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20 hours ago ago from Betrayed - Why Public Education Is Failing

Statement from Laurie Rogers on the Feedback (Part 1): Spokane Public Schools is in the midst of replacing "Core-Plus Mathematics," its current high school mathematics curriculum. The adoption committee’s pre-screen criteria for a new curriculum are purportedly based on summaries of feedback from parents, students and teachers. (Or so we were told by SPS administrators and two “facilitators” hired from Educational Service District 101). ...

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Burien Council Expected To Adopt Budget Amendments Monday Night

3 hours ago ago from The B-Town (Burien) Blog | Burien News, Events, Entertainment & More, Updated Daily.

by Ralph Nichols Burien council members are scheduled to adopt tonight (Monday, Dec. 14) amendments to the city’s 2009-2010 biennial budget. The changes will adjust the 2010 budget to compensate for revenues that fell below projections in 2009 and are estimated to be lower than previously anticipated again next year. Unless there is a late resolution in the dispute between Burien and King County over Puget Sound Park – none was ...

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22 hours ago ago from Recession Realities in Higher Education

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Only 3.5% of the UCLA Budget is Spent on Undergraduates: Where Does the Rest Go?

19 hours ago ago from Changing Universities

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Roger Hickey: Pete Peterson Teams Up with Kent Conrad to Undermine Democracy, Slash Social Security & Medicare, and Weaken Fragile Recovery.

1 day ago ago from Huffington Post

On Monday morning, wealthy hedge fund mogul Peter Peterson and his Commission on Budget Reform will hold a press conference to issue a "Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt." Their scary promotional material declares, "The ever-growing federal debt is spiraling out of control. If not addressed . . . Americans could be faced not only with a lower standard of living, but a real fiscal crisis." Peterson's self-appointed deficit ...

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