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The Ultimate Irony of Arresting OccupySac Protesters in Cesar Chavez Park | MyFDL #OCCUPYTOGETHER #ows #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
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The Ultimate Irony of Arresting OccupySac Protesters in Cesar Chavez Park | MyFDL:The Ultimate Irony of Arresting OccupySac Protesters in Cesar Chavez ParkBy: john in sacramento Friday October 7, 2011 5:43 pm Tweet Look at the background in the upper right on the screengrab … Sacramento’s Tower BridgeI don’t know a lot about Cesar Chavez (too young) but what I do know is that he was a civil rights and labor rights organizer and leader. And for the City of ... more »
Education Petition: Please Help My Son! expelled from his school for refusing to take the state standardized test!
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Education Petition: Please Help My Son! | Change.org: Signatures1 out of 1,000PetitioningThe President of the United States (+ 5 others)Created ByGretchen HerreraLexington, SCAbout this PetitionPetition LetterWhy this is ImportantMy 12 year old son was expelled from his school for refusing to take the state standardized test! He is 12 years old with Aspergers and type 1 diabetes!My child had a letter from his endocrinology team not only excusing him from the testing, but explaining why. It was ignored by his ... more »
#Occupy Digest « occupy california #OCCUPYTOGETHER #ows #OCCUPYWALLSTREET
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#Occupy Digest « occupy california:#Occupy Digestby *In the wake of the recent #Occupy movement, we wanted to create a running digest of some helpful resources for information and critiques. (None of the following are endorsements. This list is not comprehensive.)#Occupy News Sources:Indybay – has a lot of news on whats going on particularly in California; for general independent news check out Indymedia.OccupyTogether – from here you can navigate to most of the #Occupy city websitesYourAnonNews (blog)#OccupySF#OccupyLosAngeles#Occupy Critiques/Analysis:
Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown signs California Dream Act
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Capitol Alert: Jerry Brown signs California Dream Act:Jerry Brown signs California Dream ActGov. Jerry Brown today signed legislation allowing undocumented immigrant college students to receive public financial aid, marking California's relatively liberal ground in a bitter row over immigration nationwide.The California Dream Act allows access to public financial aid, including Cal Grants, for undocumented students who came to the country before turning 16 and attended California high schools. Those students already are eligible for in-state tuition, and Brown in July ... more »
Two ways we separate children & why we should care « Cooperative Catalyst
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Two ways we separate children why we should care « Cooperative Catalyst:Two ways we separate children why we should careby Chad SansingSeparation Wall by l a u r aMy wife asked a great question this morning about what I mean when I say that schools sort kids. After all, she posited, isn’t differentiation a kind of sorting – and isn’t differentiation good?Differentiation is good when we negotiate ways for students to learn with students themselves. When we
AB165 or not AB165: SCHOOLS WAIT FOR WORD ON FUNDING
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: AB165 or not AB165: SCHOOLS WAIT FOR WORD ON FUNDING - Bill awaiting Brown’s signature could significantly alter funding formula for student activities + smf’s 2c:AB165 or not AB165: SCHOOLS WAIT FOR WORD ON FUNDING - Bill awaiting Brown’s signature could significantly alter funding formula for student activities + smf’s 2cBY TAMMY MARASHLIAN -SENIOR EDUCATION WRITER -SANTA CLARITA SIGNAL | HTTP://BIT.LY/RGENXF“AB 165 would ban school districts from charging students a fee ... more »
The New York Times finds the protests “annoying.” « Fred Klonsky's blog
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The New York Times finds the protests “annoying.” « Fred Klonsky's blog:The New York Times finds the protests “annoying.”by Fred KlonskyThe execution of Marie Antoinette. Talk about being annoying.Some have claimed that the #occupywallstreet protests are unfocused in terms of issues.Others, like Mitt Romney, say the protesters are engaged in class warfare. House leader Eric what’shisname says the same thing.New York Mayor Blloomberg says they remind him of the Vietnam era. How? Well there were street protest