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Monday, September 22, 2014

9-22-14 Perdido Street School

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Bloomberg Is Still An Arrogant Ass
Bloomberg sure does think well of himself:Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg just wrapped up a panel discussion with macro legend Ray Dalio. ...His fellow panelist Dalio added that culture is an important factor to consider when picking a place to work. He went on to say something about how there’s no correlation between money and happiness. Bloomberg swooped in: “Just remember: Happines

Cuomo Reneges On Deal To Working Families Party
Gee, here's a surprise:ALBANY—Late last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo sat next to Senate co-leaders Jeff Klein and Dean Skelos at a press conference and announced they had reached a "handshake agreement" on an multi-million dollar item in next year's budget to fund anti-terror efforts. Left unsaid was the fact that such an agreement would become void if the Senate comes under new Democrati

9-21-14 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: Common Core Headlines Spell Trouble For Common CoreCommon Core advocates are trying to save Common Core from an untimely death but recent news headlines suggest they continue to lose that battle:Panel starts reviewing Common Core standards in NCMissouri leaders named in Common Core lawsuit: Foes seek to stop payments to test-making consortiumGreen Bay Catholic Diocese Backs