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'Tis a Shame, the Mastication of Education

oneteachersperspective.blogspot.com - In his 2006 memoir Teacher Man, the late, great Frank McCourt tersely wrote, “Teaching is the downstairs maid of professions.” Just six years later, McCourt’s proposition is already in need o...

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What the ‘N’ in UNCF Stands For These Days

theroot.com - Sixty-five years after a group of historically black colleges came together to form the United Negro College Fund, a mind is still a terrible thing to waste. The UNCF is continuing its mission of r...

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States Try to Fix Quirks in Teacher Evaluations

nytimes.com - Steve Ball, executive principal at the East Literature Magnet School in Nashville, arrived at an English class unannounced one day this month and spent 60 minutes taking copious notes as he watched...

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No Love for Common Core? Why Tom Loveless Misses the Mark

impatientoptimists.org - This post originally appeared on the blog of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. According to Tom Loveless of the Brookings Institute, “The Common Core will have little to no effect on student achieve...

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Heroine of the Week: Constance Johnson

helloladies.com - Constance Johnson Oklahoma State Senator Constance Johnson is our heroine of the week. Johnson proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 1433, that would criminalize some ejaculation. The amendment read...

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We will not forget their vote

act.presente.org - Last week, we delivered your petition to Florida state senators supporting SB 106 — to send the strong message that the Sunshine State must provide equity in education. But our state senators voted...

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Santorum: Liberals ‘are the anti-science ones’

rawstory.com - By David EdwardsMonday, February 20, 2012 12:59 EST Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum charged on Monday that President Barack Obama and Democrats were “anti-science” because they re...

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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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Two Senators Say U.S. Should Arm Syrian Rebels

nytimes.com - KABUL, Afghanistan — With the Syrian government continuing its deadly crackdown on its citizens, two senior American senators who were on their way to the Middle East spoke out strongly on Sunday i...

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Cantor Can't Explain Why Americans Oppose GOP Agenda

thinkprogress.org - During an appearance on Fox News Sunday this morning, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) couldn’t explain why the public rejects large parts of the Republican legislative agenda and instead b...

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Rocket sent into northern lights for GPS research

boston.com - ITHACA, N.Y.—The rocket arcing up into the northern lights above Alaska was on its way to measure the effects of the celestial phenomenon's effects on global positioning systems.It was a mission la...

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We Don’t Deserve Another Planet

dissidentvoice.org - by E.R. Bills / February 20th, 2012 I’m scared. I worry a lot. I’m afraid for our future. I’m afraid for our species. I’m afraid of our species. Homo Sapiens corrupt or foul any ecosystem that lies...

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CEOs' clash roils company behind comic hero Archie

boston.com - NEW YORK—The past three years have been upbeat ones for Archie, the everyteen hero of one of America's most enduring comics. He's gotten married -- twice, no less. His social circle has expanded to...

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Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Dr. Steve Perry Show - Part I

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Dr. Steve Perry Show - Part I:The Reformy Dr. Steve Perry Show - Part Iby DukeDr. Steve Perry is a CNN contributor, an author, a speaker, and a magnet school principal. ...

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Reformy

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Watching Brian Jones yesterday, I was struck once again by the massive hypocrisy of so many who claim the mantle of "reformer." They sing the praises of standardized testing regimes and "accountabi...

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