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oregonlive.com - Published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 7:21 PM Updated: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 6:31 AM Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian Oscar Regis, 5, being held by his mother, Dell Taylor, puts on a brave...
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upi.com - Published: Feb. 16, 2011 at 4:30 AMSAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. President Barack Obama will promote his $3.7 trillion budget's education and technology programs during a two-day West Coast ...
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denverpost.com - Geoffrey Canada, founder and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, has demonstrated the power of community improvement. Embracing the African proverb of "it takes a village to raise a child," Canada has c...
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baycitizen.org - Christopher De Bruyn is an unlikely international photographer — least of all a photographer with a new exhibit of pictures from Northern Iraq. The 27-year-old native of Grand Rapids, Mich., said h...
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cfnews13.com - DELTONA -- A Volusia County elementary school student attracted some big attention Tuesday when he brought some money to school. It was just one bill, but it was a fake one for $1 million, and tha...
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voices.washingtonpost.com - Posted at 5:00 AM ET, 02/16/2011By Valerie StraussThis was written by Larry Ferlazzo, who teaches English at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California, and prior to that, a community org...
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ascd.typepad.com - An iPad for every student? That's exactly what software developer and educator Fraser Speirs had in mind when he launched his iPad Project, a pioneering attempt to give every teacher and student in...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This was written by Larry Ferlazzo, who teaches English at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California, and prior to that, a community organizer for 19 years. He is the author of Building ...
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chron.com - AUSTIN — A conservative education think tank has severely criticized Texas' new social studies curriculum standards as a "politicized distortion of history … offering misrepresentations at every tu...
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schoolsmatter.info - Arne Duncan proclaimed a couple of days ago that he wants the U. S. to be #1 in educational achievement but that we have "a long way to go." But that's okay, boys, we're in a hole, so keep digging...
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 | nydailynews.com - Gabel for News Parents hold signs in support of charter schools during a panel discussion. New calculations show that charter schools got more than $600 more per student last year than public schoo... coopmike48 |
huffingtonpost.com - "I'm inviting you to join a real conspiracy, call it an open conspiracy, with real consequences on millions of real lives. I know that sounds megalomaniacal, but be patient. If we pull this off, a ...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Californians Aware, a nonprofit that advocates for government transparency, is requesting public information from universities and community colleges across the state and grading the schools on the...
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weblogg-ed.com - (Cross posted to the Powerful Learning Practice blog.) So what does the following list suggest to you about the value of “online learning”: 1. I can work ahead if I’m able to 2. I get nearly instan...
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catalyst-chicago.org - Payne, Mazany to plot course for Chicago schoolsPosted By Rebecca Harris and Lorraine Forte On Friday, February 11, 2011 In CPS Administration For the first time in almost a year, Chicago schools h...
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washingtonpost.com - The bill, sponsored by Del. James P. Massie III (R-Henrico), would have given businesses that donated to nonprofits providing scholarships for private schools a tax credit worth 70 percent of the v...
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njspotlight.com - Synopsis: The state Board of Education each year approves a list of all religious observances that count as excused absences from school. The list for the 2011-2012 school year is up for the state ...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - I addressed this point previously in my post on cost-effectiveness of quality based layoffs, but it was buried deep in the post.Reformers are increasingly calling for quality based layoffs versus s...
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boston.com - AUSTIN, Texas—Texas ranks near the bottom of all states in taxing and spending per capita, but is dead last in the percentage of adults with a high school diploma, according to a study released Tue...
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cfnews13.com - VIERA -- Brevard County teachers will soon vote on a new contract, but it calls for bonuses, rather than pay raises. The school district announced Tuesday that they reached an agreement with the t...
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 | idahoreporter.com - Superintendent Tom Luna and Gov. Butch Otter spoke Tuesday Gov. Butch Otter and Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna tried to throw some cold water on the heated debate over their school r... coopmike48 |
mercurynews.com - SACRAMENTO, Calif.—The state Department of Education is threatening to cancel the remainder of a $13.9 million contract with IBM after repeated failures in the statewide student tracking system the...
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nydailynews.com - Groll/AP City Schools Chancellor Cathie Black was told during an education meeting that the state may be creating new teacher evaluations that would make the discussion over 'last in, first out' fi...
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miamiherald.com - AUSTIN — Countering Republicans' portrayal of Texas as a land of opportunity, Democratic lawmakers released a compendium of statistics Tuesday showing that the state lags behind much of the nation ...
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mercurynews.com - Click photo to enlargeLuis AlejoState Assemblymen Gil Cedillo and Luis Alejo are trying to find the elusive answer to a question posed by poet Langston Hughes: "What happens to a dream deferred?" C...
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nydailynews.com - Groll/AP City Schools Chancellor Cathie Black was told during an education meeting that the state may be creating new teacher evaluations that would make the discussion over 'last in, first out' fi...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan addresses the school labor-management conference meeting in Denver.Two Colorado school districts with innovative labor policies – Denver and Douglas County –...
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usnews.com - Some schools, though not many, claim to be able to meet their students' full financial need. Determining your financial need begins with calculating your expected family contribution (or EFC) using...
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washingtonpost.com - DENVER - President Obama often professes his desire to shake up public education while also working with teachers unions. But a question hangs over this week's gathering of hundreds of labor leader...
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businessweek.com - By KRISTEN WYATT DENVER A first-of-its-kind summit among teachers and their bosses -- school board members and administrators -- kicks off Tuesday in what the Obama administration is touting as a w...
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wistechnology.com - Reproduction permitted for personal use only. For reprints and reprint permission, contact reprints@wistechnology.com. MADISON - It's easy to be cynical about the plan for school reform offered by ...
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huffingtonpost.com - Dear Friends,This is a big week for us at Learning Matters, because of the unofficial release of The Influence of Teachers. It has received some wonderful advance praise, but I thought perhaps you'...
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 | ednewscolorado.org - What’s churning: You’ve seen them at school carnivals and fancy birthday parties – those inflatable castles the kids jump around in. They’re not currently regulated by the state, as other kinds of ... coopmike48 |
seattletimes.nwsource.com - It's a given that America's once-great schools are slipping, sliding behind the rest of the world. The big fight, then, is over what to do about it.But what if the first part just isn't true?Recent...
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npr.org - Harriett Ball was a public school teacher who made learning contagious by setting it to a rhythm. Her classroom techniques were the inspiration for the first KIPP charter school. She died earlier t...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Grover Washington, Jr. Middle School Debuts as ArtsRising’s Newest ArtsZone Hub WHAT: Using the arts to transform school culture and improve learning, Grover Washington, Jr. Middle School will host...
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northjersey.com - Acting education commissioner Christopher Cerf is making a major announcement on teacher tenure today at Princeton University. FILE PHOTO Acting education commissioner Christopher Cerf and Gov. Chr...
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daily49er.com - California State Student Association president Christopher Chavez testified in front of the State Assembly's committee for higher education yesterday in light of increasing tuition and decreasing a...
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thenotebook.org - Big promises, big questions in S. Philly The Notebook blog Universal Companies has big plans for the Grays Ferry and Point Breeze neighborhoods. Students at Audenried, which is slated to become a U...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The genetic code of the principalship is written in the instructional, managerial, and political roles that each school leader must perform daily*.Venn diagram of 3 overlapping rolesThese overlappi...
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host.madison.com - MATTHEW DeFOUR | mdefour@madison.com | 608-252-6144 madison.com | | Posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 4:40 pm Nearly 800 Madison East High School students walked out of school Tuesday morning to j...
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my.firedoglake.com - I believe Chicago is ready for reform, and I support City Clerk Miguel del Valle to help lead our efforts to reshape this city. About two years ago, my wife, while working as a room service server ...
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twincities.com - Gov. Mark Dayton's plan to increase funding for K-12 education consists of leaving the general education formula alone but adding about $50 million — roughly 0.4 percent of the total K-12 education...
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news.change.org - In the early 1960s America was shocked by images of Birmingham, Alabama's notorious and bigoted Police Commissioner Theophilus Eugene 'Bull' Connor turning water hoses and dogs on school students t...
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boston.com - DENVER—Gov. John Hickenlooper is proposing state lawmakers slash public school funding by $375 million to help come to grips with an estimated $1 billion budget gap that's looming as federal stimul...
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chicagonow.com - New census data show population decline Tribune: Chicago has 200,000 fewer citizens than it did 10 years ago, the U.S. Census Bureau said today as it released population figures gathered in the 201...
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coloradoindependent.com - Stating that Colorado needs to be more pro-business, Gov. John Hickenlooper cut deep into K-12, further sacrificed state employee earnings, and shut down some state parks and services in the budget...
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eduwonk.com - Today’s February 16th, 66 years ago American and Philippine forces were landing in Corregidor Island in the Philippines to begin what would be ten-day effort to reclaim the island from the Japanese...
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blogs.edweek.org - Several districts spotlighted during breakout sessions at the labor-management conference here in Denver bargain frequently, on the order of once a month or more.Doesn't that sound like fun!In seri...
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nydailynews.com - Gabel for News Parents hold signs in support of charter schools during a panel discussion. New calculations show that charter schools got more than $600 more per student last year than public schoo...
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ed.gov - Denver—They arrived in groups of three—a superintendent, a school board chair and a teachers union leader—but by dinnertime on day one, the threesomes that had traveled together to ED’s first-ever ...
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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - The budget going through Congress can often come off as boring process, one too mired in details and political back-and-forth to be worth following. But the President traveled to Parkville Middle ...
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nmpolitics.net - Photo by amboo who?/flickr.com Well-meaning New Mexico educators focus on an array of bad proposals to fix public education, while Gov. Susana Martinez intends to debilitate or dismantle the system...
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npr.org - Education Secretary Arne Duncan is gathering together the heads of the country's two major teachers unions and leaders from 150 school districts in Denver this week to talk about how to work togeth...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - I’ve been writing quite a bit lately about rather complex state school finance formula issues. That is much the point of this blog. But it may be hard for some to see how my recent posts on school ...
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host.madison.com - MATTHEW DeFOUR | mdefour@madison.com | 608-252-6144 madison.com | | Posted: Tuesday, February 15, 2011 5:00 pm The Madison School District sent home letters Tuesday warning parents "there may be ex...
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nj.com - Published: Wednesday, February 16, 2011, 6:00 AMTRENTON — The state’s top education official today will unveil sweeping legislation that would change the way teachers in New Jersey are evaluated, c...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The student member of the University of California’s Board of Regents was arrested in November on charges of sexual battery, UC Irvine student newspaper New University reported today, but no charge...
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nydailynews.com - Groll/AP City Schools Chancellor Cathie Black was told during an education meeting that the state may be creating new teacher evaluations that would make the discussion over 'last in, first out' fi...
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blog.eduflack.com - Hollywood does a pretty good job of depicting the ideal teacher. Such an educator instantly connects with even the most struggling of students, seeing past his or her faults and quickly converting...
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