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Patrick Kennedy - Octoberfest Celebration on October 14th Candidate for Sacramento City Council District 5
Patrick Kennedy - Octoberfest Celebration on October 14th Candidate for Sacramento City Council District 5
From: coopmike48 | Date: 9/24/2010
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SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond Letter to Staff Sept. 23
SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond Letter to Staff Sept. 23
From: coopmike48 | Date: 9/24/2010
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Suspended Education Urban Middle Schools in Crisis
Suspended Education Urban Middle Schools in Crisis
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Brokers of Expertise Teachers website.
Brokers of Expertise Teachers website.
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Brokers of Expertise website. Share the best practices, best resources, best strategies—you might say the best of the best. http://www.myboe.org/ ... more>>

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SCUSD Board Update Sept.17 From the Desk of Jonathan P. Raymond, Superintendent
SCUSD Board Update Sept.17 From the Desk of Jonathan P. Raymond, Superintendent
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SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond Letter to Colleagues September 16, 2010
SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond Letter to Colleagues September 16, 2010
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SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond Letter to Community September 10, 2010
SCUSD Superintendent Jonathan P. Raymond Letter to Community September 10, 2010
From: coopmike48 | Date: 9/13/2010
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SCUSD School Facilities District Advisory Committee Report (7-11 school use committee)
SCUSD School Facilities District Advisory Committee Report (7-11 school use committee)
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SCUSD District Advisory Council Agenda - General Meeting - 09_14_2010
SCUSD District Advisory Council Agenda - General Meeting - 09_14_2010
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Broad Superintendents Academy Graduates Outperform Their Peers in Raising Student Achievement Press Release
Broad Superintendents Academy Graduates Outperform Their Peers in Raising Student Achievement Press Release
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Broad Superintendents Academy Graduates Outperform their Peers in Raising Student Achievement Press release
Broad Superintendents Academy Graduates Outperform their Peers in Raising Student Achievement Press release
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Problems with the Use ofStudent Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers
Problems with the Use ofStudent Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers
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Problems with the Use of Student Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers Co-Au thored by Scholars Convened by The Economic Policy Institute: Eva L. Baker,... ... more>>

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Palin's California State University, Stanislaus Speech Contract
Palin's California State University, Stanislaus Speech Contract
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Questions Parents Ask About Schools
Questions Parents Ask About Schools
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Why Public Schools NeedDemocratic Governance BY DIANE RAVITCH
Why Public Schools NeedDemocratic Governance BY DIANE RAVITCH
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California appeals federal ruling on student loans | Seer Press

California appeals federal ruling on student loans | Seer Press

California appeals federal ruling on student loans

J.G Enriquez Sep 26th, 2010 Education. RSS 2.0.


patent infringement1 300x200 California appeals federal ruling on student loansThe California Student Aid Commission filed an appeal yesterday against the decision of the U.S. Department of Education to disallow it to guarantee student loans.

“In order to protect the current and future students of California, the commission, by a majority vote, has taken decisive action to appeal the U.S. Department of Education’s

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Rhee's uncertan future puts wall between Gray and white voters

Rhee's uncertan future puts wall between Gray and white voters | Washington Examiner

Rhee's uncertan future puts wall between Gray and white voters




By: Freeman Klopott

Examiner Staff Writer



September 24, 2010














D.C. Council Chairman Vince Gray's mayoral campaign is
expected to release a schedule this week of town hall meetings designed
to unify the District's racially divided electorate. But the uncertainty
surrounding the future of D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee might
make it difficult for Gray to assuage the fear of many white, affluent
voters that his election means school reform will be dialed back.



During a news conference following his first meeting with Rhee as the
city's presumptive next mayor, Gray made it clear he won't make any
decisions on Rhee's future until after the November general election. As
he rolls out his town hall schedule that will bring him to each of the
city's eight wards, Gray will also be



Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/Rhee_s-uncertan-future-puts-wall-between-Gray-and-white-voters-986919-103756704.html#ixzz10eCq5I62

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*#%$! says my pre-schooler — Joanne Jacobs

*#%$! says my pre-schooler — Joanne Jacobs

*#%$! says my pre-schooler

by Joanne

In Where’s My Damn Juicebox? (great headline) Core Knowledge Blog looks at the research on young children’s growing vocabularies:

Children are swearing at an earlier age and more often than children did just a few decades ago, according to Timothy Jay, a psychology professor at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. “By the time kids go to school now, they’re saying all the words that we try to protect them from on television,” says Jay. “We find their swearing really takes off between (ages) three and four.”

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“Chile miners: Family joy as rescue capsule arrives” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

“Chile miners: Family joy as rescue capsule arrives” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
“Chile miners: Family joy as rescue capsule arrives” Chile miners: Family joy as rescue capsule arrives is a BBC article and video about the latest development in the rescue of the trapped Chilean miners. I’m adding the link to The Best Sites For Learning About The Trapped Miners In Chile.
When Is A Textbook Not A Textbook? Jason Renshaw, ESL/EFL blogger and author of the popular *Boost!* English language learning textbook series, has a nice post and video about how ELL students and teachers can create their own textbook instead of using a published one. Check-out ...
“Download Tube” (*Reader Ian Scott writes that using this app caused an alert on his anti-virus program. I haven’t had a similar experience, but let me know if you have)* Download Tube is a new application that easily lets you download a video to your computer from ..
A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Space I’ve posted quite a few “The Best…” lists on space, and thought readers might find it useful for me to put them all together in one place. Here is A Collection Of “The Best…” Lists On Space: The Best Sites For Learning About Planets & Space The Best ...
September’s Best Posts I regularly highlight my picks for the most useful posts for each month — not including “The Best…” lists. I also use some of them in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see back issues of those newsletters here and my previous ...
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Riot in Eugene � occupy california

Riot in Eugene � occupy california

Riot in Eugene

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‘like a war zone’

EUGENE, Ore. — Shattered glass and beer bottles litter the intersection of 13th Avenue and Ferry Street just blocks from the University of Oregon campus.

This is the scene one day after police took action against 400 college-age partiers Friday night.

“The party was just in the streets,” said student Antoine Simmons. “It was crazy. I’ve never seen that many kids

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Mom says her wheelchair-bound daughter is left out at school because elevator is broken

Mom says her wheelchair-bound daughter is left out at school because elevator is broken

Mom says her wheelchair-bound daughter is left out at school because elevator is broken

BY RACHEL MONAHAN
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Sunday, September 26th 2010, 4:00 AM

Eighth-grader Ashley Santiago, 13, and her mom, Rosalyn Sanchez.
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Eighth-grader Ashley Santiago, 13, and her mom, Rosalyn Sanchez.

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The broken elevator at a Manhattan middle school prevented two wheelchair-bound students from attending their first two and a half weeks of classes.

Intermediate School 143's elevator - which officials acknowledge has been broken since July - should have been fixed in time for school, one of the outraged parents charged.

"They don't understand the elevator is a symbol of pretty much everything for her," said Rosalyn Sanchez, 32, mother of Ashley Santiago, 13, an eighth-grader. "Her life is upstairs. Her class is upstairs."

Ashley spent at least one day in the first-



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Top Posts of the Week � Student Activism

Top Posts of the Week � Student Activism

Top Posts of the Week

by Angus Johnston

The ten most-read posts of the week…

1. DREAM Act and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: What Happened

How the bills failed in the Senate, and where they go from here.

2. Three Arrested at UC Santa Cruz Dance Party

Police bust an activist dance party on the Santa Cruz campus.

3. Campus Paper Runs Heartfelt, Thoughtful Apology for Rape Joke

A lesson in how to respond when you screw up.

4. Harvard Students of Color Blast Peretz Honor

Students reject New Republic editor’s bigoted remarks about Muslims, Latinos, and blacks.

5. Why Legacy Admissions Suck, and Why they Matter

The truth behind higher education’s biggest affirmative action program for rich white men.

6. Congressional Candidate: School Integration Will Lead to Mongrelization of the Races

The rantings of an old-school racist from the New York City suburbs…

7. O’Donnell: Co-Ed Dorms Will Lead to “Orgy Rooms”

…And some new-school wackiness from the Delaware Senate race. (2nd week on the chart!)

8. California Student Protest Crackdown Rolls On

UC Berkeley’s problematic judicial proceedings against last year’s student protesters.

9. On the “Why Can’t Whites Have a White Student Union?” Question

A classic post on an ugly question.

10. Universities Restrict Student Speech Across the Political Spectrum

Is suppression of conservative speech on campus political?

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