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Why Naming Names Is Wrong - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah, A year ago, the Los Angeles Times created a media sensation when it obtained the names and test scores of thousands of teachers, then commissioned a researcher to rate them in relatio...

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Walton heirs bankroll 'choice' candidates in Wisconsin

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Heirs to the Walmart fortune, including Alice and Jim Walton, have given thousands to Wisconsin political candidates since mid-2008. Photo courtesy of Walmart Stores Public schools in Wisconsin wil...

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Looking back on Obama's pick

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - In December, 2008 President-elect Obama named Arne Duncan to be his new secretary of education. Obama's choice of Duncan over the much more highly qualified Linda Darling-Hammond should have been ...

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Keep Moving or Move On: Chicagoist

chicagoist.com - Chicago police told Occupy Chicago protesters last night that the group’s ongoing “occupation” of the sidewalk in front of the Federal Reserve Bank was unlawful. Around 9 p.m., six police vehicles ...

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Education Nation 2011: Innovation Challenge

educationnation.com - As a part of the Education Nation Summit, NBC News, Citi and NewSchools Venture Fund have launched an exciting "Innovation Challenge" to help the nation better understand the idea of education inno...

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Why Students Don't Graduate (Gotham Gazette, Sep 2011)

gothamgazette.com - New York's Pushout Crisis: Why Students Don't Graduateby Emily Shaw, Liz Sullivan and Refat Shoshi ChowdhurySep 2011 Luke was supposed to receive his high school diploma this year, but, like many o...

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OpEdNews - Article: Occupy Wall Street: Day 11 -

opednews.com - Susan Sarandon at OWS Protest by Public Domain from Livestream OWS Feed. More big news from Day 11 of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) Protest in NYC! Susan Sarandon joined the protesters and discusse...

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James Rubin Abruptly Departs Bloomberg

mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - September 27, 2011, 4:19 pm By JEREMY W. PETERS AND MICHAEL BARBAROJames P. Rubin, a former assistant secretary of state hired by Bloomberg News just 10 months ago to help lead its new opinion-writ...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 27, 2011 Today, the President will visit the Abraham Lincoln High School in Denver, Colorado to highlight his proposal ...

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Sharp Rise in US Health Insurance Cost, Study Finds

democraticunderground.com - Source: New York TimesBy REED ABELSONPublished: September 27, 2011 The cost of health insurance for many Americans this year climbed more sharply than in previous years, outstripping any growth in ...

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Survey: Rising health insurance costs shifted to workers

washingtonpost.com - Employers have been steadily shifting the cost of health insurance onto workers over the past decade, according to survey data released Tuesday, pointing to a fundamental change in the way coverage...

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OpEdNews - Article: Occupy Wall Street: Day 11 -

opednews.com - Susan Sarandon at OWS Protest by Public Domain from Livestream OWS Feed. More big news from Day 11 of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) Protest in NYC! Susan Sarandon joined the protesters and discusse...

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Education Nation 2011: Innovation Challenge

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