Mighty Writers » Wild Things http://www.mightywriters.org Mighty Writers, a nonprofit, teaches kids to write in cool storefront settings. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:41:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mighty Bites http://www.mightywriters.org/2009/09/mighty-bites/ http://www.mightywriters.org/2009/09/mighty-bites/#comments Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:52:48 +0000 Tim http://www.mightywriters.org/?p=9465
Prepare: 16 days until the movie opening of “Where the Wild Things Are“… and the many spinoffs.

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From today’s Wall Street Journal: “Philadelphia is a logical place for Mr. Duncan to kick off his promotional tour, which he and Messrs. Sharpton and Gingrich plan to take to four other states this fall. The Philadelphia school district, with more than 220,000 students, has been wracked by the sort of problems that have plagued big-city school systems: crumbling buildings, high dropout rates, low test scores and mediocre teachers…” Read rest of story here.

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Meanwhile, an Inquirer editorial calls for School District to “get real.”

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Cup half empty: FOX News says Obama’s call to extend the school year would have “dire” economic effects.

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Bonus: A literary agent’s revision checklist.

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