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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Today, a new report from New York City’s Independent Budget Office was released, showing that during the 2009–2010 school year, per pupil public spending for general education students enrolled in ...
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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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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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nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Today, a new report from New York City’s Independent Budget Office was released, showing that during the 2009–2010 school year, per pupil public spending for general education students enrolled in ...
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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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nbcnewyork.com - A battle is going on across the country for the soul of public education. I went to public schools in the Bronx. They provided a pretty good education. The public school system has experienced ups ...
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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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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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huffingtonpost.com - Many of you have seen Michelle Rhee scowling on the cover of Time wielding a broom. Perhaps you saw her snapping at teachers' union president Randi Weingarten after a preview showing of "Waiting fo...
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wnyc.org - How much should seniority matter if the city has to layoff thousands of teachers this fall? Two new groups are trying to influence the debate. Evan Stone and Sydney Morris are the founders of Educa...
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dailynews.com - A half-dozen aircraft mechanics gathered around a vintage Cessna 150, precisely measuring the angle of rotation of its wing aileron and tail elevator. One degree off, and the plane could conceivabl...
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oregonlive.com - Published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 6:00 PM Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 6:00 PMOregon teachers and school board members say voters should retain the right to elect the state's schoo...
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dailynews.com - Los Angeles Unified officials approved sending layoff notices to more than 7,000 employees Tuesday, to address a budget shortfall of at least $408 million for the 2011-12 school year. After spendin...
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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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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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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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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sent the NY Post, Feb. 15, 2011The New Relay School of Education: Not Off to a Promising StartThe new Relay School of Education ("Charters get own education graduate schoool," Feb. 15) appears to d...
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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... coopmike48 |
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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coloradoindependent.com - Education and state employees look to take the take the brunt of the state’s fiscal woes in the governor’s budget plan released today. Gov. Hickenlooper’s proposal asks state employees to contribut...
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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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thenotebook.org - With your support, we've had some of the highest traffic ever on our site over the past month. In the past week, we've had two days where we received 50+ comments - wow! Thank you for sharing your ...
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northjersey.com - Governor Christie challenged lawmakers again Tuesday to “stop the politics” and post a bill that would give him the power to reject wasteful spending at independent authorities such as the embattle...
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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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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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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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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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oregonlive.com - Published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 4:44 PM Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 4:58 PMThe Senate education committee this afternoon unanimously approved a bill that would make it easier fo...
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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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andreamerida.com - If you missed me on the air with Mario Solis-Marich today, here’s a recording: Click the arrow to listen I talked about a new group, on which I serve as a national steering committee member, Parent...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Feb 14 2011 Larry Ferlazzo A local magazine here in Sacramento is doing a big story on Michelle Rhee who, apart from Governor Jerry Brown, might be Sacramento’s most fa...
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thenotebook.org - Superintendent Arlene Ackerman will take 20 furlough days, rather than 10 as previously announced, according to a District press release. The furlough is part of Phase I of the District's plan for ...
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ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. On the same day that Speaker Quinn delivered her...
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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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coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Kirsten sent this my way: “Just Smile,” a New York Magazine feature on Cathie Black, the new schools chancellor of New York City. While I don’t have any special knowledge of New York City’s schools...
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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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nevadaappeal.com - Assembly Democrats Tuesday said they want to take unused school district bond funds and redirect them into a program to rehabilitate old schools and improve the learning environment.Titled, “School...
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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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oregonlive.com - Published: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 4:00 PM Updated: Tuesday, February 15, 2011, 4:22 PMFour years ago the Oregon Department of Education instructed school districts to create "seclusion and...
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gothamschools.org - Though the citywide school board has already voted to close Christopher Columbus High School, students, teachers, and alumni rallied on the steps of City Hall today to make the case for their Plan ...
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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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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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blogs.sacbee.com - In search of business support for his budget cut and tax plan, Gov. Jerry Brown ventured last week to Los Angeles. He could end up finding some backing closer to the Capitol - from the Sacramento M...
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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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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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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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insidehighered.com - By Anamaria Dutceac Segesten February 15, 2011 10:00 pm EST Deanna wondered not too long ago at UVenus about where she belongs in the world of academia: student, administrator, researcher, all of t...
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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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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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chicagotribune.com - By Joel Hood 7:17 p.m. CST, February 14, 2011chibrknews-ctu-doesnt-endorse-a-mayoral-candidate-20110214 After deliberating for more than two hours tonight, the Chicago Teachers Union could not agre...
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nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Bayard Rustin (1912 –1987) was an American civil rights activist, important largely behind the scenes in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and earlier. He is credited as the chief organizer of...
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preaprez.wordpress.com - Two and half hours north of Chicago, Madison, Wisconsin is ground zero in the fight to save the rights of those who work in public service. But just across the border in Hammond, Indiana there are ...
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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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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 ...
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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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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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