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Schools Matter: Shirlee Smith: Parent Revolution? Not really
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Shirlee Smith: Parent Revolution? Not really:Shirlee Smith: Parent Revolution? Not reallyby Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene"The idea of the Parent Revolution is to say fuck you." — Ben...
coopmike48Privatization: Turning America into K-Mart
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Privatization: The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics | Library of Economics and Liberty: Driven by wrong-minded public officials and corporate greed, contracts for public services are doled out wit...
coopmike48An open letter to Michael Moore from Sharon Higgins « Parents Across America
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - An open letter to Michael Moore from Sharon Higgins « Parents Across America:An open letter to Michael Moore from Sharon Higginsby leoniehaimsonDear Mr. Moore,I am one of the people who will have t...
coopmike48Washington Post hosts ownership society soiree
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Katherine and David BradleySteve Brill is this year's Davis Guggenheim. His aptly titled "Class Warfare" book is this year's Waiting For Superman and has become the rallying point for a waning and ...
mikeklonskyStranger in a strange land. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Guest post by North Shore Teacher. Your latest post on the late Harvard educator and his concerns about the damaging effects of central curriculum and standardized testing made me want to share som...
fklonskyClass Warfare | Edwize
edwize.org - Class Warfare: that’s the title Steven Brill gave to his recent book on the state of American education. With such a title, one might think that that Brill’s book would investigate how the deep cla...
mikeklonskyTexas approves DFW charter school backed by ex-NFL star Deion Sanders | Schools
star-telegram.com - By Jessamy Brownjessamybrown@star-telegram.comTexas education officials approved an application Friday for a charter school championed by NFL Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, paving the way f...
mikeklonskySchool district uses Race to the Top money for public relations - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - A school district that is a finalist for the soon-to-be announced $1 million 2011 Broad Prize for Urban Education is embarking on a public relations effort — funded with U.S. government and Gates F...
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Feeling Down? Think Public Ed has Failed? Read This! - Teacher in a Strange Land
blogs.edweek.org - This is a good week to remember heroic teachers: the teachers who led their children, holding hands, away from the smoking World Trade Center towers on 9/11; the teachers in Baton Rouge and Houston...
mikeklonskyWhat if the Secret to Success Is Failure?
nytimes.com - Dominic Randolph can seem a little out of place at Riverdale Country School — which is odd, because he’s the headmaster. Riverdale is one of New York City’s most prestigious private schools, with a...
leoniehaimsonThe School Reform Equivalent Of Playing “Mary Had A Little Lamb” With A Stradivarius
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - I read something truly awful today in The New York Times Magazine article, What if the Secret to Success Is Failure? But before I share what it was, I’d like to preface it by restating my concerns ...
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CRUCIAL TURNING POINT IN FIGHT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. | BAMN
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CRUCIAL TURNING POINT IN FIGHT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. | BAMN:Home / Civil Rights Affirmative Action / Overturn Prop 209/Prop 2: What You Can DoDonna Stern | 08, September 2011 | Affirmative Action...
coopmike48Kara Kennedy, daughter of Teddy Kennedy, said to have died of a heart attack at 51 | People and Politics
irishcentral.com - Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 at 02:37 AM Kara Kennedy, oldest child of Senator Edward Kennedy is said to have died of a heart attack sources tell Irish Central.She had previously survived...
leoniehaimsonWhen you get sick, should you risk losing your job? Milwaukee: Yes, Seattle: No
uppitywis.org - Job may get sick, tooThe problem with representative democracy in America is that, too often, it's home sick in bed. Example: About 70 percent of City of Milwaukee voters decided in 2008 via bindin...
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Book Details Dissension in Obama Economic Team
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — A new book claims that President Obama’s response to the economic crisis was hampered by a White House economic staff plagued by internal rivalries, a domineering chief adviser and a T...
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Texas Republican Representative Introduces Bill In Congress That Would Eliminate Corporate Taxes
addictinginfo.org - Representative Louie Gohmert has a jobs plan. Well, he has a plan anyway. Gohmert says his bill will create jobs. If we were in a dream world, perhaps. One thing Gohmert’s bill will do, is complete...
coopmike48Thousands of protesters to 'Occupy Wall Street' on Saturday
democraticunderground.com - Source: CNNNEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Egyptians did it for democracy. So did people in Tunisia, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria. Now, activist groups are hoping Americans will launch their own uprising -- in ...
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Eduwonk » Blog Archive » Tough Reading
eduwonk.com - Everyone has an opinion on the Paul Tough article in the Sunday Times Magazine, and it’s a great piece of writing you shouldn’t miss. But, don’t let the focus on it allow you to miss another spect...
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Weekend Open Comments | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS
chicagonow.com - By Alexander Russo, today at 1:32 pm All week long we've been talking about the school day, the CTU conflict with CPS and vice versa, and a bunch of other things, but there's probably a lot of othe...
coopmike48Kids are Heroes - Kids are making a difference in this world
kidsareheroes.org - Kids are indeed heroes and each one has the power tochange the world.
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GM Said to Raise UAW Entry-Level Wage by $2 to $3 an Hour in New Contract
democraticunderground.com - Source: BloombergGM Said to Raise UAW Entry-Level Wage by $2 to $3 an Hour in New ContractBy David Welch - Sep 17, 2011 3:14 PM ETGeneral Motors Co. (GM) will increase entry-level pay by $2 to $3 a...
coopmike48Standard and Poor’s US Downgrade Shock Doctrine; Lather, Rinse, Repeat
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - The ratings agency Standard and Poor’s is threatening another downgrade of the United States credit rating if the Super Committee doesn’t get results. From Bloomberg: “If there were another downgra...
coopmike48Sacramento's jobless rate drops to 11.9%
bizjournals.com - Sacramento’s jobless rate plummeted in August to 11.9 percent.Sacramento’s jobless rate plummeted in August as teachers who were not employed for the full year went back to work, health systems add...
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Marin County’s Efforts Against Whooping Cough Pay Off
baycitizen.org - Last year, California experienced its worst outbreak of whooping cough in more than 60 years, and the disease hit hardest in an unexpected place: bucolic Marin County. This year, the disease is sti...
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Autism Spectrum Disorders – The Critical Facts
edusped.com - Important facts that all parents with ASD children should know… www.MyAspergersChild.comFigure 3. Cingulate cortex response after the revelation of a partner’s decision for behavior controlsImage b...
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solidaridad: Schools Matter: Eli Broad pays Parent Revolution to champion charters not to empower parents!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - solidaridad: Schools Matter: Eli Broad pays Parent Revolution to champion charters not to empower parents!:Schools Matter: Eli Broad pays Parent Revolution to champion charters not to empower paren...
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CRUCIAL TURNING POINT IN FIGHT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. | BAMN
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CRUCIAL TURNING POINT IN FIGHT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. | BAMN:Home / Civil Rights Affirmative Action / Overturn Prop 209/Prop 2: What You Can DoDonna Stern | 08, September 2011 | Affirmative Action...
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Washington Post hosts ownership society soiree
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schooling in the Ownership Society: Washington Post hosts ownership society soiree:Washington Post hosts ownership society soireeby Mike KlonskyKatherine and David BradleySteve Brill is this year's...
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Live Blogging #OccupyWallStreet – NYPD Block Protesters from Getting Near the Banksters
dissenter.firedoglake.com - As reported in a previous post, today is the day for Occupy Wall Street, an action that a number of organizers have been planning for lower Manhattan for the past months. Inspired by occupations in...
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