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	<title>aPARENTly Speaking &#187; Schools</title>
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		<title>14-Year-Old to the Rescue</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2010/07/13/14-year-old-to-the-rescue/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:42:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Children's Music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Larry Wang]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sweet story in the news this week about a 14-year-old trombonist, young Larry Wang, pictured, who was so appalled by his school district&#8217;s decision to cut fourth grade music programs, he started his own music program at his alma mater, Sequoia Elementary in Pleasant Hill. He enlisted the help of fellow eighth graders and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mt. Diablo Musicians Fest</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2010/05/11/mt-diablo-musicians-fest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 20 Mt. Diablo district schools are joining together for the first ever district-wide music festival May 15 at the Concord Pavilion (aka the Sleep Train Pavilion). Hear a choir of 500 elementary students, Concord High&#8217;s award-winning jazz ensemble, College Park&#8217;s incredible orchestra and more at this fundraiser to help save music programs at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DUBLIN High Takes the Prize in Milk Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dublin High]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Got Milk?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Very cool! Dublin High students just snagged fifth place in the &#8220;Got Milk?&#8221; video contest with an animated short, &#8220;Love in Milquarious,&#8221; that earned their school art program a $2,500 cash prize. The Dublin video crew included seniors James Genzale, Matt Pecota and Drake Schullerts, and junior Angela Tran. Want to take a peek? Here [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHEN Kids Pick the Books</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/09/01/when-kids-pick-the-books/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[To Kill a Mockingbird]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fascinating story in yesterday&#8217;s New York Times about a middle school teacher in Georgia who is taking a different approach to literature curriculum. For years, the story says, Lorrie McNeill assigned Harper Lee&#8217;s classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” to her eighth graders. Now, she&#8217;s letting kids pick their own books and the choices are all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FAB Five for the Weekend</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/08/26/fab-five-for-the-weekend-91/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bankhead Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children's Fairyland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grossology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lawrence Hall of Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Fair Lady]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Samurai]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Supreme Samurai: What kid doesn’t swoon over samurai warriors? Check out the “Lords of the Samurai” exhibit at San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum now through Sept. 20. Museum admission is $7-$12, plus an extra $5 for the samurai exhibit. Puppetry Heaven: Children’s Fairyland hosts an entire weekend of puppet fun, including a Mexican fiesta tale, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frugal Back to School Shopping Tips</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/08/07/frugal-back-to-school-shopping-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kids & Tweens]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ever-helpful Consumer Reports folks just assembled a list of frugal back-to-school shopping tips. Some of them you probably already knew &#8211; but hey, a reminder is always helpful, right? But there are some new ideas in the mix too. Take a peek, then hit &#8220;comments&#8221; and add your tips too. Buy in bulk - [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NYC Teachers Paid $80K to Twiddle Thumbs</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/06/24/nyc-teachers-paid-80k-to-twiddle-thumbs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/06/24/nyc-teachers-paid-80k-to-twiddle-thumbs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York City teachers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unbelievable. Apparently 700 New York City teachers are being paid their full $70,000-$80,000 salaries to sit in a room, surf the &#8216;Net, play board games, do yoga and whatever else floats their collective boats while they await disciplinary hearings. They call it &#8220;the rubber room,&#8221; and some teachers have spent two to six years in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PBS &#8220;MoneyTrack&#8221; Films in San Ramon</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/05/21/pbs-moneytrack-films-in-san-ramon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/05/21/pbs-moneytrack-films-in-san-ramon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 18:16:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moneytrack]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Windemere]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[So this was cool &#8211; video production students from Windemere Ranch Middle School got a first-hand look at how the pros do it when PBS &#8220;MoneyTrack&#8221; series went on location in San Ramon recently. The show&#8217;s executive producer Neil Alford (pictured at left with the students), a veteran of CNN, FOX and NBC, spoke with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SWINE FLU: Parents, how&#8217;s it affecting you and your children?</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/04/29/swine-flu-parents-hows-it-affecting-you-and-your-children/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/04/29/swine-flu-parents-hows-it-affecting-you-and-your-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>asoglin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Parenting Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swineflu]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If your kids are old enough to pick up on news reports, how are they reacting? Are they scared by every little sniffle or cough? Are you doing anything to try to protect your kids from swine flu? Are you noticing fewer kids at school, day care, kids sports or other extracurricular activities? Has your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LA Schools Want to Make Firing Teachers Easier</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/04/27/la-schools-want-to-make-firing-teachers-easier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/04/27/la-schools-want-to-make-firing-teachers-easier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[firing teachers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles schools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about playing with fire. Faced with the prospect of laying off thousands of teachers, including 3,500 newbies, Los Angeles school officials are talking about making it easier to fire lousy educators. The board will vote tomorrow on its proposal to drop seniority rules that put the youngest, newest teachers on the chopping block every [...]]]></description>
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