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Bloomberg and Koch Deeply Split Over Blame on Fiscal Ills
nytimes.com - For Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a pragmatic alumnus of Wall Street, arguing over who is to blame for the nation’s financial crisis is a waste of time. But for his predecessor, former Ma...
Cuomo Dangles Money for District Performance and Ideas – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Nov. 2, 2011, 5:03 p.m. School districts across New York State could win as much as $75 million in grant money if they can prove to state education officials that they have been able to raise perfo...
Denver’s School Board Battles -- In These Times
inthesetimes.com - Emily Sirota (at left) sits next to the woman who beat her in the Denver Public Schools Board rate, Anne Rowe. Rowe raised more than twice as much money as Sirota to finance her campaign.The city’s...
Colo. voters reject tax hikes for schools
cbsnews.com - In this Oct. 28, 2011, photo, students at Carmody Middle School head for waiting buses after school in Lakewood, Colo. (AP Photo) (AP) DENVER - Colorado voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected t...
Today's scorecard on our schools: the news ain't pretty & the diagnosis bizarre
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - We have had nine long years during which NY state and city education officials have relentlessly focused on high stakes testing, with school closings, grade retention, and teacher bonuses all link...
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Ravitch: A place where public education is working - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch for her Bridging Differences blog, which she co-authors with Deborah Meier on the Education Week website. Ravitch and Meier exchange letters ab...
Say big Bronx schools failing as Department of Ed steers best students toward its small schools
nydailynews.com - Andrew Ackerman vividly remembers sitting in class with nearly 40 other students on rainy days with the lights turned off, absorbed in the short stories his English teacher read aloud.DeWitt Clinto...
Hundreds of Oakland teachers skip work for protest
sfgate.com - (11-02) 14:27 PDT Oakland, Calif. (AP) -- Oakland school officials say about 360 teachers didn't show up for work, as thousands of people joined anti-Wall Street protests throughout the city. Oakla...
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Ann Coulter on Herman Cain: “Our blacks are so much better than their blacks” | Politics Blog
blog.sfgate.com - Not surprising that the Fox News conservative cheer squad is rallying to Herman Cain’s defense over allegations of sexual harrasment from his past. (Cain’s wife Gloria Cain may field softballs from...
Old & new politics clash in 47th Ward - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - CAROL MARIN cmarin@suntimes.com November 1, 2011 6:24PM Updated: November 2, 2011 2:15AM Ameya Pawar has been wrestling with a decision. The brand new alderman of the 47th Ward has been debating wh...
Amy Goodman: Call of Duty: Veterans Join the 99 PercentTruthdig
truthdig.com - Posted on Nov 2, 2011AP / Jay FinneburghIraq War veteran Scott Olsen, 24, lies bleeding in Oakland, Calif., after being struck by a projectile apparently fired by police. By Amy Goodman 11-11-11 is...
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Michael Bloomberg, Ignoramus - NYTimes.com
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com - November 1, 2011, 5:00 pmVia David Dayen, the favored candidate of those who believe we need a smart centrist to solve our nation’s problems reveals himself to be completely ignorant about the caus...
Bay Area's history of general strikes
sfgate.com - San Francisco Chronicle file 19 A crowd gathers around an overturned car on Market Street during the 1934 general walkout, which grew out of a maritime strike. Today, workers, students and others i...
Tribune bankruptcy - Substance News
substancenews.net - George N. Schmidt - November 01, 2011While the Chicago Tribune beats the drum daily on behalf of the campaign sponsored by Tribune and the Civic Committee of Chicago's Commercial Club to destroy th...
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'We are confused' by Quan
sfgate.com - (11-01) 09:54 PDT OAKLAND -- The Oakland police union released a statement today saying its officers are confused about Mayor Jean Quan's stance on the Occupy Oakland encampment and what they are b...
Schools Matter: Hundreds of Oakland Teachers Support General Strike in Oakland Today #OWS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Hundreds of Oakland Teachers Support General Strike in Oakland Today:Hundreds of Oakland Teachers Support General Strike in Oakland Todayby Jim HornTeachers are joining the rest of ...
Modern School: Oakland Teachers Participate in General Strike #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Oakland Teachers Participate in General Strike:Oakland Teachers Participate in General Strikeby Michael DunnAs of this morning, 268 teachers had called in for subs at Oakland Unified...
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School Lunch Proposals Set Off a Dispute
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — The government has some thoughts on how to make the federally financed school lunch program more nutritious: A quarter-cup of tomato paste on pizza will no longer be considered a veget...
SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: My Family And Moe, Larry, And Curly
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: My Family And Moe, Larry, And Curly:My Family And Moe, Larry, And Curlyby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)So, I would first like to thank all those who shared their well wish...
DRUGS ‘R US – THE AMERICAN WAY
dailycensored.com - By Saul LandauAmericans have descended into a legal drug culture, while simultaneously retaining the “illegal” one – at great expense. But the government responds by denying the evidence its own ag...
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All Education Matters: Indebted, Educated Occupiers Unite: Students Denounce Sallie Mae and Student Loan Debt #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Education Matters: Indebted, Educated Occupiers Unite: Students Denounce Sallie Mae and Student Loan Debt:Indebted, Educated Occupiers Unite: Students Denounce Sallie Mae and Student Loan Debtb...
Occupy Wall Streeters Don't Live in Shanty Towns - National
theatlanticwire.com - The Daily Caller combed through 984 arrest records of protesters arrested in New York and found that they live in apartments and houses priced higher than nationwide averages but cheaper than in th...
Ann Coulter: ‘Our Blacks Are So Much Better Than Their Blacks’
democraticunderground.com - SkyDaddy7 (1000+ posts)Wed Nov-02-11 08:43 AM Original message Ann Coulter: ‘Our Blacks Are So Much Better Than Their Blacks’ Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com Softw...
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Amy Goodman: Call of Duty: Veterans Join the 99 PercentTruthdig
truthdig.com - Posted on Nov 2, 2011AP / Jay FinneburghIraq War veteran Scott Olsen, 24, lies bleeding in Oakland, Calif., after being struck by a projectile apparently fired by police. By Amy Goodman 11-11-11 is...
Schools Matter: Hundreds of Oakland Teachers Support General Strike in Oakland Today #OWS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Hundreds of Oakland Teachers Support General Strike in Oakland Today:Hundreds of Oakland Teachers Support General Strike in Oakland Todayby Jim HornTeachers are joining the rest of ...
Occupy Oakland: Videos show flash mob, some violent behavior
latimesblogs.latimes.com - November 2, 2011 | 7:05 pm Here are some videos from Wednesday's Occupy Oakland protests, which brought thousands of protesters to the city's streets. In this video from KGO-TV, some protesters pa...
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From the Vault: Jonathan Kozol
schooltechconnect.com - It's more of a soundtrack with pictures than a video--- but his speech was so great that day, I just started thinking about it again this morning. Prior to Diane Ravitch's Death and Life of the Gr...
Big Education Ape: 11-2-11 PM Page 2 #edreform
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