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Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Big Education Ape: 4-6-11 Ed News Now

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now

lilysblackboard.org - Ah, where to begin this tale? I was in the ladies’ room in the airport. Honestly, I was minding my own business. Honestly, I wasn’t eavesdropping on the next stall. On purpose. Honestly, this is wh...

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gothamschools.org - At least half a dozen major city school districts are combing the country for new superintendents — and they’re frequently looking to administrators who cut their teeth working under former New Yor...

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palmbeachpost.com - By Dara KamPalm Beach Post Staff WriterUpdated: 6:42 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Posted: 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, 2011TALLAHASSEE — Florida children could spend more time interacting with a comp...

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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,I am sure you recall that when No Child Left Behind was under discussion, there was a great deal of publicity about "the Texas Miracle." I remember newspaper accounts of the wonders th...

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change.org - President Obama, Save Our Schools Greetings, President Obama, On March 28, 2011, you said the following: "... we have piled on a lot of standardized tests on our kids. Malia and Sasha, my two daugh...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - New tests for students with disabilities have wider implications | Thoughts on Public EducationTime for Brown to hit the road - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess Gov. Jerry Brown is betting that...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “4 Free Photos” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...“4 Free Photos” 4 Free Photos is another website that offers a good selection of public domain images. I’m adding it to The Best Online Sour...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: IN THE BASEMENT OF THE IVORY TOWER: An Academic Hit Man Brings More Bad NewsIN THE BASEMENT OF THE IVORY TOWER: An Academic Hit Man Brings More Bad News...

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origin.nydailynews.com - Mayor Bloomberg couldn't give the tail end of this about his hand-picked schools chancellor's incredibly lousy poll numbers -- or so he told reporters earlier today, according to our City Hall Bure...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Roxanna Elden: Your Friend and Mine | Mr. Teachbad's Blog of Teacher DisgruntlementRoxanna Elden: Your Friend and Mineby mrteachbadThere is a magical book called See Me After Class: Advice for Teac...

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csmonitor.com - As state legislatures and teachers' unions clash over budgets and reforms, Memphis shows that close cooperation of school and union officials can turn failing schools around. But each week, we sit ...

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cbsnews.com - (AP) MADISON, Wis. -- The race between a conservative-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court justice and a little-known challenger fueled by a wave of anger over the state's divisive new union rights law...

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cnn.com - STORY HIGHLIGHTSAn opposition official says rebels won't accept any compromise with Gadhafi's regimeMisrata man: Children can't go to school, and dead people are buried without certificatesFormer U...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News | www.kochwatch.orgRep Peter DeFazio : God Forbid People Should Be Allowed To Get Together & Organize! Good Job Republicans! WATCH ON YOUTUBE:AP: Wis. court election too close to call amid ang...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Shanker Blog » The Elephant In The ClassroomThe Elephant In The Classroomby Esther QuinteroThe current education debate seems to have developed a laser-like focus on teaching. In response, some hav...

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learning.blogs.nytimes.com - The La Vache family of Brooklyn has taken such good care of their 1963 Buick Wildcat coupe that all 75,745 miles it has traveled have been recorded in a diary begun the day they bought the car. Wha...

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connectedprincipals.com - Posted by cbirk on 4/06/11 • Categorized as Best Educational Practices,Leadership Essentials,Principal Quality Standard It is the “month of AprilMayJune” (so coined because it goes so fast that it ...

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orlandosentinel.com - Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered deep cuts Thursday to programs that serve tens of thousands of residents with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism and other developmental disabilities. Though a ra...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:10 pm, April 5, 2011 Teen birth rates have decreased by 37 percent in the last two decades, though U.S. rates are up to nine times higher than in other developed countries, according...

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news.change.org - Republicans and Democrats in Washington are going toe-to-toe over this year's budget. And if they don't find a compromise soon, the U.S. government will shut down on Friday. If that weren't drama e...

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nytimes.com - With tax day fast approaching, many Americans are thinking hard, and perhaps a little creatively, about finding deductions to help lower their tax bills. Nobody, after all, likes paying more taxes ...

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teamsternation.blogspot.com - McDonald's will hire 50,000 people in one day on April 19. The lucky new McHires will take home an average wage of $8.30 an hour. Presuming they work 50 40-hour weeks (and that assumes holidays and...

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firedoglake.com - Fighting to make America's millionaires more prosperous. I’ve got a better plan for returning the country to prosperity. Here it is. Withdraw from Afghanistan and Iraq. Cut all defense spending by ...

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cbsnews.com - The Transocean Development Driller III, the rig responsible for drilling the main relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil wellhead, is seen on the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Loui...

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