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Schools Matter (Free subscription) | yesterday
LA English teacher, Dennis Danziger, considers how pay-per-score might work, or not. From HuffPo : In the spirit of generosity I've been thanking the gods that private school teachers' salaries are not connected to students' standardized test scores. Else Malia Obama's science teacher at the Sidwell Friends School might have lost her job faster than you can say "grade inflation." On November...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Bowling For Soup and MC Lars start a US tour next week. November 11, 2009 Des Moines, Iowa The House of Bricks November 12, 2009 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Nutty's North November 13, 2009 Madison, Wisconsin Orpheum Theatre November 14, 2009 St. Paul, Minnesota Station 4 November 15, 2009 East Lansing, Michigan Small Planet November 17, 2009 Cleveland, Ohio House of Blues November 18, 2009 Pittsburgh,...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Just in from ACLU of Wisconsin: Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Domestic Partnership Registry Committed Couples Can Continue To Enjoy Limited Protections Offered By Registry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 4, 2009 CONTACT: Chris Hampton, ACLU LGBT Project, 212-549-2673 Larry Dupuis, ACLU of Wisconsin, 414-272-4032, ext. 12 MADISON, WI - The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded...
5 Acts (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Between NYC and DC, you'd think I would have gotten to see Real Estate by now. Not the case! Super thrilled to be catching them tonight at Black Cat. It's a Mainstage show with doors opening at 8pm and tickets are just $12. Tour Dates: 11/04 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie 11/06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom 11/07 - Boston, MA - Great Scott 11/08 - Ithaca, NY 11/09 - Montreal, Quebec - Il Motore...
Today With President Barack Obama (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Obama at Viers Mill school in Maryland President Barack Obama's scheduled visit to Madison Wednesday will be a chance for the president and state officials to talk about how incentives in the federal stimulus bill are spurring education reforms in the state, Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday. Doyle is pushing bills to allow schools to use student learning to help evaluate teachers and transfer control of...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
The Morning Of, The Graduate and The Hoodies have announced a US tour that will take place next month. Nov 4 @ Firebird St. Louis, Missouri Nov 6 @ The Brickyard Mountain Home, Arkansas Nov 7 @ Davidson College (Free Show, for students ONLY) Davidson, North Carolina Nov 8 @ The Brewery Raleigh Nov 9 @ Northstar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nov 10 @ Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland Nov 11 @ The Loft @ Chance...
La Vida Locavore - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
WHY Hunger, Food and Water Watch, and the NYU Wagner School co-hosted an event last Thursday in NYC called "Exposing the Green Revolution: Myths, Realities, and Community Responses," featuring Josphat Ngonyo of the Kenyan Biodiversity Network, Bronx community gardener and food justice leader Karen Washington, and Brother David Andrews, recent Senior Advisor to the President of the UN General...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Madison - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says four more people in the state have died from the swine flu. Department spokeswoman Stephanie Marquis said Wednesday the deaths were reported over the last week. There was one in Eau Claire County, two in Milwaukee County and one in Oconto County. That brings the death total to five since Sept. 1 and 14 altogether including those in the spring....
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Madison — The Wisconsin state Assembly is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a bill that animal rights activists have been working years to see enacted into law. The measure would make Wisconsin the 26th state to regulate dog breeders. Supporters say the lack of regulation now makes Wisconsin a magnet for large-scale puppy mills where animals are often mistreated. The bill has broad bipartisan support,...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
MADISON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aldevron, a biotechnology company based in Fargo, ND, has today announced that the company is expanding into Madison, WI. The new division will produce and sell contract research and manufacturing services marketed under the Aldevron brand. Aldevron Madison has already hired several people and is expected to grow to 20 employees within the company’s first two years...
5 Acts (Free subscription) | 10/22/2009
Wanna see Headlights at DC9 on Sunday night (10/25) for free? Wanna win a copy of their latest album Wildlife on CD or vinyl? If so, e-mail me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com with the subject line "Sparkle Motion." - First prize winner gets a pair of tickets + a copy of Wildlife . - Second prize winner gets a copy of Wildlife . I'll choose winners and notify them by 5:00 pm ET tomorrow (10/23)....
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
Deas Vail have signed to Mono Vs Stereo Records and will release their new album 'Birds and Cages' on October 27th. Deas Vail are currently on tour with Mae and will tour with Owl City in early 2010. On Tour with Mae 10/19 The Venue Boise, ID 10/20 The Railyard Billings, MO 10/21 In The Venue Salt Lake City, UT 10/22 The Marquis Denver, CO 10/23 The Record Bar Kansas City, MO 10/24 Triple Rock Social...
Ryan's Smashing Life (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Photographic Evidence / On Further Review by Sean Hafferty TT the Bears in Cambridge (10/17/09) Fighting a bug, Langhorne Slim still rocked Boston last night. The mob joined the band on stage twice - in a night to remember! Sean Hafferty photograph RSL Streaming Photo Album Langhorne Slim at TTs in Cambridge, MA (10-17-09) UPCOMING TOUR DATES Highly Recommended !! 10/21 - Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH...
Ryan's Smashing Life (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
THE RETURN OF THE INCREDIBLE LANGHORNE SLIM HIS NEW ALBUM & TOUR ! "Say Yes " from Be Set Free One of the Best Live Acts in all of the USA plays town tonight appearing at TT the Bears . We can't speak highly enough about the charming Langhorne Slim and his band of skilled musicians. Touring behind the brand new Be Set Free record (album tour dates below), there should be a lot here for...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
This is a very cheerful pop song -- typical of the San Francisco band Headlights -- but the video throws in some macabre elements: a poisonous birthday cake, bleeding eyes, and a final scene in which the band members lie dead. Accordingly, guitarist and songwriter Tristan Wraight says that “this is a significantly personal record for us, and for very real reasons, like growing up and people...
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