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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Big Education Ape: 8-7-11 PM Bloomberg Foundation Loves Offshore Tax Havens EDition

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The Bloomberg Foundation Loves Offshore Tax Havens

gawker.com - Mike Bloomberg—not only our selfless, dollar-a-year salary mayor, but a massive philanthropist, too. What's not to like? Well, how about the fact that his charitable foundation doesn't want to pay ...

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“The Present Scientifico-legal Complex” pt. 2

dailykos.com - The Meritocracy Myth, Science, and the Rise of New Gods The history of power, who sits at the top and why, is one of creating leverage for the few at the expense of the many. To achieve that, often...

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“The Present Scientifico-legal Complex” pt. 1

dailykos.com - As a basic point of logic, any organized entity—a society, a business, a school—has characteristics that are either created or tolerated by those in power controlling that organization. All entitie...

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Latest CSAP results mostly flat – again

ednewscolorado.org - State test results released today show little change in the proficiency of Colorado students on annual exams in reading and science and only slight increases in math and writing. The number of pupi...

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Charters? Magnets? Why not fix the local school? (3 letters)

blogs.denverpost.com - Re: “A neighborhood choice,” July 31 Perspective article. Michael Kiley II is asking the right questions, such as, “[W]hy hasn’t neighborhood school reform received as much attention as charter and...

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A legacy on the line

crainsnewyork.com - August 7, 2011 5:59 a.m. For much of his tenure as mayor, Michael Bloomberg put public school student test scores at the top of his r

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Dan Rather Jobs Program | Chris Matthews Obama | Video

mediaite.com - Video With bad economic news surrounding President Obama, Chris Matthews warns that if unemployment stays above 9% Obama will not be able to get re-elected. Dan Rather joined Matthews’ Sunday show ...

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Jerry Brown: Leading Hospice Party Democrats to Extinction

my.firedoglake.com - CNN’s State of the Union featured California’s Democratic Governor, Jerry Brown, the man who was my governor when I entered state service in 1976. He’s no longer Governor Moonbeam. He’s now a mains...

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CRIME NEWS: Brazil Students Given Food Mixed with Rat Poison

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 9:00 am, August 7, 2011 Photo Credits: Rat Poison Fed to Students in Brazil Brazilian authorities are investigating the claims of a school cook who confessed to mixing rat poison with ...

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Male teachers wary of hugging students | Sacramento Bee

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Male teachers wary of hugging students - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento BeeMale teachers wary of hugging studentsShare By Melody Gutierrezmgutierrez@sacbee.comPub...

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Murdoch: Replace Teachers With Computers

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Yes, he really said it:Last year, News Corp purchased Wireless Generation, a company which makes teaching assistance software, and hired former New York schools Chancellor Joel Klein to head it up....

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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - Photo credit: hetrickm My sister-in-law writes the Mayor to remind him that there are folks in the city that have no addresses. Cutting services to them is one hell of a way to save money. The Mayo...

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Jersey Jazzman: Murdoch: Replace Teachers With Computers

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Murdoch: Replace Teachers With ComputersMurdoch: Replace Teachers With Computersby DukeYes, he really said it:Last year, News Corp purchased Wireless Generation, a company which mak...

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Standard & Poor’s Downgrade Raises One Legitimate Issue

firedoglake.com - Indicative Rating Levels from the Combination of (1) the Political and Economic Profile with (2) the Flexibility and Performance Profile (click to embiggen) Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the US cr...

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Three Essential Korean Appliances - Rosemont, CA Patch

rosemont.patch.com - Most families have several appliances at home, such as a refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer. While these are somewhat indispensable to many people, there are several appliances t...

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Huge achievement gaps persist in D.C. schools

washingtonpost.com - The figures, made public last week, show that despite some signs of overall progress, students in schools east of the Anacostia River — who represent nearly a third of the city’s traditional public...

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