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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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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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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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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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alexanderrusso Progress doesn't always mean improvement, as in the overuse of touchscreens on electronic devices Slateow.ly/7kiFQ #thisweekined8 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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Larryferlazzo Can u think of a folktale or story that would illustrate having a good idea being warped/manipulated to further a bad purpose, or a bad end?4 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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Larryferlazzo Can anyone think of folktale or story that would illustrate having good idea being warped/manipulated to further a bad purpose,or a bad end?6 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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The Dynamics of Firm Lobbying

nber.org - NBER Working Paper No. 17577Issued in November 2011NBER Program(s): LE LS PE POL PRWe study the determinants of the dynamics of firm lobbying behavior using a panel data set covering 1998...

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Medicaid Block Grants are Bad for Kids

firstfocus.net - By Peter Harbage and Sarah Arnquist Download this Resource Commissioned by First Focus and authored by Peter Harbage and Sarah Arnquist, this report describes the enormous success of Medicaid in in...

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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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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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Cool Classroom Projects With Skype

web20classroom.blogspot.com - A while back I wrote about Skype and how to get started using it. If you are new or thinking about starting definitely check out that post. Then yesterday I saw this: "Calling classes in North Ca...

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How a Journalist Uses Social Media

forbes.com - Anthony DeRosa I spoke to Anthony DeRosa, who is the Reuters Social Media Editor. As part of his mission, he helps Reuters journalists and editors use social media tools to monitor news, report new...

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Boxing great Joe Frazier battling 'serious' liver cancer

cbssports.com - PHILADELPHIA -- Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier is seriously ill with liver cancer. Then champ Joe Frazier knocks down Muhammad Ali in the first of their three epic matches.(Getty Images) ...

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Andy Rooney, Mainstay on ‘60 Minutes’, Dead at 92

nytimes.com - Andy Rooney, whose prickly wit was long a mainstay of CBS News and whose homespun commentary on “60 Minutes,” delivered every week from 1978 until 2011, made him a household name, died Friday in Ne...

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The man behind Elmo finally has his moment

thegrio.com - Since debuting on Sesame Street in 1985, Elmo has mesmerized millions of children, and met a host of celebrities and influential figures -- including Beyoncé, Julia Roberts, Robert De Niro, and Opr...

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In Exile on Wall StreetTruthdig

truthdig.com - In a financial system where most bank analysts are “little more than cheerleaders,” one has spoken out at the risk of being mocked and alienated by Wall Street. Longtime bank analyst Mike Mayo beca...

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Bill Moyers Likens Washington to the MobTruthdig

truthdig.com - Posted on Nov 5, 2011rastariza (CC-BY)Bill Moyers, left, interviews Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s former pastor, on PBS in 2008. Public advocate and progressive journalist Bill Moyers delivered a...

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Silicon Valley Wows Educators, and Woos Them

nytimes.com - SAN FRANCISCO — Three times over the last two years, school officials from Little Falls, Minn., have escaped the winter cold for two-day trips to Silicon Valley. Their destination: the headquarters...

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Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates

nytimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS — A handful of outspoken teachers helped persuade state lawmakers this spring to eliminate seniority-based layoff policies. They testified before the legislature, wrote briefing papers...

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