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Schools Matter: Cheating? How about the Cheated

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Cheating? How about the CheatedCheating? How about the Cheatedby P. L. ThomasThe drum beat for more challenging national standards, increased teacher quality, and greater accountabi...

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Duncan’s Dilemma « The Enterprise Blog

blog.american.com - In yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, education writer Stephanie Banchero highlighted the increasing impatience among state leaders over Congress’s inability to “fix” No Child Left Behind. Reauthoriz...

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Murdoch's consigliere - Ben Smith

politico.com - July 20, 2011 Keach and I report today: In times of crisis, closeness counts. And during Rupert and James Murdoch’s two punishing hours of testimony before British lawmakers in London Tuesday, no p...

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Murdoch Denies Making Mistakes in Testimony

nytimes.com - LONDON (Reuters) —James Murdoch denied on Thursday a claim that he had given “mistaken evidence” to British lawmakers this week about his knowledge of a legal settlement in the phone-hacking scanda...

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When Rahm's Temper Made a Comeback

nbcchicago.com - In dealing with the press, Mayor Rahm Emanuel often tries to emulate his former boss, President Barack Obama. But Emanuel can’t match Obama’s calm demeanor. In fact Emanuel’s temper can get the be...

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School Tech Connect: Your Moment of Zinn

schooltechconnect.com - Just messing with Youtube's video editor. I'm liking it better than Jaycut. I've decided to work with the lovely and charming Jonah Edelman while discovering the limits of Youtube. All I've done h...

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Who, What, Where: Matt Damon To 'Save Our Schools'

glittarazzi.com - No one can deny the awesomeness that is Matt Damon. We fell in love with him in "Good Will Hunting;" he kicked some serious a$$ in the Bourne movies; and he's made a name for himself as a humanitar...

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Record high temperatures + donations = broken thermometer!

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Record high temperatures + donations = broken thermometer!Record high temperatures + donations = broken thermometer!by TeacherSabrinaOl' Thermy here is having trouble keeping up.There have been rec...

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Chicago Hyatt turns heat lamps on picketing workers

dailykos.com - In winter, it can be awfully nice to walk by a luxury hotel that has heat lamps over its entryway. It would be less nice on a day with temperatures over 90 degrees and a heat index over 100 degrees...

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Penny Pritzker turns heat lamps on striking Hyatt workers

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - It was already approaching 100 deg at 8 a.m. when I arrived the Park Hyatt where hotel workers were staging a one-day picket to protest the hotel chain's intolerable treatment of their largely immi...

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Daytrips for Davisites: Citrus, Sangria & Wine in Winters

davis.patch.com - Even when there’s nothing in particular going on in Winters, many Davisites spend time there on weekends. Whether it be breakfast at the Putah Creek Café or live music at the Palms, it’s an easy dr...

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Damn Good Education Daily: Rahm's Temper

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Damn Good Education DailyThursday, Jul. 21, 2011ArchivesDamn Good Education DailyPublished by Coopmike48 – 29 news spotters todayNext update in about 12 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSTORI...

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nypost.com - Sometimes, money doesn't talk. Another attempt by the city to improve student performance through cash payments has failed, much to the surprise of Mayor Bloomberg. "I would have thought it would h...

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