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The cowardly censors at Tweed 

nydailynews.com - After the news broke last week that the New York City Department of Education had effectively banned a long list of topics that might appear on its citywide standardized tests, our city’s school sy...
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'I'm Trying To Save The Republican Party'

huffingtonpost.com - Ron Paul is not only still running for the GOP presidential nomination, he's "trying save the Republican party.""The truth is, I'm trying to save the Republican Party from themselves because they w...
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Sunday links « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Chicago Teachers Take Mock Strike Vote. Just one link this Sunday morning. It is to an MSNBC story about couple of votes taken at two Chicago high schools. CTU members voted on whether they would a...
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Flunking the Test  | American Journalism Review

ajr.org - The American education system has never been better, several important measures show. But you’d never know that from reading overheated media reports about “failing” schools and enthusiastic pieces...
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Shanker Blog » Measuring Journalist Quality

shankerblog.org - Journalists play an essential role in our society. They are charged with informing the public, a vital function in a representative democracy. Yet, year after year, large pockets of the electorate ...
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Flabby to the ‘Core’ - BostonHerald.com

bostonherald.com - It’s hard to imagine that the substance of the “Common Core” multistate curriculum project could actually be harmful. But silly us, we were dead wrong. As it turns out a damaging, limited teaching ...
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Milwaukee mayor shakes up Wis. recall election

boston.com - MADISON, Wis.—Unions backing the successful effort that forced Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker into a recall election are suddenly facing an uncomfortable scenario: Their favored candidate may not surv...
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Parents of slain Florida teen to join rally in Miami

northjersey.com - MIAMI  — The parents of a Florida teenager who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer are expected to join civil rights and political leaders at a rally in Miami. AP PHOTO/HO, MARTIN...
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Timbuktu falls to Tuareg rebels amid post-coup chaos

democraticunderground.com - Source: France 24The junior officer who overthrew Mali’s democratically elected leader earlier this month and dissolved the nation’s constitution made a public U-turn Sunday, declaring amid enormou...
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Coping with asthma leaves schools gasping | EdNewsColorado

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Coping with asthma leaves schools gasping | EdNewsColorado: Coping with asthma leaves schools gaspingby Rebecca JonesCastle Rock mom Heather Clark was so concerned that her 13-year-old daughter, Sa...
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