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niemanwatchdog.org - Miracle schools, vouchers and all that educational flim-flam ASK THIS | April 13, 2011 Former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch tells reporters to dig deep when states or school distri...

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9news.com - DENVER - For the past 13 months, teachers, community leaders, business professionals, and others worked together to come up with a plan for Colorado's first-ever statewide system designed to produc...

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modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/04/hey-liberals-democrats-are-evil-too.html"; The left press and blogosphere have been ranting about the crazy, evil, greedy and/or stupid Republi...

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democraticunderground.com - Source: Think ProgressKUCINICH: Let me ask you about some of the specific provisions in your proposals to strip collective bargaining rights. First, your proposal would require unions to hold annua...

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sj-r.com - Teachers, administrators, education reform groups and key lawmakers have agreed on a sweeping package of changes in how Illinois teachers are hired, fired, negotiate contracts and move from job to ...

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coopmike48 Check this video out -- Rep. Weiner Calls Out Republicans For Hypocrisy On Medicare http://t.co/iWpcjYB via @youtubeabout 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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leoniehaimson Obama, Duncan want better tests? We need better answers first. « Parents Across America http://bit.ly/hWNFapgreat piece by Julie Woestehoff44 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: CTA’s State of Emergency Misses the Mark, But Come Anyway, The Occupation Will Be FunCTA’s State of Emergency Misses the Mark, But Come Anyway, The Occupation Will Be Fun0diggEven af...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - On College Debt and the Drop-Out Crisis - Dana GoldsteinOn College Debt and the Drop-Out Crisisby Dana GoldsteinOn Monday the New York Times' published a story about the immense and growing debt bu...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Californians Support Public Sector, Blame the RichCalifornians Support Public Sector, Blame the Richby Michael DunnHuck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsA recent poll, commissioned by the Cal...

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suntimes.com - Quinn: Education reform bill will ensure ‘best teachers’ in classroom BY DAVE MCKINNEY Springfield Bureau Chief dmckinney@suntimes.com Apr 14, 2011 02:05PM SPRINGFIELD — Gov. Quinn Thursday endorse...

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chicagonow.com - I'm a little surprised, frankly, that the CTU has joined reformers in endorsing the seniority/ tenure/strike ban deal finalized yesterday in Springfield -- while business and other interests are ex...

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blogs.edweek.org - NBC --the originator of the idea that education in America would be improved by a giant national hurricane, to sweep everything clean and let the reformers have at it--is sponsoring a Teachers Town...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Robert Reich (President Obama's Real Proposal (And Why It's Risky))President Obama's Real Proposal (And Why It's Risky)2 people liked thisPaul Ryan says his budget plan will cut $4.4 trillion over ...

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usatoday.com - By Jackie Kucinich, USA TODAY WASHINGTON — Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum announced Wednesday night that he will explore a run for the Republican presidential nomination, making him the ...

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news.firedoglake.com - The Wall Street Journal dropped a bit of a bombshell yesterday when it intimated that the reason the Obama Administration hasn’t been able to choose a director of the Consumer Financial Protection ...

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bizjournals.com - File Photo Thousands of people rallied to protest Ohio and other states, such as Wisconsin, passing laws that limit collective bargaining rights of public workers.Ohio voters may be set to repeal t...

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sacramentopress.com - The recent shooting of two elderly Sikh men in Elk Grove propelled Sikh Solidarity Day at the state Capitol on April 13, 2011. The long list of speakers included Assemblymembers Logue and Dickinson...

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mediaite.com - videoMaybe he’s trying to drum up attention for the launch of his Current TV show, but Keith Olbermann is embroiled in another nasty Twitter fight, this time with Glenn Beck protege´ SE Cupp. Respo...

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sacbee.com - About 60 Sacramento State students are still holding a sit-in inside the lobby of the university's administration building, some of them having camped out overnight after yesterday's protest agains...

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oldschoolteach.wordpress.com - After attending the PLC Summit 2011 in Arizona, I gained a greater insight into how important collaboration is. Not just within my school, but in the U.S., and other countries. With that being s...

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sacbee.com - Community college students across California will link hands across hundreds of miles on Sunday during an event designed to raise funds for scholarships.The human line will start at Sierra College ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Historic Use of the Term “Failing School” | Federal Education Policy HistoryHistoric Use of the Term “Failing School”Politics is about many things—power, money, authority, values, ideas…It also is ...

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theatlanticwire.com - In the proud tradition of ridiculous mayoral proclamations, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have won the day. The Foursquare Day. Hizzoner issued a yuk-filled directive today to proclaim Frida...

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solidaritywisconsin.com - I joined 1,300 people in the Barrymore Theater last night. This crowd needed absolutely no assistance in warming up. While we waited for start, one audience member in the front in green face paint ...

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marketwatch.com - By MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — As far as hoaxes go, it was hilarious. Unless you got caught on the wrong side of the trade. /quotes/comstock/13*!ge/quotes/nls/ge GE 19.94, -0.07, -0.3...

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blogs.forbes.com - Apr. 14 2011 - 5:00 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations | By E.D. KAIN Will Wilkinson writes: It’s rather less intuitive that fairness demands that the wealthy not only pay more in taxes, but pay a la...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:19 pm, April 14, 2011 Photo Credits: Mexicans Work Most Hours Mexicans work longer days than anyone else in the Organizations for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countr...

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maryannreilly.blogspot.com - p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Guest Blog: This blog post was written by Mis...

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