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Video: NYC parent activists get a moment to challenge the corporate reform movement on Education Nation
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Last week, NBC ran three days of programming called Education Nation, filmed at Rockefeller Plaza, which was primarily dominated by representatives from the corporate reform movement, who define ac...
leoniehaimsonED’s Carmel Martin to Answer ESEA Flexibility Questions via Twitter Chat
ed.gov - Carmel Martin, the U.S. Department of Education’s assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy development will host a Twitter chat on Wednesday, October 5, from 4-5 PM EDT to answer que...
arneduncanThe Trouble With the Parent Trigger - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,There is a move under way to promote something called the "Parent Trigger" as a way to reform schools. It is another one of those deceptive schemes that comes packaged with an alluring...
leoniehaimsonRavitch: Do parents ‘own’ public schools? - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch for her Bridging Differences blog, which she co-authors with Deborah Meier on the Education Week website. Ravitch and Meier exchange letters ab...
mikeklonskyMore to do on Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - At the suggestion of a reader, I have been posting the names of some legislators, mostly members of the House Pension Committee, to call or email on Pension Call Tuesday. The response has been terr...
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Together On Teacher Preparation, But Not On Tests
huffingtonpost.com - When Secretary of Education Arne Duncan presented the Obama administration's reforms to teacher training programs before the D.C.-based think tank Education Sector last Friday, he was joined by an ...
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In the real world, but not in Rhee's world, teachers face firing for taping students' mouths
dailykos.com - (Iris Harris/U.S. Department of Commerce)One of the stories former Washington, D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee has told about her brief stint as a teacher is that one day, to control her stud...
mikeklonskyDoes Arne Duncan think that harder is better?
schoolsmatter.info - Does Arne Duncan think that harder is better? Council Chronicle 3 Susan Ohanian and Stephen Krashen Posted on NCTE Connected Community: OK to share In "A conversation with US Secretary of Education...
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School Tech Connect: Democracy...
schooltechconnect.com - ...not something to be thrown away just because you've got a charter jones.Hear, hear! Nancy has hit the nail on the head. I do not trust anyone whose ideas are so toxic that they require the suspe...
tbfurmanUnion Says Police Can't Use Bus Drivers at Wall St. Protests
sfgate.com - (Updates with hearing schedule in third paragraph.) Oct. 3 (Bloomberg) -- A New York transit workers' union asked a federal judge in Manhattan to bar police from forcing its members to abandon thei...
leoniehaimsonZion high, grade teachers working without contracts - Lake County News
newssun.suntimes.com - By Judy Masterson jmasterson@stmedianetwork.com October 3, 2011 7:42PM Updated: October 3, 2011 7:42PM ZION — Teachers and support staff from Zion-Benton Township High School District 126 and Zion ...
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Tale of One City, Two Worlds
schooltechconnect.com - Isn't this charming? Doesn't it bathe you in earthly delight? Don't you want to drop what you're doing and register your children for it? Meanwhile, kids at the mayor's school are off to the Dunes....
tbfurmanHow the Free Market Economy Creates Gender Polarization
huffingtonpost.com - This piece is part of a special series on the End of Gender. This series includes bloggers from Role/Reboot, Good Men Project, The Huffington Post, Salon, HyperVocal, Ms. Magazine, YourTango, Psych...
coopmike48Green Tips for Pets « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Toxic chemicals don’t just show up in foods, toys, and cosmetics for people; they also like to make an appearance in goods for pets. October is National Pet Wellness month, and we’re celebrating by...
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At 14 Schools, the Vending Machine's Crunch Is From Carrots – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Oct. 3, 2011, 1:26 p.m. The cupcake ban, as it turns out, was just the beginning. In the two years since outlawing most bake sales, New York City’s Department of Education has purged vending machin...
leoniehaimsonDavis Couple Gets Married at World's Largest Corn Maze (PHOTOS)
davis.patch.com - If Cool Patch Pumpkins’ World’s Largest Corn Maze is a metaphor for life – with its twist, turns, checkpoints and dead ends – then one Davis couple has realized that it’s best to get through it tog...
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Celebrate National Taco Day With Us
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 11:18 am, October 4, 2011 Photo Credits: National Taco Day Celebrate with Hispanically Speaking News ‘National Taco Day’ and enjoy a crispy, meat stuffed taco somewhere. This Mexican ...
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Bloomberg Pulls Budget Belt Tighter; Calls For Hiring Freeze
ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is calling for more budg...
leoniehaimsonBank of America - A Unique Display of Corporate Greed
californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Mitch Seaman California Labor Federation Forbes magazine as gutsy consumer advocate? Well, not really, but even the favored rag of corporate shills everywhe...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release October 04, 2011 The White House is pleased to announce that Angella Reid will serve as the next Director of the President’s Executive...
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Schools Dangle Carrot Snacks, but It’s a Tough Sale
nytimes.com - COMMACK, N.Y. — The new vending machine sat unnoticed as students rushed past its baby carrots, yogurt smoothies and hummus to neighbors dispensing Snapple, Doritos, Goldfish and Cheez-It. The lunc...
leoniehaimsonPreschoolers improve verbal IQ
educationresearchreport.blogspot.com - ΩCanadian scientists who specialize in learning, memory and language in children have found exciting evidence that pre-schoolers can improve their verbal intelligence after only 20 days of classroo...
coopmike48New Public Health Report Underscores: Long Live the Condom
thenation.com - For women in the developing world, few public health strategies have the potential to be as transformative as increasing the rate of male condom usage. This truth--more controversial than it sound...
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