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Myron Miner Addresses Global Summit on Education and Technology in France Meet Monica Caldwell: Our New East Coast Director of Teacher Development Myron Miner on the Chicago Public Schools and Producerism Myron Miner Demands, "Leave Michelle Rhee Alone

laststand4children.blogspot.com - [The following is a transcript of Myron Miner's address to the Global Summit on Education and Technology in Paris on May 28, 2011]Thank you as well for the invitation to speak today. We are living...

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As Mayor Daley cashes in, ousted teacher gets cut off | Ben Joravsky on Politics

chicagoreader.com - Mayor Daley's had a great run over the last few weeks.Since leaving office May 16, he has, let's see, landed a gig at the University of Chicago, where he'll have to "coordinate" a handful of lectur...

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Michelle Rhee sets up California PAC, hires Sacramento lobbyist

blogs.sacbee.com - Michelle Rhee has taken her first steps onto California's political playing field, establishing a committee to make campaign contributions and hiring a lobbyist. The former Washington, D.C., school...

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Brooklyn day care centers closing Friday, will be replaced by controversial charter school

nydailynews.com - Mark Bonifacio/News Director of the Strong Place Day Care Center Lorraine Pennisi and Hope Reichbach's mother, Ellen, pose with students (l.-r.) Julian, Sandro and Zya. Two beloved Brooklyn day car...

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Inclusion touches you. Pass it on. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - I teach in a K-5 school that has struggled for more than a decade to make the inclusion of students with special needs a natural part of our work. It turns out that far from being natural, it has t...

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Bleak House: On the final day of school, an idealistic teacher goes job hunting - ContraCostaTimes.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bleak House: On the final day of school, an idealistic teacher goes job hunting - ContraCostaTimes.comBleak House: On the final day of school, an idealistic teacher goes job huntingBy Bruce Newman ...

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Is Diane Ravitch Insulting Teachers? Who Speaks for Us? - Living in Dialogue

blogs.edweek.org - Last week, in the pages of the New York Times, Diane Ravitch went after the most sacred of cows of the education "reform" movement -- the supposed "miracle schools" that prove the reforms actually ...

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And the Most Overhyped Edu-Entrepreneur of the Moment Is...? :: Frederick M. Hess

frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess • Jun 10, 2011 at 10:22 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2011/06/and-the-most-overhyped-edu-entrepreneur-ofI'm up here today at UPenn's "NEST" g...

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Dozens of NYC churches to hold pray-in for Mayor Bloomberg to reverse 'immoral' cuts to schools

nydailynews.com - Exclusive Kevin Hagen for News Religious leaders across New York said they would hold a 'pray-in' this Sunday to pray for Mayor Michael Bloomberg to reverse cuts to education they called 'immoral'....

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American-born student denied N.J. tuition grant due to mom's immigration status

nj.com - An American-born high school student from New Jersey has been denied state tuition assistance because her mother is an illegal immigrant, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.The ACLU an...

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Mexico president to speak at Stanford commencement

insidebayarea.com - PALO ALTO -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon is set to speak at Stanford University's 120th commencement this weekend. Stanford student leaders say they nominated Calderon to be the commencement ...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 10, 2011 The United States strongly condemns the Syrian government’s outrageous use of violence across Syria today and parti...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release June 10, 2011 The United States is deeply concerned by ongoing developments in Southern Kordofan, Sudan. Fighting between forces ...

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505 Games 'Blackwater' Videogame Courts Controversy, Critic Calls Game 'Terribly Offensive'

abcnews.go.com - A lawyer representing the families of Iraqi citizens killed by contractors from Blackwater Worldwide said a new videogame inspired by the company and bearing its name is "terribly offensive" and ne...

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The Battle of Michigan Avenue (1969)

filmpreservation.org - The Urban Crisis and the New Militants, Part 2—Social Confrontation: The Battle of Michigan Avenue (1969)Production Company: The Film Group, Inc. Transfer Note: Digital file made from a 16mm print ...

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I'd love to change to world

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - My favorite song by Ten Years After, with history of album covers, concert posters, famous art and band member portriats. Lyrics: Everywhere is freaks and hairies Dykes and fairies, tell me where i...

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Spanish Author and Activist Jorge Semprun Honored by UNESCO

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 6:19 pm, June 10, 2011 Photo Credits: Spanish Cultural Icon Jorge Semprun Dies A cultural icon of Spanish has died, Jorge Semprun, at age 87 in his home in Paris. He was a multi-facte...

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PTA...National Convention Can You Feel the Energy?

ptapeeplouisvilleky.blogspot.com - And they say nothing ever happens at National PTA Convention? Au Contraire Mon Frere! Exciting election process ahead, candidates on the slate, running from the floor, motions being made, votes bei...

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Paperless Un-Schooling Summer School « Cooperative Catalyst

coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Christy and I are hanging out with Julia when Joel asks, “Could this grape turn into a raisin?” Joel asks. I could send him to Google. I could show him a YouTube clip, perhaps. However, I want h...

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And the Most Overhyped Edu-Entrepreneur of the Moment Is...? :: Frederick M. Hess

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - And the Most Overhyped Edu-Entrepreneur of the Moment Is...? :: Frederick M. HessAnd the Most Overhyped Edu-Entrepreneur of the Moment Is...?by Frederick M. Hess • Jun 10, 2011 at 10:22 amCross-p...

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Is this the new face of corporate school reform?

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - From May 31, 2011 Business Insider:At the end of 2010, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp paid almost $400m in cash to purchase 90% of Wireless Generation, a company that bills itself as "the leading provi...

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Xerox plans to transfer 600 jobs to Indian outsourcer

computerworld.com - News By Patrick ThibodeauJune 10, 2011 04:41 PM ET Computerworld - Xerox has told about 600 employees that if they don't agree to transfer to an Indian outsourcer they may face unemployment. In May...

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Positive Liberty and the Free States - E.D. Kain - American Times - Forbes

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Positive Liberty and the Free States - E.D. Kain - American Times - ForbesPositive Liberty and the Free Statesby E.D. KainMatt Yglesias points to a new study from the Mercatus Center which ranks th...

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Bleak House: On the final day of school, an idealistic teacher goes job hunting - ContraCostaTimes.com

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More schools rethinking zero-tolerance discipline stand | The Defenders Online | A Civil Rights Blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - More schools rethinking zero-tolerance discipline stand | The Defenders Online | A Civil Rights BlogMore schools rethinking zero-tolerance discipline standPosted By The Editors | June 3rd, 2011 | C...

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Phone Banks and Precinct Walks through June « State of Emergency

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Phone Banks and Precinct Walks through June « State of EmergencyPhone Banks and Precinct Walks through Junefrom State of Emergency by CTAThe target date for a new State Budget is June 15th. In orde...

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