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And they say the 1950's were boring!

nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Check this photo from the May 8, 1950 edition of Life magazine: students "rioting" in the streets for better salaries for their teachers, after their teachers refused to take on extra duties like c...

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More Shame of a Nation

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - On the heels of the Annie E. Casey report (below) comes another devastating report from the Children's Defense Fund on the State of America's Children. Here's the high lowlightsHow America Ranks Am...

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Cecilia Munoz Answered DREAM Act Questions on Twitter

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:50 pm, August 19, 2011 Photo Credits: Obama and Immigration Reform Yesterday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a new strategy that focuses immigration resources in...

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Ohio governor, GOP leaders stage union law meeting

boston.com - COLUMBUS, Ohio—Union leaders passed on meeting with Ohio Gov. John Kasich Friday to discuss a possible compromise over the state's new collective bargaining law, rebuffing an effort intended to rem...

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Jobs protests rage on at Cong. offices in VA, FL, WI, MN

teamsternation.blogspot.com - More protests at congressional offices are starting to get press attention (it's about time). Here's the Herndon Patch on the 200 people who demonstrated yesterday outside Rep. Frank Wolf's office...

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State of America's Children® 2010 Report

childrensdefense.org - Release Date: May 28, 2010File Size: 3.96 MBFile Format: pdfDownload Document CDF's The State of America's Children 2010, is a compilation of the most recent and reliable national and state-by-st...

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This week's healthy schools highlights

ednewsparent.org - Adolescent health: Mental health, stress and sleep Got teens? Check out this informational series in the New York Times. The the fourth installment in the Adolescent Health series focuses on mental...

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Customers Feel Some Ripples From the Verizon Strike

nytimes.com - As a strike by 45,000 Verizon workers approaches the two-week mark, the company’s customers are beginning to feel the impact — and are complaining about it. Verizon acknowledges “minor”...

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Steve Brill’s Report Card on School Reform

nytimes.com - Steven Brill is a graduate of Yale Law School and the founder of Court TV, and in his new book, “Class Warfare,” he brings a sharp legal mind to the world of education reform. Like a dogged prosecu...

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