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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...
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...
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...
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...
Imagine, Inc.: Operating horrible charter schools for fun and profit
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - St. Louis charter school building has been sold and resold for 10 times original price. Skeptical educators often ask me how it is possible to make a profit from operating a charter school. Here's...
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Getting to grips with whether Social Networking is relevant in Education
briansharland.com - The obvious answer to the subject line above is 'Yes', obviously social networking is relevant in Education. To anyone reading this blogpost you are more than likely educators (most of my follower...
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...
How Zuckerberg’s money is being spent in Newark schools - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Some of the $100 million that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg donated last year to help Newark Public Schools has now been spent, and you may be surprised to see where it is going. The Zuckerberg ...
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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...
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...
Anti-bullying legislation attacked for allowing bullying - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Anti-bullying legislation just approved by the Michigan Senate has been denounced by the father of the teenager for whom it was named because, he said, it actually allows bullying to continue. The ...
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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...
Romney Debt Plan Includes Medicare Overhaul and Social Security Changes
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney, in a speech before a conservative group here on Friday, offered his most detailed plan yet to cut government spending and lower the federal debt, including an overhaul of ...
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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Teaching mentally ill children: A delicate balance for children and teachers
wbez.org - Katie Osgood made her way down Lawrence Avenue; she was on her way to work. An ambulance passed and she wondered if it was one of her students. Hers is not a typical classroom: There are no desks, ...
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...
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) ...
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...
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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The Increase in Income Cyclicality of High-Income Households and its Relation to the Rise in Top Income Shares
nber.org - NBER Working Paper No. 16577Issued in December 2010NBER Program(s): AP CF EFG IFM LS ME PEWe document a large increase in the cyclicality of the incomes of high-income households, coi...
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...
More Small Businesses Are Pulling Their Accounts Out Of Big Banks
huffingtonpost.com - Even in a tight credit market, David Meinert didn't think he'd have a problem getting funding from his bank. He was a model entrepreneur, with good credit and a profitable business earning $2 milli...
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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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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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