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Apparently all Stewart got were canned responses from Secretary Duncan when he w…

February 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Apparently all Stewart got were canned responses from Secretary Duncan when he was a guest on The Daily Show.Jon Stewart tries to talk to Arne Duncanwww.washingtonpost.comJon Stewart hosted Arne Duncan on ”The Daily Show” in an exercise that proved…

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NYC immigrants PREFER public schools to private, even wealthy ones who could con…

February 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

NYC immigrants PREFER public schools to private, even wealthy ones who could conceivably afford private school tuition. Caveat — these are well-regarded public schools, but even so. That $45,000/year tuition still sound appealing?Affluent Foreign-Born…

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White House's budget for 2013 & impact on education: aids college affordability/…

February 17, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

White House’s budget for 2013 & impact on education: aids college affordability/quality, reshaping teaching profession, stronger school-to-work pipeline.Education weighs in on the 2013 Budgetschoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.comby Donna Krache, CNN (CNN) Pres…

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