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Duncan's Alter boy spearheads personal assault on Ravitch

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Arne Duncan, President Barack Obama’s normally mild- mannered education secretary, has finally had enough. “Diane Ravitch is in denial and she is insulting all of the hardworking teachers, principa...

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Turnaround every now and then I get …

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I’ve recently written three posts about so-called ‘turnaround’ schools in Chicago, Memphis, and again in Chicago. Since none of these schools have achieved the test scores that are so emphasized by...

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Waiting for a School Miracle

nytimes.com - TEN years ago, Congress adopted the No Child Left Behind legislation, mandating that all students must be proficient in reading or mathematics by 2014 or their school would be punished. ...

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Jerry Brown's Sign of Sanity

huffingtonpost.com - In his latest blog, "Living in Dialogue," Anthony Cody, a prominent advocate for sane education and one of the leaders of the Save Our Schools March, which will culminate in a march on Washington, ...

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Jon Stewart Reacts To Anthony Weiner Photo Scandal (VIDEO)

huffingtonpost.com - Jon Stewart is finding himself in a catch-22 this week.On one hand, the weekend brought about one of the most easily mockable stories to date. A Representative named Weiner allegedly tweeted a phot...

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Especial 'Padres y Maestros' - Univision Vida y Familia

vidayfamilia.univision.com - El programa, que presentará la galardonada periodista MarĂ­a Elena Salinas, destacará prácticas Ăłptimas para una alianza productiva entre padres de familia y maestros, y enfatizará su importancia. ...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release June 03, 2011 White House Kitchen Garden 3:36 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: So welcome to the White House, the South Lawn! What do you think?...

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Men Hate the Workplace They Built « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Men want work-life flexibility just as much as women. So why are women still the ones carrying the message? Ah, the sweet sensation of validation. Finally, a think tank has thought what many work-l...

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Volunteers, donations needed in Joplin (VIDEO)

teamsternation.blogspot.com - Seeing what happened in Joplin will leave you speechless, writes a Missouri blogger. What we've heard is bad enough: 138 have now died, including our Teamster sister Heather Terry, who was laid to ...

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whitehouse.gov - Washington, D.C. – Thirty years ago this Sunday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on the condition that would eventually become known as human immunodeficiency virus (H...

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Cervical Center - A Preventable Tragedy for Latinas

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:15 pm, June 3, 2011 Photo Credits: Cervical Cancer and Latinas A staggering number of Latinas in Los Angeles County are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year and die from this pre...

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