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blog.nj.com - 2008 Associated Press file photoEducation Secretary Arne Duncan, left, with President Obama shortly before they took office, says charter schools and outside philanthropy are important parts of imp...

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laststand4children.blogspot.com - You may have noticed that we have not been as active in this blog lately. I would like to apologize for that, but we have had a hard time promoting our reform group. The problem is innovative ref...

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washingtonpost.com - This post was written by Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun P rofessor of Education at Stanford University, where she was founding director of the National Commission on Teaching and Americ...

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blogs.hbr.org - Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.One o...

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laurencejarvikonline.blogspot.com - Someone I know sent me this post from our local listserv about DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. I thought it expressed the issues at stake in DC rather well. In addition to appealing to local r...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Trying to Balance Coercion, Inspiration & Facilitation | Lefty ParentTrying to Balance Coercion, Inspiration & Facilitationby Cooper ZaleDerry, another member of our Alternative Education Resource ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Brown’s CalSTRS problem | Thoughts on Public EducationBrown’s CalSTRS problemShareTaxpayers, new teachers to bear the bruntPosted on 4/04/11 • Categorized as PensionsBy John Fensterwald - Educated ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - We Party Patriots » Blog Archive » Tea Party Group Using Names of Dead People on Fraudulent “Grassroots” PetitionsTea Party Group Using Names of Dead People on Fraudulent “Grassroots” Petitions Nob...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: All the News that FitsAll the News that Fitsby NYC EducatorProviding yet another indispensable morsel, Gotham Schools reveals:Cathie Black made a joke that proved she understands she’...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Gen Tata & Palin"I'm talking about diversity sir," ABC11 I-Team reporter Jon Camp said."I'm talking about achievement," Tata replied. -- ABC News According to the Washington Post, the Wake County ...

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laprogressive.com - “More African American men are in prison or jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850, before the Civil War began,” Michelle Alexander told a standing room only house at the Pasadena ...

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pressdemocrat.com - Published: Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 4:00 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, April 1, 2011 at 4:24 p.m. Citing the mounting cost and ill-defined goals of American military action in Libya, Rep. Lynn Woolse...

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news.yahoo.com - By RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press Richard Lardner, Associated Press – 25 mins ago WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the U.S. and its allies need to know much mor...

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kochwatch.org - April 2, 2011- This is huge. Police and firefighter unions have been aligned with Republican candidates for a long time, and even the callous treatment of 9/11 workers wasn't enough to turn them ag...

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schooltechconnect.com - Setting aside politics and policy for a moment---- I was doing a little thinking about basic "digital storytelling" today, and as usual, I came up with more questions than answers. I work with a lo...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - For over a dozen years we have had a tradition at my school. We do it on the last records/planning day in June. The kids are off and the teachers are doing report cards and getting ready for the en...

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huffingtonpost.com - The 2011 international James Dyson Award has issued a call for entries, starting on April 5, 2011. The award program challenges young engineers and designers to develop problem solving inventions a...

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suntimes.com - Chaz Ebert, president of Ebert Productions and executive producer of “Ebert Presents At the Movies,” clutches the Celestial Award. She was joined by her husband Roger Ebert. | Scott Stewart~Sun-Tim...

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defendwisconsin.org - – April 4, 2011Posted in: Blog Liam Gerner, a singer-songwriter from Australia, just shared a song with us that is a perfect listen as you get ready for today’s MLK commemoration. Gerner wrote this...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Week in Lab Week Twenty-seven 2011 | Reflections on TeachingWeek in Lab Week Twenty-seven 2011by alicemercerI feel like I’m getting my blogging groove back, and I feel like writing and sharing abou...

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lbo-news.com - Reading Diane Ravtich’s excellent takedown of (private school grad and college dropout) Bill Gates for his interventions in public education reminded me that the only reason people listen to him is...

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heraldsun.com.au - CONSUMER prices rose to a 14-month high in March, driven by rises in the escalating cost of food and petroleum products, brought about by disasters in Queensland and the civil war in Libya. The TD ...

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dailybail.com - Source - The Hill Military campaign in Libya could wipe out GOP's spending cuts U.S. military operations in Libya could wipe out a significant chunk of the budget cuts won by congressional Republic...

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english.aljazeera.net - Hundreds of people have been injured in the Yemeni city of Taiz after police used tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters in the city's main square. Medical officials said more than 600 peopl...

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democracynow.org - Clashes are underway in Libya’s eastern oil of town of Brega as rebel fighters try to reverse the momentum of forces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi. The rebels are said to have made ga...

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