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Duncan's Alter boy spearheads personal assault on Ravitch
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Arne Duncan, President Barack Obama’s normally mild- mannered education secretary, has finally had enough. “Diane Ravitch is in denial and she is insulting all of the hardworking teachers, principa...
mikeklonskyNYC Public School Parents: In defense of Diane Ravitch (not that she needs it!)
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: In defense of Diane Ravitch (not that she needs it!)In defense of Diane Ravitch (not that she needs it!)by Leonie HaimsonToday, Jonathan Alter of Newsweek let loose an at...
coopmike48Michael Bloomberg's opinion page goes after a Michael Bloomberg critic - Michael Bloomberg
salon.com - nolabels.org The anti-partisanship nonprofit political organization No Labels kicked off its nationwide campaign for civility yesterday with panel discussions featuring MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough...
DianeRavitchDon’t Believe Critics, Education Reform Works: Jonathan Alter
bloomberg.com - About Jonathan Alter Jonathan Alter was a senior editor, media critic and columnist for Newsweek, where he worked for 28 years and covered five administrations and seven presidential campaigns. Mor...
DianeRavitchNieman Watchdog > Ask This > Shifting standards in the world of school reform
niemanwatchdog.org - Shifting standards in the world of school reform ASK THIS | May 25, 2011 Again, Obama singles out as a success story a school that had been failing. But have any reporters dug into the data? Previo...
DianeRavitchEducation According to Mike Milken
businessweek.com - With K12, the largest U.S. operator of taxpayer-funded online schools, the former junk-bond king has figured out how to make money in education. Is that a good thing?By John HechingerTen-year-old A...
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The George Burns School of Public Policy « Failing Schools
failingschools.wordpress.com - Earlier today, Jonathan Alter posted an odd and misguided attack on Diane Ravitch’s recent piece in the New York Times. Resorting to some of my ‘favorite’ school reform tropes, Alter grossly mischa...
DianeRavitchA new miracle school in Chicago
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I’m not an education reporter. I’m just a guy with a computer and a healthy amount of skepticism and internet access. I also am someone whose been in education for twenty years and am fearful abo...
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The 10 Poorest School Districts in America | Ecology of Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The 10 Poorest School Districts in America | Ecology of EducationMay 18, 2011 | 0 CommentsThe 10 Poorest School Districts in AmericaWritten by Carol Brown on May 18, 20113tweetsretweetSchool distri...
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Mike Bloomberg's opinion section will feature only "ideology-free" opinions - War Room
salon.com - Reuters/Jonathan Ernst Michael Bloomberg New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, benevolent tyrant and media mogul, is giving his financial news organization an opinion section. He's hired away the forme...
mikeklonskyWisconsin Dems to announce that they will try to recall Scott Walker - The Plum Line
washingtonpost.com - There’s a long way to go, and the goal seems like a very tough one to reach, but Wisconsin Democrats are set to go for it: They will announce at their annual convention later today that they intend...
coopmike48Wisconsin Democrats Will Try to Recall Scott Walker Next Year
news.firedoglake.com - Democratic Party of Wisconsin chair Mike Tate will announce tonight at the annual convention that the party will try to recall Gov. Scott Walker when he becomes eligible for removal early next year...
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the colony theatre presents michael golamco's year zero, june 1 - july 3
blog.angryasianman.com - If you're in Southern California and want to check out some cool Asian American theatre work... The Colony Theatre the first production of its 37th season, the west coast premiere of Michael Golamc...
coopmike48Jon Stewart Reacts To Anthony Weiner Photo Scandal (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com - Jon Stewart is finding himself in a catch-22 this week.On one hand, the weekend brought about one of the most easily mockable stories to date. A Representative named Weiner allegedly tweeted a phot...
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Especial 'Padres y Maestros' - Univision Vida y Familia
vidayfamilia.univision.com - El programa, que presentará la galardonada periodista MarÃa Elena Salinas, destacará prácticas óptimas para una alianza productiva entre padres de familia y maestros, y enfatizará su importancia. ...
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You must have put a lot of heat on these guys. I’m getting angry calls at 10:30 at night from state senators. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - The intense pressure teachers and other Illinois state employees put on members of the General Assembly was made apparent to me Friday night at 10:30. Anne and I had just gone to bed when the phone...
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The Newest Member of Our Family -- Ayn Reagan Kimble
kimbleforcongress.blogspot.com - I am very pleased to announce that after a very exhaustive search that took us to over two dozen states and 40 orphanages, we have adopted a new daughter. Seven year old Ayn Reagan Kimble is just...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release June 03, 2011 White House Kitchen Garden 3:36 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: So welcome to the White House, the South Lawn! What do you think?...
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whitehouse.gov - Washington, D.C. – Thirty years ago this Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on the condition that would eventually become known as human immunodeficiency virus (H...
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Cervical Center - A Preventable Tragedy for Latinas
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:15 pm, June 3, 2011 Photo Credits: Cervical Cancer and Latinas A staggering number of Latinas in Los Angeles County are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and die from this pre...
coopmike48No More Food Pyramid! Agriculture Secretary, MyPlate Your Plate
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - For Americans to lead happy, productive, lives it helps to stay healthy, active and fit. It’s really pretty simple. Choose a healthier plate, and balance it with exercise. In the end, it comes down...
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12-year-old Brooklyn chess champ eyes bold move: becoming youngest grandmaster ever
nydailynews.com - Todd Maisel/News Bed-Stuy eighth-grader James Black Jr., 12, with his coach Elizabeth Vicary, aspires to be the youngest American grandmaster in the history of chess. Already a rising national star...
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MEET The Most Marketable Latin American Athletes
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:06 pm, June 3, 2011 Photo Credits: Messi, Neymar, Pujols and Silva. Most Marketable Latino Athletes Four Latin American athletes made it to SportPro Magazine’s top 50 Marketable Ath...
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The 10 Poorest School Districts in America | Ecology of Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The 10 Poorest School Districts in America | Ecology of EducationMay 18, 2011 | 0 CommentsThe 10 Poorest School Districts in AmericaWritten by Carol Brown on May 18, 20113tweetsretweetSchool distri...
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Education, Poverty and Culture - E.D. Kain - American Times - Forbes
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Education, Poverty and Culture - E.D. Kain - American Times - ForbesEducation, Poverty and CultureJun. 3 2011 - 1:10 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations | 0 commentsRachel Levy takes issuewith this po...
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