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Chicago communities rally to save their schools

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Board pushes longer school day on the high schoolsMarquette Elementary School supporter Florence Johnson, center, with Southwest Youth Collaborative, rallies Thursday with parents, teachers, commun...

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Bankers, Billionaires Try To Form Movement Against OWS

motherjones.com - "Don't screw with me. I'm a job creator." Matt Brett/FlickrWhaddaya know? It seems the rich now want to eat the folks who want to eat the rich. Wrap your head around this Bloomberg report:Jamie Dim...

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What if you feel betrayed by your union's leadership?

dailykos.com - I find myself asking that question right now as the result of reading an op ed in today's USA Today. It has the title Column: 3 ways to improve the USA's teacher, and it is jointly written by Denn...

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Key Obama K-12 Programs Won Out in Budget Deal

edweek.org - The U.S. Capitol in Washington. While a final budget deal funding the U.S. Department of Education left intact Obama administration priorities such as Race to the Top, Investing in Innovation, and ...

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3 ways to improve the USA's teachers – USATODAY.com

usatoday.com - By Wendy Kopp and Dennis Van Roekel Updated Teaching is one of the most challenging jobs in the USA— and one of the most vital. According to the Census Bureau, about one in five American children l...

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Poverty Matters!: Questions Needing Answers pt. 2

dailycensored.com - In “Poverty Matters!: A Christmas Miracle pt. 1,” I conceded the new refrain that no one is discounting the negative influence of poverty on student learning, specifically on the narrow representat...

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Point Austin: Cart Arrives ... Horse Expected Soon - News

austinchronicle.com - A protester dressed as the Grinch (the one who stole Christmas) joins opponents of the IDEA charter school plan outside Austin ISD headquarters Monday night. See "AISD Approves Its Big IDEA, 6-3". ...

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A Christmas Message From America's Rich |

rollingstone.com - Dario Cantatore/Getty It seems America’s bankers are tired of all the abuse. They’ve decided to speak out. True, they’re doing it from behind the ropeline, in front of friendly crowds at industry c...

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Sposato Now Backs UNO School In Ward

chicagonewscoop.org - by DAN MIHALOPOULOS | Dec 21, 2011Facing the embarrassing prospect of seeing a new charter school approved for his ward without his blessing, freshman Ald. Nicholas Sposato (36th Ward) said Wednesd...

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Lego: You Can Get With the Times

blogs.newmoon.com - When you think of girls playing with Legos do you think of this?Or this?It's probably no surprise that I like the top image better! And I wish I could say the same for Lego executives. In the next...

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FBI Now Investigating Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

news.firedoglake.com - The walls have closed in over the past couple weeks on mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The SEC charged former CEOs and executives at the companies with fraud. California Attorney Genera...

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15 Tips para chocopasteles navideños

vidayfamilia.univision.com - Disfruta de estos Tips que tenemos para ti y que harán de tu repostería una delicia. Además disfruta de 15 opciones deliciosas de los mejores chocopasteles.Tip 1.- Los huevos deben incorporarse uno...

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ED's Season of Giving

content.govdelivery.com - The Department of Education ended 2011 with several large grant announcements benefiting dozens of states and communities. Nine states will receive grant awards from the $500 million Race to the To...

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