thinkprogress.org - Last week, Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) — buoyed by legislators who received hundreds of thousands of dollars of special interest cash — signed into law legislation that would dramatically expand ac...
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - I’ve reached a point after these past few years where I feel that I’ve spent way too much time critiquing poorly constructed arguments and shoddy analyses that seem to be playing far too large a r...
latimes.com - School principals should be able to hire any teacher of their choosing, and displaced tenured teachers who aren't rehired elsewhere within the system should be permanently dismissed, according to a...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Milwaukee's Voucher Program Discriminates Based On Disabilities, ACLU SaysACLU: Milwaukee's Voucher Program Segregates Schoolsby The Huffington Post News TeamNEW YORK -- Milwaukee's voucher system,...
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - There now exists a fair amount of evidence that Charter schools in many locations, especially high performing charter schools in New Jersey and New York tend to serve much smaller shares of low inc...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - About that Cato Institute Charter School/Philanthropy Report... - Dana GoldsteinAbout that Cato Institute Charter School/Philanthropy Report...by Dana GoldsteinYesterday I tweeted about a Cato Inst...
articles.philly.com - The Corbett administration wants to institute statewide evaluation procedures that would start by the 2012-13 school year. Education Secretary Ronald J. Tomalis said Monday that such a plan would u...
killingclarkkent.wordpress.com - Do you care what a stranger thinks? How about a friend? Most people would say that they care more about a friend’s opinion versus a stranger’s, although many would say both. I imagine Bill Gates ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Gates and Villaraigosa: Screw Family Leave! Screw the Feds! Fire 25% of All Teachers!Gates and Villaraigosa: Screw Family Leave! Screw the Feds! Fire 25% of All Teachers!by Michael D...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Al Sharpton Speaks Up for Mothers Fighting for Children’s Education | News | BETAl Sharpton Speaks Up for Mothers Fighting for Children’s EducationThe civil rights activist supports those arrested ...
whitehouse.gov - Posted by Stephanie Cutter on June 07, 2011 at 04:30 PM EDT Tomorrow, judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionali...
sfgate.com - "A lot of guys when they have a little success in life, they go out and buy a yacht or a fancy car or something. What I did was go out and buy a flying saucer." That's how the Grateful Dead's Bob W...
gothamschools.org - by Elizabeth Green A Newscorp executive argues that the NAACP is defending its members, black teachers. (WSJ) A teacher who has criticized Bloomberg-style ed reform explains what she does favor. (G...
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - smf: In the interest of full disclosure I am a KPCC member/subscriber. The Broad Superintendents Academy is a KPCC underwriter. The National C...
defendwisconsin.org - MADISON, Wis. — Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold made a surprise appearance on the Capitol Square on Monday, joining protesters marching against Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget. ...
colombiareports.com - The International Confederation of Trade Unionists (CIS) reported 55% of trade unionist murders worldwide occurred in Colombia making it "the world's most dangerous place for trade unionists," Cara...
truthout.org - Ben Smith and Byron Tau commented in Politico: “In this Republican primary season, no economic or monetary policy is too unorthodox for an electorate hungry for change.”There wasn’t much new in the...
commondreams.org - Today marks the 10th anniversary of former President George W. Bush signing into law his 2001 tax cuts (he passed a second round in 2003). While doing so, Bush promised prosperity and growth, but t...
alternet.org - Three in 10 Americans say we're living through another depression -- are they right? June 1, 2011 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up to date on the latest Econ...
eiaonline.com - Every so often the press prints one of those stories about how x percentage of American students don’t know when the Civil War was fought or how many amendments there are in the Bill of Rights. I’v...
baycitizen.org - Facing criticism for rate increases and its CEO's multi-million dollar salary, Blue Shield of California announced plans to cap its yearly profits on Tuesday. The announcement came on the same day ...
my.firedoglake.com - I’m a little confused by Erza Klein’s mostly helpful post showing, once again, the US paying much higher public and private costs than OECD countires for health care. Congress and the Administratio...
momsrising.org - In 2002, an elderly client of Compassion & Choices, Margaret Furlong, went to the hospital armed with her advance directive, clearly stating she did not want elaborate, life-extending treatment. Th...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - About that Cato Institute Charter School/Philanthropy Report... - Dana GoldsteinAbout that Cato Institute Charter School/Philanthropy Report...by Dana GoldsteinYesterday I tweeted about a Cato Inst...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Gates and Villaraigosa: Screw Family Leave! Screw the Feds! Fire 25% of All Teachers!Gates and Villaraigosa: Screw Family Leave! Screw the Feds! Fire 25% of All Teachers!by Michael D...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: GATES-FUNDED STUDY VALIDATES GATES, VILLARAIGOSA AGENDA: Another study politicizes the data [The LAT+DN articles + the gushing press release + smf’s 2¢ ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Blog U.: #satechBOS Unconference - An #SAtech event - Student Affairs and Technology - Inside Higher Ed#satechBOS Unconference - An #SAtech eventBy Eric Stoller June 7, 2011 7:15 pm EDTWhere do stu...
insidehighered.com - By Eric Stoller June 7, 2011 7:15 pm EDT Where do student affairs practitioners go for information about technology and student affairs? I generally point folks toward several websites, including: ...
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