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A More Detailed Look at the Lack of Improvement under Chancellors Rhee and Henderson « GFBrandenburg's Blog
gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com - I’ve done some more number-crunching using DC-CAS data. This time, I followed individual cohorts of students as they passed through DCPS from 2008 through 2011, looking to see if there was any trut...
DianeRavitchBook Review: Special Interest | Class Warfare
online.wsj.com - Like so many debates in America today, the fight over public education is as polarized as it is consequential. There appears to be a general sense of agreement that the results we are getting are w...
leoniehaimsonMy local union prez starts the new school year with a challenge to members to get involved. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - PREA President Erin Breen.Every year at my district’s opening day activities our Park Ridge Education Association local president joins the superintendent and board president in welcoming back the ...
fklonskyJust what Perry needed to save his crumbling campaign
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - ...DuncanT-bagger Gov.Perry's "Texas miracle" has been a disaster for public education. He's cut $8B from the public ed budget and fired 50,000 teachers despite a glob of state oil revenues and lot...
mikeklonskyPS 51 Cancer Scare Ignites Calls For Accountability
ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. Critics are calling for Schools Chancellor Denni...
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Why Arne Duncan Shouldn't Really Be Dissing Texas Schools
time.com - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, left, says the Texas school system "has really struggled" under Governor Rick Perry From left: Smialowski / Getty Images; Van Tine / Abaca Why is Arne Dunca...
mikeklonskycharter rally investigation: Florida lawmaker demands charter school rally probe in Orlando
orlandosentinel.com - A ranking Democratic member of the House Education Committee is demanding that the state Department of Education investigate the costs of a charter school rally held in Orlando this week.Rep. Dwigh...
leoniehaimsonD.C.’s move toward charter-centric school system - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Are we seeing the beginnings of the “New Orleanization” of the D.C. public school system? There is new evidence suggesting that D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray is taking the initial steps in a move toward ...
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Playing politics: Andrew Cuomo talks about his plans with AmNews Staff
amsterdamnews.com - Posted: Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 10:27 am, Thu Aug 18, 2011. Cuomo displays a self-assured air, which may be real or bravado, a plain sense of entitlement or straight-up arroga...
leoniehaimsonTeacher Investigated For Anti-Gay Facebook Posts - Orlando News Story
clickorlando.com - POSTED: Wednesday, August 17, 2011MOUNT DORA, Fla. -- Mount Dora High School history teacher Jerry Buell has been removed from the classroom while administrators investigate anti-gay comments poste...
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And they say the 1950's were boring!
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Check this photo from the May 8, 1950 edition of Life magazine: students "rioting" in the streets for better salaries for their teachers, after their teachers refused to take on extra duties like c...
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Care2 | Uppity Wisconsin
uppitywis.org - You may note that a petition-signing widget has shown up on some of our pages. We're carrying petitions from Care2 on our site now. You can sign these action petitions on-line (and yes, you can o...
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‘You Know You’re a Liberal If…’ 33 Litmus Tests for Liberals
addictinginfo.org - You can discern the geographic distance between Kenya and Hawaii. Bernie Sanders is one of your favorite senators. You’re seriously considering dropping Verizon and switching to Credo Mobile. You g...
coopmike48All Education Matters: Student Loan Debtors Band Together To Support Suicidal Woman
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Education Matters: Student Loan Debtors Band Together To Support Suicidal WomanStudent Loan Debtors Band Together To Support Suicidal Womanby C. Cryn JohannsenI asked people to offer their supp...
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Rick Perry’s loose lips worry Hill Republicans - Jonathan Martin and Jake Sherman
politico.com - Cut the cowboy talk.That’s the message congressional Republicans facing the prospect of sharing a ballot next year with Rick Perry have for the newest GOP presidential candidate. Continue Reading I...
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We Will Not Pay For Your Crisis! Workers Unite!
defendwisconsin.org - – August 19, 2011Posted in: Announcements Solidarity March and Rally with State WorkersThursday, August 25th 4:30PM Library Mall and March to the Capitol 5:00PM Rally at the Capitol On Thursday, Au...
coopmike48Ohio governor, GOP leaders stage union law meeting
boston.com - COLUMBUS, Ohio—Union leaders passed on meeting with Ohio Gov. John Kasich Friday to discuss a possible compromise over the state's new collective bargaining law, rebuffing an effort intended to rem...
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Parents Unsettled By Cancer Scare At Bronx Elementary School
ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. The Department of Education and Chancellor Walco...
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: What works in education? TEST SHOW LAUSD OUTPERFORMS CHARTERS What works in education? TEST SHOW LAUSD OUTPERFORMS CHARTERS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: What works in education? TEST SHOW LAUSD OUTPERFORMS CHARTERSWhat works in education? TEST SHOW LAUSD OUTPERFORMS CHARTERS«KPCC: EPISODE :: PATT MORRISO...
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This week's healthy schools highlights
ednewsparent.org - Adolescent health: Mental health, stress and sleep Got teens? Check out this informational series in the New York Times. The the fourth installment in the Adolescent Health series focuses on mental...
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Two tales from a passionate L.A. storyteller
latimesblogs.latimes.com - A memorial service was held this week in East Los Angeles for veteran L.A. Times reporter and columnist George Ramos, who died last month. At the service, journalists, elected officials and other...
coopmike48Rich Legislators Are Doing Fine This Year - Politics
theatlanticwire.com - Timed during their vacation schedule, Roll Call has released its annual list of the 50 Richest Members of Congress. Short version: our legislators seem to be doing well this year--it takes about $6...
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Big Shock! Nationalization Sparks Culture War « Jay P. Greene's Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Shock! Nationalization Sparks Culture War « Jay P. Greene's BlogBig Shock! Nationalization Sparks Culture Warby Greg ForsterPaul the psychic octopus sez: “Toldja so!”(Guest post by Greg Forster...
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Michelle Rhee, Diane Ravitch Square Off Over Racial Achievement Gap
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michelle Rhee, Diane Ravitch Square Off Over Racial Achievement Gap Michelle Rhee, Diane Ravitch Square Off Over Racial Achievement GapFirst Posted: 8/19/11 05:14 PM ET Updated: 8/19/11 05:14 PM ET...
coopmike48Arne Duncan on U.S. Education: Political Capital With Al Hunt - Bloomberg
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Arne Duncan on U.S. Education: Political Capital With Al Hunt - BloombergArne Duncan on U.S. Education: Political Capital With Al HuntQAug 19, 2011 4:21 PM PTinShareMorePrintEmail Play VideoAug. 19...
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A Fledgling Teacher-Led School Trend | Lefty Parent
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A Fledgling Teacher-Led School Trend | Lefty ParentA Fledgling Teacher-Led School Trendby Cooper ZaleAs a follow-up to Ken Bernstein’s Daily KOS diary,“Education – Moving Past Excuses: What Excelle...
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Steve Brill’s Report Card on School Reform
nytimes.com - Steven Brill is a graduate of Yale Law School and the founder of Court TV, and in his new book, “Class Warfare,” he brings a sharp legal mind to the world of education reform. Like a dogged prosecu...
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