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No Child Left Behind: Testing times

economist.com - SEVENTEEN months ago Barack Obama sent Congress a proposal to revamp the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), one of George Bush junior’s cherished policies. In March Mr Obama said he wanted to see a n...

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gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com - In the 7th grade, there are some small increases in pass rates in both the charter schools and the regular public schools. One wonders why there are increases in this grade level but not in any of ...

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Say NO to Vouchers | Emily Sirota for Denver School Board

sirotaforschools.com - This week, a Denver District court temporarily halted Douglas County’s attempt to use vouchers to divert already-depleted public school resources into private schools. In the decision, the judge de...

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Gates Finds His Area of Expertise

nyceducator.com - For years we've read about how Bill Gates has planted his two cents, and billions more, into education. Largely it's pro-corporate nonsense, anything that disrupts unions, and anything that hurts w...

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South Siders Revive Fight For U Of C Trauma Center (VIDEO)

progressillinois.com - Young leaders on the South Side are once again pushing for emergency care. A group by the name Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY) is calling on the University of Chicago’s Medical Center to operat...

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WEEKEND QUOTABLES

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Maureen Dowd on Mitt Romney "Of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation. We the corporation. Corporations who need corporations are the luckiest corporations in the world. Powe...

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The Illuminati Keep Killing Kenneth Gladney

tbogg.firedoglake.com - Adam at St Louis Activist Blog confronts angry fail whale Andrew Breitbart as he tries to slip out the side door of some mini-conference that thought it would be a good idea to pay Andrew to talk t...

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Tenure by Steve Bollar @StandTallSteve

connectedprincipals.com - Steve Bollar is an Upper Elementary Principal of Hartford Upper Elementary in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. He is passionate about creating a positive school climate and school culture one student, teach...

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Blog U.: Mothering at Mid-Career: "My Own Work" - Mama PhD

insidehighered.com - By Libby Gruner August 15, 2011 8:35 pm EDT Every fall it’s this way. Mid-August comes and I hit the panic button, realizing how much work I have left to do before the semester begins — next week. ...

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Their Mission: To Build a Better Toilet

nytimes.com - NO wonder they are called conveniences. Flush toilets swirl human waste down the drain quickly and neatly. But the convenience comes with a rising price for all that follows the flush — a cost that...

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Expert: BP spill likely cause of sick Gulf fish

cbsnews.com - (CBS News) More than a year after the largest oil spill in U.S. history, researchers studying the Gulf of Mexico are finding that more fish are sick, and they're trying to figure out exactly why. ...

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Stop Coddling the Super-Rich

nytimes.com - Omaha OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too,...

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Stop Coddling the Super-Rich

nytimes.com - Omaha OUR leaders have asked for “shared sacrifice.” But when they did the asking, they spared me. I checked with my mega-rich friends to learn what pain they were expecting. They, too,...

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Obama Says Warren Buffett is Right About Taxes

democraticunderground.com - Source: ReutersObama says Warren Buffett is right about taxesCANNON FALLS, MINNESOTA | Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:06pm EDTCANNON FALLS, Minnesota (Reuters) - Small-town Americans probably don't make as muc...

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Ex-Agent's Charter School Is Set to Open

mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - August 14, 2011, 7:28 pm By MICHAEL CIEPLYLOS ANGELES — When last seen in these pages, in late 2009, the Hollywood power agent Tom Strickler had forsaken fame, fortune and his position as a partner...

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Ex-Agent's Charter School Is Set to Open

mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - August 14, 2011, 7:28 pm By MICHAEL CIEPLYLOS ANGELES — When last seen in these pages, in late 2009, the Hollywood power agent Tom Strickler had forsaken fame, fortune and his position as a partner...

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