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Regents Pay a Political Price for Their Free Advisers, Dissenters Warn
nytimes.com - In December, the chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, Merryl H. Tisch, announced a new program: 13 research fellows would be selected to advise the education commissioner and the 17-m...
DianeRavitchIncentives 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...
DianeRavitchEditorials | Editorial: Leave 'No Child' behind
detnews.com - Last Updated: August 12. 2011 1:00AM The Detroit News The federal government's No Child Left Behind experiment has failed, and at great cost. Rather than reincarnate the program, Washington should ...
DianeRavitch"Mass Resistance" To Education Reform
tnr.com - The Obama administration is pursuing a second round of its education reform agenda. The first round was "Race to the Top," which created a competition among states for extra federal grants that wou...
DianeRavitchHow to Measure Productivity in Texas Public Education?
texasaftblog.com - At the meetings of the National Conference of State Legislatures in San Antonio this week, lawmakers from around the country heard a learned presentation from education-finance professor James Gut...
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Following the Charter Dollars by Don Whittinghill « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Aug 11, 2011 leoniehaimson This cogent analysis is cross posted from the website of the Louisiana School Boards Association. Don Whittinghill has been a LSBA consultant since 2000, responsible for ...
DianeRavitchI’m just honored to be nominated. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - From Jersey Jazzman, an ed blogger of great wisdom: Here are some people who would have been great panelists for MSNBC’s show on education, but, for some strange reason, weren’t invited:Dr. Diane R...
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Stymied Charter Files Suit Against Three School Districts
njspotlight.com - As New Jersey's battles over charter schools have increasingly gone suburban, one charter school is fighting back in a legal counteroffensive that could have statewide implications. The Princeton I...
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The 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 ...
DianeRavitchDonald Rumsfeld may face his day of reckoning - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY ROBYN BLUMNER August 12, 2011 9:38PM Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. | AP Updated: August 14, 2011 2:23AM He was going to get away with it. It appeared that Donald Rumsfeld, the defens...
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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Good news. Students don’t have to bother with with the long form, also known as novels. Snippets are enough. Koch brothers are a bunch of crooks. Need proof? Only Obama and Duncan could make right-...
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The most-wanted 2012 campaign donors - Maggie Haberman and Kenneth P. Vogel
politico.com - JIMMY LEEThe JP Morgan Chase vice chairman has been running what some New York bundlers have been privately calling “the Jimmy Lee primary,” meeting with 2012 hopefuls at small gatherings as they c...
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Power to the Corporation!
nytimes.com - DES MOINES, Iowa I saw Mitt Romney’s hair move. No really, I did. We were standing amid the soybean and corn fields in rural Iowa and a breeze lifted some of his salt-and-pepper...
mikeklonskyRobert Zoellick is Unsatisfied with the Global Economy - Business
theatlanticwire.com - No one is looking forward to the market's opening bell on Monday. After the Dow's insane behavior last week saw it finish down by only 1.5 percent, we hoped things might calm down this week and the...
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So, prison is scary, right? Day 1 - Going Down 5 Reasons the left should support Labour councilors supergluing themselves to Eric Pickles How to win at kettling – a guide for non-policemen Stoned Save it for the enemy, solider! Rather po-faced artic
anarchish.blogspot.com - As I got back from my medical this morning E Wing was on lock down. From floor 4 I could hear shouting and screaming, banging of prison doors. It was a right kerfuffle. “You're fucking dead, mate” ...
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Justin’s Daily Sleepy Time Thought: 8-14-2011
addictinginfo.org - It never ceases to amaze me just how positive people are that science is wrong about things they don’t want to admit are real. The part that REALLY makes my head spin is the utter lack of knowledge...
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Short Bus Tour Days #5 & #6: Iowa State Fair
kimbleforcongress.blogspot.com - Unfortunately, campaign business intruded on our family vacation, but Ayn was a real trooper as we drove all night through what Ayn calls "America's glorious Heartland" to arrive at the Iowa State ...
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Why Giants Ramon Ramirez Doesn’t Care Being Called, Illegal Alien
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Everyone is asking why SF Giant Ramon Ramirez hasn’t been raising Major League Baseball’s (MLB) roof and demanding the firing of a radio anchor who either in the heat of the moment called him an il...
coopmike48Even Emma Stone Can't Save 'The Help' From Heat For 'Fake' History - Entertainment
theatlanticwire.com - Participant Media’s The Help opened this weekend to a number two spot in the box office, exceeding expectations with a five-day debut of $35.4 million, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film...
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Tyler Clementi left Facebook status 'Jumping off gw bridge sorry' after Rutgers dorm sex hidden video | NJ.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Tyler Clementi left Facebook status 'Jumping off gw bridge sorry' after Rutgers dorm sex hidden video | NJ.comTyler Clementi left Facebook status 'Jumping off gw bridge sorry' after Rutgers dorm se...
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Bank of America Uses Attack Dog to Smear NY AG Schneiderman
news.firedoglake.com - I could barely suppress a laugh when reading about Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan begging Tim Geithner to settle the foreclosure fraud issue so they can get out from under their liability. As Y...
coopmike48Austeridiocy: Budget Cuts Take Money Out Of The Economy
californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Dave Johnson "The patient is sicker so we have to apply more leeches." Countries that are trying to fix deficits with spending cuts are finding out that tak...
coopmike48Hacker group takes aim at BART
contracostatimes.com - SAN FRANCISCO -- A secretive, international group of hackers has aimed its keyboards and social media masses at BART, threatening to retaliate against the transit agency for its decision to cut off...
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So, prison is scary, right? Day 1 - Going Down 5 Reasons the left should support Labour councilors supergluing themselves to Eric Pickles How to win at kettling – a guide for non-policemen Stoned Save it for the enemy, solider! Rather po-faced artic
anarchish.blogspot.com - As I got back from my medical this morning E Wing was on lock down. From floor 4 I could hear shouting and screaming, banging of prison doors. It was a right kerfuffle. “You're fucking dead, mate” ...
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Take Action: Stop Verizon Greed
action.cwa-union.org - Sign the Petition 45,000 Verizon workers are now on strike to stop the attack on the middle class. The reason? Despite record profits, Verizon is refusing to bargain and is demanding that its worke...
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