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Romney Spit-Balls His Way To Privatizing Veteran’s Benefits
2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - Evan McMorris-Santoro November 11, 2011, 3:16 PM MAULDIN, SC — Over barbecue and sweet tea with 12 veterans here Friday, Mitt Romney appeared to brainstorm a fundamental change to the way the natio...
Tennessee’s Push to Transform Schools - Readers' Comments
community.nytimes.com - while no one wants to impede any effort to make things better, so much of the education reform energy seems to be rather on treating surface blemishes than the conditions that cause them...evaluati...
Research doesn’t back up key ed reforms - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - There is no solid evidence supporting many of the positions on teachers and teacher evaluation taken by some school reformers today, according to a new assessment of research on the subject. The Ed...
The Bleak Future for NYC Students - Page 1 - Columns - New York
villagevoice.com - Cathie Black was mocked out of the chancellorship, but what of the longtime failing educators who remain: her successor, Dennis Walcott, and the self-styled “Education Mayor,”Mike Bloomberg? I also...
Tennessee’s Push to Transform Schools
nytimes.com - Tennessee has a long way to go in improving its schools, but it has made significant headway in turning itself into a laboratory for education reform. It was one of the first states to test a rigor...
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Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything
truth-out.org - Before the Occupy Wall Street movement, there was little discussion of the outsized power of Wall Street and the diminishing fortunes of the middle class.The media blackout was especially remarkabl...
Same City, Different Worlds: The PEN Conference and the EWA seminar. The two “camps” of education sounding off in Chi-town
mskatiesramblings.blogspot.com - Today in Chicago, two major education events took place. And the two events could not be more different. On the north side, a group of dedicated educators gathered from across the country to disc...
What Studies Say About Teacher Effectiveness
ewa.org - EWA Research Brief: What Studies Say About Teacher Effectiveness As policymakers and school leaders seek new ways to measure and improve teacher effectiveness, it’s important for journalists and ot...
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Livewire | TPM
livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - SPARTANBURG, SC — A family of Herman Cain supporters stood on the corner outside Wofford College here Saturday in the run-up to the debate and told TPM they don’t expect their man to win on foreign...
Joan Baez Sings For Veterans At Occupy Wall Street: Gothamist
gothamist.com - In solidarity with the 99 percenters at Occupy Wall Street, a number of veteran groups marched to Foley Square today for a Veterans Day rally dubbed, "Honor the Dead, Fight Like Hell for the Living...
Sunday Talking Heads: November 13, 2011
firedoglake.com - Occupy Montgomery! Fifty five years ago today the Supreme Court of the United States of America upheld the decision of the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Alabama “that Alabama’s ...
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Romney, Gingrich at GOP debate: We'd go to war to keep Iran from getting nuclear weapons - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com - (Credit: CBS) SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich said at the Republican presidential debate here Saturday night that they would be willing to go to war to keep Iran from attaining n...
Indiana Governor Bores In on Federal Debt
online.wsj.com - Corrections & Amplifications Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels favors a dramatic reworking of Social Security benefits, but not for those who would enter the system in the next 10 or 15 years. This story ...
Today's Teamster News 11.13.11
teamsternation.blogspot.com - Obama, leaders set framework for Asia-Pacific trade agreement The Hill ...President Obama and representatives of eight other nations agreed to a framework on Saturday for a free trade agreement ...
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My Parents Were Home-Schooling Anarchists
nytimes.com - Tired of the constraints of the 40-hour workweek, my father, in 1972, quit his job in publishing. My parents were in their early 30s, and they had four children under 7. “But we still wanted to exp...
See it! Say it! Helping to End the Abuse of Our Children! - The Educator's PLN
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - See it! Say it! Helping to End the Abuse of Our Children! - The Educator's PLN:See it! Say it! Helping to End the Abuse of Our Children!by Lisa MimsIn 1982, I worked in a Headstart center, I had on...
The Unplugged Mom Tells How She & Her Kid's Are Getting Smart with Smart Phones
theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com - Guest Post by Laurette Lynn, The Unplugged Mom Okay I do think we as a culture have slipped into a bit of an over-dependency on artificial stimulation and ‘devices’ to go about our lives. Howe...
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Police: Occupy San Francisco protesters attack officers
mercurynews.com - By Matthias GafniContra Costa Times SAN FRANCISCO -- One San Francisco police officer was slashed by a razor and another had his uniform torn and cheek cut in a clash with Occupy San Francisco prot...
Occupy Portland split on next move as deadline approaches kgw.com Portland
kgw.com - Occupy Portland split on next move as deadline approaches by KGW Staff Bio | Email | Follow: @KGWNews kgw.com Posted on November 11, 2011 at 8:33 AM Updated today at 8:48 AM PORTLAND -- Occupy Port...
Occupy Denver marches downtown for 6th straight Saturday; police, protesters gather afterward near capitol
denverpost.com - For the sixth Saturday in a row, protesters with Occupy Denver marched through downtown Denver today. After the march, protesters congregated near the steps of the state Capitol. Police also gather...
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School menu leaves some kids cold
dailynews.com - VAN NUYS - Araselia Guerrero scooped a forkful of ancho chili chicken with yakisoba into her mouth, and chewed the food pensively. All around her, about 50 moms just like her filled the cafeteria o...
Local Intelligence: It’s-It Factory, Burlingame
baycitizen.org - People living east of the Rockies may not have heard of this ice cream treat, but most in the Bay Area know the It’s-It. There are several stories about the origin of the name, but the company’s We...
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People's University in Washington Square
peoplesu.tumblr.com - Calendar Upcoming: Session 8: Saturday, Nov 12, 1:30pm Education for the 99% Educators, activists, parents, and students speak out on the fight for public education in NYC and the rest of the count...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: The Lines are Clearly Drawn Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 5 hours ago Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: The Lines are Clearly Drawn:The L...
Frantic Bid to Avoid Occupy Violence
baycitizen.org - Shoshana Walter/The Bay Citizen Police in riot gear at Occupy Oakland protest on November 3, 2011. Labor organizers and community activists -- including the husband of Mayor Jean Quan -- are engage...