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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...
DianeRavitchiCivics: 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 ...
arneduncanInvitation 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...
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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...
leoniehaimsonIncentives 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...
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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...
DianeRavitchSystematic 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...
DianeRavitchInvitation 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...
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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 ...
tbfurmanObama 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...
coopmike48NJ 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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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...
mikeklonskyMinnesota 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...
coopmike48San 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...
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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...
fklonskyRelationships 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...
coopmike4812 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 ...
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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...
mikeklonskyWelcome 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...
fklonskyHome - 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
tbfurmanPithy 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...
coopmike48I'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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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...
fklonskyTrue and False on NEA's New Evaluation Policy - Teacher Beat
blogs.edweek.org - I've been getting lots of queries about the NEA's new teacher-evaluation policy, and the best way to address this is to list some of the common assertions I'm reading out there and to try to parse ...
fklonskyChicago Shopping
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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