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Quinn signs bill that lengthens school day - Chicago Sun

suntimes.com - BY SOPHIA TAREEN June 13, 2011 6:46PM Gov. Pat Quinn passes a pen to State Sen. Kimberly Lightford of Maywood as he signs the bill. Quinn and leaders from across the state joined to sign historic e...
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"No Excuses" Supe Blames Everyone Else

scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - June 14, 2011 | Posted At: 05:09 PM | Author: john thompson | Category: Foundation Follies The Broad Center proclaims that "the superintendent is responsible for the education of every student in t...
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N.Y. Graduation Rates Rise; College Readiness Lags

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - The high school graduation rate in New York City improved slightly last year, but the vast majority of those graduates were not prepared for college, state officials announced on Tuesday. Sixty-one...
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Federal Hall Monitors on Patrol

huffingtonpost.com - The Department of Education's Office of Inspector General served a warrant on Stockton, California resident Kenneth Wright at six in the morning on Tuesday. Though the initial story gave the impres...
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Jackboots at the door? Assume the worst

post-gazette.com - By Tony Norman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Because you were preoccupied with Rep. Anthony Weiner's private parts last week, you probably missed the story about the Stockton, Calif., man who claimed he...
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Happy birthday grandma Esther. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - I turn 63 today. Someone Facebooked a birthday greeting to me this morning warning me to watch out. The earth seems to spin faster each year we grow older, he said. This does not worry me. When I w...
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Jersey Jazzman: Let's Make a Deal, Senator Sweeney

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Let's Make a Deal, Senator SweeneyLet's Make a Deal, Senator Sweeneyby DukeSteve Sweeney wants me to pay more - a LOT more - into my pension. He tells me it's the only way to keep m...
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Sacramento Press / Celebrate Oak Park

sacramentopress.com - Families were able to enjoy the company of neighbors, family and friends as they gathered to celebrate the 5th annual “Celebrate Oak Park” event. McClatchy Park, located at 35th Street and 5th Aven...
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Obama: 'We don't have enough engineers'

computerworld.com - News By Patrick ThibodeauJune 14, 2011 04:47 PM ET Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is making a push to train 10,000 new American engineers a year, primarily with the help of th...
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The Two-Tiered System of American Justice

news.firedoglake.com - Having proven unable to sway Congress into delaying the rule that will reform debt card swipe fees and end monopolistic practices, the banking industry will do what it normally does as an alternati...
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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - A controversial Northwestern University journalism professor who started a landmark program to investigate wrongful convictions will retire at the end of August, the school announced today.David Pr...
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chicagotribune.com - A controversial Northwestern University journalism professor who started a landmark program to investigate wrongful convictions will retire at the end of August. David Protess, one of the universit...
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New education chat on Twitter « Happy Teacher LA

happyteacherla.com - #2sirchat: New education chat on Twitter Posted by 1635school on June 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment #2sitchat is a new chat on Twitter about teaching in economically oppressed communities. The name wa...
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#2sirchat: New education chat on Twitter « Happy Teacher LA

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - #2sirchat: New education chat on Twitter « Happy Teacher LA#2SIRCHAT: NEW EDUCATION CHAT ON TWITTERPosted by 1635school on June 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment #2sitchat is a new chat on Twitter about t...
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