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Arne Duncan: CPS deserves ‘a badge of shame’ for short school day - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By Rosalind Rossi Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com September 8, 2011 9:14PM U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan answers a question after his speech Thursday evening at the Radisson in Mer...
Whatever Happened to GBN News?
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - As I was reading recently about the “retirement” of one of my favorite bloggers, I realized that I’ve been in kind of a “semi-retirement” from blogging myself. It’s been a few months since my last ...
Seniors Head to Capitol Hill to Protect Social Security, Medicare | AFL
blog.aflcio.org - by James Parks, Sep 8, 2011The congressional Super Committee formally begins its work today and hundreds of seniors are fanning out over Capitol Hill to deliver a message to their members of Cong...
CTU Files Unfair Labor Lawsuit Against Board Of Education
progressillinois.com - The Chicago Teachers Union has filed an unfair labor lawsuit against the Board of Education over Chicago Public Schools' Longer School Day Pioneers Program. Earlier this week, CPS launched the prog...
The U.S. doesn’t lack the right workers, it lacks work
epi.org - Posted September 7, 2011 at 2:11 pm by Heidi Shierholz A common refrain we hear these days is that one of the reasons hiring has not yet picked up substantially is that employers have job openings ...
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School year starts with layoffs and cutbacks, leaving teachers, students and parents anxious
nydailynews.com - David Handschuh/News Robert Medina wipes tears from daughter Aaliyah, 5, as they arrive for her first day at P.S. 173. More than 1 million city students returned to class full of excitement about s...
Increase in Homeless Students Attributed to Bad Teaching
nyceducator.com - NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg commented on the increase in homeless students over the last few years. "Clearly the teachers are not doing their jobs," pointed out Mayor Bloomberg. "Why didn't they w...
At the end of the day...
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - "Ah, yes. Mayors come and mayors go, but the royal ass-kissing remains." - Ben Joravsky, The ReaderIn the 30-something years I've been around Chicago's public schools, as an educator, a parent, an ...
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Oregon House delays charter school vote as support emerges from Oregon's Stand for Children
oregonlive.com - The Oregon House again postponed a debate and vote on House Bill 2287, which modifies the state charter school law to give developers more rights to appeals and longer contracts. The delay also giv...
Ann Coulter Calls Kindergarten Teachers ‘Useless’
addictinginfo.org - On Wednesday morning’s “Fox & Friends,” Ann Coulter responded to Jimmy Hoffa’s Labor Day remarks by calling kindergarten teachers ‘useless’.“What I really think needs to be talked about is that no ...
A Vile Witch-Hunt at Jackson Elementary
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - In November, 2001 after 9/11 Mr Sam said, " we wouldALL be lucky to be here by Christmas." Globally, many people might have thought the same and expressed so.November-2001/In a DESPERATE attempt to...
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Quinn Hires Pollster Tied to President for 2013 Race
nytimes.com - Christine C. Quinn, the City Council speaker, has added a big political name to her campaign team as she prepares for an expected mayoral bid in 2013: Joel Benenson, the pollster for President Obam...
3-minute video: US policies cause poverty, terrorism, war to enrich US oligarchs
dailycensored.com - source: Carl HermanRenegade Economist has a brilliant 3-minute video (at left) to explain US foreign policy as predatory imperialism. Their upcoming Feature Documentary, Four Horsemen, will build u...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 09, 2011 GOVERNOR CUOMO STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S JOBS ADDRESS"Tonight, President Obama laid out a real plan to ju...
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NYC Public School Parents: Whatever Happened to GBN News?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: Whatever Happened to GBN News?:Whatever Happened to GBN News?by Gary BabadAs I was reading recently about the “retirement” of one of my favorite bloggers, I realized that...
A 9/11 Message to Elementary Students
connectedprincipals.com - Posted by Bill Carozza on 9/10/11 • Categorized as School Culture Like many of you, my school, Harold Martin Elementary, has direct connections to 9/11. One of our teacher’s sons worked for a New H...
TEACHER PROFILES « Teachers Fight Back
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - TEACHER PROFILES « Teachers Fight Back:TEACHER PROFILESby alkleenIDEALISTIC IRIS - Iris is in her early twenties, unmarried, has time on her hands, and is determined to be the best teacher possi...
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Mexico Fight Urban Poverty $280 Million, nternational Financing
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 7:57 pm, September 9, 2011 Photo Credits: Urban improvements planned for Mexico The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $280 million loan to help fight urban poverty in Me...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 09, 2011 Dear Mr. Speaker: I ask the Congress to consider the enclosed budget request for disaster response needs throu...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 08, 2011 Following Obama’s Jobs Speech, Udall Urges Congress to Work Together for the Economy Vows to Continue to Figh...
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S.D. Unified to review public records policy following complaint | SignOnSanDiego.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - S.D. Unified to review public records policy following complaint | SignOnSanDiego.com:S.D. Unified to review public records policy following complaintParent was originally told she would be charged...
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NYC Public School Parents: Whatever Happened to GBN News?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: Whatever Happened to GBN News?:Whatever Happened to GBN News?by Gary BabadAs I was reading recently about the “retirement” of one of my favorite bloggers, I realized that...
A Vile Witch-Hunt at Jackson Elementary
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - In November, 2001 after 9/11 Mr Sam said, " we wouldALL be lucky to be here by Christmas." Globally, many people might have thought the same and expressed so.November-2001/In a DESPERATE attempt to...
TEACHER PROFILES « Teachers Fight Back
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - TEACHER PROFILES « Teachers Fight Back:TEACHER PROFILESby alkleenIDEALISTIC IRIS - Iris is in her early twenties, unmarried, has time on her hands, and is determined to be the best teacher possi...
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Massachusetts Network of Farm-Based Educators - The Farm
farmbasededucation.org - The Massachusetts Network of Farm-Based Educators is co-coordinated by the FBEA & The Trustees of Reservations Center for Agriculture and the Environment. "A little discussion, a little exercise, a...