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parentsacrossamerica.org - Apr 19, 2011 leoniehaimson THE BROAD FOUNDATION’S TRAINING PROGRAMS AND PREFERRED EDUCATION POLICIES: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS The question I ask is why should Eli Broad and Bill Gates have more of a sa...
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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,What a pleasure to discover we were on the same plane to New Orleans for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. It gave me a chance to wish you a happy bi...
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catalyst-chicago.org - New schools CEO, education team: analysisPosted By The Staff of Catalyst On Monday, April 18, 2011 In CPS Administration In announcing his new education team, Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel emphasized th...
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techlearning.com - Dr. Jim Taylor I am not a fan of the Obama administration’s public education initiatives, including Race to the Top. The programs are, in my view, mislabeled, misdirected, and misguided. Here are m...
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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 - Schools Matter: NC Court of Appeals Rules 3-0: Wake School Board Broke LawNC Court of Appeals Rules 3-0: Wake School Board Broke Lawby Jim HornThis state ruling should add impetus to the grassroots...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: Support the National Board for Professional Teaching StandardsSupport the National Board for Professional Teaching Standardsby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)I have benefited from the proc...
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13wham.com - Rochester, N.Y. – Rochester City School District board member Van White says the departing superintendent should pay the cost of the search to find a new leader.Jean-Claude Brizard sent a text mess...
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mathequality.wordpress.com - I surprised many of my students when I used the F-word in class today. They started snickering and smiling unlike I have ever seen of them. And, no, I did not use ‘that’ F-word! But the one tha...
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speakingofeducation.blogspot.com - NCLB isn't a failure as much as it reflects and sustains failure...failure of trust and civility. It's no coincidence that as the fabric of social relations began to unravel lawyering rose. Rober...
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 | slate.com - Posted Tuesday, April 19, 2011 10:31 AM | By David Weigel I've yet to see a poll that asks this question the right way. The Washington Post's poll found a lot of public readiness for small Medicare... mikeklonsky |
 | preaprez.wordpress.com - My stalker, Ben Velderman. People often ask me why Ben Velderman, who has the chief responsibility of fetching his boss Kyle Olson some coffee, filed an Illinois FOIA request for my emails. Andrew ...  tbfurman |
americablog.com - Senator Dick Durbin, the second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. Senate, used to be a fairly reliable liberal voice. Not anymore. He's now part of the Senate "gang of six" working on the budget, defici...
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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - I am a writer. I have always written. I come from a family of writers. I have sisters who are masters of poetry and prose. My father who is as unlikely a writer as anyone wrote a few poems in his ...
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sacbee.com - Sacramento State students who held a three-day sit-in before being ousted by police early Saturday morning are protesting again today on the campus quad.They're holding a mock funeral to symbolize ... coopmike48 |
nyceducator.com - IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER - by Erma Bombeck (written after she found out she was dying of cancer). I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holdi...
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marketfolly.com - Whitney Tilson of hedge fund T2 Partners recently appeared on CNBC and revealed he is now long BP (BP). This company of course has dominated headlines for the drastic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexic...
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green.blogs.nytimes.com - In a story in The Times on Sunday, our colleague Sheryl Gay Stolberg wrote of growing displeasure in Britain over the use of the name “British Petroleum” by top federal officials in the United Stat...
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suntimes.com - Wal-Mart Stores CEO gets $18.7M 2010 pay package By MAE ANDERSON AP Retail writer Apr 19, 2011 08:16AM NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. received a pay package in 2010 worth $18.7 mil...
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history.com - On April 20, 1980, the Castro regime announces that all Cubans wishing to emigrate to the U.S. are free to board boats at the port of Mariel west of Havana, launching the Mariel Boatlift. The first...
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cnn.com - STORY HIGHLIGHTSThe boy's mother files a federal lawsuit against a Texas school districtShe says the staff failed to protect Asher Brown, 13Asher had told his mother and stepfather that he was taun...
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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Award Recipients Include U.S. District Court Judge Ruben Castillo, Chicago United President Gloria Castillo, and Latino Progresando Executive Director Luis GuitierrezOn Thursday, April 21, 2010, at...
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thenation.com - Thousands of young voters rallied at the White House this Tax Day to demand President Obama stand up to Big Polluters and make them pay their fair share. During the day of action, a flash mob, led ...
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tomhayden.com - Tom Hayden will be speaking with U.S. war resister Rodney Watson at First United Church at 7:00pm Wednesday in Vancouver. Watson has been given sanctuary in the church for two years while seeking r...
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uppitywis.org - News from the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison: Several archival video clips and a new short film have been added to a Web site that documents the history of Earth D...
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