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Major execs invested in Hall

ajc.com - By Alan JuddThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn February 2010, some of Atlanta’s top business leaders realized they had a problem.For a decade, they had aligned themselves with Beverly Hall, the sup...

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School Tech Connect: Sick of Begging

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Sick of BeggingSick of Beggingby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Go read this.I'll be in Washington for S.O.S. because I'm sick of begging members of the Senate, even those amon...

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Gates Foundation launching new CMS PR blitz

obsyourschools.blogspot.com - To those of you concerned about big-money foundations and their influence on local schools, hold onto your hats: the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation today is announcing a new public relations cam...

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New York City Abandons Teacher Bonus Program

nytimes.com - A New York City program that distributed $56 million in performance bonuses to teachers and other school staff members over the last three years will be permanently discontinued, the city Departmen...

DianeRavitch

Schools Matter: USA Today gets it wrong

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: USA Today gets it wrongUSA Today gets it wrongby skrashenHeavy testing: NOT the solution to improving achievementSent to USA Today, July 18 Re: Today's Debate, July 18USA Today thin...

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Obama, CEOs to Discuss Education

online.wsj.com - BY STEPHANIE BANCHERO President Barack Obama will meet with some of the nation's top CEOs Monday to prod them to invest more heavily in education initiatives, especially those he champions, such as...

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Stand for Children Leader Catches Heat - State EdWatch

blogs.edweek.org - Jonah Edelman, the leader of an emergent education advocacy organization, has apologized for recent remarks in which he brought the behind-the-scenes political activity leading up to the passage of...

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Herman Cain: Communities Should Be Able to Ban Mosques

colorlines.com - Presidential candidate Herman Cain continues to scapegoat Muslims in his bid to become the nation’s second black president. The Tea Party-backed conservative appeared on Fox News Sunday and said th...

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Cure for Summer Chaos? « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Now that my youngest child is mobile, I’m learning that the best way to prevent conflict is to keep everyone busy. Bored kids = chaos! Washington should take heed. As members of Congress await a de...

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Last Stand for Children First: Why I Won't Be Marching

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Stand for Children First: Why I Won't Be MarchingWhy I Won't Be Marchingby Last Stand for ChildrenBy: Monica CaldwellIn May, I was appointed as Last Stand for Children First's East Coast Direc...

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15 Tax Escape Artists - The Daily Beast

thedailybeast.com - CEO: Jeffrey Immelt 2010 Pre-tax Profit: $14.2 billion Taxation strategy: GE's "innovative" accounting methods—which allowed it to accrue a $3.2 billion tax benefit in 2010, $833 million in 2009 an...

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Clorox says no to Icahn's $10.2B buyout bid

northjersey.com - By The Associated Press NEW YORK - Clorox Co. is turning down billionaire investor Carl Icahn's offer to buy the company, saying the price of $76.50 per share is too low. The Oakland, Calif., compa...

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All Edublogs Are Now Ad-Free (& The Blogs Are Free, Too!)

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jul 18 2011 Larry Ferlazzo Edublogs has announced that all their blogs are now free of advertisements. In the past, you had a pay a few extra bucks for that feature. I think it’s still worth paying...

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Schools Matter: USA Today gets it wrong

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: USA Today gets it wrongUSA Today gets it wrongby skrashenHeavy testing: NOT the solution to improving achievementSent to USA Today, July 18 Re: Today's Debate, July 18USA Today thin...

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