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Save our Schools Rally & March July 30, 2011 Washington, DC
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Education VotesSOS MarchDiscuss 5 Share121 Save our Schools Rally & MarchJuly 30, 2011Washington, DCThe National Education Association has endorsed the Save our Schools March.A well-educated societ...
“But no one’s saying test scores should be *everything*…” « Failing Schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “But no one’s saying test scores should be *everything*…” « Failing Schools“But no one’s saying test scores should be *everything*…”JULY 14, 2011by SabrinaNot out loud, no. And not on purpose, sure...
Mired In Scandal, News Corp Seeks New York State’s Signoff For $27 Million No-Bid Contract
thinkprogress.org - News Corp. subsidary Wireless Generation is poised to get $27 million from New York taxpayers. Australian billionaire Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has been at the center of an explosive scanda...
Murdoch-affiliated Wireless Generation should lose $27 million contract from Education Dept: critics
nydailynews.com - Leon Neal/Getty The state Education Department is being pressured to reconsider a $27 million contract for a Rupert Murdoch-affiliated firm. The state Education Department should reconsider the $27...
Tom Vander Ark’s New York-Area Charter Schools Falter - NYTimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Tom Vander Ark’s New York-Area Charter Schools Falter - NYTimes.comTom Vander Ark’s New York-Area Charter Schools Falterby By ANNA M. PHILLIPSA former top official with the Gates Foundation found t...
Disgusted, Satan Returns Murdoch’s Soul « Borowitz Report
borowitzreport.com - LONDON (The Borowitz Report) – In a blow that many insiders saw as the last straw for embattled media titan Rupert Murdoch, Satan today returned Mr. Murdoch’s soul to him and demanded his money bac...
Tom Vander Ark’s New York-Area Charter Schools Falter
nytimes.com - After years spent directing the distribution of more than $1 billion from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation into hundreds of schools across the nation, Tom Vander Ark set his sights on the New ...
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Ed “reformers” throw Edelman overboard. « Fred Klonsky's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Ed “reformers” throw Edelman overboard. « Fred Klonsky's blogEd “reformers” throw Edelman overboard.by Fred KlonskyEd Sector, a leading voice for education “reformers” have tossed Stand for Childre...
Ed “reformers” throw Edelman overboard. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Ed Sector, a leading voice for education “reformers” has tossed Stand for Children’s Jonah Edelman overboard. Talk about kicking a guy when he’s down.Many self-styled reformers are now mortified by...
Douglas County district's plan for "school" puts it further into uncharted charter territory - The Denver Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Douglas County district's plan for "school" puts it further into uncharted charter territory - The Denver PostDouglas County district's plan for "school" puts it further into uncharted charter terr...
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In 12 years, the 400 richest Americans have seen their taxes cut by half
dailykos.com - For the wealthy, times are goodThink Progress: New data released by the IRS reveals that, over a period of 12 years, tax rates for the richest 400 Americans were effectively cut in half. In 1995, t...
Bloomberg grant to help ‘re-invent’ Chicago city government - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - Mayor Rahm Emanuel likes to talk about “re-inventing” city government, making it more efficient and reducing the “time-in-line” it takes residents to access basic services.Now, he’ll have $6 millio...
JPMorgan Profits Grow To $5.4B, Top Estimates - Steve Schaefer - Exile On Wall Street
blogs.forbes.com - MarketsJul. 14 2011 - 7:38 am | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By STEVE SCHAEFER Image by Getty Images North America via @daylifeIn a second-quarter earnings report touting its “fortress balance shee...
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Giuliani warns against rushed News Corp. judgment
articles.boston.com - “I’ll probably see him some point in the next couple of days — or a week — I see him all the time, at various functions,’’ he said during the taping of an interview for CNN at Manchester Harley Dav...
Barack, the great triangulator
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - I think Obama may have just just sewn up the 2012 election. The big boys from Wall Street finally had enough political posturing and made it clear that they wouldn't tolerate a default by the U.S. ...
Dems' Concessions On Debt Debate Are 'Very Troubling'
huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON -- A resolution to raise the nation's debt ceiling may remain far off. But the long-term framing of the debate over spending and debt is becoming slightly clearer, and it's causing philo...
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72 hour film shootout kicks off july 15
blog.angryasianman.com - Reminder: The 72 Hour Film Shootout starts this Friday, July 15 at 8:00pm ET. Teams across the nation will have 72 hours to write, shoot and edit a 5-minute film based on a pre-determined theme. Ar...
Remainders: A jobless teacher is weighing volunteer-teaching
gothamschools.org - by Philissa Cramer A teacher who can’t find a job this year is contemplating offering to teach as a volunteer. (James Boutin) More than 50 Teach for America corps members visited with their Israeli...
Famosos con títulos de las mejores universidades
vidayfamilia.univision.com - La Universidad de Yale, situada en Connecticut honró al ex beatle Paul McCartney otorgándole el título de doctor honoris causa de Música. Basándose en que McCartney consiguió despertar a toda una g...
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7 California students get arrested to test deport policy
insidebayarea.com - . SAN BERNARDINO -- Seven illegal immigrant students arrested in a Southern California street protest say they're now waiting to see if they'll be deported in a test of the Obama administration's i...
define american: sign the immigrant rights petition
blog.angryasianman.com - A few weeks ago, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas published an article in which came out about his undocumented immigrant status. Tired of staying in the shadows, he's using th...
Sen. Durbin, Religious Leaders Pushing for DREAM Act Sabbath
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 2:27 pm, July 14, 2011 Photo Credits: Epiphany Episcopal Church in Chicago, Illinois Illinois Senator Dick Durbin is bringing people together once again to push for the passage of a na...
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"Good Fortune"
lorijablonski.blogspot.com - Here is a link to a new documentary on international development efforts to reduce poverty and the serious and important issues raised when the goals of development experts clash with those living ...
Good Governance Is Key Ingredient To Sustainable Agriculture
thinkprogress.org - By Matthew Cameron As U.S. politicians continued to fret over the national debt, a small group of scientists, policy experts, and journalists gathered at the National Press Club this morning to dis...
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Ed “reformers” throw Edelman overboard. « Fred Klonsky's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Ed “reformers” throw Edelman overboard. « Fred Klonsky's blogEd “reformers” throw Edelman overboard.by Fred KlonskyEd Sector, a leading voice for education “reformers” have tossed Stand for Childre...
Douglas County district's plan for "school" puts it further into uncharted charter territory - The Denver Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Douglas County district's plan for "school" puts it further into uncharted charter territory - The Denver PostDouglas County district's plan for "school" puts it further into uncharted charter terr...
Say no to school testing madness | ajc.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Say no to school testing madness | ajc.comSay no to school testing madnessShareThisPrintE-mailBy Stephanie JonesThe Multi-Billion Dollar Testing Industry has done it again. The industry continues ...
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Blog U.: Getting social (media) at #ACUHOI - Student Affairs and Technology
insidehighered.com - By Eric Stoller July 14, 2011 5:45 pm EDT This year's Association of College and University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO-I) Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE) was held in New Orleans, ...