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Monday, January 16, 2012

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David Beats Goliath – Wisconsin Style

forwardseeking.com - By Molly Belt “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead Nearly everyone who was a part of the...

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Part I – Developing Literacy

virginiaedreport.org - [NOTE: This is the first post in a five-part series by Rachel Levy commenting on Virginia Governor McDonnell's 2012 education agenda, as announced last week.] *** On Monday, January 9th, Virginia G...

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"Education Reform" As Collective Bullying

withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com- When I see the most powerful, and wealthiest people in this country, representing both major parties, attack public school teachers, it makes my blood boil. The education reform juggernaut, a "big ...

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Accountability without Autonomy Is Tyranny

dailykos.com - When educational research reaches the public through the corporate media, the consequences are often dire. Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff released "The Long-Term Impacts of Teachers: Teacher Value-A...

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APPR Paper - New York Principals

newyorkprincipals.org - In May 2010, the New York State Legislature—in an effort to secure federal Race to the Top funds—approved an amendment to Educational Law 3012-c regarding the Annual Professional Performance Review...

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An Urban Teacher's Education: Something to Consider

anurbanteacherseducation.com - The assistant principal’s office is crammed into the corner of the second floor of the nearly ninety-year-old James Monroe Building in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. Behind me the door in...

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Blog posts on this issue

whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 16, 2012 Browne Education Campus Washington, D.C.9:57 A.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Well, good morning, everybody! AUDIENCE: G...

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Huntsman Says He's Quitting G.O.P. Race

thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - January 15, 2012, 9:18 pm By JEFF ZELENYCHARLESTON, S.C. — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. informed his advisers on Sunday that he intends to drop out of the Republican presidential race, ending his candidacy ...

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Donors Gave as Santorum Won Earmarks

nytimes.com - The announcements flowed out of Rick Santorum’s Senate office: a $3.5 million federal grant to Piasecki Aircraft to help it test a new helicopter propeller technology; another $3.5 million to JLG I...

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Study of Retail Workers Finds $9.50 Median Pay

nytimes.com - Retail workers in New York City earn a median of $9.50 an hour, most are part-time or temporary, and just 3 in 10 receive health insurance through their jobs, according to a new study of the city’s...

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Occupy the Neighborhood

dissidentvoice.org - An electronic database called MERS has created defects in the chain of title to over half the homes in America. Counties have been cheated out of millions of dollars in recording fees, and their t...

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Environmental science students spread the word

davisenterprise.com - Part of any Regional Occupational Program is community outreach, and students in Ann Moriarty’s environmental science class at Davis High School did just that last week, visiting North Davis Elemen...

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On Getting Rich as a Tree Hugger

dissidentvoice.org - I’m tired of being a tree-hugger. I’m tired of being called a radical by the Prime Minister for signing up to speak at the Enbridge Pipeline/Tanker Giga-Project hearings. I’m tired of being skinny ...

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