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Chicago teachers respond to bashing by the mayor and the media
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Teach-In at the Thompson Center (M.Klonsky pic)It's sad, yet understandable that some Chicago teachers feel the need to prove to the public that they work hard. If any of our local politicians trie...
American Schools in Crisis | Saturday Evening Post
saturdayeveningpost.com - (Photo courtesy Radius Images/Corbis)If you read the news magazines or watch TV, you might get the impression that American education is deep in a crisis of historic proportions. The media tell you...
Mayor Bloomberg under attack for coverup of ex-deputy Stephen Goldsmith's domestic violence arrest
nydailynews.com - Mariela Lombard for News Stephen Goldsmith offered his resignation to Bloomberg on Aug. 4, just days after the arrest. Under furious attack about his coverup of a top deputy's domestic violence arr...
Schools | Covington: Teachers need new mindset
detnews.com - Last Updated: September 01. 2011 1:02PM Jennifer Chambers/ The Detroit News Detroit — The incoming chancellor of Michigan's new statewide system for failing schools vowed Wednesday to make teacher ...
The rise of virtual schools
wsws.org - By Nancy Hanover 1 September 2011 There are a growing number of American young people for whom “going to school” is now logging in at the family computer. Virtual schools—those conducting all lesso...
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School vouchers study finds little difference between public schools, private schools
tampabay.com - By Ron Matus, Times Staff Writer In Print: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Related Links Supporters often say school vouchers are lifelines to low-income students trapped in subp...
Little change in Fla. voucher kids' test scores
heraldtribune.com - The Associated Press Published: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 3:02 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 3:02 a.m. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A new report shows little change in scores on na...
Next target of ed “reformers” – democracy « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Sep 1, 2011 pureparents Now that they’ve had some success destroying public education, the school reform privateers are setting their sights on something even more precious and fundamental to our n...
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Chicago Shopping
chicagotribune.com - Photo illustration (Chicago Tribune) By Erin Meyer Tribune reporter 8:26 p.m. CDT, August 31, 2011 The board that oversees the Chicago Public Schools teachers’ pension fund filed a lawsuit in Cook ...
Bloomberg Hid Crucial Detail as Aide Resigned: An Arrest
nytimes.com - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s management style has its hallmarks: unwavering loyalty to aides and a deep distaste for exposing private lives to public scrutiny. So when he described the ...
Former New York Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith claims he resigned over domestic violence arrest
nydailynews.com - Mariela Lombard for News Stephen Goldsmith offered his resignation to Bloomberg on Aug. 4, just days after the arrest. Former Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, who unexpectedly stepped down last mont...
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Deputy Mayor Arrested Before Resignation
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - September 1, 2011, 9:20 am By MICHAEL BARBAROA powerful aide to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg resigned from City Hall just days after he was arrested in Washington for his role in a heated altercation...
Rahm’s million dollar party. No teachers welcome. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - 100 days after the gig, Rahmbo has finally released the list of those who paid the $1.1 million bill for the mayoral inauguration party. The whole deal stands in sharp contrast to Rahmbo’s offer of...
Chant of 'tax the rich' growing louder in nation
sfgate.com - Billionaire Warren Buffett may not seem to have much in common with angry laborers at town hall meetings or armies of California nurses protesting in the streets. But these days, the executive cele...
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Obama makes moves suggesting Presidential role has relevance, possibly power |
bluecheddar.net - I saw two things about President Obama I found intriguing today and I practically thought, “Oh! That’s right. He’s the President!” The chip on my shoulder is showing. I did think that 180,000 peopl...
HANDCUFFS IN FIRST GRADE ! « Teachers Fight Back
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - HANDCUFFS IN FIRST GRADE ! « Teachers Fight Back: HANDCUFFS IN FIRST GRADE !by alkleenThe Chicago Public Schools are now being sued because allegedly one of their security men handcuffed a few fir...
Never in 50 years. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - I teach in a one story suburban ranch style building built in 1951. It has no AC. Never in the past 50 years have we seen back-to-back days this late in August that have been this hot. Tonight was ...
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US Treasury, Illinos Community Banks, $111 M, Small Businesses
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Seven Illinois Community Banks Have Received Total Funding of $135.7 Million to Date through Treasury’s Small Business Lending FundToday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that three ad...
Modern School: Rich Get Richer By Not Paying Taxes (Or Employees)
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Rich Get Richer By Not Paying Taxes (Or Employees): Rich Get Richer By Not Paying Taxes (Or Employees)by Michael Dunn Greed (by Muffet)Democracy Now reported yesterday on a new study...
ARRA Section 1512 Reporting September 2011 - Letters (CA Dept of Education)
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ARRA Section 1512 Reporting September 2011 - Letters (CA Dept of Education): Dear American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Subrecipients:AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 SECTION 1512 R...
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We Want the 'God Particle' for Christmas - Technology
theatlanticwire.com - Santa Claus Scientists are saying they're way ahead of schedule on their search for the Higgs Boson. They're so ahead of schedule, they could find the theorized "God particle" by Christmas. Profess...
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Next target of ed “reformers” – democracy « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Sep 1, 2011 pureparents Now that they’ve had some success destroying public education, the school reform privateers are setting their sights on something even more precious and fundamental to our n...
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John Covington Faces Questions From Kansas City Residents As He Heads To Detroit
huffingtonpost.com - When appointing John Covington chancellor of Michigan's Education Achievement System, a plan to transform low-performing schools that will pilot in Detroit before expanding statewide, Gov. Rick Sny...
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