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A Change Is Gonna Come #edrefom
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I was born by the river in a little tentOh and just like the river I've been running ever sinceIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a change gonna come, oh yes it willIt's been too hard living but I'm afraid to dieCause I don't know what's up there beyond the skyIt's been a long, a long time comingBut I know a change gonna come, oh yes it willI go to the movie and I go downtown ...more »
Blue Jersey:: The End Justifies the Means
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Blue Jersey:: The End Justifies the Means:The End Justifies the Meansby: deciminyanSat Oct 01, 2011 at 07:40:26 PM EDTAt least that was the position taken by one pro-voucher supporter at a debate today in Trenton sponsored by the Delaware Valley chapter of Americans United (AU) for Separation of Church and State.Keith Benson of "Save Our Children" argued that if state-funded Catholic schools perform better than public schools, the constitutional implications don't matter.Three advocates from the pro-voucher community were invited, although ... more »
Schools Matter: When Capricious Young says no experience required, she requires no experience
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Schools Matter: When Capricious Young says no experience required, she requires no experience:When Capricious Young says no experience required, she requires no experienceby Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene"We are told that this 'reform' alliance of everyone from Rupert Murdoch to the Walton family to leading hedge funders spends huge amounts of money pushing for radical changes to public schools because they suddenly decided that they care about destitute children, and now want to see all kids get a great education." ... more »
The United Federation of Teachers Supports #Occupy Wall Street | Seattle Education
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The United Federation of Teachers Supports #Occupy Wall Street | Seattle Education:The United Federation of Teachers Supports #Occupy Wall Streetby seattleducation2011Watching the live stream of young people getting arrested on the Brooklyn Bridge today protesting the crimes that have happened between Wall Street, the White House and the banks, all I can think is that those protestors are not the ones who should be arrested, it’s a whole lot of folks who represent “Wall Street” who should have been arrested ... more »
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Classroom Reflections on Week 4
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Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Classroom Reflections on Week 4:Classroom Reflections on Week 4by alicemercerMy classroom is still a work in work in progress, but many of my practices have started to “gel” and routines are taking shape. I also have some tech stuff to share, but much of the progress will not be visible as it happened offline. This week saw the addition of a lab to science, art in social science, and more structured writing.Social Science ...more »
In Michigan the union mobilizes. In Illinois, they tell members to sit quietly. « Fred Klonsky's blog
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In Michigan the union mobilizes. In Illinois, they tell members to sit quietly. « Fred Klonsky's blog:In Michigan the union mobilizes. In Illinois, they tell members to sit quietly.by Fred KlonskyIn Illinois, the IEA leadership tells its members not to mobilize against the pension killing bill.At the last state convention IEA delegates voted a huge amount of money tarted for a public relations campaign.
Peg with Pen: America's Got Talent? Not Under the Corporate Education Reform Model
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Peg with Pen: America's Got Talent? Not Under the Corporate Education Reform Model:America's Got Talent? Not Under the Corporate Education Reform Modelby PeggyThis past week I watched Education Nation. I continued to support action through our work at United Opt OutNational. I read articles about the supposed benefits of NCLB waivers. I received notices about legislation being written which dictates what public universities do and forces education schools to drink the corp. ed. Kool-Aid. In the midst of all of ... more »
Senators - VOTE NO on H.R. 2218 - Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools Act
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SignOn.org Beta:Sign this petition'Senators - VOTE NO on H.R. 2218 - Empowering Parents through Quality Charter Schools ActBy Susan DuFresne (Contact)To be delivered to: The United States SenateDear Senators: The recent passage of H.R. 2218, the Empowering Parents Through the Quality Charter Schools Act by the House of Representatives is equally troubling. The nation’s teachers are not alone in their condemnation of this potential federal mandate to implement Charter Schools in every state. The Association of School Administrators has also ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: All the Education Opinion That's Fit To Fail
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Jersey Jazzman: All the Education Opinion That's Fit To Fail:All the Education Opinion That's Fit To Failby DukeThe NY Times attempts education opining. Yeesh:To qualify for waivers, states will have to install new tests — and teacher evaluation systems that take those test results into account — by the 2014-15 school year. The 12 states that received federal grants in the Race to the Top program last year have a head start. They agreed to put in data-driven teacher evaluation ... more »