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PS 51 Cancer Scare Ignites Calls For Accountability

ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. Critics are calling for Schools Chancellor Denni...

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Tides Are a-Turnin’

mskatiesramblings.blogspot.com - There are some quiet rumblings out there that the tide in education reform is turning. As the sparkle and noise of Waiting for Superman fades into memory and the propaganda machine that is NBC’s E...

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Charter schools get win in White Hat suit

dispatch.com - By Charlie Boss The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday December 28, 2011 4:46 AM The 19-month fight over whether Ohio’s largest for-profit manager of charter schools must share detailed financial records...

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The Killing of a High School.

fosteringthefuture.blogspot.com - The replacement of Eastside Memorial High school with IDEA Charter is a stunning example of a school board pushing forward over the clear wishes of the students and families it was elected to serve...

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Russo Off by 4 Months

schoolsmatter.info - If Alexander Russo had penned this near April 1, instead of January 1, and ended with "April Fools!" I would have enjoyed the irony, but instead, Russo appears serious with "Media: Reform Opponents...

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Russo Off by 4 Months

schoolsmatter.info - If Alexander Russo had penned this near April 1, instead of January 1, and ended with "April Fools!" I would have enjoyed the irony, but instead, Russo appears serious with "Media: Reform Opponents...

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More trouble on the horizon « Opine I will

rlratto.wordpress.com - NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent announcement that “The greatest challenge is going to be reforming the education system in this state” should be a wake up call for all educators throughout the ...

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The PATCO Syndrome | Labor Notes

labornotes.org - Coming at the beginning of the Reagan-era conservative ascendancy, the 1981 PATCO strike is often cited as the defining labor struggle of our time. The air traffic controllers’ strike and its bruta...

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Reverend Billy Looks Forward to Spring

occupywallst.org - "From time immemorial the Winter Solstice holidays have had many names. For instance, in the North where there is snow they were called "White Holidays." Then they became the "Roman Holidays," and ...

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NYC Educator: The Dueling Teacher-on-Vacation Conscience

nyceducator.com - There they are. Right next to my desk here. That pile of essays I said I would grade over the vacation.I know I should. I know I'll regret it on Tuesday morning if I don't. I have other work to do,...

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FBI Investigates St. HOPE - Politics News Story

kcra.com - POSTED: 12:59 pm PDT June 17, 2009UPDATED: 5:00 pm PDT June 17, 2009SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The FBI has opened an investigation into allegations that a board member at Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson'...

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The 25 Highest-Paid CEOs In New York

businessinsider.com - AOL's Tim ArmstrongIn New York City, the top 1 percent take home around 30 percent of the city's income. This exclusive group includes many of the city's CEOs. Crain's New York Business found the 1...

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Occupy the Iowa Caucuses! | OccupyWallSt.org

occupywallst.org - As the United States prepares for another election year and presidential candidates gather to begin their corporate-financed campaigns, we are again presented with politicians that have all been bo...

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Un-Settling Occupation | OccupyWallSt.org

occupywallst.org - This evening, 5:30 - 8:30 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Please join Occupy Wall St. to connect the colonial occupation of Manhattan to Occupy Wall Street— an occupation of already occu...

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