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Babble.com | Mominations | Rita Solnet

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Babble.com | Mominations | Rita Solnet:MOMINEERita Solnetcategory EDUCATIONwebsitehttps://www.facebook.com/TestingIsNotTeachingtwitter ritacolleenCLICK LIKETO VOTE FOR ME!SHARE TOP 100 MOMS1stumble...

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And the Good News Is ...

nytimes.com - Finally, we’re coming to a consensus about what’s wrong with the economy. It’s us. And our bad attitude. Ben Bernanke says we’re too depressed. On Thursday, the Fed chairman suggested t...

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Reflections on the March on Washington, July 30, 2011 - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Editor's note: Bridging Differences resumes its regular Tuesday-Thursday publication schedule today.Dear Deborah, Well, we certainly had an eventful summer! The high point for me, as it may have be...

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Dishonorable Non-Mention: Juan Gonzalez and the Daily News' 9/11 Pulitzer - Page 1 - NYC Life - New York

villagevoice.com - Millionaire Mort Zuckerman sounded like a man of the people last week in his Pulitzer victory speech to the Daily News staff. His paper had just won the prize for editorializing about sick 9/11 fir...

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Gullibility Begins at Home

fair.org - The collapse of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001 spewed an estimated 1.2 million tons of toxic and caustic dust into the air, enveloping thousands in a billowing cloud conta...

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Daily Kos: Michigan Legislature Goes Berserk

dailykos.com - The package of bills unleashed this week will do the following: allow for the privatization of all educators, removes the 150 charter school cap, allows community colleges to charter in Detroit, ex...

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EducationSee all

Size of ATR pool comparable to last year

uft.org - Despite five consecutive years of school budget cuts, the total number of teachers in excess rose only slightly this year. Principals faced with budget cuts averaging 2.4 percent in this latest rou...

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One Thing You Won't See in the Next Mayoral Academy Proposal

tuttlesvc.org - One major unforced error by Achievement First and RIMA in the AFMA proposal was laying out the whole 13 year, five school plan in a proposal for a five year, two school charter. The potential advan...

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Union claims many schools have voted "no" to longer school day

wbez.org - The Chicago Teachers Union says many schools are rejecting Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s longer school day. The union says teachers at 30 elementary schools have voted down the idea of adding an hour and a ...

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Perry Defends Ed. Record, Gingrich Praises Race to Top - Politics K-12

blogs.edweek.org - Gov. Rick Perry, the frontrunner among GOP presidential candidates, just cannot get away from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's criticism of his record on education in Texas.During the Repu...

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September 11

alfiekohn.org - RETHINKING SCHOOLS Winter 2001-02September 11 By Alfie Kohn Some events seem momentous when they occur but gradually fade from consciousness, overtaken by fresh headlines and the distractions of da...

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Surrogate Mom Loses Appeal Over Health Insurance

democraticunderground.com - Source: Associated PressBy ED WHITE Associated PressDETROIT - A western Michigan woman who gave birth to triplets for another couple is stuck with $42,000 in medical bills after her insurance compa...

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FDL Book Salon Welcomes Steve Early, The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor: Birth of a New Workers’ Movement or Death Throes of the Old?

fdlbooksalon.com - Welcome Steve Early, and Host Joe Burns (Reviving The Strike). The Civil Wars in U.S. Labor: Birth of a New Workers’ Movement or Death Throes of the Old? Host, Joe Burns: Labor commentator, and for...

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States rethinking tax credits as job creation tool

boston.com - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.—Want to create jobs? Just create a tax credit for businesses.For decades, that's how many governors and state lawmakers have approached economic development. But with budget def...

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Blog posts on this issue

whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 10, 2011 This morning at 10:00am, the President chaired a meeting of his senior national security team to review ongoin...

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Value Added Dating Goes With Standardized Testing

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Value Added Dating Goes With Standardized Testing:Value Added Dating Goes With Standardized Testingby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)Back in my single days, long before I me...

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In aftermath of tornado, football unites Joplin

boston.com - JOPLIN, Mo.—There's a scar through the middle of Joplin, a mile wide and six miles long. All that's left after a deadly tornado are a few twisted tree stumps, chunks of chewed up pavement and the t...

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The Cheerful Teacher -Staying Away from the Dark Side! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Cheerful Teacher -Staying Away from the Dark Side! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:The Cheerful Teacher -Staying Away from the Dark Side!by OldschoolteachI am ashamed to write this. Not I a...

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EnvironmentSee all

Big Race To Top investor involved in the Solyndra "green energy" scandal

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - George KaiserI'm following a brewing Enron-type scandal involving the White House and Solyndra, one of the many corporations getting in on the so-called green-energy (new meaning for that word gree...

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Brazilian Indians Demand Shell Oil Leave their Land (VIDEO)

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 7:00 pm, September 10, 2011 Photo Credits: Guarani man. Shell is using sugarcane planted on Guarani land. © Fiona Watson/ Survival Indians of the Guarani tribe in Brazil have demanded ...

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America On The Way To Moon Again « CAFFEINATED POLITICS

dekerivers.wordpress.com - Lets hope some great discoveries are about to be made.Catching a break from the weather, a United Launch Alliance Delta 2 rocket blasted off Saturday and successfully boosted two NASA science satel...

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Fresno St. players tied to welfare fraud

democraticunderground.com - Source: Associated PressFRESNO, Calif. -- As many as two dozen football players from Fresno State have been implicated in a welfare fraud investigation involving a county Department of Social Servi...

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