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Value Added — Scrutinizing The Most Widely Cited Study

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - It was the best of teachers. It was the worst of teachers. But how much better are the best teachers than the worst teachers? Well THAT’S a tough one, but one that is very important to answer. T...

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Put it into law - Timesonline.com: Editorials:

timesonline.com - Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 4:00 am | Updated: 4:20 pm, Tue Aug 9, 2011. Democrats in Harrisburg ought to make state Rep. Jim Christiana put his legislation where his mouth is. At a hearing ...

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The NEA’s Circus | Labor Notes

labornotes.org - Despite fewer delegates than previous years—just about 9,000, down from 10,000—the National Education Association’s annual convention is still the largest delegated decision-making body in the worl...

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PSBA | News Headlines

psba.org - 8/9/2011 Peter L. DeCoursey, Capitolwire Bureau ChiefREPRINTED WITH PERMISSIONHARRISBURG (Aug. 8) -- Education Secretary Ron Tomalis and Senate Education Committee Chairman Jeff Piccola, R-Dauphin,...

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Teachers Feeling 'Beat Down' As School Year Starts : NPR

npr.org - As students prepare to begin another school year, their teachers are hopping mad. They're facing layoffs and deep budget cuts and many say they're tired of being blamed unfairly for just about ever...

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HedgeFund.net: Public news from HedgeNews

hedgefund.net - Ever wonder how a hedge fund manager ended up on the board of directors of your local charter school? That’s the question Don Whittinghill, a consultant to the Louisiana School Boards Association...

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New images of Britain

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Oppression breeds resistanceBut the riots also reflect the alienation and resentment of many young people in Britain, where one million people from the ages of 16 to 24 are officially unemployed,...

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It's Time for England to Confront its Race-Related Issues

huffingtonpost.co.uk - In 2011, it's shameful that any of England's citizens feel that violence is the best way in which to express frustration. Watching live online footage of yesterday's rioting in Tottenham from Ameri...

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Colbert's super PAC targets Perry - Ben Smith

politico.com - August 10, 2011 Stephen Colbert’s super PAC launches its first ad, this time targeting Rick Perry and the super PAC money behind his soon-to-be candidacy: A storm is gathering over Iowa. A money st...

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Wisconsin’s Warning to Union-Busters

nytimes.com - Five months after Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin pushed through a law stripping public unions of their bargaining rights, the Republican Party has paid a price. Two of the state senators who backed...

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Our daily newpapers: four different takes on NYC test scores

nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - The Wall Street Journal says charter schools’ scores – especially those of Eva Moskowitz’s schools -- are so stellar that they should stop opponents in their tracks. Of course! Privatization is...

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Let’s make school Facebook worthy « Cooperative Catalyst

coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Last year my favorite course was my hardest to teach. I felt very strongly about the material, thinking almost constantly about it and how we could spend our time experiencing it. And yet, most day...

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School Tech Connect: Penchant For Pensions

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Penchant For PensionsPenchant For Pensionsby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)Well, back to the grind. And by grind, I mean defending the pensions. Apparently this is now the permanent...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - By Annie Sweeney, Tribune reporter August 10, 2011 A federal judge has ruled that former Mayor Richard M. Daley can be sued for alleged police brutality conspiracies that happened under former Chic...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - By Annie Sweeney Tribune reporter 10:57 p.m. CDT, August 9, 2011 A federal judge has ruled that former Mayor Richard M. Daley can be sued for alleged police brutality conspiracies that happened und...

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Principal found dead at Tenn. school; student held

boston.com - MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A school principal was killed Wednesday in an apparent homicide at a private school and a 17-year-old student was taken into custody, police said.Officers said the body Suzette York,...

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Chile: Protest in Santiago Grows Violent

nytimes.com - Violence erupted on the streets of Chile’s capital, Santiago, on Tuesday as tens of thousands of students staged another protest demanding increased financing for public education. Masked protester...

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Bomb Package Explodes Mexican Campus, Injuring 2 Professors

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:05 pm, August 9, 2011 Photo Credits: Bomb Explodes on Monterrey Institute of Technology Campus Mexico City authorities are reporting a package bomb exploded at the Monterrey Institut...

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Anti-tech group claims Mexico bombings

boston.com - MEXICO CITY—A radical group that opposes nanotechnology has issued a manifesto claiming responsibility for at least two bombings of researchers in Mexico and praising the so-called Unabomber whose ...

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School Tech Connect: Penchant For Pensions

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Penchant For PensionsPenchant For Pensionsby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)Well, back to the grind. And by grind, I mean defending the pensions. Apparently this is now the permanent...

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Teachers Feeling 'Beat Down' As School Year Starts : NPR

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teachers Feeling 'Beat Down' As School Year Starts : NPRTeachers Feeling 'Beat Down' As School Year Startsby CLAUDIO SANCHEZAs students prepare to begin another school year, their teachers are hopp...

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Don't be a Bully | EdNews #Parent

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Brad Scornavacco – Bullying | EdNews Parent Brad Scornavacco – Bullying *Brad Scornavacco* is a nationally-renowned martial artist who brings the best of the martial arts into the world of schools ...

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