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Department of Education layoffs hit poor areas hardest
nydailynews.com - Galasso/North Jersey Media Group - FILE PHOTO The disparate nature of the cuts - the biggest layoffs at any agency in the Bloomberg era - became apparent yesterday, when officials gave Local 372, w...
Study: Wide variation in success of PA charters
thenotebook.org - Students at middle and multi-level charter schools in Pennsylvania perform worse than their peers in traditional public schools in both math and reading, according to a new study published by the C...
Efforts to Cut Education Funding, Expand Standardized Testing Assailed
democracynow.org - The White House was rocked Tuesday, not only by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake, but by the protests mounting outside its gates. More than 2,100 people say they’ll risk arrest there during the next two ...
TEACHERS NOT ENOUGH? WHO KNEW?
theconcordreview.blogspot.com - This situation will persist as long as those funding programs and projects for reform in education pay no attention to the actual academic work of our students... BREAKTHROUGH Will Fitzhugh The C...
What works in public education?
dailykos.com - We all know what doesn't work in education 'reform': standardized testing, vouchers, merit pay, larger class sizes, over-reliance on charter schools, corporate takeovers, witch hunts to weed out 'b...
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It’s time for teachers unions to lead
blogs.reuters.com - By Jennifer JenningsThe opinions expressed are her own. Reuters invited leading educators to reply to Steven Brill’s op-ed on the school reform deniers. We will be publishing the responses here. Be...
Teacher turnover in charter, traditional public schools - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Matthew Di Carlo, senior fellow at the non-profit Albert Shanker Institute, located in Washington, D.C. This post originally appeared on the institute’s blog.By Matthew Di Carlo...
Class Warfare: Fact Checking Pages 351 to 400
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - Page 351: A school administrator said about Weingarten’s criticism of TFA “she’d be glad to get as many of its recruits as she could.” I have a friend who is a TFA alum and a principal and over t...
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New research shows many Cook County teens living unhealthy lifestyles
wbez.org - New research shows a large number of suburban Chicago teens are not living the healthiest lifestyles.The Cook County Public Health Department surveyed more than 1700 high school students at 20 subu...
Dr. King Weeps From His Grave
nytimes.com - Princeton, N.J. THE Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was to be dedicated on the National Mall on Sunday — exactly 56 years after the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi and 48 years aft...
Dr. King Weeps From His Grave
nytimes.com - Princeton, N.J. THE Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial was to be dedicated on the National Mall on Sunday — exactly 56 years after the murder of Emmett Till in Mississippi and 48 years aft...
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Poverty, Access To Books, and Success In Life--- Stephen Krashen with TFT
schooltechconnect.com - Krashen, excellent as always. In this particular interview he goes in-depth into the relationship between access to books and academic success. I always like listening to this guy because he's got...
Earthquake: A view from the principal’s office - D.C. Schools Insider
washingtonpost.com - Before attention shifts completely to the impending hurricane, I wanted to pass on this chronology of the Tuesday afternoon earthquake from a DCPS principal. He/she requested anonymity, of course, ...
You Know Hurricane Irene Is Serious…. « CAFFEINATED POLITICS
dekerivers.wordpress.com - …when HLN gives up Casey Anthony coverage for the dangerous storm! What about all those viewers who want to know about the online college courses she will be taking? (GAG ME!) Would it not be a pe...
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Emanuel's former opponents grade his first 100 days
wbez.org - Today we wrap up our coverage of Rahm Emanuel's first 100 days in office. All week we've brought you stories about the new Chicago mayor: what he's accomplished, where he's fallen short.Now we give...
A Tax Cut The Republicans Oppose « CAFFEINATED POLITICS
dekerivers.wordpress.com - From The New York Times. It is hard to find a tax cut that Congressional Republicans dislike. Unless it is a tax cut pushed by President Obama. In a turning of the tax policy tables, Democrats are ...
Tea Party Down, Raising Taxes Up « CAFFEINATED POLITICS
dekerivers.wordpress.com - This AP-GfK poll does not provide a new shocking finding. (There is a problem with WordPress today that does not allow me to place a link.) The AP results are fitting into a growing narrative as ...
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'No regrets' about waterboarding suspects
google.com - Cheney: 'No regrets' about waterboarding suspects (AP) – 14 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Dick Cheney says he has "no regrets" about the harsh interrogation policies the Bush ad...
ANOTHER Republican Politician Caught in Sexting Scandal (VIDEO)
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 5:04 pm, August 26, 2011 Photo Credits: Puerto Rican Senator Roberto Arango Sexting Puerto Rican Senator Roberto Arango was caught sending dirty pictures from a gay hook-up site. Arang...
Imagina la escuela ideal - Univision Vida y Familia
vidayfamilia.univision.com - Cuando usted piensa en la escuela ideal para su niño, puede ser que se imagine aulas llenas de colores, maestros dinámicos y una gran variedad de programas extraescolares. Sin embargo, al llegar el...
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Japan aims to halve radiation in affected areas over 2 years
reuters.com - By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO | Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:19am EDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to halve radiation over two years in places contaminated by the Fukushima nuclear crisis, removing soil, plant...
State Department Environmental Impact Study of Keystone XL Pipeline Released, Skids Greased for Approval
news.firedoglake.com - As expected, the State Department essentially gave its blessing to the Keystone XL pipeline today, which would stretch nearly 1,700 miles from Alberta, Canada to Texas, and which would deliver as m...
Understanding hurricanes: Facts and resources - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - With Hurricane Irene on a collision course with the United States, this is a good time to read up on how hurricanes form, move and have been resistant to human efforts to tame the most destructive ...
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Letter from the Chicago Teachers Union: “A waiver negates a contractual right.” « Fred Klonsky's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Letter from the Chicago Teachers Union: “A waiver negates a contractual right.” « Fred Klonsky's blog: Letter from the Chicago Teachers Union: “A waiver negates a contractual right.”by Fred Klonsky...
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DOES WALTON GIFT SUBSTIUTE FOR FISCAL REFORM? DOES WALTON GIFT SUBSTIUTE FOR FISCAL REFORM?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DOES WALTON GIFT SUBSTIUTE FOR FISCAL REFORM?: DOES WALTON GIFT SUBSTIUTE FOR FISCAL REFORM?THEMES IN THE NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF AUG. 22-26, 2011 BY UCLA ...
Missouri Education Watchdog: UCLA Professor has the courage to question the moral appropriateness of a gift. UCLA Professor has the courage to question the moral appropriateness of a gift.
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Missouri Education Watchdog: UCLA Professor has the courage to question the moral appropriateness of a gift.: UCLA Professor has the courage to question the moral appropriateness of a gift.Email Th...
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Poverty, Access To Books, and Success In Life--- Stephen Krashen with TFT
schooltechconnect.com - Krashen, excellent as always. In this particular interview he goes in-depth into the relationship between access to books and academic success. I always like listening to this guy because he's got...