Sunday, May 29, 2011

Big Education Ape: 5-29-11 AM ‘A voice constantly out there speaking truth’ Edition

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Ten reasons not to hire Goodloe-Johnson as FLA Ed commissioner « Parents Across America

parentsacrossamerica.org - May 28, 2011 leoniehaimson Apparently, the search firm hired to find someone willing to serve as the new state education commissioner in Florida is finding it difficult and has recommended extendin...

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Frozen Assets: Rethinking Teacher Contracts Could Free Billions for School Reform

educationsector.org - State and federal accountability systems are putting immense pressure on public schools to improve the performance of low-achieving students. To respond, schools must be able to recruit and retain ...

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Investing in Prisons Over Education is not Being Smart on Crime

huffingtonpost.com - By Lindsay McCluskey and Robert RooksWhat does it mean to be "tough on crime"? Does "toughness" depend on how many people we imprison? Or should the indicator be whether our society combats crime a...

DianeRavitch

Article: "BAMBOOZLE THEM" where teacher evaluation is the key to reform

opednews.com - Evaluation of a professional is not a simple thing, and thus the public can be easily misled and misdirected. Even Jon Q public, or the 'average Joe or Jane' would recognize that a lawyer cannot be...

DianeRavitch

Teach For America: From Service Group to Industry

allthingsedu.blogspot.com - This is a long form piece I wrote quite a while ago and have been unable to find a home for. So be forewarned: It's long. I also want to take a moment to commend the TFA corps members who have stay...

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EducationSee all

Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - A year ago, students at Marshall Metropolitan High School seemed oblivious to the class bell. They'd linger in the hallways, chat with friends, talk on cellphones. Then last summer the adults in th...

DianeRavitch

‘A voice constantly out there speaking truth’

uft.org - 2011 Dewey Award winner Linda Darling-Hammond Miller PhotographyLinda Darling-Hammond (center) receives the union’s prestigious John Dewey Award from UFT President Michael Mulgrew and Vice Presiden...

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D.C. principal under investigation for allegedly doctoring student transcripts

washingtonpost.com - D.C. school officials are looking into allegations that the principal of McKinley Technology High School falsified student transcripts to award credit for courses never taken.The allegations, first...

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Art & EntertainmentSee all

Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - The Facebook pages of my older friends all had messages about Gil Scott-Heron this morning. He died Friday. He was my age. Youtube videos. Quotes from his lyrics. Memories. In the mid-70s, if you w...

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The Best Posts About Attrition Rates At So-Called “Miracle” Schools | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Best Posts About Attrition Rates At So-Called “Miracle” Schools | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...“Protagonize” Unveils Its Long-Awaited Feature (By Me, At Least) For Private Group Story...

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Boca a boca, su mejor fuente de información

vivirlaeducacion.com - Publicado el 29 Mayo 2011Archivado en Josep | En la actualidad, hay literalmente millones de organizaciones y personas de negocios que están dispuestas a vender su producto o servicio a usted. Todo...

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PoliticsSee all

In Germany, Massive Nationwide Protests Call for an Immediate End to Nuclear Energy

commondreams.org - More than 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets in 20 cities across Germany on Saturday to call for a rapid end to nuclear power, even as a government-sponsored national commission is expected ...

mikeklonsky

Rick Scott's robo-calls backfiring | Florida politics blog: The Buzz

tampabay.com - As we first tweeted this morning, the Republican Party of Florida is robo-calling voters to drum up support for Gov. Rick Scott, who might be America's most-disliked governor, with a 29 percent app...

leoniehaimson

Barney Frank: “Republicans are completely afraid of Elizabeth Warren”

news.firedoglake.com - Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, thinks that the Republican efforts to both block any appointment for the Directorship of the Consumer Financi...

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StoriesSee all

A teacher activist mourns – my internet has gone away – thanks Uncle Sam! « Continuing Change

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A teacher activist mourns – my internet has gone away – thanks Uncle Sam! « Continuing ChangeA teacher activist mourns – my internet has gone away – thanks Uncle Sam!by gatorbonbcMy internet has go...

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Police Clash With Protesters in Barcelona

thelede.blogs.nytimes.com - Video posted on YouTube by Jordi Salvia, a Catalan blogger, of police officers in Barcelona using force to clear protesters from a central square. Updated | 12:59 p.m. BARCELONA, Spain — After near...

fklonsky

NYC Educator: Spam-o-rific

nyceducator.com - Every few days I get spam comments. Often they're from some sort of essay-writing company that helps kids or college students cheat. I don't much care for companies like that, and if Disqus doesn't...

coopmike48

BusinessSee all

SB 512

teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com - “This legislation seeks not only to increase the membership contribution one time, it seeks to put the membership contribution on an escalating scale that is recalculated every three years… It is i...

fklonsky

Univision to Produce Phone Bank to Help LA Homeowners Avoid Scams

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:10 pm, May 28, 2011 Photo Credits: Mortgage scams On June 1st, KMEX CH 34 in Los Angeles will have more than 20 housing counselors come to their studios to answer calls from homeown...

coopmike48

K-12 average is $10,499 per pupil — Joanne Jacobs

joannejacobs.com - Public schools spent $10,499 per student in fiscal 2009, according to the Census Bureau. That was 2.3 percent more than the year before. New York was the top spender at $18,126 per pupil, followed...

coopmike48

TechnologySee all

Matemáticas @ TED | vivirlaeducacion

vivirlaeducacion.com - Publicado el 29 Mayo 2011Archivado en Josep | Soy un gran admirador de TED. Han publicado más de 900 conversaciones hasta la fecha, sin contar todas las conversaciones de TEDx y espero que te llegu...

coopmike48

¿Por qué microfinanciación ayuda a las personas

vivirlaeducacion.com - Publicado el 29 Mayo 2011Archivado en Josep | Cuando comencé a trabajar con el Club Asteria, aprendí que una cantidad significativa de la población de nuestra comunidad mundial vive en $1.00 por dí...

coopmike48

Tubería de su seguro es completo

vivirlaeducacion.com - Publicado el 28 Mayo 2011Archivado en Josep | Objetivo del Club Asteria es ayudar a nuestros miembros a encontrar el éxito financiero y aumentar sus ingresos mediante el uso de los recursos, servic...

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A teacher activist mourns – my internet has gone away – thanks Uncle Sam! « Continuing Change

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The Best Posts About Attrition Rates At So-Called “Miracle” Schools | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

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Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank #stateofemergency #WIUnion #p2 #pfla #1u Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRankHide10.0Big Education Ape: 5-27-11 PM ANTI-TAX EXTREMIST NORQUIST “ENFORCES” NO BRAIN PLEDGE IN CAPITOL Edition2011-May-27Big Education Ape: Ed...

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