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The Bloomberg Foundation Loves Offshore Tax Havens
gawker.com - Mike Bloomberg—not only our selfless, dollar-a-year salary mayor, but a massive philanthropist, too. What's not to like? Well, how about the fact that his charitable foundation doesn't want to pay ...
DianeRavitch“The Present Scientifico-legal Complex” pt. 2
dailykos.com - The Meritocracy Myth, Science, and the Rise of New Gods The history of power, who sits at the top and why, is one of creating leverage for the few at the expense of the many. To achieve that, often...
DianeRavitch“The Present Scientifico-legal Complex” pt. 1
dailykos.com - As a basic point of logic, any organized entity—a society, a business, a school—has characteristics that are either created or tolerated by those in power controlling that organization. All entitie...
DianeRavitchNYC drops controls to ferret out cheating on high-stakes standardized tests
nydailynews.com - Martin Shields/Getty The city dropped a system to flag suspicious standardized test marks in 2002. The city has dropped key controls for detecting cheating on the state's high-stakes standardized t...
DianeRavitchLatest CSAP results mostly flat – again
ednewscolorado.org - State test results released today show little change in the proficiency of Colorado students on annual exams in reading and science and only slight increases in math and writing. The number of pupi...
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How many testing scandals do we need as a wake-up call? - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - --This was written by Lisa Guisbond, a policy analyst for the National Center for Fair & Open Testing, or FairTest, a nonprofit organization that aims to improve standardized testing practices and ...
leoniehaimsonCharters? Magnets? Why not fix the local school? (3 letters)
blogs.denverpost.com - Re: “A neighborhood choice,” July 31 Perspective article. Michael Kiley II is asking the right questions, such as, “[W]hy hasn’t neighborhood school reform received as much attention as charter and...
leoniehaimsonA legacy on the line
crainsnewyork.com - August 7, 2011 5:59 a.m. For much of his tenure as mayor, Michael Bloomberg put public school student test scores at the top of his r
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Dan Rather Jobs Program | Chris Matthews Obama | Video
mediaite.com - Video With bad economic news surrounding President Obama, Chris Matthews warns that if unemployment stays above 9% Obama will not be able to get re-elected. Dan Rather joined Matthews’ Sunday show ...
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Murdoch's Education Ventures Go Forward With The Help Of Politicians On His Payroll
nyceducator.com - The Independent reports today that Rupert Murdoch is going ahead with his plans to create a News International-sponsored academy school near his newspaper headquarters in east London despite the ha...
leoniehaimsonJerry Brown: Leading Hospice Party Democrats to Extinction
my.firedoglake.com - CNN’s State of the Union featured California’s Democratic Governor, Jerry Brown, the man who was my governor when I entered state service in 1976. He’s no longer Governor Moonbeam. He’s now a mains...
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CRIME NEWS: Brazil Students Given Food Mixed with Rat Poison
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 9:00 am, August 7, 2011 Photo Credits: Rat Poison Fed to Students in Brazil Brazilian authorities are investigating the claims of a school cook who confessed to mixing rat poison with ...
coopmike48Former Disney official co-chair of science center - Sacramento City News
sacbee.com - Catherine Moulton, a former project manager for Walt Disney Imagineering, has volunteered her services to help shape a new science learning center designed to serve Northern California.She joins Mi...
coopmike48Male teachers wary of hugging students | Sacramento Bee
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Male teachers wary of hugging students - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento BeeMale teachers wary of hugging studentsShare By Melody Gutierrezmgutierrez@sacbee.comPub...
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Murdoch: Replace Teachers With Computers
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Yes, he really said it:Last year, News Corp purchased Wireless Generation, a company which makes teaching assistance software, and hired former New York schools Chancellor Joel Klein to head it up....
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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Sites For Finding Folktales To Teach “Life Lessons”
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Sites For Finding Folktales To Teach “Life Lessons”The Best Sites For Finding Folktales To Teach “Life Lessons”by Larry FerlazzoIn my classroom, and...
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Educator Politics Transformed - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Educator Politics Transformed - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog postEducator Politics TransformedWalter’s blog archive: http://surfaquarium.com/blog.htmMirror site: http://su...
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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Photo credit: hetrickm My sister-in-law writes the Mayor to remind him that there are folks in the city that have no addresses. Cutting services to them is one hell of a way to save money. The Mayo...
fklonskyJersey Jazzman: Murdoch: Replace Teachers With Computers
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Murdoch: Replace Teachers With ComputersMurdoch: Replace Teachers With Computersby DukeYes, he really said it:Last year, News Corp purchased Wireless Generation, a company which mak...
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Standard & Poor’s Downgrade Raises One Legitimate Issue
firedoglake.com - Indicative Rating Levels from the Combination of (1) the Political and Economic Profile with (2) the Flexibility and Performance Profile (click to embiggen) Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the US cr...
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Three Essential Korean Appliances - Rosemont, CA Patch
rosemont.patch.com - Most families have several appliances at home, such as a refrigerator, microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer. While these are somewhat indispensable to many people, there are several appliances t...
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Newark school had been flagged before for possible cheating on standardized tests | NJ.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Newark school had been flagged before for possible cheating on standardized tests | NJ.comNewark school had been flagged before for possible cheating on standardized testsPublished: Sunday, August ...
coopmike48Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Sites For Finding Folktales To Teach “Life Lessons”
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Sites For Finding Folktales To Teach “Life Lessons”The Best Sites For Finding Folktales To Teach “Life Lessons”by Larry FerlazzoIn my classroom, and...
coopmike48Educator Politics Transformed - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Educator Politics Transformed - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog postEducator Politics TransformedWalter’s blog archive: http://surfaquarium.com/blog.htmMirror site: http://su...
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Huge achievement gaps persist in D.C. schools
washingtonpost.com - The figures, made public last week, show that despite some signs of overall progress, students in schools east of the Anacostia River — who represent nearly a third of the city’s traditional public...
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