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Arrests as Occupy Protest Turns to Church
nytimes.com - From his spot at the center of Duarte Square in Lower Manhattan, Matt Sky watched on Saturday as hundreds of protesters streamed into the public areas of the triangle-shaped space at the center of ...
Law turns kids into commodities - Fred Grimm
miamiherald.com - Compared to modern school kids, I was a downright worthless student.I don’t mean worthless as a pejorative. (My father would have used a more colorful term to characterize my scholarly pursuits.) B...
Jon Stewart takes on Obama’s school reform — again - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Jon Stewart showed considerable restraint this week when he welcomed Melody Barnes, President Obama’s chief of domestic policy, on The Daily Show and she spoke about the administration’s education ...
OpEdNews - Article: Saving Our Democracy
opednews.com - The Constitution of this country has served us well, but when the Supreme Court says that attempts by the federal government and states to impose reasonable restrictions on campaign ads are unconst...
JournalGazette.net - Learning Curve | The Journal Gazette
journalgazette.net - While most Hoosiers were coping with the season's first snowstorm last week, several Republican state officials were in sunny Arizona, where they played major roles in the American Legislative Exch...
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There's no rush for in-district charter
statesman.com - As the Austin school district's case for hiring IDEA Public Schools to run an in-district charter in two East Austin schools crumbles, some trustees and Superintendent Meria Carstarphen now are pus...
Jon Stewart takes on Obama’s school reform — again - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Jon Stewart showed considerable restraint this week when he welcomed Melody Barnes, President Obama’s chief of domestic policy, on The Daily Show and she spoke about the administration’s education ...
Regents agree to give NY student data to limited corporation run by Gates and operated by Murdoch's Wireless Gen
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - This week, the Wall St Journal reported that the NY Board of Regents approved the state's sharing of student and student information with a new national student and teacher data base, to be funded ...
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Ron Paul and the racist newsletter — The League of Ordinary Gentlemen
ordinary-gentlemen.com - by E.D. Kain on December 18, 2011 Mistermix asks: Both ED Kain and he-who-shall-not-be-named have endorsed Paul for President as a protest vote. Since I’m not a serious thinker, I’m free of the wei...
Police called to D.C. schools hundreds of times | Washington Examiner
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Police called to D.C. schools hundreds of times | Washington Examiner: Police called to D.C. schools hundreds of timesBy: Lisa Gartner | 12/15/11 8:05 PMExaminer Staff Writer @Lisa_ExaminerTHE WASH...
Census shows half of Americans are poor or low-income « Larry Miller's Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Census shows half of Americans are poor or low-income « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Census shows half of Americans are poor or low-income by millerlf The news that...
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Emanuel wants big fine increases for G8 protesters
articles.chicagotribune.com - December 14, 2011|By Hal Dardick and John Byrne | Clout StreetMayor Rahm Emanuel wants to raise fines for resisting police as the city gears up for anticipated protests that will come with the G8 a...
Marie Antoinette, Meet David Vitale
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - As soon as one speaker was removed by security guards, another stood up to take their place."Moral courage comes in many forms, but sometimes not at all. Faced with adversity last week, David Vital...
Inconvenient Income Inequality
nytimes.com - Is income inequality becoming the new global warming? In other words, is this another case where the facts of an existential threat lose traction among a weary American public as deniers attempt to...
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The Gift that keeps on giving – until they send an email to stop!: A GIFT SUBSCRIPTION TO 4LAKids
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - The weekly e-newsletter than tells you more than you ever wanted to know about public education in Los Angeles …sooner than they wanted you to know it! Friends don’t let friends remain uninforme...
PostRank’s Listing Of The “Most Engaging” Education Blogs | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - PostRank’s Listing Of The “Most Engaging” Education Blogs | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: PostRank’s Listing Of The “Most Engaging” Education Blogs by Larry Ferlazzo As r...
Kids are Heroes - Kids are making a difference in this world
kidsareheroes.org - Kids are indeed heroes and each one has the power tochange the world.
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Climate Crisis: The Collapse In Corporate Media Coverage
dissidentvoice.org - The latest round of UN climate talks has just begun in Durban, South Africa, but the world’s richest nations are already planning to prevent any new treaty from taking effect before 2020. Achim Ste...
Occupy Supply Teams Up with Occupy San Antonio
my.firedoglake.com - Occupy Supply and Occupy San Antonio (OSA) are working together to keep occupiers going through the winter season. Base-layers, hats, scarves, blankets and duck coats have now been delivered and ...
Sparta school robotics team ready for NASA satellite contest after nailing down the No. 1 seed
nj.com - The Pope John XXIII robotics team is getting ready to compete in the finals of the Zero Robotics competition at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where members have to write a computer pro...
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An ‘Aha!’ moment: Kids don’t always want to eat the food in front of them – L.A. SCHOOLS HEALTHFUL LUNCH MENU PANNED BY STUDENTS
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - For many students, Los Angeles Unified's introduction of healthful lunches — part of a campaign against obesity, diabetes and other problems — has been a flop. The district says the menu will be re...
Saturday coffee + Old school . « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky Cairo. We woke to a beautiful snowy morning. We brushed about an inch off the car as we went to get Saturday Cof...
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Poll: Negatives up for NYC Schools Chancellor
nydailynews.com - Voters have gotten to know city schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott since he assumed the important post last spring, but a new poll shows many haven’t liked what they’ve seen. The Quinnipiac Universi...
Poll: Negatives up for NYC Schools Chancellor
nydailynews.com - Voters have gotten to know city schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott since he assumed the important post last spring, but a new poll shows many haven’t liked what they’ve seen. The Quinnipiac Universi...
Salutations America #edreform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sending out a thank you to teachers everywhere. Letting Secretary Arne Duncan that our children and our teachers are more than a test score. I'm sending out a call to action for Americans to occupy...
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