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Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Big Education Ape: 7=26-11 AM ''Michelle Rhee and Rupert Murdoch– thick as thieves?' EDition

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Our charter school co-location lawsuit

nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - The press release below is pretty self-explanatory; we should have video soon. Here is the verified complaint ; here is a fact sheet showing where we got our estimates of the nearly $100 million i...

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''Michelle Rhee and Rupert Murdoch– thick as thieves?''

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ''Michelle Rhee and Rupert Murdoch– thick as thieves?''''Michelle Rhee and Rupert Murdoch– thick as thieves?''by adminWritten by karoli for Crooks and Liars. Read the original post here.“When Rupe...

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Another Legal Challenge to N.Y.C. Charter Schools

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - Department of Education officials went out for drinks on Friday to celebrate the city’s preliminary victory in a lawsuit that sought to block 15 charter schools from sharing space in traditional pu...

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Enemies Of The State: The Kochs | Fighting Democrats!

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Enemies Of The State: The Kochs | Fighting Democrats!Enemies Of The State: The KochsNever before in American history have we seen a pair of people more determined to take America backwards. Never b...

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Please help Rochester save its public schools

dailykos.com - All over this country, our public education system and our teachers are under attack. Some people have accepted the meme shoveled out by the public school privateers (Republicans and Democrats alik...

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Shanker Blog » First, Know-What; Then, Know-How

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Shanker Blog » First, Know-What; Then, Know-HowFirst, Know-What; Then, Know-Howby Esther QuinteroIt is satisfying to read a book that examines education without claiming to be an education book. Sm...

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Morning Briefing: July 25, 2011

thinkprogress.org - After bipartisan debt talks broke down over the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) announced he is crafting a $2.7 trillion deficit reduction package that would raise the debt ceilin...

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Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in U.S.

nytimes.com - The man accused of the killing spree in Norway was deeply influenced by a small group of American bloggers and writers who have warned for years about the threat from Islam, lacing his 1,500-page m...

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Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action

saveourschoolsmarch.org - You are here: Home » Events » Conference » Conference OverviewA PDF version of this document is available here: Conference Overview. Save Our Schools March & National Call to Action Conference Over...

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Big Education Ape - PostRank Todays10

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Education Matters: The Debt Ceiling: Why It's A Real Issue For The Indentured Educated Class All Education Matters: The Debt Ceiling: Why It's A Real Issue For The Indentured Educated Class The...

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Brown Signs California's Dream Act

baycitizen.org - Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Monday a bill that would provide illegal immigrants who attend state universities and community colleges access to private sources of financial aid. The narrowly fo...

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Blog posts on this issue

whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 25, 2011 Generations of Americans with disabilities have improved our country in countless ways. Refusing to accept the worl...

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Bill Gates To Reinvent The Toilet

mashable.com - The man who revolutionized the personal computer is putting his efforts — and foundation — to revolutionizing toilets. Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he will dedicate $42 million towards reinven...

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U.S. Minorities No Strangers to Health Ills

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Though minorities in the United States face an array of challenges, chief among them may be personal health and well-being.African Americans, Hispanic Americans and other minority groups are more l...

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Shanker Blog » First, Know-What; Then, Know-How

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Shanker Blog » First, Know-What; Then, Know-HowFirst, Know-What; Then, Know-Howby Esther QuinteroIt is satisfying to read a book that examines education without claiming to be an education book. Sm...

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Our Think/Do Tank workshop at the SOS Conference in D.C.

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - American University Thursday, July 28 from 1:45 - 3:45 P.M. The national SOS action in Washington isn’t the end but hopefully the beginning of our organizing work in defense of public education a...

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Save Our Schools March NEWS #bloggermarch #sosmarch

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Our Schools March NEWSMonday, Jul. 25, 2011ArchivesSave Our Schools March NEWSPublished by Coopmike48 – 44 news spotters todayNext update in about 12 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONPOL...

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Part I: Looming Layoffs and the #SOSMarch

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Part I: Looming Layoffs and the SOS MarchesPart I: Looming Layoffs and the SOS Marchesby Richard Lee ColvinThis is the first in a series of blog posts called EduFacts: The SOS March in Context.(Edu...

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