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What I Did Last Summer, Part One - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,I wish I could say I had a restful summer, but I didn't. I finished writing an epilogue for the paperback edition of The Death and Life of the Great American School System, which shoul...

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The bait and switch of school "reform" - Education

salon.com - In recent weeks the debate over the future of public education in America has flared up again, this time with the publication of the new book "Class Warfare," by Steven Brill, the founder of Americ...

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mikeklonsky Once in a great while truth seeps out of Brizard's mouth. We're there to catch it. Yes, "no magic bullet." No even more seat time, Rahm.3 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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mikeklonsky Borders donates 8,000 books to Chicago schools. http://t.co/wcJWqSwBut 160 CPS schools have no library t… (cont) http://t.co/G2qh08j9 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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Privatizing Teaching - Teacher in a Strange Land

blogs.edweek.org - Latest news from the Mitten State: Legislators propose privatizing teaching. Lots of ways to accomplish this, including designating Michigan a "right-to-teach" state, preserving the right to collec...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - The tongue-lashings Chicago Public Schools has endured in the last several weeks over its short school day — U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called it a "disgrace" — have overshadowed the fact...

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Woo-hoo! Seattle passes paid sick days ordinance

teamsternation.blogspot.com - What's not to like about public health and economic justice? (We're not asking the Tea Party or the Chamber of Commerce.) Last night the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance that requires busin...

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Texas Justice - Forbes

forbes.com - Tim Murphy uncovers some of failures of governance in Texas that have led to the protraction of the sexual abuse scandals plaguing that state: For years, the Texas juvenile justice system was wrack...

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Why I'm Not Afraid to Draw

gyrewide.blogspot.com - As THE CHINESE FIRE DRILL nears its 50th strip, I'm hearing the same comment from more people: "Aren't you worried?" or "What are you going to do if you 'get in trouble' for this?" I suppose, when...

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Talking to your kids about marijuana

ednewsparent.org - Q. How do you talk to your kids about your own past experiences with marijuana or is it best to leave this one alone? With so much medical marijuana everywhere, my kids sometimes have questions. Ne...

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Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats

nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — As Congress opens a politically charged exploration of ways to pare the deficit, President Obama is expected to seek hundreds of billions of dollars in savings in Medicare and Medicaid...

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Michael Moore | Today Show Michael Moore Death Threats

mediaite.com - video On the Today show to discuss his new memoir, Here Comes Trouble, Michael Moore maintained that he would not take back his contraversial 2003 Oscar speech, but holds certain regrets for the to...

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MA-Sen: Warren to Officially Announce for Senate Tomorrow

news.firedoglake.com - Elizabeth Warren, the former Obama Administration official and Harvard law professor who creates, fought to pass and stood up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will formally announce her ca...

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Obama May Limit Tax Breaks on Muni Bonds

democraticunderground.com - Source: BloombergPresident Barack Obama proposed curbing the amount of interest from municipal bonds that top earners can exclude from their taxable income, a step that may diminish demand for stat...

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This Week In Education: Thompson: The "Big Deal" in Chicago

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Thompson: The "Big Deal" in Chicago:Thompson: The "Big Deal" in Chicagoby john thompsonThe only things I know about the Chicago Teachers Union are what I read in the newspap...

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Our First Rodeo (Part Deux)

justgabe.com - Posted by Gabe on September 13, 2011 under Kids are Heroes |For me at least, preparing for “our first rodeo” was quite stressful. After all, MaryMargaret and I had spoken in front of schools before...

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