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Burdening Children With a Flawed Policy

nytimes.com - Every fall, thousands of upper-middle-class parents here awake in night sweats, overcome by the anxiety of trying to get their children into costly and prestigious preschools. To say this, of cours...

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A National Commitment to High-Quality Early Learning

huffingtonpost.com - Two years ago this month, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) welcomed me as the first ever U.S. Secretary of Education to speak at their annual conference. In my r...

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Imagine schools' real estate deals fuel company growth

stltoday.com - ST. LOUIS • When students first entered Imagine Academy of Academic Success four years ago, their school was already entangled in a complex series of real estate deals — ones that would divert doll...

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Corporate "reformers" are buying local school board elections

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Progressive candidate Emily Sirota (at left) lost the election to Anne Rowe who was financed by corporate front groups. A pivotal campaign in Denver It's long been an accepted fact, even by the l...

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Election memories. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - As a general rule I am a guy who likes taking his politics to the street. It’s why I like the Occupation movement. I was talking to someone, an old political activist like me, who muttered about ho...

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A High-Tech Lynching by Harry Belafonte

loyalopposition.blogs.nytimes.com - For a brief moment this week, Herman Cain’s supporters took a time out from blaming a “racist,” “liberal” conspiracy for the tumult over recently reported sexual harassment allegations. Instead, th...

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Israel Intercepts Two Boats Bound for Gaza

nytimes.com - JERUSALEM – The Israeli military said on Friday that it was preparing to board two small boats that were sailing toward Gaza in order to challenge Israel’s maritime blockade of the Palestinian coas...

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Eyes of nation on Ohio vote on union-limiting law

democraticunderground.com - Source: APCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A ballot battle in Ohio that pits the union rights of public workers against Republican efforts to shrink government and limit organized labor's reach culminates Tue...

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The Wonders of Modern Technology...

sahilachangebringer.blogspot.com - ...allow me to offer consultations via the internet...I've been doing more and more consultations for people using FB messaging, Google and Yahoo IM, Skype etc...Kinda weird but also really, really...

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The Problem Is Older Than the Factory « Cooperative Catalyst

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Problem Is Older Than the Factory « Cooperative Catalyst:The Problem Is Older Than the Factoryby John T. Spencer“Dad, if ants are so strong why can’t we just make really big machines that are b...

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It’s Been A Long Time Coming….

moniselseward.com - And a change has finally come! Yes, the site is new. My Twitter name has changed. And I am planning to launch my cake business, Heaven Must Be Like This, at the start of the new year! With the help...

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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky's blog:Saturday coffee.by Fred KlonskyGraphic: H/T Chris Janotta.Chicago will be rainy this coming week, but today it is sunny and Fall-like. A long dog-walk with Ul...

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Por si necesitas cien años de soledad

vivirlaeducacion.com - Publicado el 5 Noviembre 2011Archivado en granfjsh | Por si necesitas Cien Años de Soledad, la obra maestra de Gabriel García Márquez, tienes la posibilidad de conseguirla y visionarla en tu e-book...

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Amid deficit gloom, some states enjoy surpluses

articles.boston.com - In West Virginia, the surplus is going toward reserves, pension programs and debt. Wyoming put much of the extra money into savings after years of investing heavily in roads and schools.And in Nort...

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“Can Anyone Create A Job?” the NYT asks.

dailycensored.com - The NY Times is going to write a five part series on whether anyone can create a job. I have answered the question in 5 paragraphs…When asking the question, “can anyone create jobs,” the answer is ...

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Big Education Ape: 11-5-11 PM Occupy the DOE! EDition #OWS

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