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		<title>A Teacher’s Life &#124; Diane Ravitch&#8217;s blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 12:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The difference between accountability in private industry and the way teachers are evaluated in our public schools, from a teacher who has been in both places: I was evaluated once per year in my previous job and had the option to join a union but was not required. I signed a contract each year which [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11184&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day wasn&#8217;t meant to honor mothers, but to end war</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 21:27:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[War]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The original intent of Mother&#8217;s Day wasn&#8217;t about brunch, flowers, or Kay&#8217;s Jewelers. Note: I originally posted this in 2010. As our leaders rattle the sabers once more (Syria, North Korea), and the glorification of war appears to go on unabated, I think this bears repeating.  Original post:  As a mother, and a human being [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11177&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Violence &amp; Silence: Jackson Katz, Ph.D at TEDxFiDiWomen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 20:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Feminists and the men who love them]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Women]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[See also: Ten Things Men Can Do to Prevent Gender Violence Filed under: Feminists and the men who love them, Women<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11173&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>From my inbox: Stop the FACT Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 22:42:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knowing ALEC is behind this is why I am posting, word-for-word, an email I received today regarding the FACT Act. Hi Blue Lyon Blogger, My name is Susan Vento, and I am writing to you about a cause very close to my heart. My husband, Bruce, was a Democratic member of the US House of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11166&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Krugman: The Story of Our Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Story of Our Time &#8211; NYTimes.com. Is the story really that simple, and would it really be that easy to end the scourge of unemployment? Yes — but powerful people don’t want to believe it. Some of them have a visceral sense that suffering is good, that we must pay a price for past [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11164&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Failure of Market-Based Reforms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:19:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Failure of Market-Based Reforms. Filed under: Education<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11162&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why abstinence-only is winning: We are undone by our apathy</title>
		<link>http://bluelyon.wordpress.com/2013/04/13/why-abstinence-only-is-winning-we-are-undone-by-our-apathy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Apr 2013 14:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nevada]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from The Sin City Siren: Talk about AB230, the comprehensive sex education bill, was all over the TV yesterday! Even your humble Siren got in the mix as a guest, with my pal Annette Magnus, of Planned Parenthood of Southern Nevada, on Ralston Reports. Likewise, Annette made appearances on Fox 5 in the morning as [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11160&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My only question is, when are we going to march on Washington?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:54:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Security]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oh hell. Out of retirement already. I just have to post this. For all those &#8220;progressives&#8221; that think Barack Obama is playing some kind of 11-dimensional chess on Social Security, he&#8217;s not. He&#8217;s wanted to do this for years. From the very beginning of his presidency. 2011 Every time I think I can&#8217;t get any [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11156&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ya know. I think I&#8217;ve just about run my course here&#8230; It&#8217;s been fun, but I&#8217;ve neglected this blog so much especially in the last year. What used to be a regular hangout for me has become full of dust and cobwebs. Family, work and photography get all my attention now.  I just don&#8217;t have [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11153&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I haven&#8217;t forgotten</title>
		<link>http://bluelyon.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/i-havent-forgotten/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carissa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Shame on us if we&#8217;ve forgotten. I haven&#8217;t forgotten those kids. Shame on us if we&#8217;ve forgotten. Tears aren&#8217;t enough. Expressions of sympathy aren&#8217;t enough. Speeches aren&#8217;t enough. We&#8217;ve cried enough. We&#8217;ve known enough heartbreak. What we&#8217;re proposing is not radical. It&#8217;s not taking away anyone&#8217;s gun rights. It&#8217;s something that, if we are serious, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bluelyon.wordpress.com&#038;blog=3389895&#038;post=11147&#038;subd=bluelyon&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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