Sunday, November 6, 2011

Big Education Ape: 11-6-11 PM Mr. Governor, Shut This School District Down! EDition #ows #edreform

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Mr. Governor, Shut This School District Down!

plunderbund.com - Today’s story is about the 21st largest school district in the state of Ohio and how district leaders are working to attain financial success while being under attack on multiple fronts. I will no...

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Muhammad Ali: "I'm pulling" for Frazier

cbsnews.com - Muhammad Ali, left, throws a punch at Joe Frazier during their Jan. 28, 1974 bout at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/File) (CBS/AP) Muhammad Ali is pulling for a former boxing foe who...

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The complex landscape of Ohio charter schools

blog.cleveland.com - Since the legislature opened the doors to charter schools in 1997, Ohio has become one of the top states in the number of schools and students.Around $720 million in tax money will flow to 355 Ohio...

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Chicago News, Food, Arts & Events

mobile.chicagoist.com - Chicago Department of Family and Support Services Commissioner Evelyn Diaz. Evelyn Diaz, Commissioner of the City's Department of Family and Support Services, had what can be sincerely described as...

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Oligarchy Is the Problem | Firedoglake

firedoglake.com - John Pierpont Morgan, American Oligarch (photo: Images of American Political History, public domain) We have a society in which money is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few people, and ...

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The New York Times Still Has Not Heard About the Recession

my.firedoglake.com - It is sometimes hard to get news about the economy over in the middle of New York City. Communications ain’t what they used to be. That is what readers of David Leonhardt’s piece telling us that ou...

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14,000 Coloradans move $100M into credit unions

coloradoindependent.com - As the social media-sparked Bank Transfer Day approaches, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) reports that over 650,000 people have joined credit unions in the last four weeks. In Colorado...

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Diabetes-themed health fair draws crowds in downtown L.A.

latimesblogs.latimes.com - November 6, 2011 | 1:10 pm A few thousand people were expected at a health fair Sunday at La Placita Olvera in downtown Los Angeles, where attendees were offered diabetes education and free medica...

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Pa. warehouse workers tell paper they endured cold

democraticunderground.com - Source: AP NewsA report says workers at an Amazon.com warehouse in Pennsylvania who were subjected to sweltering conditions last summer also say they endured frigid wintertime conditions a year ago...

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Managing This Weekend\'s Time Change

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - When the clocks go back an hour this weekend, some people may have trouble adjusting to the time change.Many welcome the switch from daylight savings time to standard time because it means an extra...

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Occupy Detroit march draws hundreds of supporters

democraticunderground.com - Source: Detroit NewsLast Updated: November 06. 2011 3:52PMOccupy Detroit march draws hundreds of supportersChristine Ferretti/ The Detroit NewsDetroit— A coalition of more than 400 union members, c...

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Tom Vander Ark: Kevin Johnson: Read to Succeed

huffingtonpost.com - "All students should read at grade level by the end of third grade." Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson visited the Northwest this week on behalf of our friends at the League of Education Voters promot...

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