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laststand4children.blogspot.com - This week the Illinois Chapter of Last Stand for Children First joined students across the state in celebrating historic legislation that is now only awaiting the Governor's signature. SB7 will fi...
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joannejacobs.com - Last year, the New York State Legislature passed a measure that allowed 20 percent of a teacher’s evaluation to be based on students’ scores on standardized state tests. Now it has gone up to 40 pe...
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dailykos.com - But the problem with education policy and reform debate is much deeper than that. As I have been documenting in a series labeled "Legends of the Fall," public discourse about education as it is dri...
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preaprez.wordpress.com - The reports are that NEA President Dennis Van Roekel wants the NEA RA to endorse Barack Obama for a second term at this summer’s meeting with no strings attached and no questions asked. I’m a deleg...
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dailycensored.com - The U.S. is floundering at the bottom of international comparisons of education, and what makes this worse is that in the grand ol’ 1950s, the U.S. was at the top—at least that is one story offered...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Feelin' The Love At WhittierFeelin' The Love At Whittierby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Here was the (fotoflexed) view from inside Whittier Elementary on this drizzle-chilled...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big role of test scores in New York teacher evaluations — Joanne JacobsBig role of test scores in New York teacher evaluationsby Diana SenechalLast year, the New York State Legislature passed a mea...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mathematical Intimidation: Driven by the Data by John Ewing | Seattle EducationMathematical Intimidation: Driven by the Data by John Ewingby seattleducation2011Of course we should hold teachers acc...
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huffingtonpost.com - SHELTON, Conn. -- A Connecticut high school headmaster has reversed her decision to ban a student from the prom after he broke school rules by hanging his prospective date's invitation at the schoo...
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 | nydailynews.com - Aaron Showalter for News Parents and students rallied in support of New York City schools on Thursday afternoon in lower Manhattan. The city plans to lay off 4,100 teachers this year, and $1 billio... DianeRavitch |
huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- While one's college graduation is normally a time of jubilation, Megan Muller can more than relate to the sense of defeat that now hangs over the class of 2011.Muller, 26, graduated fro...
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journalgazette.net - WASHINGTON – Facing continued public unhappiness over gas prices, President Obama is directing his administration to ramp up U.S. oil production by extending existing leases in the Gulf of Mexico a...
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 | kochwatch.org - May 12, 2011- Last night the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City went through a process of identity correction.1,000 people gathered to launch Koch Brothers Exposed — a new pro... coopmike48 |
 | democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Here's a great piece from the Cap Times from Steve Elbow about reported problems documented by the police during the month long protests:Threats to lawmakers during the Capitol collective bargainin... coopmike48 |
nytimes.com - Statement from the family of Sheikh Osama bin Laden I Omar Ossama Binladin and my brothers the lawful children and heirs of the Ossama Binladin (OBL) have noted wide coverage of the n...
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 | hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 2:12 pm, May 14, 2011 Photo Credits: Private Prison System What’s really behind the recent wave of ugly anti-immigrant laws? Cuentame believes it is the private prison system…Immigran... coopmike48 |
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nyceducator.com - I went to a rally yesterday with thousands of my fellow teachers. We marched the streets of Manhattan, and it's very clear to me that in numbers there is strength. The more we're out there, and the...
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 | preaprez.wordpress.com - Hey, Chicago. How did you enjoy your summer? It was 90 degrees on Tuesday. We had the AC on Thursday night. Now we have the heat back on and it’s 44 degrees. In the mean while, a happy birthday wis... fklonsky |
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - tweetmeme_url = 'http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/human-beings.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'coolcatteacher'; Quiet moments.I am sitting in "my chair" and have been reading. My husband an...
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 | preaprez.wordpress.com - State House Representative Robyn Gabel from Rogers Park and Evanston and every other Chicago Democrat in the House except for Monique Davis voted to take away Chicago teachers’ union rights. Note: ... fklonsky |
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Weblogg-ed » “There are Some People Who Don’t Wait”“There are Some People Who Don’t Wait”by Will RichardsonThis quote from Robert Krulwich of NPR caught my eye yesterday:But there are some people, ...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Thoughts and Pics of the San Diego Teachers’ RallyThoughts and Pics of the San Diego Teachers’ Rallyby Frank GormlieSince Andy Cohen covered the meat and potatoes of the teachers' "State of Emergen... coopmike48 |
huffingtonpost.com - The New York Times and The New York Post are currently reporting that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has been arrested.The New York Times tweeted ...
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womensenews.org - Bad news came this week for shareholders of India's largest microlender. That offers a chance to tout two writers who always said high interest rates--of 20 percent and higher--were never the best ...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRankHide8.3NYC Educator: From Wall Street2011-May-13NYC Educator: From Wall StreetFrom Wall Streetby NYC EducatorI went to a rally yesterday with t...
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