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7-11-13 Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.
Fred Klonsky | Daily posts from a retired public school teacher who is just looking at the data.: Tony at the Red Line Tap.  “Look who’s back from Hotlanta,” mumbled Tony into his PBR. “Marty. Let me have an Omnipollo Nebuchadnezzar.” “Klonsky’s goin’ all Swedish on us, huh.” “Where I’m going is getting old. And fast. I retired a year ago. Got my Medicare card a couple of weeks ago. This shit is b
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Counter Point: Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?
Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?: Are California’s Public Schools Adopting Joseph Goebbels’ Educational Model?With 325,000 members the California Teachers Association is our nation’s largest teachers union, and as such the CTA should be expected to be in the forefront of the fight to insure that California’s students receive quality education. The CTA do
by mike simpson / 37min 
The Revolution Will Not be Standardized
The Revolution Will Not be Standardized: The Revolution Will Not be StandardizedThursday, 11 July 2013 09:33By Owen Davis, Waging Nonviolence | News Analysisfont size   Print EmailThe ground under education reform is beginning to shift. Families, chafing under years of state and mayoral control, are demanding a return to democratic processes. There’s the feeling of something lurching under the pub
by mike simpson / 43min 
Other People’s Children | EduShyster
Other People’s Children | EduShyster: Other People’s ChildrenPosted on July 11, 2013Why are white people so eager to advocate for the sort of schools to which they would never send their own children?Reader: more and more white people agree that strict, “no excuses” style charter schools provide an ideal learning environment for poor minority kids. As proof of this surging enthusiasm I give you ex
by mike simpson / 55min 
Data-Driven Instruction Can't Work If Instructors Don't Use The Data
Shanker Blog » Data-Driven Instruction Can't Work If Instructors Don't Use The Data: Data-Driven Instruction Can’t Work If Instructors Don’t Use The DataPosted by Matthew Di Carlo on July 11, 2013In education today, data, particularly testing data, are everywhere. One of many potentially valuable uses of these data is helping teachers improve instruction – e.g., identifying students’ strengths and
by mike simpson / 58min 
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Yes it's 2013 and prisoners can finally talk with their families in languages other tan English
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Yes it's 2013 and prisoners can finally talk with their families in languages other tan English: Yes it's 2013 and prisoners can finally talk with their families in languages other tan EnglishChesa BoudinI'm immensely proud to know Chesa Boudin, a young (damn, he's not a kid any more) super-hero without cape, who seems to pop up whenever the powerless need a voice. A
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InBloom is wilting thanks to privacy concerns–but they don’t stop with InBloom | Digital
InBloom is wilting thanks to privacy concerns–but they don’t stop with InBloom | Digital: InBloom is wilting thanks to privacy concerns–but they don’t stop with InBloomIn my first post for this blog I covered the splashy debut ofInBloom at the SXSWEdu conference in Texas in March. I noted that it’s tough to explain exactly what the company does (essentially, they provide the infrastructure for a v
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LA Unified's historical collection: from Mesopotamian artifacts to report cards | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC
LA Unified's historical collection: from Mesopotamian artifacts to report cards | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC: LA Unified's historical collection: from Mesopotamian artifacts to report cardsJed Kim | July 11th, 2013, 6:00am@LASchoolsA report card from 1896 is just one of more than 30,000 items archived within LA Unified's Art and Artifact Collection.If you've ever wanted to check whether your great-gr
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7-11-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: The Charter Real Estate MobThe long Team Obama continues to pour hundreds of millions each year down the segregated corporate charter school rabbit hole, the deeper and more entrenched will the network of corporate charter gangsters get.  Jersey Jazzman has a must read here.  Photo below from his post (enlarge by clicking):  by Jim Horn / 13min7-10-13 Schools Matte
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How Charter Entrepreneurs Make Millions with Taxpayer DollarsThis is a stunning research job by Jersey Jazzman about the money tree that is turning canny businessmen into multimillionaires by investing in charter schools. They package financing from the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. Department of Education, the Walton Family F
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Five lousy lessons Congress is giving to kids
Five lousy lessons Congress is giving to kids: Five lousy lessons Congress is giving to kidsBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 11 at 5:00 amE-mail the writer0CommentsMore(Associated Press)Congress has had a hard time lately getting work done on major education issues (and in this case, lately means years). Here are five lousy lessons that Congress is sending to kids in this regard:1. It’s okay to
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Organizing Resistance to Teach for America | Seattle Education
Organizing Resistance to Teach for America | Seattle Education: Organizing Resistance to Teach for AmericaFree Minds, Free People ConferenceOrganizing resistance to Teach for America and its role in privatizationCalling critical Teach For America (TFA) alumni, those impacted by TFA in their communities, and students of TFA teachers: Lets organize!Free Minds, Free People is a national conference co
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Principaling in a Rural School (Gerald Carter, Larry Lee, and Owen Sweatt) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Principaling in a Rural School (Gerald Carter, Larry Lee, and Owen Sweatt) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Principaling in a Rural School (Gerald Carter, Larry Lee, and Owen Sweatt)With all of the focus on principal leadership, attrition, and staying power, here’s a picture of an administrator who had an unlikely career path to the principalship and has stayed the course whi
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Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow has some questions for us to consider
Daily Kos: Charles M. Blow has some questions for us to consider: Charles M. Blow has some questions for us to considerbyteacherkenFollowThere is an African proverb that goes something like this: Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.  That line jumped out at me as I read the column Charles M. Blow has up for the Thursday New York Times.  It is ti
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A rare day in education when we can say something's working | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com
A rare day in education when we can say something's working | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Posted: 2:00 a.m. Thursday, July 11, 2013A rare day in education when we can say something's working COMMENT(5) 0 1 1 7Previous PostsEOCT results: New higher math standards present challenge to Georgia studentsJuly 10, 2013Cutting Georgia's dropout rate would save millions in health-care costsJuly 10, 2013The
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Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigation - Inside Bay Area
Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigation - Inside Bay Area: Feds search Oakland charter school in criminal investigationBy Doug Oakley Oakland TribunePosted:   07/10/2013 07:07:33 PM PDTUpdated:   07/10/2013 10:00:32 PM PDT OAKLAND -- The FBI and IRS have opened a criminal investigation into a charter school whose former director allegedly funneled $3.8 million from the school
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The Educated Reporter: Getting It Right on Preschool For All
The Educated Reporter: Getting It Right on Preschool For All: Getting It Right on Preschool For AllEWA's 66th National Seminar was recently held at Stanford University, and we asked some of the education reporters attending to contribute blog posts from the sessions. Today's guest blogger is Suzanne Bouffard of the Harvard Education Letter. The full podcast of the session can be found here. Stream
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Rahm Emanuel and St. Vincent DePaul | Reclaim Reform
Rahm Emanuel and St. Vincent DePaul | Reclaim Reform: Rahm Emanuel and St. Vincent DePaulPosted on July 10, 2013by kenprevitiSt. Vincent DePaul was a Catholic priest who fed, clothed, educated and housed poor children. The religious organizations he created still perform his good works. READ HERE.(Disclosure: As a child on the South Side of Chicago on a bitterly cold day, my mother took me on the
by mike simpson / 12h 
John White: “I’ll Just Tell Them Reforms Are Working.” | deutsch29
John White: “I’ll Just Tell Them Reforms Are Working.” | deutsch29: John White: “I’ll Just Tell Them Reforms Are Working.”July 10, 2013I have learned that if John White writes something it must be true.Gotcha. Today among the letters to the editor at nola.com is an entry from John White. Despite his history of lying, hiding data, hiring non-educator, overpaid, pro-reform-minded TFA spawn and other
by mike simpson / 12h 
Press Conference & Court Hearing: Neighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves Forward
Press Conference & Court Hearing: Neighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves Forward: Press Conference & Court Hearing: Neighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves ForwardJuly 10, 2013 at 3:23pm Press Conference & Court HearingNeighborhood School Closure Civil Rights Lawsuit Moves ForwardSACRAMENTO, CA – This Thursday, July 11, students, parents, community member
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Teach For America's Civil War
Teach For America's Civil War: Teach For America's Civil WarJAMES CERSONSKYJULY 9, 2013This summer, alumni and current teachers are launching the first ever national campaign against the organization.Twenty-four years running, the rap on Teach for America (TFA) is a sampled, re-sampled, burned-out record: The organization’s five-week training program is too short to prepare its recruits to teach,
by mike simpson / 14h 
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education
NPE News Briefs ← from The Network for Public Education: TODAYAudit Reveals Systemic, Widespread Problems In Louisiana’s School Voucher Program | CenLamarby Lamar White, Jr. Mr. Varney obviously didn’t bother to read the audits. It was far easier for him to take Superintendent White’s word for it, shine up some fuzzy math, and recite a litany of conservative talking points on “school choice” than
by mike simpson / 14h 
Daily Kos: status on Leaves - waiting and hopeful
Daily Kos: status on Leaves - waiting and hopeful: status on Leaves - waiting and hopefulbyteacherkenFollowIt has been a while since I offered an update on my wife's dealing with cancer.  A number of people have asked that I at least periodically offer updates, even if there is no positive news.  So allow me to describe the general situation and where we are specifically.There are good days and ba
by mike simpson / 14h 
Ethical Literacy Lessons to Ponder This Summer: Tolerance for Ambiguity — Whole Child Education
Ethical Literacy Lessons to Ponder This Summer: Tolerance for Ambiguity — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGEthical Literacy Lessons to Ponder This Summer: Tolerance for AmbiguityJuly 10, 2013 by Paula MirkOur seventh annual Ethical Literacy Conference was smaller than usual, yet we came away from it with bigger ideas and a stronger sense of success than in past conferences. Our ability t
by mike simpson / 15h 
solidaridad: @TCFKSM: Sign BAR’s Petition: Anti-Racist Educators Should Not Issue Ghetto Passes To Teach For America
solidaridad: @TCFKSM: Sign BAR’s Petition: Anti-Racist Educators Should Not Issue Ghetto Passes To Teach For America: @TCFKSM: Sign BAR’s Petition: Anti-Racist Educators Should Not Issue Ghetto Passes To Teach For AmericaFirst published on TCFKSM on July 10, 2013.'If this is how "anti-racism education" works - giving cover to organizations and policies that hurt people of color more than anybody e
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Nite Cap 7-10-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #HEREPASTJUNE
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPTODAYDr Cintli: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13Dr Cintli: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13Press Release - Please post and forwardThe Associa
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Dr Cintli: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13
Dr Cintli: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13: Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College July 13Press Release - Please post and forwardThe Association of Mexican American Educators in conjunction with local educators and groups will host the second annual Raza Studies Now Conference at Santa Monica College, from 9am to 2pm in the Humanities Complex. Two panels ov
by mike simpson / 16h 
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics
Wait, What? - Working to educate, persuade and mobilize through "perceptive and acerbic" observations about Connecticut Government and Politics: Judge Rules Vallas must leave superintendent’s job immediately…Categories: Bridgeport Paul Vallas Stefan PryorTags: BridgeportPaul VallasStefan PryorAfter Vallas took the stand to explain why he shouldn’t be forced out and after hearing arguments from law
by mike simpson / 16h 
NYC Educator: To Bobblehead, or Not to Bobblehead
NYC Educator: To Bobblehead, or Not to Bobblehead: To Bobblehead, or Not to BobbleheadLet's be clear. If I were going to get a bobblehead it wouldn't be the one you see to the left. It would be Diane Ravitch, or Leonie Haimson, or maybe Stephen Krashen.But there are a lot of bobbleheads out there, and that includes the overwhelming majority of UFT chapter leaders. In fact, almost every one has sig
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7-10-13 Ed Notes Online
Ed Notes Online: Ravitch Friends Randi, Fiorillo and Many Others ObjectRandi is just the mirror image of Michelle Rhee.  ... Mike from Texas, comment on Ravitch blog, My Friend, Randi WeingartenRandi Weingarten is no friend of teachers, and has been at the center of virtually every catastrophe that has befallen us and public education in the past fifteen-plus years. ...She is part of the problem,
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Diane in the Evening 7-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Sorry, You Missed Today’s Symposium about Cashing in on the Charter SectorIf only I had known sooner, I would have posted the announcement of today’s symposium. Yes! There is money to be made by investing in charter schools! It’s all about the children! It’s the civil rights issue of our time! And a great investment too!! “Bonds an
by mike simpson / 18h 
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Beefing Up in Tennessee | Pith in the Wind
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Beefing Up in Tennessee | Pith in the Wind: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Beefing Up in TennesseePOSTED BY STEVEN HALE ON WED, JUL 10, 2013 AT 2:54 PMMichelle Rhee's efforts to shape Tennessee's education policy are well-documented. In particular, her organization StudentsFirst has made it rain on state politicians and local s
by mike simpson / 19h 
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Superintendent Banda Says He Has Won Over "Skeptics"
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Superintendent Banda Says He Has Won Over "Skeptics": Superintendent Banda Says He Has Won Over "Skeptics"From KPLU:Taking stock of his first year at the helm of Seattle Public Schools, Banda told KPLU a divided board has a definite effect on how he does his job.“[That’s the] reason for my taking a very strong stand with the board to say that we need to be able to
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Student Loan Vote Fails Senate Again, Sticking Borrowers With Higher Rates
Student Loan Vote Fails Senate Again, Sticking Borrowers With Higher Rates: Student Loan Vote Fails Senate Again, Sticking Borrowers With Higher RatesPosted: 07/10/2013 12:40 pm EDT  |  Updated: 07/10/2013 2:12 pm EDTSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) speaks during a press conference after meeting with fellow Democratic Senators, on Capitol Hill, July 9, 2013, in Washington, D.C. Reid fiel
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No Mystery Behind Improbable Scholars | InterACT
No Mystery Behind Improbable Scholars | InterACT: No Mystery Behind Improbable ScholarsJULY 10, 2013tags: David Kirp, Improbable Scholars, Union Cityby David B. CohenIf we could just fire the bad teachers…If we had quality teacher evaluations…If we had vouchers, charter schools, competition…If we had common, world-class standards… a laptop or tablet for every student… smaller classes… a sharp redu
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Teach for America: Down in Minnesota, but up in Wisconsin - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly
Teach for America: Down in Minnesota, but up in Wisconsin - NPQ - Nonprofit Quarterly: Teach for America: Down in Minnesota, but up in WisconsinWRITTEN BY RICK COHEN  CREATED ON WEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 2013 14:34Share on emailShare on printShare on facebookShare on twitterShare on linkedinShare on pinterest_shareShare on google_plusone_shareMore Sharing ServicesJuly 8, 2013; Truth-OutMinnesota’s Democr
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AFT - A Union of Professionals - Ravitch urges unity in the face of threats to education
AFT - A Union of Professionals - Ravitch urges unity in the face of threats to education: Ravitch urges unity in the face of threats to educationIn a new post on her popular blog, education historian Diane Ravitch writes about her long history with AFT president Randi Weingarten and the need to work together to strengthen public education, despite their policy differences.Ravitch, who has become a
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The teachers' contract and its relationship to the District’s financial problems | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
The teachers' contract and its relationship to the District’s financial problems | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: The teachers' contract and its relationship to the District’s financial problemsby thenotebook on Jul 10 2013 Posted in Commentary="" style="color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on emailCOMMENTS (3)PRINTby James LytleIn an op-ed piece in
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Jersey Jazzman: Make Big Money Building Charter Schools: Joe Bruno Shows You How!
Jersey Jazzman: Make Big Money Building Charter Schools: Joe Bruno Shows You How!: Make Big Money Building Charter Schools: Joe Bruno Shows You How!  Over the past month I've been telling the story of the misogynist rapper Pitbull, his new charter school in Miami, and his speech before the 2013 National Charter Schools Convention. I pointed out that Kevin Chavous, board chair of the very reformy g
by mike simpson / 22h 
Value of education rises in crisis but investment in this area is falling, says OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Newsroom - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: Value of education rises in crisis but investment in this area is falling, says OECDSend  Print  Tweet25/06/2013 - The jobs gap between well-educated young people and those who left school early has continued to widen during the crisis. A good education is the best insurance against a lack of work experience, according to the lates
by mike simpson / 22h 
Newsflash: Commissioner Pryor announces plans that take Connecticut backwards ... - Wait, What?
Newsflash: Commissioner Pryor announces plans that take Connecticut backwards ... - Wait, What?: Newsflash: Commissioner Pryor announces plans that take Connecticut backwards … TUCITCENNOC!  Commissioner Pryor announces plans that take Connecticut backwards on Bilingual Education, English Language Learning, Multicultural Education and creating safe school climatesStefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Co
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State Board considers Next Generation Science Standards SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources
SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: State Board considers Next Generation Science Standards By Kimberly BeltranWednesday, July 10, 2013Despite strong criticism of new national science standards by an influential education think tank, the California State Board of Education appears poised to adopt the new curriculum goals even though some believe the state’s existing standards are bette
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MLK Does TFA | EduShyster
MLK Does TFA | EduShyster: MLK Does TFAPosted on July 10, 2013Long before Martin Luther King Jr. became the most ‘liked’ civil rights leader in Facebook history he was just another well-connected college graduate from out-of-town. Which raises an obvious and interesting question: were MLK alive today, would he do what thousands of well-connected college grads have already done and Teach for Americ
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Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, July 10, 2013
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Upcoming Meeting in Atlanta For 'Invalid' Election of Kevin Johnson as Head of Black Mayors GroupEducation HeadlinesWednesday, July 10, 2013Plan for district after school program in Monterey meets resistanceAdministrators at Monterey Peninsula Unified School District have been planning for nearly two years to create a fee-based, district-run
by mike simpson / 23h 
Fightback Against Racist Queens HS Principal Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Fightback Against Racist Queens HS Principal
Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: Fightback Against Racist Queens HS Principal: Fightback Against Racist Queens HS PrincipalRacism Still Prevails Among Many Bloomberg MisEducation PrincipalsArt McFarlandEyewitness News | http://abclocal.go.comNEW YORK (WABC) -- It is a high school created for the children of immigrants; many students speak only Spanish when they ar
by mike simpson / 23h 
Student Loan Fixes Could Go Beyond Interest Rates - Student Loan Ranger
Student Loan Fixes Could Go Beyond Interest Rates - Student Loan Ranger (usnews.com): Student Loan Fixes Could Go Beyond Interest RatesBy EQUAL JUSTICE WORKSJuly 10, 2013 RSS Feed PrintAccording to at least one estimate, the class of 2013 will be the most indebted ever.Lawmakers in Congress remain all heated up about the July 1 doubling of federal direct subsidized loan interest rates with, as Pol
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Teach For America critics gathering to organize resistance
Teach For America critics gathering to organize resistance: Teach For America critics gathering to organize resistanceBy Valerie Strauss, Published: July 10, 2013 at 10:00 amE-mail the writerTFA founder Wendy KoppTeach For America alumni and students of corps members who are critical of TFA are holding this weekend what amounts to the first national assembly aimed at organizing resistance to the o
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Morning Wink 7-10-13 AM Posts #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYUpcoming Meeting in Atlanta For 'Invalid' Election of Kevin Johnson as Head of Black Mayors GroupUpcoming Meeting in Atlanta For 'Invalid' Election of Kevin Johnson as Head of Black Mayors Group: Upcoming Meeting in Atlanta For 'Invalid' Election of Kevin Johnson as Head of Black Mayors Group POST 10 JULY 2013 BY GEORGE E. CURRY, NNPA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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