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Senators - VOTE NO on H.R. 2218 - Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SignOn.org Beta:Senators - VOTE NO on H.R. 2218 - Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools ActBy Susan DuFresne (Contact)To be delivered to: The United States SenateDear Senators: The rec...
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signon.org - Flag petition as inappropriateBy Susan DuFresne (Contact)To be delivered to: The United States SenateDear Senators: The recent passage of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents Through the Quality Chart...
mikeklonskySusan Ochshorn: Charter Ed for the Early Childhood Workforce: A Recipe for Disaster
huffingtonpost.com - Last month, amid a flurry of natural disasters, the Brookings Institution and Rockefeller Foundation dumped a dangerous proposal on the overworked, underpaid, unrespected early childhood workforce....
DianeRavitchThe Case Of Harmony Middle Schools « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues
fullerlook.wordpress.com - This short post is a teaser about a charter school study I am currently working on that examines student disappearance rates, ability levels of students entering charter schools, and the ability le...
DianeRavitchCharter school offers flexibility to aspiring artists, athletes
statesman.com - By Christina RosalesAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFFSeventeen-year-old Kevin Fish has won international mountain bike races, has ridden alongside Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong and hopes to become a...
DianeRavitchGetting teacher evaluation right - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Here is an edited version of a briefing on the right way to evaluate teachers that Stanford University Professor Linda Darling-Hammond and other leading education research experts gave this week on...
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Deion Sanders, former Redskin, to open Texas charter school - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Only in Texas. R enowned athlete Deion Sanders has persuaded the Texas State board of Education to allow him to open a charter school — even though some members expressed concerns about just how ac...
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California public school students decline in SAT scores
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Among the interesting details in the latest SAT results from the College Board: California's public school students scored much lower on the high-stakes test than other members of the state's 2011...
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Join us on Wed. to protest the budget cuts and class sizes at your school!
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Join us at rally this Wednesday, to protest the severe budget cuts to our schools, the increases class sizes, and the loss of valuable programs. Come and fight for your child's right to receive a...
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Leonard Pitts column: When justice requires death
chicagotribune.com - And they raised a cheer for death. It was a chilling moment but also a clarifying one in that it validated the grimmest suspicions about at least some of those who support capital punishment. That ...
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House passes HB 4929 | Michigan Education Association
mea.org - On a close 55-53 vote today, the House passed HB 4929 which prohibits the deduction of union dues by public school employers. The bill was fast-tracked through the House after being introduced Tues...
fklonskyHunger strikes at California prison renew debate over confining prison gangs
mercurynews.com - By Matt O'BrienContra Costa TimesCRESCENT CITY -- The sun rarely shines on the kingpins of California's prison gangs. To stop them from orchestrating mayhem on prison yards and neighborhoods across...
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Frank Rich and Adam Moss Talk About What's Really In Ron Suskind's Revealing New Book About the White House -- Daily Intel
nymag.com - President Obama.Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Adam: Hi, Frank. So there’s a little commotion about this new book Confidence Men, by Ron Suskind, which is being published on Tuesday. And as it happe...
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How Rahm Emanuel, Larry Summers and Tim Geithner 'Hijacked' the Obama Presidency
gawker.com - There is a new book out about the Obama presidency—Confidence Men, by Pulitzer-winning former Wall Street Journal writer Ron Suskind—and you know what that means! Hot gossip. Hot political gossip. ...
fklonskyRyan: 'Buffett Rule' class warfare - POLITICO Live
politico.com - September 18, 2011 House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan is ripping President Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes on the rich, calling it "class warfare." "Class warfare might make for good poli...
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The Beatles banned segregated audiences, contract shows
democraticunderground.com - Source: BBCThe Beatles showed their support for the US civil rights movement by refusing to play in front of segregated audiences, a contract shows.The document, which is to be auctioned next week,...
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Emmy Awards Livestream | 2011 Emmys Livestream | Video
mediaite.com - Live Video The 2011 Emmy Awards are tonight on Fox, and we hope you stick with us at Mediaite as we settle in to watch the show (and keep our fingers crossed for embarrassing awkward iconic, poigna...
coopmike48Kids are Heroes - Kids are making a difference in this world
kidsareheroes.org - Kids are indeed heroes and each one has the power tochange the world.
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Child abuse rose during recession, research says
news.yahoo.com - CHICAGO (AP) — An increase in child abuse, mostly in infants, is linked with the recent recession in new research that raises fresh concerns about the impact of the nation's economic woes.The resul...
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Recess Is Making a Comeback in Schools
nytimes.com - As more Chicago public schools cash in on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s longer-day financial incentives by adding 90 minutes to their school day, the previous votes by a dozen schools to add about a half ...
mikeklonskySpeech Therapy 3-2-2011 | Special Needs in Education
edusped.com - Here I am practicing reading words in speech therapy. —————————- OnNovember 25, 2009, I had a stroke. An aneurysm burst in my brain, I began to slur my words and then (apparently) I collapsed on th...
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Michael Moore On His Penchant For 'Trouble' : NPR
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michael Moore On His Penchant For 'Trouble' : NPR: Michael Moore On His Penchant For 'Trouble'Michael Moore didn't plan on becoming a filmmaker. As a teenager growing up in the Midwest, he consider...
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Jon Stewart Ailes | Jon Stewart Esquire | Esquire Daily Show
mediaite.com - In the latest issue of Esquire, writer Tom Junod analyzes the serious side of The Daily Show and compares comedian Jon Stewart to Fox News president Roger Ailes. Junod devotes most of the article t...
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GOP, Tea Party Influence Permeates Local Charter School
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - GOP, Tea Party Influence Permeates Local Charter School:GOP, Tea Party Influence Permeates Local Charter Schoolby adminAn original post for K12NN by LiberalMama (@liberalmama on Twitter).Earlier th...
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NYC Public School Parents: Join us on Wed. to protest the budget cuts and class sizes at your school!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: Join us on Wed. to protest the budget cuts and class sizes at your school!:Join us on Wed. to protest the budget cuts and class sizes at your school!by Leonie HaimsonJoin...
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Behind the Manor of Gate’s Farm: “Charter Schools Good, Public Schools Bad” « Living Behind the Gates
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Behind the Manor of Gate’s Farm: “Charter Schools Good, Public Schools Bad” « Living Behind the Gates:Behind the Manor of Gate’s Farm: “Charter Schools Good, Public Schools Bad”by livingbehindthega...
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Live Blog for #OccupyWallStreet: Day Two
dissenter.firedoglake.com - Yesterday was the first day of Occupy Wall Street, an action inspired by occupations that have taken place in Egypt, Greece, Spain and other countries over the past months. FDL’s The Dissenter has ...
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Liberatos Pizza & Parmigiana - New York City - Order food online Seamless.com
seamless.com - [ close ] You place your order Simply order whatever you or your coworkers are hungry for at Seamless.com or using the Seamless smartphone app. We send it to the restaurant We immediately beam your...
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