Reuters reports: A f...

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beinglatino.wordpress.com - by Juhem Navarro-Rivera Hypocrisy is not a bad characteristic to have in politics. Think about it. You’re an elected official, you have to kiss babies and shake hands all the time. Not only this, b...

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wepartypatriots.com - Goldman Sachs paid just $14 million on $2 billion in profit in 2008, General Electric “appears to have paid no federal income taxes in 2010″ on $5.1 billion in profit and Exxon Mobil paid nothing i...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Memorandum: Cabinet Level Responses to Schools in Crisis « InterACTMemorandum: Cabinet Level Responses to Schools in Crisisby David B. Cohen3 people liked thisMEMORANDUMTO: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA;...

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uppitywis.org - First of all, Paul, because of a treasure trove of tax breaks and loopholes, the average billionaire pays about 17% of their income to Federal income taxes, while the average family in the U.S. pay...

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mediaite.com - VideoPresident Obama spoke last night at a campaign fundraiser in San Francisco and was fired up as he delivered many crowd-pleasing lines. Obama motivated his supporters by keeping them entertaine...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Obama’s Young Mother Abroad - NYTimes.comObama’s Young Mother AbroadFriends and family of Stanley Ann DunhamStanley Ann Dunham at Borobudur in Indonesia, in the early 1970s.By JANNY SCOTTPublished:...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: ThoughtsThoughtsby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)which I offer without plan, in part as a result of reading several diaries about people leaving this site and why.I had begun this diary, ...

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wepartypatriots.com - Apr 2011 21The Orlando Sentinel reports that unions in central Florida have organized a campaign to collectively pull $10 million out of banks that support the Florida Chamber of Commerce. The FL C...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Reach 10 for Education in Jacksonville Florida - 10 Days, 10 Calls, 10 PeopleWe have 10 days to make a difference. Just 10 days to tell our Legislature to Fund Education First, Cut it Last.On Monda...

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