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The New York Times - Schools For Tomorrow
nytschoolsfortomorrow.com - come back on september 22 to watch a live stream of the conference. Ellie AvishaiDirector, I-Think Initiative, Desautels Centre for Integrative Thinking, Rotman School of Management, University of ...
DianeRavitchThe Duncan Precedent, 2013 Edition :: Frederick M. Hess
frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess • Aug 11, 2011 at 7:59 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2011/08/the-duncan-precedent-2013-editionThe Obama administration steadfastly refuses to...
DianeRavitchJudge Weighs Request To Block Indiana Voucher Program
huffingtonpost.com - INDIANAPOLIS -- Students who have signed up for Indiana's broad new school voucher program could be jerked out of private schools midsemester or forced to scramble to re-enroll in public school unl...
mikeklonskyThe Duncan Precedent, 2013 Edition - Rick Hess Straight Up
blogs.edweek.org - The Obama administration steadfastly refuses to acknowledge the problems with ED's "backdoor blueprint" waiver strategy or the ugly precedent that it's trying to set. But those with even a glimmer ...
DianeRavitchWill 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 ...
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An open letter to NPR about their coverage of the SOS march « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Aug 11, 2011 leoniehaimson This letter was sent today to Claudio Sanchez, the reporter and Edward Schumacher Matos, the NPR ombudsperson. We will let you know if we receive a response. If you’d l...
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support.edexcellence.net - Opinion and News AnalysisOpinion: Indiana is America's Education Reform IdolBy Tony Bennett Editor’s Note: This morning, Fordham hosted Education Reform Idol 2011—an event that pitted Florida, Illi...
mikeklonskyWhitney Tilson Savagely Attacks Diane Ravitch
southbronxschool.com - I have never been this confused in my entire life. What to do? Do I write in regards to E4E Blog Monkey™ Ruben Brosbe's baffling free ride to the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Do I write ab...
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Michele Bachmann is worried about the Renaissance
latimesblogs.latimes.com - It's the Renaissance, stupid. The economy is not what ails us today. No, what ails Americans is what Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and their artistic spawn have wrought in the culture, starting 5...
mikeklonskyMichelle Rhee Speaks At Church Conference Despite Anti-Gay Allegations
huffingtonpost.com - Eyebrows were raised this week when Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz suddenly and quietly backed out of leadership summit at a suburban Chicago megachurch. Schultz’s move was possibly linked to public ...
mikeklonskyDaley’s Back Covered | CPS’ Secret Number | Layoffs Allowed
chicagonewscoop.org - EMANUEL HAS DALEY̢۪S BACK Mayor Rahm Emanuel said the city is obligated to pay for the legal defense of former Mayor Richard M. Daley in cases involving the alleged torture of suspects and cover-u...
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Britain looks to U.S. for anti-gang strategy
cbsnews.com - (CBS/AP) LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that Britain would look to the United States for solutions to gang violence after nights of riots and looting, and promised authorities...
mikeklonskyIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn Seems to Reject Pension Reform Bill
myfoxchicago.com - Chicag - Illinois taxpayers face at least $85 billion in unfunded pension liabilities. But Gov. Pat Quinn seemed to rule out a pension reform proposal pending in the General Assembly on Wednesday. ...
fklonskyRomney heckled in Iowa; says "corporations are people" - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com - Republican presidential candidate, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney speaks to fair goers during a campaign stop at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011. (Credit: AP) DES MO...
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NYC Educator: Forgotten, but Not Gone
nyceducator.com - Cathie Black has finally made her stamp on NYC schools. Ms. Black famously asked, when presented with evidence of chronic and systematic overcrowding, why we couldn't have just a little more birth ...
leoniehaimsonPublicola Weighs in on School Board Candidates
saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - The wags over at Publicola did something interesting - rather than "endorse" anyone, they just did interviews and gave reviews (kinda like the Muni League). They had a stunning review of the dist...
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Big Education Ape: 8-11-11 PM the "New" America: "corporations are people" EDition
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Firm accused of defrauding 5 Wis. school districts
edweek.org - WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators are accusing brokerage firm Stifel Nicolaus & Co. of civil fraud in its sales of risky complex investments to five Wisconsin school districts that lost all of t...
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STATE SUPREME COURT + LA CITY COUNCIL BLOCK TRANSFER OF COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT FUNDS TO STATE BUDGET: Some of that money was promised to Public Education
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - smf: Even as the projected state revenue falls short - legal challenges – and a game of ‘hide-the-ball’ by the City of Los Angeles – pulls even more money from public education in California and LA...
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Latin American Economy Has Not Escaped Effects of Global Recession
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 4:59 pm, August 11, 2011 Photo Credits: Latin American Economy, Though Growing, Has Not Escaped Effects of Global Recession As the U.S. stock market shoots up and crashes down hundreds...
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SCHOOL COP SHOOTING HOAXER WAIVES JURY TRIAL
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - By Lindsay William-Ross in LAist.com | http://bit.ly/mPSEUK August 11, 2011 4:27 PM – Former Los Angeles Unified School District police officer Jeffrey Stenroos, the guy who faked being shot outsi...
coopmike48Former judge sentenced to prison for "kids for cash" scheme
democraticunderground.com - Source: Reuters A former Pennsylvania juvenile court judge was sentenced on Thursday to 28 years in prison for accepting payment to send juveniles to a for-profit detention facility in a scandal du...
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'Kids for cash' judge gets 28 years in Pennsylvania bribery case | World news
guardian.co.uk - The Pennsylvania supreme court overturned around 4,000 of Judge Mark Ciavarella Jr's convictions. Photograph: David Kidwell/AP A long-serving judge has been ordered to spend nearly 30 years in pris...
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New York Times: Future Schools Don’t Have Many Teachers In Them | The Jose Vilson
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - New York Times: Future Schools Don’t Have Many Teachers In Them | The Jose VilsonNew York Times: Future Schools Don’t Have Many Teachers In Themby JoseNew York Times HeadquartersSetting the clock b...
coopmike48Sex, Lies, and Michael Bloomberg | The Nation
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sex, Lies, and Michael Bloomberg | The NationSex, Lies, and Michael BloombergNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently mandated comprehensive sexuality education be taught in all New York City...
coopmike48Alter-ed States Obama Shows Spunk Pushing Brave Education Plan: Jonathan Alter - Bloomberg
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Obama Shows Spunk Pushing Brave Education Plan: Jonathan Alter - Blo ombergObama Shows Spunk Pushing Brave Education Plan: Jonathan AlterAlthough President Barack Obama is on the ropes, with even s...
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Short Bus Tour Day #4: Canton, OH
kimbleforcongress.blogspot.com - It had been my fondest wish to take my daughter to see the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Museum in Canton, OH and possibly visit the McKinley Memorial. Unfortunately, media types had learned that I was on...
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