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Taking on New Jersey : Education Next

educationnext.org - A conversation with Chris Cerf By Peter Meyer | Print | NO PDF | Share SPRING 2012 / VOL. 12, NO. 2 I didn’t know what exit we were passing, but Christopher Cerf, the six-foot New Jersey commission...

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NCLB Waiver Request Continues Failure Trap

louisianaeducator.blogspot.com - Superintendent White's request for a waiver of the US Dept. of Education mandates of the No Child Left Behind law has serious basic flaws. Even so, such flaws will probably have no affect on its ap...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release February 13, 2012 In his State of the Union address, President Obama called for a national commitment to help create an economy b...

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Learning from Rhee

perimeterprimate.blogspot.com - This is a guest post by Joanna A. Bujes, an Oakland public school parent and supporter of public education. She has taught at U.C. Berkeley, University of Santa Clara, and SUNY Plattsburgh, and she...

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Chris Cerf Hearing Thursday is Cancelled

bluejersey.com - Acting NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf's hearing before the NJ Senate Judiciary Committee has just been canceled, I am told by a member of the Committee. The Judiciary Committee has determined...

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David Koch Funds Andrew Cuomo :: The Future of Capitalism

futureofcapitalism.com - http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/09/david-koch-funds-andrew-cuomoThe Democratic candidate for governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has been receiving campaign contributions from a surprising s...

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Santorum Faces Questions on Women in the Work Force

nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Only days after having to explain a comment about women in the military and emotions in combat, Rick Santorum seemed to struggle a bit on Sunday to explain a remark in his book “It Tak...

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Severe Conservative Syndrome

nytimes.com - Mitt Romney has a gift for words — self-destructive words. On Friday he did it again, telling the Conservative Political Action Conference that he was a “severely conservative governor.” ...

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New York State Tests: 3rd Grade 2010

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I don’t know when the first time I took a bubble test was, but I don’t think I was aware of them back when I was in 3rd grade during the 1977-1978 school year. At the time, though, I was part of a...

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Basset Hound Gets Texas High-School Diploma | NewsFeed

newsfeed.time.com - A Houston news team used a so-called "diploma mill" to get Molly the dog a degree.What has your dog done lately? Sleep, eat and, if you’re lucky, bring you your slippers? Well, Molly the Basset Hou...

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Save Jobs, Occupy AT&T in Atlanta!

occupywallst.org - Posted 0 minutes ago on Feb. 13, 2012, 5:37 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Earlier Today, Occupy Atlanta, Atlanta Jobs with Justice, Communication Workers of America, and AFSC began occupying the AT&T He...

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Independent group inspecting Apple suppliers

northjersey.com - NEW YORK — Apple said Monday that an independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started inspecting working conditions in the Chinese factories where its iPads and iPhones are assembled. MAR...

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Say no to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

pol.moveon.org - Thanks for your interest in this petition. Help us reach our goal by clicking the buttons below and asking your friends, family, and colleagues to sign.We've reached 34% of our goal of 100,000 sign...

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