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njspotlight.com - Acting Commissioner of Education Chris Cerf How much should local school districts have a say about the presence of charter schools in their midst? It was a topic that dominated the Senate budget h...


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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah, We have had fun as a traveling team, debating the issues and engaging in free-flowing conversation about the current state of school reform. People call it "live blogging" and seem to...


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blogs.app.com - Acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf TRENTON — The state’s acting education commissioner, Christopher Cerf, told a panel today that he wants to revamp teacher certification so that the pr...


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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Leading mathematician debunks use of VAM The L.A. Times is once again publishing the names of every teacher in the district next to a concocted "value-added score." The reputations and careers o...


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forbes.com - COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Students graduating from the growing ranks of online high schools are running into a hurdle if their goal is to join the military: The Pentagon doesn't want many recruits with non...


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coopmike48 Are N.J. charter schools an extension of a dictatorship or a democracy? | Commentary | NewJerseyNewsroom.com -http://goo.gl/6JU5aabout 1 minute ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Big Education Ape: Rachel Norton: SF Board of Education | A public school parent on the Board of Education -http://goo.gl/L5kOIabout 1 minute ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Special Meeting Scheduled to Discuss SCUSD Layoffs - Rosemont, CA Patch - http://goo.gl/BALzB48 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Remarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform in El Paso, Texas | The White HouseRemarks by the President on Comprehensive Immigration Reform in El Paso, Texasby The White HouseRelea...


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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Half of the teachers at low-performing Los Angeles school may be replaced - ContraCostaTimes.comHalf of the teachers at low-performing Los Angeles school may be replacedAssociated PressPosted: 05/1...


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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Best Posts Discussing Arrogance & School Reform | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...The Best Posts Discussing Arrogance & School Reformby Larry FerlazzoDiane Ravitch wrote a great piece to...


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nypost.com - Read it and sweep. A Brooklyn charter school's finances are in such disarray that it axed 20 staffers mid-year and teachers have been left to sweep hallways and vacuum classrooms because of a custo...


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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rachel Norton: SF Board of Education | A public school parent on the Board of EducationFeedback on the middle school planPosted on May 10, 2011 by rpnorton| 2 CommentsIt’s been an exceptionally lon...


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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Prosecuting the librarians « InterACTProsecuting the librariansby Martha InfanteFor those of you who hold libraries dear to your heart, please read and share what is happening to L.A.’s school libr...


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online.wsj.com - CHICAGO—A sweeping state education bill that passed the Illinois state Senate unanimously and had the support of teachers unions and education-advocacy groups could be derailed by claims it was alt...


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slate.com - By Eliot SpitzerPosted Monday, May 9, 2011, at 1:59 PM ETIs there less recourse now for the little people?Three recent Republican efforts, each one critical to the conservative agenda: 1) the attem...


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news.firedoglake.com - Democrats unveiled their legislation to repeal Big Oil tax subsidies today, giving the high-profile legislation to three Senators with elections next year in tough states (Claire McCaskill, Sherrod...


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gothamschools.org - by Philissa Cramer A teacher says he is fighting back after his principal was pressured not to give him tenure. (JD2718) Banana hot dogs and other vegetarian delights are on the menu at SOAR Denver...


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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “Men explain things to me.” « Fred Klonsky's blog“Men explain things to me.”by Fred KlonskyA comment to a blog this morning included a reference to an article by Rebecca Solnit.I hadn’t read it bef...


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vidayfamilia.univision.com - Más de 1,000 estudiantes de la escuela San Fernando High School en Los Ángeles disfrutaron de un programa especial y un concierto privado con el cantante y actor PeeWe. Foto Cortesía: McDonald’s ...


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suntimes.com - BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter/fspielman@suntimes.com May 9, 2011 07:18PM The federal investigation of the Newark Police Department is an ill-timed embarrassment to Chicago’s next police super...


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blog.angryasianman.com - Man, it's about time. Today, the Senate finally held a vote to confirm Judge Edward Chen as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of California. He was confirmed by a vote of 56-42. That to...


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gothamschools.org - Under pressure from elected officials and organized parents, the Department of Education is delaying elections for district parent councils until next week. For weeks, parent leaders have been simm...


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preaprez.wordpress.com - A comment to my blog post this morning included a reference to an article by Rebecca Solnit. I hadn’t read it before, although it was published in 2008. Wrote my reader, “I agree. All these yahoos ...


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dekerivers.wordpress.com - No coffee? No problem. To wake up any morning this week, all you need to do is look out the window. Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Mercury are aligning in the eastern sky for a spectacular dawn conjuncti...


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coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - tweetmeme_url = 'http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/be-hope-full-and-power-full.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'coolcatteacher'; "No one can make you feel small without your consent." Eleanor...


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blogs.forbes.com - InnovationMay. 10 2011 - 3:34 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By OSHA GRAY DAVIDSON Japanese PM Naoto Kan "Back to the drawing board" on energy policy. (Image by AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)Jap...


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theonion.com - RICHMOND, VA—Executives at Philip Morris USA this week unveiled Marlboro Earth, a new eco-friendly cigarette that gradually eliminates the causes of global warming and environmental destruction at ...


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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Welcome to the Fire Snyder PageWelcomeWelcome to the official campaign aimed at recalling Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan. On this site, you will find some useful information on how we are approaching...


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