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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

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Principals Protest Role of Testing

nytimes.com - Rockville Centre, N.Y. Through the years there have been many bitter teacher strikes and too many student protests to count. But a principals’ revolt? “Principals don’t revolt,”...

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New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ district

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - The Louisiana Department Of Education just released the 2011 School Performance Data. As New Orleans has been hailed as a ‘miracle’ district, I was eager to see the results. As you might know, afte...

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coopmike48 Missouri Ed Watchdog: OH! The HORROR! Cheese Sandwiches Served to Forgetful Students in the St. Joseph District - http://t.co/iACSnQMK10 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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The Dissenter

tnr.com - On July 30, 2011, thousands of public school teachers rallied on the southwest corner of the Ellipse, near the White House. Union members mingled with the occasional communist pamphleteer, and, on ...

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Peabody lecture on educational change in Finland | News

news.vanderbilt.edu - by Jennifer Wetzel | Posted on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011 — 2:03 PMPasi Sahlberg, director general of CIMO, an organization for international mobility and cooperation under the Finnish Ministry of Educ...

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City Council Plans Suit Over Homeless Policy

nytimes.com - Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, announced plans Monday to sue the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg over a new policy that imposes stricter requirements on homeless ...

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Teen tweeter 1, Kansas governor 0

latimes.com - Ending a battle that could only have taken place in the brave new world of social media, Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback on Monday apologized for an incident involving a teen who had maligned him on Twit...

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The girl who dared to tweet about Gov. Brownback

cnn.com - By Dean Obeidallah, Special to CNN updated 12:32 PM EST, Mon November 28, 2011Emma Sullivan was ordered by her high school principal to apologize for a tweet critical of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback.E...

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Steve Lopez: Will tonight mark the end for Occupy L.A.?

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Will police make their move on Occupy L.A. tonight? They won't say, so it's cat and mouse out there, and more than a little surreal at what to this point has been one of the friendliest, most well-...

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Occupy LA campers brace for midnight eviction deadline

reuters.com - By Mary Slosson LOS ANGELES | Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:39am EST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters who have camped outside Los Angeles City Hall for weeks braced on Sunday fo...

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Occupy L.A.: Religious leaders meet with Villaraigosa, Beck

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Interfaith leaders who have recently become involved in the Occupy movement held a meeting with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Monday morning as city official...

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Are we the teachable species? | The Loom

blogs.discovermagazine.com - We know that our species is unique, but it can be surprisingly hard to pinpoint what exactly makes us so. The fact that we have DNA is not much of a mark of distinction. Several million other speci...

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Moms vs Monsanto « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - I’m a California mom, and I’m deeply concerned about pesticides. As part of my job with Pesticide Action Network, I’ve learned more than anyone should ever know about pesticides in my body and on t...

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Blue Jersey:: Communicating - One Drip at a Time

bluejersey.com - I love NJ Spotlight. Its web site is a great source of information on the important issues in the Garden State. The organization is run by a bunch of displaced journalists with decades of experien...

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The "Shock Doctrine" Comes to Your Neighborhood Classroom

commondreams.org - "Let's hope the fiscal crisis doesn't get better too soon. It'll slow down reform." -- Tom Watkins, a consultant, summarizes the corporate education reform movement's current strategy to the Sunday...

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