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Big Education Ape: 4-14-12 PM Check out new reports to see if your state is considering ALEC bills! EDition

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Does U.S. have a high-tech worker shortage?

articles.philly.com - STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.Unemployed electrical engineer Jonathan Mercado isn't seeing it from his perch. "I think it's a lie," said Mercado, a 2010 Temple U...
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Leaders of New Group Have an "Interest" in Education

huffingtonpost.com - Few people define themselves as being a member of a special interest. That term applies to the folks on the other side -- the people you disagree with. New Yorkers got more evidence of that this mo...
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- Wait, What?

jonathanpelto.com - Apr 14 jonpeltoCharter Schools, Education, Malloy, Stefan Pryor Education Reform, Malloy, Michelle Rhee, StudentsFirst the 2012 “Education Reformers” – They bully, they’re arrogant and they appear ...
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coopmike48 Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts 4-14#SOSchat #p2 #edreform: Engaging Parents ... bit.ly/IzIRpG #eduabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Petition: Withdraw from ALEC - Common Cause bit.ly/IKox1Cabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Big Education Ape: Engaging Parents In School… » “School Reformers” Steal PTA’s Name bit.ly/IoObH9about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Big Education Ape: Seattle Schools Community Forum: How to Sell BEX IV? bit.ly/IoOeCAabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Big Education Ape: Academic Journals and Corporate Interests: Reed Elsevier and ALEC | PSC CUNYbit.ly/Jee78Vabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Big Education Ape: NYC Public School Parents: Is DOE's Turnaround Fair Play? The NYS Assembly doesn't think so bit.ly/HF9YkCabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Woody Guthrie Square dedicated in downtown Los Angeles -latimes.com lat.ms/IGUsoj2 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - The first time I ever went to Springfield, Illinois was in 1975. Anne, our daughter and I were heading out on a road trip to Los Angeles. We had planned to leave early in the morning, but by mid-af...
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ALEC Revisited | Impatient Optimists

impatientoptimists.org - Over the past several weeks, many of our friends, partners and grantees, as well as some members of the general public, have expressed their concerns about the foundation’s recent grant to the Amer...
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Taxing the rich: it's the American way

beinglatino.us - Photo: nuttakit On April 16, the Democrats will broadside their political rivals in the Senate by forcing a vote on the so-called Buffet rule, a proposed bill that would raise the minimum tax rate ...
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Modern School: Land of the Free, Home of the Ch*ckenshit?

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Land of the Free, Home of the Chickenshit?: Land of the Free, Home of the Chickenshit?by Michael DunnMiami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen was suspended for five games for saying he id...
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Guayabera by Raul Guerrero - Hispanically Speaking News

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:40 pm EST, April 14, 2012 Once upon a time, Vice President Dan Quayle, on his way to an official visit to Latin America, lamented not having taken Latin in high school to communicate...
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Join Us at the Online Education Conference!

edupln.com - It's time for SimpleK12's Online Education Conference - a 24 hour Training Extravaganza! An international conference that's 100% FREE! No travel. No registration fees. Register for upcoming session...
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We have one thing she hasn’t got. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - The story of the Detroit charter school teacher who was fired for allowing and encouraging her students to organize a fund raising event for Trayvon Martin is another lesson in why I treasure my un...
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Taxed by the boss: David Cay Johnston

reuters.com - By David Cay Johnston Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:52am EDT (Reuters) - Across the country more than 2,700 companies are collecting state income taxes from hundreds of thousands of workers - and are keeping...
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impatientoptimists.org - Over the past several weeks, many of our friends, partners and grantees, as well as some members of the general public, have expressed their concerns about the foundation’s recent grant to the Amer...
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