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Defending Wisconsin | Recall Scott Walker #p2 #WIUNION #WEAREWI

2011-Mar-19

Defending Wisconsin | Recall Scott WalkerHOME | STAY INFORMED | VOLUNTEER | FORUM | MAILING LIST | PETITION | DONATION | VIDEO | CONTACT USwww.Facebook.com/DefendingWisconsinAs the citizens of Wisconsin, we have witnessed the true colors shown by our Governor! His actions thus far have targeted the people that strive to bring this great state of ours success and pave its bright future!We the people of Wisconsin must unite in solidarity to battle against those who threaten our democracy and our ...

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NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CATALYZES “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE” | Kennewick School District Citizens

2011-Mar-19

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CATALYZES “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE” | Kennewick School District CitizensNO CHILD LEFT BEHIND CATALYZES “SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE”BY BOB VALIANT – MARCH 18, 2011POSTED IN: ARTICLES The state and the nation are pursuing policies that have not closed the achievement gap and have aggravated the situation for many students. “Indeed, No Child Left Behind’s ‘get-tough’ approach to accountability has led to more students being left even further behind, thus feeding the dropout crisis and the School-to-Prison Pipeline,” according to this ...

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Apologies to Our Nation's Teachers | BuzzFlash.org

2011-Mar-18

Apologies to Our Nation's Teachers | BuzzFlash.orgROBERT BARKLEY FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUTFirst they came for your integrity. They did it subtly and over time as they obfuscated our textbooks to reflect a narrow ideology rather than the whole truth.Next they attacked the integrity of your profession. They did it by devising embarrassingly shallow and mandatory testing in order to hold you accountable for outcomes over which you have minimal control, all the while ignoring the many inadequacies of the society ...

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Schools Matter: Wake County School Board's Koch Heads Called Out in Scathing Accreditation Report

2011-Mar-17

Schools Matter: Wake County School Board's Koch Heads Called Out in Scathing Accreditation ReportWake County School Board's Koch Heads Called Out in Scathing Accreditation Reportby Jim HornAdvance Ed issued its long-awaited report yesterday that focused on wholesale policy changes aimed at re-segregating Wake County Schools. The Tea Party's Gang of Five school board majority did not fare well in a report. From WRAL, Rev. Barber:"All voters, parents, teachers, students and anyone interested in improving Wake County schools should study this ...

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LAUSD- Student Walkout at Hamilton High School 3/17/11 at 9:00am - Perdaily.com

2011-Mar-17

LAUSD- Student Walkout at Hamilton High School 3/17/11 at 9:00am - Perdaily.comLAUSD- Student Walkout at Hamilton High School 3/17/11 at 9:00amby Leonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español)Subject: Press ReleaseContact Olivia Natt310 422 4791olivianatt@http://www.facebook.com/l/25beakbYIsDDnhNOSHPNnAe1TDw/yahoo.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThis Friday at 9 am, we, the 3,400 students of Hamilton High School will be walking out of our classrooms, signs in hand, wearing "Save Hami" T-shirts, to demand an education. This is not a school wide "Ditch Day." We are walking out not to ...

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GOP recall ads to hit Wisconsin TV’s in all areas within 7 days | blue cheddar. #wiunion

2011-Mar-17

GOP recall ads to hit Wisconsin TV’s in all areas within 7 days | blue cheddar.blue cheddar.a Progressive blog in WisconsinGOP recall ads to hit Wisconsin TV’s in all areas within 7 daysBY BLUECHEDDARThese ads are infusing the online press: Talking Points Memo, WisPolitics, Politico, Washington Post, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and will be on TV’s around Wisconsin.It’s a revamp of a previous ad which now shows the Republican Senators now facing recall at the end.The ads are paid for by ...

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City effort to enlist parents in politics began months ago | GothamSchools

2011-Mar-17

City effort to enlist parents in politics began months ago | GothamSchoolsCity effort to enlist parents in politics began months agoby Maura WalzFor months, Department of Education employees have been trying to mobilize parents to public meetings and to sign petitions in support of city political goals, parent coordinators said today.Evidence of that effort came to light yesterday after a staff member of the DOE’s parent outreach office distributed a petition to hundreds of parent coordinators urging state lawmakers to ...

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Angry Teacher Raps About Getting Unjustly Fired #miunion #wiunion #MadNation

2011-Mar-16

pedagogyforyourhead on Mar 14, 2011Two Teachers and a MicrophoneWe are both products of LAUSD schools and have spent our careers teaching in LAUSD schools. We love what we do, and we feel that our public school teachers are compassionate, creative and critical to the intellectual and emotional success of our youth.If you feel the same, please call the school board members and demand that they rescind all pink slips immediately.

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What the Revolution Feels Like and Looks Like in Michigan | The UpTake #miunion #wiunion

2011-Mar-16

What the Revolution Feels Like and Looks Like in Michigan | The UpTakeWhat the Revolution Feels Like and Looks Like in MichiganMichigan musician Seth Bernard of the Earthwork Music Collective, narrates the raucous, party-like scene below him at the State Capitol in Lansing today, where thousands gathered to protest Gov. Rick Snyder and the Republican legislature’s push to create a path toward privatizing municipalities, counties and school districts and eliminating collective bargaining rights.

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Blog action: Why teachers like us support unions. « Fred Klonsky's blog

2011-Mar-16

Blog action: Why teachers like us support unions. « Fred Klonsky's blogBlog action: Why teachers like us support unions.MARCH 16, 2011by Fred KlonskyFellow Educators,As we all know, teachers and our unions, along with those of other public sector employees, face unprecedented attacks in the national media and from local and state governments. It is easy for politicians and the media to demonize the “unions” and their public faces; it is far more difficult to demonize the millions of excellent teachers ...

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"ENOUGH" - NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION: APRIL 4 #wiunion

2011-Mar-15

ncftTV on Mar 15, 2011For more: http://www.we-r-1.org This video was not paid for or endorsed by any specific organization. This video is the work of an individual citizen.Contact: DennisTrainorjr (at) gmail (dot) comfacebook: http://www.facecook.com/dennistrainorjrTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/dennistrainorjr

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It’s Not on the Test « Tangerine, Florida . #legFL #edFL

2011-Mar-15

It’s Not on the Test « Tangerine, FloridaIt’s Not on the Testby 5redherringsJust a little something to chew on while the Florida House debates SB 736 tonight.

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Modern School: CalSTRS CEO Says: Don’t Mess With Teachers’ Pensions

2011-Mar-15

Modern School: CalSTRS CEO Says: Don’t Mess With Teachers’ PensionsCalSTRS CEO Says: Don’t Mess With Teachers’ Pensionsby Michael DunnCalSTRS CEO Jack Ehnes criticized the Little Hoover Commission’s recommendations to slash CalSTRS, the California teachers pension system, calling many of its suggestions naïve or impractical. He also pointed out that many of its premises are wrong. For example, the trouble with the pension has nothing to do with “overly generous” payouts. In fact, teachers are lucky if they get back 60% ...

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UCLA Student Alexandra Wallace Releases Apology for Racist Video « Student Activism

2011-Mar-14

UCLA Student Alexandra Wallace Releases Apology for Racist Video « Student ActivismUCLA Student Alexandra Wallace Releases Apology for Racist VideoMarch 14, 2011 in StudentsAlexandra Wallace, the UCLA student who filmed herself in an anti-Asian YouTube rant over the weekend, has released a statement of apology to the Daily Bruin student newspaper.In the video, titled “Asians in the Library,” Wallace mocked UCLA’s “hordes” of Asian students, saying that they bring their “moms and their brothers and their sisters and their grandmas ...