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nytimes.com - Dennis M. Walcott started his first full day as the city’s chancellor-appointee walking his grandson into Public School 36 in St. Albans, Queens. Less than two hours later, he was greeted with hugs...
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nydailynews.com - Opinions – Guest Contributor What is most surprising about the departure of Schools Chancellor Cathie Black is not that she is leaving - no one should be shocked that someone so ill-suited and ill-...
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washingtonpost.com - The most chilling episode in Richard Whitmire’s biography of Michelle Rhee occurs near the end, when Rhee says to a PBS camera crew, “I’m going to fire somebody in a little while. Do you want to se...
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prospectheights.patch.com - Don’t get me wrong; I’m sure if I got to know former Chancellor Cathleen Black I would like her – as a person … or not. It never really mattered. What mattered was what she brought to the table ...
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nytimes.com - Dennis M. Walcott started his first full day as the city’s chancellor-appointee walking his grandson into Public School 36 in St. Albans, Queens. Less than two hours later, he was greeted with hugs...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News NowBig Education Ape: Ed News Now as shared by 6 people on Coopmike48’s Twitter listNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONPOLITICSLIVINGART & ENT...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Christie's Lying Education Statistics - Part IIChristie's Lying Education Statistics - Part III'm going to be at this a while, but it needs to be done. Here's the next deceptive use...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Cuts On The Way, Parents & Council say No Way! « EdVoxSchool Cuts On The Way, Parents & Council say No Way!by edvoxnyby Carlton CurryParents, City Council members as well as teacher, adminis...
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nytimes.com - Deputy Mayor Dennis M. Walcott tried to reassure parents yesterday that they would have more of a voice in how public schools are run under mayoral control than they did under the old decentralized...
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wwltv.com - Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. wwltv.com Posted on April 8, 2011 at 7:29 AM On Wednesday, state education superintendent Paul Pastorek named his choice to replace ...
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nola.com - The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted today to allow state Superintendent Paul Pastorek to appoint the next head of the Recovery School District.Pastorek said this week hi...
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dnainfo.com - By Jill ColvinDNAinfo Reporter/ProducerMANHATTAN — It's no secret that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's third term has been a challenge.From the botched snowstorm cleanup effort to the CityTime scandal, t...
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immeltmustgo.com - General Electric, America's largest corporation, made $14,200,000,000 in profits in 2010 and paid $0 in taxes -- that's right, zero dollars in taxes. At the same time, C.E.O. Jeffrey Immelt saw his...
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nationaljournal.com - Harry Reid might have thought he was striking mainstream American gold when he argued against proposed Republican budget cuts by saying that funding for the National Endowment of the Humanities tri...
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 | nymag.com - Photo: Michael Nagle/Getty Images Having shopped for shoes, had a good night's sleep, and breakfasted at a diner near her place on Park Avenue, Cathie Black phoned Fortune's Patricia Sellers to cha... mikeklonsky |
ricks.foreignpolicy.com - As John McCreary's NightWatch concludes that, "The rebellion is approaching collapse," here is an exchange from yesterday's (Thursday) hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee. I was surprise...
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blog.nj.com - He can’t help himself, our governor. In less than a year and a half, he’s demonized more people than the Salem witch trials — if they had been run by Judge Judy: Democrats. Teachers. Superintendent...
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sacbee.com - Recruiting has begun in Sacramento for JusticeCorps, an AmeriCorps program that trains area university students to provide legal information and assistance to self-represented litigants.The Califor... coopmike48 |
 | mediaite.com - Don’t feel bad for Cathie Black. The former Hearst executive may have been named to the position of New York City’s schools chancellor amid plaintive wails of “Huh?” from a mostly confused public, ... coopmike48 |
millermps.wordpress.com - Milwaukee Joint Finance Committee Budget Public Hearing Monday, April 11th 10:00am-6:00pm Wisconsin State Fair Park Expo Center 8200 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis *Come early if you want to testif...
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elections.state.il.us - Stand for Children IL PACD-2 Semiannual Report9/2/2010 to 12/31/2010 Print Report RECEIPTS 1. Individual Contributions: a. Itemized $3,486,000.00 b. Not-Itemized $0.00 2. Transfers In: a. Itemized ...
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suntimes.com - State audit slams College Illinois overseers BY KARA SPAK AND DAVE MCKINNEY Staff Reporters Apr 8, 2011 10:06AM Representative Jim Durkin An audit released Thursday of the College Illinois prepaid ... coopmike48 |
bloomberg.com - The California State Teachers’ Retirement System would need to realize investment returns of more than 10 percent a year for the next 30 years to meet its obligations to retirees, a number actuarie...
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bats.blogs.nytimes.com - April 8, 2011, 4:39 pmBy MICHAEL S. SCHMIDTManny Ramirez retired from baseball Friday instead of facing a 100-game suspension for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, according to two...
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stltoday.com - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Former Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar, a Republican, commended lawmakers today for making the "tough" decision to hike the state's tax rate -- a measure supported by none of his fello...
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