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Fun Math Blog
2010-Nov-26
Fun Math Blog. Wild About Math bloggers 11/19/10 November 26th, 2010[ The latest roundup is at Equalis. Here’s last week’s edition. ] Can bacteria solve sudoku puzzles? Sort of. Check out this New Scientist article. From Math Less Traveled: What happens when you hook up three projectors to a single video camera, and then point the camera at [...]
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Math By Hand: A New Approach For Sacramento Homeschoolers
2010-Nov-25
Math By Hand: A New Approach For Sacramento Homeschoolers. Math By Hand: A New Approach For Sacramento Homeschoolers Innovative Home School Math Curriculum holds the middle ground in the Math Wars Email PDF Print Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) November 25, 2010 Back in the ‘90’s, the Math Wars were waged between those who advocated the New [...]
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Fairfax County school redistricting plans draw protests from parents
2010-Nov-24
Fairfax County school redistricting plans draw protests from parents. Fairfax County school redistricting plans draw protests from parents Network News XPROFILE View More Activity TOOLBOX Resize Print E-mail Yahoo! Buzz Reprints COMMENT 0 Comments BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT You must be logged in to leave a comment.Log in Register Why Do I Have to [...]
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Sacramento Press / Maloof Sports & Entertainment, Wells Fargo and Levy Restaurants Serve Annual Thanksgiving Dinner to Local Families in Need
2010-Nov-24
Sacramento Press / Maloof Sports Entertainment, Wells Fargo and Levy Restaurants Serve Annual Thanksgiving Dinner to Local Families in Need. Maloof Sports Entertainment, Wells Fargo and Levy Restaurants Serve Annual Thanksgiving Dinner to Local Families in Need PrevNext Image 3 of 3 Kings players DeMarcus Cousins, Jason Thompson, Hassan Whiteside and Pooh Jeter, [...]
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Montgomery school system wins federal excellence award
2010-Nov-23
Montgomery school system wins federal excellence award. Montgomery school system wins federal excellence award Network News XPROFILE View More Activity TOOLBOX Resize Print E-mail Yahoo! Buzz Reprints COMMENT 0 Comments BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT You must be logged in to leave a comment.Log in Register Why Do I Have to Log In Again? Discussion [...]
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Volunteer sign-ups for the 25th Annual Holiday Meal – Community Events
2010-Nov-23
Food Co-op Community Events. Volunteer sign-ups for the 25th Annual Holiday Meal If you would like to assist us on December 24, 2010 at the Holiday Meal, the volunteer sign-ups will be available on Monday, November 29, at our Membership Information area (past the checkstands). We can always use help with cleaning up, but [...]
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Blog U.: A Course is not a Class is not a Section – University of Venus – Inside Higher Ed
2010-Nov-23
Blog U.: A Course is not a Class is not a Section University of Venus Inside Higher Ed. BlogU A Course is not a Class is not a Section By Heather Alderfer November 23, 2010 7:31 pm EST Are classes the same thing as courses and sections? Simple questions about student data can quickly [...]
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New Jersey Legislature Passes Nation’s Toughest Anti-Bullying Bill | Gay Rights | Change.org
2010-Nov-23
New Jersey Legislature Passes Nation's Toughest Anti-Bullying Bill Gay Rights Change.org. New Jersey Legislature Passes Nation's Toughest Anti-Bullying Bill by Dana Rudolph The New Jersey legislature yesterday passed the Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, which would provide the strongest anti-bullying protections in the country. The Senate voted 30 to 0 and the Assembly 72 to [...]
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Evening activities canceled Oregon is closed due to weather| OregonLive.com
2010-Nov-22
Evening activities canceled in Gaston School District OregonLive.com. Evening activities canceled in Gaston School District By Kelly House, The Oregonian November 22, 2010, 3:25PM Winter weather » Updated forecasts, maps, Doppler radar » Traffic updates, speed map, traffic cameras » Weather-related closures » Winter weather news stories » Follow on Twitter at #pdxtst All after [...]
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Secretary Duncan thanks educators for taking time to share ideas on National Day of Blogging for Real Education Reform. – ED.gov Blog
2010-Nov-22
Making Real Progress on School Reform – ED.gov Blog. Making Real Progress on School Reform There’s been a great conversation happening online today on the National Day of Blogging for Real Education Reform. I appreciate how many educators have taken time to share their ideas thoughtfully with the rest of us. At the U.S. Department [...]
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Schools Matter: White Knuckles Among Corporate Education Reformers
2010-Nov-27
Schools Matter: White Knuckles Among Corporate Education ReformersWhite Knuckles Among Corporate Education Reformersby Jim HornWith the Daley/Duncan reforms in Chicago so poisonous that Ron Huberman is in flight even as "Ren2010" has been eliminated from the City bureaucracy's vocab, and with Michelle Rhee repudiated and dismissed in DC, and with the empirical evidence piling up that nearly all of the federal (Gates/Broad) K-12 initiatives have no support among scientists, humanists, or serious researchers, and with parents around the country quickly ...
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Meet Shael Polakow-Suransky: DOE’s new second-in-command | GothamSchools
2010-Nov-26
Meet Shael Polakow-Suransky: DOE’s new second-in-command | GothamSchoolsMeet Shael Polakow-Suransky: DOE’s new second-in-commandby Maura WalzState Education Commissioner David Steiner is expected to grant Hearst Magazines executive Cathleen Black the waiver she needs to become schools chancellor on Monday, on one condition: that she appoint current Deputy Chancellor Shael Polakow-Suransky as her Chief Academic Officer.Suransky, who has worked in the city schools for 16 years, will be responsible for the administration of the city’s education policies and serve as Black’s chief ...
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Queens Teacher: The Suransky Connection
2010-Nov-26
Queens Teacher: The Suransky ConnectionThe Suransky Connectionby Queens TeacherSHAEL POLAKOW-SURANSKYThe Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2008Deputy Chancellor for Performance and AccountabilityNew York City Department of Education“Teachers and principals need to be accountable for student performance and empowered to make the critical decisions that impact their daily work to accelerate student learning.”Shael Polakow-Suransky serves as deputy chancellor for performance and accountability for the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE). The NYCDOE is the largest district in the nation, serving over ...
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Schools Matter: Steiner Proves Just Another Bloomberg Flunkie: Accepts Broadie as Black's # 2
2010-Nov-26
Schools Matter: Steiner Proves Just Another Bloomberg Flunkie: Accepts Broadie as Black's # 2Steiner Proves Just Another Bloomberg Flunkie: Accepts Broadie as Black's # 2by Jim HornAs I surmised, it was all Kabuki theatre, and in the end, the same fool who spouts the right-wing fantasy that Dewey recanted his lifelong work for democratic schools, offers a wave-through for Bloomberg's corporate bulldozer that will be driven by bleary-eyed party bud, Cathie Black, with the help of Klein's man in charge ...
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Gov. David Paterson says schools head pick Cathie Black is no Joel Klein; needs an academic aide
2010-Nov-24
Gov. David Paterson says schools head pick Cathie Black is no Joel Klein; needs an academic aideGov. David Paterson says schools head pick Cathie Black is no Joel Klein; needs an academic aideBY GLENN BLAIN DAILY NEWS ALBANY BUREAUWednesday, November 24th 2010, 10:28 AMWenig/AP;Wintrow/GettyPaterson, making his most expansive comments to date on Mayor Bloomberg's choice of Black, said Black lacks the educational background that the city's departing Chancellor Joel Klein had.RELATED NEWSTwo city education veterans exit as Cathie Black steps ...
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Damn Good Education Daily
2010-Nov-24
Damn Good Education DailyMy Balls and My Word, and I Have Both Still — The Jose Vilson thejosevilson.com - Mr. Peanut Goes To WarI don’t know about you, but unless it’s my significant other, I don’t want to get felt up and out, irrespective of whether or not the person’s another woman or has on the thic...TheJLVIt’s Time to Take Action! inthetrencheswithschoolreform.com - Congress doesn’t seem interested in reauthorizing NCLB during the lame duck session, but the January session with ...
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Using kids as strike-breakers. « Fred Klonsky's blog
2010-Nov-22
Using kids as strike-breakers. « Fred Klonsky's blogUsing kids as strike-breakers.by Fred KlonskyI’m a huge fan of high school sports.But you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out what is behind the proposal before the Illinois High School Association to allow student-athletes to play in games during a teachers’ strike.Talk about your cynical use of kids to try and break a strike.The proposal would require the support of IHSA’s legislative committee and a majority of high school ...
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Hechinger Report | School districts evaluate merits of merit pay
2010-Nov-22
Hechinger Report | School districts evaluate merits of merit paySchool districts evaluate merits of merit payby Erin RichardsPittsburgh - They call it the War Room.It looks like any other classroom inside Carrick High School, a sprawling structure that towers like a stone fortress over this working-class neighborhood on the city’s south side. It’s still dark out as 16 teachers and counselors – some clutching coffee or energy bars – sit in a circle, dissecting with brutal candor their students’ performance.In ...
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Louise Mirrer Did Not Disclose Possible Conflicts - NYTimes.com
2010-Nov-22
Louise Mirrer Did Not Disclose Possible Conflicts - NYTimes.comEducation Panelist Did Not Disclose Possible ConflictsBy MICHAEL BARBAROBrad Barket/Getty ImagesLouise MIrrer in 2007.She has lobbied Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s office for financing. She is chairwoman of an academy for which Mr. Bloomberg has helped raise millions of dollars. She runs a museum to which Mr. Bloomberg has personally donated $475,000. And she was the recipient of an award from Mr. Bloomberg two years ago at Gracie Mansion.Louise Mirrer’s connections to New ...
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On Monday, Add Your Voice | LFA: Join The Conversation #blog4reform
2010-Nov-22
The Coopmike48 Daily, #blog4reform#blog4reformWhatever happened to promoting student ownership responsibility? « Failing Schools failingschools.wordpress.com - This past Friday, I heard from two teachers who’d experienced some form of professional rebuke for their stances on student responsibility. The first teacher received a lower score on his evaluatio...Thanks2TeachersBlogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom: #Blog4Reform-Slow Down And Take A Step Back... web20classroom.blogspot.com -averyteachOne educational reform I would like to see dailykos.com - Sun Nov 21, 2010 at 09:17:45 PM PST is for ...
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Young Feminists Speak Out at TEDxYouth « Feminist Teacher
2010-Nov-22
Young Feminists Speak Out at TEDxYouth « Feminist TeacherYoung Feminists Speak Out at TEDxYouthby feministteacherStudents from my feminism class spoke at TEDxYouth at the Hewitt School (photo by Ileana Jiménez).After much planning and rehearsing, half of the students in my Fierce and Fabulous: Feminist Women Writers, Artists, and Activists class and I finally got up on stage at TEDxYouth Day held at the Hewitt School in New York. The theme of this year’s TEDxYouth was “Be the Change,” and all ...
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The evaluator strikes again - The Boston Globe
2010-Nov-22
The evaluator strikes again - The Boston GlobeThe evaluator strikes againHow can a walk-through, no-questions-asked visit produce an informed opinion?By Junia YearwoodNovember 22, 2010E-mail|Print|Reprints|Comments (7)Text size – +IN 2005, a state Department of Education representative visited my class and demonstrated professional courtesy as he asked precise, probing questions not only about my lesson plan but also about my prior lessons, my plans for subsequent lessons, and about our school’s teacher-evaluation process.Tweet 1 person Tweeted thisYahoo! BuzzShareThisThis prompted me to remember ...
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An idea for education reform: An Explainer. « Fred Klonsky's blog
2010-Nov-22
An idea for education reform: An Explainer. « Fred Klonsky's blogAn idea for education reform: An Explainer.by Fred KlonskyToday is the Day of National Blogging for Real Education Reform.I think this is a good idea, although for me it is a little like a Day of National Having Two Cups of Coffee in the Morning Because I Can’t Really Get Started Unless I Do. In other words, I thought I did it every day.But in the interest of cooperation and ...
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Putting My Feet Up on Ed Reform Blogging Day | Intercepts
2010-Nov-22
Putting My Feet Up on Ed Reform Blogging Day | InterceptsPutting My Feet Up on Ed Reform Blogging Dayby Mike AntonucciThe American Association of School Administrators declared today “Day of National Blogging for Real Education Reform.”The narrative of public education today reflects the spin of mainstream and talk show media, political figures, and business celebrities. But there is another narrative: a narrative of student-centered systemic change that captures the spirit and voice of invention, passion, and abiding commitment found within ...
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The Big Education Ape Daily, Education
2010-Nov-22
The Big Education Ape Daily, EducationThe Big Education Ape DailyEducationAssistant Deputy Secretary to Keynote Connecticut Bullying Forum parents4democraticschools.wordpress.com - Assistant Deputy Secretary to Keynote Connecticut Bullying Forum | U.S. Department of Education.Who : Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary, Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, U.S. Departme...coopmike48National Day of Blogging for Real Education Reform « Cooperative Catalyst bigeducationape.blogspot.com - November 22, 2010 has been declared the National Day of Blogging for Real Education Reform, promoted by AASA and ASCD. ASCD has ...