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“Don’t mess with my TRS!” Call now. 888-412-6570. « Fred Klonsky's blog
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“Don’t mess with my TRS!” Call now. 888-412-6570. « Fred Klonsky's blog:“Don’t mess with my TRS!” Call now. 888-412-6570.by Fred KlonskyThe lines are now open. Dial 888-412-6570 and follow the prompts. You will be connected with your state senator or representative. Tell them to do the right thing, say NO cutting the modest pensions earned by public employees who keep us safe, educate our children, care for the sick and disabled and more.
Jersey Jazzman: False Gods Are Not Appeased By Human Sacrifices
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Jersey Jazzman: False Gods Are Not Appeased By Human Sacrifices:False Gods Are Not Appeased By Human Sacrificesby DukeI noticed a few folks today beating up Andrew "Eduwonk" Rotherman on the Twitter machine for his column in this week's Time. Let me quickly recap, and then make a larger point about the ongoing reformy education debate:Predictably, Rotherman first tells us that teacher quality is a serious problem without any real evidence that it is. Yes, there are bad teachers, just like ...more »
A Rag Blog Interview with Bernardine Dohrn « Bill Ayers #ows
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A Rag Blog Interview with Bernardine Dohrn « Bill Ayers:A Rag Blog Interview with Bernardine Dohrnby billayers20 October 2011Jonah RaskinBernardine Dohrn. Photo by Thomas Good / Next Left Notes.Who doesn’t have a reaction to the name and the reputation of Bernadine Dohrn? Is there anyone over the age of 60 who doesn’t remember her role at the outrageous Days of Rage demonstrations, her picture on FBI “wanted posters,” or her dramatic surrender to law enforcement officials in Chicago after a ...more »
ESEA moving in HELP committee « Parents Across America
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ESEA moving in HELP committee « Parents Across America:ESEA moving in HELP committeeby pureparentsUpdate stories from Ed Week here and here on the status of ESEA in the Senate HELP committee, which has set a hearing on the proposal for November 8:…the bill’s sponsors, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the chairman of the committee, and Sen. Michael B. Enzi, R-Wyo., reached an agreement with Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., so that action on the bill could move forward.…the biggest loser is the ...more »
Taking it to the White House for Excellent Public Schools « EdVox
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Taking it to the White House for Excellent Public Schools « EdVox:Taking it to the White House for Excellent Public Schoolsby edvoxny“Minute by minute, hour, by hour, we are the parents, we have the power!” That is what parents and community members from across the nation chanted on Tuesday, October 11, 2011 during the Communities for Excellent Public Schools Day of Action.More than 175 people from across the nation came together in Washington DC to demand a new option for ... more »
Working Group Proposal for Communication & Networking | Occupy Together #ows
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Working Group Proposal for Communication Networking | Occupy Together:Working Group Proposal for Communication NetworkingOctober 20th, 2011 · Ella · AnnouncementsNo commentsPeople are occupying spaces in over 150 communities throughout the nation and many more worldwide. We have all become part of a network of people who are working together for something much bigger than any single person, idea, or group. The growth of this movement has been vast and rapid. As we are growing, it is important for us to ... more »
L.A. School police to issue fewer truancy tickets - latimes.com
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L.A. School police to issue fewer truancy tickets - latimes.com:L.A. School police to issue fewer truancy ticketsOctober 20, 2011 | 1:47 pm 10The Los Angeles School Police Department has issued new rules aimed at reducing the number of truancy tickets written to students and focusing efforts instead on helping these students get to and remain in school.The new policy, announced Thursday, is the latest change from a campaign to reform traditional school discipline that advocates say results in ethnic and ... more »
Rappin' Randi: While Schools Decay, We Can't Turn Away #EDreform
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Randi Weingarten: While Schools Decay, We Can't Turn Away:Randi WeingartenPresident, American Federation of TeachersGET UPDATES FROM RANDI WEINGARTENLike61While Schools Decay, We Can't Turn AwayPosted: 10/20/11 03:46 PM ETHere's what you'll find in too many public schools in America today: "Classrooms" fashioned out of storage rooms, school cafeterias and stages because of school overcrowding. Extreme temperatures in classrooms that require students and staff to wear coats indoors in the winter and to swelter in dangerous heat in warmer months. Bathroom floors ... more »
Occupy the Classroom - NYTimes.com #edreform
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Occupy the Classroom - NYTimes.com:Occupy the ClassroomBy NICHOLAS D. KRISTOFPublished: October 19, 2011RECOMMENDTWITTERLINKEDINCOMMENTSE-MAILPRINTREPRINTSSHAREOccupy Wall Street is shining a useful spotlight on one of America’s central challenges, the inequality that leaves the richest 1 percent of Americans with a greater net worth than the entire bottom 90 percent.Damon Winter/The New York TimesNicholas D. KristofOn the GroundNicholas Kristof addresses reader feedback and posts short takes from his travels.Go to Blog »Go to Columnist Page »Readers’ CommentsShare your thoughts.Pos... more »
Occupy Wall Street Videos for the Classroom | Mr. D's Neighborhood #OWS
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Occupy Wall Street Videos for the Classroom | Mr. D's Neighborhood:Occupy Wall Street Videos for the Classroomby ldorazio1The Occupy Wall Street protests are obviously on many peoples’ minds lately. In my scotch fog (more like cheap Bourbon, in my case) not only did I not take into account my lack of activity on this blog, but also my lack of real analysis of these protests.So here’s some video to share with your students–hopefully with as little editorializing as possible.The YouTube ... more »
Inspired by Wall St. protest, activists vow to ‘Occupy the DOE’ | GothamSchools #ows
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Inspired by Wall St. protest, activists vow to ‘Occupy the DOE’ | GothamSchools:Inspired by Wall St. protest, activists vow to ‘Occupy the DOE’by Rachel Cromidas, at 5:47 pmSince the first protesters arrived at Zuccotti park nearly five weeks ago, the Occupy Wall Street movement has ignited protests from California to the United Kingdom. The city Department of Education could be next.Calling Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott a member of the maligned “1 percent,” city education activists say they are planning to ... more »