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The Vindication Of P.S. 84 Part I
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I was inspired to get to the bottom of the New York City school progress report grades after reading this story from the New York Times Schoolbook website about P.S. 84 which was one of the thirty ...
NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.” « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Anne and I are in New York for the weekend to see our kids and grand kids. Plus it is our 35th wedding anniversary. Naturally we want to spend some time at Occupy Wall Street. Liberty Park is jamme...
Responding to the PARCC and Common Core (Modified)
anurbanteacherseducation.com - Last spring, when I was teaching at a small school in the Bronx, I caused an unnecessary ruckus by posting my thoughts about a presentation my staff received on the looming impacts of PARCC and Com...
Where Food and Politics Co-exist — AOL Travel Canada
travel.aol.ca - If you're in downtown Chicago craving a healthy restaurant meal with a side order of political engagement, then head north to the Rogers Park district to get it. Rogers Park is the most ethnically ...
The School of the Future, Up and Running - Kathleen Kennedy Townsend - National
theatlantic.com - Elementary education thrives in the middle of an Orlando YMCAYMCA of Central FloridaI was in Orlando a few weeks ago, but not at Disney World or the Epcot Center. My youngest is 19, so it's been a ...
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John Thompson: Will Duncan Learn Lessons from Chicago? - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - Guest post by John Thompson.In 2009, I assumed that President Obama appointed Arne Duncan to split the differences between data-driven and traditional reformers. I sure hoped the President did not ...
School Tech Connect: Damned Luddites!
schooltechconnect.com - I suppose I should chime in on the Waldorf piece in the Times, so here goes. In case you didn't read it, Waldorf schools eschew a lot of technology. Good for them. My feeling is that you can do any...
School Tech Connect: I Heart Karen Lewis
schooltechconnect.com - I just do. Here she was at Occupy Chicago.Longer clip at the CTU site. Hyperbole? No. We're living in a gilded age of fraud. Fraud is the business model. Anyway, can you imagine the recent leadersh...
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Red Neck Party Welcomes Scott Walker in Tennessee
democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Poor Scott Walker, even in Tennessee, he can't escape the protests.A group calling itself the Redneck Party is planning to protest a speech by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.NBC 26:Tennessian: A group...
Friday's Occupy Detroit's protest at BOA
my.firedoglake.com - Occupy Detroit - 10.21.2011 (Photo: fuzzytek, flickr) Occupy Detroit protested ongoing foreclosures at the BOA branch on the corner of Griswold and Congress in downtown Detroit last Friday. I repo...
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Joseph McCartin, Collision Course: Ronald Reagan, the Air Traffic Controllers, and the Strike that Changed America
fdlbooksalon.com - Welcome Joseph A. McCartin (Wiki) and Host Joe Burns (RevivingTheStrike.org) [As a courtesy to our guests, please keep comments to the book and be respectful of dissenting opinions. Please take oth...
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NC voters reject Pope-backed candidates in local school board battle over resegregation
southernstudies.org - Voters in Wake County, N.C. headed to the polls yesterday in high numbers to reject a slate of conservative Republican Board of Education candidates who opposed a longstanding diversity policy aime...
Far-right party 'loses ground' in Swiss poll
democraticunderground.com - Source: AljazeeraDownturn in support for Swiss People's Party, which campaigned to stop influx of immigrants, partial results show.The right-wing Swiss People's Party (SVP), which campaigned to sto...
Leaders, once mythic, reduced in death
sfgate.com - AP FILE - In this file image made from amateur video provided by the Libya Youth Movement and filmed on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, Moammar Gadhafi, center, is surrounded by Libyan fighters in Sirte, ...
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UNITY Selects 2011 New U Fellows
myemail.constantcontact.com - Don't be left behind, connect with your UNITY family. Join the UNITY 2012 Convention: Las Vegas group on Facebook and stay tuned to new developments, make connections with old and new friends, g...
Hollywood Forever’s Dias de los Muertos Celebrates Life and Death
lafiga.firedoglake.com - Handmade decorated altars lined the walkways at the annual Dias de los Muertos celebration at Hollywood Forever Cemetery on Saturday October 22, as families and groups honored those who have died...
Video of the Day – Gimme Shelter, 1969, The Rolling Stones
obrag.org - The following video was produced for a class by ReinaldoUPR and posted to you tube in October of 2009. In the 2 years it has been up it has been viewed over 650,000 times. This iconic song and the ...
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Chicago hotels pledge $500-million rehab | Tourism
chicagobusiness.com - (Crain's) — Some of Chicago's hotels have pledged to make more than $500 million in improvements to help bolster the local convention industry as city leaders strive to attract more trade shows.The...
Murdoch's horrifying vision of public education
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Rupert Murdoch (r) shakes hands with former New York City schools chief and now News Corp. employee Joel Klein during Murdoch’s keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform. ...
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner Wins Re-election Landslide
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 7:41 pm, October 23, 2011 Photo Credits: Cristina Fernandez Kirchner Wins Re-Election in Landslide Current Argentine President Cristina Fernandez Kirchner has won re-election in a land...
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What if Google and Samsung Are on the Wrong Side of the Patent Wars?
forbes.com - Image via CrunchBaseAs the patent wars rage on between Apple, Samsung, Google and other various tech giants, important revelations about Steve Jobs and his anti-Android vendetta are coming to light...
iPad staff user agreements - The Educator's PLN
edupln.com - We are using iPads at the school level and have no district level input. For use this is how we use it: iTunes set on Principal's Dept. of Ed issued credit card Same account for all iPads iPads R...
Official Google Reader Blog: Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-up Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-up
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Official Google Reader Blog: Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-up:Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-upPosted by...
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A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Story - Education - GOOD
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Story - Education - GOOD:A City Education: Two Sides to Every School's Storyby Liz WardenIn our A City Education series, two City Year corps members sh...
The Drawbacks of a Technophobic Education - Dana Goldstein
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Drawbacks of a Technophobic Education - Dana Goldstein:The Drawbacks of a Technophobic Educationby Dana GoldsteinThe Times reports from a Waldorf model private school in Silicon Valley, where t...
Awake the State November 1st, 2011 Florida – Find or organize a rally today. « Continuing Change
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Awake the State November 1st, 2011 Florida – Find or organize a rally today. « Continuing Change:Awake the State November 1st, 2011 Florida – Find or organize a rally today.by gatorbonbcAwakethesta...
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Blame Stingy Spending, Not Unions, For Schools' Short Hours
thinkprogress.org - On the one hand, I think lots of people who are fans of labor unions are far too quick to dismiss education reform ideas as mere union busting. On the other hand, I think lots of people with educat...
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