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In Common Core, Little to Cheer About

edweek.org - Published Online: August 9, 2011Published in Print: August 10, 2011, as In Common Core, Little to Cheer AboutCommentary ByAndew C. PorterThe United States has long resisted a national curriculum, b...

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SOS March on Washington gives thousands a voice

substancenews.net - Sharon Schmidt - August 03, 2011'Fired' tee shirts told a dramatic story of the teacher bashing policies of the Obama administration. George and Annie Mclaughlin taught at Central Falls High School...

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NYC test scores; small and unreliable gains

nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Yesterday, the state finally released school test scores; for NYC schools they are posted here. Individual student test scores will only be made available August 17 – through the ARIS system, for...

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nypost.com - The city's plan for more than $255 million in federal Race to the Top funds has something for everyone -- especially educrats, data analysts and consultants, a Post review has found. The 32-page do...

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nypost.com - Barely one in three city eighth-graders met the bar for reading standards on state tests this year -- the lowest mark for that group since tests were changed in 2006, new data show. The alarming 35...

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New York City Will Mandate Sex Education

nytimes.com - For the first time in nearly two decades, students in New York City’s public middle and high schools will be required to take sex-education classes beginning this year, using a curriculum that incl...

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The Strike That Busted Unions

nytimes.com - Washington THIRTY years ago today, when he threatened to fire nearly 13,000 air traffic controllers unless they called off an illegal strike, Ronald Reagan not only transformed his pres...

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thecrimereport.org - Sunday, February 07, 2010 09:08 More than 100 retired New York Police Department captains and higher-ranking officers told surveyors that the intense pressure to produce annual crime reductions led...

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Malcolm Gladwell: Tobacco Industry Shill? - By Yasha Levine

exiledonline.com - Malcolm Gladwell has described himself as a “conversation starter” who likes to “ask questions” and “follow-up” with more questions. Well, here’s a question for Malcolm Gladwell: When you wrote all...

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For Murdoch, a Board Meeting With Friendly Faces

nytimes.com - When Rupert Murdoch sat down with his board on Tuesday for the first time since a phone hacking scandal overseas plunged his company into turmoil, he was surrounded by a lot of familiar, friendly f...

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Study: Boston schools' sugary drinks ban paid off

boston.com - BOSTON—A new study indicates that the Boston public schools' ban on sugary drinks has paid off, with high school students drinking less of such beverages even when they're not at school.In 2004, Bo...

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Breathing For Two « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Early in my pregnancy I developed a bloodhound’s sense of smell: even the faintest of odors overwhelmed me. It’s a common phenomenon during the first trimester of pregnancy, yet my new nasal superp...

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BBC News - Parliament recalled to tackle riots

bbc.co.uk - 9 August 2011 Last updated at 06:23 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Amateur footage appears to show a gang of youths charging at police in south-east London Parliam...

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Waterbury educators dubious of high test scores

boston.com - WATERBURY, Conn.—A news report says correspondence between Waterbury school administrators shows they were strongly suspicious of an unexplained jump in Hopeville Elementary School's annual student...

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SORRY ARNIE, YOU’RE OUT OF TOUCH « Teachers Fight Back

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SORRY ARNIE, YOU’RE OUT OF TOUCH « Teachers Fight BackSORRY ARNIE, YOU’RE OUT OF TOUCHby alkleenJust heard an interview with Arnie Duncan, Secretary of Education. He was commenting on states and d...

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Fire Dept. Reduced Bias Unit While Being Sued for Bias

nytimes.com - The New York Fire Department office that handles discrimination complaints shrank during a period when the federal government was suing the agency on the grounds that its hiring tests were biased, ...

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