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Despite Cuts, Education Budget Calls For $900M On Tech

ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. Though New York City schools are being slammed w...

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John Thompson: Fact Checking the National Council on Teacher Quality - Living in Dialogue

blogs.edweek.org - Guest post by John ThompsonThe National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), is a Gates-funded organization dedicated to data-driven, market-oriented "reform." It sees itself as a part of a coalition...

Larryferlazzo

Fordham Alum/Bronx Teacher Denounces White House Education Policy

withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com- My Rant on Barack Obama's Facebook Page Todayby Jenna Schlosbon on Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 9:43pmShame on you, Barack Obama. I voted for you. I campaigned for you. I donated to you AND raised mo...

DianeRavitch

Remembrances of My Father

nytimes.com - Occasionally, without warning, the drunken wreckage of my father would wash up on our doorstep, late at night, stammering, laughing, reeking of booze. Bang! Bang! Bang! Beating on the d...

DianeRavitch

I Don’t Like “Accountability”

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - In my opinion, many unwise actions are taking place in the name of accountability. I’d like to highlight three recent ones: Educators are now being told in Memphis and in other areas that student e...

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$79 million special ed program's technical difficulties blamed for delay in kindergarten seating

nydailynews.com - Marc Hermann for News Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said glitches with a new special ed computer system caused a delay in placing 2,500 kindergarteners. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott is bla...

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Braun: On N.J. schools, facts don't guarantee a winning argument

blog.nj.com - Are New Jersey’s schools the nation’s best? According to statistics released last week by the national "Diplomas Count" project, the state has the best high school graduation rate, including for mi...

SchlFinance101

Convention Center 2011 « Point of Inflection

larkolicio.us - Welcome to the convention center! This is where you’ll come to find the presentations for the Virtual Conference this July.Please, participate in the conference. All you have to do is respond to th...

TheJLV

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The Best Resources For Learning About Teens & Stress

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jun 19 2011 Larry Ferlazzo Stress is a big issue for our students, and I thought I’d bring together some helpful resources on the topic. Here are my choices of The Best Resources For Learning About...

Larryferlazzo

Bruce Springsteen on Clarence Clemons: 'His Loss is Immeasurable'

rollingstone.com - Michael Ochs Archive/Getty By Rolling Stone June 18, 2011 9:55 PM ET Bruce Springsteen has released this statement about Clarence Clemons' death: Clarence lived a wonderful life. He carried within ...

jeannewman

One Teacher’s Passion about ART changed everything for my child

pipedreams-education.ca - Jun 16 2011 zpipe I dedicate this post to my son’s teacher – Christopher Stewart. I thank him – sincerely – for giving my son the gift of art. My little guy had a rough start at school. For the fir...

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A Tribute to Joan Lilius Burr on her Retirement Day > Richard Lakin's Thanks2Teachers.com

thanks2teachers.com - How does one thank a teacher on her retirement day? A teacher who's touched thousands of students during her 35 years of giving to others. A teacher whose love of music is only surpassed by her lov...

Thanks2Teachers

School for teen moms saved from closure

michiganradio.org - School is out for the summer in Detroit. And for several schools in the cash-strapped district, classes are done forever. Until today, that was the story at Catherine Ferguson Academy – an award-wi...

mikeklonsky

Obama talks fatherhood - and why he helps coach Sasha's basketball team

csmonitor.com - Ahead of Father's Day, Obama said in his weekly address that children need parents' time and love, plus structure. Hmm. Do 'structure' and 'youth basketball' with 10-year-olds go together? Presiden...

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Texas Leader Calls for Rightward Tilt

nytimes.com - NEW ORLEANS — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, the latest Republican to muse openly about exploring a Republican presidential candidacy, drew booming applause here on Saturday for not only assailing Presi...

OklaBrett

Oil rigs in the parks and guns in the bars; thank the GOP, Ohio: Thomas Suddes

cleveland.com - Republican state legislators' Trash Ohio plan is moving along smartly, given two lunatic votes Wednesday (joined in by a few Democrats who evidently think the word "principle" is just a typo for so...

jeannewman

Fake President’s Convention Act Is Cut Short

nytimes.com - NEW ORLEANS — A comedian impersonating President Obama who was hired to perform here on Saturday at the Republican Leadership Conference delivered racially tinged remarks about Mr. Obama’s heritage...

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The Best Resources For Helping Teens Learn About The Importance Of Sleep

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Aug 05 2010 Larry Ferlazzo Earlier this year, I wrote about a lesson I did with my students on the importance of sleep. Since that time, I’ve also posted about new related resources. So, for the be...

Larryferlazzo

Addressing Coverage Challenges for Children Under the Affordable Care Act

urban.org - Abstract Maximizing insurance coverage for children under the Affordable Care Act will require considering how the new system and its rules will apply to children facing complex coverage scenarios....

brucelesley

It Can Be Complicated to Be A Kid

theccfblog.org - Health reform creates many new options for children and families to secure coverage; however, as more options become available, children may face more complex coverage arrangements. In fact, recent...

brucelesley

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Congresswoman Roybal-Allard Introduces Critical Legislation to Protect U.S. Farmworker Children

ffcampaignforchildren.org - June 16, 2011 Washington D.C. – Today, Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) introduced legislation to protect hundreds of thousands of children employed in agriculture work from working long...

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Protecting Children in Tough Economic Times: What Can the United States Learn from Britain?

firstfocus.net - June 16, 2011By Jane Waldfogel Download this Resource Following a successful, decade-long campaign to reduce child poverty by half, author Jane Waldfogel, Ph.D. of Columbia University and London Sc...

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Press Releases | First Focus

firstfocus.net - June 16, 2011 Senator Casey Joins Child Advocates To Discuss Protecting And Prioritizing Children During Times Of Economic DownturnWashington D.C. - At a briefing today on Capitol Hill, Senator Cas...

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A Tribute to Joan Lilius Burr on her Retirement Day > Richard Lakin's Thanks2Teachers.com

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A Standardized Testing Fairytale « Cooperative Catalyst

coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - One upon a time there were some men who wanted to change the world. The problem was that these men did not feel powerful enough, and needed more power over the people around them. There was one gro...

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One Teacher’s Passion about ART changed everything for my child

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One Teacher’s Passion about ART changed everything for my child

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Restore state funds for early childcare - Letters to the Editor

miamiherald.com - The Children’s Trust, in partnership with the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe and other agencies, has done its utmost. Yet 4,500 local school-age children currently enrolled in Florid...

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