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edweek.org - Published Online: May 2, 2011Commentary ByArne DuncanI have worked in education for much of my life. I have met with thousands of teachers in great schools and struggling schools, in big cities and...

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newsweek.com - This story was reported and written by Center for Public Integrity. The richest man in America stepped to the podium and declared war on the nation’s school systems. High schools had become “obsole...

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blogs.edweek.org - We celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with the release of a video we created to honor teachers.It has been almost two months since I reported on a project we started, to create a series of short v...

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catalyst-chicago.org - Catalyst writers and editors share their perspectives, analyses and the news behind the news on improving Chicago area public schools. Our on-the-ground reports will tell you what’s happening in sc...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALSCHARTERSCHOOLSCANDALSA COMPILATION OF NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS WHICH HAVE BEEN CHARGED WITH, OR ARE HIGHLY SUSPECTED OF, TAMPERING WITH ADMISSIONS, GRADES, ATTENDA...

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leoniehaimson A Letter to Arne Duncan « Failing Schools: http://bit.ly/mL72Dx A spot-on rejoinder from the supremely articulate Sabrina Shupe Stevens34 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Please Help My Student Achieve Her American Dream « Outside the CavePlease Help My Student Achieve Her American Dreamby Stephen LazarIn many ways, I am the American Dream. My great-grandparents al...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A Letter to Arne Duncan - Ed ThoughtsA Letter to Arne Duncan - Ed Thoughtsby SabrinaDear Secretary Duncan, Actions speak louder than words. Though you often have nice words to say about teachers, w...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: The A-plus Act: LAWMAKERS REINTRODUCE BILL ALLOWING STATES TO OPT OUT OF NCLBThe A-plus Act: LAWMAKERS REINTRODUCE BILL ALLOWING STATES TO OPT OUT OF NC...

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blogs.edweek.org - Rick Hess thinks this would be a good day to recall the spirit of 9/11--agreed--and suggests we dial down the rhetoric over education reform, calling the dialogue "nasty, personal and petty." He th...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Gov. Scott pushing for more charters, even though...Kids study algebra at mostly white Legacy Charter High School near Ocoee. (George Skene/Orlando S...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:39 pm, May 2, 2011 Photo Credits: Higher self-esteem improves academics Researchers and psychologists Geoffrey L. Cohen and Gregory M. Walton found that while black and Latino 17-yea...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 02, 2011 Since yesterday’s operation, the President spoke with numerous world leaders who expressed their congratulations on ...

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theatlanticwire.com - President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, and other key members of the national security team react to news of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden from t...

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dissidentvoice.org - So – Osama bin Laden’s dead and any day now we’ll be told that another ‘public enemy number one’, Colonel Gaddafi’s son has also been killed in the noble cause of bringing democracy to the world. H...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - We have had a very wet April. It has rained twenty days out of the month. April is when I make kites with my kindergarten and first grade classes. And part of the deal is that we go outside and fly...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - I’m not feeling safer. I’m not feeling appreciated. But we flew some kites and that made me feel good. « Fred Klonsky's blogI’m not feeling safer. I’m not feeling appreciated. But we flew some kite...

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thejosevilson.com - The Most Interesting Man In The WorldThe general populace has finally turned to the idea that we nerds have said for decades now: get onto social media before it impersonates you. One of the best v...

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edweek.org - Peter Finch portrays the angry Howard Beale in the 1976 movie “Network.” —MGM Studios/Getty images ByAngela BeeleyI am a public school teacher and a member of a union. Contrary to popular political...

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reverendmanny.com - “this….” i.e. ethical humanist blessings unto your meta-entity, a million karma points for you Power and Patience to the Human Tribe, –Reverend Manny March 7, 2011 -- Operation #Sunlight: MSM L...

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vidayfamilia.univision.com - Hay maneras para que los maestros, el estudiante y los padres puedan tener una idea de si su hijo está bien encaminado en los grados 8, 9 y 10. Una de ellas es mediante las pruebas de diagnóstico. ...

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theuptake.org - Minnesota State Senator Ron Latz (DFL) urged his fellow legislators last week to “be afraid of the tyranny of the majority” not because the majority doesn’t rule, but because the constitution is th...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:19 pm, May 2, 2011 Photo Credits: Man wears mask reading, "Stop Killing Journalists" As the drug war rages on in Mexico, the country’s press is becoming more and more stifled.While H...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 4:28 pm, May 2, 2011 Photo Credits: Undocumented Aliens Losing Homes from AL tornadoes As the southeast region of the U.S. starts its recovery from deadly tornadoes that left countless...

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news.bbc.co.uk - Al-Qaeda's leaders: (From left) Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama Bin Laden and Mohammed Atef Al-Qaeda, meaning "the base", was created in 1989 as Soviet forces withdrew from Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden...

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democraticunderground.com - Source: AFP Via Hindustan TimesWashington, May 02, 2011 | Last Updated: 21:58 IST- The United States would have taken Osama bin Laden alive if he had given himself up, an American official said on ...

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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - According to reports, we first started tracking the couriers who would ultimately lead us to Osama bin Laden over four years ago. The stream of information that led to Sunday’s raid began over four...

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obrag.org - A couple of weeks ago local Republicans held their unity night at the Kona Kai Resort where notables such as Jerry Sanders and Kevin Faulconer cheered as Carl DeMaio asked if they were ready to mak...

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