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nydailynews.com - Aaron Showalter for News Parents and students rallied in support of New York City schools on Thursday afternoon in lower Manhattan. The city plans to lay off 4,100 teachers this year, and $1 billio...

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tucsonweekly.com - Notions of academic independence gained a fresh twist recently, when the new Freedom Center found a home on the UA campus.The center's website (www.arizonafreedomcenter.org) opens with a two-lane b...

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nola.com - Almost 250 teachers will lose their jobs this summer at New Orleans schools run by the state's Recovery School District in what's become an annual occurrence as officials close down underperforming...

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laststand4children.blogspot.com - This week the Illinois Chapter of Last Stand for Children First joined students across the state in celebrating historic legislation that is now only awaiting the Governor's signature. SB7 will fi...

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newhavenindependent.org - Officials don’t want to let the public know about it yet, but they alerted staff and some parents at the Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy this week that they’re planning to turn over New Haven’s...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Open Letter to Pres. Obama: This is What Standardized Testing “Looks” Like! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!Open Letter to Pres. Obama: This is What Standardized Testing “Looks” Like!Dear Presid...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Report on Renaissance Schools is out | Philadelphia Public School NotebookReport on Renaissance Schools is outby Erika OwensThe District just announced the release of an Accountability Review Counc...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - MythBusters, Standardized Testing Edition! 5/19 :: Save Our Schools March and National Call to ActionMythBusters, Standardized Testing Edition! 5/19by TeacherSabrinaSave Our Schools Teach-in #8: St...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - An Urban Teacher's Education: Responding to The New York Times and Corporate Reform BiasResponding to The New York Times and Corporate Reform Biasby The Reflective EducatorTuesday, The New York Tim...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - The rough outline of the deal is in. There will be a three tier pension proposal before the Illinois General Assembly by Wednesday of next week. Changes to the pensions of presently retired teache...

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nymag.com - On Thursday, thousands of teachers, social workers and activists took to the streets in order to protest against Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned education budget cuts. In attendance: Rev. Al Sharpt...

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boston.com - SACRAMENTO, Calif.—More than two dozen California teachers, including the president of the state's largest teachers union, were arrested at the state Capitol Thursday night as part of a protest ove...

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journalgazette.net - WASHINGTON – Facing continued public unhappiness over gas prices, President Obama is directing his administration to ramp up U.S. oil production by extending existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico a...

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nydailynews.com - Mistretta/Getty Judith Hederman, the executive director of the DOE's division of financial operations, resigned amid a corruption investigation. A Department of Education executive who supervised a...

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savannahnow.com - When he was 21, Ernest “Rip” Patton made out his will. He didn’t have much beyond an old set of drums he used in the jazz club gigs that helped him pay his way through college. He willed them to hi...

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my.firedoglake.com - The Rotunda Murals at the Manhattan Supreme Court Building Oh this is rich. After New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly got the residents and businesses surrounding the federal courthouse all ginn...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:14 pm, May 13, 2011 Photo Credits: Social Security Benefits Remain a Vital Source of Retirement Income for Latinos New report by the University of Southern California (USC) Edward R....

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sacramentopress.com - “The most important part of review writing is to tell a story,” said Nick Miller, associate editor at Sacramento News & Review and panelist at Wednesday evening’s review writing workshop, hosted by...

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theroot.com - In our fast-paced world, a celebrity is created virtually every minute. But there are few musical celebrities with a legacy as enduring as that of Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley. Today marks the 30th an...

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coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - tweetmeme_url = 'http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/attracting-girls-to-technology-and.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'coolcatteacher'; We don't know why so many intelligent, smart young lad...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: From Wall StreetFrom Wall Streetby NYC EducatorI went to a rally yesterday with thousands of my fellow teachers. We marched the streets of Manhattan, and it's very clear to me that in...

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nyceducator.com - I went to a rally yesterday with thousands of my fellow teachers. We marched the streets of Manhattan, and it's very clear to me that in numbers there is strength. The more we're out there, and the...

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sacramentopress.com - Thanks to those of you who attended our review writing panel Thursday with Rachel Leibrock, Carla Meyer and Nick Miller. Read the workshop recap here. We will have another workshop this month title...

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nypost.com - The Department of Education's chief of financial operations has quit amid a probe into her relationship with a contractor under investigation for overbilling, sources told The Post. Judith Hederman...

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prnewswire.com - You are already following SCHL NEW YORK, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, was named by Internet Retailer ...

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news.firedoglake.com - The trustees report for Social Security and Medicare shows that the slow recovery out of the Great Recession continues to damage the finances of the safety net programs. Expect every Republican in ...

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tweetdeck.com - Mike KlonskyBTW, Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL) is #4 retailer in the U.S. http://prn.to/kYNvoJ Biggest sellers of dirty coal and Arne Duncan http://bit.ly/3vLESLong post from Deck.ly 2011-05-13T13:44:5...

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