Friday, October 7, 2011

Big Education Ape: 10-7-11 PM OCCUPY TOGETHER http://occupywallst.org/ #OCCUPYWALLSTREET

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#OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - #occupywallstreet comes to the Heartland. Hundreds have set up camp opposite the Chicago Board of Trade for several weeks. On Columbus Day, Monday, October 10th they will be joined by thousands mor...

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Virgin Mary On A Grilled Cheese And Other Miracles

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - Somewhere, Woodword and Bernstein are weeping. I entered the fight against the ‘reformers’ back in February after hearing Duncan claim that a school in Chicago got dramatic results by shutting down...

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High black unemployment widespread across nation’s metropolitan areas

epi.org - Download print-friendly PDF Press release Share this article:Even before the recession, many Midwestern African American communities were in economic distress, with high African American unemploy...

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As School Layoffs Loom, City Points Finger at Union Chief, Who Points Right Back

nytimes.com - With more than 700 school aides facing their last day at work on Friday barring a last-minute deal, the Bloomberg administration is blaming the school aides’ powerful labor union, District Council ...

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The School Closing Follies, by Marc Epstein

nycatr.blogspot.com - Marc Epstein, also known as the Ronin Teacher, sent us this article about school closings. We all know that school closings harm teachers by forcing them into the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR). Her...

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Paradoxes of the Finland Phenomenon

joebower.org - Have you noticed there's a lot of hullabaloo about Finland's education system lately? I've been paying attention to what the Finns have been doing for a couple years now, but it is only recently t...

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Federal K-12 Arts Ed Funding on the Chopping Block Again

artsjournal.com - For those who have followed Dewey21C, hopefully you’ve noticed that I have been silent since the end of July. A month off from work followed that last post, and as we’re blowing through September, ...

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City unveils algorithm that will assign ATR’s to new weekly spots

gothamschools.org - The Department of Education is preparing for the high volume of new assignments it will have to make starting Tuesday, as Absent Teacher Reserve teachers are shifted to a new school every single w...

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Four School Workers, Facing Uncertainty – SchoolBook

nytimes.com - Oct. 7, 2011, 12:15 a.m. The ring of the last school bell on Friday could be heralding the beginning of unemployment and uncertainty for more than 700 employees in 347 city schools — school aides, ...

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Marching in King’s Shadow

nytimes.com - Cambridge, Mass. IF you recognized the name of only one of the two greats who succumbed to cancer on Wednesday, that’s perhaps because the work of the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who di...

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Wall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks

old.news.yahoo.com - NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York's financial district on Wednesday, their ranks swelled by nurses, transit workers and other union members join...

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Derrick Bell, Law Professor and Racial Advocate, Dies at 80

nytimes.com - Derrick Bell, a legal scholar who worked to expose the persistence of racism in America through his books and articles and his provocative career moves — he gave up a Harvard Law School professorsh...

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Cantor Decries ’Growing Mobs’ as Wall Street Protests Spread

businessweek.com - October 07, 2011, 12:52 PM EDT By Holly Rosenkrantz Oct. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The Occupy Wall Street protesters came to Washington, where they were compared favorably to the Tea Party by Vice President...

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Confronting the Malefactors

nytimes.com - There’s something happening here. What it is ain’t exactly clear, but we may, at long last, be seeing the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people. ...

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Obama, Biden Incite Wall Street Protests

newsmax.com - President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are under increasing attack for egging on the burgeoning Occupy Wall Street protest that has spread to cities across the country. Senior Sen. Orr...

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One Urban District with a Bad Habit - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - One Urban District with a Bad Habit - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:One Urban District with a Bad HabitBy Anthony Cody on February 16, 2009 11:03 AM | 3 Comments | No RecommendationsO...

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This is What Democracy Looks Like! |

bluecheddar.net - I recently spent some time at #OccupyChicago with my good friend Allyson. Occupy Chicago is at the heart of the financial district in Chicago and is located at the corner of Jackson and LaSalle, wh...

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Occupy Wall Street: Surrounding the Bull

dissidentvoice.org - Hundreds of cops, some on horsebacks, are now protecting Wall Street 24 hours a day. At Bowling Green Park, they have also blocked access to the Merryll Lynch bull. To be warmed by the methane gas ...

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Founder of Dead Poets Society visits bards' graves

boston.com - FREEPORT, Maine—The founder of the Dead Poets Society of America traveled to Massachusetts on Friday to visit graves and other sites associated with Jack Kerouac and five other famous poets in his ...

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music video: "sf city retrospect" by rocky rivera

blog.angryasianman.com - San Franciscooooooo! Check out the music video for "SF City Retrospect" by Rocky Rivera, presented by Just Bombin Films and Beatrock Music. She teams up with another San Francisco-based emcee, Davi...

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Should Fox Share Profits with the Cast of 'The Simpsons?'

forbes.com - How could you cancel such an adorable family? Maybe The Simpsons should go quietly into the good night, its golden years long since passed, but it doesn’t look like the cast of the long-running ani...

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Demonstrations on Wall Street Risk Harm to City’s Economy, Bloomberg Says

bloomberg.com - Demonstrators protesting bank bailouts and calling for increased regulation of Wall Street may harm New York City’s economy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. “What they’re trying to do is take the job...

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U.S. Adds 103,000 Jobs; Rate Holds Steady at 9.1%

nytimes.com - As an increasing number of economists have warned in recent weeks of a double dip back into recession, employers added 103,000 jobs in September, staving off the bleakest forecasts for now. ...

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Debt collectors with government contracts paid penalties - NorthJersey.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Debt collectors with government contracts paid penalties - NorthJersey.com:Debt collectors with government contracts paid penaltiesFRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2011BY DAVID ESPOASSOCIATED PRESSASSOCIATED PRE...

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Wall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks

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Occupy Pittsburgh event set Oct. 15

bizjournals.com - Paul J. Gough Web Producer - Pittsburgh Business Times EmailOccupy Pittsburgh, the grassroots effort inspired by but separate from the massive Wall Street demonstrations, are planning their first b...

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#OccupyWallStreet – The Big March

wepartypatriots.com - Oct 2011 7 Despite the blogosphere’s inclination to blast the pepper spray and baton videos as far and wide as they can possibly be streamed, Wednesday’s solidarity march on Wall Street was, in act...

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#OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - #OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog:3:25 PM (24 minutes ago)#OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM.by Fred Klonsky#occupywallstreet comes to the Heartland.Hundreds have set up camp opposite the...

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