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For Bloomberg, Waste Mars Another Digital Project
nytimes.com - Soon after becoming mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg announced a plan to modernize the computer system that handles personnel information for New York City’s vast work force. The $66 million project was...
DianeRavitchApollo 20: Good intentions, few results
chron.com - Houston is home to some of the most innovative educational concepts in the U.S. The Houston Independent School District itself has pioneered several initiatives, with many of its schools becoming n...
leoniehaimsonNew Yorkers Say Mayor Has Not Improved Schools
nytimes.com - New Yorkers are broadly dissatisfied with the quality of their public schools, and most say the city’s school system has stagnated or declined since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of it ni...
leoniehaimsonActivists Bring Wall St. Demonstration to Willis Tower: Chicagoist
chicagoist.com - Why should New York have all the fun? In solidarity with the coalition of activist groups staging an ongoing "occupation" of Wall St., a smaller crowd of Chicagoans gathered at Willis Tower this mo...
fklonskyCharter movement shows its strength
articles.chicagotribune.com - September 24, 2011|By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporterAbout 4,000 Chicago charter school supporters crowded into the UIC Pavilion on Saturday, a show of strength in the face of efforts by th...
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Why I Became a Teacher « « Students For Education Reform Students For Education Reform
studentsforedreform.org - Three years ago, while serving as a Princeton University campus tour guide, I met a group of KIPP Academy Fresno seventh graders who were on an east coast college field trip. They were the most eng...
leoniehaimsonPhiladelphia City Council shrugs at backroom schools dealing
articles.philly.com - Evans, a close friend and client of Archie's law firm, Duane Morris L.L.P., was intent on getting the approximately $50 million, five-year contract for Foundations Inc., with which he has long had ...
mikeklonskyWhat's at stake in the debate over class size » Ventura County Star
vcstar.com - California has cut $18 billion from our public schools since the 2008-09 school year. This has left school districts with very difficult decisions on what programs should be cut to balance their sh...
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Coalition organizes to defend public schools
nwitimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS | More than 100 supporters of traditional public schools decided Saturday they won't stand idly by as state funds pay for private school tuition and Indiana classrooms are turned over ...
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In Arizona, Complaints That an Accent Can Hinder a Teacher’s Career
nytimes.com - PHOENIX — When Guadalupe V. Aguayo puts her hand to her heart, faces the American flag in the corner of her classroom and leads her second-graders in the Pledge of Allegiance, she says some of the ...
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Repeal of DADT for LGB’s, but not T’s
pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com - One minute past the stroke of midnight on Sept. 20, the long-awaited repeal of President Bill Clinton’s 1993 “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy went into effect. At precisely 12:01 a.m. EST, the...
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Neptune Grand Opening - Free Stuff to Do
saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - I had meant to put this up sooner. As you may know, the Neptune Theater in the U-District has turned from being a movie theater to an entertainment hall. This week they are featuring a number of ...
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SNL Premiere: The 7th Or 8th Longest GOP Debate With Host ‘Shepard Smith’
mediaite.com - video Saturday Night Live is back, and they commemorated it by covering “the 7th or 8th” GOP debate. Bill Hader’s Shep Smith hosted this debate, which was between Mitt Romney, Rick Perry and “six ...
coopmike48My Students’ Feedback #1 « Outside the Cave
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - My Students’ Feedback #1 « Outside the Cave:My Students’ Feedback #1by Stephen LazarOne of my goals for this year is to gather regular feedback from my students. This is something I did regularly ...
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Obama Congressional Black Caucus Speech: Stop Complainin' And Fight
huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON — In a fiery summons to an important voting bloc, President Barack Obama told blacks on Saturday to quit crying and complaining and "put on your marching shoes" to follow him into battle...
mikeklonskyPoverty Is Not a ‘Death Sentence’ - Sen. Rand Paul
nationalreview.com - Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described socialist and chairman of a subcommittee on which I am the ranking minority member, called a hearing this week titled, “Is Poverty a Death Sentence.” My answer...
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What If the Tea Party Occupied Wall Street?
readersupportednews.org - Intro: "In an action called Occupy Wall Street, thousands of activists took to the streets of Lower Manhattan on September 17. The protests are continuing, with demonstrators camped out on the Fina...
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80 Arrested as Financial District Protest Moves North
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - Andrew HinderakerPolice arrested protesters who had marched from Zuccotti Park to Union Square.The police made scores of arrests on Saturday as hundreds of people, many of whom had been encamped in...
mikeklonsky4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD USES VILLARAGOSA AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ANNUAL DROPOUT RECOVERY PROGRAM
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: LAUSD USES VILLARAGOSA AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ANNUAL DROPOUT RECOVERY PROGRAM:LAUSD USES VILLARAGOSA AS AN EXAMPLE FOR ANNUAL DROPOUT RECOVERY PROGRAMBY RICK...
coopmike48Wall Street protesters arrested during march through New York
reuters.com - By Ray Sanchez NEW YORK | Sat Sep 24, 2011 6:50pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Several hundred marchers wound their way through the streets of lower Manhattan on Saturday in the latest of a string of p...
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80 people arrested at 'Occupy Wall Street' protest
northjersey.com - NEW YORK — About 80 people were arrested Saturday as demonstrators who were camped out near the New York Stock Exchange marched through lower Manhattan, police said. The "Occupy Wall Street" prote...
coopmike48Armed man near school fatally shot by Wash. police
boston.com - ISSAQUAH, Wash.—A man armed with two guns repeatedly opened fire near a high school where students were attending games Saturday, sending children and their parents running for cover under the blea...
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Emerson College: Faculty “Diversity” Has Meaning | The Defenders Online | A Civil Rights Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Emerson College: Faculty “Diversity” Has Meaning | The Defenders Online | A Civil Rights Blog:merson College: Faculty “Diversity” Has MeaningPosted By The Editors | September 25th, 2011 (3 seconds ...
coopmike484LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: MisEducation Nation: CORPORATE MEDIA + CORPORATE EDUCATION REFORM MisEducation Nation: CORPORATE MEDIA + CORPORATE EDUCATION REFORM
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: MisEducation Nation: CORPORATE MEDIA + CORPORATE EDUCATION REFORM:MisEducation Nation: CORPORATE MEDIA + CORPORATE EDUCATION REFORMFROM FAIRNESS & ACCUR...
coopmike48Join Education Nation and Helen Gym for a dialogue on "American Teacher" | Philadelphia Public School Notebook #EducationNation #TeacherTownHall
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Join Education Nation and Helen Gym for a dialogue on "American Teacher" | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:Join Education Nation and Helen Gym for a dialogue on "American Teacher"by Helen GymTh...
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Join Education Nation and Helen Gym for a dialogue on "American Teacher" | Philadelphia Public School Notebook #EducationNation #TeacherTownHall
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Join Education Nation and Helen Gym for a dialogue on "American Teacher" | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:Join Education Nation and Helen Gym for a dialogue on "American Teacher"by Helen GymTh...
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Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate #educationnation #TeachersEdNat
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate:CHARTER REFORMS COMING TO THE NJ SENATE! PLEASE TAKE 3 MINUTES TO ENSURE THEIR PASSAGEThanks to your efforts, New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sw...
coopmike48Education Nation 2011: Teacher Townhall
educationnation.com - NBC News will convene the largest gathering of teachers from across the country for the second-annual nationally televised "Teacher Town Hall." This special event will be held on Sunday, September ...
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