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nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - May 16, 2011 (GBN News): Emboldened by the NY State Board of Regents’ approval of a strict new teacher evaluation system, Governor Andrew Cuomo has decided to tighten the screws even further. In hi...

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washingtonpost.com - Some things, as we sometimes find out after the fact, are not always what they originally seemed. That may be the case at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, where President Obama is deliv...

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washingtonpost.com - How much control should donors to colleges and universities over who gets hired with their money? That’s the question at issue in a new controversy over an arrangement in which Florida State Univer...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - Illinois GOP House leader Tom Cross is leading the attack on teacher pensions. The Springfield State Journal Register is reporting some numbers that will be in the Illinois House pension bill. A b...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: Andy Tightens the ScrewsAndy Tightens the Screwsby Gary BabadMay 16, 2011 (GBN News): Emboldened by the NY State Board of Regents’ approval of a strict new teacher evalua...

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schooltechconnect.com - I was berating poor Justin Hamilton this afternoon, which by the way is an awesome new hobby, very popular, when I felt myself becoming enormously frustrated with Arne Duncan. Again. The thing that...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - DePaul students to vote on replacing controversial hummus - Chicago Sun-TimesDePaul students to vote on replacing controversial hummusBY STEFANO ESPOSITO Staff Reporter/ sesposito@suntimes.com May ...

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epi.org - By Eva L. Baker, Paul E. Barton, Linda Darling-hammond, Edward Haertel, Helen F. Ladd, Robert L. Linn, Diane Ravitch, Richard Rothstein, Richard J. Shavelson, and Lorrie A. Shepard Briefing Paper #...

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gothamschools.org - Deputy Commissioner John King, who will soon become commissioner, said that for a teacher to earn a rating of developing, effective, or highly effective, there should be some evidence of student pr...

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jaypgreene.com - (guest post by Ze’ev Wurman & Bill Evers) Some people who favor national standards have pointed to the variability among states as making comparisons difficult and have been quick to point to natio...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - It was just one year ago that David Sykuta, the PR flunky for the Illinois Petroleum Association, was interviewed on television justifying the disastrous BP Gulf oil spill. Now he’s back. And amazi...

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teamsternation.blogspot.com - Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin to Declare: 'This Fight is NOT Over!' The Nation ...the energy in Wisconsin remains unmistakable, and unrelenting...Investigation uncovers federal probe into...

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sfgate.com - (05-16) 11:25 PDT Sacramento -- A significant uptick in tax revenues has reduced California's budget deficit to under $10 billion, Gov. Jerry Brown said today as he released his major revision of t...

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nycharities.org - Leonie Haimson, Diane Ravitch, Patrick Sullivan, Monica Major, Khem Irby and Emily Horowitz invite you to the third annual Skinny Awards When: Thursday, June 15 at 6:00 PM Where: Amber Restaurant...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wow, This Is A “Must-Read” Article On The Brain & Learning! | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...Part Sixty-One Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly The first part of this...

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nytimes.com - Breakfast in the main dining room of the Loews Regency Hotel on Park Avenue at 61st Street is still the see-and-be-seen meal for New Yorkers with money and influence, but a younger generation of po...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - It pains me to watch the virulent attacks on public employees like me. Primary targets are the pension systems that support police, firefighters, nurses and teachers in their retirement. In Illinoi...

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youtube.com - "Freedom Riders" comes to AMERICAN EXPERIENCE in May of 2011In 1961, segregation seemed to have an overwhelming grip on American society. Many states violently enforced the policy, while the federa...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Huckabee's new company -- Learn our History.com"Make no mistake, this isn't education; it's kiddie-propaganda. The favored narratives -- of a nation planted here by God and heroic leaders free fr...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Single Stupidest Sentence in the Psychology Today Piece on Black Women’s Attractiveness « Student ActivismThe Single Stupidest Sentence in the Psychology Today Piece on Black Women’s Attractive...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - You’re Taking Care of Others, But Who’s Taking Care of You?! « MomsRising BlogYou’re Taking Care of Others, But Who’s Taking Care of You?!by Valerie YoungFrom Your (Wo)manInWashington blogMOTHERS c...

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oldschoolteach.wordpress.com - I used to read to my students every day for five minutes. We would set the timer, and I would begin five minutes of uninterrupted reading. Sometimes, the students would be “Guest Readers”, and the...

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gothamschools.org - by Philissa Cramer Gov. Cuomo wants new public employees to receive lower retirement benefits. (WSJ, Daily News, Post) John King is the state’s new education commissioner. (GothamSchools, Times, Da...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Governor's Revised Budget - Revised Budget SummaryRevised Budget SummaryThe Revised Budget Summary provides an update of revenues, expenditures, and reserve estimates based upon the latest economic...

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theatlanticwire.com - The financial crisis crime beat has picked up over the past few weeks. Last month's conviction of Lee Farkas, the mortgage swindler responsible for $2.9 billion worth of damage in the financial cri...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Governor: May Revision Would Boost School Funding « State of EmergencyGovernor: May Revision Would Boost School Fundingby Leonard FeldmanIn a move that could pave the way to increased funding for s...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Dear Friend:A very important election will take place on Tuesday, May 17th that will determine the future direction of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).California Democrats for Educa...

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