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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Too poor to play? I doubt it.

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Too poor to play? I doubt it.Too poor to play? I doubt it.by Mike KlonskyAs you probably know by now, there's no love lost between me and corporate reformers who dism...

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Behind Cuts, Real Faces and Fortunes

nytimes.com - They might be seen as the tiniest of cogs in the vast machinery of municipal government: Selina Sharmin, a Queens librarian by way of Bangladesh, and Estena Powell, a Manhattan park worker by way o...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporter 8:57 p.m. CDT, June 27, 2011 Community activists staging a sit-in at Whittier Elementary School got a private meeting with new Chicago schools chief Jean-...

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Too poor to play? I doubt it.

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - As you probably know by now, there's no love lost between me and corporate reformers who dismiss poverty and racism as mere "excuses," used by apologists for failing schools and poor teaching. But...

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Blog U.: Blackboard in 2015 - Technology and Learning

insidehighered.com - By Joshua Kim June 27, 2011 9:15 pm EDT 2015: Blackboard is no longer Blackboard. Blackboard will be Microsoft Education Services, or Amazon Education Services, or Tata Education Services, or perha...

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Project Based Learning: Explained. - The Educator's PLN

edupln.ning.com - Guys, I have been asked by many school teachers about the endless discussion about institutional listening and video x authentic, which one is better for EFL students?We all know that no publishers...

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How Social Media made me a better Administrator

edupln.ning.com - We Become what we think about all day long.....Ralph Waldo EmersonHow it All Started:My journey into the social media world all started back in November of 2010. In my first year as an administrat...

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Punjabi charter school to open in West Sacramento

mercurynews.com - WEST SACRAMENTO -- A new charter school that will teach the language and culture of Punjab is set to open in West Sacramento this fall. The Sacramento Bee reports that the Sacramento Valley Charter...

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Lowell; What to Do?

saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - I spent two hours at the meeting tonight with SPS staff and Lowell families who are trying desperately to understand what should be done about the massive overcrowding due at Lowell this fall. (T...

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PSSA scores climb for 9th straight year

thenotebook.org - The School District's streak of consecutive years of rising state test scores has grown to nine, with preliminary results released Monday showing modest overall gains of 2-3 percent in reading and ...

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The intellectually lazy use of “status quo” | EdNewsColorado

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The intellectually lazy use of “status quo” | EdNewsColoradoThe intellectually lazy use of “status quo”by Sabrina Stevens ShupeCross-posted from the ‘Failing Schools’ blogstatus quo: “the state in ...

coopmike48

Fraud & abuse in FL voucher schools « Failing Schools

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fraud & abuse in FL voucher schools « Failing SchoolsFraud & abuse in FL voucher schoolsJUNE 27, 2011by SabrinaI nearly vomited while reading the Miami New Times’ account of some of the horrors tak...

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Jersey Jazzman: "Overpaid Teachers"

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: "Overpaid Teachers""Overpaid Teachers"by Duke1 person liked thisGreat article deconstructing this myth:U.S. census data shows that annual pay for teachers has fallen drastically ove...

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Summer school sapped by LAUSD budget cuts

dailynews.com - Los Angeles Unified's decision to slash summer school offerings because of budget cuts has sent parents and students scrambling for alternatives to fulfill graduation requirements or eke out an aca...

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More leaked details on facilities plan

thenotebook.org - The School District's preliminary plan for "rightsizing" its facilities calls for as many as two dozen schools to be closed in 2012 and 2013, but William Penn High School is recommended for rebuild...

coopmike48

Culture and the Achievement Gap

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Culture and the Achievement GapCulture and the Achievement Gap A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Education Testing Service’s Achievement Gap Symposium, which addressed research and solutions fo...

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NEA RA delegates. Welcome to Chicago. « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NEA RA delegates. Welcome to Chicago. « Fred Klonsky's blogNEA RA delegates. Welcome to Chicago.by Fred KlonskyMany of the 9,000 delegates to the NEA RA are arriving in town. Although the RA doesn’...

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Jersey Jazzman: Charter School Fail

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Charter School FailCharter School Fail Unaccountable, non-transparent, politically-connected charter schools are corrupt? Who could have imagined? On Monday's *Fresh Air*, *Philadel...

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Join the Coöp « Cooperative Catalyst

coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Brainstorming Diversity by Development Works Photos Several Coöp members and friends at #ISTE 11 have asked me about the beginning of our work, so I’d like to share out these founders’ reflections ...

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10 REASONS WE CAN’T AFFORD TO CUT EDUCATION SPENDING

4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - from the frugal living advice website Cheapest Service.Com | http://bit.ly/jbc58A June 26, 2011 - We hear the outcry on a nearly daily basis, “Cut Taxes,” “ No New Taxes” and it’s true, we all nee...

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STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHOUT PASSING EXIT EXAM

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHOUT PASSING EXIT EXAM + SOME NEWPORT-MESA STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION – EVEN WITHOUT PASSING EXIT EXAMHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIO...

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N.J. Dems to introduce millionaires' tax

northjersey.com - TRENTON — New Jersey Democrats are moving ahead with a proposal to raise taxes on millionaires. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo says revenue that the two-year tax generates would go to ...

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Let’er rest… | Connected Principals

connectedprincipals.com - Posted by Amber Teamann on 6/27/11 • Categorized as Leadership Essentials,School Branding Not even out of school for a week and my mind is already churning for the next school year. We have so much...

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No Zeros Until… | Connected Principals

connectedprincipals.com - Several months ago, after much reflection, examination of school data, and conversations with a few teachers, I proclaimed to my staff that I did not want them to assign a zero to any student until...

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Eight Shifts for Teaching and Learning

ascd.typepad.com - "Our job is not to figure out this phone; it's figuring out connections," said Will Richardson at his #iste11 presentation (available here) outlining eight big shifts already affecting learning in ...

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| Connected Principals

connectedprincipals.com - Posted by Patrick Larkin on 6/27/11 • Categorized as Best Educational Practices,Distributed Leadership,Leadership EssentialsI am excited to be on a panel with some of the most tech-savvy Principals...

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Schools Matter: Bitter Lessons from Chasing Better Tests

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Bitter Lessons from Chasing Better TestsBitter Lessons from Chasing Better Testsby P. L. ThomasIn a New York Times Op-Ed (22 March 2009), E. D. Hirsch Jr. argued, "We do not need to...

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Monday Churn: Key week for DPS

ednewscolorado.org - What’s on tap: MONDAY The state Capital Construction Assistance Board convenes at 8:30 a.m. to consider applications for 2011-12 grants from the Building Excellent Schools Today program. The board ...

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voiceofsandiego.org: Education

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - voiceofsandiego.org: EducationFact Check: Test Scores at San Diego SchoolsComments | 2:45 pm Statement: "Although funding for San Diego's schools has steadily increased, the students' scores have n...

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Agriculture colleges, extension get budget squeeze

sfgate.com - AP This photo provided June 24, 2011, by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences shows Richard Stehouwer, associate professor of environmental soil science, performing a chemical analysis wit...

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CULTURAL ETHNOCENTRISM - The Educator's PLN

edupln.com - Like all of us, educators bring their own cultural beliefs to their schools..Data from the National Research Center reveal that in general, Americans evaluate minority groups more negatively than W...

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Let them Eat Tests* - The Educator's PLN

edupln.com - Equity [ek-wi-tee]: –noun, plural -ties.1. the quality of being fair or impartial2. a justice according to natural law or right; specifically: freedom from bias or favoritismNew York City is the la...

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Local News | Federal cuts sting UW's global-language classes

seattletimes.nwsource.com - For years, the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Relations has taught an ever-changing menu of the hottest languages of the developing world — languages such as Arabic and ...

coopmike48

Maine Governor OKs Study to Define “Employee”

wepartypatriots.com - Jun 2011 27 In January, after aboloshing the Task Force set up to investigate Employee Misclassification, Maine Governor Paul LePage vowed to create one definition of “employee” in the state over w...

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Repealing Rules Helps Colleges but Hurts Students

americanprogress.org - Fixing New Higher Education Regulations Requires Compromise, Not RetractionSOURCE: AP/Charles Dharapak H.R. 2117, recently passed by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and introduce...

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A Look at Summer Learning Loss «

eyeonearlyeducation.org - June 27, 2011 by Irene Sege Photo: Pre-K Now Another school year comes to a close, and another summer begins. So it’s timely that the Rand Corporation has released “Making Summer Count,” a comprehe...

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Danielson on evaluating teachers — Joanne Jacobs

joannejacobs.com - Charlotte Danielson, who developed a respected Framework for Teaching, talks to Rick Hess about teacher evaluation. It’s easy to do evaluation badly, she says. I was contacted early on by a large u...

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Today in Labor History—June 27

modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/today-in-labor-historyjune-27.html"; Emma Goldman, Union Square, NY, urging workers to take Direct ActionEmma Goldman's Magazine, Mother EarthJun...

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Danger zone for deferrals? | Thoughts on Public Education

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Danger zone for deferrals? | Thoughts on Public EducationDanger zone for deferrals?ShareMore delayed payments may push districts over edgePosted on 6/27/11 • Categorized as State BudgetBy John Fens...

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Court restores child care for working poor

californiawatch.org - woodley wonderworks/Flickr The State of California agreed last week to preserve child care services for low-income parents, ending a six-month court battle that was sparked when former Gov. Arnold ...

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Notes from the news, June 27

thenotebook.org - Confidential document lists dozens of possible closings, consolidations The Notebook blog The Notebook received a document dated March 18, 2011 with school listings describing possible closing and ...

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Disappointment With ISTE « Cooperative Catalyst

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Disappointment With ISTE « Cooperative CatalystDisappointment With ISTEby johntspencer1 person liked this1. The Social Vacuum: ISTE can easily slip into a technophiliac dystopia, where no one talks...

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NYC Educator: Time to Teach

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: Time to TeachTime to Teachby NYC EducatorChancellor Dennis Walcott, in his infinite wisdom, has decreed that today will be a full teaching day. Now don't get me wrong--I actually like...

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLESWEEKEND QUOTABLESby Mike KlonskyAustin Poly's first graduating class.Austin Poly H.S. junior Deandre JoyceThe spring protest over the teachers’ firin...

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Modern School: No Capitalist Left Behind in Louisiana

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: No Capitalist Left Behind in LouisianaNo Capitalist Left Behind in Louisiana The Louisiana Senate recently voted 22-16 to allow corporations to sponsor charter schools in exchange fo...

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