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Join Gabby & Gator, and Boris — three characters from the two delightful books chosen this year for Read Across America. March 2 marks the day when we plan to sink our teeth into a good book — or two!
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16 Jan | 76 likes, 27 shares "Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continu- ous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Dina Martin 8:13 am | 21 Jan Wow! More than 3,000 educators filled the Convention Center in Sacramento Friday night to hear their own rock stars Diane Ravitch, Linda Dar- ling-Hammond, and Anthony Cody urging them to take back public education from corpo- rate reformers and privatizers. It was truly amazing! The tide is turning.
"We put children first." Teacher Sara Ferguson tells Ellen DeGeneres how the staff of Columbus Elementary in Chester, Pa., chose to continue teaching when the school couldn't pay their salaries. ellen.warnerbros.com/2012/02/hero_teacher_sara_fergusons_inspiring_story_0202.php
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Curtis Washington 12:35 pm | 5 Jan The State of Emergency protests at the state Capitol and QEIA, the Quality Educa- tion Investment Act, are two of many things members have been doing to divert us from "status quo" to what really works to improve student performance. Hope- fully, all of our members will become more involved in the efforts of our Association.
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