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Teachers at a Harlem Charter Can Unionize – SchoolBook

nytimes.com - Teachers at the New York French American Charter School in Harlem will be allowed to unionize, a state agency decided on Wednesday, overriding objections from the school’s administration. The Unite...
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The Longer School Day: Fact and Fiction

ilraiseyourhand.org - We are starting a new series  - The Longer School Day: Fact and Fiction. Please check in with us daily to get a new bit of information on what we are being told and what we know to be true about th...
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Occupy the DOE in DC Schedule March 30th to April 2nd, 2012

unitedoptout.com - Tentative schedule subject to revision (download shortened version here) Occupy the DOE in DC, Friday, March 30th: Take Our Message to Capitol Hil 10:00 a.m. Welcome Rally at the DOE!!!! United Opt...
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#Occupied: Reports From the Front Lines 

occupytogether.org - Written by Jennifer Sacks for The Occupied Wall Street Journal This week in Occupy, International Women’s Day was #occupied, the bill for NYPD misbehavior came due, the CEO of B of A was mic-checke...
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Blue Jersey:: I love ice cream.

bluejersey.com - Ben & Jerry's has a new flavor to promote marriage equality. Behold the awesometude: Tags: Ben & Jerry's, Ice Cream, marriage equality, LGBT, gay, simple carbohydrates, (All Tags) Progressive Counc...
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PERA benefits bill slips out of House

ednewscolorado.org - The House voted 33-32 Thursday to pass House Bill 12-1150, which would change the method of calculating retirement benefits for state workers, teachers and others who join the Public Employees Reti...
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California Unions Compromise on Millionaires Tax

labornotes.org - Mark Brenner contributed to this article. Updated 7:35 p.m. Paving the way for an uncluttered ballot in November, a California teachers union struck a deal Wednesday with Governor Jerry Brown that ...
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The Night Health Reform was Passed « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - My son was born with a genetic disorder called Williams syndrome. His health care costs totaled $1 million before he turned two years old. The night the Affordable Care Act passed was the best nigh...
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Is there lead in your necklace? « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Most of us Moms wear jewelry, not necessarily fancy, diamond studded jewelry, just everyday jewelry that brightens up our look a bit. We aren’t surprised when our jewelry ends up in our kids’ mouth...
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#Occupied: Reports From the Front Lines 

occupytogether.org - Written by Jennifer Sacks for The Occupied Wall Street Journal This week in Occupy, International Women’s Day was #occupied, the bill for NYPD misbehavior came due, the CEO of B of A was mic-checke...
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