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State: Obama testing waiver will cost $3.1 billion | state, waiver, teacher - News
ocregister.com - California would need to spend up to $3.1 billion to implement teacher evaluations, adopt new learning standards, purchase new textbooks and other costs before the state can qualify for a waiver fr...
Mr. Governor, Shut This School District Down!
plunderbund.com - Today’s story is about the 21st largest school district in the state of Ohio and how district leaders are working to attain financial success while being under attack on multiple fronts. I will no...
Charter schools' programs for the gifted, computer skills attract students
blog.cleveland.com - Why do parents choose charter schools over their own highly ranked districts?In some cases, they're enticed by sophisticated marketing from the for-profit companies behind Ohio's major charter chai...
Muhammad Ali: "I'm pulling" for Frazier
cbsnews.com - Muhammad Ali, left, throws a punch at Joe Frazier during their Jan. 28, 1974 bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/File) (CBS/AP) Muhammad Ali is pulling for a former boxing foe who...
Charter schools draw students and money from high-ranking suburban districts
blog.cleveland.com - Mention the words "charter school" and people are likely to picture classrooms full of poor kids who have fled failing big-city districts -- much like the story told about the Harlem Children's Zon...
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The complex landscape of Ohio charter schools
blog.cleveland.com - Since the legislature opened the doors to charter schools in 1997, Ohio has become one of the top states in the number of schools and students.Around $720 million in tax money will flow to 355 Ohio...
How & Why a Democratic President Privatized Our School System « Same Subject, Continued
ramsincanon.wordpress.com - Barack Obama is presiding over the beginning of a process that will inexorably result in the privatization of our school system. That doesn’t meant of course that all of our schools will be owned b...
Occupy Wall St. on the attack on public education; & Santos Crespo asks, where's the money?
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - See this video from Occupy Wall St. about the attack on public education in NYC with testimony from laid-off DC37 school aide Cliftonia Johnson and investigative journalist Chris Hedges. For more ...
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NYPD Arrest Scores Of Occupy Wall Street Protesters Near Foley Square: Gothamist
gothamist.com - Approximately 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters marched to Foley Square at around 3 p.m. this afternoon to protest the Obama administration's role in a settlement that would indemnify banks who w...
Of 50,000 Marijuana Arrests In New York City A Year, Most Are Black And Hispanic Men
huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- As the nation's biggest city deals with threats of terrorism and a variety of violent crimes, carrying a little bit of marijuana is still a big deal.There are more arrests for low-level...
Chicago News, Food, Arts & Events
mobile.chicagoist.com - Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Commissioner Evelyn Diaz. Evelyn Diaz, Commissioner of the City's Department of Family and Support Services, had what can be sincerely described as...
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Illinois teacher pensions. Zero hour. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Public employees occupy the Illinois Capitol last week to defend pensions. The Chicago edition of the New York Times carries a story by the Chicago News Cooperative on this week’s final three days ...
Oligarchy Is the Problem | Firedoglake
firedoglake.com - John Pierpont Morgan, American Oligarch (photo: Images of American Political History, public domain) We have a society in which money is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people, and ...
The New York Times Still Has Not Heard About the Recession
my.firedoglake.com - It is sometimes hard to get news about the economy over in the middle of New York City. Communications ain’t what they used to be. That is what readers of David Leonhardt’s piece telling us that ou...
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14,000 Coloradans move $100M into credit unions
coloradoindependent.com - As the social media-sparked Bank Transfer Day approaches, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) reports that over 650,000 people have joined credit unions in the last four weeks. In Colorado...
Americans mutiny against the big banks – 650,000 new accounts and $4.5 Billion show up at credit unions
obrag.org - San Diegans protest outside Bank of America branch on Island Street during Bank Transfer Day, Nov. 5, 2011. Photo by Frank Gormlie.By Credit Union National Association / November 4, 2011WASHINGTON ...
Analysis: Is student loan, education bubble next? - Boston.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Analysis: Is student loan, education bubble next? - Boston.com:Analysis: Is student loan, education bubble next?By Justin PopeAP Education Writer / November 6, 2011E-mail|Print|Comments ()Text size...
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Diabetes-themed health fair draws crowds in downtown L.A.
latimesblogs.latimes.com - November 6, 2011 | 1:10 pm A few thousand people were expected at a health fair Sunday at La Placita Olvera in downtown Los Angeles, where attendees were offered diabetes education and free medica...
Pa. warehouse workers tell paper they endured cold
democraticunderground.com - Source: AP NewsA report says workers at an Amazon.com warehouse in Pennsylvania who were subjected to sweltering conditions last summer also say they endured frigid wintertime conditions a year ago...
Managing This Weekend\'s Time Change
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - When the clocks go back an hour this weekend, some people may have trouble adjusting to the time change.Many welcome the switch from daylight savings time to standard time because it means an extra...
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Game \'Carmen Sandiego\' to be a Live Action Film, Jennifer Lopez
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:34 pm, November 6, 2011 Photo Credits: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego to Feature J Lo Kids favorite detective ‘Carmen Sandiego’ is getting ready to become a feature film star,...
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GoLocalProv | News | U.S. Education Secretary: RI has “Chance to get Better Faster”
golocalprov.com - Email to a friend PermalinkThursday, November 03, 2011Dan McGowan, GoLocalProv News Editor Praising the state for improving its test scores but noting that it still trails New England and much of...
NYPD Arrest Scores Of Occupy Wall Street Protesters Near Foley Square: Gothamist
gothamist.com - Approximately 1,000 Occupy Wall Street protesters marched to Foley Square at around 3 p.m. this afternoon to protest the Obama administration's role in a settlement that would indemnify banks who w...
Occupy Detroit march draws hundreds of supporters
democraticunderground.com - Source: Detroit NewsLast Updated: November 06. 2011 3:52PMOccupy Detroit march draws hundreds of supportersChristine Ferretti/ The Detroit NewsDetroit— A coalition of more than 400 union members, c...
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How & Why a Democratic President Privatized Our School System « Same Subject, Continued
ramsincanon.wordpress.com - Barack Obama is presiding over the beginning of a process that will inexorably result in the privatization of our school system. That doesn’t meant of course that all of our schools will be owned b...
Mayor Johnson's absences from council meetings attracts attention - Sacramento City News
sacbee.com - As the Sacramento City Council began its Oct. 11 meeting, Mayor Kevin Johnson was nowhere to be found. The mayor, his staff said, was attending to personal matters.Until that night, the mayor's abs...
Tom Vander Ark: Kevin Johnson: Read to Succeed
huffingtonpost.com - "All students should read at grade level by the end of third grade." Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson visited the Northwest this week on behalf of our friends at the League of Education Voters promot...
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