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Who is Jason Mancini and why isn't he registered as a Rhee lobbyist?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Who is Jason Mancini and why isn't he registered as a Rhee lobbyist?Who is Jason Mancini and why isn't he registered as a Rhee lobbyist?by adminJason Mancini is an MI House staffer who is acting as...
About a Bard
slate.com - ASPEN, Col. -- This isn't news, but neither is most of what people write about Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann.* So: indulge me.That is a photo of some of America's leading public intellectuals dr...
Guest commentary: To improve schools, shift funds to proven programs | Detroit Free Press
freep.com - Detroit Public Schools is about to undergo its fourth makeover in 18 months under a plan to create a new governing body called the Education Achievement System. The state-controlled EAS would opera...
How Walton Foundation spent $157 million on ed reform (in D.C. and other places) - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - The city that won the most education grant money from the Walton Family Foundation in 2010 was Washington D.C., according to new figures that showed how $157 million was distributed. The foundation...
Principal accused of grade-changing could be leaving Lehman
gothamschools.org - Beleaguered Lehman High School could be getting a new principal, just three years after the city gave Janet Saraceno a $25,000 bonus to take the job, the New York Times is reporting. As a GothamSch...
Kimble's Corner: Jack Kimble's Short Bus Tour of America - Liberty or Bust!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Kimble's Corner: Jack Kimble's Short Bus Tour of America - Liberty or Bust!Jack Kimble's Short Bus Tour of America - Liberty or Bust!by Representative KimbleHaving recently adopted a daughter has b...
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News & Publications | Wisconsin Education Association Council > NEA to honor 'Wisconsin 14' with Friend of Education Award
weac.org - All news Posted: 6/29/2011 1:37:06 PM Democratic senators to receive award for standing strong for working familiesFrom the National Education Association CHICAGO - The National Education Associati...
Bills will hold DOE’s feet to fire on discharge, graduation rates
gothamschools.org - The City Council is requiring the education department to provide more transparent reporting to support claims for two of its signature achievements: higher graduation rates and fewer failing schoo...
Whittier library construction stopped - Chicago Tribune
articles.chicagotribune.com - Pilsen parents who once staged a 43-day sit-in to get a library at Whittier Elementary School now have succeeded in getting the project halted. "As a result of your continued opposition in allowing...
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The Watson Institute for International Studies
watsoninstitute.org - June 28, 2011 Nearly 10 years after the declaration of the War on Terror, the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan have killed at least 225,000 people, including men and women in uniform, contr...
Whether He Wants It Or Not, Bobby Jindal's Got David Vitter's Endorsement
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's (R) reelection campaign just got the prostitution scandal bump.A few months after Jindal publicly declined to endorse Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) for reelection last year...
Help! Someone Has Kidnapped Ezra Klein and Run Him Off a Cliff!
my.firedoglake.com - Ezra Klein cautions his readers not to get too attached to the idea the 14th Amendment’s prohibition on questioning the US debt might offer a way out of, or at least some leverage on, the debt limi...
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Hotel housekeeping: Do you tip?
articles.cnn.com - Survey data shows that about 30% of U.S. hotel guests leave tips for hotel housekeepers, according to Michael Lynn, a professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.Since housek...
Today's Verdict - Todays Verdict
bronxnet.org - BronxNet | Bronx Legal | Todays VerdictDo you know your rights? Do you know the law? You don't have to be an expert but in these difficult financial times, knowledge is power. Bronx Legal is a live...
NYC Educator: Getting Away With Murder
nyceducator.com - It must be great to be Dennis Walcott. You ride around the city in a limo and the New York Times writes puff pieces about what a great guy you are. You've changed the tone, apparently. People like ...
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Biden. Yes, that’s the ticket. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - I’m having my coffee at Peets this morning. “So. I hear you’re the chairman of all the teachers in town,” says Laura, the store manager. “Huh?” I look up from the New York Times I’m reading on my i...
Ownership Society News
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - The death of the Dodgers by corporate greedMcCourt & commissioner, Bud SeligDave Zirin, writing in The Nation asks, "What does the L.A. Dodgers bankruptcy say about America?" The Dodgers are argu...
What Does the LA Dodgers Bankruptcy Say About America?
thenation.com - What Does the LA Dodgers Bankruptcy Say About America? June 29, 2011 Share | || Recommended by 0|Much has been written about the Los Angeles Dodgers declaration of bankruptcy. Much has been said a...
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National Latino Organizations Challenge Broadcast News Presidents to Increase the Presence of Latinos on Sunday Morning News Talk Shows
beinglatino.wordpress.com - The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA), together with the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), The LIBRE Initiative and ...
Gary Johnson: The Anti-Drug War Candidate - E.D. Kain - American Times
blogs.forbes.com - EducationJun. 29 2011 - 6:03 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By E.D. KAIN Gary Johnson hasn’t been in the news much recently. One reason for that is likely his exclusion from the recent CNN GOP p...
6 young illegal immigrants arrested in Ga. protest
boston.com - ATLANTA—Six young illegal immigrants were arrested Tuesday after they sat down and blocked traffic near the Georgia state Capitol to publicly declare their status and to protest state policies targ...
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Activist seeks to have Santa Monica High incident prosecuted as hate crime
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Civil rights activist Najee Ali said Wednesday that an alleged racial incident at Santa Monica High School last month involving an African American student and other members of the school’s wrestli...
Walker: Prosser Choking Scandal Is ‘Extremely Serious’
thinkprogress.org - NEWS FLASH Walker: Prosser Choking Scandal Is ‘Extremely Serious’ | In an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s editorial board, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) called the recent scandal ...
Black student in CA says he was bullied with noose
boston.com - SANTA MONICA, Calif.—A black student claiming he was racially bullied at a Southern California high school says his wrestling teammates tied a noose around a wrestling dummy, chained him to his loc...
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Report: School districts at funding cliff - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Report: School districts at funding cliff - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostReport: School districts at funding cliffby Valerie Strauss--This was written by Jack Jennings, president and chief...
Koch OUT News | www.kochwatch.org
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News | www.kochwatch.orgThom Hartmann: Proof that Rich people aren't the job creators!Palm Beach Post: Rick Scott attends secret Koch brothers meeting in Colorado *-by Dara Kam* *June 28, 2011-* Fl...
Here's to the Teachers! SOS March and National Call to Action #neara11
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - learn more at http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/Join us July 28-31 2011 in Washington DC to support equitable funding for all public school communities, end high stakes testing used for the purpos...
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Hotel housekeeping: Do you tip?
articles.cnn.com - Survey data shows that about 30% of U.S. hotel guests leave tips for hotel housekeepers, according to Michael Lynn, a professor at the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.Since housek...
Here's to the Teachers! SOS March and National Call to Action #neara11
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - learn more at http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/Join us July 28-31 2011 in Washington DC to support equitable funding for all public school communities, end high stakes testing used for the purpos...
School Tech Connect: New Standards Are Here
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: New Standards Are HereNew Standards Are Hereby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)And nothing will change.First of all, Race to the Top was supposed to be, among other things, econ...