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The Most Important Job in America

kristof.blogs.nytimes.com - January 21, 2012, 4:19 pm By NICHOLAS KRISTOFMy Sunday column returns to education, and the importance of teaching as a way to improve education outcomes. I think education is, in the long run, the...

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Tensions rife at school closing hearings | catalyst

catalyst-chicago.org - Despite a snowstorm, hundreds turned out to Friday's round of school closing hearings, and tensions were high as supporters brought on yellow school buses clashed with parents, students and communi...

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Profile of Teachers at a “Failing” NYC School

urbanedmusic.blogspot.com - I work at one of the thirty-three PLA schools Mayor Bloomberg has publicly stated that he wants to close. As part of this plan, he is also seeking to replace up to 50% of the teachers. I have wor...

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#sixwordessay Helps Teachers Reclaim Education Debate

dailycensored.com - In the last year, the national education debate has been occupied by economists, billionaires, hedge-fund managers, corporate columnists and party-politicians –indeed, it seems like the further a p...

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Profile of Teachers at a “Failing” NYC School

urbanedmusic.blogspot.com - I work at one of the thirty-three PLA schools Mayor Bloomberg has publicly stated that he wants to close. As part of this plan, he is also seeking to replace up to 50% of the teachers. I have wor...

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Charter Schools: Spreading the Hate?

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Sometimes it all comes together, and we are allowed a clear, unfiltered look at the truth. Case in point:My favorite new blogger, Darcie Cimarusti, made a great catch today:An Asbury Park Press rep...

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Hugo Schwyzer is Still Doing Harm « Student Activism

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Hugo Schwyzer is Still Doing Harm « Student Activism:Hugo Schwyzer is Still Doing Harmby Angus JohnstonAs regular readers of this site know, professor and blogger Hugo Schwyzer has been the subject...

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CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS - 'Another One Bites the Dust'

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS:CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS WEBSITECHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALSA compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged with, or are highly suspected of, tamperin...

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Gingrich 'Has Been An Embarrassment To The Party'

huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON, D.C. -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared on Sunday that Newt Gingrich has been "an embarrassment" to the Republican Party who didn't have the background or capacity to serve as a...

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Newt’s Southern Strategy

nytimes.com - Up with Newt. Down with dignity. That’s the way it goes. Newt Gingrich is surging in South Carolina and has a good chance to win that state’s primary on Saturday. But, as he rises, so g...

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Christie: Gingrich an 'embarrassment to his party' - video

northjersey.com - TRENTON — Gov. Chris Christie went on full attack-dog mode Sunday, calling Newt Gingrich an “embarrassment to his party” on national television and playing down the former House speaker’s decisive ...

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Locally produced honey may be the purest choice

northjersey.com - We use it to sweeten hot tea and soothe winter colds, usually without much thought about where it comes from. But honey – nature's purest sweetener – is the latest foodstuff to get caught up in a s...

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Dutch May Ask Germany to Help Pay for Its Students

nytimes.com - Dutch may ask Germany to help pay for its students The Dutch state secretary for education is considering the possibility of requesting financial reimbursement from Germany for the many...

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Do You Work for Any of These State Agencies?

rosemont.patch.com - Rosemont is home to many state workers (and some state offices), so we're always on the lookout for news about those who keep California running. On Friday, The Sacramento Business Journal publishe...

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