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By SuperUser Account on
4/23/2007
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Appleseed Executive Director Betsy Cavendish is profiled in The Washington Post.
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Commentary: Get Parents Involved in Kids' Schools |
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By SuperUser Account on
4/12/2007
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An op-ed written by Edwin Darden, Education Policy Director for Appleseed, and Warlene Gary, CEO of the National Parent Teacher Association, emphasizes the importance of parental involvement in education, specifically under the No Child Left Behind Act.
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By SuperUser Account on
3/22/2007
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Betsy Cavendish is highlighted as the new executive director of Appleseed.
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Hand over the cell |
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By SuperUser Account on
2/23/2007
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Edwin Darden, Appleseed's Education Policy Director, comments on new legal issues surrounding increased cell phone use among students.
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Schools strive for 'no parent left behind' |
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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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Fenty's Surprising Pick for Attorney General |
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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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