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preaprez.wordpress.com - I told you about this group called The Education Action Group. Their boy, Ben Velderman has filed an Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, demanding all my work emails. That’s a picture of Ben...

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huffingtonpost.com - At a time when school board meetings have become a setting for unwanted announcements and contentious discussions, Superintendent Bill Korach of Lake Oswego Schools in Oregon made a truly unusual s...

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huffingtonpost.com - I know we wear a lot of hats already, but I believe that we as teachers need to don a new one, that of publicist. After all, looking at the villainization of teachers in the media, and frankly, the...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch on her Bridging Differences blog, which she co-authors with Deborah Meier on the Education Week website. Ravitch and Meier exchange letters abo...

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denverpost.com - WASHINGTON — Sen. Michael Bennet wrote in a letter to President Obama today that he will propose the "Presidential Teachers Corps" to craft an army of 100,000 new mobile teachers in the next five y...

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chicagonow.com - Real-time data isn't just for Twitter and breaking news anymore. This Slate magazine article notes that "predictive" policing is being used to help law enforcement detect likely hotspots for violen...

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gothamschools.org - Nearly nine months after Albany passed legislation requiring all charter schools in New York City to form parent groups, the city does not yet know exactly how many city charters are in compliance ...

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blogs.chron.com - « Required Reading: AP exams, charter schools and more |MainFebruary 10, 2011HISD to play musical school buildingsThe Houston school board plans to vote this evening to move around a few schools. L...

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edutopia.org - 2/10/11 The overall education policy and even more strongly, in my home state of New Jersey, encourages the development of charter schools. Often, support for charter schools is framed in the conte...

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educationfrontblog.dallasnews.com - Effective teachers. Using data to drive instruction. Interventions with struggling students. Those are among the 11 elements that the Bush Institute has identified as must-haves for middle schools,...

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boston.com - HARTFORD, Conn.—Gov. Dannel P. Malloy continued Wednesday to reveal details of his new budget, pledging to provide Connecticut cities and towns with level education funding from a major state grant...

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modeducation.blogspot.com - The San Francisco school board revoked the Edison Academy’s charter ten years ago, when it was run by the for-profit Edison Schools chain. Edison appealed with the California State Board of Educati...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - Enough oxygen has been sucked out of the air about whether former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee really raised student test scores through the roof when she taught briefly at a Baltimore sch...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Greetings Potential Presenters: SCUSD African American Student Leadership Conference committee invites you to submit an application, detailing your proposed 50 minute workshop, which demonstrates k...

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edreformpr.tumblr.com - FL Legislature Treats Rhee Like A Superhero Tallahassee - In a spectacular performance, super hero reformer Michelle Rhee pulled off a pitch perfect one-two bamboozling in the FL Senate & House edu...

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northjersey.com - TRENTON — A judge appointed by New Jersey's Supreme Court to consider whether New Jersey is adequately funding its schools in the wake of state aid cuts has another issue to wrestle with. A group ...

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quickanded.com - There’s a lot to learn from Harvard business professor Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting College, published this week by the Center for American Progress. Two things in particular: First, Christense...

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ed.gov - On Tuesday, Feb. 15, 150 school districts from across the United States will meet in Denver for a conference to address this question: in education, how can we transform the relationship between ma...

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gothamschools.org - Education Reform Now — the advocacy organization now chaired by former Chancellor Joel Klein — unveiled a TV spot today that shows relatively senior teachers arguing against seniority. The ad’s deb...

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blogs.edweek.org - Last week, by way of a video posted through something called the Teachers Talk Back Project, I met a former Teach For America intern teacher by the name of John Bilby. He spoke of his relationship ...

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tampabay.com - The three members attending Thursday's Senate K-12 Committee meeting have unanimously recommended approval of Senate Bill 736, which aims to change the way Florida schools evaluate, contract, pay, ...

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educationnext.org - | Print | NO PDF | Share Spring 2011 / Vol. 11, No. 2 The following essay is part of a forum, written in honor of Education Next’s 10th anniversary, in which the editors assessed the school reform ...

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jd2718.wordpress.com - Over at Gotham Schools Brendan Lowe begins telling his story of doing SAT preparation with students at a school with historically very low SAT scores (700 combined). The decision to go all-out on S...

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northjersey.com - N.J. Assembly panel considers proposed constitutional amendment on rules for privatization TRENTON — An Assembly panel is discussing a proposed constitutional amendment that would give state and lo...

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online.wsj.com - In a growing rift between the city and the teachers union, the president of the United Federation of Teachers yanked his participation in a national conference set for next week in Denver featuring...

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blogs.edweek.org - What would happen on the ground if Tennessee lawmakers pass a bill to eliminate collective bargaining for teachers?This is a good question raised by Linda Perlstein of the Education Writers' Associ...

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huffingtonpost.com - Now the issue regarding Michelle Rhee's claims to have increased her students' test scores from the 13th to the 90th percentile is settled. Now the disagreement is whether she lied, or simply repea...

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tomwhitby.wordpress.com - February 10, 2011 by tomwhitby Today, I read yet another in a growing list of articles involving a teacher who wrote a Blog Post with totally inappropriate comments about her job, students, parents...

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quickanded.com - Bill Frist and John Podesta on Ideal, Bipartisan Characteristics of a Reauthorized NCLB: “A revamped law, focused on college and career readiness, would reward states for voluntarily developing cle...

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thenotebook.org - Superintendent Arlene Ackerman today acknowledged the size of the District's budget gap for next year to be "$400 to $500 million or more" - an amount that likely represents about 15 percent of tot...

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nj.com - Published: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:28 PM Updated: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 6:45 PMTRENTON — A judge appointed by New Jersey's Supreme Court to consider whether New Jersey is adequate...

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parentsacrossamerica.org - The Education and Workforce Committee of the US House of Representatives is holding hearings on “innovation” in education policy today. The list of witnesses completely excludes the people who hav...

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connectedprincipals.com - Ever since I have been using Twitter, I have seen that conferences have gone past the opportunity to learn new information, but to really extend and share with others. Most of the presenters that w...

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gothamschools.org - The Center for Education Reform's new journalism-rating site, The Media Bullpen, launched this morning. A new website that will rate national and local news coverage of education issues — funded an...

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connectedprincipals.com - A safe environment is necessary for students to succeed academically. A space of both physical and emotional safety is key. Safety is different for boys than for girls. Girls have a higher concer...

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thenotebook.org - Turnaround is a failed measure that’s led to instability in schools and “massive demoralization” among teachers and school officials, said New York University professor and author Diane Ravitch Mon...

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tfa20years.org - In the two decades since Teach For America’s inception, there has never been so much momentum for change. Teach For America’s 20th Anniversary Summit will convene thousands of alumni, together with...

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ednewsparent.org - Student's at Denver's Lowry Elementary School pose with the $7,000 worth of new P.E. equipment the school bought with a grant that allowed it to adopt the SPARK curriculum. Keeping kids thin and fi...

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seattleducation2010.wordpress.com - Michelle Rhee Remember Michelle Rhee, the woman who ruled over DC schools and threatened to step down if Fenty was not re-elected and illegally campaigned for Fenty during his try for re-election? ...

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coopmike48 Supreme Court, Inc.? Questions Remain about Scalia and Thomas' Corporate Connections | Change.org News -http://goo.gl/Fo7fp4 minutes ago · reply

insidehighered.com - By G. Rendell February 10, 2011 5:00 pm EST There's a de facto standard answer to the question "what do you mean by sustainability?" Taken from the report of the Brundtland Commission, it talks abo...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michelle RheeFormer DC schools chancellor Michelle Rhee appealed to both ends of the political spectrum today in her visit to the Georgia Capitol, touting vouchers to provide low-income children wi...

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connectedprincipals.com - picture: grifith.edu.au “While organizations can pronounce a change in policy or procedure, they cannot proclaim a change in attitudes, beliefs, or behaviors…The concept of changing culture may see...

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blogs.edweek.org - Ok, so I admit to being somewhat perplexed yesterday about what all these breathless blog posts about Michelle Rhee were about, and I have to admit I still don't quite get it. So I'm quite grateful...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News NowBig Education Ape: Ed News Noweducationnext.org - | Print | NO PDF | Share Spring 2011 / Vol. 11, No. 2 The following essay is part of a forum, written in honor of Edu...

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parentsacrossamerica.org - Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters explains why parents need a voice in educational policy. She introduces Karran Royal Harper of the Pyramid Resource Center in New Orleans, where soon, 85 percen...

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blogs.edweek.org - 16937 « Value-Added Estimates Vary By Method, Report Stresses | Main | Life Without Collective Bargaining: What Would It Look Like? » Every time you turn around these days it seems that another pie...

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huffingtonpost.com - House Republicans announced a plan yesterday to cut $43 billion in domestic spending and international aid, while increasing spending for military and defense by another $8 billion. This proposal c...

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mommyactivist.blogspot.com - Here are my notes from the interview and my reactions. Please be advised that some quotes come directly from the author. * Linda states that today schools are run from the outside 'by remote contro...

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ed.gov - Guest Blog: John Seelke, High School Math Teacher This item comes from John Seelke, a high school math teacher and 2007 Presidential Awardee in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST) in Washington, D....

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cnn.com - STORY HIGHLIGHTSSchool officials in Texas district backed away from plans for Arabic language studiesRuben Navarrette says parents turned out to question the planHe says people are upset, in part, ...

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oregonlive.com - Published: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 12:32 PM Updated: Thursday, February 10, 2011, 1:01 PMSALEM -- State lawmakers want Oregonians to be far more educated by the year 2025. The Oregon Senat...

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hostedjobs.openhire.com - *Amended* (Those who previously applied need not re-apply) Position Summary: As part of the Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Talent and New Initiatives, the Senior Director, Teacher Effect...

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californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Mike OdehChildren Now Two years ago President Obama signed the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Thanks to new opportunitie...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - The City of Chicago continues to struggle with how to manage the costs with its very popular, money draining Taste of Chicago. There has been talk that the ‘free’ festival would charge admission o...

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catalyst-chicago.org - In the News: CPS delays start of state exams; students take on Emanuel claim in YouTube videoPosted By Cassandra West On Thursday, February 10, 2011 In In the News Chicago Public Schools are pushin...

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boston.com - Discontented with sharing a superintendent and what they see as less-than-stellar standardized test scores, some Pepperell residents say they’re fed up with the leadership of the North Middlesex Re...

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catalyst-chicago.org - A show of support from principals for MazanyPosted By Rebecca Harris On Thursday, February 10, 2011 In Principals In his opening remarks Thursday morning at the Chicago Principals and Administrator...

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northjersey.com - MAHWAH - As of July 1, the K-12 school district, along with 14 other districts, will no longer belong to the Northwest Bergen Council for Special Education, Region 1. FILE PHOTO The Mahwah school d...

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news.change.org - Here's the latest jaw-dropping news about Kaplan University, the commercial chain of schools that made $1.5 billion for the Washington Post Company in 2009. Turns out Kaplan, as well as other for-p...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - When I read that my stalker was an alum of Hope College in western Michigan I was not surprised. Ben Velderman of the Education Action Group is filing a FOIA request with my school district to find...

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