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North Dakota school superintendent Wayne Sanstead retiring

bismarcktribune.com - After more than 46 years in public office, the last 28 serving as superintendent of public instruction, Wayne Sanstead announced Friday that he would not be running for re-election. Sanstead, 76, s...

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Duncan: Colo. a leader in education reform

denverpost.com - It's no surprise that Colorado was among the first states to receive a waiver from No Child Left Behind's rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates. If any one thing is true of the many challenges federal ...

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A promise to education and other lies

tucsoncitizen.com - Katie Dabney, an administrator in the Vail School District has put herself out there as a proponent of “recruiting” teachers to stay or even come to Arizona through increased compensation.(1) While...

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Teacher rated "Below Average" speaks out

insideschools.org - Vasilios Biniarls is a math teacher at a Queens middle school program for gifted students, The Academy at PS 122. He wrote to Insideschools after his name was published in the press as a "Below Ave...

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26 States Seek Relief From Education Law

huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON -- More than half of all states applied by this week's new deadline to be freed from the most strenuous requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, the Education Department sa...

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Supreme Court voids takeover of schools

ctpost.com - HARTFORD -- The state Supreme Court Tuesday overturned the state takeover of the Bridgeport school system, ruling the state violated law when it failed to properly retrain the city's Board of Educa...

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Join SOS for Occupy the DOE in DC March 30-April 1

campaign.r20.constantcontact.com - FOLLOW US ON TWITTER TUESDAYS! @GetUpStandUp2@SOSFlashMob@SOSMarch@NancyFlanagan_____NEW!Weekly SOS Twitter Chatwith moderatorsSusan Du Fresne andNancy FlanaganTuesday Evenings 6 pm PDST9 pm ESTSee...

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Angry Teachers: Watcha Gonna Do? | Mr. Teachbad

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Angry Teachers: Watcha Gonna Do? | Mr. Teachbad:Angry Teachers: Watcha Gonna Do?by teachbadTeach­ers are in a tough spot. I think it’s fair to say there is a grow­ing sense among teach­ers that the...

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Celebrity Gossip, Part 2

saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - What school district seems to have been dragging their feet on releasing a long-awaited investigation report on a personnel issue at an elementary school? It has taken months for this thing (never...

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Dump Pritzker. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Dear President Obama, On February 21st your campaign announced the naming of six national co-chairs from Illinois. The list included Bill Daley, Sen. Dick Durbin, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Penny Pritzker...

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Unite Here on Penny Pritzker. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Press Advisory for March 1, 2012Contact:Elliott Mallen, UNITE HERE(312) 656-5807, emallen@unitehere.org Parents, homeowners call on Pritzker family to pay their fair share of taxesTax appeals by Ch...

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The in box: Unite Here on Penny Pritzker. « Fred Klonsky

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The in box: Unite Here on Penny Pritzker. « Fred Klonsky:The in box: Unite Here on Penny Pritzker.FEBRUARY 29, 2012Press Advisory for March 1, 2012Contact:Elliott Mallen, UNITE HERE(312) 656-5807, ...

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SignOn.org Beta - Repeal an Ill

signon.org - Flag petition as inappropriateBy Joe Knapp (Contact)To be delivered to:The New York State House, The New York State Senate, Governor Andrew Cuomo, The United States House of Representatives, The Un...

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Governor Quinn Do Not Cut Our Health Insurance!!!

signon.org - Flag petition as inappropriate This petition hasn't yet been reviewed by the SignOn Team. If you agree with it, please sign it! And if you see problems or something inappropriate, please flag it.By...

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