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Big Education Ape: 12-17-11 PM Charter-school agency’s funding raises questions #EDition #OWS #1U #EDreform

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Charter-school agency’s funding raises questions

wbez.org - A new government agency could boost the number of charter schools in Illinois. But the way the agency is financing itself raises questions.The Illinois State Charter School Commission, created by a...
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SOAPBOX: Be wary of charter schools

stuff.co.nz - DAN SEARLE REGIONAL CHAIRMAN PPTA & TEACHER AT MBCOPINION:The charter schools controversy reminds us all that the New Zealand Government still blindly follows United States' educational policies, r...
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for me an unusual Saturday morning

dailykos.com - I am totally disconnected from my normal tasks - grading papers, planning, doing house work.   Went to sleep at around 8 for 3.5 hours, then headed to Union Station to catch a 3:15 AM train to NYC ...
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An International Diane Ravitch Moment?

lilysblackboard.org - There is hope on the horizon, my dears. For more than ten long, empty, intellectually dry and dishonest years, we’ve lived under the insanity of No Child Left Untested. (Someone told me not to be s...
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As Class Size Grows, More Chaotic Classrooms

newamericamedia.org - New America Media/ World Journal,News Report, Richard Lee, Posted: Dec 17, 2011FREMONT, Calif. -- "Guys, I almost can't hear myself," exclaims teacher Jenna Kelly to her large class of third grader...
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Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces Investigation of K12, Inc.

marketwatch.com - NEW YORK, Dec 16, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential securities fraud at K12, Inc. ("K12" or the "Company") /quotes/zig...
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Suffer the Little Children | NationofChange

nationofchange.org - Newt Gingrich, who recently admitted that his own childhood was comfortable, seems to have a problem with youth — poor youth, that is. Back in 1994, the Gingrich master plan to shrink the welfare r...
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At a Meeting Spot for Occupiers, Signs Prohibit Signs

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - Robert Stolarik for The New York TimesNo signs inside, please:  the atrium at 60 Wall Street.Updated, 1:45 p.m. | Soon after the Occupy Wall Street protesters built an encampment in the financial d...
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New Clashes in Cairo

nytimes.com - CAIRO — Military police beat up demonstrators challenging military rule here on Friday, as angry protestors hurled Molotov cocktails at the empty Parliament, and hundreds of judges monitoring the p...
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Revolt Begins Like Others, but Its End Is Less Certain

nytimes.com - WUKAN, China — Each day begins with a morning rally in the banner-bedecked square, where village leaders address a packed crowd about their seizure of the town and plans for its future. Friday’s se...
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Blog: La universidad no es un juego de azar

vidayfamilia.univision.com - Como padres, hay algo que sí podemos hacer para proteger  el alcance de un programa diseñado especialmente para los jóvenes trabajadores que más lo necesitan. Podemos exigirle a nuestros representa...
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Fair Lawn special needs students premiere music video

northjersey.com - FAIR LAWN – Evelyn Marain couldn’t stop crying Friday while watching a music video that showed her daughter, Denise, dancing outside and singing. MITSU YASUKAWA / SPECIAL TO THE RECORD (L to R) Kel...
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At Least 10 Die in Rare Violence in Kazakhstan

nytimes.com - MOSCOW — At least 10 people were killed on Friday in clashes with the police in Kazakhstan just days after a strike by oil workers shifted its focus to political demands, including the right to for...
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The Way to Occupy a Bank is to Own One

dissidentvoice.org - The campaign to “move your money” has gotten a groundswell of support. Having greater impact would be to “move our money” — move our local government revenues out of Wall Street banks into our own ...
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At a Meeting Spot for Occupiers, Signs Prohibit Signs

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - Robert Stolarik for The New York TimesNo signs inside, please:  the atrium at 60 Wall Street.Updated, 1:45 p.m. | Soon after the Occupy Wall Street protesters built an encampment in the financial d...
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The Way to Occupy a Bank is to Own One

dissidentvoice.org - The campaign to “move your money” has gotten a groundswell of support. Having greater impact would be to “move our money” — move our local government revenues out of Wall Street banks into our own ...
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