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Supersized Buyouts for School Chiefs Scrutinized
edweek.org - Published Online: September 7, 2011Arlene Ackerman’s $905,000 settlement with the Philadelphia district grabbed headlines, but she isn’t the only Pennsylvania superintendent who has been shown the ...
DianeRavitchObama Administration Announces $500 Million for Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge
ed.gov - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced a new $500 million state-level grant competition, the Race to the Top-Early Le...
arneduncanOkla. reviews contracts after test score errors
chron.com - OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Errors reported with school test scores are the latest example of trouble Oklahoma has had with making sure its examinations of students are accurate and reliable.Pearson Educa...
DianeRavitchNew York City Ronin Teacher
huffingtonpost.com - About six weeks ago I received a letter informing me that I was now a member of the Absent Teacher Reserve pool of the New York City Department of Education. That meant that because my school was b...
DianeRavitchEducation Resources People's Choice Awards: Vote Now!
education-portal.com - Getting a degree is no easy task. That's why Education-Portal.com is honoring the Best Education Resources for Students. Learn about the nominees and vote for your favorite! Voting ends October 21s...
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Values, Attitudes and Capacities for Democratic Citizenship
liberationacademy.blogspot.com - As we prepare to begin our first school year at New Orleans Liberation Academy we wonder what this journey will bring. We are also spending time reflecting a lot on what it means to learn and grow ...
mikeklonsky'Not a point-counterpoint' – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Sept. 7, 2011, 7:23 p.m. It is one of many annual back-to-school rituals: an interview with the chancellor about his priorities for the coming year. Fernanda Santos and Anna M. Phillips sat down wi...
leoniehaimsonCamden turning to private school firm for 400 of its most at-risk students
articles.philly.com - The district had a 57 percent graduation rate for the 2009-10 school year. And this year, daily attendance averaged 65 percent at Camden High and just over 70 percent at Woodrow Wilson.This is the ...
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Chicago Shopping
chicagotribune.com - Mundelein High School students obliged when U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh encouraged them to ask him questions during a visit to their Advanced Placement government class Tuesday.Why, Emily Colon asked, did ...
fklonskyModern School: Students Face Up To 2 Years For Heckling
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Students Face Up To 2 Years For Heckling:Students Face Up To 2 Years For Hecklingby Michael DunnThe Irvine 11 trial began this week in Southern California (for background, see here, ...
coopmike48Obama Advisors Feared a Coup If the Administration Prosecuted War Crimes
my.firedoglake.com - Thanks for the opportunity. 1. You can read about the Miller Institute at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/1194.htm. The faculty cochairs of it are me and Prof. David Caron, who also happens to be Hon...
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On Tape, Perry Quipped Texans "Thinking About" Secession — 2012 Presidential Election
texastribune.org - As Gov. Rick Perry begins criss-crossing the nation in pursuit of the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, one of his most controversial utterances as governor — his flirtation with secession a...
mikeklonskyAudio: Chris Christie Lets Loose at Secret Koch Brothers Confab
motherjones.com - Wed Sep. 7, 2011 3:00 AM PDTClick for Part 1 of this two-part series: "Exclusive Audio: Inside The Koch Brothers Secret Seminar Also read Gavin Aronsen's breakdown of top Koch donors: "Exclusive: T...
fklonskyRomney unveils his jobs plan with a dig at Obama
articles.cnn.com - He promised to bring the corporate tax rate down from the current level of 35% to 25%, in line with much of the rest of the world, saying, "I will do that on day one." He also pledged to immediatel...
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Let’s End the Social Media Debate!
edupln.com - As an educational blogger I would love to think, that once I reflected on an issue in education, and addressed it in my blog, everyone would clearly understand the error of their ways and fall in l...
coopmike48Hide Nothing,Show All! The Way Our Students Dress for School!
edupln.com - While waiting for my car alarm to be fixed, my hubby and I walked over to the Old Country Buffet for breakfast. While we were enjoying our meal, I people watched. When I yelled, "Ewww!", my husband...
coopmike48You Could Have Been Brave, But You Were Courageous Instead « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Dear Joel, You would have been brave if you had smashed that kids face into the ground. You could have done it, too. And you would have been absolutely justified. Bullying is never okay and the vic...
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Federal Report Illustrates Low-income Texans Struggle to Afford Good Nutrition
cppp.org - E-Mail This ArticleAuthor:Celia Cole /(512) 320-0222 x110September 7, 2011 Read Full Article >> The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its annual report that illustrates the struggle l...
DianeRavitchDon't Trash Talk the Tubers (or Corn, Peas, or Lima Beans) - Politics K-12
blogs.edweek.org - From guest blogger Nirvi Shah:As the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee gets together this afternoon to talk about the 2012 agriculture budget, I wonder whether the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
coopmike48Variability in Pretest-Posttest Correlation Coefficients by Student Achievement Level
educationresearchreport.blogspot.com - ΩState assessments are increasingly used as outcome measures for education evaluations and pretest scores are generally used as control variables in these evaluations. The correlation between the p...
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Dispatches from the Creation Wars
scienceblogs.com - Here's a list of companies, released by Sen. Bernie Sanders, who made extraordinary profits over the last few years -- some of them after receiving billions, even hundreds of billions, in governmen...
mikeklonskyFHFA Lawsuits: Price Tag Could Reach as High as $60 Billion
news.firedoglake.com - It’s been very hard to determine how much the FHFA is seeking in their lawsuit against leading banks in the mortgage bond scandal. We knew the total value of the mortgage backed securities in the s...
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Modern School: Students Face Up To 2 Years For Heckling
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Students Face Up To 2 Years For Heckling:Students Face Up To 2 Years For Hecklingby Michael DunnThe Irvine 11 trial began this week in Southern California (for background, see here, ...
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Face to Face: Real Accountability « InterACT
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Face to Face: Real Accountability « InterACT:Face to Face: Real Accountabilityby David B. CohenIn my last post, I was considering how ineffective it is to rely on numbers, scores, policies, sanctio...
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The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGThroughout September: Parent and Family EngagementSeptember 7th, 2011 by Klea ScharbergLearning does not begin or end in school. In ...
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