bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Poverty: Is there an app for that? « Cooperative CatalystPoverty: Is there an app for that?by tellio“Development is the gradual emergence of a problem-solving system.”via Poverty: Is there an app f...
nydailynews.com - Monaster/News Eighth grade students study math in preparation for the New York State exams. When my daughter was 6, she announced, "I'm so lucky to have a smart daddy who's a teacher and can help m...
blogs.edweek.org - California Governor Jerry Brown has taken a big step towards reducing the testing mania in the nation's most populous state. Up until his administration we have been on an accelerated path towards ...
parentsacrossamerica.org - May 18, 2011 Mark Mishler Public school parents in Albany, NY breathed a sigh of relief late in the evening of May 17th when word came that voters passed the proposed school budget. This was despit...
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Nearly half a million children currently attend overcrowded schools, one quarter of all elementary schools have waiting lists for Kindergarten, and due to residential development, the DOE admits th...
money.cnn.com - Stanford's Terry MoeFORTUNE -- What are the most reviled institutions in America? Next to big banks and oil companies, it's probably the teachers unions. The National Education Association and the ...
csa-nyc.org - CSA President Ernest Logan Responds to Chancellor Walcott’s Outrage Over UFT LawsuitLate this afternoon, May 18, CSA released the following statement in response to Chancellor Walcott's outrage ove...
preaprez.wordpress.com - Jim Broadway reports that the phony education reform law that was just passed by the Illinois General Assembly, with the support of the IEA but over the opposition of the Illinois Federation of Lab...
preaprez.wordpress.com - As NEA President Dennis Van Roekel prepares to get an endorsement for an Obama run for a second term, the leaders of Obama’s party in Illinois are ready to loot the state’s teacher pension system. ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - President Obama. Your Democrats are going after teacher pensions in Illinois. « Fred Klonsky's blogPresident Obama. Your Democrats are going after teacher pensions in Illinois.by Fred KlonskyAs NEA...
oregonlive.com - As election battles go, it's not exactly Bush v. Gore. But the fight to pass a $63 million bond measure in the Parkrose School District has come down to this: One vote. In the latest, unofficial re...
millermps.wordpress.com - Saturday night, May 21st, come hear a revolutionary band playing at The Miramar Theater (Oakland and Locust). 6:00 drum class, $10; band plays 10:30, also $10. Birthed in Colombia and bred in the S...
beinglatino.wordpress.com - by Eric Jude Cortes In the morning on the way to work, I’ll turn on the radio and listen for a few minutes. Shortly afterwards, I turn it off out of frustration. Lousy song after lousy song plays, ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Check-Out (& Vote, If You Want) The “Top 100 Language Lover” Blogs | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...Two Good Posts On School Reform Here are two good posts on school reform from today: Remo...
sacbee.com - With school budgets tight, Rancho Cordova kindergarten teacher Yoly Stroeve is a big DonorsChoose fan.The Cordova Gardens Elementary School teacher has used the online charity to fund two teaching ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Why Should We Ask the Children? « Cooperative CatalystWhy Should We Ask the Children?by Pernille RippThis year I took the ultimate risk; I asked my students what they wanted to learn about. The fi...
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - This year I took the ultimate risk; I asked my students what they wanted to learn about. The first time I did this, I was met with averted eyes and mumblings. One student even asked me if this wa...
beinglatino.wordpress.com - by Robert Rios III To whom it may concern (AKA The self-proclaimed “Majority”): It‘s been brought to our attention that there are those of you who were born in this country and who for some reason ...
sacramentopress.com - For nearly 40 years, the Sacramento Natural Foods Co-op http://www.sacfoodcoop.com/ has been a strong asset to our community. A fundamental principle of our owner-governed cooperative is that anyon...
justsaynow.firedoglake.com - (graphic: Mike Licht-Notions Capital) When facing endless “war,” be it a war on drugs or a war on terror, such niceties as constitutional rights always end up a causality of these nebulous conflict...
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Local and National Partners Unite to Improve Maternal and Infant Health One Text at a Time.Text4baby, the free mobile health service, is making it much easier for pregnant women and new moms to con...
boston.com - HARTFORD — Children who ingested even small amounts of lead performed poorly later on school tests compared with students who were never exposed to the substance, according to a new study of Connec...
news.firedoglake.com - Greg Sargent has more of the story about Tom Coburn’s unceremonious exit from the Gang of Six. We pretty much knew it had to do with Coburn seeking a global spending cap for Medicare. We didn’t kno...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Notes from the Field « City School StoriesCyber Charter Schools Receive Lion’s Share Of School FundsSubmitted by Frank Murphy, May 19, 2011In its 2009-2010 School Finance Revenue Report, the Pennsy...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - President Obama. Your Democrats are going after teacher pensions in Illinois. « Fred Klonsky's blogPresident Obama. Your Democrats are going after teacher pensions in Illinois.by Fred KlonskyAs NEA...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - More States Consider 4-Day Weeks - High School Notes (usnews.com)More States Consider 4-Day WeeksBy JASON KOEBLERPosted: May 19, 2011PrintShare ThisWith states looking to balance budgets, more scho...
insidebayarea.com - The University of California may charge higher tuition each of the next five years even if the state stops cutting its budget, UC leaders said Wednesday.Administrators presented four budget scenari...