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“The Sixties” Debate | Firedoglake

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “The Sixties” Debate | Firedoglake“The Sixties” Debateby Glenn W. SmithKent State MassacreWe were idling away the evening on the balcony, drinking wine and talking about everything from the Keith R...
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Mr. Duncan, you are a shining example - Topeka K-12

examiner.com - Mr. Duncan, I’ll begin with a small sample of relevant adjectives just to get them out of the way: condescending, arrogant, insulting, misleading, patronizing, egotistic, supercilious, haughty, in...
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Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates

nytimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS — A handful of outspoken teachers helped persuade state lawmakers this spring to eliminate seniority-based layoff policies. They testified before the legislature, wrote briefing papers...
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Behind Grass-Roots School Advocacy, Bill Gates

nytimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS — A handful of outspoken teachers helped persuade state lawmakers this spring to eliminate seniority-based layoff policies. They testified before the legislature, wrote briefing papers...
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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - Plenty of folks showed up in Lansing, Michigan to show their anger at Governor Rick Synder’s education cuts. Barack Obama’s education plan: Just make the lowest performing kids disappear. Those fre...
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We Should Never Privatize Public Safety | MyFDL

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - We Should Never Privatize Public Safety | MyFDLWe Should Never Privatize Public Safetyby WhyIHateCCA1 person liked this(photo: LiuTao)“We Should Never Privatize Public Safety”Florida’s legislature ...
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Two Souls Get Raptured in Brooklyn Heights

brooklynheightsblog.com - Archives Select Month May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 201...
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Sacramento Press / Student Review of 'Tommy' Opening Night

sacramentopress.com - The Who’s ‘Tommy’ Opening Night UC Davis Wright Hall Main Theatre Thursday, May 19, 2011 With an impressive cast of young performers, “Tommy” lives up to its past Broadway reputation in this UC D...
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Korea's Tripitaka: More Than Just 80,000 Wooden Blocks

rosemont.patch.com - “This is it?” my boys muttered in a chorus. I can’t blame them for being grumpy and disappointed after a forceful march across the countryside of Korea to visit another temple (Haeinsa) up on a...
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School Tech Connect: A Note To Kelly Cassidy

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: A Note To Kelly CassidyA Note To Kelly Cassidyby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Dear Kelly,Congratulations on being appointed to complete the term of Harry Osterman in Illinois...
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What educators sometimes say... - The Educator's PLN

edupln.com - …that you wouldn’t hear in any other profession! Every profession has a way of doing business that makes the profession unique; education is no different. That said, every profession can also beco...
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Immigrants For Sale: $5 Billion a Year

fdlaction.firedoglake.com - You always knew there were billions being made in the for-profit prison system, but it’s really sobering to watch the latest Brave New Films video on the immigrant detention racket. Micah Uetrich...
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