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A Hometown Perspective of its Evolution « Parents Across America

parentsacrossamerica.org - Jul 8, 2011 leoniehaimson by Susan Barrett I recently stepped down as a volunteer co-leader of a Stand for Children (SFC) team in Portland Oregon, the headquarters of this organization. Being a ...

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Stand for Children. “We got to decide all the fine print.” « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - It’s too bad there is not a transcript of the Aspen video of Stand For Children’s Jonah Edelman’s presentation. It could be studied in every Local and Region in the IEA. Edelman looks at SB7 as a m...

fklonsky

How Fear and Intimidation Led to Massive Atlanta School Cheating

colorlines.com - Atlanta Public Schools are reeling from the fallout of a state investigation that confirmed reports of a massive test cheating scandal throughout the district. On Thursday, the interim state superi...

mikeklonsky

KIPP On Trickin’ — looking at the raw data

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I’ve written before about KIPP attrition in response to reports that had been released studying it. When reports conclude that KIPP does not have high attrition, they tout it on their websites. W...

DianeRavitch

On Education, the Whistleblowers Are Right

nbcnewyork.com - If you’re concerned about the troubled educational system in New York, you might recall a classic scene in the movie "Casablanca." The police chief expresses horror when informed that there is gamb...

DianeRavitch

EducationSee all

Teachers union leader fears Michigan tenure reform could lead to Atlanta-like cheating accusations

mlive.com - Will Michigan teachers cheat on standardized test scores, wilting under the pressure of tenure reforms and evaluations based in part on student performance?That's the fear of a local teachers union...

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DC official: Ed Dept. now active in erasure probe - D.C. Schools Insider

washingtonpost.com - The U.S. Department of Education has been active in the District’s investigation into possible cheating on the DC CAS, a spokesman for the D.C. Inspector General’s office said Thursday. Roger Burke...

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Timothy D. Slekar: Cheating or Protecting? Depends

huffingtonpost.com - Really? Are we truly surprised that educators actually "cheated" on high stakes standardized tests? Why? What harm was caused? Well according to a report by Christina Samuels in Education Week, "Th...

DianeRavitch

PoliticsSee all

Murdoch Tabloid Faces Rising Fury and Scrutiny

nytimes.com - LONDON — New reports of clandestine phone hacking by the News of the World tabloid swirled on Thursday, including the possibility that targets included relatives of fallen soldiers in Iraq and Afgh...

DianeRavitch

What Obama Wants

nytimes.com - On Thursday, President Obama met with Republicans to discuss a debt deal. We don’t know exactly what was proposed, but news reports before the meeting suggested that Mr. Obama is offering huge spen...

mikeklonsky

Anatomy of the Latest Koch Facts Controversy - Politics

theatlanticwire.com - The Koch brothers, notable financiers of the Tea Party movement, are one of the Democrats favorite punching-bags. So when their PR website, Koch Facts, published an aggressive letter yesterday sayi...

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Atlanta testing scandal and "No Child Left Behind" - CBS News Video

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Atlanta testing scandal and "No Child Left Behind" - CBS News VideoAdd a CommentShare this Video:Atlanta testing scandal and "No Child Left Behind"Educator Diane Ravitch, author of "The Death and L...

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Jersey Jazzman: Hacker Murdoch LOVES Jersey Schools!

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Hacker Murdoch LOVES Jersey Schools!Hacker Murdoch LOVES Jersey Schools!by DukeAs we continue to watch the sick, twisted saga of the Murdoch empire's debauchery, let's take a moment...

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Hacker Murdoch LOVES Jersey Schools!

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - As we continue to watch the sick, twisted saga of the Murdoch empire's debauchery, let's take a moment to remember the special place Rupert has in New Jersey's educational system:Of course, we're a...

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StoriesSee all

Stop What You're Doing and Watch It

schooltechconnect.com - Absolutely required watching: the most interesting video of the year. I was going to edit it down to just the juicy parts, but the whole thing is the juicy part. This Edelman fellow, brilliant. A c...

tbfurman

Eduwonk » Blog Archive » It’s Been a Nice Ride

eduwonk.com - Our week of guest blogging has come to an end. Thanks to Andy for trusting us to not trash the place, to Rachael for making it look good, and especially to all of you who read and shared and commen...

coopmike48

Afterschool program grows food, connections

thenotebook.org - In a previous post Peak Johnson reflected on his experience in an afterschool program, and in this entry he looks at an afterschool program focused on gardening. More attention is being paid to hea...

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BusinessSee all

"Reformer" Klein is a hustler supreme

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - He helps land Rupert Murdoch a $27 million no-bid contract from NY schools The money - part of the state's $700 million in Race to the Top winnings - will go to Wireless Generation, owned by Rupert...

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Teen Unemployment Hits 24.5% - Susan Adams - Getting Ahead

blogs.forbes.com - LeadershipJul. 8 2011 - 12:20 pm | 197 views | 0 recommendations |By SUSAN ADAMS With the nation’s unemployment rate climbing to an unexpectedly high 9.2% in June, the jobs fate of 16- to 19-year-o...

mikeklonsky

Lawsuit says Caterpillar demoted whistleblower who told of $2-bil. tax dodge: report | Manufacturing

chicagobusiness.com - July 08, 2011 (Crain’s) — Caterpillar Inc. avoided approximately $2 billion in U.S. taxes in recent years by fraudulently using Switzerland and Bermuda subsidiaries, according to a report on an exe...

mikeklonsky

HealthSee all

Cuts to Medicaid hurt kids and jobs « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - It’s wrong, and ultimately ineffective, to balance the budget by cutting federal support ofhealth care. Both the House and White House budget proposals include cuts to Medicaidand Children’s Health...

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SPERM AND THE NEW YORK TIMES « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Declining sperm count? Forget about it, declares the Science section of the New York Times. (1) Until this news blast, a great barrage of scientific studies, mostly from the U.S. and Denmark, had ...

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