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niemanwatchdog.org - Getting beyond the school-reform hype ASK THIS | April 22, 2011 An educator asks the press to do its homework and not just parrot leaders who claim great gains in educational achievement. If report...

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huffingtonpost.com - Mayor Michael Bloomberg knows quite a bit about money. After all, he's got more of it than just about anyone in New York City (and that's saying something). In fact, one of the supposed reasons he ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Omni Prep Academy-North PointeOmni Prep Academy-North Pointe *SCHOOL'S OUT-TROUBLES AT OMNI PREP CHARTER SCHOOL LEAVE STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS IN LIMBO AND RAISE QUE...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Seattle’s Fired Superintendent, Maria Goodloe-Johnson, on the short list for Newark School District’s top spot: Seattle says Huh??? — and Heads-up! | Seattle Education 2010Seattle’s Fired Superinte...

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huffingtonpost.com - When districtwide layoff notices hit every one of Detroit Public Schools’ 5,466 unionized employees late last week, an American Federation of Teachers spokeswoman called the move the largest “one f...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Indiana teachers lose bargaining rights. Public Radio becomes a mouthpiece for Governor Daniels and the tea baggers. « Fred Klonsky's blogIndiana teachers lose bargaining rights. Public Radio becom...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.orgTeachers Aren't The Enemy by Pedro Noguera and Michelle FineNoguera and Fine write: "It’s hard to think of another field in which experience is considered a li...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SBE Moves Parent Empower for 15-Day Public Comment - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)State Board of Education Moves Parent Empowerment RegulationsForward for another 15-Day Public Co...

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gothamschools.org - Collin Lawrence is a former New York City teacher who is recounting his four years working at a Brooklyn high school. Read Collin’s previous posts. As the 10th-grade global history teacher at the B...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - PAA press release on new ESEA position paper « Parents Across AmericaIt’s time for lawmakers to listen to parents!National parent group reaches out to Congress on ESEA, demanding less testing and p...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Pedro Noguera and Michelle Fine, writing in The Nation, assure us (why is this even necessary?) that Teachers Aren't the Enemy.It’s hard to think of another field in which experience is considered ...

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nbcchicago.com - Rahm Emanuel, Mary Ann Ahern, Accessible Press So much for the new-and-improved, "I'm not a bully," Rahm Emanuel. Since returning to Chicago to run for mayor, Emanuel has shied away from the publi...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - The tea party movement is mostly an electoral tool for Republicans and the corporate elite. But that doesn't mean they're not real, down home low information voters, easily manipulated with talking...

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tomhayden.com - President Obama has joined the conservative governments in Britain, France and Italy in escalating the Libyan War with the use of American drones and British military advisers. If the U.S./NATO int...

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blog.angryasianman.com - If you're in the Bay Area, just wanted to help spread the word about a benefit event happening this weekend for disaster relief: We Are One Island: Japan Relief Concert and Auction. The evening wil...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Who to call to save our pensions. « Fred Klonsky's blogWho to call to save our pensions.by Fred KlonskyBesides contacting your own legislators, call and send letters to these members. They are on ...

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jd2718.wordpress.com - April 22, 2011 pm30 6:34 pm 6:34 pm I agree on Bloomberg but he is down the list if you compare him to the really abusive bosses in New York- all found in at the UFT building at 52 Broadway: Mike M...

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nydailynews.com - Craig Warga/News Joseph, 7, a special education student at a Manhattan School, was handcuffed and taken away from school in an ambulance. Promising to look into last week's handcuffing of a 7-year-...

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baycitizen.org - Muni drivers voted today to authorize a strike, the first step to walking off the job if contract negotiations turn sour -- even though the city attorney says a strike would be illegal. The announc...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 22, 2011 The White House Blog Posted by Attorney General Eric Holder on April 22, 2011 at 01:15 PM EDT Ed. Note: Learn more...

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michiganmessenger.com - Under a new budget proposal from State Sen. Bruce Casswell, children in the state’s foster care system would be allowed to purchase clothing only in used clothing stores.Casswell, a Republican repr...

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blogs.forbes.com - Apr. 22 2011 - 1:43 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations | By E.D. KAIN Andrew Sullivan links to a couple of interesting posts on the anti-vaccine movement. Chris Mooney says that vaccine denialism is ...

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oldschoolteach.wordpress.com - there is an excellent, good, fair, or just plain horrible principal! My present principal is preparing to move to another school. He will be missed. He was not without flaws, but that is true of...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Same old, same old...even 10,000 miles awaySame old, same old...even 10,000 miles awayby The Perimeter PrimateCheck out this series of interesting news stories published by a...

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democraticunderground.com - Source: VOAAn evacuation advisory for areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was widened on Friday because of concerns about long-term radiation exposure. The move comes a da...

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uppitywis.org - It's Earth Day, the 42nd observance of the day designated by Wisconsin's Gaylord Nelson in 1970 as a day to recognize, review, and restate our obligation and commitment as custodians of the planet ...

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