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Great California Shakeout Drill - Letters (CA Dept of Education)

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Great California Shakeout Drill - Letters (CA Dept of Education):October 10, 2011Dear County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators:GREAT CALIFORNIA SHAKEOUT DRILL ON OCTOBER 20, 2011Last year, more than 7.9 million Californians practiced “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” and other earthquake safety procedures as part of the second Great California ShakeOut drill. Students and staff at more than 360 districts and many private schools accounted for nearly 5.5 million of these participants.Broad school participation in earthquake preparedness from the ... more »

Haunted by his ties to tainted nonprofit, Education Secretary Arne Duncan ignores questions about $174,000 "phantom" program he arranged for the group

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The Sidebar: Haunted by his ties to tainted nonprofit, Education Secretary Arne Duncan ignores questions about $174,000 "phantom" program he arranged for the group:Haunted by his ties to tainted nonprofit, Education Secretary Arne Duncan ignores questions about $174,000 "phantom" program he arranged for the groupIn June I reported about an inquiry from Michael P. Goldenberg of Ann Arbor, MI, to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Goldenberg had questions about a $174,000 contract Duncan arranged when he ran the Chicago Public ... more »

DuPage retired teachers react to Rep. Senger’s pension aggression. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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DuPage retired teachers react to Rep. Senger’s pension aggression. « Fred Klonsky's blog:DuPage retired teachers react to Rep. Senger’s pension aggression.by Fred KlonskyDear Rep. Senger,I am extremely disappointed to hear that you have added an amendment to HB 3827 that strips pension trustees control of their pensions. Could you please explain why you have chosen this direction concerning HB 3827? We would like to invite you to our DuPage IRTA meeting on December 7 at the Greek Islands restaurant at ... more »

Teachers increasingly use home visits to connect with students’ families - The Washington Post

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Teachers increasingly use home visits to connect with students’ families - The Washington Post:Teachers increasingly use home visits to connect with students’ families(Sarah L. Voisin/THE WASHINGTON POST) - At their home, the Nunez Alvarez family listens during a meeting with their son Alvaro’s teachers. Text SizePrintE-mailReprintsBy Kevin Sieff, Published: October 9The two high school teachers knocked at Apartment 512 of a Crystal City high-rise and waited to see the inside of Alvaro Nunez Alvarez’s life.Up to that point, the teachers ... more »

Stand for Children, School Board Races and the Washington State PTA | Seattle Education

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Stand for Children, School Board Races and the Washington State PTA | Seattle Education:Stand for Children, School Board Races and the Washington State PTAby seattleducation2011Stand for Children, School Board Elections, the Washington State PTA and Chad Magendanz.As I previously posted in Stand for Children Stands for the Rich and Powerful, Stand for Children (SFC) has proudly declared by way of its’ co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jonah Edelman, that he was successful in busting the teachers’ union in Chicago and ... more »

John Lennon - Working Class Hero #ows

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John Lennon's Birthday: What Are His Greatest Songs? (VIDEOS)First Posted: 10/9/11 08:40 AM ET Updated: 10/9/11 10:18 PM ETThe tragedy is that John Lennon graced the earth for but forty years. But a perfect storm of brilliance, social consciousness, personal pain and populist embers whipped around Lennon, leading the confused lad from Northern England to fit more life into those years than perhaps anyone else in the 20th century. For that, on what would have been his 71st birthday, we ... more »

Latest stealth attack on our pensions. Remember Rep. Senger on Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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Latest stealth attack on our pensions. Remember Rep. Senger on Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky's blog:Latest stealth attack on our pensions. Remember Rep. Senger on Pension Call Tuesday.by Fred KlonskyPension-killer Illinois House Republican Darlene Senger.This morning I received an email from retired teacher and pension activist Glen Brown.He enclosed a link that led me to this report by John Kugler at Substance:In a controversial legislative move, Republican Naperville Representative Darlene J. Senger joined Rep. Tom Cross (Republican minroity leader ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank TopAMPostsAll Education Matters: Data and Ideology of the We are 99% Tumblr #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-1 hour agoAll Education Matters: Data and Ideology of the We are 99% Tumblr:Data and Ideology of the We are 99% Tumblrfrom All Education Matters by Cryn JohannsenThis collection of data about the We are 99% Tumblr is fascinating.The image of that 4-year-old boy is tragic. It really hits on the fact that children - the ... more »

Barbara C. Goodman: An Open Letter to Education Reformers | Education News

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Barbara C. Goodman: An Open Letter to Education Reformers | Education News:Barbara C. Goodman: An Open Letter to Education ReformersBarbara C. Goodman, a teacher, writes that she wants her students to be prepared for life, not just the job market.The following is an open letter to the education reform community by educator Barbara C. Goodman.Dear Education Reformist,We have been battling each other for a long time. You present clear ideas and data to support your reform agenda. I am not ... more »

Senators Consider Codifying Race to the Top in ESEA - Politics K-12 - Education Week

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Senators Consider Codifying Race to the Top in ESEA - Politics K-12 - Education Week:Senators Consider Codifying Race to the Top in ESEAby Alyson KleinThe Race may be on for a while longer.Race to the Top, the competitive grant program first created under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, would become an authorized part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, or ESEA, under a draftof Senate education leaders' reauthorization proposal circulating around Washington.So far, states have split a total ... more »

Diane Ravitch to Offer Keynote Address at First-Ever Bronx Education Summit

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William Paterson University - News:William Paterson University’s Distinguished Lecturer Series Features Leading Educator Diane Ravitch on October 13One of the nation's leading authorities on American education history and policy, Ravitch will speak about issues related to test-based accountability and school choiceDiane RavitchDiane Ravitch, one of the nation’s leading authorities on American education history and policy, will discuss issues related to test-based accountability and school choice on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 7 p.m. as part of the 32nd season of ... more »