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IEA and IFT joint statement on Special Needs class size limits.


Originally posted on Fred Klonsky:
Joint letter from Cinda Klickna, President, Illinois Education Association, and Dan Montgomery, President, Illinois Federation of Teachers. The IFT, IEA and our members oppose the State Board’s proposed 226.730 Staffing Plan. We believe in providing students…

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January 14 is Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day


Foodimentary – National Food Holidays National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day Five Food Finds about Pastrami Pastrami was originally created as a way to preserve meat before modern refrigeration. For pastrami, raw meat is brined, dried, seasoned with various herbs & spices, then smoked or … Continue reading

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out of the shadows


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Why Facebook just agreed to give its data to Russia’s biggest search engine


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How QVC Says It’s Cutting Down On Returns


Originally posted on Homeshoppingista's Blog By Linda Moss:
Belated Merry Christmas, folks! HSN is doing 24 hours of jewelry clearance today, which is tempting even for those of us who rang up our charge cards shopping for the holidays.…

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Meet Clark, The Chicago Cub Mascot


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“Billy Cub” Disappointed by Cubs Mascot Snub | NBC Chicago


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Why Commercial Drones Won’t Deliver Tacos Anytime Soon


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ISBE Special Education class size limits. Who to call.


Originally posted on Fred Klonsky:
The vote to eliminate State special ed class size limits, and to eliminate the State 70/30 rule – the 30 percent limit on the percentage of students with an IEP that can be in a regular general ed…

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Blog Passes 9 Million Page Views! Thank You, Readers!


Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog:
This morning, as I was flying home from Chicago, where I spoke to the Modern Language Association about Common Core, the blog registered more than 9 million page views. The blog started in…

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