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NYC Educator: Teacher Evaluations: Don't Judge the Mayor by Test Scores, but Teachers Are Fair Game
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: Teacher Evaluations: Don't Judge the Mayor by Test Scores, but Teachers Are Fair GameTeacher Evaluations: Don't Judge the Mayor by Test Scores, but Teachers Are Fair Gameby Miss EyreH...
coopmike48What Works Best: Help or Punishment? - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,Your last column reminded me of fruitless debates that I have had with education "reformers" who are extremely certain about their views. They are convinced that they have exactly the ...
DianeRavitchHere's an idea. If overcrowded classrooms and computer nannies are
huffingtonpost.com - It's not enough that school districts across the country are laying off teachers right and left and increasing class size to intolerable levels. It seems that the D.C. think tanks are absolutely de...
leoniehaimsonOn Cursing When Necessary | The Jose Vilson
thejosevilson.com - Today, I got an e-mail from my SOS March compatriot Nancy Flanagan about the flare-up of protest towards Justin Hamilton, press secretary for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Not sure what the p...
fklonskySneak Attack | New Haven Independent
newhavenindependent.org - The New Haven Board of Education is poised to approve the first takeover of a city school by a for-profit “turnaround” company at a hastily-called meeting tonight—and the contract starts tomorrow.T...
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coopmike48 Local educators have say on No Child Left Behind program - Naperville Sun - http://goo.gl/W6aGS4 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
coopmike48 Teachers want broader goals in revised No Child law | Local News | PE.com - http://goo.gl/qEMRa3 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
coopmike48 The fuzzy math of teacher layoffs - SNOG - May 17, 2011 - Blogs - Sacramento News & Review -http://goo.gl/c6UbD3 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
coopmike48 Los Angeles elections: Bennett Kayser leading in Los Angeles school board runoff - latimes.com - http://goo.gl/zm3Jx2 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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More than 1,400 Broward teachers losing their jobs - Education
miamiherald.com - More than 1,400 teachers will be receiving letters Tuesday morning officially informing them that they won’t be coming back to their Broward County classrooms in August.And hundreds of more will li...
coopmike48Education Reform Philanthropy Has Changed Radically Over the Past Decade - Dana Goldstein
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Education Reform Philanthropy Has Changed Radically Over the Past Decade - Dana GoldsteinEducation Reform Philanthropy Has Changed Radically Over the Past Decadeby Dana GoldsteinWith the NewSchools...
coopmike48Standardized Testing Mythbusters! - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - 18497 « Local Teacher Association's President: We Must Challenge the Obama Administration's Education Policies | Main An excellent new book, "The Myths of Standardized Tests," has hit the shelves, ...
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Santana is Booed for Using Baseball's Civil Rights Game to Speak Out for Civil Rights
thenation.com - Major League Baseball’s annual Civil Rights Game was poised to be a migraine-inducing exercise in Orwellian irony. Forget about the fact that Civil Rights was to be honored in Atlanta, where fans r...
mikeklonskyTeacher Needs Help
neikor.blogspot.com - It pains to watch the virulent attacks on public employees like myself. Primary targets are the pension systems that support police, firefighters, nurses and teachers in their retirement. In Illi...
mikeklonskyStephen Colbert Mocks Huckabee & Trump For Dropping Out Of GOP Race (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com - With potential GOP presidential nominees dropping faster than Sarah Palin's favorability ratings, one man may hold the key to the success of the ultimate victor: Stephen Colbert.Colbert was clearly...
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Poll shows Ohio voters favor repealing collective bargaining law, feel gov's budget unfair :: The Republic
therepublic.com - We also have more stories about:(click the phrases to see a list) Category:Subjects:Places: COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new poll finds most Ohio voters would dump the state's new law that limits bargaining ...
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wbez.org - Mayor Rahm Emanuel has said he intends to focus on the city's schools. And at certain points during his inauguration speech today it sounded like Emanuel was being sworn in as school board presiden...
mikeklonskyAssembly votes to give Walker veto over administrative rules
defendwisconsin.org - Lawmakers voted Thursday to give Gov. Scott Walker veto power over new state rules that have the force of law. The bill passed the Assembly, 58-34, with all Republicans voting along with Rep. Mark ...
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School Tech Connect: Use The Technology
schooltechconnect.com - I have suggested this before, but as my mother once told me, "If you keep saying things on your blog, they will come true." So here goes again. It is long past time for our state associations to cr...
tbfurmanWith love and memories :: rogerebert.com :: In Memory
rogerebert.suntimes.com - / /October 31, 2008 Studs Terkel In the last two years I've written two long articles about Studs. My 95th birthday tribute is here. My recent reflection, "How Studs helps me live my life," is here...
mikeklonskyMay « City School Stories
cityschoolstories.com - by Frank Murphy This book provides a first hand account of the life of an urban elementary school principal in the era of No Child Left Behind. On Monday and Wednesday, I post an installment of the...
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Leadership changes on Oakland teachers union board
ibabuzz.com - By Katy Murphy Monday, May 16th, 2011 at 4:28 pm in OEA, leadership changes, teachers, union contract. Challengers have unseated at least three incumbents on the executive board of the Oakland Educ...
coopmike48Universidad honró al actor Denzel Washington por su labor comunitaria
univision65.univision.com - Denzel Washington dio el discurso de fin de curso en la escuela más prestigiosa de Filadelfia. El actor, que ha sido galardonado con el Oscar y el Tony, indicó que la ceremonia era un poco "apabull...
coopmike48Today’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts/Articles On School Reform Issues | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Today’s “Round-Up” Of Good Posts/Articles On School Reform Issues | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...Special Edition Of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t” I have a huge backlog of...
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Today's Teamster News 05.18.11
teamsternation.blogspot.com - Scott Walker Quietly Consolidating Power In Wisconsin Huffington Post ..."This is the most massive turn toward privatization of public services in not only the history of the state of Wisconsin,...
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Protesters crash JPMorgan's shareholder meeting
teamsternation.blogspot.com - The Showdown in Ohio tells us that hundreds of workers, clergy and homeowners are rallying in Columbus against JPMorgan Chase because of the ginormous bank's predatory loan practices and eagerness ...
mikeklonskyActivists Cross Moat to Storm JPMorgan Chase Shareholders Meeting
news.firedoglake.com - Heated protests at the JPMorgan Chase shareholders meeting in Columbus, Ohio provoked a large response from local law enforcement and security. At least one person was handcuffed after a group of a...
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