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Rhee has become the darling of the far-right
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Paul Scott, left, and Michelle Rhee. Michelle Rhee rose to prominence during her days as D.C. school chancellor, with a big boost from the power philanthropists. Her tough accountability policies, ...
America’s Exploding Pipe Dream
nytimes.com - We are slowly — and painfully — being forced to realize that we are no longer the America of our imaginations. Our greatness was not enshrined. Being a world leader is less about destiny than focus...
Imagine schools' real estate deals fuel company growth
stltoday.com - ST. LOUIS • When students first entered Imagine Academy of Academic Success four years ago, their school was already entangled in a complex series of real estate deals — ones that would divert doll...
Not just another pension post. Well. Maybe it is. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - First things first. Call 888-412-6570 and follow the prompts. You know the drill. Say “no change to TRS.” At this point the arguments have been made. The talking points have been talked. What count...
Hudson: With incessant testing, our students are falling behind
statesman.com - Published: 8:40 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, 2011To life's absolutes, death and taxes, can now be added one more certainty: testing. Even as thousands of teachers are laid off, programs and academics are ...
America’s Exploding Pipe Dream
nytimes.com - We are slowly — and painfully — being forced to realize that we are no longer the America of our imaginations. Our greatness was not enshrined. Being a world leader is less about destiny than focus...
U.S. charter-school network with Turkish link draws federal attention
articles.philly.com - "Charter schools are public schools," he said. "We follow the state curriculum."But federal agencies - including the FBI and the Departments of Labor and Education - are investigating whether some ...
yes, parents were excluded from developing the Common Core « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Oct 29, 2011 leoniehaimson Sandra Stotsky was one of the authors of the Massachusetts learning standards in English Language Arts – widely thought to be the best in the nation – and was a member of...
Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation's Schools With Enough Money To Properly Educate Students
theonion.com - WASHINGTON—According to bewildered and contrite legislators, a major budgetary mix-up this week inadvertently provided the nation's public schools with enough funding and resources to properly educ...
Charter Schools Tied to Turkey Grow in Texas
nytimes.com - TDM Contracting was only a month old when it won its first job, an $8.2 million contract to build the Harmony School of Innovation, a publicly financed charter school that opened last fall in San A...
The South Jersey Sun - We don’t need a charter school
sj.sunne.ws - Mayor’s Message: Bernie Platt For as long as I’ve been mayor of this township, I have been clear and absolute with regard to my feelings about charter schools in Cherry Hill. In 2006, when the Depa...
Charter school fans massage numbers
arktimes.com - NEW HIGH SCHOOL: LISA Academy recently opened a new high school to accommodate growth. It's in western Little Rock and part of a charter school with a 31 percent black enrollment and 74 percent ful...
Amid criticism, Moskowitz will introduce new Brooklyn charter
gothamschools.org - Success Charter Network head Eva Moskowitz is making her first public appearance in Brownstone Brooklyn—and as usual, she will be joined by protesters. Moskowitz is holding an informational session...
What the Supporters are Really Saying.
huffingtonpost.com - "How can vouchers improve public schools if the people mobilizing the movement intend to eradicate public education?" Rachel TabachnickOn October 26, 2011, the Pennsylvania Senate passed Senate Bil...
Dysfunction and Excess Among the 1%
bluejersey.com - Not a pretty picture: Millionaire players and mega millionaire owners duke it out over money while the rest of us who enjoy professional basketball are relegated to dark screens and closed arenas. ...
Education, State Departments to Host US-Indonesia Higher Education Summit
ed.gov - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join Acting U.S. Under Secretary of State Ann Stock and the Indonesian Minister of National Education Mohammad Nuh in opening the U.S.-Indonesia Higher ...
Not just another pension post. Well. Maybe it is. « Fred Klonsky's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Not just another pension post. Well. Maybe it is. « Fred Klonsky's blog:Not just another pension post. Well. Maybe it is.by Fred KlonskyFirst things first.Call 888-412-6570 and follow the prompts. ...
Stotsky: yes, parents were excluded from developing the Common Core « Parents Across America
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Stotsky: yes, parents were excluded from developing the Common Core « Parents Across America:Stotsky: yes, parents were excluded from developing the Common Coreby leoniehaimsonSandra Stotsky was on...
We are Not Alone When It Comes to Fighting School Closures! Oakland, California
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública:We are Not Alone When It Comes to Fighting School Closures! Oakland, CaliforniaPopout Oakland parents, students and educators are a...
Every Student's Dream: Video CliffsNotes for Shakespeare - Education - GOOD
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Every Student's Dream: Video CliffsNotes for Shakespeare - Education - GOOD:Every Student's Dream: Video CliffsNotes for ShakespeareLIZ DWYEREducation EditorSHARE THIS 1 4October 29, 2011 • 10:00 a...
Just in time for Halloween: THE “‘GOODIE BAG’” MEMO
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - From: Superintendent John Deasy
We've admired them for years, but should we be like South Korea?
missourieducationwatchdog.com - Fred Hiat, The Washington Post's editorial page editor, has written a good piece about South Korea's new education crisis. We are reprinting it here in its entirety. It is interesting to note that ...
Check out My Very First Powerpoint...On Teacher Evaluation and Non-Traditional Testing - Dana Goldstein
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Check out My Very First Powerpoint...On Teacher Evaluation and Non-Traditional Testing - Dana Goldstein:Check out My Very First Powerpoint...On Teacher Evaluation and Non-Traditional Testingby Dana...
Michael Moore Porky Pies | Addicting Info
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michael Moore Porky Pies | Addicting Info:Michael Moore Porky PiesOctober 29, 2011By MarionHaving spent the past 30 years in the Southeast of England, married to a Londoner, it’s difficult not to a...
Grumpy Educators: Florida's Charter School "Boom" #ows Florida's Charter School "Boom"
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Grumpy Educators: Florida's Charter School "Boom":Florida's Charter School "Boom"According to Charter Schools USA, new Florida legislation "has sparked a 38 percent increase in charters applying to...
If football coaches used Teach for America logic - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - If football coaches used Teach for America logic - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:If football coaches used Teach for America logicby Valerie StraussThis was written by Larry Lee, who led th...
Grumpy Educators: Charter Schools: The Tale of Many Cities
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Grumpy Educators: Charter Schools: The Tale of Many Cities:Charter Schools: The Tale of Many Citiesby SandraThis week Florida Senator David Simmons, chair of the PreK-12 Budget subcommittee, commen...
Task force moves toward rationing access to community colleges - latimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Task force moves toward rationing access to community colleges - latimes.com:Task force moves toward rationing access to community collegesAfter years of funding cuts, the open-door system must cha...
What Percent Are You? - Real Time Economics
blogs.wsj.com - By Phil Izzo To get the full experience of this page, please upgrade your Flash Plugin The Occupy Wall Street movement seeks to speak for the bottom 99% of the population by income, which includes ...
Updated List Of Our Class Blogs
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Oct 29 2011 Larry FerlazzoHere’s an updated list of our class blogs: I’ve used this same Theory of Knowledge blog for the past three years, adding and revising to it. This is our new blog for Begin...
Teamsters Occupy Everywhere
teamsternation.blogspot.com - Occupying Portland.We took a quick roam around the Internets and found Teamsters occupying all over the country this week. West Coast Teamsters are Occupying San Francisco, Portland and Oakland: @s...
Elementary school to join Occupy Oakland strike - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Elementary school to join Occupy Oakland strike - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:Elementary school to join Occupy Oakland strikeBy Katy Murphy Friday, October 28th, 20...
EDUCATION: Parent involvement called essential | Luke Test Subsection - The Press
pe.com - For students to be successful in school, they need their parents to be involved, the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools said Friday in opening the second annual Parent and Family Engagement...
Polk Charter Schools Dispute Their Share of Public Funding
theledger.com - Published: Friday, October 28, 2011 at 11:56 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 28, 2011 at 11:56 p.m. BARTOW | Polk County charter schools want a judge to step in and resolve a dispute over wheth...
157th NJEA Convention Coming to Atlantic City - Press Release
digitaljournal.com - Trenton, NJ (PRWEB) October 28, 2011 Appearances by renowned education historian and author Diane Ravitch and acting Commissioner of Education Christopher Cerf will headline the 157th annual NJEA C...
Help for college debt coming, but not soon enough for some
mercurynews.com - Bay Area college students hail a presidential proposal to ease the increasing costs of higher education -- but wish they could get more help, faster.This week President Obama introduced two new cha...
Washington Twp (Gloucester County) Mayoral Debate
bluejersey.com - Promoted by RosiIn addition to the very important NJ State Legislature and County Freeholder elections on Tuesday, Washington Township, Gloucester County, will be holding a Mayoral election.(Disclo...
Brown to Public Employees: Work Until You Drop!
modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/10/brown-to-public-employees-work-until_29.html"; Your Excellency, Please Let Us Retire (Image by Mike Benedetti)California Gov. Jerry Brown’s pla...
"This American Life" Goes To School
chicagonow.com - By Alexander Russo, Friday at 9:53 pm NPR's Ira Glass started out as an education reporter in Chicago, you may know, and he's always had a soft spot for education stories. This week, his TAL show i...
whiaapi bullying prevention summit livestream, october 29
blog.angryasianman.com - If you're not in New York, and can't make it out to the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders' Bullying Prevention Summit tomorrow, you can still catch the proceedings on ...
Sun City Lincoln Hills seniors find rewards as volunteer tutors - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News
sacbee.com - Sitting across from volunteer Art McGrath in a fourth-grade classroom at Lincoln's First Street School, Martina Ortega glanced down at her math class worksheet and quietly told him her multiplicati...
American Workers Reveal the Scariest Jobs....workers fears
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 8:21 am, October 29, 2011 Photo Credits: Scariest jobs What makes a job frightening? Imminent danger? Public speaking? Eerie surroundings?As Halloween weekend approaches, American work...
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center nurses prepare for strike
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Hundreds of registered nurses at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center could go on strike next week if contract negotiations with the hospital’s management fail. Union members authorized the strike af...
Boston Public Schools bus crisis appears to be easing, but not enough to satisfy city leaders or parents
boston.com - Fifty-seven were more than 10 minute late arriving at Boston Public Schools yesterday, the lowest number since the start of the school year. About 19 percent of buses arrived after the bell yesterd...
Round two of candidate finance reports « EdNewsColorado
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Round two of candidate finance reports « EdNewsColorado:Round two of candidate finance reportsby Nancy Mitchell and Charlie BrennanWide gaps in dollars raised by school board candidates in Denver, ...
Reporter Arrested in Troopers' (New) Crackdown on Occupy Nashville
democraticunderground.com - Source: Nashville SceneBreaking: Scene Reporter Arrested in Troopers' Crackdown on Occupy NashvillePOSTED SAT, OCT 29, 2011 AT 12:36 AMAnother round of arrests is under way at Legislative Plaza, wh...
Stand Up for Kids, Not CEO’s. A Video. | Seattle Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Stand Up for Kids, Not CEO’s. A Video. | Seattle Education:Stand Up for Kids, Not CEO’s. A Video.by seattleducation2011This was produced by the Michigan Education Association.According to the descr...
JUST SHOOT ME: Online coupon offers 55% off Wisconsin concealed-carry course
uppitywis.org - It was perhaps inevitable. Not only does the limit on packing concealed heat under the Wisconsin GOP's reckless new concealed carry law amount to no more than taking a four-hour training course. No...
SBE Agenda for November 2011 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SBE Agenda for November 2011 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)SBE Agenda for November 2011Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting to be held on November 9 a...
Remainders: Double-digit raise for the head of NYSUT: report
gothamschools.org - by Elizabeth Green, at 7:38 pm As school budgets were cut, the head of the state teachers union got a big raise. (Albany Times-Union) Responding to our story, charter school opponents called Hakeem...