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Friday, November 15, 2013

11-15-13 Perdido Street School

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Boycotting Tisch-Owned Businesses
A commenter raises the following point:We might get "Money Honey" Tisch's ear by boycotting ALL Tisch family products and services, here and nationally. Aren't they in movie houses, entertainment, real estate...weren't they in big tobacco at one point...? Since this is a class war brought on us from the oligarchy....we gotta hit em where it hurts...that goes for Money Honey's empire...Ru

Why Student Information Should NOT Be Given To InBloom

Obama's ACA Mess Foreshadowed By Race To The Top
The NY Times compares Barack Obama to George W. Bush on its front page and wonders which president was more incompetent:WASHINGTON — Barack Obama won the presidency by exploiting a political environment that devoured George W. Bush in a second term plagued by sinking credibility, failed legislative battles, fractured world relations and revolts inside his own party. President Obama is now threaten

Why Isn't Michelle Rhee Getting Scrutiny In The Calderon Scandal?
Cosmo Garvin:Everything connected to the Calderon political family is getting media scrutiny now, since state Sen. Ron Calderon was named in an FBI affidavit, made public by the Al Jazeera America news organization, alleging the Montebello Democrat took bribes from undercover agents. One Sacramento Bee follow-up story looked at allegations that Calderon and his brother Tom Calderon, a lobbyist and
11-14-13 Perdido Street School
Perdido Street School: NYSED Commissioner King Compares Himself To Martin Luther King Jr.I bet you're thinking, nah, he didn't do that.Yeah, he did - on Tuesday.Jessica Bakeman had the story at Capital NY.Here's the set-up:ALBANY—In a keynote speech to teachers on Tuesday, education commissioner John King began by describing a cartoon about turkeys who revolt to avoid becoming Thanksgiving dinner,