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Occupy LA: “Oh No! We Won’t Go!” Mayor Says “11/28 at 12:01am Park Will Be Shut Down” | La Figa #ows

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Occupy LA: “Oh No! We Won’t Go!” Mayor Says “11/28 at 12:01am Park Will Be Shut Down” | La Figa:Occupy LA: “Oh No! We Won’t Go!” Mayor Says “11/28 at 12:01am Park Will Be Shut Down”Lisa Derrick Friday November 25, 2011 5:24 pm Tweet3 In their official statement below, Occupy Los Angeles has declared they will not leave City Hall. And they state:All forms of weaponry used by multiple law enforcement officials – including, but not limited, to rubber bullets, ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts #ows #edreform

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The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy | Common Dreams #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-14 minutes agoThe Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy | Common Dreams:The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on OccupyThe violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class's venalityby Naomi WolfUS citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated crackdown against peaceful OWS ... more »

A child’s life of crime begins with a pack of gum and a bag of apricots? | Being Latino Online Magazine

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A child’s life of crime begins with a pack of gum and a bag of apricots? | Being Latino Online Magazine:A child’s life of crime begins with a pack of gum and a bag of apricots?by Libby Juliá-VázquezFrom the Editor-in-ChiefIt was a day like any other. My siblings and I accompanied Mom for a little shopping at Kmart. The memory of what happened between the time we got to the register and when we were in the parking lot walking ... more »

Mayor Villaraigosa tells Occupy LA to quit it. Monday 1AM deadline. « Fred Klonsky #ows

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Mayor Villaraigosa tells Occupy LA to quit it. Monday 1AM deadline. « Fred Klonsky:Mayor Villaraigosa tells Occupy LA to quit it. Monday 1AM deadline.by Fred KlonskyWhat’s the difference between a Democratic Party mayor’s response to Occupy Wall Street and a Republican mayor’s response to Occupy Wall Street?That’s no joke or riddle.One uses rubber bullets, tear gas and pepper spray. And the other uses pepper spray, rubber bullets and tear gas.Yesterday the Democratic Mayor of Los Angeles told Occupy LA campers ... more »

You Have Free Speech, So Long as it is Appropriate - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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You Have Free Speech, So Long as it is Appropriate - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:You Have Free Speech, So Long as it is Appropriateby Anthony CodyWe are seeing our First Amendment right to free speech redefined by the practices being carried out by our government. In Kansas, high school student Emma Sullivan, 18 years of age, has been ordered to write letters of apology by her school after sending out a tweet to her then-sixty in number ... more »

Update: Monday November 28 National Student Strike « Student Activism #ows

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Update: Monday November 28 National Student Strike « Student Activism:Update: Monday November 28 National Student Strikeby Angus JohnstonAs I mentioned last week, students at UC Davis and elsewhere have called for a national student general strike this coming Monday, November 28. (Monday is the day that the University of California Board of Regents will be holding their November meeting by teleconference, a meeting rescheduled from earlier in the month because offears of student protests.)As of now the Occupy Colleges website ... more »

Race To The Top Round Three: 7 States Apply For Federal Education Funds, California Denied

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Race To The Top Round Three: 7 States Apply For Federal Education Funds, California Denied:Race To The Top Round Three: 7 States Apply For Federal Education Funds, California Denied John Fensterwald and Kathy Baron First Posted: 11/26/11 10:20 AM ET Updated: 11/26/11 12:52 PM ETReactAmazingInspiringFunnyScaryHotCrazyImportantWeirdFollow Jerry Brown , Education , Education Reform , Video , Common Core Standards , US Department Of Education , California Office To Reform Education ,California School Funding , California Schools , Federal Education Funding , ... more »

Former Camden principal who claims he was forced to alter test scores gets $860K | NJ.com

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Former Camden principal who claims he was forced to alter test scores gets $860K | NJ.com:Former Camden principal who claims he was forced to alter test scores gets $860KPublished: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 12:18 PM Updated: Saturday, November 26, 2011, 12:20 PM By The Associated Press Follow6ShareEmailPrintGoogle MapsCarruth, who claimed his superiors forced him to alter student test scores, was principal of the Charles Brimm Medical Arts high school for two years.CAMDEN — Camden school officials have reached an $860,000 ... more »

Colorado voter turnout shows high interest in education reform - The Denver Post

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Colorado voter turnout shows high interest in education reform - The Denver Post:Colorado voter turnout shows high interest in education reformPOSTED: 11/26/2011 01:00:00 AM MSTUPDATED: 11/26/2011 09:04:08 AM MSTBy Yesenia RoblesThe Denver PostBlog: The Denver Post's political and editorial writers dish daily on local, state and national politics and policy.Near-record campaign contributions, national media attention and large voter turnouts revealed deeper public interest in education in Colorado this year.Mostly stagnant graduation rates and the increasingly costly needs of remedi... more »

4LAKids - DEFENDING LAWS ON CHILD LABOR + smf’s 2¢

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DEFENDING LAWS ON CHILD LABOR + smf’s 2¢:DEFENDING LAWS ON CHILD LABOR + smf’s 2¢A reader writes to support Newt Gingrich's call to loosen child labor laws, but The Times' editorial board couldn't disagree more.EDITORIAL POSTSCRIPT IN THE LA TIMES | HTTP://LAT.MS/SSBX4WNewly annointed GOP frontrunner Newt Gingrich lamented that child labor laws unfairly keep children in poor neighborhoods from working as school janitors. (Cheryl Senter / Associated Press) Newt Gingrich: Child ... more »

The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy | Common Dreams #ows

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The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on Occupy | Common Dreams:The Shocking Truth About the Crackdown on OccupyThe violent police assaults across the US are no coincidence. Occupy has touched the third rail of our political class's venalityby Naomi WolfUS citizens of all political persuasions are still reeling from images of unparallelled police brutality in a coordinated crackdown against peaceful OWS protesters in cities across the nation this past week. An elderly woman was pepper-sprayed in the face; the scene ... more »

My Own Private Occupy | California Father #ows

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My Own Private Occupy | California Father:My Own Private Occupyby California FatherThis morning I read a post that said the Occupy movement is dead. It dismissed the movement as a mistake, a misunderstanding, an acid trip. No movement which rejects proper sanitation, it said, should be taken seriously.The last time I visited Occupy LA, there was a powerful smell of shit. A homeless guy hit me up for a cigarette, another man, a big guy with cropped hair and a ... more »

All Education Matters: Please disseminate WIDELY and ASAP - ACLU: Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window

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All Education Matters: Please disseminate WIDELY and ASAP - ACLU: Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your Window:Please disseminate WIDELY and ASAP - ACLU: Senators Demand the Military Lock Up American Citizens in a “Battlefield” They Define as Being Right Outside Your WindowPlease read this piece over at the ACLU and disseminate widely and immediately. Who the hell wants this to happen in this country or globally?!? This provision ... more »

Haridopolos, under oath, says he didn’t tell ‘whole story’ of confidential Jim Greer settlement – St. Petersburg Times « Continuing Change

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Haridopolos, under oath, says he didn’t tell ‘whole story’ of confidential Jim Greer settlement – St. Petersburg Times « Continuing Change:Haridopolos, under oath, says he didn’t tell ‘whole story’ of confidential Jim Greer settlement – St. Petersburg Timesby gatorbonbcRound and round the court they go, Harry and the weasel…Hey, does it say he is a political science instructor at UF?.Oh, it hurts to be a Gator today..But, isn’t he one of the ones saying political science degrees, and other non-stem ... more »

SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Technology In Education Is Not For The Mega Mind Of Jeb Bush

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Technology In Education Is Not For The Mega Mind Of Jeb Bush:Technology In Education Is Not For The Mega Mind Of Jeb Bushby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)It's easy to bash the Bush family. Yes, that Bush family. Poppy, W, and especially Jeb. It easy, but I find it necessary. However, I will keep my wrath from Poppy and W, and instead target Jeb? Why Jeb? It seems lately that Jeb has decided to come to the forefront of ... more »

Robert Reich (A Thanksgiving Reflection: Looking Beyond Election Day)

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Robert Reich (A Thanksgiving Reflection: Looking Beyond Election Day):A Thanksgiving Reflection: Looking Beyond Election DayMost political analysis of America’s awful economy focuses on whether it will doom President Obama’s reelection or cause Congress to turn toward one party or the other. These are important questions, but we should really be looking at the deeper problems with which whoever wins in 2012 will have to deal.Not to depress you, but our economic troubles are likely to continue for many years — ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform

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4LAKids - Thankfully: LAUSD DONATING FOOD KIDS WON’T EATBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-40 minutes ago4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Thankfully: LAUSD DONATING FOOD KIDS WON’T EAT:Thankfully: LAUSD DONATING FOOD KIDS WON’T EATBY MELISSA PAMER STAFF WRITER |DAILY NEWS/DAILY BREEZE |HTTP://BIT.LY/UI0GJOVanessa Day boxes up leftover lunch items at Gulf Avenue Elementary School as part of a new LAUSD program. The leftover meals and other items are donated to a food-for-the-needy program at Wilmington's Sts. Peter ... more »

Black Friday. « Fred Klonsky

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Black Friday. « Fred Klonsky:Black Friday.by Fred KlonskyWhat marketing genius thought of calling the biggest shopping day of the year, “Black Friday”?We just got back from taking our grandchildren down to State Street to see the Marshall Field holiday windows. Of course, there is no Marshall Field anymore. It was bought by Macy’s. But the old brass plaques under the big clocks still say Marshall Field’s.The windows are crappy.We went up to the fifth floor and waited in line for ...more »

Lady Gaga sends anti-bullying video to student - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Lady Gaga sends anti-bullying video to student - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Lady Gaga sends anti-bullying video to studentby Valerie StraussLady Gaga sent a personalized video to a high school student council president who had sought help with an anti-bullying assembly he was hosting.Jacques St. Pierre, 17, a senior at Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto, who had been a victim of bullying when he was younger, received an e-mail with a subject line that said, “To ...more »