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Michelle Rhee’s Legacy Continues To Unravel - City Desk

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michelle Rhee’s Legacy Continues To Unravel - City Desk:Michelle Rhee’s Legacy Continues To UnravelPosted by Shani Hilton on Sep. 23, 2011 at 10:02 amThe Post reports that 75 teachers fired by form...

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What NCLB Flexibility Means for You

ed.gov - Earlier today President Obama provided details on how states can get relief from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act- or No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The new flexibility suppor...

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Educators4Excellence Structure And Financials Revealed

southbronxschool.com - We here at SBSB pride ourselves at being at the forefront of information. We leave no stone unturned to find the truth. So it was with great pride when the crack team recieved some inside informati...

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Report: Officials scuttled charter school contract

chron.com - PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A state lawmaker and the head of the Philadelphia school board held a "Godfather"-like secret meeting in an effort to oust an education company from a local high school and repl...

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The *Real* Race To The Bottom

scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - September 23, 2011 | Posted At: 01:43 PM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Campaign 2012 , Media Watch Here's a recent MSNBC segment about budget cuts, Race To The Top, and the Repubican push t...

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Bridging Differences - Education Week

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It would be interesting to know what influenced the change of heart among those civil rights organizations, Diane. I've been exploring in my head—while I do my daily laps in the pond—wha...

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nypost.com - These report cards won’t go on the fridge.Parents can expect more public elementary and middle schools to get lousy grades on city-issued report cards this year after the city eliminated a grading ...

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Silence From the Court

nytimes.com - ON Wednesday night, Troy Davis was executed for a crime he may or may not have committed. But the real crime on Wednesday night was the action — or really the lack of action, the absolute radio sil...

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The Social Contract

nytimes.com - This week President Obama said the obvious: that wealthy Americans, many of whom pay remarkably little in taxes, should bear part of the cost of reducing the long-run budget deficit. And Republican...

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Obama links education reform to economic recovery

reuters.com - WASHINGTON | Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:15am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young people in the United States are falling behind their overseas peers in reading, math and science, President Barack Obama said o...

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angry reader of the week: hyun kim

blog.angryasianman.com - All right, everybody. It is time again to meet the Angry Reader of the Week, spotlighting you, the very special readers of this website. Over the years, I've been able to connect with a lot of cool...

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Thank You, Elizabeth Warren!

act.credoaction.com - Finally, a progressive who knows how to fight back hard against the ridiculous "class warfare" charges from the GOP. In one fell swoop, Elizabeth Warren, candidate for the US Senate from Massachuse...

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Is the Pension Fund Secure? The Costs of Underfunding

bluejersey.com - It is not news to most people who followed the debate here at Blue Jersey and elsewhere that the pension reform bill did not save the pension system. A few, mostly cosmetic, changes were made that ...

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Home - Inside Higher Ed

insidehighered.com - February 24, 2011 The return of ROTC to some campuses -- seemingly assured by the end of the military's policy against gay service members -- may be hitting a few bumps.More February 24, 2011 City ...

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The White House

whitehouse.gov - September 27, 2010 12:10 PM EDTShareEmbed Code for President Obama Hosts an On-the-record Conference Call with University Student-journalists:President Obama Hosts an On-the-record Conference Call ...

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