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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...
DianeRavitchSOS 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...
DianeRavitchPresident Obama Rewrites the No Child Left Behind Act - Up Front Blog
brookings.edu - August 08, 2011 — The White House has announced its plan to grant waivers of the provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) to states that agree to put in place the education reforms favored by the ...
DianeRavitchThe Wonkster » Blog Archive » Test Scores: Better than Buffalo
gothamgazette.com - Better than Buffalo The yearly releasing and parsing of students test scores took place Monday with Mayor Michael Bloomberg finding lots of good news among the reams of data. To sum up, the scores ...
DianeRavitchNYC 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...
DianeRavitchNew 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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Will the Rahm/Rauner axis pave billionaire's path to the governor's mansion?
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Billionaire Republican charter school patron, Bruce Rauner brought Josh Edelman and Stand For Children to Chicago. He bankrolled many of the Democratic Party politicians who in turn, voted for and ...
mikeklonskyIn Decrying Obama's Centrism, Drew Westen Ignores Role of Race
thenation.com - Drew Westen’s brilliant—and strategically placed—essay “What Happened to Obama?,” which appeared in the New York Times on Sunday, leaves out an all-important factor – race – in discussing the presi...
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There is a context to London's riots that can't be ignored | Nina Power | Comment is free
guardian.co.uk - Police in riot gear in Enfield, north London, on Sunday night. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters Since the coalition came to power just over a year ago, the country has seen multiple student prote...
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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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Verizon Pushes for $1 Billion in Concessions from Workers, While Receiving Nearly $1 Billion in Subsidies from Uncle Sam
ctj.org - On Sunday, 45,000 Verizon employees went on strike to protest the company’s push for employees to give back $1 billion in health, pension, and other contract concessions. What makes these demands p...
mikeklonskyKentucky Asks to Join Justice Department Suit Against Education Management
bloomberg.com - Kentucky asked to join a U.S. lawsuit claiming that Education Management Corp. (EDMC), the nation’s second- largest for-profit college chain, used improper recruitment practices to secure more than...
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Health and Safety at School : Health and Safety at School News and Photos
wpix.com - Highlights A collection of news and information related to Health and Safety at School published by this site and its partners.Displaying items 1-12 of 17154 » View wpix.com items only Aug 4, 2011 ...
mikeklonskyStudy: 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...
leoniehaimsonFAIR Blog » Blog Archive » 'Deadliest Day' in Afghanistan? Not by a Long Shot
fair.org - August 6, 2011, when 38 soldiers, including 30 U.S. troops, were killed when their helicopter was shot down, was the "deadliest day" of the Afghan War, several media outlets told us: David Muir (AB...
fklonskyWaterbury 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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Non-Partisan Brookings Institute Says “President Obama Rewrites NCLB” | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Non-Partisan Brookings Institute Says “President Obama Rewrites NCLB” | Scathing Purple MusingsNon-Partisan Brookings Institute Says “President Obama Rewrites NCLB”by Bob SikesWrites Senior Brookin...
coopmike48SORRY 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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