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A standardized path to school ruin

tampabay.com - By Diane Ravitch, special to the Times In Print: Sunday, June 12, 2011 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTGov. Rick Scott seems determined to ruin public education in Florida. Not only is he devastating sc...
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Arne Duncan's 'Plan B' May Leave 'No Child' Behind : NPR

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Arne Duncan's 'Plan B' May Leave 'No Child' Behind : NPRArne Duncan's 'Plan B' May Leave 'No Child' Behindby NPR STAFF AND WIRESSecretary of Education Arne Duncan is signaling that he's prepared to...
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AFT - A Union of Professionals

aft.org - Are We Testing Too Much?NY Times, June 12, 2011 For all the efforts to improve education that are made in classrooms, school board meetings, research institutions, congressional chambers and else...
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Education First Principles - E.D. Kain - American Times

blogs.forbes.com - Jun. 11 2011 - 3:28 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations | By E.D. KAIN Shawn Gude has a terrific post up at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen. Much of it is an examination of my “shifting rhetoric” on ...
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Bravo, Joel! | Billionaires for Educational Reform

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bravo, Joel! | Billionaires for Educational ReformBravo, Joel!by SmellingtonI say, it’s bold of Joel to write this piece, pointing out how billionaires have managed to influence the politicians to ...
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We Must Rally | The Mayoral Tutorial

mayoraltutorial.com - Many of us feel the President Obama has let us down and that the political system has failed us all. The truth is that this is always the way it's been. As my grandfather said: "Democracy is the ba...
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A Protest to Protect Our Jobs and Our Mountains

huffingtonpost.com - This week an important protest is taking place in the coalfields of West Virginia. The March on Blair Mountain began on Monday as several hundred people embarked on a five-day journey retracing the...
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Bringing Awareness to Deportation of American Veterans

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 6:40 pm, June 12, 2011 Photo Credits: Deportation of Military Vets Veterans of the United States Armed Forces who served under honorable discharge are facing court proceedings for depo...
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Do Congressional Districts Matter? - Rosemont, CA Patch

rosemont.patch.com - The California Citizens Redistricting Commission on Friday released a draft map with completely new congressional district boundaries across the state, and Rosemont could see some big changes. Curr...
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Send Commissioner Brummer a Message! « Tangerine, Florida

tangerineflorida.com - Please send our Orange County Commissioner, Fred Brummer, a message (or “cut & paste” message below) that we don’t need an environmental hazard in our neighborhood. Mr. Brummer responded to our la...
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For you or me? | Connected Principals

connectedprincipals.com - Recently I received a message about someone who is doing an internship for Microsoft this summer, but previously did his work at Google. When I asked how he was doing, the answer I received was, “...
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Timuel Black and Reginald Robinson

myemail.constantcontact.com - Timuel D. Black is known as Chicago's griot. He has spent his lifetime gathering the stories of Chicago's African-American community, documenting the great social movements, and working for peace a...
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Ignazio 'Ig' Vella, Sonoma cheese pioneer, dies

sfgate.com - Ignazio "Ig" Vella, who helped pioneer California's artisan cheese movement died at his home in Sonoma on Thursday. He was 82. The Sonoma cheese maker grew up in the dairy industry, riding along de...
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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky's blogSunday links.by Fred KlonskyJust Seeds print cooperative.The NEA’s Dennis Van Roekel wants an early no strings endorsement of Obama at this summer’s NEA conventio...
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Sacramento Press / Guide to firefighters' pay and benefits

sacramentopress.com - The Sacramento City Council’s tentative decision last week to make major cuts to public safety brings police and firefighter jobs into the spotlight. Six City Council members said they intend to ra...
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Apple store employee seeks to plant union seed

democraticunderground.com - Source: ReutersReuters – 7 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Apple Inc store employee has started a union in a rare move at a company known for its near-fanatical following and cutting-edge mys...
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Bravo, Joel! | Billionaires for Educational Reform

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When Food Kills - The Co

coopunderground.ning.com - is the title of this column by Nick Kristof. I put up a comment in the Pundit Roundup, but thought I would put up a diary to make more people aware of the column, which I urge people to read and p...
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