Education
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The party of recycled GOP ideas turns to "education reform"
Corrente &bull 4 Hours Ago
Having embraced the Republican agenda of choice, competition and accountability, the Obama administration is promoting the privatization of large segments of American education and undermining the profession of teaching. This toxic combination is the latest Big Idea in education reform.… Full Story »
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Ed plan shuffles political deck
Politico.com &bull 5 Hours Ago
President Barack Obama's brewing fight with teachers unions over his plans to overhaul education legislation could end up being a political trifecta for liberal Democrats, Republicans and a president eager to demonstrate he can work across party lines. Obama has… Full Story »
Christopher J. Eberle - Religious Conviction in Liberal Politics
sponsored listing • Shopping.comWhat role should a citizen's religious convictions play in her political activities? Is she, for example, permitted to decide on the basis of her religious convictions to support laws that criminalize abortion or discourage homosexual relations? Christopher Eberle is deeply at odds with the dominant...Full Story »
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Get Ready for GOP Obstructionism on "No Child Left Behind" Reforms
AlterNet &bull 5 Hours Ago
In George W. Bush's first year in office, prior to the terrorist attacks in September, he had most signaled his moderation through his commitment to a federal role in public education. Whatever its flaws, the No Child Left Behind legislation… Full Story »
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An End to Liberalism/Tyranny: brainewashing our children
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull YesterdayI first posted the following on a website discussing a process which was being promoted at the Universtity of Alabama/Huntsville campus in reply to a liberal poster who was making an effort at disparaging a fellow poster. I post here as part of my continuing effort in getting schools returned to local control and responsible teaching. This method of attack is the only defense and attack that the Liberal Mindset can come up with. Attack the messenger instead of hearing the message. Liberalism, after all, is a mental disorder. On this website and others, I generally totally ignore attention seekers… Full Story »
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Defeat Obama/Defeat Liberal Democrats/Take Our Country Back: brainwashing our children
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull YesterdayI first posted the following on a website discussing a process which was being promoted at the Universtity of Alabama/Huntsville campus in reply to a liberal poster who was making an effort at disparaging a fellow poster. I post here as part of my continuing effort in getting schools returned to local control and responsible teaching. This method of attack is the only defense and attack that the Liberal Mindset can come up with. Attack the messenger instead of hearing the message. Liberalism, after all, is a mental disorder. On this website and others, I generally totally ignore attention seekers… Full Story »
Harry H. Stein and Gus J. Solomon - Gus J. Solomon: Liberal Politics, Jews, And the Federal Courts
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TAKE OUR COMMUNITIES BACK: brainwashing our children
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull YesterdayI first posted the following on a website discussing a process which was being promoted at the Universtity of Alabama/Huntsville campus in reply to a liberal poster who was making an effort at disparaging a fellow poster. I post here as part of my continuing effort in getting schools returned to local control and responsible teaching. This method of attack is the only defense and attack that the Liberal Mindset can come up with. Attack the messenger instead of hearing the message. Liberalism, after all, is a mental disorder. On this website and others, I generally totally ignore attention seekers… Full Story »
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Take Our Schools Back: brainwashing our children
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull YesterdayI first posted the following on a website discussing a process which was being promoted at the Universtity of Alabama/Huntsville campus in reply to a liberal poster who was making an effort at disparaging a fellow poster. I post here as part of my continuing effort in getting schools returned to local control and responsible teaching. This method of attack is the only defense and attack that the Liberal Mindset can come up with. Attack the messenger instead of hearing the message. Liberalism, after all, is a mental disorder. On this website and others, I generally totally ignore attention seekers… Full Story »
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Sudan's Two Million Displaced Persons Return Home
Voice of America &bull Yesterday
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says an estimated two million internally displaced people have returned to their places of origin in Southern Sudan since January 2005. That is when the governments in the north and south of the country… Full Story »
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Queen Rania: We Need More Educated Girls
Pure Horserace (CBS News) &bull Yesterday
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan told Katie Couric Saturday that 2010 is a pivotal year for educating millions of girls in developing countries, emphasizing her cause's importance by saying "education really can mean life or death." The… Full Story »
Jennifer Jenkins - Provincial Modernity: Local Culture & Liberal Politics in Fin-De-Siecle Hamburg
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W.H. plan to remake education law
Politico.com &bull Yesterday
President Barack Obama unveiled his plan for a sweeping overhaul of the nation's school system Saturday, proposing changes he says would shift emphasis from teaching to the test to a more nuanced assessment of judging school and student progress. On… Full Story »
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Conservatives prevail in vote on Texas school curriculum
McClatchy - Election 2008 &bull Mar 13, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas - The State of Board of Education on Friday gave tentative approval to new social studies curriculum standards for the state's 4.7 million school children despite angry objections that the changes fail to adequately recognize the achievements of… Full Story »
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Rewriting History Texas-Style
Truthdig &bull Mar 13, 2010
Texas' Board of Education has approved a new social studies curriculum with a conservative seal of approval. After three days of debate the board voted to change the curriculum to explicitly present Republican philosophies and conservative leaders in a more… Full Story »
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Unions disappointed by ed. bill
Politico.com &bull Mar 13, 2010
The heads of the two largest teachers unions are signaling their opposition to a bill that calls for increasing federal education spending by more than $3 billion in FY2011. Even before President Obama's plans for a major overhaul of education… Full Story »
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Thousands Mourn Death Of Southern Calif. Teen
Pure Horserace (CBS News) &bull Mar 13, 2010
On Feb. 25 our lives changed dramatically and will remain changed forever," said Chuck McCully, her uncle. Speakers also said her heinous death has galvanized people to prevent other children from falling victim to predators. A moment of silence was… Full Story »
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Benjamin Arditi - Politics on the Edges of Liberalism: Difference, Populism, Revolution, Agitation
sponsored listing • Shopping.comExplores the ways in which difference, populism, revolution and agitation present a challenge to liberal politics. This book also explores ways of thinking about and doing politics....Full Story »
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Mississippi School Cancels Prom Rather Than Let Lesbian Teens Attend
AlterNet &bull Mar 13, 2010
Last week, headlines were made after a school in Mississippi cancelled its senior prom rather than let a lesbian couple attend. The school, Itawamba Agricultural High School, released a statement that explained prom was off, "due to the distractions to… Full Story »
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David Hudson: Texas Education Board Accused of "Far-Right" Policies
Townhall.com - User Blogs &bull Mar 13, 2010Liberals See Their Dominance Threatened; Accuse Texas of "Indoctrination" Full Story »
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18,000 salmon fry released, killed in Mill Creek
Seattle Times &bull Mar 13, 2010
The Herald newspaper of Everett reports that it happened late last Monday or early Tuesday. Someone entered the Lively Environmental Center and used a small net to scoop out the tiny fry. They released about 13,000 into nearby Nickel Creek,… Full Story »
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Tim Giago: Waste` (Wash-tay) Chicago; Omaha no good
Huffington Post &bull Mar 13, 2010
Relocation was designed to encourage and entice Native Americans living on the reservations to relocate to the seven cities of gold where jobs were supposed to be plentiful. Unemployment on the Indian reservations was (and still is) catastrophic with figures… Full Story »
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Obama Announces Education Program
Voice of America &bull Mar 13, 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama says he is bringing Congress an ambitious overhaul of the country's education system. In his weekly internet and radio address Saturday, Mr. Obama says his plan will help ensure all students graduate high school ready for… Full Story »
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Texas Spins History, Again
Center for Media and Democracy &bull Mar 13, 2010
In a straight party-line vote, ten people on the Texas "Board of Education" voted Friday to change history textbooks to advance right-wing ideological positions on historical matters (the five members of the other party voted against the measures as a… Full Story »
