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What Made Michelle Obama Anxious and Nervous

politicsdaily.com - First Lady Michelle Obama revisited a stressful period of her youth on Monday, opening up to teen girls at a Denver mentoring event when asked about her views of standardized testing.Mrs. Obama use...
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Lessons From New Orleans

nytimes.com - Before Hurricane Katrina, more than 60 percent of children in New Orleans attended a failing school. Now, only about 18 percent do. Five years ago, less than a quarter of the children i...
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Frank is trending again. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - In November, 2008 Frank Cieciorka died. Frank was a 60s activist, member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and a people’s graphic artist. His drawing of the clenched fist became ico...
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Ohio Wages Fierce Fight on Collective Bargaining

nytimes.com - COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Hi, Teresa,” said Phil Hayes, a high school social studies teacher. “I’m voting no on Senate Bill 5 because it can make my class size larger and can make it harder for me to be a ...
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coopmike48 Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, Walks Out on 1,000-Plus Parents Who Traveled to His L.A. County Town Hall http://t.co/6osmm4TV17 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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tbfurman Thank you, @Luke1946 I work in Skokie and I can tell you the schools also have nice libraries. There's a War on Public Literacy here in Chi.8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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Starving America’s Public Schools | OurFuture.org

ourfuture.org - Read full report » VIDEOS School Cuts Hurt Kids. . .  . . . By Increasing Class Size . . . By Eliminating Critical Classes . . . By Eliminating Great Teachers RESOURCESCOMMENTARYCritics of America’...
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A cautionary charter school tale - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - Some public charter schools do wonderful work. Some don’t. This is what can happen when officials who allow charter schools to open don’t pay enough attention to what happens after the doors open t...
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News Corp. and the Business of Education

care2.com - Not only did Rupert Murdoch give the keynote speech at the education summit held under the aegis of Jeb Bush the past two days in San Francisco. His News Corporation is seeking to make its way into...
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Protesters 'Occupy' Times Square - WSJ.com

online.wsj.com - BY MIKE VILENSKY, JESSICA FIRGER AND ALISON FOX Hundreds of anti-corporate protesters marched Saturday from New York City's Financial District to Times Square in one of the Occupy Wall Street movem...
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Part of Alabama Immigrant Law Blocked

nytimes.com - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A federal appeals court in Atlanta temporarily blocked two provisions of Alabama’s far-reaching immigration enforcement law on Friday, but left much of it in effect as the state ...
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Hundreds join Occupy O.C. protest while others scoff

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Resting on his bicycle between two fellow riders, Newport Beach resident Jeff Yeargain waited and watched with apparent contempt as more than 500 people marched across his path toward a major Irvin...
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Romney Beating Obama in a Fight for Wall St. Cash

nytimes.com - It is no secret that the relationship between President Obama and Wall Street has chilled. A striking measure of that is the latest campaign finance reports. Mitt Romney has raised far ...
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Rupert Murdoch | Occupy Sesame Street Protest Video

mediaite.com - video Not even the wealthiest 1% is safe from the wrath of Socially Conscious Elmo. News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch was delivering a speech on technology and public education in San Francisco (of cour...
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Wall St protesters march through New York Reuters

reuters.com - By Edith Honan and Ed McAllister NEW YORK | Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:39pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of anti-Wall Street protesters rallied in Times Square on Saturday, buoyed by a global day of ...
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Queries on Global Change from FWCC

dailykos.com - Friends World Committee for Consultation is the major point at which Quaker groups around the world come together. We Friends have a practice of offering Queries - questions - to which we respond...
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Do we really want a lifeline of all our time?

coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Petrified. Do I really want my entire life online? A friend started posting college pics on Facebook. (this is one of them- can you pick me out? Polka dots!)If you are filled with dread at the thou...
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live streaming video powered by Livestream

livestream.com - This channel will feature live streams from global non violent revolution spreading across the globe, with the first broadcasts from Wall Street Occupation in NYC that will start on Saturday, Septe...
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US student debt impact likened to subprime crisis

democraticunderground.com - Source: Financial TimesUS university students and graduates are facing a double whammy of ballooning debt loads and high unemployment, raising worries that a potential delinquency crisis could blee...
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Hundreds join Occupy O.C. protest while others scoff

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Resting on his bicycle between two fellow riders, Newport Beach resident Jeff Yeargain waited and watched with apparent contempt as more than 500 people marched across his path toward a major Irvin...
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"Occupy" protests go global Pictures - CBS News

cbsnews.com - A man dressed as an "evil banker" stands outside Saint Paul's Cathedral in central London as protestors gather on October 15, 2011. Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement, people began taking ...
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