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nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - An article in the NY Times magazine two weeks ago, on April 10 , about Middle School 223 in the Bronx, written by Jonathan Mahler, contained the following passage describing student achievement gai...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Commentary: A scandal that can't be ignored | Philadelphia Public School NotebookCommentary: A scandal that can't be ignoredby Helen GymRecent revelations about the role of School Reform Commission...

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dailykos.com - "It's being marketed as a solution to save public schools, but the big donors are tied to right-wing think tanks that openly advocate, and strategize, the end of public education. How can vouchers...

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paulhkarrer.com - Dear President Obama: I mean this with all respect. I’m on my knees here, and there’s a knife in my back, and the prints on it kinda match yours. I think you don’t get it. Your Race to the Top is k...

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blog.eduflack.com - Nearly a decade ago, a new organization of chief state school officers was charting new ground. The Education Leaders Council (ELC) was THE hip group to belong to. NCLB was the freshly minted law...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Recall organizers question Denver Elections Division findings, vow to continue fight | DeFENSERecall organizers question Denver Elections Division findings, vow to continue fightby analystBelow is ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Equity and Excellence, Part One « InterACTEquity and Excellence, Part Oneby David B. CohenOn Thursday, April 21, 2011, I delivered prepared remarks for a meeting of the U.S. Department of Education...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Texas Freedom Network: Proposed Instructional Materials Put Science Education, Public Schools at Risk in TexasProposed Instructional Materials Put Science Education, Public Schools at Risk in Texas...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: The NY Times issues a correction, too little and too late.The NY Times issues a correction, too little and too late.by Leonie HaimsonAn article in the NY Times magazine t...

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stager.tv - I’m an optimist by nature. That’s why I awake each day thinking I can make the world a better place for children despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. For years I believed that public educ...

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parentsacrossamerica.org - Apr 25, 2011 pureparents To every thing, turn, turn, turn… Catalyst Notebook reports that the Renaissance Schools Fund – which is about to “turnaround” its brand name and call itself “New Schools f...

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theatlanticwire.com - Today's New York Times prominently features "The Guantanamo Files," a synthesis of "700 classified military documents" obtained by WikiLeaks, about the Cuba prison's current and former inmates. It'...

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huffingtonpost.com - An Al Jazeera journalist was held at Guantanamo Bay for six years partially so he could be interrogated about the network, according to one of the files on the prison released by WikiLeaks and news...

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blogs.forbes.com - Mar. 4 2011 - 2:46 pm | 23 views | 0 recommendations | In what may be the result of one of the great political miscalculations of our time, Scott Walker’s popularity in his home state is fast going...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Kochtopus: Right-wing Network of Money, Power, and Influence | Dailycensored.comKochtopus: Right-wing Network of Money, Power, and InfluenceWritten by HurricaneDeanBusiness, Daily Journal (Opinion)...

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gothamschools.org - by Elizabeth Green The New Yorker imagines Charlie Sheen as schools chancellor and Cathie Black on TV. (Russo) Duncan: Federal CTE support will depend on students’ success beyond high school. (Hech...

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baycitizen.org - Some of the world’s best surfers will descend on Ocean Beach this fall for the first major surfing contest held in San Francisco in more than a decade. The surfing brand Rip Curl announced that its...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Now’s the time to stay clear of Brat Fest this year, and send a regretful message to Johnsville Sausage, that protecting worker rights is just as important as any charitable cause. To do whatever i...

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huffingtonpost.com - I can be a lazy slug retreating to my bed when it rains (okay, also maybe when it's below 65 degrees or Valentine's Day). Really any excuse will do. So an invitation to visit the unveiling of The F...

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sacramentopress.com - Most of us might think there’s more to life than school, but at the same time, there’s more to learn while you’re in school. I know because from experience, I’ve been in school my whole li...

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blogs.forbes.com - Apr. 24 2011 - 12:15 pm | 1 views | 0 recommendations | It may be both the peak of paranoia and the ultimate insult to those who showed their mettle on the day of - and the days that followed – th...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:30 pm, April 25, 2011 Photo Credits: Pro-Immigration Mayor Michael Bloomberg This Sunday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg was a guest on “Fox News Sunday” where he once again e...

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camajorityreport.com - Steven Maviglio Sadly, this survey demonstrates that Californians are being misled about public employee pensions by special interests seeking to undermine the middle class. California public emplo...

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news.yahoo.com - By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Lisa Leff, Associated Press – 22 mins ago SAN FRANCISCO – The sponsors of California's same-sex marriage ban say the recent disclosure by the federal judge who struck...

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balloon-juice.com - by Albus Percival Wulfric Brian mistermix Dumbledore The many shortcomings of Galtian superhero school superintendents like Michelle Rhee are well-documented, but part of the reason that we get thi...

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