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China Announces ‘Occupy America’ « Borowitz Report

borowitzreport.com - BEIJING (The Borowitz Report) – The Chinese government raised eyebrows around the world today by announcing a mysterious national movement called “Occupy America.” In a brief statement, the Chinese...

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The Newest Companies Coming Out Of Incubators: EdTech

fastcompany.com - This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert's views alone. Imagine K12 is a new Palo Alto incubator birthing only education startups. Can they change...

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NWCN.com Washington - Oregon - Idaho

nwcn.com - by ERIC WILKINSON / KING 5 News NWCN.com Posted on October 26, 2011 at 4:28 PM Updated today at 5:39 PM SEATTLE - The Seattle School District is seeing a staggering number of homeless students. Mor...

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How Occupy Wall Street Cost Me My Job

gawker.com - Joining the Occupy Wall Street protests has its dangers. You could get pepper-sprayed or end up in handcuffs. Or, as Brooklyn-based journalist Caitlin Curran explains, your boss could see a photo o...

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Push back on Emanuel's human relations cuts

chicagotribune.com - Longtime community volunteers say Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s proposal to shrink the city agency that battles all manner of discrimination could weaken its effectiveness.But Mona Noriega, the mayor’s appo...

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Wall St. Protesters Arrested in Nashville Released

nytimes.com - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nearly 30 Wall Street protesters who were arrested in Nashville are now being released. Jeff Blum of the Davidson County Sheriff's Office says the protesters were be...

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The mayor's millionaire club | Feature

chicagoreader.com - click to enlarge The third week of July was a busy time for Mayor Rahm Emanuel—he was working with police brass to reassign cops, announcing a competition between city workers and private firms to ...

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Obama Using Education Issue as Political Sword

edweek.org - Published Online: October 27, 2011 President Barack Obama holds a child and greets the crowd after speaking about managing student debt during an event at the University of Colorado Denver Downtown...

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Outrage Over Veteran Injured at ‘Occupy’ Protest

nytimes.com - OAKLAND, Calif. — For supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement, whose diffuse anger has been a defining and sometimes distracting characteristic, the wounding of an Iraq war veteran here has p...

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Occupy Atlanta moves on MLK historic site

11alive.com - Occupy Atlanta tries to settle in a field in the MLK historic district ATLANTA -- After being kicked out of Woodruff Park just days ago, Occupy Atlanta tried to settle in a field near Ebenezer Bapt...

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Friday fillips. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - News from Matt Farmer. BREAKING: CPS CEO J.C. Brizard will offer pizza parties, ice cream vouchers, and amusement park tickets to CPS students who back his “Chicago School Patriot” program by agree...

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NYC Educator: Inscrutable

nyceducator.com - Our copying machine has been humming along for some time now with no problem. We also have a Risograph, which enables us to do higher-volume copying. Sadly, the English Department next door has had...

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Tax breaks: Chicago's financial exchanges

chicagotribune.com - Tax breaks for Chicago's financial exchanges, which could cut state tax revenue by as much as $110 million a year, won endorsement from a key Illinois Senate committee Thursday but still face big o...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release October 28, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIESSUBJECT: Accelerating Technology Transfer and Comm...

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Jersey Jazzman: The Ed Reform Gravy Train

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: The Ed Reform Gravy Train:The Ed Reform Gravy Trainby DukeIt's a-puffin' into Newark - all aboard!One of every three dollars of private money spent so far in Newark’s bid to reform ...

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The despicable Mike Antonucci. « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The despicable Mike Antonucci. « Fred Klonsky's blog:The despicable Mike Antonucci.by Fred KlonskyMike Antonucci is a right-wing blogger who spends his time attacking teacher unions. Almost exclusi...

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