Monday, June 27, 2011

Big Education Ape: 6-27-11 AM corporate sponsorship of charter schools in exchange for student slots, board seats Edition

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Leaked internal documents shows what Rhee really thinks of some Michigan legislators

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Leaked internal documents shows what Rhee really thinks of some Michigan legislatorsLeaked internal documents shows what Rhee really thinks of some Michigan legislators Here’s what Michelle Rhee re...

DianeRavitch

Education Law Center :: News & Action Items

elc-pa.org - Pennsylvania's Best Investment? Public Education, says new report Investing in public eduation initiatives, from quality pre-kindergarten programs to lowering class size in elementary schools, pa...

DianeRavitch

Senate passes bill allowing corporate sponsorship of charter schools in exchange for student slots, board seats

nola.com - BATON ROUGE -- Over the objections of some public school advocates, the Louisiana Senate voted 22-16 Monday to allow corporations to sponsor charter schools in exchange for controlling up to half o...

DianeRavitch

Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporter 4:59 p.m. CDT, June 26, 2011 In the coming days, Chicago Public Schools officials plan to hand out pink slips to about 1,000 teachers.The layoffs include ...

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New York prepares for surge of gays seeking to wed

sfgate.com - Albany, N.Y. -- From City Hall in Manhattan to rural hamlets upstate, New York officials began to prepare Saturday for a surge in gay couples expected to flood clerks' offices next month seeking to...

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EducationSee all

Budget Cuts in the Classroom: What's on the School Chopping Block?

time.com - Parents and students joined teachers and other school staffers at a Los Angeles protest against school budget cuts on May 13, 2011. Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images The slow pace of America's econo...

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NCLB and the Ways of Leaving a Sinking Ship

nepc.colorado.edu - When the captain says she’s going down, it should not be surprising to see the ship’s officers checking the davits and taking the lifeboat covers off. So here we are, watching the crew react now th...

DianeRavitch

For San Diego Schools, a Fear That Larger Classes Will Hinder Learning

nytimes.com - SAN DIEGO — Many in the forefront of what is called the education reform movement — like Bill Gates, the philanthropist, and Arne Duncan, the nation’s education secretary — have attended private sc...

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PoliticsSee all

Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - As the 9,000 delegates to the NEA RA arrive in Chicago this week, some might want to head over to Whittier School at 23rd and Damen to show support for the parents, teachers and students who are fi...

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Wisconsin State Journal Plays Dumb, Appeals to Conservative Partisan Politicians, Justices and Tea Partiers.

democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - It's hard to know where to start with every wrong thought expressed in this Wisconsin State Journal editorial position shown here. You would think the sudden onslaught of "rampant recalls" all by ...

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Brown solidified credibility with veto

contracostatimes.com - SACRAMENTO -- In vetoing the Legislature's budget 10 days ago, Gov. Jerry Brown took some sharp jabs from members of his own party, who accused him of betraying their trust, among other things. But...

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StoriesSee all

Love a Local Business - Intuit

lovealocalbusiness.intuit.com - Vote to Help Your Favorite Local Businesses Win Big There’s over $1 Million in grants at stake; your votes help decide who gets them.Voting is easy, and fast. Just share a few brief thoughts about ...

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Social networking sites for gardeners

sfgate.com - In 2004, Facebook paved a new way for people to form communities and post narratives of their lives in words and photos. For gardeners, social networks are taking a practical twist: allowing them t...

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Review: Profit At the Bottom Of The Ladder « MomsRising Blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Review: Profit At the Bottom Of The Ladder « MomsRising BlogReview: Profit At the Bottom Of The Ladderby Elisa BatistaSince coming back from Netroots Nation, I have been thinking a lot about worker...

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EnvironmentSee all

Nuclear Regulator: No Danger at Flooded Nebraska Plant

abcnews.go.com - Water from the Missouri River that normally aids in cooling the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station has now become its worst enemy, as a levee helping to protect electrical transformers at the Nebraska fa...

mikeklonsky

Food Sunday: The Truth about GM Crops, Farmer to Farmer

my.firedoglake.com - I’ll state straight away, I hate/loathe/despise/abhor Monsanto. They are evil, not metaphorically evil, but actually evil. And as for our politicians who should have protected us from Monsanto; w...

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Cost of air conditioning for U.S. troops in MidEast more than NASA budget

democraticunderground.com - Source: Raw StoryThe United States spends $20.2 billion annually on air conditioning for troops stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan — more than NASA's entire budget, NPR reported.In fact, the same am...

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LivingSee all

Twin Peaks' pink triangle unfurled

sfgate.com - Susana Bates / Special to The Chronicle A pink triangle will remain on Twin Peaks through this evening to mark Gay Pride Weekend. San Francisco -- A huge pink triangle was raised Saturday on Twin P...

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Custody Disputes Now Tougher for Battered Moms

womensenews.org - It's been 25 years since Phyllis Chesler wrote "Mothers on Trial" to help women fight their child-custody battles. In this excerpt from her revised book, she reviews what's changed, for better and ...

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CrimeSee all

Two teens arrested in shooting of five in San Francisco

contracostatimes.com - San Francisco police arrested two teenagers after a Saturday evening shooting near Seventh and Market streets that sent five victims, including four bystanders, to the hospital, a police lieutenant...

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