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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...
Beachhead for Corporate Takeover of Public Schools « Education Talk New Orleans
edutalknola.com - New Orleans The national media consensus is that New Orleans has discovered the miracle cure for urban education. Their conclusion is largely drawn from data provided by the Louisiana Department o...
Groups linked to Booker, Cerf received nearly one-third of first $13M of Facebook donation to Newark schools
mobile.nj.com - Groups linked to Booker, Cerf received nearly one-third of first $13M of Facebook donation to Newark schools Robert Sciarrino/The Star-LedgerNewark Mayor Cory Booker and acting Commissioner of Educ...
Shanker Blog » Similar Problems, Different Response: “We Are Public Education”
shankerblog.org - Thousands of people from all over Spain demonstrated Saturday October 22nd in Madrid against severe austerity measures affecting public education in several Spanish regions. The march on Madrid, wh...
State auditor determines that municipalities shouldn't have to pay for transporting homeless students - Danvers - Your Town
boston.com - By Justin A. Rice, Town CorrespondentState Auditor Suzanne M. Bump determined on Thursday that forcing municipalities to pay the cost of of transporting and educating homeless students living in mo...
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An open letter to NPR about their coverage of the SOS march « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Aug 11, 2011 leoniehaimson This letter was sent today to Claudio Sanchez, the reporter and Edward Schumacher Matos, the NPR ombudsperson. We will let you know if we receive a response. If you’d l...
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...
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...
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...
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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President Obama. In Ohio, just say “no” on 2. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - It’s the oddest damn thing. There will be an issue on the Ohio ballot called Issue 2. If you vote yes, you support Governor Republican Kasich’s attack on collective bargaining rights in Ohio. If yo...
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 ...
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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Police, Fire Officials Conducting Surprise Inspection Of Zuccotti Park « CBS New York
newyork.cbslocal.com - People sleep in New York’s Zuccotti Park, home to Occupy Wall Street protesters, Friday morning, Oct. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Police and fire officials are conducti...
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...
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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EXPOSED: Our Neighborhood's Hidden Gem, The Samuel Mills Sprole School
carrollgardens.patch.com - I would like to tell you a secret my husband and I swore to each other we’d never tell. “We can never tell anyone,” we said. “If more people came it would ruin it.” This conversation happened after...
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...
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...
Help Solve Climate Change By Staying Home « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Would you believe me if I told you that we could take a big step to combating climate change simply by staying home from work? Rather, I should say, staying home and working. Call it “telecommuting...
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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 ...
Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: A Concise Post about Why You Should Vote for the Challengers
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: A Concise Post about Why You Should Vote for the Challengers:A Concise Post about Why You Should Vote for the Challengersby Melissa WestbrookMega-ConciseFirst a...
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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