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Editorial: Pandering to the UFT
New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 days ago
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Each new day of Campaign '13 offers a new reason to fear for the future after Mayor Bloomberg leaves office on December 31. A gaggle of candidates seeking to succeed Mr. Bloomberg turned up at a forum the other day that was sponsored by the biggest
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Who Did Jessica Alba Make Out With For ‘Escape From Planet Earth'?
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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In Escape From Planet Earth , Rob Corddry ( Warm Bodies ) plays Gary Supernova, an alien scientist who clashes with Lena Thackleman ( Jessica Alba ) when his brother Scorch ( Brendan Fraser ) is apprehended by humans while on a voyage to Earth.
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Dishonor in the Senate
Brownsville :: TX :: USA | 4 months ago
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Jitu Weusi Here's one that passed under the radar and shouldn't have. On March 29, 2011, the state Senate passed a resolution, sponsored by Brooklyn Democrat Velmanette Montgomery, that accorded Jitu Weusi special recognition after a lifetime of many
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Klein and Weingarten Agree: Teachers Should Take ‘Bar' Exams
Washington :: DC :: USA | 6 months ago
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Teachers Should Take Bar' Exams Former New York City Schools Chancellor and noted education reformer Joel Klein and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten found an unexpected area of agreement. When discussing the future of
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How to fix the charter school movement (and what Albert Shanker really said)
Newark :: NJ :: USA | 10 months ago
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Chris Cerf, the acting commissioner of education in New Jersey, published an article today defending charter schools , which have become very controversial in his state. They have become controversial because the state is trying to push them into
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Romney's unsubstantiated quote from union leader
Madison :: WI :: USA | 12 months ago
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The teachers unions are the clearest example of a group that has lost its way. Whenever anyone dares to offer a new idea, the unions protest the loudest. Their attitude was memorably expressed by a longtime president of the American Federation of
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Anti-WEAC group READER-WI launches billboard campaign on Beltline
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 1 year ago
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WI, is fronted by Jeff Waksman, spokesman for the Republican Party of Dane County , and David Blaska, former Isthmus blogger . \n\n The group argues that public education is failing miserably and points to unions as the culprit: \"Laws do not allow
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Shanker Institute Report: US Textbooks Ignore Labor’s Contributions
Washington :: DC :: USA | over 1 year ago
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The AFT-endowed Albert Shanker Institute's report on US history textbooks complains that labor unions aren't covered fairly and in enough detail. Randi Weingarten, AFT and Albert Shanker Institute President (Washington. D.C.) The nation has just
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Howard Dean Tells College Students Fox News Lies - Then Lies to Them Four Times
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 2 years ago
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The disgustingly sanctimonious Howard Dean gave a lecture at Carnegie Mellon University on March 24 wherein he once again attacked Fox News calling it a propagandist arm of the Republican Party that lies to the American people...However, he then
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Journal Showcases Dying Art of the Research Paper
Sudbury :: MA :: USA | over 2 years ago
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Fitzhugh, the cantankerous publisher of a journal that showcases high school research papers, sits at his computer in a cluttered office above a secondhand shop here, deploring the nation's declining academic standards. "Most kids don't know how to
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