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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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#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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Managing Director of Learning

jobs.gothamschools.org - Job Description Background Success Charter Network (SCN) is a not-for-profit charter management organization that operates public charter schools in economically-disadvantaged communities with high...

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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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Morningside Center

morningsidecenter.org - 'Education is about preparing young people to make the world better than it is' Pedro Noguera's speech at Morningside Center's Courageous Schools Conference May 21, 2011 I am in the middle of a l...

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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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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women

nytimes.com - LONDON — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded on Friday to three campaigning women from Africa and the Arab world in acknowledgment of their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and ...

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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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God Bless the Freaks | Connected Principals

connectedprincipals.com - Posted by pkinghorn on 10/08/11 • Categorized as Best Educational Practices,Leadership Essentials,School Culture This thing of beauty came through my network yesterday:Which reminded me of the one ...

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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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Teenager dies in Bahrain protest shooting

democraticunderground.com - Source: Financial TimesOctober 7, 2011 11:56 pmTeenager dies in Bahrain protest shootingBy Simeon Kerr in DubaiA teenager has died of gunshot wounds in Bahrain, as pro-democracy protests turn incre...

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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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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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#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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