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Another open letter to Arne « Failing Schools #NEARA11
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Another open letter to Arne « Failing SchoolsAnother open letter to ArneJULY 5, 2011by SabrinaRegular (and even casual) readers know we’re big fans of open letters to our Secretary of Education aro...
iCivics: Sandra Day O’Connor and Arne Duncan on Civics Education Online
thedailybeast.com - As families gather to celebrate Independence Day, it is time to rethink the notion that civics instruction is less than vital in the global economy of the 21st century. If you want to succeed, the ...
Rhee's D.C. cheating scandal 'heats up'
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rhee's D.C. cheating scandal 'heats up'Rhee's D.C. cheating scandal 'heats up'by adminWritten by M. Catherine Evans for the American Thinker. Read the original here.“Top educator Wayne Ryan of Noy...
True and False on NEA's New Evaluation Policy - Teacher Beat - #NEARA11
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - True and False on NEA's New Evaluation Policy - Teacher Beat - Education WeekTrue and False on NEA's New Evaluation Policyby Stephen SawchukI've been getting lots of queries about the NEA's new tea...
‘Ravitch Rage’ — cause, symptoms, treatment - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - I am not a doctor but I play one in my office, and I have detected a new, possibly infectious syndrome. I will refer to it (when I alert the Centers for Disease Control) as “Ravitch Rage.” Here, as...
An open letter to Ed Secretary Arne Duncan - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - -- This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, the principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Associatio...
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Dozens of Atlanta educators falsified tests, state report confirms - CNN.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Dozens of Atlanta educators falsified tests, state report confirms - CNN.comDozens of Atlanta educators falsified tests, state report confirmsBy the CNN Wire StaffJuly 5, 2011 2:33 p.m. EDTGeorgia ...
New CRS Report Raises Concerns about Education Secretary's Recent Waiver Proposal
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - New CRS Report Raises Concerns about Education Secretary's Recent Waiver ProposalWASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report from the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) raises concerns about the ...
Rhee's Florida education reform plan called a 'train wreck'
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rhee's Florida education reform plan called a 'train wreck'Baltimore superintendent shows DC how they should have handled ErasureGate For full ErasureGate coverage, see our page here. Written by Ja...
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Steve Earle: I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive | Books | Book Review The A.V. Club
avclub.com - Steve Earle’s songs have long been populated by victims of—and occasional victors over—tragicomic circumstance. But his new album, I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive, traffics in a fuzzier mudd...
Welcome new readers. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - I don’t even read the Wall Street Journal. But a couple of quotes from National Education reporter Stephanie Banchero by me on the NEA RA impressed a few of my friends and brought me new readers. E...
Our Middle Fingers Are The Same Color, Too | The Jose Vilson
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Our Middle Fingers Are The Same Color, Too | The Jose VilsonOur Middle Fingers Are The Same Color, Tooby JosePowerman Can't Catch a Cab EitherYesterday, I reflected on the state of our country in a...
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Food Not Bombs issues demands in feud with Orlando over homeless feedings
cfnews13.com - ORLANDO -- An ongoing feud between the city of Orlando, and a group that feeds the homeless, is costing taxpayers big time. Activist organization Food Not Bombs says it will hold another feeding M...
Paid Sick Leave at a Stand-Off in Philly
labornotes.org - A Democratic mayor’s veto last Tuesday will not be enough to stop a three-year-old push for paid sick leave in Philadelphia. More than 100 labor, faith, and community groups back the law, which wou...
More U.S. Hispanics Indentifying Themselves as American Indian
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:17 pm, July 5, 2011 Photo Credits: Raramuri of Mexico. More U.S. Hispanics Indentifying Themselves as American Indian As the number of Hispanics continue to grow, so too is the numbe...
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The doorman gives me a piece of his mind. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - This is the fifth morning I’ve attended the state caucus meeting of the NEA RA. I’ve been commuting from home. I valet my car at the hotel and I’ve gotten to know the doorman pretty well. He says t...
Find me on LinkedIn » Fun Math Blog
wildaboutmath.com - July 5th, 2011 | by Sol | I’m about to make a big change in my life to have my work be aligned with my deep love of Math. Part of that change is going to be about having richer connections with oth...
Joe Biden - Twitter - Vice President
mediaite.com - For many famous people, Twitter has become a way to interact directly with the people who follow their careers– a quick way to eliminate the stranglehold many middle men and public relations teams ...
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#NEARA11 Daily Kos: Putting the NEA endorsement of Obama in context
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: Putting the NEA endorsement of Obama in contextPutting the NEA endorsement of Obama in contextby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)it will be portrayed by some as "overwhelming" when it in fa...
School Tech Connect: Where Will Arne Go?
schooltechconnect.com - This will be my last NEA endorsement post for a while, I promise. And who really knows how things will work out-- it may have been a canny move on Dennis Van Roekel's part to speed up the unearned ...
Already Changing Their Tune | MyFDL
my.firedoglake.com - Well that didn’t take long at all. Ohio, with its anti-union, pro-corporate governor John Kasich, is planning on selling 5 state prisons to private companies who won’t perform to the same standards...
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45% of kids sustained thyroid radiation
search.japantimes.co.jp - Around 45 percent of children in Fukushima Prefecture checked by the prefectural and central governments in late March experienced thyroid exposure to radiation, although in all cases in trace amou...
East African drought 'worst food crisis of 21st century'
democraticunderground.com - Source: Evening StandardAid agencies have launched emergency appeals after warning "millions of people" face a fight for survival because of the worst drought in East Africa in decades.Today leadin...
Made in America, Made for the World | AFL
blog.aflcio.org - In a special July 4 guest column, Scott Paul, executive director of the Alliance for American Manufacturing says one way we can all show our patriotism and boost the economy is to do our best to bu...
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Dozens of Atlanta educators falsified tests, state report confirms - CNN.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Dozens of Atlanta educators falsified tests, state report confirms - CNN.comDozens of Atlanta educators falsified tests, state report confirmsBy the CNN Wire StaffJuly 5, 2011 2:33 p.m. EDTGeorgia ...
New CRS Report Raises Concerns about Education Secretary's Recent Waiver Proposal
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - New CRS Report Raises Concerns about Education Secretary's Recent Waiver ProposalWASHINGTON, D.C. — A new report from the independent Congressional Research Service (CRS) raises concerns about the ...
Rhee's Florida education reform plan called a 'train wreck'
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rhee's Florida education reform plan called a 'train wreck'Baltimore superintendent shows DC how they should have handled ErasureGate For full ErasureGate coverage, see our page here. Written by Ja...
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#NEARA11 Daily Kos: Putting the NEA endorsement of Obama in context
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: Putting the NEA endorsement of Obama in contextPutting the NEA endorsement of Obama in contextby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)it will be portrayed by some as "overwhelming" when it in fa...
Watch Lily dance. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - NEA VP Lily Eskelsen appeared on MSNBC this morning to explain yesterday’s NEA RA daily double: The early no strings endorsement of Obama and the adoption of the bogus Policy Statement on Accountab...
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chicagotribune.com - There is only one man in my life who sits by the phone on Father's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas awaiting my call.Albert Walter. He was my high school guidance counselor.Not only did Mr. ...
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