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Secretary Duncan to Hold #AskArne Twitter Town Hall

ed.gov - The Department of Education announced today that Secretary Arne Duncan will participate in the first-ever #AskArne Twitter Town Hall on August 24, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Veteran education journalis...

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In Poll, Lowest Marks for Bloomberg in 6 Years

nytimes.com - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s job approval rating among New Yorkers has hit its lowest point in six years, as residents convey widespread anxieties about the city’s economic prospects, according to ...

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Innovator: Carnegie Mellon's Richard McCullough

businessweek.com - Through his startup Plextronics, the professor is working on conductive "ink" that could lay the groundwork for thin, flexible phones and TVsBy Karen A. FrenkelRichard McCullough (left), Andrew W. ...

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Tuesday randomness. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - I know. I’m without shame. But if you think I wasn’t going to post these pictures of the leading Republican presidential nominees… There is no point in me going over the stupidity of Rahmbo’s plan ...

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Timothy D. Slekar: Scapegoating Schools of Education

huffingtonpost.com - When did George Washington cross the Delaware?Why did George Washington cross the Delaware?Can you guess which of these questions my teacher education students know the answer to? Come on and try i...

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Judge orders halt to Douglas County voucher program

taxpayersforpubliceducation.org - From the order "The Court finds that the injuries asserted by Plaintiffs, both economic and non-economic, are sufficient in quality and directness to establish standing. The prospect of having mi...

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Rick Perry links fed chairman Bernanke to treason

digitaljournal.com - Cedar Rapids - Texas Governor Rick Perry officially entered the presidential campaign on Saturday and wasting no time in creating hostilities, in response to a question on Monday, said Federal Rese...

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Headlines for August 16, 2011

democracynow.org - 89 Killed in Iraq’s Deadliest Day of 2011Iraq suffered its deadliest day of the year on Monday with some 89 killed and more than 300 injured in dozens of coordinated attacks across the country. Mil...

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the ambassador gets his own coffee

blog.angryasianman.com - Hey look! It's Gary Locke, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador to China, carrying his own backpack and ordering his own coffee... just like a regular dude. No big deal, right? It's apparently a big...

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A Dear John Letter to my Textbooks

mrdsneighborhood.com - Dear NYC Social Studies Core Curriculum Textbooks published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, This is a difficult letter for me to write…and an even more difficult letter for you to read, so I hope tha...

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Harold McGraw III - The McGraw

mcgraw-hill.com - Chairman, President and Chief Executive OfficerThe McGraw-Hill CompaniesHarold (Terry) McGraw III is chairman, president and chief executive officer of The McGraw-Hill Companies, a leading global f...

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After angering parents, Netflix focuses on kids

mercurynews.com - Click photo to enlarge Netflix has made it easier and more fun for kids and families to instantly watch a huge range of kid-friendly TV shows and movies with its new "Just for Kids" exper...

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Affordable Care Act Helps Women « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - When I was a kid, I thought I was a lot tougher than I was. My mother taught me that if you acted like you could handle yourself, then you could. But sometimes that meant enduring unnecessary pain....

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Your Amazing Brain -- National Geographic Kids

kids.nationalgeographic.com - You carry around a three-pound mass of wrinkly material in your head that controls every single thing you will ever do. From enabling you to think, learn, create, and feel emotions to controlling e...

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Mama Bears Don’t Like Mold « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - I never thought much about mold, until my first child was born. We came home from the hospital and discovered greenish black mold covered the wall behind the family bed. With a three-day-old baby i...

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Headlines for August 16, 2011

democracynow.org - 89 Killed in Iraq’s Deadliest Day of 2011Iraq suffered its deadliest day of the year on Monday with some 89 killed and more than 300 injured in dozens of coordinated attacks across the country. Mil...

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