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#SOSMarch Matt Damon: Stop The War On Teachers | ThinkProgress
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Matt Damon: Stop The War On Teachers | ThinkProgressMatt Damon: Stop The War On TeachersBy Zaid Jilani on Jul 30, 2011 at 4:45 pmThinkProgress filed this report from the Save Our Schools March in W...
coopmike48School Plan to Engage Parents Arouses Skepticism
nytimes.com - The new leadership at Chicago Public Schools is taking another crack at one of the district’s thorniest problems: involving parents in their children’s education. Parents, administrators and critic...
leoniehaimsonMatt Damon’s clear-headed speech to teachers rally - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Here is the speech that actor Matt Damon gave today to thousands of teachers, parents and others who attended the Save Our Schools march on the Ellipse near the White House to protest the Obama adm...
DianeRavitchEducation Can Be Reformed Before Poverty Is Eliminated
huffingtonpost.com - BOSTON -- Microsoft founder Bill Gates says success should not depend on the race or income of parents.Gates told the National Urban League on Thursday in Boston that education reformers must "end ...
DianeRavitch2007 Letter Clearing a Tabloid Comes Under Scrutiny
nytimes.com - LONDON — When a Parliamentary committee first confronted The News of the World with charges of phone hacking in 2007, the paper’s owners produced a reassuring, one-paragraph letter from a prominent...
DianeRavitchSchools | DPS's Roberts overrides contract, imposes cuts; union pres. vows fight
detnews.com - Last Updated: July 29. 2011 6:52PM Jennifer Chambers/ The Detroit News Detroit - Wielding power under a new state law to modify union contracts, Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts...
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The Baltimore Sun - City notes second declining set of test scores
mobile.baltimoresun.com - By Liz Bowie and Erica L. Green, The Baltimore SunThe performance of Baltimore's first- and second-grade pupils fell significantly in reading and math on a national standardized test, mirroring the...
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If the School Fits: Who’s Pounding the Drum?
editbarry.wordpress.com - This is what rapid growth looks like, in the world of stock images. Baltimore City is a case study in the push for school choice. In November 2004, with the benefit of pro bono services from global...
DianeRavitchFor teachers unions, Ravitch unlikely ally - Abby Phillip
politico.com - Once a staunch opponent of teachers unions and proponent of a decidedly conservative agenda on education reform, Diane Ravitch has emerged as an unlikely hero to public school teachers and administ...
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Sense Of Desperation Settles Over Nation’s Capitol As Tea Party Terrorists Try To Bring Nation Down « CAFFEINATED POLITICS
dekerivers.wordpress.com - In the past it was the Japanese who attacked the nation, or on 9/11 it was fanatical elements of a bastardized form of Islam that tried to take the nation down. This time the terrorists are from t...
coopmike48Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org
parentadvocates.org - July 29, 2011The Madoff Trustee̢۪s Bad DayBy JOE NOCERA, NY TIMESJed Rakoff is one of the most respected federal judges in the country, so when he issues an opinion calling one side̢۪s arguments ...
coopmike48Kim Simac, trying to unseat Democratic Sen. Jim Holperin, thinks public schools are Nazi-like
uppitywis.org - TalkingPointsMemo.com revisits a report that first surfaced on Wisconsin Public Radio about GOP state Senate candidate Kim Simac's comparison of America's public schools to Nazi Germany. We now kno...
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Kinder and Happier Schools: Gaming to Improve our Jen ratio
connectedprincipals.com - Jen ratio: the total positive interactions among people in a shared environment divided by the negative interactions; a measurement of the social well being of any shared environment. (Dacher Kelt...
coopmike48Tornado on the ground near Graceville, Minn.; 'take cover now,' warns NWS
democraticunderground.com - Edited on Sat Jul-30-11 08:46 PM by Hissyspit 1. What happens if they need federal money? She's got more Federal money than the govt does. 7. Palin will show up with her "homemade" cookies. Lik...
coopmike48Another Sign of Hard Times: Abandoned Pets
baycitizen.org - A Pit Bull puppy with Parvovirus and a Shih Tzu that had been hit by a car are just two examples of pets that have been abandoned by their owners at East Bay animal shelters in recent months. To th...
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Harry Belafonte: "Such a void in moral truth"
my.firedoglake.com - Harry Belafonte, promoting his HBO documentary “Sing Your Song” about his career-long work alongside civil rights activists, had some priceless comments on what’s gone wrong in the Obama Administra...
coopmike48Jersey Jazzman: At #SOSMarch ! Wrapping Up
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: At SOSMarch! Wrapping UpAt SOSMarch! Wrapping Upby DukeWell, the sun is just brutal, and that was a fairly long walk, so it looks like this is breaking up. Supposed to be some music...
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Bill Maher New Rules - Socialism - Video
mediaite.com - video Last night, a monologue on the virtues of socialism and the shame of not openly embracing it was received with hearty applause, exuberant cheers and the kind of laughter so loud it makes you ...
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Massachusetts texting ban requires education, enforcement
news.bostonherald.com - Massachusetts drivers are still sending and reading text messages, despite a statewide ban on texting behind the wheel. Between the Sept. 30 start of the ban and the end of May, 733 citations for s...
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Nearly Half of Mexican Population Lives in Poverty
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:00 pm, July 30, 2011 Photo Credits: Poverty in Mexico In a report released yesterday, the number of Mexicans living in poverty grew by 3 million in the past two years to 52 million p...
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One Year Later, States Draw Back from SB 1070 Legislation
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Photo Credits: Stop SB 1070 Type Legislation A year after SB 1070 took effect, states nationwide are turning away from similar bills, fearing the financial and political fallout seen in Arizona and...
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Latino Demographic Trends Have Significant Implications for Mortgage Lending
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Rogelio Sáenz, dean of the College of Public Policy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, presented a study on Latino population patterns at the 6th Annual Mortgage Lending Industry Strategic ...
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#SOSMarch Teachers march on Washington - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teachers march on Washington - The Washington PostTeachers march on WashingtonTracy A Woodward/THE WASHINGTON POST - Teachers march past the White House during a ”Save Our Schools“ rally. Text Siz...
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#SOSMarch Education Week: Education Policy Critics March on White House
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Education Week: Education Policy Critics March on White HouseComplete Coverage Education Policy Critics March on White HousePeople march to the White House during the "Save Our Schools" rally in Wa...
coopmike48#SOSMarch Matt Damon’s clear-headed speech to teachers rally - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Matt Damon’s clear-headed speech to teachers rally - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostMatt Damon’s clear-headed speech to teachers rallyby Valerie StraussHere is the speech that actor Matt Dam...
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Actor Matt Damon rallies teachers in Washington
cnn.com - Damon said the things he values "came from the way that I was parented and taught," and that these qualities can't be tested. STORY HIGHLIGHTSDamon speaks out against standardized testingTeachers s...
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