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Digging for Consistent, Comprehensive Financial Data on New Jersey Charter Schools « School Finance 101
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - I’ve commented in the past about the difficulties of obtaining reconcilable data on finances of New Jersey Charter Schools. What do I mean by reconcilable? Well, when I’m looking at financial data ...
Berkeley Tuition Now Higher Than Harvard’s For Nearly a Third of Entering Students « Student Activism
studentactivism.net - If you enrolled in the University of California at Berkeley this fall, and you weren’t a California resident, you paid more in tuition than you would have if you had gone to Harvard. That’s not a j...
Q&A with Phil Packer, Founder of British Inspiration Trust (BRIT)
mariashriver.com - Q&A with Phil Packer, Founder of British Inspiration Trust (BRIT) By MariaShriver.com Phil Packer was injured during a tour of duty in Iraq in 2008. Initially told that it was highly unlikely that ...
Team Subway - ING NYC Marathon 2011
crowdrise.com - BENEFITING: Special Olympics EVENT: 2011 ING New York City Marathon - $1 Mil a Mile EVENT DATE: Nov 06, 2011 Want to help Fundraise or Volunteer for this Project? JOIN THE TEAM HERE'S THE STORY: La...
Electronic Publication and the Narrowing of Science and Scholarship
sciencemag.org - James A. Evans Department of Sociology, University of Chicago, 1126 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL60615, USA. E-mail: jevans{at}uchicago.edu Online journals promise to serve more information to more...
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“Freakonomics Radio” and Teachers Who Cheat « InterACT
accomplishedcaliforniateachers.wordpress.com - I was driving to my public library today to return some materials when I just happened to hear a few minutes of “Marketplace” on my local NPR affiliate. One of my favorite features, “Freakonomics ...
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...
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...
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Rhee's StudentsFirst spends more than $70,000 to defend gay-baiting Michigan state representative
dailykos.com - (Iris Harris—U.S. Department of Commerce)Michigan Republican state Rep. Paul Scott is facing recall. But since Scott has been a strong supporter of efforts to break teachers unions in the state, Mi...
Jerry Brown's pension plan explained - Sacramento Politics - California Politics
sacbee.com - Gov. Jerry Brown estimates his public pension reform plan would save the state $4 billion to $11 billion over 30 years and $21 billion to $56 billion over 60 years. Local government pensions also w...
Colbert To Occupy Wall Street: ‘Go Home!’ (VIDEO)
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - David Taintor October 28, 2011, 10:23 AM America is “under attack” by the “Shockupy Wall Street” protests, Stephen Colbert said Thursday. And Oakland, California is ground zero for the “youth-stapo...
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How Can You Start Making Money Doing What You Love? Join Rosetta Thurman and Kimberly Linton for a FREE Webinar to Find Out!
howtostartasidehustle.com - Side Hustle Roadmap: 5 Steps to Start Earning Income from Your Passion Right Now Led by Rosetta Thurman, author of the Happy Black Woman blog and creator of the Side Hustle Boot Camp and Kimberly L...
The Livestream Ended: How I Got Off My Computer And Onto The Street At Occupy Oakland
theawl.com - When I heard the “We Are the 99%” slogan, I worried. I am movement-skittish. I don't like being spoken for. Anytime I hear the language of political clichés, whether about “workers” or “job creator...
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Wow, Storify Has Just Made Some Great Changes!
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Oct 28 2011 Larry FerlazzoI’ve mentioned Storify on this blog in passing as an easy way to display “tweets.” In fact, I did just that in my post, Using Storify For “Poverty Matters When…”, when I d...
Convert Blackboard Learn courses to Moodle with Reteach.org | Moodle News
moodlenews.com - Welcome to Moodlenews.com A resource site for all Moodle-related news, tutorials, video, course content information and original resources. If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to the RSS ...
Moving at the Speed of Creativity
speedofcreativity.org - As I approach a significant academic milestone this semester with the completion of my dissertation and PhD, I thought I’d share a very handy iPad application I’ve been using to annotate, correct a...
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China Announces ‘Occupy America’ « Borowitz Report
borowitzreport.com - BEIJING (The Borowitz Report) – The Chinese government raised eyebrows around the world today by announcing a mysterious national movement called “Occupy America.” In a brief statement, the Chinese...
President Obama. In Ohio, just say “no” on 2. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - It’s the oddest damn thing. There will be an issue on the Ohio ballot called Issue 2. If you vote yes, you support Governor Republican Kasich’s attack on collective bargaining rights in Ohio. If yo...
The mayor's millionaire club | Feature
chicagoreader.com - click to enlarge The third week of July was a busy time for Mayor Rahm Emanuel—he was working with police brass to reassign cops, announcing a competition between city workers and private firms to ...
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Tennessee Charter School Data Gives Good Reasons to Go Slow or Begin Backing Up
schoolsmatter.info - On Monday the Commercial Appeal in Memphis carried a story on efforts by local officials to take a deep breath and assess the charter school situation as these same officials work to create a Metro...
Obama Care: Let the Poor Die in the Streets
modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/10/obama-care-let-poor-die-in-streets.html"; The Obama administration gave California the green light to slash hundreds of millions of dollars fro...
Too many babies suffering drug withdrawal
tampabay.com - By Dr. Catherine Lynch and Dr. Ellen Daley, special to the Times In Print: Thursday, October 27, 2011 ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENTThe young woman arrived at the emergency room a few weeks ago ready ...
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Occupy Wall Street, the Tea Party, & Financial Education
finedchat.blogspot.com - Occupy Wall Street is a growing movement that has brought to light eye-catching inequality. Just as the Tea Party did, Occupy Wall Street has grown organically into a movement that is bringing forw...
The Benefit and Danger of Education Technology
edudemic.com - This is the second in a series on the digital divide that exists in the world of education. Each article is by an Edudemic guest author. Want to weigh in? Click here to get your article published. ...
EFL 2.0 – Teacher Talk
ddeubel.edublogs.org - Posted by ddeubel on Friday, October 28th 2011 Time for some levity! It helps us survive our day in and day out teaching grind. It brings things into perspective. I’ve written previously so...
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Colbert To Occupy Wall Street: ‘Go Home!’ (VIDEO)
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - David Taintor October 28, 2011, 10:23 AM America is “under attack” by the “Shockupy Wall Street” protests, Stephen Colbert said Thursday. And Oakland, California is ground zero for the “youth-stapo...
Marine Says Oakland Used Crowd Control Methods That Are Prohibited In War Zones
businessinsider.com - 40mm tear gas launcherImage: wikipedia commonsAs the events that led to Scott Olsen's injury continue to unfold and investigations begin, we thought it important to offer some perspective. This com...
ACTION--Occupy Gracie Mansion SUNDAY--Billionaires, CEOs Gathering For Bloomy Austerity Love-Fest
dailykos.com - The richest man in New York City--Michael Bloomberg--has nothing to worry about when it comes to food, clothing, rent. Not only doesn't he believe OWS is "productive", his police force has now c...
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