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July 7: Webinar & Fundraiser with Dr. Pedro Noguera!

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - July 7: Webinar & Fundraiser with Dr. Pedro Noguera!July 7: Webinar & Fundraiser with Dr. Pedro Noguera!by TeacherSabrinaAnnouncing Save Our Schools Webinar #9 with Pedro NogueraThe Future of Educa...

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GED program for troubled teens set to close after clerical error

gothamschools.org - Mr. B, Barry Addison, at his desk at the Alpha School in East New York. Mr. B has a very full desk. Mixed in with pens and paper clips are four knives, two packets of marijuana, and two shining gol...

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Reasons for Hope - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,As the school year draws to a close, it's time to take stock of the current situation in American education.For the past year, the nation's public schools and the educators who work in...

DianeRavitch

Teachers' strike participants 'being intimidated', union claims | Education

guardian.co.uk - Michael Gove was in talks with union leaders in a last-ditch attempt to avoid the strikes which will affect an estimated 5,300 schools in England. Photograph: David Jones/PA Teachers who are planni...

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Walton Family Foundation Invests $157 Million in K-12 Education Reform in 2010 -- BENTONVILLE, Ark., June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --

prnewswire.com - Foundation focuses on expanding parental choice, especially in low-income communities, in order to inspire all schools to improve – ultimately increasing student achievement BENTONVILLE, Ark., ...

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Secretary Duncan Calls the DREAM Act "Common Sense Legislation In Keeping With Core American Values"

ed.gov - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told Congress today that the Administration supports passage of the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act, or DREAM Act, for two basic reas...

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EducationSee all

Census Statistics Visualized | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Census Statistics Visualized | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...Concept Board Looks Pretty Easy To Use Concept Board is very easy to use screensharing tool. After registration, you can create...

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Vice President Biden to address 9,000 educators at NEA annual meeting

nea.org - WASHINGTON - June 27, 2011 - Vice President Joe Biden will address the National Education Association’s 149th Annual Meeting and 90th Representative Assembly (RA) in Chicago at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday...

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Who’s the most influential educator in America? | Taking Note

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Who’s the most influential educator in America? | Taking NoteWho’s the most influential educator in America?by JOHN MERROW on 28. JUN, 2011 in ARNE DUNCAN, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EDUCATIONAL LA...

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PoliticsSee all

Bachmann fact check: Wrong John Wayne

cbsnews.com - (AP) WASHINGTON - Michele Bachmann's claim that she has "never gotten a penny" from a family farm that's been subsidized by the government is at odds with her financial disclosure statements. They...

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Protesters Arrested as City Council Budget Vote is Delayed

dnainfo.com - By Jill Colvin DNAinfo Reporter/Producer MANHATTAN — Thirteen protesters were arrested after barricading themselves inside a government building Tuesday night, as the City Council scrambled to read...

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Sinking G.O.P. Poll Numbers May Put Florida in Play

nytimes.com - MIAMI — In the past few weeks, Gov. Rick Scott has traveled around the state extolling the accomplishments of the recent legislative session and promoting his success in pushing Florida down a more...

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StoriesSee all

stop the deportation of the choi family

blog.angryasianman.com - I recently heard about the plight of the Choi family, who face deportation to Korea after planting roots in the United States for the past 17 years. Brothers Seul Chan and Seul Ki (also known as Ch...

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Site News: A Summer Haircut For D299

chicagonow.com - Starting sometime tomorrow night there are going to be a few hiccups, just to let you know. I'll do my best to make things smooth and keep up the updates, but ChicagoNow is moving to a different s...

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Meeting to discuss race and school discipline - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News

sacbee.com - Brenda Joyce-Newman will present "Zero Tolerance," a discussion of the "racialization of discipline," at the next meeting of the Black Parallel School Board at 10 a.m. July 9.Joyce-Newman will pres...

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LivingSee all

fund this: comfort women documentary within every woman

blog.angryasianman.com - Within Every Woman is a documentary by Tiffany Hsiung about "comfort women," the thousands of women were coerced or kidnapped into sexual slavery by the Japanese military during World War II. This ...

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The War on Drugs is a War on Minorities and the Poor - E.D. Kain - American Times

blogs.forbes.com - EducationJun. 28 2011 - 10:07 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By E.D. KAIN A policeman holds up an anti-tank bazooka confiscated from drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro via @daylife Dr. Boyce Watkins c...

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Congressman Smith Looks to Block Obama Administration's (Unused) Ability to Stop Deportations

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:18 pm, June 28, 2011 Photo Credits: Congressman Smith Looks to Block Obama Administration's (Unused) Ability to Stop Deportations Texas Rep. Lamar Smith is sponsoring a bill that ser...

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CrimeSee all

Teacher shot at South L.A. elementary school

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Los Angeles police said Tuesday they are investigating an incident at a South Los Angeles elementary school in which a teacher who had just finished a training session with other educators was shot...

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BART agrees to $1.3-million settlement with mother of unarmed shooting victim

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Two and a half years after Oscar Grant III was shot to death by a transit police officer, the Bay Area Rapid Transit district agreed to pay his mother $1.3 million to settle her civil case against ...

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Blago “Stunned” | Rahm’s Labor Pains | CTA Job Cuts

chicagonewscoop.org - by HUNTER CLAUSS | Jun 28, 2011TALE OF THE TAPES A federal jury convicted former Gov. Rod Blagojevich on 17 of 20 charges. Jurors said Blagojevich’s own secretly recorded words sealed his fate.Â ht...

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HealthSee all

Chemicals hospitalize 173 Tyson chicken workers

democraticunderground.com - Source: CBS NewsFive workers exposed to chlorine gas at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing plant are in intensive care and about 50 others remain hospitalized after an accident caused by the uni...

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Good News for the Whole Family « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Newly introduced Safe Cosmetics Act (HR 2359) addresses the hidden toxic chemicals in your hair products, your tween’s highly fragranced lotion, and your baby’s bubble bathBy now you’ve probably he...

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Daily Kos: Proof we do NOT have the world's best health care system

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: Proof we do NOT have the world's best health care systemProof we do NOT have the world's best health care systemby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)can been seen in one basic fact: in the U...

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Census Statistics Visualized | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

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Who’s the most influential educator in America? | Taking Note

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The Yellow Tulips: Dysfunctional Public School System Continues to Drive Good Educators Away:

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Yellow Tulips: Dysfunctional Public School System Continues to Drive Good Educators Away:Dysfunctional Public School System Continues to Drive Good Educators Away:by the yellow tulipsYoung D.C....

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