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Warning to Michigan parents and teachers about John Covington « Parents Across America
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Warning to Michigan parents and teachers about John Covington « Parents Across America:Warning to Michigan parents and teachers about John Covingtonby leoniehaimsonAn open message from a Kansas Cit...
coopmike48Missouri Education Watchdog: AWESOME! It's Common Core Standards Bingo at Missouri DESE for Teachers!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Missouri Education Watchdog: AWESOME! It's Common Core Standards Bingo at Missouri DESE for Teachers!:AWESOME! It's Common Core Standards Bingo at Missouri DESE for Teachers!by stlgretchenCool! The...
coopmike48NYC Public School Parents: Outrageous class sizes !
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: Outrageous class sizes !:Outrageous class sizes !by Leonie HaimsonCheck out Lindsey Christ's great reporting on 2nd grade classes at 36 children at PS 236 in Brooklyn -- ...
coopmike48Despite all the advertising, the cell phone experiment is a flop
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Yesterday’s NY Times features an article about the new institute at Harvard run by Roland Fryer with Eli Broad’s money, which is going to evaluate the results of Fryer’s large scale experiments to ...
leoniehaimsonDo Teachers Have it Made? Hardly, a New Film Says – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Sept. 20, 2011, 3:24 p.m. Like many teachers, Jamie Fidler does not end her day when her students go home, mainly because she cannot afford to, she says. At 3:30 p.m., when the last class ends, Ms....
mikeklonskyReflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Quick bit of analysis…
mizmercer.edublogs.org - I have not been in a “grading” environment when I work in the lab. All my assessments were formative and ungraded, although I gave students much feedback. I’ve been conscious there is has been a st...
tbfurmanWhy Are Finland's Schools Successful? | People & Places
smithsonianmag.com - It was the end of term at Kirkkojarvi Comprehensive School in Espoo, a sprawling suburb west of Helsinki, when Kari Louhivuori, a veteran teacher and the school’s principal, decided to try somethin...
mikeklonskyGOP, Tea Party Influence Permeates Local Charter School
k12newsnetwork.com - by admin on September 19, 2011 An original post for K12NN by LiberalMama (@liberalmama on Twitter). Earlier this year, the city council in my community voted to close a heavily-used library branch....
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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...
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Missouri district formerly run by new Michigan school czar loses accreditation | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Missouri district formerly run by new Michigan school czar loses accreditation | Detroit Free Press | freep.com:Missouri district formerly run by new Michigan school czar loses accreditation1:53 PM...
tbfurmanCMS named country's top urban school district
charlotteobserver.com - Posted: Wednesday, Sep. 21, 2011 After three grueling years, staff, students and supporters of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools basked in national attention and community pride after claiming the nati...
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Georgia Dems call for prison strike to block execution of Troy Davis
rawstory.com - With the final hope of clemency now lost, Georgia death-row inmate Troy Davis faces execution tomorrow night -- unless, of course, prison staff refuse to carry out his sentence. That's precisely wh...
fklonskySchools 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...
leoniehaimsonTroy Davis' Clemency Denial: The Failure of a Legal 'Safety Valve'
time.com - When Texas Governor Rick Perry said in a recent Republican presidential candidates' debate that his sleep is untroubled by doubts about the guilt of any of the 235 men and women who have been execu...
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US death row inmate's appeal fails - Americas
english.aljazeera.net - Georgia's board of pardons has rejected a last-ditch clemency bid from Troy Davis, a day before his scheduled execution in a racially charged case where his supporters claim he was wrongly convicte...
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'Irvine 11' case goes to the jury - latimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 'Irvine 11' case goes to the jury - latimes.com:'Irvine 11' case goes to the juryAfter two full days of closing statements from six defense attorneys and the prosecution, the fate of the so-called ...
coopmike48Sources: AG Van Hollen's office declined to help with Scott Walker John Doe Investigation
democraticunderground.com - Source: Milwaukee Journal SentinelAttorney General J.B. Van Hollen was asked months ago to assist in a growing secret investigation of former and current aides to Gov. Scott Walker, but Van Hollen'...
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North Hills school to be named after 10-time Grammy winner Carlos Santana
dailynews.com - Valley Region Elementary School No. 12 in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of North Hills will be officially called Carlos Santana Arts Academy. LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Board of Educatio...
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Bienvenidos a la escuela intermedia: El rol de los padres durante la transición
vidayfamilia.univision.com - La escuela intermedia es el momento en el que su hijo(a) comienza a abogar y asumir mayor responsabilidad sobre su propio aprendizaje. - Thinkstock LLC/Picture Quest FOTO Estable tus prioridades ed...
coopmike48Why 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...
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Del Monte Cash for Teachers $25 Coupon Fruit & Veg Giveaway
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A Glimpse of a Mayor’s Baronial Side, at Home
nytimes.com - He has been known to serve tuna on crackers during cocktail hour. He prefers diners to power-breakfast spots like the Regency. His sartorial style remains buttoned down, with a salmon-color crew ne...
fklonskyDel Monte Cash for Teachers $25 Coupon Fruit & Veg Giveaway
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Del Monte Cash for Teachers $25 Coupon Fruit & Veg Giveaway:Del Monte Cash for Teachers $25 Coupon Fruit & Veg Giveawayby ADMIN on SEPTEMBER 20, 2011Win $25 in gift certificates for Del Monte fresh...
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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...
mikeklonskyObama 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...
fklonskyWhite 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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Modern School: Tacoma Teachers Strike Continues Into Day 7
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Tacoma Teachers Strike Continues Into Day 7:Tacoma Teachers Strike Continues Into Day 7by Michael DunnHuck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsMany people wonder what the point is of going on st...
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Schools Matter: Florida Toughens Pre-K Standards
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Florida Toughens Pre-K Standards:Florida Toughens Pre-K Standardsby Judy RabinFlorida's State Board of Education is coming down heavy on those 3 and 4-year- olds and the lousy teach...
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Oregon congressional candidates differ on federal education policies | OregonLive.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Oregon congressional candidates differ on federal education policies | OregonLive.com:Oregon congressional candidates differ on federal education policiesPublished: Tuesday, September 20, 2011, 5:4...
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Del Monte Cash for Teachers $25 Coupon Fruit & Veg Giveaway
k12newsnetwork.com - Win $25 in gift certificates for Del Monte fresh fruit!K12NN is participating in Del Monte’s free giveaway of fresh fruit! Thanks to Del Monte, I’ll be giving away 3 sets of $25 gift certificates t...
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