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What I Did Last Summer, Part One - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,I wish I could say I had a restful summer, but I didn't. I finished writing an epilogue for the paperback edition of The Death and Life of the Great American School System, which shoul...
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Schools shut down in Tacoma as teachers strike

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Teachers in Tacoma, Wash., went on strike Tuesday, shutting down schools for about 28,000 students, not all of whom were happy about the instant replay of summer vacation. "You're adults. Grow up,...
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Democrats propose plan to improve Utah schools

chron.com - NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan — albeit one lacking for details — to improve Utah's schools.The initiative has multiple areas of focus, incl...
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Privatizing Teaching - Teacher in a Strange Land

blogs.edweek.org - Latest news from the Mitten State: Legislators propose privatizing teaching. Lots of ways to accomplish this, including designating Michigan a "right-to-teach" state, preserving the right to collec...
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Consent | The Jose Vilson

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Consent | The Jose Vilson:Consentby Jose"Society Teaches 'Don't Get Raped' Rather Than 'Don't Rape'."I read a story today by Kathy Dobie for GQ about the 11-year-old girl who was raped by 19 or so ...
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From the Front Lines of the Overcrowding Problem

nyceducator.com - You may have caught this article from the Daily News taking a look at school overcrowding in this age of population explosion and budget contraction. I thought I could provide a teacher's-eye view ...
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Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats

nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — As Congress opens a politically charged exploration of ways to pare the deficit, President Obama is expected to seek hundreds of billions of dollars in savings in Medicare and Medicaid...
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Obama May Limit Tax Breaks on Muni Bonds

democraticunderground.com - Source: BloombergPresident Barack Obama proposed curbing the amount of interest from municipal bonds that top earners can exclude from their taxable income, a step that may diminish demand for stat...
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Our First Rodeo (Part Deux)

justgabe.com - Posted by Gabe on September 13, 2011 under Kids are Heroes |For me at least, preparing for “our first rodeo” was quite stressful. After all, MaryMargaret and I had spoken in front of schools before...
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