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jonathanpelto.com - Apr 15 jonpeltoEducation, Ethics, Malloy, Michelle Rhee, StudentsFirst Education Reform, Malloy, Michelle Rhee, StudentsFirst Perhaps in Michelle Rhee’s world our Connecticut laws are “more of what...
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Letters: Testing, cybertheft, voter ID rules

chron.com - Sad testimony on testing There have been many articles and news reports over the past few months about the effects of standardized testing on schools in Texas. I am a ninth-grade student attending ...
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A View of the Illinois Public Pension Dilemma, Pt. III

teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com - According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability (CTBA), pension reform should not be the focus or the conversation. The dialogue s...
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The Ongoing Sham of Teach for America: Part Two

education-radio.blogspot.com - Tania KappnerYou can download mp3's of the program here:Audioport (mp3)Internet Archive In this second of our two-part exploration of Teach for America, we'll explore TFA's larger goals and connec...
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Racist past haunts Florida town where Trayvon died

articles.chicagotribune.com - (Roberto Gonzalez, Getty Images)April 08, 2012|Tom Brown | ReutersSANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - The year before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by becoming the first African American to play...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 15, 2012 Courtyard Casa de Huespedes Cartagena, Colombia4:30 P.M. COTPRESIDENT SANTOS: (As interpreted.) Good afternoon to ...
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Cannibalize the Future

nytimes.com - One general rule of modern politics is that the people who talk most about future generations — who go around solemnly declaring that we’re burdening our children with debt — are, in practice, the ...
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The Fine Art of Starving the Beast

my.firedoglake.com - First they convince us that government borrowing is necessary to inhibit inflation. Then they max out the nation’s credit card, so the government can’t borrow any more. And then Grover starts filli...
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Tepco’s Cheapskate Tactics Put World at Risk

dissidentvoice.org - Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end. – Henry David Thoreau The system of nature, of which m...
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Going Green in BEX IV

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Seattle Schools Community Forum: Going Green in BEX IV: Going Green in BEX IVby Melissa WestbrookThe needs for BEX IV are considerable and complex.   But we have to hope that, moving forward, the d...
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Share a Connected Experience. - The Educator's PLN

edupln.com - It's a great question Tom. The first time I clearly realized the power of being connected was learning about and winning the Discovery/CDWG $50,000 sweepstakes for my school. A Twitter colleague wo...
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More Implications from NJ & MA for CT! « School Finance 101

schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - Recently, I responded to an absurd and downright disturbing Op-Ed by a Connecticut education reform organization that claimed that Connecticut needed to move quickly to adopt teacher evaluation/ten...
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