Saturday, December 11, 2010

LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTS ON BIG EDUCATION APE & PARENTS 4 DEMOCRATIC SCHOOLS» POSTRANK


LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTS ON BIG EDUCATION APE  & PARENTS 4 DEMOCRATIC SCHOOLS» POSTRANK


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Shanker Blog » Why Does Joel Klein Keep Misrepresenting Al Shanker?

2010-Dec-8
Shanker Blog » Why Does Joel Klein Keep Misrepresenting Al Shanker?Why Does Joel Klein Keep Misrepresenting Al Shanker?by Eugenia KembleOutgoing New York City Chancellor Klein loves to try to wrap himself in the mantle of Al Shanker. He is especially fond of pulling clipped Shanker quotes out of his hat—and out of context—when speaking about his favorite education “reforms.” At first this may seem puzzling, because the ex-Chancellor is disinclined to give either the United Federation of Teachers or its ...
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THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Observations on local control

2010-Dec-8
THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Observations on local controlObservations on local controlby The Perimeter PrimateThis issue is all about who allows whom to have power in the society. Anti-local control people don't have a problem with wealthy communities having local control over their school districts. For instance, no one gripes about the local control of Piedmont City Unified (CA), even though the district is labeled “failing” because it hasn’t made AYP since 2003 (median household income = $168,947).There's probably some dividing line ...
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SRC ratification resolutions: Still no letup | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

2010-Dec-8
SRC ratification resolutions: Still no letup | Philadelphia Public School NotebookSRC ratification resolutions: Still no letupby Paul Socolar on Dec 07 2010 Posted in Latest newsCOMMENTS (1)PRINTEMAILDespite some questions about the practice raised by commissioners this fall, a significant percentage of the measures approved by the School Reform Commission each month continue to be in the form of "ratification resolutions" - items brought up for a vote after the contract or work to be approved has already started.What has changed, ...
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Queens Teacher: Clueless Cathie Wouldn't Send Her Own Kids to a City School - No kidding

2010-Dec-8
Queens Teacher: Clueless Cathie Wouldn't Send Her Own Kids to a City School - No kiddingClueless Cathie Wouldn't Send Her Own Kids to a City School - No kiddingby Queens TeacherIncoming chancellor Cathie Black says, 'I don't know' if I'd send my kids to a city schoolBY Meredith Kolodner and Rachel MonahanEven as she takes the helm of the Department of Education, incoming Chancellor Cathie Black still isn't sure if she'd send her own kids to city public schools.Black acknowledged ...
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UPR on Strike Once More « occupy california

2010-Dec-7
UPR on Strike Once More « occupy californiaUPR on Strike Once Moreby *SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Students at the University of Puerto Rico are on strike again. Last spring, students shut down all but one campus in the UPR system for 2 months to fight the $800 fee increase.Translator’s background note: Even though the UPR students have organized referendums, occupations, and demos against the $800 fee due January all throughout this fall, the administration is going forward with the ...
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Arabic Teacher Supports Duncan at Tomorrow’s Foreign Language Summit – ED.gov Blog

2010-Dec-7
Arabic Teacher Supports Duncan at Tomorrow’s Foreign Language Summit – ED.gov BlogArabic Teacher Supports Duncan at Tomorrow’s Foreign Language SummitSteven Berbeco visits a high school in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, as part of a State Department-funded teacher exchange in February, 2010.Although Arabs represent only one percent of my city’s population, and a tenth of a percent nationally, it is important that my students in Boston learn Arabic, both for our collective national security and for them as future leaders.As a nation, we ...
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Is Twitter Barring Wikileaks From Its Trending Topics Lists? « Student Activism

2010-Dec-5
Is Twitter Barring Wikileaks From Its Trending Topics Lists? « Student ActivismIs Twitter Barring Wikileaks From Its Trending Topics Lists?December 5, 2010 in StudentsA week ago I wrote a post on why the hashtag #Wikileaks wasn’t appearing on Twitter’s trending topics lists. In it, I concluded that this failure to trend was an artifact of an actually-quite-reasonable-really algorithm, and shouldn’t be taken as evidence of anything nefarious.Okay. That was then. But in the intervening week, Wikileaks has seen a truly ...
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Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape & Parents 4 democratic Schools» PostRank

2010-Dec-4
Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape Parents 4 democratic Schools» PostRankLAST WEEK'S BEST POSTS ON BIG EDUCATION APE PARENTS 4 DEMOCRATIC SCHOOLS» POSTRANKHide7.6Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Promise of Digital Learning: A Word to Government Officials2010-Dec-3Cool Cat Teacher Blog: The Promise of Digital Learning: A Word to Government Officials. The Promise of Digital Learning: A Word to Government Officials bycoolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher) Popout The Promise of Digital Learning:Susan Patrick (iNACOL),Chris Klaus (Kaneva),Vicki Davis (Flat ...
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Union Investigating Teacher Assault Claims - Baltimore, Maryland News Story - WBAL Baltimore

2010-Dec-3
Union Investigating Teacher Assault Claims - Baltimore, Maryland News Story - WBAL BaltimoreUnion Investigating Teacher Assault ClaimsSchool Says No Incidents Reported Since School OpenedPOSTED: 3:37 pm EST December 3, 2010UPDATED: 7:11 pm EST December 3, 2010 Email Print Comments (1)BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Teachers Union is calling for more resources at a high school where a teacher was attacked by a student.Social studies teacher Jeffery Slattery is still recovering from his injuries after he said a 14-year-old former student attacked ...
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Notes from the news, Dec. 9 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

2010-Dec-9
Notes from the news, Dec. 9 Philadelphia Public School Notebook. Notes from the news, Dec. 9 by Erika Owens At SRC meeting, praise for Ackerman, scorn for Inquirer The Inquirer More than 400 people attended yesterday's meeting and several prominent speakers detailed their support for Ackerman. See also: Outpouring of support for Supt. Ackerman The Notebook [...]
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Teachers unions put on notice – Bee Editorials – Modbee.com

2010-Dec-9
Teachers unions put on notice Bee Editorials Modbee.com. Teachers unions put on notice California is about to turn a page, perhaps, with new leadership in state government. A major indicator of a new direction, or business-as-usual, will be education, the state's No. 1 constitutional responsibility. At a gathering of 300 political leaders and [...]
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A little inspiration from across the pond « Failing Schools

2010-Dec-8
A little inspiration from across the pond « Failing Schools. A little inspiration from across the pond DECEMBER 8, 2010 by Sabrina Facing similar political and economic conditions to ours here in the US, students across England have been protesting proposed increases in tuition and fees. Demonstrations and occupations have increased in recent weeks as young people organize [...]
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Education | New Jersey Real-Time News – - NJ.com

2010-Dec-8
Education New Jersey Real-Time News - NJ.com. Paterson moves a step closer to regaining control of its schools By Rohan Mascarenhas/The Star-Ledger December 08, 2010, 12:50PM PATERSON — For the first time since 1991, Paterson might be on the verge of regaining local control of its schools. A state review of the system’s progress, [...]
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Es el momento – Educacion, Becas, Universidades, Aprendizaje

2010-Dec-8
Es el momento Educacion, Becas, Universidades, Aprendizaje. Busca apoyo en tu comunidad Busca apoyo en tu comunidad ASPIRA te ayuda a continuar tus estudios Más información Programa para hispanos de la organización ASPIRA Planes de ahorro 529 para la universidad Busca apoyo en tu comunidad Busca apoyo en tu comunidadASPIRA busca el desarrollo educativo [...]
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Is “sexting” real, or more media hype? | EdNews Parent

2010-Dec-8
Is sexting real, or more media hype? EdNews Parent. Ask an Expert: Is sexting real, or more media hype? by Mike Harris Q. Is sexting really something parents should be worried about? Or another scary story hyped by the media? A. I don’t believe the media even comes close to hyping the concerns about sexting. [...]
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