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Texas refineries may get back $135M

galvestondailynews.com - By Ramit Plushnick-MastiAssociated PressPublished September 26, 2011 PASADENA, Texas — Three commissioners appointed by Gov. Rick Perry may grant some of the nation's largest refineries a tax refun...

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Timothy D. Slekar: Can Teachers Opt Out?

huffingtonpost.com - But if we don't all opt out, then teachers become complicit in their own demise and that of their students and communities-don't think for a moment that if you as a teacher or school "play by their...

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2011 - News & Events

soe.unc.edu - From the dean In reforming schools, let's rely on evidence, not ideology By Bill McDiarmid Recently, a somewhat chastened Bill Gates admitted in an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Ri...

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The selling of school choice

wisconsinwatch.org - Walmart family heirs and others are changing the face of education in WisconsinHeirs to the Walmart fortune, including Alice and Jim Walton, have given thousands to Wisconsin political candidates s...

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NYC Educator: There Are Times...

nyceducator.com - ...when a man has to make the supreme sacrifice and go to work. For me, that day is today. Now I don't expect much sympathy, because it's likely the same for you. On the upside, I have the best job...

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Guitar Lesson 3

ideasandthoughts.org - I'm not sure why I'm calling these lessons, since they really aren't anything more than me reflecting and updating my progress. I don't think it shows much on the video but I feel decent about m...

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A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labor’s Advantage

nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Labor unions are seizing on last year’s landmark Supreme Court campaign finance ruling to change how they engage in politics, developing ambitious plans to influence nonunion household...

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Professor Obama Returns to Bay Area

baycitizen.org - The Barack Obama who rolled up his shirt sleeves and proclaimed himself a "warrior" for the working class while barnstorming the country during the past two weeks did not appear on Monday when the ...

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100 years later, Channel Island wetlands to be restored

latimesblogs.latimes.com - A major restoration project could bring back a long-degraded wetland to one of the remote islands off the Southern California coast. Workers have broken ground on a $1-million project that will cu...

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Schools of the Future Report

cde.ca.gov - SAN MATEO—California should retool its school construction process to foster 21st century learning, streamline school-building regulations to help create jobs, and change state law to encourage cam...

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Billboard Attacking Cheese Installed Near Green Bay |

bluecheddar.net - A Washington DC-based organization called Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has installed a billboard near Green Bay, Wisconsin. [They're called "PCRM" for short] There is so much wrong...

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NBC Education Nation: How To Participate Online

edudemic.com - We’re back at Education Nation and ready for the morning panelists. To keep up with some of the events of today, you can follow the participants on Twitter! There are a number of discussion panels ...

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