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         <title><![CDATA[At San Jose's Overfelt High, miracles to parade at graduation]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As high school graduation season kicks off in mid-May, Overfelt s college-bound students demonstrate the strength and confidence that allowed them to rise above adversity. And often, just one teacher, counselor or administrator, as well as parents, cultivated the miracles that will be on stage at commencement.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@mercurynews.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 19:30:56 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mt. Diablo school board chooses interim superintendent]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Trustees also expect to approve a superintendent search firm and two lease-leaseback construction agreements for school improvements, and reveal the monetary details of separation agreements with ousted superintendent and general counsel.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 18:38:30 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Many continue to question governor's education funding plan]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Assemblywomen Susan Bonilla and Joan Buchanan say they're not sure if Legislature will approve governor's proposal. Public can find out more about how the plan would affect their districts at two East Bay school budget meetings.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 17:38:24 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[West Contra Costa special ed administrator honored for his work]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[El Cerrito resident named Special Education Administrator of the Year by statewide organization]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Rick Radin For the Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 10:28:16 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Santa Clara County school board reappoints Green to her former seat]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As expected, the Santa Clara County Board of Education reappointed Darcie Green to the seat she vacated two months ago over a controversy about her eligibility.
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         <dc:creator>By Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@mercurynews.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 19:22:41 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[STAR test scores raise questions, but don't prove cheating]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[As California students bubble in answer sheets on STAR tests this month, the case of 35 educators in Atlanta pleading not guilty to charges in a suspected large-scale cheating scheme has cast suspicions over schools showing large gains and drops in test scores.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>From staff reports</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 17:13:38 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Public is invited to Education Finance Forum on Thursday in Pleasant Hill]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla will join the County Superintendent of Schools at an event focused on the governor's education funding proposal.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 17:06:27 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[In San Jose school district, acrimony leads to talk of teacher strike]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The teachers union in San Jose s Evergreen elementary district, where contract talks have been stalled since October, is talking about what to expect in a labor strike. ]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@mercurynews.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 15:52:54 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Outstanding Mt. Diablo school district employees honored at 'Academy Awards']]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[A few tickets may still be available for the event, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Friday]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Theresa Harrington Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:08 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Music programs restored at more West Contra Costa elementary schools]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Board votes to reinstate instrumental music at 12 schools in addition to the seven approved in April]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Rick Radin For the Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:44 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Danville columnist, author Warner wins Agatha Award]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The national prize is named for the legendary U.K. mystery writer.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Pat Craig Correspondent</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 16 May 2013 14:53:23 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy comforts other women who make same dramatic choice]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The stunning beauty and partner to Brad Pitt revealed in a New York Times Op-Ed that she decided to have both breasts removed after watching her own mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, die at 52 from breast cancer.  Across America, women who face high risk of breast cancer said actress Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy has transformed one of the toughest parts of taking such a dramatic step: Isolation.
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         <dc:creator>By Lisa M. Krieger lkrieger@mercurynews.com</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 18:03:33 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Byron school district looks to fill trustee vacancy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Three-term board member Ken Silman stepped down to apply for district vice principal position]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Paul Burgarino Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:49 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[School Notes: Walnut Acres now accepting summer campers]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In its 31st year, the Walnut Acres Summer Fun Camp is ready to reserve spaces for campers. Registration is going on now for ages four years and nine months old through 12 years.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Elisabeth Nardi&lt;br&gt;Contra Costa Times</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 11:34:16 PDT]]></pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Protesters arrested at UC Regents meeting]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Thirteen people were cited with unlawful assembly after disrupting a UC Regents meeting in Sacramento.]]></description>
         <dc:creator>By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune</dc:creator>
         <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 May 2013 11:07:29 PDT]]></pubDate>
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