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At last somebody in the media nails Mayor union-buster. « Fred Klonsky's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - At last somebody in the media nails Mayor union-buster. « Fred Klonsky's blog:At last somebody in the media nails Mayor union-buster.by Fred KlonskyThank God for the Chicago Reader’s Ben Joravsky.I...
coopmike48Duncan: New standards hope to empower local education officials
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Duncan: New standards hope to empower local education officials:Duncan: New standards hope to empower local education officialsBY ELI YOKLEY – SEPTEMBER 22, 2011POSTED IN: POTUSShare(PoliticMo Phot...
coopmike48Michelle Rhee married Kevin Johnson but still “Waiting For Superman”
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michelle Rhee Talks To Fox 29:Michelle Rhee Talks To Fox 29: MyFoxPHILLY.comMichelle Rhee Talks To Fox 29Updated: Thursday, 22 Sep 2011, 5:19 PM EDTPublished : Thursday, 22 Sep 2011, 5:19 PM EDTEdu...
coopmike48Del 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...
K12NNSenate Panel Votes to Freeze Funding for Key K-12 Programs - Politics K-12
blogs.edweek.org - K-12 education - including money for disadvantaged children and special education - would see stagnant funding under a measure approved Wednesday by the Senate Appropriations Committee WednesdayThe...
DianeRavitchRichard D. Kahlenberg Reviews Steven Brill's "Class Warfare: Inside The Fight To Fix America’s Schools"
tnr.com - PERHAPS THE VERY best thing about Steven Brill’s new book is its title. The phrase “class warfare” has a double meaning, of course, and the book paints very clearly the deep economic cleavages that...
DianeRavitchReasons Against Chicago's Longer School Day - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It's a conspiracy to wear us down! Every day a new, dumb idea becomes a brilliant reform, and the next day it's implemented. So we keep trying to put out fires, when we also need to spen...
DianeRavitch$5 Million Payment to End Suits Over Death of 13-Year-Old Boy in State Care
nytimes.com - ALBANY — The State of New York has agreed to pay $5 million to settle two civil suits brought by the family of a boy with autism who died in state care, among the larger wrongful-death settlements ...
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TODAYonline | Singapore | Taking the stress out of school
todayonline.com - Taking the stress out of school MOE will review practices to give kids 'holistic, balanced' education: Education Minister Heng by Tan Weizhen 12:54 PM Sep 22, 2011 SINGAPORE - In a move to steer sc...
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Global Effort to Recruit Teachers Expands
nytimes.com - Teach for All, an international network of educational nonprofit groups modeled on Teach for America, has grown rapidly since its founding four years ago and now has some 1,500 teachers heading cla...
DianeRavitchMayor union-buster | Ben Joravsky on Politics
chicagoreader.com - At last month's budget hearing at Kennedy-King College, Mayor Emanuel let it be known he's got nothing but love for public school teachers. In fact, he thinks they're "really good."I guess he's jus...
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UFT: Rising Enrollment, Budget Cuts Lead To Most Overcrowded Classrooms In A Decade
ny1.com - 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. Representatives from the United Federation of Te...
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Deputy Mayor Robert Steel says he resides in New York City, but facts paint a different picture
nydailynews.com - Norman Y. Lono for News Deputy Mayor Robert Steel says he lives in flat on Ninth Ave. in Chelsea, but he was seen in golf attire at Connecticut home he owns. Deputy Mayor Robert Steel insists he li...
leoniehaimsonWhy Do Liberals Have Such a Soft Spot for Cop Killers Like Troy Davis?
huffingtonpost.com - Mumia Abu-Jamal killed Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. Leonard Peltier murdered FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams. Liberals enthusiastically supported both of them. Now, the la...
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‘Unfailing’ ignorance - NYPOST.com
nypost.com - On the scale of dumb and dumber, it is hard to top this one: a football player, his team losing by 50 points, scores a TD and spikes the ball in the end zone in macho triumph. Or this one: New York...
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Rick Perry's Florida Co-Chair: Gays Cause Tornadoes
motherjones.com - In fairness, that tornado seems pretty gay. Fadil Basymeleh/FlickrEarlier this week, Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced his leadership team for the "Presidency 5" straw poll in Florida, scheduled for ...
fklonskyMurdoch Keynote Speaker at October Education Summit - Digital Education
blogs.edweek.org - Even amid the phone-hacking scandal surrounding News Corp.-owned News of the World, it appears education remains a big priority for News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch.Murdoch, who launched News Cor...
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My Family’s Experiment in Extreme Schooling
nytimes.com - The phone rang, and my stomach clenched when I heard her voice. “Daddy? I want to go home,” said my 8-year-old daughter, Arden. Two hours earlier, I dropped Arden and her two siblings off at their ...
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Day 6: Occupy Wall Street solidarity with Teamsters Local 814
teamsternation.blogspot.com - The Occupy Wall Street protesters are marching on Wall Street right now, chanting "We got sold out, Banks got bailed out," along with the ever-popular "Tell me what democracy looks like." We under...
coopmike48Taking a homework break and "feeding my brain" - THE DAILY RIFF
thedailyriff.com - True storyby C.J. Westerberg 13-year old daughter is doing homework on-line.Mom walks in. Sees her watching a video when "supposed" to be doing homework."Whatcha doin'?" Mom asks in a sing-song, ...
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Bronx DA seek indictments for 17 cops
nydailynews.com - Getty "It's going to be the biggest scandal this department has seen in a long time," said one source said of the ticket-fixing investigation. Prosecutors will ask a grand jury Tuesday to indict 17...
leoniehaimsonThe Killing of Troy Davis | The Nation
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Killing of Troy Davis | The Nation:The Killing of Troy DavisThe Editors September 21, 2011 Share1895|||Recommended by 0|Text Size A | A | AEmail|Print|Share|Single Page|Web Letter (0)|Write a ...
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Troy Davis Executed | Troy Davis Death | Video
mediaite.com - Video Troy Davis was executed today by the state of Georgia despite the mounting controversy surrounding his case. Davis’ attorneys had filed an appeal challenging evidence and witness testimony th...
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For Troy
dancingthedialectic.blogspot.com - I feel numb. I feel defeated. I don't want to read any more stories or news reports or even any more calls to action. Then I feel ashamed. I want to be strong. I want to know what the right thing t...
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Chief NAFTA Negotiator for Mexico Named President of Telemundo
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 4:19 pm, September 22, 2011 NBCUniversal announced today that Emilio Romano has been named President of Telemundo and will begin in October. Romano will lead the Telemundo Spanish bro...
coopmike48Dancing the Dialectic: For Troy For Troy
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Dancing the Dialectic: For Troy:For TroyI feel numb. I feel defeated. I don't want to read any more stories or news reports or even any more calls to action. Then I feel ashamed. I want to be stron...
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In Tacoma, teachers needed to strike simply to keep the status quo - CSMonitor.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - In Tacoma, teachers needed to strike simply to keep the status quo - CSMonitor.com:In Tacoma, teachers needed to strike simply to keep the status quoTeachers nationwide are fighting cuts and unwant...
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Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's Top 10
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's Top 10 Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: TFA Fights Back Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 15 minutes ago Save Seattle Schools Community B...
coopmike48Indiana vouchers siphon public school students, funding
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Indiana vouchers siphon public school students, funding | United Federation of Teachers:Indiana vouchers siphon public school students, fundingBY MICHAEL HIRSCH | PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 22, 2011Indian...
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Supreme Court now reconsidering #TroyDavis case. Execution delayed
democraticunderground.com - ...considering one justice has trouble understanding a standard form.Failure to Disclose: Federal judges and justices are required by law to disclose their spouse’s income — thus preventing persons...
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