gothamschools.org - Flyer outside Harlem Success Academy 1 on Tuesday. (Tony Richards) Charter school parents and advocates are planning a massive rally tomorrow to demand that the NAACP withdraw from the city teacher...
nydailynews.com - Susana Bates for News The Tweed Courthouse at 52 Chambers St. in lower Manhattan where the Department of Education is headquartered. Another day, another outrageous consultant scandal at the Depart...
nola.com - WASHINGTON -- Louisiana and eight other unsuccessful finalists for last year's national Race to the Top educational competition were invited today to compete for a share of a new but smaller pot of...
nytimes.com - Nine states that were also-rans in last year’s Race to the Top school improvement competition will get another chance, the Obama administration announced on Wednesday, though this time $200 million...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - LAUSD - The Making of a Trojan Horse by Mark Hemphill (LAUSD - La realización de un caballo de Troya por Mark Hemphill) - Perdaily.comLAUSD - The Making of a Trojan Horse by Mark Hemphill (LAUSD - ...
chicagotribune.com - The outgoing board of Chicago Public Schools approved the appointment of the city's newest schools chief for an initial annual salary of $250,000 on Wednesday at a meeting marked by farewells and h...
blackagendareport.com - Printer-friendly version A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen FordPublic education’s corporate enemies – Democrat and Republican – now wage open warfare against teachers unions, seeking to strip...
fairtest.org - Mandated as a condition for states to receive federal Race to the Top (RTTT) funds, many states and districts are concocting schemes to “evaluate” their teachers in large part based on student tes...
preaprez.wordpress.com - Early Wednesday word was circulating that Tom Cross and Mike Madigan didn’t have the votes to move the pension bill out of committee. All committee meetings listed on the House schedule had been ca...
ringstruetome.blogspot.com - Sometimes a storyline is communicated by a single word. Like taxpayers — a word that Governor Walker and other Republicans seem especially fond of lately."[Protesters'] voices cannot drown out the ...
preaprez.wordpress.com - Last year they passed a two-tier pension plan in the Illinois legislature in 12 hours. No discussion. No debate. Teachers hired after January one of this year will need to work 44 years in order to...
guardian.co.uk - Fielding doesn't fancy being an exam invigilator and having to see 'those tortured little faces'. Photograph: Antonio Olmos It's the dread exam season.Do I want to be an invigilator?To perk up the ...
vivirlaeducacion.com - Publicado el 27 Mayo 2011Archivado en Josep | 19 mayo, 2011 por Psicólogos Bonnet Una de las creencias que se suelen tener cuando las personas evitan el relacionarse socialmente es el miedo a ser r...
bigthink.com - There’s a lot of stuff that comes through my Twitter stream. In addition to independent tweets, there also are my posts from here and Mind Dump, my Delicious bookmarks, things that I share from Goo...
capitolfax.com - * House Republican Leader Tom Cross unveiled his pension reform proposal yesterday… The plan, endorsed by the top Democrat and the top Republican in the Illinois House, would require many state emp...
suntimes.com - BY DAVID ROEDER Business Reporter/droeder@suntimes.com May 26, 2011 05:06AM Four investment banks are costing the Chicago Public Schools $35.9 million in annual interest payments tied to so-called ...
teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com - Ø With a Defined Contribution Plan (401k, 403b, 457), only your contributions are defined;Ø Your benefit is not guaranteed;Ø Your benefit is based upon investment earnings;Ø Your benefit ends w...
schooltechconnect.com - You have to call. Faxes are also good. Letters are also good. But you absolutely have to call. Below is a clip from my own call to my state representative, whom I haven't met yet. During the call, ...
preaprez.wordpress.com - I’ve looked at this Bill and actually read it all the way through. SB512 does not get rid of pensions like many are saying but it does give people an option to choose what type of plan it is whethe...
sacramentopress.com - I figure these firemen are secure in their manliness since they are dressed in pink and drive around in pink fire trucks all over the country. They are on a mission: to raise awareness and money fo...
host.madison.com - MARY SPICUZZA | mspicuzza@madison.com | 608-252-6122 madison.com | | Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011 9:34 am A judge has struck down Gov. Scott Walker's controversial new collective bargaining law. ...
boston.com - WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lower court's ruling that authorities need warrants to talk to potential victims of sex abuse at school, without saying whether it thought the e...