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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

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jonathanpelto.com - Apr 16 jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Education, Malloy, Michelle Rhee, Stefan Pryor, StudentsFirst Achievement First, Malloy, Michelle Rhee, Stefan Pryor, StudentsFirst Earlier today, Students...
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Move Along! Nothing to See here!

slekar.blogspot.com - I am close to the edge! And from here the picture is perfectly clear. The American public system of education is being systematically, and purposely destroyed. This is not a statement from someo...
DianeRavitch

Americas Meeting Ends With Discord Over Cuba

nytimes.com - CARTAGENA, Colombia — A summit meeting of Western Hemisphere nations ended without a final statement of consensus on Sunday, after the United States and some Latin American nations remained sharply...
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NCLB Outrages (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)

susanohanian.org - Testing: How to Stop the Reign NOTE: NCLB testing begins tomorrow in New York, when 1.2 million kids begin to take the ELA and math tests in grades 3 - 8. This year the tests contain embedded multi...
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The Incoherent Reform of Michelle Rhee

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Last Friday, Michelle Rhee was on Brian Lehrer's radio show. The segment, unsurprisingly, is a textbook example of the incoherence of the corporate reform movement. I'll have more to say about the ...
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School Tech Connect: Totally Not A Rant

schooltechconnect.com - So... here's a cautionary tale, not a rant. It's going to sound like a rant. I'm not ranting, swear to God. Anyway I get an email from my state representative, and it turns out she's having office ...
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Share a Connected Experience. - The Educator's PLN

edupln.com - It's a great question Tom. The first time I clearly realized the power of being connected was learning about and winning the Discovery/CDWG $50,000 sweepstakes for my school. A Twitter colleague wo...
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Our no-bid, win-win, Rahmadier

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Marc Boucher, from left, Bombardier vice president of operations; CTA President Forrest Claypool; and Mayor Rahm Emanuel check out a new rail car in November. The cars were later taken out of servi...
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Why Congress is Putting Mark Twain on a Coin

democraticunderground.com - Here's a Twain story which most Congressmen have never read. Unpublished in his lifetime; it concerns the First Battle of Bud Dajo, sometimes referred to as the Moro Crater Massacre. Not coincident...
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Jersey politicians & burning buildings

bluejersey.com - Some of us rush into a burning building when we know a neighbor is in need. And some of us don't. Two images in New Jersey politics piqued the interest of our friend cartoonist Rob Tornoe this week...
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Protests and Street Theatre Planned for April 17th in NYC

firedoglake.com - Join The Donald and celebrate tax day and Ann's birthday (photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr) So want to have some fun on April 17th when you drop off your tax return at the Post Office? It seems there ar...
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Party for the Planet™

aza.org - Earth Day is April 22nd, and what better way to celebrate than with the planet’s amazing and diverse wildlife? More than 100 of the top zoos and aquariums across North America are throwing the 6th ...
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Michelle Rhee's Education Reform

wnyc.org - Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the Washington DC school system and now the head of Students First NY, talks about the new New York State advocacy group she's founded that's being described as ...
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