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City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts

nydailynews.com - Joe Marino for News The city's special schools investigator determined that Future Technology Associates found serious violations of contract rules. The owners of a scandal-plagued consulting busin...

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Duncan: The president's plan for the economy and education

denverpost.com - Imagine Steve Jobs trying to design the next generation of tablet computers using mainframe hardware from the Eisenhower administration. Or American automakers trying to out-engineer foreign compet...

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Good Choices for BESE Seats

louisianaeducator.blogspot.com - Several experienced, and dedicated educators have qualified for election to BESE along with several incumbents who have already proven themselves to be friends of public education. Voters will have...

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City says it has started letting schools know they risk closure

gothamschools.org - Some schools who pulled low grades on the progress reports handed out last week are already getting notice that the city is seriously worried about their performance. Department of Education offici...

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Unusual Staffing Plan Helps N.C. District Snag Broad Award

edweek.org - Principals from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools cheer the announcement that the district won the Broad Prize for Urban Education on Sept. 20. —Jeff Willhelm/Charlotte Observer/APWashingtonIn 2008, th...

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New York High School Helps Immigrant 'Kids' Adapt : NPR

npr.org - Enlarge iStockphoto.com Navigating high school is a challenge for most kids. But for the refugee and immigrant students enrolled at Brooklyn's International High School, it can be even harder to le...

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Sending NBC's 'Education Nation' Back to School

labornotes.org - With NBC airing a second “Education Nation” special that resembles an infomercial for charter schools and online learning, the media watchdog group FAIR held an event Tuesday to clear the air.The p...

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The U.S. Economy and Public Education

huffingtonpost.com - At NBC's Education Nation Summit yesterday, Melinda sat down with our good friend Warren Buffett and his daughter, Susie Buffett, to talk about education.Melinda and I believe deeply that education...

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Your Illinois News Radar » 911 tapes show Senator tried to use clout to convince cops to ignore husband’s call

capitolfax.com - * The details of the alleged domestic violence are in dispute, but this is not good at all… State Sen. Suzi Schmidt mentioned being a former Lake County Board chairman and her “connections” on a De...

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Students’ Knowledge of Civil Rights History Has Deteriorated, Study Finds

nytimes.com - When Julian Bond, the former Georgia lawmaker and civil rights activist, turned to teaching two decades ago, he often quizzed his college students to gauge their awareness of the civil rights movem...

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Wall St. protesters to rally against 'brutal' arrests by NYPD

amny.com - Wall St. protesters to rally against 'brutal' arrests by NYPD Photo credit: Protesters march near Wall Street / Getty Images The protesters rallying against Wall Street and the rich have set their ...

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Union at SIUC approves strike authorization

chron.com - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — One union at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale has approved a strike authorization, and three more are slated to vote on similar questions.On Tuesday, 80 percent of...

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As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe

nytimes.com - MADRID — Hundreds of thousands of disillusioned Indians cheer a rural activist on a hunger strike. Israel reels before the largest street demonstrations in its history. Enraged young people in Spai...

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Vast Majority Of Americans Favor Buffett Rule's Millionaire Tax: Poll

huffingtonpost.com - Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they support President Barack Obama’s proposal to tax households making $1 million or more at the same or higher rate as middle-class households, according to...

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Ron Darling introduces the Kenia Nunez at Sid Jacobson JCC’s 16th Annual Auction for Excellence

edusped.com - www.sjjcc.org — Former Met Ron Darling, Celebrity MC at the 16th Annual Auction for Excellence, introduces Kehilla speaker Kenia Nunez. Kenia’s young son lives with Asperger’s, a form of autism, an...

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Onward to Wall Street | Truthout

truth-out.org - Big clouds condense around small particles. In case you haven't heard, there is an ongoing protest taking place on Wall Street. There is no shame in being ignorant of the event; the "mainstream" ne...

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Occupy Movement - News, Badgers on Wall Street, Media Analysis 092811

bluecheddar.net - I think I’ll keep on occupying my Madison apartment for the next little while. (I could be convinced to go somewhere warmer than Wisconsin, though, hint hint) But I’ll do what I can to keep up on t...

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DOE Contractor Is Cited for Fraud

online.wsj.com - BY LISA FLEISHER A technology contractor bilked the New York City Department of Education out millions of dollars, lying to investigators about shell companies it allegedly used to outsource work, ...

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2 adults dead in murder-suicide at Calif. school

boston.com - JURUPA VALLEY, Calif.—An apparent murder-suicide that left a man and a woman dead forced the lockdown of a Southern California high school on Wednesday, authorities said. No students were injured.T...

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Volunteer was 1 of 2 shooting victims at Riverside County school

latimesblogs.latimes.com - An adult female volunteer at Patriot High School in Riverside County is one of two people found shot in the school's parking lot Wednesday morning, leading to a full campus lockdown, Riverside Cou...

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