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The education of Earl Kim *93

paw.princeton.edu - Ricardo BarrosEarl Kim *93 It’s been a busy and bruising few years for Earl Kim *93, the superintendent of schools in Montgomery Township, just north of Princeton. Like other schools chiefs during ...
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2011 UNITY NewU Startup Funds

landing.k12newsnetwork.com - BIOCynthia Liu, PhD, is CEO/Founder of the online organizing and education news site K12NewsNetwork.com, a "MoveOn" for supporters of public education.In 2011, she received the BlogHer.com / HTC 20...
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We won’t invest in struggling schools

pureparents.org - They say that if they tell us what they’re doing, we’ll get upset. What are they doing? Here’s what CPS Chief Operating Officer Tim Cawley told reporters over the phone yesterday: “If we think ther...
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The Phantom Menace :: Frederick M. Hess

frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess  •  Dec 15, 2011 at 8:28 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2011/12/the-phantom-menaceWhen it comes to the question of for-profits and American educ...
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Group Clears Path for a Third-Party Ticket

thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - To those who bemoan the lack of better choices in presidential elections, third-party fantasies come easily at this stage in a campaign. End hyper-partisanship and Washington dysfunction: Vote Bloo...
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Robert Scheer: There Goes the Republic

huffingtonpost.com - Once again the gods of war have united our Congress like nothing else. Unable to agree on the minimal spending necessary to save our economy, schools, medical system or infrastructure, the cowards ...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release December 16, 2011 Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling1:09 P.M. ESTMRS. OBAMA:  Thanks so much.  (Applause.)  Well, good afternoon, everyone. ...
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Map: Where the Jobless Are

baycitizen.org - California's unemployment rate fell for the fourth straight month in November to 11.3 percent, down from a peak of 12.5 percent in December 2010. The numbers were slightly better in the Bay Area, w...
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LRN Stock | K12 Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (LRN)

thestreet.com - NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- K12 (NYSE:LRN) hit a new 52-week low Wednesday as it is currently trading at $21.05, below its previous 52-week low of $21.78 with 739,453 shares traded as of 11:35 a.m. ET....
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Feds: 'Excessive force' by Seattle cops must stop

democraticunderground.com - Source: KOMO 4 News SeattleSEATTLE - An 11-month investigation by the U.S. Justice Department has found the Seattle Police Department "engages in a pattern of unnecessary and excessive force" in "v...
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We won’t invest in struggling schools

pureparents.org - They say that if they tell us what they’re doing, we’ll get upset. What are they doing? Here’s what CPS Chief Operating Officer Tim Cawley told reporters over the phone yesterday: “If we think ther...
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A great charter school hustle

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - RichmondI've got to hand it to charter school authorizer and former lobbyist, Greg Richmond for coming up with this great hustle. A law recently pass by the Illinois state legislature created his n...
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FedEx Occupies Congress

teamsternation.blogspot.com - You know how poor widdle Fwed Smith likes to complain about all that nasty wegulation pweventing FedEx from creating jobs? Smith is one of dozens of multimillionaire CEOs so busy dodging taxes and ...
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