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Schools strive for 'no parent left behind' |
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National Appleseed
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By SuperUser Account on
2/15/2007
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With schools increasingly held accountable for the performance of every student, the demand to partner with parents has intensified. School plays and fundraisers supported by moms, dads, and grandparents are still staples of American public schools. But in the spirit of "it takes a village," families now might find such activities paired with a workshop on test-prep or a briefing on how to read state accountability reports.
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Tax credits unclaimed by city's low-income workers |
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Washington
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By SuperUser Account on
2/8/2007
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Many Washingtonians work full time and still struggle to afford basic necessities. A full-time minimum wage worker earns only $15,860 annually. Many of those workers are employed by small-business owners who want to provide a decent living for their workers but may lack the profits to pay higher wages or offer essential benefits.
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Fenty's Surprising Pick for Attorney General |
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National Appleseed
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By SuperUser Account on
1/30/2007
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Linda Singer was not looking for a new job, she said. She was not even looking to practice law anymore. She was running a nonprofit group in the District, and for years, she had told the state of New York -- where she had been admitted to the bar -- that she was retired from the law, with no intention of practicing again.
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