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leftturn.org - Date Published: March 11, 2011*See "The Myth of the 'Crappy Teacher'" which accompanies this article in the print edition. The education reform movement currently sweeping the country has been emb...

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sj-r.com - Teachers, administrators, education reform groups and key lawmakers have agreed on a sweeping package of changes in how Illinois teachers are hired, fired, negotiate contracts and move from job to ...

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timesunion.com - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state advisory panel on Wednesday recommended that Deputy New York City Mayor Dennis Walcott receive a waiver to serve as New York City schools chancellor.The nine-me...

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ibo.nyc.ny.us - Posted April 13, 2011 by Kate Maher and Doug Turetsky Just three years after the Mayor and City Council reached a funding agreement to keep the city’s more than 200 branch libraries open at least s...

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garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - One of the highlights of the TFA 20th anniversary summit was certainly when Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made a rousing speech at the closing ceremony. The most impressive part of his speech ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: I probably shouldn't write thisI probably shouldn't write thisby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)as it is far too personal, but since I am experiencing what many in the middle class are, ev...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Washington Teacher: WTU Call To Action: Furlough Protest Rally on Friday, April 15WTU Call To Action: Furlough Protest Rally on Friday, April 15by Candi PetersonWARAGE EQPROFITS"DETAILSWHAT: WT...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bay Area Congressmen Support Alternative Deficit-Reduction Plan - The Bay CitizenBay Area Congressmen Support Alternative Deficit-Reduction PlanQuickly ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would...

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catalyst-chicago.org - Charter schools hear tough talk on accountabilityPosted By Samuel Barnett On Monday, April 11, 2011 In New Schools The former superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools had some strong words on Mon...

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suntimes.com - College professors real pay shrinks again BY KIM JANSSEN Staff Reporter/kjanssen@suntimes.com Apr 13, 2011 02:11AM Average professor Salaries University of Chicago $190,400 Northwestern University ...

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suntimes.com - Sweeping school reform bill targets school day, strkes, bad teachers By DAVE MCKINNEY AND ROSALIND ROSSI Sun-Times Reporters Apr 13, 2011 09:31PM 10-25-10 A classroom at Gompers Elementary school 1...

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usatoday.com - By Jackie Kucinich, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum announced Wednesday night that he will explore a run for the Republican presidential nomination, making him the ...

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csmonitor.com - Obama's plan to cut federal deficits over the next 12 years relies on tax increases for the wealthy as well as budget cuts. But he rejects Republican plans for reforming Medicare. A 'fail safe' deb...

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afro.com - Decrying what they saw as a trampling of the District of Columbia’s autonomy in a budget deal that could impose new restrictions on the city, Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and other leaders were among 41 ...

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marketwatch.com - By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — As far as hoaxes go, it was hilarious. Unless you got caught on the wrong side of the trade. /quotes/comstock/13*!ge/quotes/nls/ge GE 19.94, -0.07, -0.3...

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msnbc.msn.com - General Electric Co., embroiled in controversy over its low 2010 U.S. tax bill, was the subject of a hoax press release claiming it would donate billions of dollars to the federal government. The "...

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businessinsider.com - The AP just fell for a hoax press release, which claimed that GE would repay the government the $3.8 billion tax loss carryforward it received. The hoax was designed to correspond with last month's...

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ednewsparent.org - Special deal for you! EdNews Parent expert, nutritionist & author Julie Hammerstein offers a free nutrition consultation and copy of her new book Fat is Not a Four-Letter Word to the first EdNews P...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Great message from Jesse Ventura:You control our world. You’ve poisoned the air we breathe, contaminated the water we drink, and copyrighted the food we eat. We fight in your wars, die for your cau...

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sacbee.com - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- More than 100 faculty members, students and staff have occupied a building at California State University, Sacramento as part of a statewide mobilization against pending cuts ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - My Newest Piece In Washington Post | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...My Newest Piece In Washington Post I made some revisions to my book excerpt that appeared in Education Week recently, and...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - FRANK SNEPP WINS THE 1ST ANNUAL JOSEPH GOEBBELS MEDIA MANIPULATION AWARD(Snepp FRANK GANA EL 1ER PREMIO ANUAL Joseph Goebbels manipulación del News) - Perdaily.comFRANK SNEPP WINS THE 1ST ANNUAL JO...

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gothamschools.org - by Philissa Cramer A state advisory panel backed Dennis Walcott’s waiver. David Steiner still has to decide. (GS Twitter) Joel Klein responds to the NYT Mag cover story on the effect of his reforms...

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ednewsparent.org - A line of students wound around the lunch tables last week as chef Bradford Heap dished out samples of garlic chicken pasta in the cafeteria at Boulder’s Southern Hills Middle School. “I came in be...

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calacademy.org - Who says sleepovers are just for kids? Unearth your sleeping bag, and awaken that adventurous spirit to spend a memorable night amongst 38,000 fishes, penguins, butterflies and other fascinating cr...

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maryannreilly.blogspot.com - p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Guest Blog: This blog post was written by Mis...

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