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Apollo 20: Good intentions, few results

chron.com - Houston is home to some of the most innovative educational concepts in the U.S. The Houston Independent School District itself has pioneered several initiatives, with many of its schools becoming n...

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For Bloomberg, Waste Mars Another Digital Project

nytimes.com - Soon after becoming mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg announced a plan to modernize the computer system that handles personnel information for New York City’s vast work force. The $66 million project was...

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New Yorkers Say Mayor Has Not Improved Schools

nytimes.com - New Yorkers are broadly dissatisfied with the quality of their public schools, and most say the city’s school system has stagnated or declined since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of it ni...

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Bridging Differences - Education Week

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It would be interesting to know what influenced the change of heart among those civil rights organizations, Diane. I've been exploring in my head—while I do my daily laps in the pond—wha...

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Romney, Perry Clash Over Race to the Top - Politics K-12

blogs.edweek.org - Thursday night's GOP presidential debate offered the clearest sign yet that the Republican field is united on K-12 policy: Basically, they all want the feds out.The highlight was a heated exchange ...

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Coalition organizes to defend public schools

nwitimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS | More than 100 supporters of traditional public schools decided Saturday they won't stand idly by as state funds pay for private school tuition and Indiana classrooms are turned over ...

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Cracks appear in Obama's Chicago base | In Other News

chicagobusiness.com - "There's a lot of people who are pretty depressed; there are some who are aggressively negative about Obama himself," art dealer Paul Gray says.Photo by: Getty ImagesPresident Barack Obama's Chicag...

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Poverty Is Not a ‘Death Sentence’ - Sen. Rand Paul

nationalreview.com - Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described socialist and chairman of a subcommittee on which I am the ranking minority member, called a hearing this week titled, “Is Poverty a Death Sentence.” My answer...

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80 Arrested as Financial District Protest Moves North

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - Andrew HinderakerPolice arrested protesters who had marched from Zuccotti Park to Union Square.The police made scores of arrests on Saturday as hundreds of people, many of whom had been encamped in...

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kollaboration new york, september 29

blog.angryasianman.com - The Kollaboration movement will not stop. Next stop: Kollaboration New York, where the best and brightest of up-and-coming Asian American talent are coming together to compete and show their stuff....

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Notes on the Tolman Occupation « occupy california

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Notes on the Tolman Occupation « occupy california:Notes on the Tolman Occupationby *from indybay:As with the inaugural event of the California occupation movement two years ago – when students bar...

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New Yorkers Say Mayor Has Not Improved Schools

nytimes.com - New Yorkers are broadly dissatisfied with the quality of their public schools, and most say the city’s school system has stagnated or declined since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of it ni...

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