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MCS mistakes prove costly » The Commercial Appeal

commercialappeal.com - I am one of the many Memphis City Schools teachers whose official status is "surplus teacher." Supt. Kriner Cash derisively refers to us as "lemons." For him, it may be a joke. For cash-strapped ta...

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Education Reform takes a Corporate Path with help from ALEC - Living in Dialogue

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East Ramapo boosts class size, pays teachers more, irking parents | The Journal News | LoHud.com

lohud.com - SPRING VALLEY — An agreement allowing East Ramapo high school and middle school teachers to accommodate larger class sizes has upset some parents who worry there are already too many students in so...

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Students Weigh In on Character

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Back Home, and Homeless - NYTimes.com

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