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Thank You, Governor Dayton « Diane Ravitch's blog

dianeravitch.net - Public school teachers have endured three years of sustained attacks, since Race to the Top unleashed the nutty idea that student scores on standardized tests are the key to teacher quality. This w...
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Educators, parents fight testing system

kxan.com - AUSTIN (KXAN) - It is testing time for Central Texas students required to pass the state's new standardized State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness -- or STAAR -- test. KXAN News got a rar...
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Joseph A. Palermo: Protesting Students, Striking Faculty

huffingtonpost.com - As the student loan debt in the United States surpasses $1 trillion for the first time in the nation's history, thirteen courageous students from six California State University campuses will be en...
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G.O.P. Leaders in City Seek Candidate for Mayor

nytimes.com - Saying that the likely Democratic candidates for mayor are too liberal for the average New York voter, the city’s five Republican county chairmen said Wednesday that they wanted to identify by the ...
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Illinois voters will decide pension question this fall

chicagotribune.com - House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, seen in February, sponsored a constitutional amendment asking voters if it should be tougher to increase government employee pensi...
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School Tech Connect: The Waterbug

schooltechconnect.com - I heart Medea Benjamin from Code Pink. I'm going to flat-out steal and post a very short clip from Democracy Now where Medea Benjamin shows how it's done when you need to make an unpopular point. I...
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Love Lessons: What Does Love Look Like? | Maria Shriver

mariashriver.com - Love Lessons: What Does Love Look Like? By Michelle KennedyFor our second date, Byron suggested a hike through Runyon Canyon. We’d enjoyed a nice dinner the week before, and I looked forward to get...
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A visit to the Governor’s Office. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Fifty on the bus for eight hours to Springfield and back. More drove down.  In preparation for our IEA Region’s occupation of Springfield, I had called ahead last week to Governor Quinn’s office. Q...
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Kim Kardashian tapes Armenian genocide PSA for Glendale

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Kim Kardashian –- who recently made headlines after she said she wanted to run for mayor of Glendale –- has also taped a public service announcement for the city's official commemoration of the Arm...
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“50 Most Beautiful” Issue of PEOPLE en Español 2012

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 10:39 am EST, May 3, 2012 This year’s new “50 Most Beautiful” issue of PEOPLE en Español, highlights some of today’s most popular names in Hispanic entertainment.The cover features eig...
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Nearly 800 Joliet Caterpillar workers on strike

abclocal.go.com - May 1, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) -- Hundreds of hourly workers are off the job and on the picket line at the Caterpillar hydraulics plant in Joliet. About 800 workers are on strike. But the company...
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G.O.P. Leaders in City Seek Candidate for Mayor

nytimes.com - Saying that the likely Democratic candidates for mayor are too liberal for the average New York voter, the city’s five Republican county chairmen said Wednesday that they wanted to identify by the ...
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