Sunday, September 11, 2011

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Who is the liar? « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - When it was reported that four Chicago schools had voted to bend to the Mayor’s pressure and accept the longer day, you would have thought from the news reports that a cure for cancer had been disc...

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Recovery School District chief plans central enrollment system, technical training, more

nola.com - The head of the state-run Recovery School District, which governs most of the city's public schools, issued a wide-ranging strategic plan Tuesday aimed at tackling the district's most chronic short...

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Dishonorable Non-Mention: Juan Gonzalez and the Daily News' 9/11 Pulitzer - Page 1 - NYC Life - New York

villagevoice.com - Millionaire Mort Zuckerman sounded like a man of the people last week in his Pulitzer victory speech to the Daily News staff. His paper had just won the prize for editorializing about sick 9/11 fir...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - The woman who once promised a boxing match with Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the rights of teachers and the hearts of Chicago's public school children is getting up off the mat. Bullied and bludgeoned by...

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Gullibility Begins at Home

fair.org - The collapse of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001 spewed an estimated 1.2 million tons of toxic and caustic dust into the air, enveloping thousands in a billowing cloud conta...

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Duncan, Emanuel tout longer school day; legal experts say union challenge may have merit

catalyst-chicago.org - Duncan, Emanuel tout longer school day; legal experts say union challenge may have meritPosted By Sarah Karp and Rebecca Harri On Friday, September 9, 2011 In Government and Policy Education Secret...

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Reflections on the March on Washington, July 30, 2011 - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Editor's note: Bridging Differences resumes its regular Tuesday-Thursday publication schedule today.Dear Deborah, Well, we certainly had an eventful summer! The high point for me, as it may have be...

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Union claims many schools have voted "no" to longer school day

wbez.org - The Chicago Teachers Union says many schools are rejecting Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s longer school day. The union says teachers at 30 elementary schools have voted down the idea of adding an hour and a ...

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Leighton Buzzard 'slave' empire uncovered in major police raid

democraticunderground.com - Source: GuardianTwenty-four modern day slaves were released from bondage on Sunday after a pre-dawn police raid found them emaciated, hungry and living in "filthy and cramped" conditions on a carav...

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Congressional Hispanic Caucus to Honor Writer/Director Chris Weitz

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:52 pm, September 11, 2011 Photo Credits: Movie poster for A Better Life In honor of his excellence in filmmaking, his work to give voice to the Latino American dream and his efforts ...

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Rick Perry's "Ultimate Justice" or Why Words Matter |

bluecheddar.net - There’s been a lot of talk about Rick Perry’s stance on the death penalty. He expressed his opinions on it during the recent presidential debate. The entire transcript of the debate can be found he...

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I was America | Being Latino Online Magazine

beinglatino.wordpress.com - From the editor… I was once land of the free, home of the brave. I was a pillar of strength.I welcomed and nurtured you, though none of you were my own. I brought you up to have pride, to build a l...

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Don’t be Times Square. Be the Flatiron Building. « Cooperative Catalyst

coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - via Lost In Recursion A surreal teaching video recently put into focus just how artificial class can be, and in particular how inauthentically the role of teacher is often played. I want my studen...

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Blog U.: Parenting in a time of crisis - Mama PhD

insidehighered.com - By Susan O'Doherty September 11, 2011 2:41 pm EDT On the morning of September 11, 2001, I walked Ben to school as usual. On the way, also as usual, we met other kids in his class and their caregive...

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PoliticsSee all

Rick Perry's Budget Leaves Texans In Bind Amidst Historic Wildfires

huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON -- As wildfires engulfed her Bastrop County, Texas, neighborhood on Sunday, Betty Dunkerley was forced to evacuate her home for safer ground. There were few options for shelter, she said...

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FDL Book Salon Welcomes Stephen Glain, State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire

fdlbooksalon.com - Welcome Stephen Glain, and Host Zaid Jilani (Think Progress). State vs. Defense: The Battle to Define America’s Empire Host, Zaid Jilani: As a Pakistani-American, I’ve grown up caught between two w...

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Krugman is Right: We Should Be Ashamed of What Happened after 9/11

firedoglake.com - The far-right is flipping out over Paul Krugman’s remarks about 9/11 today. What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not — was deeply sham...

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EnvironmentSee all

Big Race To Top investor involved in the Solyndra "green energy" scandal

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - George KaiserI'm following a brewing Enron-type scandal involving the White House and Solyndra, one of the many corporations getting in on the so-called green-energy (new meaning for that word gree...

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The Guardian: The Kochs' Keystone clique exposed

kochwatch.org - Only the Koch brothers' club of billionaires and political cronies will profit if the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline goes ahead-by Robert GreenwaldSeptember 8, 2011- Charles Koch, one of our co...

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Big Race To Top investor involved in the Solyndra "green energy" scandal

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schooling in the Ownership Society: Big Race To Top investor involved in the Solyndra "green energy" scandal:Big Race To Top investor involved in the Solyndra "green energy" scandalby Mike KlonskyG...

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HealthSee all

Talking to your kids about 9/11

ednewsparent.org - Q. My son has many questions about Sept. 11. He’s hearing all about it at school and I think he’s been scanning our newspapers. He’s only 7, and I’m not sure how much to share with him. Any suggest...

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Scott Walker's Third World Wisconsin

uppitywis.org - As a consultant who works with developing nations, I regularly refer to the GINI Coefficient when examining the unequal distribution of income and wealth in developing nations. Stable and successf...

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Aspie Blogs – Water Sensitivities

edusped.com - This is caused by a sensory disorder that coincides with Autism Spectrum Disorders.Article by Rachel Evans When it comes to diagnosing autism, there are many different factors that need to be consi...

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