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An odd way to honor teachers - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - It would be somewhat churlish to criticize any attempt to honor public school teachers just when they feel under assault by the modern school reform movement — including Monday night’s glitzy celeb...

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Tribune's Zorn calls for union surrender

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Bad advice from Eric The Trib's Eric Zorn is way off base in calling on the CTU to surrender and withdraw it's complaint to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board regarding Rahm's fraudulen...

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CMS named country's top urban district

charlotteobserver.com - Posted: Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011 In a time of bruising turmoil, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools today claimed a national prize honoring what its 17,750 employees have done to boost student learning. CM...

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NBC's Education Nation: Corporate reform's star-studded agenda

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - NBC's ed extravaganza is essentially a bought and paid-for showcase for ownership society school reform. Leading off on Monday morning, the Buffett family -- Warren (Birkshire Hathaway), Susie, and...

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Arizona Public Media | AZPM Home

azpm.org - In School, Smaller is Better Story By Tony Paniagua September 19, 2011Robin Hiller, executive director of Voices for Education in Tucson, advocates for smaller classroom size to enhance learning.Je...

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Class war. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - Was this some kind of king’s X thing? Promises were made. But promises don’t seem to count for much anymore. While desperate Democrats are hailing Obama’s alleged tough Rose Garden talk yesterday, ...

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Schools Chancellor Walcott is on a losing streak here

silive.com - During each of two recent visits to Staten Island, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott made misleading statements about New York State law and his own department’s disciplinary regulations. In an app...

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The Killing of Troy Davis

forbes.com - Dave Zirin writes: It’s with shock that I report that the George Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday denied clemency for Troy Anthony Davis. [sic] The 42-year-old Davis is now due to be execute...

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Parole board denies clemency to Troy Davis

ajc.com - By Bill RankinThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe state Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday denied clemency for Troy Anthony Davis after hearing pleas for mercy from Davis' family and calls for...

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Why Jon Stewart is a Force for Evil « Student Activism

studentactivism.net - Sunday night I tweeted, as Jon Stewart won his I’m-not-even-making-this-up ninth consecutive Emmy for Best Variety Show or whatever, that “Jon Stewart is like 63% of the way to being the guy he sta...

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Mayor Bloomberg Really Digs the Leopard Print - National

theatlanticwire.com - The New York Times calls it "baronial" but to us, it's just flat-out gaudy. In the real estate porn scoop of the month, The Times has discovered that the interior of New York Mayor Michael Bloomber...

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Kansas City school district loses accreditation

sfgate.com - (09-20) 15:21 PDT Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri education officials are revoking the accreditation of the Kansas City School District. The decision Tuesday by the Missouri State Board of Edu...

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Wall Street Protests Continue, With at Least 5 Arrested

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - In a continuation of the demonstrations that began on Saturday, nearly 200 protesters marched along Wall Street and other parts of the financial district Monday morning, brandishing American flags ...

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White House Pledges to Expedite FoIA Requests

democraticunderground.com - Source: Broadcasting and Cable NewsThe White House said Tuesday it will leverage technology to try to expedite Freedom of Information Act requests.That came in the announcement of the latest open g...

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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...

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