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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

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Gaiman, Prisons, Literacy, and the Problems with Satire
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New Refusal Movement Blossoms in New Mexico
New Mexico has one of the masters of Chiefs for Change, Hanna Skandera, in the chief’s seat of their education department.  They are under her thumb and trapped under her policies, which she brought with her, straight outta Florida and straight from Jeb. This week, Albuquerque BOE member Kathy Korte organized and held a rally […]

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How About Some Rhee-lated Information from Tax Documents?
I have been reading tax forms. 990s– the form of the nonprofit organization (no 1040s for them). It might sound boring, but I guess that all depends upon whose tax forms they are. Two 990s are the subject of this post. The first is the 2011 (August 2011 to July 2012) 990 for Michelle Rhee’s reform lobbying […]
10-22-13 @ The Chalk Face
@ THE CHALK FACE: FedEd Celebrating Holidays with TFA DonationsFedEx has a thing for Teach for America: 2009 2008 And now for the holidays in 2013: Starting Nov. 1, FedEx will kick off the “FedEx One Rate, Countless Possibilities Through Education” promotion, giving customers across the United States a simple way to give the gift of education. Through Dec. 23, $1 from every FedEx […]4 by plthomase