Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts

All Education Matters: Data and Ideology of the We are 99% Tumblr #ows

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All 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 most vulnerable in our society - have been hit the hardest by the policies of our cruel, neoliberal state. The dismantling of the welfare state is ... more »

I Am My Hair, Too | The Jose Vilson

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I Am My Hair, Too | The Jose Vilson:I Am My Hair, Tooby JoseNivea's Ad, Re-Colonize YourselfTo look as fresh as some of us brothers do takes a certain amount of patience, skill, and discernment that people don’t understand until they’ve seen it in action. A brotha first observes the movements of their barber, looking at the prior customer’s face to measure their own satisfaction. Their space doesn’t need to be perfect, but at least familiar, and the smell has ... more »

Soul Survivor

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Education Officials Travel Paid by a Vendor’s Foundation - NYTimes.com

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Education Officials Travel Paid by a Vendor’s Foundation - NYTimes.com:Free Trips Raise Issues for Officials in EducationBy MICHAEL WINERIPPublished: October 9, 2011RECOMMENDTWITTERLINKEDINCOMMENTSE-MAILPRINTSINGLE PAGEREPRINTSSHARESince 2008, the Pearson Foundation, the nonprofit arm of one of the nation’s largest educational publishers, has financed free international trips — some have called them junkets — for education commissioners whose states do business with the company. When the state commissioners are asked about these trips — to Rio de Janeiro; London; Singapore; and Hels... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Which New Yorkers have the best interests of working people and children at heart?

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NYC Public School Parents: Which New Yorkers have the best interests of working people and children at heart?:Which New Yorkers have the best interests of working people and children at heart?by Leonie HaimsonSee below video made by Darren Marelli of GEM, who interviewed NYC parents and teachers joining the Wall St. protesters on Wednesday.PopoutAs the NY Times points out, children are most hurt by the nation's cutbacks to social services:"Children will be among those most harmed by the jobs crisis. ... more »

Audience Cheers as Grayson Explains Occupy Wall Street to Maher, Guests | Firedoglake #ows

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Audience Cheers as Grayson Explains Occupy Wall Street to Maher, Guests | Firedoglake:Audience Cheers as Grayson Explains Occupy Wall Street to Maher, GuestsBy: Scarecrow Sunday October 9, 2011 4:00 pm Tweet Alan Grayson sat quietly, patiently, while Bill Maher’s guests, P.J. O’Rourke and Nicolle Wallace dissed the Occupy Wall Street participants and ridiculed the “bongo drum” atmosphere. At one point, Ms. Wallace revealed her inner fears by wondering aloud how and where the Occupiers relieved themselves. I wondered if she ... more »

SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Ama Nyamekye The New Sock Puppet Of Educators4Excellence And Little Evan Stone

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Ama Nyamekye The New Sock Puppet Of Educators4Excellence And Little Evan Stone:Ama Nyamekye The New Sock Puppet Of Educators4Excellence And Little Evan Stoneby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)Yesterday, we shared how Educators4Excellence plans to invade the schools of Los Angeles. Today the readers will learn about the new Jugendleiter for E4E Los Angeles, Ama Nyamekye.Ama is currently, or was, the CEO Good Influence LLC, some neo-liberal think tank or other that serves its founder. In fact, Ama has had ...more »

Jerry Brown Puts the Brakes on Test-Driven Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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Jerry Brown Puts the Brakes on Test-Driven Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:Jerry Brown Puts the Brakes on Test-Driven Reformby Anthony CodyJerry Brown is perhaps the most powerful leader in our country who actually understands what has happened to our schools as a result of standards-based data-driven reform. In a move that signals exactly what should be done with the moribund No Child Left Behind in Congress, Brown has issued a veto of a California law, SB ... more »