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Don’t Think Class Size Affects Achievement? Think Again.
edwize.org - It is already obvious that class sizes are up this year — which will give School Year 2011-12 the dubious honor of being the fourth straight year of class size increases. The DOE won’t have officia...
leoniehaimsonCircular Reasoning at the Gates: Education Nation off to a Confusing Start - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - Last September NBC brought us the first Education Nation, developed in coordination with the release of the pro-charter documentary, Waiting For Superman. The network ran into a few bumps in the ro...
DianeRavitch2011 - News & Events
soe.unc.edu - From the dean In reforming schools, let's rely on evidence, not ideology By Bill McDiarmid Recently, a somewhat chastened Bill Gates admitted in an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Ri...
DianeRavitchStandardized tests for everyone? In the Internet age, that’s the wrong answer.
washingtonpost.com - When Frederick J. Kelly invented the multiple-choice test in 1914, he was addressing a national crisis. The ranks of students attending secondary school had swollen from 200,000 in 1890 to more tha...
mikeklonskyThe selling of school choice
wisconsinwatch.org - Walmart family heirs and others are changing the face of education in WisconsinHeirs to the Walmart fortune, including Alice and Jim Walton, have given thousands to Wisconsin political candidates s...
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Bridging Differences - Education Week
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It would be interesting to know what influenced the change of heart among those civil rights organizations, Diane. I've been exploring in my head—while I do my daily laps in the pond—wha...
mikeklonskyDispatch from Detroit - Teacher in a Strange Land
blogs.edweek.org - On Friday morning, I had the pleasure of speaking about education reform on Points North, the regional NPR call-in radio show. The other guest was Howard Walker, the local state senator--and the to...
DianeRavitchDear Governor Brown, Please Sign AB250 For High Quality Education Into Law!
k12newsnetwork.com - by cynthia on September 24, 2011 Your urgent action is needed by October 6, 2011! An important education bill that shifts the state toward high-quality education for all and Common Core Standards i...
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Romney, Perry Clash Over Race to the Top - Politics K-12
blogs.edweek.org - Thursday night's GOP presidential debate offered the clearest sign yet that the Republican field is united on K-12 policy: Basically, they all want the feds out.The highlight was a heated exchange ...
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Videos Show Police Using Pepper Spray at Protest on the Financial System
nytimes.com - For a few moments on Saturday, the confrontations between the police and the protesters just south of Union Square in Manhattan seemed fairly typical. People pushed, the police shoved and arrests w...
fklonskyCongressman Fattah Pledges STEM Education Support at White House Visit - PR Newswire
sacbee.com - WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2011 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), invited to the White House today for the launch of an initiative to retain women in scientific research car...
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NYC Educator: There Are Times...
nyceducator.com - ...when a man has to make the supreme sacrifice and go to work. For me, that day is today. Now I don't expect much sympathy, because it's likely the same for you. On the upside, I have the best job...
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Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic….and Responsibility | GoingPublic
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic….and Responsibility | GoingPublic:Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic….and Responsibilityby Nancy LettsSometimes when I can’t sleep, I listen to BBC radio. It’s on my local NP...
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| Thoughts on Public Education
toped.svefoundation.org - Posted on 9/26/11 • Categorized as UncategorizedBy“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the cont...
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A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labor’s Advantage
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Labor unions are seizing on last year’s landmark Supreme Court campaign finance ruling to change how they engage in politics, developing ambitious plans to influence nonunion household...
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Cracks appear in Obama's Chicago base | In Other News
chicagobusiness.com - "There's a lot of people who are pretty depressed; there are some who are aggressively negative about Obama himself," art dealer Paul Gray says.Photo by: Getty ImagesPresident Barack Obama's Chicag...
fklonskyCuomo Vetoes Bus Driver Job Protection Bill – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Sept. 26, 2011, 4:47 p.m. Lucrative public school bus contracts in New York City rarely change hands, in part because of an obscure pro-union provision that requires any new company that wins a con...
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Video Appears to Show Wall Street Protesters Being Pepper-Sprayed
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - September 25, 2011, 1:45 pm By SARAH MASLIN NIRThe above video, posted by USLaw.com, captures a confrontation on Saturday between the police and several protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movem...
DianeRavitchGov. Brown set to meet in private with L.A. County supervisors
latimesblogs.latimes.com - September 26, 2011 | 2:25 pm California Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to meet with Los Angeles County supervisors Monday afternoon in a closed session over a controversial plan to shift care of so...
coopmike48Obama traffic gridlock expected during West Hollywood visit
latimesblogs.latimes.com - September 26, 2011 | 6:51 am The Westside is bracing for a return engagement of Obama-jam as the president visits Monday for fundraising events, including one at the House of Blues in West Hollywo...
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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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Billboard Attacking Cheese Installed Near Green Bay |
bluecheddar.net - A Washington DC-based organization called Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has installed a billboard near Green Bay, Wisconsin. [They're called "PCRM" for short] There is so much wrong...
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Rocking the House at Education Nation: JA-MIE FID-LER, JA-MIE FID-LER, JA-MIE FID-LER How the Corporate Right Divided Blacks from Teachers Unions and Each Other NYC Educator: A Fine Day for a Sellout Is Tenure a Strike Issue?Moskowitz Aims Charters at W
ednotesonline.blogspot.com - Last Updated: Monday, Sept. 26, 8AM [See my live tweets below the fold] A new star rose in the firmament tonight last night at Education Nation as PS 261K teacher Jamie Fidler, one of the stars of ...
DianeRavitchNBC Education Nation: How To Participate Online
edudemic.com - We’re back at Education Nation and ready for the morning panelists. To keep up with some of the events of today, you can follow the participants on Twitter! There are a number of discussion panels ...
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Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate #educationnation #TeachersEdNat
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Charter Reforms Coming to the New Jersey Senate:CHARTER REFORMS COMING TO THE NJ SENATE! PLEASE TAKE 3 MINUTES TO ENSURE THEIR PASSAGEThanks to your efforts, New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sw...
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Dear Governor Brown, Please Sign AB250 For High Quality Education Into Law!
k12newsnetwork.com - by cynthia on September 24, 2011 Your urgent action is needed by October 6, 2011! An important education bill that shifts the state toward high-quality education for all and Common Core Standards i...
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