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1. Is sports the third rail of American society?
(Sports/Professional)

... is in unchartered territory here because there are no criminal or civil investigations of Favre and the only thing he might have done is something ridiculously stupid. But Favre also might have violated ...

2. Gulen Movement Manages Charters schools in the USA
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Publicly funded yet privately managed – Charter School fraud is an easy concept. Charters can be succesful it depends on the “agenda” of the the managing company. Accountability has not caught up to the ...

3. Gulen Charters schools and Harmony Science Academy
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Merhaba Jack or is it William, Jonathon or Mustafa? http://www.harmonyparenttruth.blogspot.com the TRUTH about Gulen's Harmony Science Academy.

4. Movie review: ‘Red’ amasses stockpile of talent
(Entertainment/Movies)

... explosions, there's not a lot of art visible. On the red shades chart, this movie is not a wild fuchsia, like Angelina Jolie's swinging summer spectacle "Salt." It's not a complex burgundy, slowly revealing ...

5. N.J. makes $30 million in federal low-interest bonds available for charter school building improvements
(Life/Style)

New Jersey charter schools now have the opportunity to apply for a share of $30 million in federally subsidized, low-interest bonds to help finance construction of new classrooms, state Acting Education ...

6. What to expect by inaction on Bush tax cuts
(Money/Economy)

...  The biggest change, however, would be in the qualified dividend area, which if not fixed, will increase from 15% to a maximum of 39.6%. This is highlighted in the chart below. Also highlighted ...

7. NJSIAA votes to retain outside monitor, gain some ethics, and quit wasting money
(Sports/Professional)

... of education and includes 44 charter school associate members. The NJSBA advocates the interests of school districts, trains local school board members, and provides resources for the advancement of public ...

8. News broadcasts aren’t that newsy anymore
(Life/Style)

... American People can better understand their analysis as they drag and drop pictures and charts all over the place. Bordering the actual broadcast on the screen is the station's logo, a continual "Breaking ...

9. charter schools
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The President of NJEA speaks as if she doesn't know charter schools ARE public schools. In your article and elsewhere (see Adrienne Lu article, Philadelphia Inquirer, 10 1 10) she compares charter schools ...

10. Would love to hear Christie's answer to this......
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... school? IF this is true than why does he promote charter and private schools? How do private/charter schools help public schools? All they do is take the best and brightest away from public schools ...

11. New Jersey's long legacy of canals
(Life/Style)

... on the South. Chartered in 1823, it was built in 1824-25 starting in Washington (now South River). These days this legacy of the canal era is recalled thanks to the efforts of the Canal Society of New ...

12. ‘The Social Network’ will cost Mark Zuckerberg more than $100M — MOVIE REVIEW
(Entertainment/Movies)

... like a shark, charting a tale of socially inept Harvard students doing what they do best — going on line — and then turning that into a map of a new world. RELATED: ‘The Social Network' is a rousing ...

13. Bad Charter School Examples
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Even in 2006 charters were failing: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-08-22-charter-schools_x.htm Then there is this about Texas Charters: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/dpp/news/local/100915-whats-up-with-texas-charter-schools I ...

14. A Succesful Charter School Example
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A couple of days ago I saw an article on Texas Tribune about Harmony Public Schools, a group of successful charter schools in Texas. As a nation, we need to increase the number of those high-achieving ...

15. Cost/success of charters
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Jersey Mike says: "If charter school produce comparable results at lesser cost - then they are indeed successful." So, Jersey Mike -- let me tell you what "lesser cost" means. Lower teacher salaries ...

16. Christie proposes expansion of New Jersey's private charter school system
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... public education system, including supporting the expansion of publicly-funded but privately-operated charter schools. The proposals are the second round of education proposals issued this week by the ...

17. They Are NJEA Members
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Charter Schools are NJEA Schools! Think about it -- you're a Charter School Teacher making 26K a year (starting salary) while your friends in Public Schools start, on average, in the low 40's. It's ...

18. Charters are unproven
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I worked at a charter for 4 years. They're all hype and no hope. There's no research to suggest that they perform better than public schools. Charter proponents enjoy riding the wave of pro-charter because ...

19. NJEA Supports Charter Schools?
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The statement that the NJEA supports charter schools is pure spin. The NJEA has repeatedly opposed charter schools in every district - usually urban - where people have sought to build them. Of course, ...

20. NJEA supports high-quality public charter schools
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BY BARBARA KESHISHIAN COMMENTARY For 15 years, public charter schools have been part of the public education landscape in New Jersey. They are now a well-established part of New Jersey's public school ...