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Diane Ravitch, Champion of Public Education, Leads SOS Teach-in on July 21st

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Diane Ravitch, Champion of Public Education, Leads SOS Teach-in on July 21stDiane Ravitch, Champion of Public Education, Leads SOS Teach-in on July 21stby AnthonyCodyJuly 13th, 2011[Translate]Dr. D...

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Save Our Schools: March and National Call to Action | causes.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Our Schools: March and National Call to Action | causes.comSave Our Schools: March and National Call to ActionTo defend public schools and the interests of students Learn MoreJoin the Diane Ra...

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My Reply to Stand for Children « Parents Across America

parentsacrossamerica.org - Jul 15, 2011 leoniehaimson By Susan Barrett I appreciate that Oregon’s Stand for Children (SFC) chapter has responded to my post, but unfortunately this only further confirms for me that they have ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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School Tech Connect: Someone's Getting Yelled At...

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Someone's Getting Yelled At...Someone's Getting Yelled At...by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)... at the 51 second mark of this video. I wonder who it could be... Hmm..... I s...

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Statement from Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals on Duval Partners

jacksonville.com - The following is the full statement from Superintendent Ed-Pratt-Dannals on his decision to recommend a management group other than Duval Partners for Excellent Education for the intervene schools....

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They Feel Your Pain: Florida Legislature Home to 51 Millionaires | FlaglerLive

flaglerlive.com - FlaglerLive | July 14, 2011 Sen. John Thrasher, who represents Flagler County, is the sixth wealthiest member of the Florida Senate, with a net worth of $6.8 million. House Speaker Dean Cannon is n...

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Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton resigns

cbsnews.com - (CBS/AP) NEW YORK - Les Hinton, the chief executive of Dow Jones & Co., has resigned, becoming the latest News Corp. executive casualty in the phone-hacking and bribery scandal in Britain. Hinton ...

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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...

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MICHIGAN LOCALS FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY

jimhightower.com - If Rick Snyder ever comes to help you, run away as fast and as far as you can. Snyder is the right-wing, corporate-hugging governor of Michigan whose extremist anti-worker, anti-government agenda w...

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James Pitterdaughter’s new teacher-serial killer blockbuster | theteachingwhore

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - James Pitterdaughter’s new teacher-serial killer blockbuster | theteachingwhoreJames Pitterdaughter’s new teacher-serial killer blockbusterby theteachingwhoreOmaha NE (TWP) With his latest book, be...

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What did Harry Potter learn at Hogwarts? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - What did Harry Potter learn at Hogwarts? - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostWhat did Harry Potter learn at Hogwarts?by Valerie StraussSo what did Harry Potter, Hermonie Granger and Ron Weasley...

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Rudy Giuliani on Murdoch scandal – CNN Press Room

cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com - For Sundayâ€™s CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley, Candy spoke with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani about the Murdoch scandal, 2012 elections and more. A highlighted excerpt of th...

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Vander Ark dips toe into the charter waters

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - But after spending more than $1.5 million of investors’ money on consultants and lawyers, Vander Ark walked away from the project, and the schools will not open as planned this fall, leaving othe...

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casting call: 2012 hep b free calendar

blog.angryasianman.com - Do you want to be in a calendar for a great cause? The Hep B Free campaign is looking for enthusiastic and passionate female and male Asian American models for a 2012 hepatitis b awareness calendar...

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Win the "My Bad Boss" contest

teamsternation.blogspot.com - There are a lot of bad bosses out there, as the folks at Working America are discovering with their “My Bad Boss Contest.” With less than one week left to enter, stories describing tales of workpla...

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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...

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Emanuel Acts on Layoff Threat

chicagonewscoop.org - Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Friday that his administration has begun the process to privatize the city’s water bill call center, janitorial work at airports and libraries and employee benefits ser...

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USDA Launches Online Food Hub Resource

foodandtechconnect.com - Food+Tech — By food tech connect on July 14, 2011 6:16 pm Just because a producer works at a smaller operation doesn’t mean he or she can’t sell on a bigger scale. And the size of a farm shouldn’t ...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Vice President For Immediate Release July 15, 2011 Washington, DC – On Sunday, July 17th, Dr. Jill Biden will lead a Presidential Delegation to Frankfurt, Germany for ...

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