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Save Our Schools March leaders answer White House invitation - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Organizers of Saturday’s Save Our Schools March in Washington, D.C., have declined an invitation to meet today at the White House with education advisers to President Obama, saying they would inste...
fklonskyThe Best Resources Showing Why We Need To Be “Data-Informed” & Not “Data-Driven”
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Last year, two very talented educators — Ted Appel, the extraordinary principal we have at our school, and Kelly Young, creator of much of the engaging curriculum we use at our school through his P...
K12NNCenter for Education Reform - D.C. Rally Seeks to Save Our Status Quo
edreform.com - Participating groups fight to end school reform and parental choice WASHINGTON - This Saturday's Save Our Schools rally is holding itself out to be an effort to restore parent and student influence...
DianeRavitchWorking Toward "Wow": A Vision for a New Teaching Profession
ed.gov - Thanks for having me. It's a real honor to be addressing an organization that has done so much to strengthen America's most important profession.I don't look at newspaper cartoons much, but someone...
arneduncanSchool Voucher Students' Scores Show No Significant Change, Study Reports
huffingtonpost.com - The school voucher debate is shifting, in part, a new study released today concludes, because participating students' test scores are not.School vouchers, which have been argued over since before e...
mikeklonskyAngel flying too close to the ground. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - The eighty mile drive from Cody to Thermopolis covers the kind of territory you remember from old western movies. It is wide open sage brush land, with snow covered mountains in the far distance. I...
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An Urban Teacher's Education: SOS Conference Day One
anurbanteacherseducation.com - Today, the first day of the SOS Conference in DC, I had the privilege of being around some phenomenal people and having some very interesting conversations. The day began with a talk by Jonathan Ko...
mikeklonskyFed-up teachers to march in D.C. | The Journal Gazette
journalgazette.net - Teachers from around the nation hope to give the Obama administration a lesson in shoe-leather lobbying this weekend.Thousands are expected to hike to the White House on Saturday afternoon as part ...
mikeklonskyTeacher's march doesn't list union members - Ben Smith
politico.com - July 28, 2011 We reported in June that the Save Our Schools March, scheduled for Saturday in Washington D.C., presented itself as a grassroots effort without mentioning the big teachers union's rol...
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Obama and His Discontents
nytimes.com - The administration of President Obama has never held much regard for its left flank. Admonished by the vice president to “stop whining,” inveighed against by the president himself for “griping and ...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 29, 2011 The bill passed today in the House with exclusively Republican votes would have us face another debt ceiling crisis...
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Daily Show Clip Banned In UK | UK Anti-Satire Law | Daily Show Satire
mediaite.com - video One of the nice things about having a Bill of Rights is that it specifically lays out freedoms given to the people and the press. The U.S. Constitution declares that freedom of speech and fre...
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Headed On A Train Trip…
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jul 29 2011 Larry FerlazzoTwenty family members — including me — are taking the famous California Zephyr train this weekend, so I’ll probably be off-line for a few days. I’ve got a few posts schedu...
coopmike48#SOSMarch No child left behind says test the kids, while teachers are maligned, sing along 3:30 at Ellipse.Whole Child Education Reform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Whole Child Education ReformSave Our Schoolstune, Skip to my Louwords by Susan Ohanian adaptations, Cap LeeLost school funding what’ll I doLost school funding what’ll I doBooks Are old c...
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Rima Brusi cerrará brechas educativas en Es el Momento
vidayfamilia.univision.com - Ayudar a los padres y familias a entender mejor y a involucrarse más en la educación de sus hijos, de los jóvenes latinos, e incluso de otras poblaciones marginadas educativamente es la meta de Rim...
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ALEC Exposed: Now Tell the IRS to InvestigateCommon Cause
commoncause.org - ALEC – the American Legislative Exchange Council – is a secretive and powerful front group of corporations that are investing millions of dollars a year to write business-friendly legislation at th...
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DEALING WITH (ANTI)EDUCATION ACTIVISTS DEALING WITH (ANTI)EDUCATION ACTIVISTS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DEALING WITH (ANTI)EDUCATION ACTIVISTSDEALING WITH (ANTI)EDUCATION ACTIVISTSBY NORA CARR | FROM THE JULY ISSUE OF AMERICAN SCHOOL BOARD JOURNAL | HTTP:/...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 29, 2011 Cabinet Room 4:13 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I just wanted to publicly welcome four very distinguishe...
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Grassley Questions Education Agency's Ties to Wall Street
dealbook.nytimes.com - Senator Charles E. Grassley is examining whether Department of Education officials disclosed secret government information to hedge fund managers, including Steve Eisman.The inquiry stems from the ...
leoniehaimsonGoogle buys about 1,000 IBM patents
denverpost.com - NEW YORK—Google Inc. has bought about 1,000 pending and issued patents from IBM Corp. in its quest to shore up its defenses against suits by other technology companies, according to documents filed...
coopmike48Details of rival plans on spending and debt
boston.com - WASHINGTON—House Republicans and Senate Democrats are pressing competing plans to pair an increase in the nation's $14.3 trillion borrowing limit with spending cuts and to create a special committe...
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California Welcomes New Fuel Economy Standards
baycitizen.org - California's leaders applauded new fuel economy standards announced by President Obama on Friday, but the state is reserving its right to impose tougher standards in the future. Under the new stand...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 29, 2011 Consumers will save $1.7 trillion at the pump, $8K per vehicle by 2025WASHINGTON, DC – President Obama today announ...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 29, 2011 Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C.10:57 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank y...
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Daily Kos: #SOSMarch - the conference
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: SOS March - the conferenceSOS March - the conferencebyteacherkenShare59 4 PERMALINK4 COMMENTSwas held the last two days at American University. It is the main reason you have not seen ...
coopmike48#SOSMarch An Urban Teacher's Education: SOS Conference Day 2
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - An Urban Teacher's Education: SOS Conference Day 2SOS Conference Day 2by James BoutinTaylor Mali began the day with a poem that cracked everyone up. He reminded us all with his fantastic use of wor...
coopmike48News flash from the #SOSMarch in DC- Parents are powerful! « Parents Across America
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News flash from the SOS March in DC- Parents are powerful! « Parents Across AmericaNews flash from the SOS March in DC- Parents are powerful!by pureparentsPAA had 20 members on Capitol Hill Thursda...
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The Best Resources For Learning Why Teacher Merit Pay Is A Bad Idea
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jan 15 2011 Larry Ferlazzo My bias is betrayed in the title of this post. Instead of providing a detailed explanation here about my I think merit pay is a bad idea, I think I’ll leave it to those w...
K12NNDuncan Pushes for Maximum Pell; Obama Listens to Students - College Bound
blogs.edweek.org - As federal funding for financial aid remains uncertain, more activity took place on the advocacy front following Save Pell Day day on Monday.On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan te...
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