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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Mayor Rolls Out Attendance Initiative

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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Mayor Rolls Out Attendance Initiative:Mayor Rolls Out Attendance Initiativeby Melissa WestbrookTomorrow Mayor McGinn will be rolling out the city's new attendance initiative,Be Here, Get There. Every day in school matters. The Mayor will be having a press conference on Monday, Oct. 3rd at Denny Middle School at 11:30 am to announce this new initiative. This is an effort to, obviously, get more kids to be in school every day. The goal is 80% attendance throughout ...more »

More on Occupy Wall Street — You Don’t Win By Making Demands « Student Activism

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More on Occupy Wall Street — You Don’t Win By Making Demands « Student Activism:More on Occupy Wall Street — You Don’t Win By Making Demandsby Angus JohnstonSo I’ve been tweeting up a storm today on the question of whether #OccupyWallStreet needs to compile a formal list of demands. (Spoiler alert: Nope.) I’m not going to rehash my whole argument here right now, but someone tweeted something at me a little while ago that gives me an opportunity to explore ... more »

Achievement gaps start before school starts | | The Bulletin

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Achievement gaps start before school starts | | The Bulletin:Achievement gaps start before school startsBy Diane Ravitch / The Saturday Evening PostPublished: October 02. 2011 4:00AM PSTIf you read news magazines or watch TV, you might think that American education is in a crisis of historic proportions. The media claim that our future is in peril because our students have low test scores caused by incompetent, lazy teachers.Don’t believe it. It’s not true.Yes, our students’ scores on international tests are ... more »

Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Monday | Duke Today

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Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak Monday | Duke Today:Education Activist Diane Ravitch to Speak MondayDuke's Program in Education and Durham Public Schools join to bring speaker to campus, Durham schoolsTOPICS FOR THIS STORY: HUMANITIES SOCIAL SCIENCES, CAMPUS NEWS, DURHAM THE REGION, EDUCATION CLASSROOM LEARNINGOctober 2, 2011 | David Jarmulprint | ARTICLEDiane Ravitch's criticism of standardized testing has changed the national debate on education.DURHAM, NC - Diane Ravitch, one of the country's leading authors and activists on education issues, will ... more »

Occupy Wall Street: First Official Statement | Dailycensored.com

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Occupy Wall Street: First Official Statement | Dailycensored.com:Occupy Wall Street: First Official StatementWritten by HurricaneDeanDaily Journal (Opinion), Media, PoliticsOct 2, 20110digg3Share Occupy Wall Street This weekend, the Occupy Wall Street movement entered its third week of non-violent public assembly and peaceful protest. However, once again, the New York Police Department has proven peaceful protests against the “Masters of Universe” must be met with violence.Unlike the astro-turf Tea Party, the Occupy Wall Street movement is truly a grassroots movement. Before the ... more »

Herman Cain’s Naive Education Platform of Flawed Assumptions | Scathing Purple Musings

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Herman Cain’s Naive Education Platform of Flawed Assumptions | Scathing Purple Musings:Herman Cain’s Naive Education Platform of Flawed Assumptionsby Bob SikesHerman Cain’s ascendency to the top-tier of Republican presidential candidates occurred last week with hissurprising victory in Florida’s straw poll. It’s understandable that Americans might find an impressive man of accomplishment like Cain a desirable alternative to professional politicians. The idea that Washington needs someone versed in sound business and economic principles has appeal to voters of all political leanings.... more »

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Why more and more people will #OccupyWallStreet

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THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Why more and more people will #OccupyWallStreet:Why more and more people will #OccupyWallStreetby The Perimeter PrimateThese are recent Tweets from Bernie Sanders @ http://twitter.com/#!/senatorsanders @SenatorSanders. Senator Bernie Sanders is the longest serving independent in congressional history. Tweets are from the senator's staff. http://sanders.senate.govOctober 2, 2011In 2009 Exxon Mobile made $19 billion in profits, paid no federal income taxes and took a $156 million rebate from the IRS.Ford's federal income tax rate was just 2.3 percent in 2009 ... more »

NYC 'SlutWalk' Protests Raise Rape Awareness - Forbes

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NYC 'SlutWalk' Protests Raise Rape Awareness - Forbes:NYC ‘SlutWalk’ Protests Raise Rape Awarenessby E.D. KainNew York City has been inundated with protests recently. Occupy Wall Street protests are gaining strength.Union pilots showed up on Wall Street to protest a hasty merger between United and Continental airlines. And yesterday over a thousand feminists held a scantily-clad rally, which they called SlutWalk, to protest blaming the victims of sexual assault after NYPD police warned women not to wear clothes that might make ... more »

I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide #edreform

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This sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas consists of Billy Gibbons (guitar), Dusty Hill (bass), and Frank Beard (drums). They were formed in 1970 in and around Houston from rival bands the Moving Sidewalks (Gibbons) and American Blues (Hill and Beard). Their first two albums reflected the strong blues roots and Texas humor of the band. Their third album (Tres Hombres) gained them national attention with the hit "La Grange," a signature riff tune to this day, based on John ... more »

Bad to the bone #edreform

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