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California Senate supports streamlining teacher removal over crimes
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Letters: Liberals-only UC?
Re "When academics are advocates," Opinion, May 20 It's regrettable that John M. Ellis and Charles L. Geshekter of the California Assn. of Scholars, which produced a report purporting to show a liberal bias in University of California instruction, have...
Tags: Republican Party, Education, Politics, Democratic Party, Joe McCarthy
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For Romney, beating Obama on education could be tricky
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Herman Cain had 9-9-9. Lately, Mitt Romney is all about E-E-E. As in, the economy, energy and -- new this week -- education. Romney rolled out his education plan at a speech in Washington last week, and followed up with a visit to a charter school in...Tags: Republican Party, Education, Politics, Teachers Unions, Mitt Romney
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Kids' book reviews
"The Odious Ogre" Norton Juster There was an ogre, a very mean ogre. One day, after he had messed up a town, he needed a snack. Then he came upon a kind young lady. I wonder what will happen now? Will she get eaten? Well… Why am I telling you...
Tags: Jules Verne, Teaching and Learning, Book
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Epithet that divides Mexicans is banned by Oxnard school district
Rolando Zaragoza, 21, was 15 years old when he came to the United States, enrolled in an Oxnard school and first heard the term "Oaxaquita." Little Oaxacan, it means — and it was not used kindly. "Sometimes I didn't want to go to school," he said....
Tags: Bullying, Politics, Discrimination, Health, Indigenous People
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Hollywood philanthropist throws a lifeline to L.A. Unified
Cue the violins. The end of this school year is bound to bring a spate of desperate pleas from people who owe their salvation to programs that are on the chopping block in the cash-strapped Los Angeles Unified School District. Their stories crowd my...
Tags: Culture, Bullying, Los Angeles Unified School District, Arts, Amelia Earhart
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Elizabeth Warren's cheekbones
The contretemps over whether Elizabeth Warren is really an American Indian has gone from the ridiculous to the ridiculous. Warren is the blond, blue-eyed, ultra-liberal Harvard law professor running for Republican Sen. Scott Brown's seat in Massachusetts....
Tags: Republican Party, Talk Shows (genre), Career and Workplace, The Seminole Tribe, Elizabeth Warren
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Romney ventures onto Democratic turf, gets earful in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Making a rare inner-city campaign stop, Mitt Romney preached the merits of traditional, two-parent families and touted his platform of educational choice at a West Philadelphia charter school. The Republican presidential candidate...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Paul West
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Romney makes his case on education
WASHINGTON — Targeting an issue popular with women, a key voter group, Mitt Romney assailed President Obama's leadership on education Wednesday and blamed teachers unions for problems facing American schools. The Republican presidential candidate...
Tags: Education, Politics, Teachers Unions, Regional Authority, Mitt Romney
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California teachers pension fund to vote against Wal-Mart board
SACRAMENTO — The California State Teachers' Retirement System will cast its 5.3 million shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. against the reelection of the company's board after allegations of bribery in the retailer's Mexican operations.
Citing "a...Tags: Education, Politics, Voting, Bribery, Companies and Corporations
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Romney discusses education policy and class size in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — Making a rare inner-city campaign stop, Mitt Romney preached the merits of traditional two-parent families and touted his platform of educational choice at a West Philadelphia charter school Thursday. The Republican presidential...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Mitt Romney, Paul West, Students
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Cal State Chancellor Charles B. Reed to retire
California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed announced Thursday that he is retiring after 14 years of leading one of the largest public university systems in the nation through a tumultuous period of cutbacks, spiraling tuition and controversy...
Tags: Education, Politics, Career and Workplace, Students, CEO Pay
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