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Monday, June 6, 2011

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Not Insulted « InterACT

accomplishedcaliforniateachers.wordpress.com - As my school year is coming to a close, I try to stay connected to the developments in national education reform, but it is the developments here in South Central Los Angeles that have barely allow...

DianeRavitch

School Tech Connect: Thank You, Mr. Alter

schooltechconnect.com - Another week approaches. Here at School TechConnect, we still dream of chimney cakes. On a happy note, Jonathan Alter's ill-conceived Bloomberg piece has triggered an avalanche of scathing public r...

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nypost.com - Michael Goodwin The teachers changed my mind. I did not plan to pub lish more letters today about the scourge of social promotion in New York schools, but the passionate outpouring from frustrated ...

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Small school changes lives — Joanne Jacobs

joannejacobs.com - Downtown College Prep changes lives, writes Tom Vander Ark after a visit to the San Jose charter high school. Most students come from Mexican immigrant families and enter ninth grade with fifth-gra...

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Helping Teachers Help Themselves

nytimes.com - ROCKVILLE, Md. — The Montgomery County Public Schools system here has a highly regarded program for evaluating teachers, providing them extra support if they are performing poorly and getting rid o...

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From Twittergate to Altergate

nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - June 5, 2011 (GBN News): In the second such incident in the space of a week, a compromising picture was sent out today to the Twitter followers of a public figure. This time, it involved Bloomberg ...

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Student Video: Moonwalking on the Sun

coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - tweetmeme_url = 'http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/06/student-video-moonwalking-on-sun.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'coolcatteacher'; Teacher Dan Parker from Toronto, Ontario posted a class v...

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For Afghanistan, Wealth Is Just Below The Surface : NPR

npr.org - Enlarge Courtsey of the Task Force for Busines Mines, like this one in Badakhshan, could help lift Afghanistan out of poverty. Courtsey of the Task Force for Busines Mines, like this one in Badakhs...

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US Withdraws Diplomats From Yemen As Fighting Escalates

rttnews.com - (RTTNews) - The United States has ordered all its non-essential diplomats and family members of Embassy staff in the Yemeni capital Sanaa to leave the country, as clashes between security forces an...

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Michael Moore offers job to fired Senate page - Canada

cbc.ca - Michael Moore, the high-profile American activist and filmmaker, has offered a job to the Senate page who was fired Friday for her stunning protest against Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Moore, fam...

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Sirota Friday 6-3-11 Hour 3 - AM 760

am760.net - At 9:05 Peter Moskos joins David to discuss his new book In Defense of Flogging. The problems in our prisons are far from resolved. Just last week, the U. S. Supreme Court ordered California to red...

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Beyond Shop til’ we Drop | Lefty Parent

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Beyond Shop til’ we Drop | Lefty ParentBeyond Shop til’ we Dropby Cooper ZaleI’m thinking about the sluggish US economy and trying to do the math. Seventy percent of our economy is based on consume...

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No Zombie Left Behind

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - No Zombie Left BehindIntroducing ZombieX: No Zombie Left Behindby Zombie XHello all students! My name ZombieX, I am twelve years old and I am in seventh grade. The purpose of this blog is to allow ...

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spaces of permission « Cooperative Catalyst

coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Kids have connections down. Many of us just don’t see it as legit. Many of them don’t see it as legit. Connections are legit. How kids connect and collaborate is huge to social change. Adults still...

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Newark Academy ~ Quick Facts

newarka.edu - Students organize and participate in more than 40 clubs Numerous social activities throughout the year include: an annual “Welcome Back Barbecue,” Homecoming, class and all-school dances, sports ni...

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Beyond Shop til’ we Drop | Lefty Parent

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Beyond Shop til’ we Drop | Lefty ParentBeyond Shop til’ we Dropby Cooper ZaleI’m thinking about the sluggish US economy and trying to do the math. Seventy percent of our economy is based on consume...

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Borderland › Hearts and Minds

borderland.northernattitude.org - In this end-of-year reflection, I’m tackling the “no excuses” dictum. Based on this year’s test scores, it appears we may at last have reached terminal status as a Level 5 (failing) school. Officia...

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