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Union president Lewis is a Chicago winner. « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Union president Lewis is a Chicago winner. « Fred Klonsky:Union president Lewis is a Chicago winner.by Fred KlonskyNBC’s Ward Room picks Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis as a winner of ...
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Is the Iraq War actually over? - Opinion
aljazeera.com - US President Barack Obama has expressed 'concerns' about Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki [EPA] New York, New York - Launched with so much bluster and zeal as a campaign - no, make that a crusa...
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Tackling Business Problems - Harvard Business Review
hbr.org - Tackling Business Problems Stop Tying Pay to Performance The evidence is overwhelming: It doesn’t work.by Bruno S. Frey and Margit Osterloh Time frame: next week | Degree of difficulty: operational...
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Seattle special ed teachers who refused to give state test lose appeal
seattlepi.com - A state appeals court has ruled against two Seattle elementary school teachers who refused to administer a state standardized test to several special education students. In a decision released Tues...
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nypost.com - Would it bother you to know that the federal Centers for Disease Control had been shown your daughter’s health records to see how she responded to an STD/teen-pregnancy-prevention program? How abou...
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A Brutal Chapter In North Carolina's Eugenics Past : NPR
npr.org - Courtesy Charlotte Observer The head of North Carolina's Mecklenburg County welfare program Wallace Kuralt, left, speaks to the Welfare Board in 1962. The county sterilized 485 people — three times...
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The Times E-Mails Millions by Mistake to Say Subscriptions Were Canceled
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - December 28, 2011, 2:29 pm By AMY CHOZICKThe New York Times said it accidentally sent e-mails on Wednesday to more than eight million people who had shared their information with the company, erron...
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State Threatens to Pull Millions for Schools in the City and Elsewhere
nytimes.com - New York State’s education commissioner threatened on Tuesday to withhold tens of millions of dollars in federal grants to struggling schools in New York City and nine other districts statewide if ...
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Capital Roundtable For Profit Education Private Equity Conference 2012
capitalroundtablemail.com - Clear the date January 12 on your calendar! CLICK HERE now to register before it's too late! Encore Conference For Middle-Market Private Equity & Mezzanine Investors & Lenders Private Equity In...
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Mr. Paul’s Discredited Campaign
nytimes.com - Ron Paul long ago disqualified himself for the presidency by peddling claptrap proposals like abolishing the Federal Reserve, returning to the gold standard, cutting a third of the federal budget a...
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Israeli Girl, 8, at Center of Tension Over Religious Extremism
nytimes.com - BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — The latest battleground in Israel’s struggle over religious extremism covers little more than a square mile of this Jewish city situated between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, and i...
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Tucson's ethnic-studies program violates Arizona law, judge rules
latimes.com - Tucson's Mexican American studies program violates state law, an Arizona administrative law judge ruled Tuesday, paving the way for the program's possible demise. Judge Lewis D. Kowal affirmed a pr...
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After His Witnessing an Argument with My Father
teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com - I tell my son there are things one should never say, hurtful words, like liar and cheat.The heart holds whatever it hears for a long time, I say.The tongue is the mind’s fist. I want to find the ri...
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School Tech Connect: I Love A Parade
schooltechconnect.com - I'm back. The miracle of modern rest and ginger ale! Since this is the first day I've felt human in a week, I'm going to spend it outside-- rewarding Scout with a trip to the forest preserve. The d...
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Merry Christmas from the Reader to the Chicago Bulls and the Chicago City Council
chicagoreader.com - I was going to write a really nasty blog post, chiding 36th Ward alderman Nick Sposato for caving in on the United Neighborhood Organization's request to build a charter school in his ward. 'Cause ...
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Koch Brothers Flout Law Getting Richer With Secret Iran Sales
bloomberg.com - Enlarge image The cover of the November 2011 issue of Bloomberg Markets The cover of the November 2011 issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine. The cover of the November 2011 issue of Bloomberg Markets...
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I’ve always had an interest in the 10th Congressional District in Illinois. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Some years ago the political action committee of the Illinois Education Association, which is called IPACE, endorsed Mark Kirk for Congress in the 10th Congressional District over a progressive Afr...
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Nelson to Quit the Senate, Giving G.O.P. an Advantage
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Senator Ben Nelson, the embattled two-term Democrat from Nebraska, said Tuesday that he would not seek re-election in 2012, giving Republicans a decided advantage in their drive to win...
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Three from UC Davis are named to California bench
davisenterprise.com - Shelyna V. Brown is one of three UC Davis graduates to be appointed Tuesday to California judgeships by Gov. Jerry Brown. She was named to a seat on the Santa Clara Superior Court bench. Courtesy p...
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School bullying allegation takes bizarre twist
m.recordnet.com - By Keith Reid December 28, 2011 - 12:00 AM LODI - Lodi Unified officials will return in the New Year to investigate a bizarre situation stemming from the citizen's arrest of a middle school teacher...
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Morgan Stanley May Eliminate 580 NYC Jobs
bloomberg.com - Enlarge image Morgan Stanley May Eliminate 580 Jobs in New York City Pedestrians walk past Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York. Pedestrians walk past Morgan Stanley headquarters in New York. Ph...
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How do you know if your City has a Strong Mayor? aka MAYOR 1%
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - How do you know if your City has a Strong Mayor aka MAYOR 1%?YOUR Public Schools are being Privatized andYour Dog is Pregnant ! THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF AMERICA'S POOREST AND MOST AT RISK CHILDR...
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Playing a Game Is the Voluntary Attempt to Overcome Unnecessary Obstacles « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Playing a Game Is the Voluntary Attempt to Overcome Unnecessary Obstacles « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Playing a Game Is the Voluntary Attempt to Overcome Unnecessary Obstaclesby ...
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2011 at InterACT – Martha Infante « InterACT
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 2011 at InterACT – Martha Infante « InterACT:2011 at InterACT – Martha Infanteby David B. CohenMartha Infante preparing to speak to the USDOE Equity and Excellence Commission, ( San Jose, CA; 4/21/...
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Presidential Proclamation -- National Mentoring Month, 2012 | The White House
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Presidential Proclamation -- National Mentoring Month, 2012 | The White House:Presidential Proclamation -- National Mentoring Month, 2012by The White HouseRelease Time: For Immediate ReleaseBY THE ...
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Occupy Supply State of the Occupation: 65 Encampments on 12/28/2011
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - Santa Cruz bank protesters wearing Occupy Supply hats Not much change to our list of full time encampments this week. We go to 65 encampments as Occupy Bellingham faces an 11:30 am PT eviction toda...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mother Crusader: Charter advocates LOVE to throw around the F word Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 5 hours ago Mother Crusader: Charter advocates LOVE to throw around the F word:C...
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Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Occupy Bellingham Faces Eviction
dissenter.firedoglake.com - In hours, the city will move in to evict Occupy Bellingham in Bellingham, Washington. The City of Bellingham’s Parks and Recreation Department handed the camp an eviction notice that says they must...
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