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‘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...

DianeRavitch

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 ...

arneduncan

Invitation to a Dialogue: Fixing the Schools

nytimes.com - To the Editor: Re “Smells Like School Spirit,” by David Brooks (column, July 1): Mr. Brooks has misrepresented my views. While I have criticized charter schools, I am always car...

DianeRavitch

Video

nypost.com - They're back to their dirty old tricks. The city's Department of Education has continued to privatize the cleaning of dozens of its public schools through no-bid contracts -- despite a 2004 court o...

leoniehaimson

Incentives and Test-Based Accountability in Education

nap.edu - In recent years there have been increasing efforts to use accountability systems based on large-scale tests of students as a mechanism for improving student achievement. The federal No Child Left B...

DianeRavitch

EducationSee all

What is Evans Solutions, Inc.?

wsws.org - Detroit’s Catherine Ferguson Academy to be privatized By Nancy Hanover 21 June 2011 Detroit Public Schools’ Emergency Financial Manager Roy Roberts announced last week that the Catherine Ferguson A...

DianeRavitch

Systematic Cheating Is Found in Atlanta’s School System

nytimes.com - ATLANTA — A state investigation released Tuesday showed rampant, systematic cheating on test scores in this city’s long-troubled public schools, ending two years of increasing skepticism over remar...

DianeRavitch

Invitation to a Dialogue: Fixing the Schools

nytimes.com - To the Editor: Re “Smells Like School Spirit,” by David Brooks (column, July 1): Mr. Brooks has misrepresented my views. While I have criticized charter schools, I am always car...

mikeklonsky

PoliticsSee all

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 ...

tbfurman

Obama Passes Teachers' Test...Barely - ABC News

abcnews.go.com - President Obama seems to have a love-hate relationship with the nation's largest teacher's union.On Monday, the National Education Association endorsed Obama in 2012 -- long before his Republican o...

coopmike48

NJ Spotlight | Fine Print: The Line

njspotlight.com - What it is: Gov. Chris Christie last week announced that he would take his veto pen to more than 100 specific items in the Democratic-controlled legislature's spending plan, ending up with a $29.7 ...

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LivingSee all

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...

mikeklonsky

Minnesota Pays Price For Republicans Failing To Raise Taxes « CAFFEINATED POLITICS

dekerivers.wordpress.com - What a needless mess. There is only one solution to the fiscal crisis that has hit Minnesota. There has to be a combination of spending cuts with a tax increase on Minnesota’s millionaires. The t...

coopmike48

San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News » LGBT Inclusive Education Bill Passes California Assembly

beyondchron.org - FAIR Education Act ensures that historical contributions of LGBT people are accurately and fairly portrayed in instructional materials SACRAMENTO – The FAIR (Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectfu...

coopmike48

StoriesSee all

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...

fklonsky

Relationships in Learning - Hispanically Speaking News

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Relationships in Learning - Hispanically Speaking NewsRelationships in Learning0 CommentsJuly 5, 2011 | by Dr. Ellen McMahonPhoto Credits: It is important to recognize that “liking” and the ability...

coopmike48

12 Ways Parents Can Build a Mathematics Brain in Children

rickackerly.com - The most important thing we can do to ensure that our children speak mathematics when they are older is to make sure that mathematics is part of their world during their first 10 years of life. At ...

coopmike48

Art & EntertainmentSee all

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...

mikeklonsky

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...

fklonsky

Home - Inside Higher Ed

insidehighered.com - February 24, 2011 The return of ROTC to some campuses -- seemingly assured by the end of the military's policy against gay service members -- may be hitting a few bumps.More February 24, 2011 City ...

coopmike48

CrimeSee all

British Tabloid Hacked Missing Girl’s Voice Mail, Lawyer Says

nytimes.com - LONDON — The voice-mail account of a British schoolgirl who went missing in 2002 and whose murdered body was discovered six months later was repeatedly hacked by the News of the World tabloid at a ...

DianeRavitch

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School Tech Connect: Where Will Arne Go?

tbfurman

Pithy questions for Obama’s Twitter Town Hall - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Pithy questions for Obama’s Twitter Town Hall - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostPithy questions for Obama’s Twitter Town Hallby Valerie Strauss--This was written by educator Anthony Cody, who...

coopmike48

I'll Bet You LAUSD Fixes More Student Assessments Than Atlanta (Te apuesto LAUSD Arreglos Más evaluaciones de los estudiantes que Atlanta) - Perdaily.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - I'll Bet You LAUSD Fixes More Student Assessments Than Atlanta (Te apuesto LAUSD Arreglos Más evaluaciones de los estudiantes que Atlanta) - Perdaily.comI'll Bet You LAUSD Fixes More Student Assess...

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