Monday, October 17, 2011

Big Education Ape: 10-17-11 AM New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ district??? EDition

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The KIPP Schools that KIPP Doesn’t Claim « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues

fullerlook.wordpress.com - As the few regular readers of this blog know, I am working on a report that focuses on Texas charter schools. Many of the myths surrounding charter schools–especially the so-called high-performing ...

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New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ district

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - The Louisiana Department Of Education just released the 2011 School Performance Data. As New Orleans has been hailed as a ‘miracle’ district, I was eager to see the results. As you might know, afte...

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How are dues are being used. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - School Tech Connect’s Tim Furman links to my post that has the two Eeyore’s, IEA Prez Cinda Klickna and Government Relations chief Jim Reed, putting the members to sleep. The video was intended to ...

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What Made Michelle Obama Anxious and Nervous

politicsdaily.com - First Lady Michelle Obama revisited a stressful period of her youth on Monday, opening up to teen girls at a Denver mentoring event when asked about her views of standardized testing.Mrs. Obama use...

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Lessons From New Orleans

nytimes.com - Before Hurricane Katrina, more than 60 percent of children in New Orleans attended a failing school. Now, only about 18 percent do. Five years ago, less than a quarter of the children i...

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Frank is trending again. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - In November, 2008 Frank Cieciorka died. Frank was a 60s activist, member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and a people’s graphic artist. His drawing of the clenched fist became ico...

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A must-read post from TRS board member Bob Lyons. (Long) « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - I returned from a National Council of Teachers Retired Conference in Baltimore Thursday afternoon. As we turned on to the entrance to 90 West there is a large billboard that said, “Welcome Home. ...

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Daily Kos: Starving America's Public Schools - financially

dailykos.com - I am not going to explore the entire report. It is not that long - the PDF, including covers and footnotes, is only 48 pages. You can get a good sense of it from the piece at Our Future.org from...

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Court Blocks State From Checking Undocumented Student Status

huffingtonpost.com - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Armando Cardenas says he has thought about leaving Alabama because of the possibility of being arrested as an illegal immigrant and the hostility he feels from residents.But now...

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Pleas Unheeded as Students’ U.S. Jobs Soured

nytimes.com - The college student from Moldova was in the United States on a cultural exchange program run for half a century by the federal government, a program designed to build international understanding by...

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Video: Inside the Mile High -- U.S. Sen. Mark Udall

blogs.denverpost.com - U.S. Sen. Mark Udall served Coloradans for five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives before moving on to the Senate in 2009. The Democrat has long been a champion for everything from the repe...

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Herman Cain Proposes Electrified Border Fence As Immigration Reform, Says He Was Joking

huffingtonpost.com - GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain came down hard on immigration Saturday on the campaign trail, telling crowds in Tennessee that part of his policy would be to build an electrified fence on the ...

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Romney Beating Obama in a Fight for Wall St. Cash

nytimes.com - It is no secret that the relationship between President Obama and Wall Street has chilled. A striking measure of that is the latest campaign finance reports. Mitt Romney has raised far ...

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Ohio Wages Fierce Fight on Collective Bargaining

nytimes.com - COLUMBUS, Ohio — “Hi, Teresa,” said Phil Hayes, a high school social studies teacher. “I’m voting no on Senate Bill 5 because it can make my class size larger and can make it harder for me to be a ...

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Regaining My Feet « JD2718

jd2718.wordpress.com - It’s been a while. In the previous nine school years, I have taught a full schedule exactly one term. I was the scheduler, the programmer, for my small school. My 0.4 allowance was not generous, bu...

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Notice Anything Different?

saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - Yes, it's the changeover to a new format. First off, to our angel computer whiz, thank you, thank you. It went much more smoothly than if Charlie or I had attempted this ourselves. (Our whiz has...

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Queries on Global Change from FWCC

dailykos.com - Friends World Committee for Consultation is the major point at which Quaker groups around the world come together. We Friends have a practice of offering Queries - questions - to which we respond...

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Zuccotti Park Owners Have Pulled In Nearly $700K In Government Funds Since 9/11

nydailynews.com - The owners of Zuccotti Park - Occupy Wall Street's home base - have pocketed nearly $700,000 in government handouts since the 9/11 terror attacks. Our Greg B. Smith brings us an exclusive report: B...

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Choosing Democracy: ED Voice; How corporate CEO's shape education policy ED Voice; How corporate CEO's shape education policy

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Choosing Democracy: ED Voice; How corporate CEO's shape education policy:ED Voice; How corporate CEO's shape education policyEdVoice a power player in Capitol's political war over school fundsBy Jo...

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US student debt impact likened to subprime crisis

democraticunderground.com - Source: Financial TimesUS university students and graduates are facing a double whammy of ballooning debt loads and high unemployment, raising worries that a potential delinquency crisis could blee...

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Cheap Thrills - #edreform

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Brother and the Holding Company (and Janis Joplin)Oh, come on, come on, come on, come on!Didnt I make you feel like you were the only man —yeah!Didnt I give you nearly everything that a woman p...

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/16/2011

coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - U.S. judge feels that Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 infringes on Apple patents | PhoneDog Galaxy tab infringes on Apple's patent, a judge says as she holds up the two devices from 10 feet away...

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Occupy Wall Street shows muscle, raises $300K

democraticunderground.com - Source: Kansas City Star via APThe Occupy Wall Street movement has close to $300,000, as well as storage space loaded with donated supplies in lower Manhattan. It stared down city officials to hang...

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Video: Inside the Mile High -- U.S. Sen. Mark Udall

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Obama vs. Jobs; Hope vs. Reality

my.firedoglake.com - Occupy Times Square (photo: BlaisOne)Last week, President Obama racked up several more broken campaign promises as he pushed through Congress three new job-killing corporate trade agreements. The ...

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