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• DRIVE TO SCHOOL IN STYLE: Balancing Act Sweepstakes
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 8/21/11

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Carpooling to school would be much more fun in a new car, right?  Well, MAMAs, now’s your chance to win a new Suzuki.  Our friends at Lifetime’s The Balancing Act are having a Back to School sweepstakes.  The grand prize is a Suzuki, but there are other great things to win like 3 nights at an all-inclusive Iberostar resort and even a Wii Fit.  It’s all about keeping a good balance in life…all...

• MIND ERASER: Georgia Schools Cheat On Tests
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 7/7/11

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One in five of Georgia’s elementary and middle schools has been red flagged on suspicion of cheating on standardized tests.  Lots of erased wrong answers were changed to correct ones, which regulators say points to teachers or administrators tampering with answer sheets.  Out of the 27 schools flagged, 21 are in the Atlanta district where they say more than half of the classes were involved?! ...

• SCARY SCHOOLS: Philly Schools Under Assault
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 3/31/11

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When your kids go to school every day, they're safe, right?  You pass them off to their teachers, who are in control of the classroom.  Well, in Philadelphia, gangs roam the halls and kids are getting beaten up right in front of their teachers?!  The Philadelphia Inquirer analyzed and investigated 30,000 seriously violent incidents that took place in Philadelphia public schools over the last...

• MARCH MADNESS: Mom & Kid Book Reviews
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 3/1/11

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They're heeeerrrrreee!  Book MAMA is at it again with her March book reviews.  The books look promising, but the reviews are just plain great reading in and of themselves. Don't miss them!  Here are some snippets to entice....

The Pirate of Kindergarten for the KID-Os:

"My daughter got glasses last year.  She actually had what we now call an 'academic makeover.'  She got ear tubes, glasses,...

• TALKING OUT OF TURN: Philly Teacher Rants In Blog
• Posted by Opinionated MAMA • 2/16/11

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We all need to vent - right, MAMAS?  Well, a suburban high school English teacher has been suspended with pay after her blog was discovered to contain negative comments about her students.  Natalie Munroe is fighting for her job and claiming that her "harmless" blog, which did not name any students, was meant to start a conversation about the fact that students are unwilling to work hard at...