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Dissent Magazine - Online Features - Firing Line:The Grand Coalition Against Teachers

dissentmagazine.org - IN A nation as politically and ideologically riven as ours, it’s remarkable to see so broad an agreement on what ails public schools. It’s the teachers. Democrats from various wings of the party, v...

DianeRavitch

13 things the NEA hates about Arne Duncan « Parents Across America

parentsacrossamerica.org - Jul 3, 2011 leoniehaimson According to Education Week, this resolution was approved with a few minor changes by the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly today; cross posted as ...

leoniehaimson

Fighting charters: It's about equality - NYPOST.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fighting charters: It's about equality - NYPOST.comFighting charters: It's about equalityTHE ISSUE: The NAACP and UFT's fight against co-locating traditional public schools and charters.***Once aga...

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School Tech Connect: You Really Can't Have Both, #NEARA11

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: You Really Can't Have Both, NEAYou Really Can't Have Both, NEAby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)I saw a post from Monty Neil that NEA has endorsed the SOS March. That's an exce...

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Don’t invite Arne to Friendship Night. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - In a stunning development, where as I usually am seated in the back of the hall at both IEA and NEA Representative Assemblies, this year I am seated in the first seat of row one in the hall. Perhap...

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NEA Endorses 'Save Our Schools' March - Teacher Beat

blogs.edweek.org - 19255 « 'Wisconsin 14' Earn NEA's Friend of Education Award | MainThe delegation just passed New Business Item B, which encourages all NEA members to participate in the "Save Our Schools" grassroot...

mikeklonsky

Phila.'s New Media charter school contends it's not a public school

articles.philly.com - The full NLRB has not ruled on the matter, though the school lost a preliminary round when the regional director ruled that it was a public school overseen by the Chicago school district."We think ...

tbfurman

More from brother Fred at the NEA RA

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Hey bro,Just a quick note during a break in the first session. The main event today was NEA Prez Dennis Van Roekel's speech to the delegates. It was a fine speech. It hit on all our concerns: The...

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School Tech Connect: NEA Wrestles With Table-Sitting

schooltechconnect.com - I'm just going to come out and say it--- for a meeting of 10k educators, there's a surprisingly weak Twitter stream coming out of the NEA Representative Assembly at McCormick Place. It started to p...

tbfurman

Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org

parentadvocates.org - June 30, 2011Ethics, Politics and the LawNY TIMESThe ethical judgments of the Supreme Court justices became an important issue in the just completed term. The court cannot maintain its legitimacy a...

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NEA Convention 2011: Delegates Hate Duncan, Hate to Hate Obama

eiaonline.com - There were two new business items (NBIs) of note debated this afternoon. The first was NBI C, submitted by the NEA Board of Directors, which directs the NEA president to “communicate aggressively, ...

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Mass March for Justice After Day without Immigrants in Georgia

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:17 pm, July 2, 2011 Photo Credits: A Day Without Immigrants- Georgia After a state-wide ‘Day without Immigrants’ where people refused to go to work or shop and businesses shut their ...

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Thousands rally against immigration law (in Georgia)

democraticunderground.com - Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution"I'm living in a constant state of fear they'll be picked up," said the daughter of illegal immigrants. The American-born Loganville teen was among roughly 10,00...

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Obama’s “Evolution” Accelerates: DOJ Formally Declares DOMA Unconstitutional

emptywheel.firedoglake.com - Well the Obama Administration slid some pretty big news into the holiday weekend trash dump, and for once it is very good news. In a late filing in the Northern District of California (NDCA) case o...

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Mayor: Company In CityTime Scandal Should Repay $600M

manhattan.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. Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants the company involv...

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Merrimack Education Center board has potential conflicts - The Boston Globe

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Merrimack Education Center board has potential conflicts - The Boston GlobeNew ethics questions arise for nonprofitPotential conflicts found on boardBy Michael RezendesGlobe Staff / July 2, 2011E-m...

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Bloomberg Asks Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of The CityTime Project To Give The Stolen Money Back

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.orgNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Asks Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of The CityTime Project To Give The Stolen Money Back| Posted ...

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David Brooks provides humorous relief. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - The NEA RA in Chicago will go on until next Tuesday. This is a long affair. The first two days are mainly logistical discussions within the state caucuses. So a little humorous relief is good and w...

mikeklonsky

I Hope This Is Not A Good Indication Of What The Dept. Of Ed Is Doing About Family Engagement | Engaging Parents In School...

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - I Hope This Is Not A Good Indication Of What The Dept. Of Ed Is Doing About Family Engagement | Engaging Parents In School...I Hope This Is Not A Good Indication Of What The Dept. Of Ed Is Doing Ab...

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Favorite books: Taylor Swift, Cody Simpson, Julie Andrews - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - Trying to get your kids to read a book over the summer? Here are a few book lists — including some from popular singers such as Taylor Swift and Cody Simpson — that may give you some ideas.Scholast...

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"SlutWalk" in Denver aims to combat sexual assault stereotypes

denverpost.com - The organizers of SlutWalk Denver are hoping the event's attention-grabbing name will do just that - make people pay attention to sexual assault issues. The first SlutWalk started in Canada after a...

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dancing Chihuahua | Being Latino Online Magazine

beinglatino.wordpress.com - Get into the weekend spirit with the help of this little guy who loves to dance! Do your pets have any special talents?______________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: The...

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Phila.'s New Media charter school contends it's not a public school

tbfurman

#NEARA11 Adopts Resolution Criticizing Arne Duncan - Teacher Beat - Education Week

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NEA Adopts Resolution Criticizing Arne Duncan - Teacher Beat - Education WeekNEA Adopts Resolution Criticizing Arne Duncanby Stephen SawchukWith a few minor amendments, the NEA's Representative Ass...

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More from brother Fred at the #NEARA11

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: More from brother Fred at the NEA RAMore from brother Fred at the NEA RAby Mike KlonskyHey bro,Just a quick note during a break in the first session. The main event t...

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