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California Helps Write New Science Standards - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education)
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - California Helps Write New Science Standards - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education):State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces California Will Lead Effort in Writing New National Science StandardsSACR...
Obama Proposes $320 Billion in Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Over 10 Years
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — President Obama’s budget director said Monday that the president’s new deficit-reduction plan would impose “a lot of pain,” and that is clearly true of White House proposals to cut $32...
An odd way to honor teachers - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - It would be somewhat churlish to criticize any attempt to honor public school teachers just when they feel under assault by the modern school reform movement — including Monday night’s glitzy celeb...
Tomorrow is Pension Call Tuesday. Senator Dan Kotowski. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - State Senator Dan Kotowski. This week’s pick is Park Ridge’s own State Senator Dan Kotowski. Dan was elected in 2007 as the first Democratic State Senator from his district in memory. He generally ...
State education board votes to strip KC schools of accreditation
therepublic.com - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri education officials revoked the accreditation of the Kansas City School District on Tuesday after it failed for several years to meet most of the state's academic per...
Tribune's Zorn calls for union surrender
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Bad advice from Eric The Trib's Eric Zorn is way off base in calling on the CTU to surrender and withdraw it's complaint to the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board regarding Rahm's fraudulen...
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CMS named country's top urban district
charlotteobserver.com - Posted: Tuesday, Sep. 20, 2011 In a time of bruising turmoil, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools today claimed a national prize honoring what its 17,750 employees have done to boost student learning. CM...
NBC's Education Nation: Corporate reform's star-studded agenda
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - NBC's ed extravaganza is essentially a bought and paid-for showcase for ownership society school reform. Leading off on Monday morning, the Buffett family -- Warren (Birkshire Hathaway), Susie, and...
Arizona Public Media | AZPM Home
azpm.org - In School, Smaller is Better Story By Tony Paniagua September 19, 2011Robin Hiller, executive director of Voices for Education in Tucson, advocates for smaller classroom size to enhance learning.Je...
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Class war. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Was this some kind of king’s X thing? Promises were made. But promises don’t seem to count for much anymore. While desperate Democrats are hailing Obama’s alleged tough Rose Garden talk yesterday, ...
Schools Chancellor Walcott is on a losing streak here
silive.com - During each of two recent visits to Staten Island, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott made misleading statements about New York State law and his own department’s disciplinary regulations. In an app...
N.J. Attorney General's Office issues new anti-bullying guidelines to schools
nj.com - NEWARK — School districts and law enforcement agencies in New Jersey must improve their coordination, reporting systems and information sharing in order to more effectively address incidents of bul...
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Sources: DOE Knew About Bronx Teacher's Alleged Abuse Of Children
ny1.com - Updated 09/13/2011 11:46 PM To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. A Bronx public schoo...
The Killing of Troy Davis
forbes.com - Dave Zirin writes: It’s with shock that I report that the George Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday denied clemency for Troy Anthony Davis. [sic] The 42-year-old Davis is now due to be execute...
Parole board denies clemency to Troy Davis
ajc.com - By Bill RankinThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe state Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday denied clemency for Troy Anthony Davis after hearing pleas for mercy from Davis' family and calls for...
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Emmys Awards cut Baldwin joke about News Corp | Entertainment
dawn.com - Baldwin tweeted before the awards that the network had killed his joke about the hacking scandal in Britain involving the now-closed News of the World tabloid. - File Photo LOS ANGELES: The Emmy Aw...
Why Jon Stewart is a Force for Evil « Student Activism
studentactivism.net - Sunday night I tweeted, as Jon Stewart won his I’m-not-even-making-this-up ninth consecutive Emmy for Best Variety Show or whatever, that “Jon Stewart is like 63% of the way to being the guy he sta...
Mayor Bloomberg Really Digs the Leopard Print - National
theatlanticwire.com - The New York Times calls it "baronial" but to us, it's just flat-out gaudy. In the real estate porn scoop of the month, The Times has discovered that the interior of New York Mayor Michael Bloomber...
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Kansas City school district loses accreditation
sfgate.com - (09-20) 15:21 PDT Jefferson City, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri education officials are revoking the accreditation of the Kansas City School District. The decision Tuesday by the Missouri State Board of Edu...
Wall Street Protests Continue, With at Least 5 Arrested
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - In a continuation of the demonstrations that began on Saturday, nearly 200 protesters marched along Wall Street and other parts of the financial district Monday morning, brandishing American flags ...
Secretaries Duncan, Napolitano to Highlight Recovery Efforts during Visit to Joplin
ed.gov - Event Date 1: September 22, 2011 01:25 pm - 03:25 pmU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Federal Emergency Management Agency ...
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Obama Proposes $320 Billion in Medicare and Medicaid Cuts Over 10 Years
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — President Obama’s budget director said Monday that the president’s new deficit-reduction plan would impose “a lot of pain,” and that is clearly true of White House proposals to cut $32...
White House Pledges to Expedite FoIA Requests
democraticunderground.com - Source: Broadcasting and Cable NewsThe White House said Tuesday it will leverage technology to try to expedite Freedom of Information Act requests.That came in the announcement of the latest open g...
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: PSC 3.0: FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN – The PowerPoint PSC 3.0: FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN – The PowerPoint
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: PSC 3.0: FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN – The PowerPoint:PSC 3.0: FAMILY & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN – The PowerPointBY SMF FOR 4LAKIDSNEWSThis is t...
Families and Schools Get Engaged: A Long Road to a Great Marriage?« Whole Child Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGFamilies and Schools Get Engaged: A Long Road to a Great Marriage?September 20th, 2011 by Jessica WakefieldOK, maybe you’ve been bur...
'Irvine 11' defense attorneys call the students patriots - latimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 'Irvine 11' defense attorneys call the students patriots - latimes.com:'Irvine 11' defense attorneys call the students patriotsSeptember 20, 2011 | 2:07 pm 816As the so-called Irvine 11 trial in S...
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signon.org - Flag petition as inappropriateBy Susan DuFresne (Contact)To be delivered to: The United States SenateDear Senators: The recent passage of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents Through the Quality Chart...