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Separate but Unequal: Closing the Education Gap - Moderated by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
dubois.fas.harvard.edu - August 18, 2011 Separate but Unequal: Closing the Education Gap Old Whaling Church, 89 Main Street, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University presents its annual...
DianeRavitchWhat I Did Last Summer, Part One - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,I wish I could say I had a restful summer, but I didn't. I finished writing an epilogue for the paperback edition of The Death and Life of the Great American School System, which shoul...
DianeRavitchAre Michigan Lawmakers Taking their Cue from Ann Coulter: Teachers Useless? - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - A few days ago, Fox News personality Ann Coulter sparked outrage when she asserted that kindergarten teachers "have useless jobs," and suggested their work be turned over "to vouchers, to charter s...
DianeRavitchSchools shut down in Tacoma as teachers strike
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Teachers in Tacoma, Wash., went on strike Tuesday, shutting down schools for about 28,000 students, not all of whom were happy about the instant replay of summer vacation. "You're adults. Grow up,...
leoniehaimsonDemocrats propose plan to improve Utah schools
chron.com - NORTH SALT LAKE, Utah (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious plan — albeit one lacking for details — to improve Utah's schools.The initiative has multiple areas of focus, incl...
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Book illuminates UFT's role in struggles over teacher selection, diversity in NY
thenotebook.org - In 1968, the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) went on strike over the involuntary transfer of 19 teachers by a newly empowered community-controlled school board in the city’s Ocean Hill-Brownsvi...
leoniehaimsonPrivatizing Teaching - Teacher in a Strange Land
blogs.edweek.org - Latest news from the Mitten State: Legislators propose privatizing teaching. Lots of ways to accomplish this, including designating Michigan a "right-to-teach" state, preserving the right to collec...
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The Chicago Teachers Union takes the CEO to school. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - CTU President Karen Lewis took Chicao CPS CEO J.C. Brizard to school last night at a forum sponsored by the Chicago Tribune.Union president Karen Lewis greeted CEO Jean-Claude Brizard in his native...
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Consent | The Jose Vilson
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Consent | The Jose Vilson:Consentby Jose"Society Teaches 'Don't Get Raped' Rather Than 'Don't Rape'."I read a story today by Kathy Dobie for GQ about the 11-year-old girl who was raped by 19 or so ...
coopmike48Obama's bill makes it illegal to discriminate against unemployed
democraticunderground.com - Source: The HillObama's bill makes it illegal to discriminate against unemployedBy Pete Kasperowicz - 09/13/11 05:45 PM ETPresident Obama's American Jobs Act, which he presented to Congress on Mond...
coopmike48Court tosses teacher's suit over religious banners - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News
sacbee.com - SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit by a San Diego high school teacher who was ordered to remove large banners containing patriotic excerpts referring to God.The 9th U....
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From the Front Lines of the Overcrowding Problem
nyceducator.com - You may have caught this article from the Daily News taking a look at school overcrowding in this age of population explosion and budget contraction. I thought I could provide a teacher's-eye view ...
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Matt Taibbi returns to eviscerate Thomas Friedman's second book Hot, Flat and Crowded
nypress.com - When some time ago a friend of mine told me that Thomas Friedman’s new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded, was going to be a kind of environmentalist clarion call against American consumerism, I almost d...
leoniehaimsonMy Twitter debate with Cornelia on basketball and the longer school day
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Tweeting with @Corneliagracchi -- Historian, Teacher, Gardener, Traveler,Grandmother. Very Old, both Soul and Other WiseCornelia: You are a coach. Is it better to spend more time or less time prac...
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Rick Perry: ‘Taken Aback’ By Let Them Die Cheer At Debate
2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - Evan McMorris-Santoro September 13, 2011, 12:43 PM Rick Perry was emotionless last week when faced with the 234 executions Texas has carried out on his watch. But he told reporters in Florida Tuesd...
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Obama Looks for Big Health Cuts, Worrying Democrats
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — As Congress opens a politically charged exploration of ways to pare the deficit, President Obama is expected to seek hundreds of billions of dollars in savings in Medicare and Medicaid...
fklonskyOregon university classified workers prepare for possible vote to strike over furlough days
oregonlive.com - Nearly 4,000 clerks, cashiers, cooks and other classified workers in the Oregon University System are preparing for a possible strike if their union cannot reach a contract agreement Wednesday with...
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Federal appeals court says teacher has no right to banners mentioning God
latimesblogs.latimes.com - A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a claim by a teacher in the Poway Unified School District that his rights were violated when he was ordered to take down banners mentioning God. Bradley Jo...
coopmike48San Francisco court upholds removal of `In God We Trust' banner from classroom - Inside Bay Area
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - San Francisco court upholds removal of `In God We Trust' banner from classroom - Inside Bay Area:San Francisco court upholds removal of `In God We Trust' banner from classroomBay City News ServiceP...
coopmike48San Jose cheerleaders now "OK" with miniskirt ban, principal says
insidebayarea.com - The pep squad at Piedmont Hills High in San Jose is now not so U-P-S-E-T with being barred from wearing their uniform miniskirts to school on game days ."They're OK with the policy now," Principal ...
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Rate of Poverty in U.S. Is Highest Since 1993, Census Says
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — The portion of Americans living in poverty last year rose to the highest level since 1993, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday, fresh evidence that the sluggish economic recovery has do...
fklonskyObama May Limit Tax Breaks on Muni Bonds
democraticunderground.com - Source: BloombergPresident Barack Obama proposed curbing the amount of interest from municipal bonds that top earners can exclude from their taxable income, a step that may diminish demand for stat...
coopmike48Census: US poverty rate rises to 15.1 percent; number of uninsured hits high of 49.9 million
democraticunderground.com - I changed this on my original report: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/business/breakingnews/... Census: US poverty rate rises to 15.1 per cent; number of uninsured hits high of 49.9 millionBy: Hop...
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Consent | The Jose Vilson
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Consent | The Jose Vilson:Consentby Jose"Society Teaches 'Don't Get Raped' Rather Than 'Don't Rape'."I read a story today by Kathy Dobie for GQ about the 11-year-old girl who was raped by 19 or so ...
coopmike48“TEA PARTY” IDEAS TO SOLVE SCHOOL FUNDING PROBLEMS ? « Teachers Fight Back
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “TEA PARTY” IDEAS TO SOLVE SCHOOL FUNDING PROBLEMS ? « Teachers Fight Back:“TEA PARTY” IDEAS TO SOLVE SCHOOL FUNDING PROBLEMS ?leave a comment »I’m trying to imagine “Tea Party” suggestions to redu...
coopmike48San Francisco court upholds removal of `In God We Trust' banner from classroom - Inside Bay Area
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - San Francisco court upholds removal of `In God We Trust' banner from classroom - Inside Bay Area:San Francisco court upholds removal of `In God We Trust' banner from classroomBay City News ServiceP...
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Our First Rodeo (Part Deux)
justgabe.com - Posted by Gabe on September 13, 2011 under Kids are Heroes |For me at least, preparing for “our first rodeo” was quite stressful. After all, MaryMargaret and I had spoken in front of schools before...
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