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K12 buys Kaplan grade school education programs

cnbc.com - HERNDON, Va. - K12 Inc., which runs online public schools across the country, said Thursday that it is buying Kaplan Inc.'s K-12 online curriculums for an undisclosed amount.Kaplan Virtual Educatio...
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A MORALLY UNTENABLE CORPORATE SYSTEM

jimhightower.com - This will seem like a fairytale now, but not so long ago, it was actually possible for CEO pay to constitute "an embarrassment of riches." How quaint. Today, the riches are massive, but the embarra...
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coopmike48 #EDU Villaraigosa heads to Sacramento for education summit - ContraCostaTimes.com: Villaraigosa heads to Sacrame... http://bit.ly/mSHjBY24 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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Willie Nelson - Gary Johnson - Dennis Kucinich

mediaite.com - Legendary musician and outspoken drug legalization advocate Willie Nelson endorsed fellow outspoken drug legalization advocate Gov. Gary Johnson for president earlier this week, only to retract tha...
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CDC's 'Zombie Apocalypse' preparedness plan : Hot Topics

sfgate.com - Yeah, the CDC recommends a utility knife in your "Zombie Apocalypse" preparedness kit , but unless you're gonna use it to sever the head off of an un-dead attacker, you might be better off with som...
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'I've never seen anything quite like Madison' (VIDEO)

teamsternation.blogspot.com - So says Tom Morello, aka the Nightwatchman, who was inspired by the protests in Madison to write the song he sings in the video. He describes Madison as, Bratwurst chomping Packer fans and Molotov ...
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One Story of a Broken Immigration System

huffingtonpost.com - Just over one month ago, a few dozen fired employees demonstrated outside a Chipotle one block from Sojourners' office. The employees reported that they were taken to the back of the store during t...
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2011 a&pi hiv/aids awareness day psa

blog.angryasianman.com - Did you know? May 19 is the 7th annual National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The commemorate the occasion, and to raise awareness about sexual health in A&PI communities, the Ba...
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Workers, firms benefit from paid sick leave

northjersey.com - TRENTON — Providing paid sick leave for all New Jersey workers would provide public health benefits as well as financial benefits for businesses, a study found. Rutgers University's Center for Wome...
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Harvard Students Demand Cage-Free Eggs in Dining Halls

news.change.org - No one ever said Harvard students were bird brains. For years, Harvard students have campaigned for cage-free eggs in the dining halls. And this year the campaign has really taken flight: volunteer...
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Leading indicators post 1st drop since June 2010

northjersey.com - By The Associated Press NEW YORK - A private research group's forecasting gauge suggests some bumps in the economic recovery this summer. The Conference Board says its index of leading economic ind...
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MA Senate Ways and Means Releases FY12 Budget «

eyeonearlyeducation.org - May 19, 2011 by Irene Sege On Wednesday, May 18, the Massachusetts Senate Ways and Means (SWM) Committee released its budget recommendations for $30.54 billion in total state spending in fiscal yea...
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