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Reporters Meet the Fists of the Law

nytimes.com - In the aftermath of the Occupy Wall Street eviction from Zuccotti Park, a mayoral aide e-mailed reporters. The aide, Stu Loeser, said that he had heard of journalists “supposedly” weari...

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Testimony in British Hacking Inquiry Takes Debate Beyond Murdoch’s Empire

nytimes.com - LONDON — The actor Hugh Grant said Monday that British tabloid newspapers had broken into his home, accessed medical records and menaced his family as part of a “cowardly, bullying and shocking” pr...

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Library Press Conference | Occupy Wall Street Library

peopleslibrary.wordpress.com - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: press@occupywallst.org For this event: William Scott, 412-390-6510 Occupy Wall Street Librarians Address Bloomberg for Destroying Books Over 4k...

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Don't throw out the baby, the debate on teacher pensions continues

dailykos.com - As policy makers search for budget cuts in tough economic times, increasingly their target has become public employee pensions plans, specifically defined benefit plans that are common in most stat...

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The Problem With Charters - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Editor's Note: Diane Ravitch is taking a break from the blog this week, and Deborah Meier is blogging in her place today. Bridging Differences will begin its Thanksgiving holiday tomorrow and retur...

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Joe Biden's Brother is President and "P.T. Barnum" for SoFla Charter School Chain - Broward/Palm Beach News

blogs.browardpalmbeach.com - pr.comFrank Biden (right) is president of the charter chain.When owners of a for-profit charter school chain go before the Palm Beach County school board tomorrow night seeking approval for three ...

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Wall St. Layoffs Take Heavy Toll on Younger Workers

dealbook.nytimes.com - Andrew Sullivan for The New York TimesMarine Corps veteran Sam Meek, 27, recently was laid off from his job at a hedge fund.Earlier this fall, Steve Ferdman celebrated getting a job offer from Cred...

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Scott Walker Tilts School Accountability Standards to Favor Charter and Private Schools

progressive.org - By Rebecca Kemble, November 22, 2011 Scott Walker is now waging his war on public education by coming up with accountability standards that favor charter and private schools. His School and Distric...

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News Organizations Complain About Treatment During Protests

mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - A cross-section of 13 news organizations in New York City lodged complaints on Monday about the New York Police Department’s treatment of journalists covering the Occupy Wall Street movement. Separ...

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3 More Students Surrender in SAT Cheating Scandal

nbcnewyork.com - Pei-Sze Cheng Education officials outlined the new rules that are being considered in the wake of a cheating scandal on Long Island. State Senators, Educators Consider SAT... Copy Close Link to thi...

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Remembering Mayor Harold Washington. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Friday will mark the 24th year since Harold Washington died. Harold was the first elected Black mayor of Chicago and its most progressive one. By the way, you always called him “Harold.” It was no ...

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Mayor Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street protesters don’t know what they want -- or what problem is

nydailynews.com - He took their gasoline, seized their tents, then had hundreds of them arrested for disorderly conduct and other offenses.And now, Mayor Bloomberg has turned to dismissing the Occupy Wall Street pro...

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The White Party

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Columbia prof, Thomas Edsall writing in today's NY Times, points out that the GOP has become the "white party," armed strategically with a racist, anti-Latino, anti-immigrant election strategy. It'...

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UC Davis Students become Powerful Teachers - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - UC Davis Students become Powerful Teachers - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:UC Davis Students become Powerful Teachersby Anthony CodyYesterday I joined my 19-year-old son, a sophomore ...

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All Education Matters: NYT Reporter(s) - Hello Again! #ows

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Education Matters: NYT Reporter(s) - Hello Again!:NYT Reporter(s) - Hello Again!by Cryn JohannsenHey reporter(s) who visit(s) my blog from the NYT: Welcome to AEM! It's nice to have you here. P...

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Occupy Los Angeles Day 52 News Report

owsnews.org - Tummy Tuck Recovery: Tummy Tuck Pictures... [...]what follows are some listings to web pages which I link to as we believe these are worthwhile visiti...Elektrische Zahnbuerste: ... [Trackback]... ...

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Occupy L.A. protesters say city wants them out by Monday

latimesblogs.latimes.com - There were growing signs Thursday that city officials were moving to bring the Occupy L.A. encampment to an end. Los Angeles officials have given Occupy LA protesters a Nov. 28 deadline to get off ...

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Jewish activist killed, friend injured leaving prayer service

latimesblogs.latimes.com - A prominent Jewish activist was killed and his friend critically injured when they were hit by a car after leaving morning services Tuesday. Berish Landau, 88, was being helped across North La Brea...

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Occupy campers pitch tents at foreclosed lot in West Oakland

contracostatimes.com - Click photo to enlarge Ayr repositions his tent after shaking the debris out of it in a vacant lot taken over by protesters with the Occupy Oakland movement at the corner of 18th and Linden Streets...

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Occupy's eyes on the street - Video

money.cnn.com - Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer LIBOR Warning: Neither BBA Enterprises Limited, nor the BBA LIBOR Contribut...

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GDP Growth for Q3 Revised Downward

news.firedoglake.com - While Washington looks uneasily at the demise of a deficit committee that was completely irrelevant to reducing the deficit, the real problem for the country, the troubling lack of growth, continue...

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Modern School: California’s 1% Goes On The Offensive

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: California’s 1% Goes On The Offensive:California’s 1% Goes On The Offensiveby Michael DunnWe've Saved the Schools! (Image from Flickr, Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com)Three of Califor...

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'Income Achievement Gap' Almost Double Black-White Performance Gap, Report Shows

huffingtonpost.com - This story comes to us courtesy of California's EdSource Extra.In a dramatic illustration of the impact of income inequality on how children do in school, the achievement gap between children from ...

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Mayor Bloomberg: Occupy Wall Street protesters don’t know what they want -- or what problem is

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News Organizations Complain About Treatment During Protests

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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Charter Law - Third in the Series on Charter Schools Charter Law - Third in the Series on Charter Schools

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Charter Law - Third in the Series on Charter Schools:Charter Law - Third in the Series on Charter SchoolsThis is probably the most difficult piece of the charte...

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Top 5 Misconceptions About Teacher Leadership / Coaching | The Jose Vilson

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Top 5 Misconceptions About Teacher Leadership / Coaching | The Jose Vilson:Top 5 Misconceptions About Teacher Leadership / Coachingby JoseTightrope WalkerI don’t know whether it’s because I’m young...

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