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Stand for Children & Coalition present ‘People’s Plan’ for Washington Education « Big Rock Blog
marenjohnson.wordpress.com - Excellent Schools? We all want them–and many excellent schools already exist in our state. Excellent Schools NOW? It’s not going to happen now, it’s going to take time and hard work. A coalitio...
educatoralAfter the Save Our Schools Blown Opportunity, Where Do Progressive Educators Go From Here? (Please Tell Me What You Think!)
teacherleaders.typepad.com - I went to the Save Our Schools March on the White House Ellipse 3 weeks ago with enthusiasm and an open mind. I was eager to hear the speeches by edu-luminaries Jonathan Kozol, Diane Ravitch, Linda...
akamomteachPlaying 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...
DianeRavitchA 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...
DianeRavitchShanker Blog » Test-Based Teacher Evaluations Are The Status Quo
shankerblog.org - A large proportion of the nation's students are enrolled in districts that already have or will soon have teacher evaluations based in part on test scores.
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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...
mikeklonskyD.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 ...
mikeklonskyMichelle Rhee Challenged at Martha's Vineyard Forum
theroot.com - Former Washington, DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee was a frequent target at a forum on education on Martha's Vineyard last night. Rhee, who resigned as head of district schools after Mayor Adri...
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Teacher 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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More Shame of a Nation
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - On the heels of the Annie E. Casey report (below) comes another devastating report from the Children's Defense Fund on the State of America's Children. Here's the high lowlightsHow America Ranks Am...
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My 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 ...
mikeklonskyWaiting for My Job Description - Teacher in a Strange Land
blogs.edweek.org - A couple of blogs back, I shared a moving story about a professional development workshop at a turnaround school in Louisiana: the new principal-with-vision, the mix of teachers (veterans who knew ...
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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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State of America's Children® 2010 Report
childrensdefense.org - Release Date: May 28, 2010File Size: 3.96 MBFile Format: pdfDownload Document CDF's The State of America's Children 2010, is a compilation of the most recent and reliable national and state-by-st...
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Waiting for My Job Description - Teacher in a Strange Land
blogs.edweek.org - A couple of blogs back, I shared a moving story about a professional development workshop at a turnaround school in Louisiana: the new principal-with-vision, the mix of teachers (veterans who knew ...
TeacherSabrinaLeading mathematician debunks ‘value-added’ - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - --This was written by John Ewing, president of Math for America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving mathematics education in U.S. public high schools by recruiting, training and retain...
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