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N.Y. Still Pursues Case Against Whistle-Blower
nytimes.com - ALBANY — The Cuomo administration is continuing to pursue a two-year-old disciplinary case against Jeffrey Monsour, a state employee at the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities who has...
DianeRavitchLessons from High-Performing Countries
ed.gov - I welcome this opportunity to reflect on what the United States can learn from the nations with the best-performing education systems. My thanks to Marc Tucker and the National Center on Education ...
arneduncanUnder Bloomberg, a Sharp Rise in Accusations of Cheating by Educators
nytimes.com - Annual allegations of test-tampering and grade-changing by educators have more than tripled since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of New York City’s school system, outpacing a broader incre...
mikeklonskyMore RSD Cover-up and Effective Education Reform Where the Reformers Least Expect it! Report on BESE Actions
louisianaeducator.blogspot.com - A couple of Times-Picayune reporters are using public records requests to finally bring to light major cover-ups of wrongdoing in the charter schools of the Recovery District. The first, were revel...
DianeRavitchNew rules make kindergarten count for more
palmbeachpost.com - By Allison RossPalm Beach Post Staff WriterUpdated: 11:53 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 Posted: 10:58 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2011Kindergarten is getting tougher this year.Counting to 20 and dabbling ...
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The school reform deniers | The Great Debate
blogs.reuters.com - By Steven BrillAll opinions expressed are his own. Every year I tell students in a journalism seminar I teach about the junior reporter for The American Lawyer – the magazine I founded and edited –...
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Protections against institutional cheating in NYC schools
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Spurred by reports of widespread cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta; Washington, DC; Los Angeles; Pennsylvania; and elsewhere, New York State Education Commissioner John King announced las...
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Don't Deport Filipino Teachers After The School System Failed Them!
thewip.net - From 2004 through 2009, more than 1,000 teachers were recruited from abroad -- most from the Philippines -- to fill gaps in math, science, and special education in Prince George’s County, Maryland....
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City Reports Increase in Allegations of Cheating by Educators
nytimes.com - Annual allegations of test-tampering and grade-changing by educators have more than tripled since Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg took control of New York City’s school system, outpacing a broader incre...
DianeRavitchJustice Department Sends Poll Watchers Into County Where White Voters Were Intimidated
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - Attorney General Eric Holder is sending poll watchers into a Mississippi county where white voters were previously found to have been intimidated by a Democratic official who is African-American.Th...
mikeklonskyA depressing start to the school year
chron.com - Monday marks the first day of school for more than 200,000 children in the Houston Independent School District. Although our children are enjoying a fresh start, recent state budget cuts and loomin...
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Talks break down between teachers union and CPS over pay raise - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com August 22, 2011 8:07PM Talks between the Chicago Teachers Union and the Chicago Board of Education over a four percent pay raise hit a dead ...
fklonskyKoch responds to Buffett: "Take your shared sacrifice and ..."
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Charles Koch, head of the massive petrochemical, manufacturing, and commodity speculating Koch Industries corporation, has responded to Warren Buffett's call for shared sacrifice:“No Thanks.” In a ...
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Emanuel phone poll asks about taxes, Tea Party, Daley and more - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter/apallasch@suntimes.com August 19, 2011 1:01AM Mayor Rahm Emanuel presides over the Chicago City Council meeting Wednesday July 6, 2011. | Rich Hein~Sun-Times...
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GE moving X-ray business to China
articles.boston.com - GE Healthcare, also the world’s biggest maker of magnetic resonance imaging and cardiac tomography scanners, got about $1.1 billion of its $16.9 billion in sales from China last year.The X-ray busi...
mikeklonskyWall Street Aristocracy Got $1.2 Trillion in Secret Loans
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coopmike48Create a state bank as a public utility
sacramentopa.blogspot.com - Senator Darrell Steinberg, I encourage you to use your leadership position in the Senate to assist in passing AB 750, the bill to study the establishment of a California Trust (bank) as ...
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LAPD investigates hate crime at San Fernando Valley synagogue
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Los Angeles police are investigating a hate crime at a West Hills synagogue where suspects spray-painted two swastikas and "Go Home" on the congregation's property, officials said Monday. The graff...
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Gay student's slaying: Defense rests in murder trial
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Seven weeks after the start of his murder trial for the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old gay classmate, Brandon McInerney turned down his chance to testify.Defense lawyers rested their case Monday w...
coopmike48(MI Gov. Rick) Snyder asks Senate to preserve federal heating assistance
democraticunderground.com - $500,000 awarded in wrongful death lawsuit of Marvin Schur, elderly man who froze to death in Bay City homePublished: Monday, August 22, 2011, 9:45 AM Updated: Monday, August 22, 2011, 11:55 AMBy C...
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Tim Hardaway makes up for comments, stands up for gay rights - Dave Zirin
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - Tim Hardaway is trying to make up for his anti-gay comments four years ago by speaking out for gay rights.AP The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has a new ally and his name ...
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Jerry Leiber, Prolific Writer of 1950s Hits, Dies at 78
nytimes.com - Jerry Leiber, the lyricist who, with his partner, Mike Stoller, wrote some of the most enduring classics in the history of rock ’n’ roll, including “Hound Dog,” “Yakety Yak,” “Stand By Me” and “On ...
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Diez consejos para adaptarse a una escuela nueva
vidayfamilia.univision.com - Cuando se acerca el primer día de la escuela, empieza hablar con tu niño sobre sus expectativas, esperanzas y preocupaciones para el año que viene. - Thinkstock LLC/Picture Quest VIDEO Cómo ser un ...
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Top 5 Hashtags for Arne Duncan [And Why I Won't #AskArne Anything] | The Jose Vilson
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Top 5 Hashtags for Arne Duncan [And Why I Won't #AskArne Anything] | The Jose VilsonTop 5 Hashtags for Arne Duncan [And Why I Won't #AskArne Anything]by JoseArne DuncanThe last time I had a chance ...
coopmike48Big Education Ape: 8-22-11 I A tale of two schools: Who’s to blame for the differences? #ASKARNE
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The school reform deniers | The Great Debate
blogs.reuters.com - By Steven BrillAll opinions expressed are his own. Every year I tell students in a journalism seminar I teach about the junior reporter for The American Lawyer – the magazine I founded and edited –...
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