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The Washington Teacher: The Controversy of IMPACT

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Washington Teacher: The Controversy of IMPACTThe Controversy of IMPACTby Candi PetersonWritten by Candi Peterson, WTU General Vice PresidentDC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson issued “Y...

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Hispanic Standout Arturo Pedraza: Teacher Extraordinaire - Hispanically Speaking News

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Hispanic Standout Arturo Pedraza: Teacher Extraordinaire - Hispanically Speaking NewsHispanic Standout Arturo Pedraza: Teacher Extraordinaire in the MakingAs the nation’s schools struggle to thrive...

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Schools Matter: What school is all about

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: What school is all aboutWhat school is all aboutby skrashenSent to the Los Angeles Times, July 17, 2011In addition to influencing the medical literature (LA Times, July 16), J.K. Ro...

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Yong Zhao » Ditch Testing: Lessons from the Cheating Scandal in Atlanta (1-4)

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Yong Zhao » BlogDitch Testing: Lessons from the Cheating Scandal in Atlanta (Part 1)[14 Jul 2011 | 5 Comments | 2,146]Ditch Testing: Lessons from the Cheating Scandal in Atlanta (Part 1)Last week a...

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SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Van Jones on What We Can Learn From the Tea Party

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Van Jones on What We Can Learn From the Tea PartyVan Jones on What We Can Learn From the Tea Partyby Paul BFriday 8 July 2011by: Amy Dean, Truthout | InterviewVan J...

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Rupert Murdoch Says Obama Will Win

huffingtonpost.com - Carlsbad, CA -- Tonight at the "All Things Digital" conference sponsored by the Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch -- Chairman of News Corp, new WSJ owner, and longtime torchbearer for conservativ...

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Why I’m Marching Forward [It's The Only Direction]

thejosevilson.com - You’ve got to be wondering what a teacher like me is doing marching against the “reform” trends. For those of you unfamiliar with my background, I graduated with a degree in Computer Science from S...

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John Havlicek: Privately run charter schools often let students down

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - John Havlicek: Privately run charter schools often let students downJohn Havlicek: Privately run charter schools often let students downStoryDiscussionBy John Havlicek | La Crosse | Posted: Sunday,...

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Cracking a System Where Cheating Was Rampant

nytimes.com - ATLANTA — There had long been suspicions that cheating on state tests was widespread in the Atlanta public schools, but the superintendent, Beverly L. Hall, was feared by teachers and principals, a...

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Rupert And James Murdoch Back Out Of Appearing Before Parliament, Leaving Rebekah Brooks To Face The Music

businessinsider.com - Rupert and James Murdoch will not be appearing before British Parliament to face questioning over the phone-hacking allegations rocking News Corps empire. Rebekah Brooks will. Earlier this week it ...

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Can school reformer Joel Klein reform News Corp?

reuters.com - By Joseph Ax and Noeleen Walder NEW YORK | Fri Jul 15, 2011 6:12pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Joel Klein stepped down from running New York City's schools last year to head the education divisio...

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Local Schools Network - How Rupert Murdoch is drawing Michael Gove into the News International phone hacking scandal

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Is thinking differently the new “wrong”? - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Is thinking differently the new “wrong”? - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog postIs thinking differently the new “wrong”?Walter’s blog archive: http://surfaquarium.com/blog.htmMi...

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racialicious/racebending panel at san diego comic-con - diversity & fandom 102: how you can make a difference

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Lessons we learned from ‘Harry Potter’ - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - What, after all these years, did we learn from “Harry Potter”? That miracles can happen, at least to: *A single mother named J.K. Rowling who was living on public assistance and didn’t give up on h...

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Troubles That Money Can’t Dispel

nytimes.com - “Bury your mistakes,” Rupert Murdoch is fond of saying. But some mistakes don’t stay buried, no matter how much money you throw at them. Time and again in the United States and elsewher...

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Cash Tempts the Ivory Tower’s Guardians

nytimes.com - LONDON — As a textbook example of how not to manage the relationship between private industry and the academy, Deutsche Bank’s agreement with two leading German universities to sponsor their joint ...

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Today only 2 CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS Yeah!

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Great Bee Count aids scientists

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Life story: Cornelia Welch persevered when facing words that stung, eyes that failed

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200 Out US Servicemembers March in San Diego Pride Parade

my.firedoglake.com - Making history, 200 LGBT servicemembers — reserve, active duty, and veterans alike — marched openly in the San Diego Pride Parade yesterday. This marks the first time in America a contingent of ser...

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