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	<title>Somerville Voices &#187; Alain Jehlen</title>
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		<title>‘Community Congress’ May 20 will look at practical ways to strengthen schools</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/05/09/events/community-congress-may-20-will-look-at-practical-ways-to-strengthen-schools/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 20, 2012; 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] What should be the next big push by parents to improve Somerville schools?

Steps to improve communication between parents and teachers? More community volunteers in the classrooms? Academic program changes?

Parents and community members will tackle that question at a Community Congress on Sunday, May 20, from 3 to 5 pm, in the Duhamel Room at First [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texas leads the way!</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/04/25/schools-and-youth/texas-leads-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:58:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas leads the way!
Mass. Citizens for Public Schools, FairTest, and other groups are circulating a &#8220;National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing&#8221; modeled on a resolution passed by over 300 school boards in Texas.
It says, basically, We need good schools, and that&#8217;s not the same as schools obsessed with test scores.
It asks state and federal education officials [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stand Up Against Walmart</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/03/29/development-and-zoning/stand-up-against-walmart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somerville residents opposed to Walmart coming to our town have scheduled a campaign day this Saturday, March 31. They will knock on doors, hand out flyers, and ask small business owners to post Stand Up To Walmart signs in their windows. 
They will meet at 10 am at Somerville Local First, 21 Properzi Way, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;What a Deal!&#8221; An animation about Stand For Children&#8217;s ballot question</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/07/schools-and-youth/what-a-deal-an-animation-about-stand-for-childrens-ballot-question/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/02/07/schools-and-youth/what-a-deal-an-animation-about-stand-for-childrens-ballot-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hope you enjoy (and share!) this Xtranormal animation from Citizens for Public Schools about the Stand For Children’s ballot initiative:

Stand’s proposal is now before the legislature. If the legislature doesn&#8217;t pass it, Stand will hire a signature-gathering company to get more signatures and put it on the 2012 ballot. 
Citizens for Public Schools is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meeting TONIGHT about mayor&#8217;s plan to close Davis Square library</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/18/arts-and-culture/meeting-tonight-about-mayors-plan-to-close-davis-square-library/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/18/arts-and-culture/meeting-tonight-about-mayors-plan-to-close-davis-square-library/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somerville Voices was asked to post this notice about a library meeting from the Davis Square LiveJournal: http://davis-square.livejournal.com/2824126.html.
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		<title>A second charter school for Somerville? State hearing Dec. 14</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/12/06/schools-and-youth/a-second-charter-school-for-somerville-state-hearing-dec-14/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somerville-4-Schools and other Somerville email lists are buzzing with debate over a new charter school proposal that could, if successful, force big cuts in the school budget including closing a school.
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will hold a hearing about the proposal Dec. 14 at the high school auditorium, 4 to 6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oppose the draft state regs on teacher evaluation</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/06/05/schools-and-youth/oppose-the-draft-state-regs-on-teacher-evaluation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 02:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think there’s already too much focus on test scores in our schools, you should know it’s about to get worse.
The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education is considering new regulations that would dramatically up the ante on test scores and expand their scope from math and reading to all subjects.
The deadline for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Voices open meeting Sunday, 5/29</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/26/events/somerville-voices-open-meeting-sunday-529/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/26/events/somerville-voices-open-meeting-sunday-529/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 02:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ May 29, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Somerville Voices will hold an open meeting this Sunday, May 29, 6 to 8 pm at the Visiting Nurses assisted living facility, 259 Lowell Street. Come with your ideas for making our blog better.]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville Story Contest: We Have A Winner!</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/23/schools-and-youth/somerville-story-contest-we-have-a-winner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/23/schools-and-youth/somerville-story-contest-we-have-a-winner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 01:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three winners, in fact.
First place, $100, goes to Francesca Zimmerman for her post on the need to renovate the high school auditorium stage.
The Somerville Voices editors also picked two second-place winners, $50 each:
Cassandra Marsden for her post on the amazing story of the Somerville girls soccer team of 2008, and
Herby Lafortune for his video interviews [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville story contest — first milepost</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/09/schools-and-youth/somerville-story-contest-%e2%80%94-first-milepost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/09/schools-and-youth/somerville-story-contest-%e2%80%94-first-milepost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 21:36:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alain Jehlen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got only two entries by yesterday&#8217;s deadline for our &#8220;This Happened In Somerville&#8221; high school contest, but they are both excellent! There&#8217;s one on the spectacular rise of girls&#8217; soccer and one on the state of the SHS auditorium.
The winner will be chosen by the editors&#8217; evaluation of the quality of the post AND [...]]]></description>
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