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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

7-29-14 Schools Matter All Week

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Holy Moses Batman! Arne Met with the Badass Teachers!
The BATS Swoop Down on Department of EducationFrom With a Brooklyn AccentThe party's over but looks like the Badass Teachers, a group of people who have devoted their lives to educating children, had a meeting with Arne Duncan. The party at the DoE was  a lot of fun and nice to see new faces. The music was particularly good and the speakers, weather and entertainment was just what teachers needed

Evan Bayh Loves Christel DeHaan and Hedge Funders: CORPORATE SCHOOL ALERT
by Doug Martin With so many people saying Evan Bayh must come back to Indiana to "save" public education as governor, it is time to set the record straight and let Hoosiers know about the real Evan Bayh. Here is just a glimpse (after only a few hours of research) into Indiana’s hero, Fox News' on-air contributor, and former governor of and senator for Indiana, and it is not pretty. An

7-27-14 Schools Matter All Week
Schools Matter: Haslam Continues Ed Policy Based on Secrecy, Favoritism, and DupliictyWashington County School Board member Jack Leonard speaks Friday outside the district's central office as state Reps. Matthew Hill, Micah Van Huss and Tony Shipley listen. (Nathan Baker/Johnson City Press)Bill Haslam is up for re-election this year, and if Tennesseans can see beyond the ends of the Obama-hating n