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Big Education Ape: STOP Starving America’s Public Schools | Protest LAUSD CUTS
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Big Education Ape: Starving America’s Public Schools | OurFuture.org:Starving America’s Public Schools | OurFuture.org:Starving America’s Public SchoolsHow Budget Cuts and Policy Mandates Are Hurting Our Nation’s StudentsBy Jeff BryantCampaign for America's FutureOctober 13th, 2011Related Topics: Quality Education Read full report »VIDEOSSchool Cuts Hurt Kids. . . Critics of America’s public schools always seem to start from the premise that the pre-kindergarten-through-12th-grade public education system in this country is failing or in crisis.This crisis mentality is in stark co... more »
School Tech Connect: Dear Toni Preckwinkle
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School Tech Connect: Dear Toni Preckwinkle:Dear Toni Preckwinkleby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)You've lost my vote. Whoever runs against you, even if it is a Tea Party lunatic, I will vote for that person.I hadn't really read the background of the suburban/county attack on Chicago's elected pension boards. If I had known Preckwinkle was in on it, I would have called her out loudly and publicly at the Labor Day rally, where she said some nice words about average Americans. It turns out ... more »
Big corporate money coming in to suppress community voices in DPS school board election | DeFENSE
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Big corporate money coming in to suppress community voices in DPS school board election | DeFENSE:Big corporate money coming in to suppress community voices in DPS school board electionby defensedenverWell, the campaign finance reports are in, and just as we’ve suspected, corporate Denver, Stand for Children and DFER are coming to the rescue for their slate.Kind of puts everything into perspective, right?Give to the pro-community campaigns, or volunteer, today.
Schools Matter: Wake County Lame Duck Segregationists Hustle to Approve Anti-Diversity Plan
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Schools Matter: Wake County Lame Duck Segregationists Hustle to Approve Anti-Diversity Plan:Wake County Lame Duck Segregationists Hustle to Approve Anti-Diversity Planby Jim HornDespite an election that has changed the face of the Tea Party controlled school board, and despite public questions and appeals to go slow, the defeated school board chair, Ron Margiotta, has put the new anti-diversity plan on next Tuesday's school board agenda.Mobilize the stop the premature vote that defies the wishes of Wake County voters. From News ... more »
Book Giveaway: Creating the Opportunity to Learn … by Boykin and Noguera | The Jose Vilson
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Book Giveaway: Creating the Opportunity to Learn … by Boykin and Noguera | The Jose Vilson:Book Giveaway: Creating the Opportunity to Learn … by Boykin and Nogueraby JoseCreating the Opportunity to Learn: Moving from Research to Practice to Close the Achievement Gap by A. Wade Boykin and Pedro NogueraHello and welcome to this installment of The Jose Vilson Book Giveaway, where I’ll do my best to offer the latest and greatest books I can scrounge up … and all for ... more »
L.A. Unified adds test score measure to school report cards - latimes.com
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L.A. Unified adds test score measure to school report cards - latimes.com:L.A. Unified adds test score measure to school report cardsOctober 13, 2011 | 4:36 pm 10The report cards produced by Los Angeles Unified to allow parents and the public to evaluate the performance of district schools now include a new feature that measures the performance of a school's standardized test scores from year to year, district officials announced Thursday.The measurement -- academic growth over time -- shows how much ... more »
All Education Matters: Conversation With First Tier Toilet About Occupy Wall Street #ows
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All Education Matters: Conversation With First Tier Toilet About Occupy Wall Street:Conversation With First Tier Toilet About Occupy Wall Streetby Cryn JohannsenThe creator of First Tier Toilet was kind enough to request a brief interview about my thoughts on the occupy movement. Here's what we discussed:Support a warrior for the indentured educated class! Pitch in $5 today. FFT: Why are you getting involved with the "Occupy" movement?CCJ: There is an overwhelming number of young people who are driving this movement. ... more »
Stop NYC From Evicting #OccupyWallStreet | OurFuture.org #ows
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Stop NYC From Evicting #OccupyWallStreet | OurFuture.org:Stop NYC From Evicting #OccupyWallStreetBy Robert BorosageOctober 13, 2011 - 3:39pm ETPOPULAR THIS WEEKSeven Snappy Comebacks For Those Lame Anti-"Occupy" Talking Pointsby Richard (RJ) EskowOctober 10, 2011Whose Side Are You On: The Moral Clarity of Occupy Wall Streetby Robert BorosageOctober 07, 2011more» ALSO WORTH READINGThe All-American Occupationby OurFuture.org Staff | October 13, 2011The 99 Percent Rise Upby OurFuture.org Staff | October 13, 2011Why Liberals Should Embrace Occupy Wall Streetby OurFuture.org Staff | Octo... more »
How many schools are in OUSD, anyway? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
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How many schools are in OUSD, anyway? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:How many schools are in OUSD, anyway?By Katy MurphyThursday, October 13th, 2011 at 2:07 pm in school closures.The number 101 (as in “101 schools for 38,000 kids”) has a catchy ring to it, but how accurate is OUSD’s school closure talking point?Board member Noel Gallo raised the issue last night, saying he’s seen totals in the mid-90s. A parent just asked about it ... more »
Bay Area teachers protest education reform summit - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee
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Bay Area teachers protest education reform summit - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee:Bay Area teachers protest education reform summitShare The Associated PressPublished: Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011 - 10:40 amSAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco Bay area teachers are protesting an education conference featuring News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch as the keynote speaker.The National Summit on Education Reform is being held at a San Francisco hotel on Thursday and Friday.The conference is organized by the Foundation ... more »
Best In Class Teacher Grants
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Welcome to the Kids In Need Foundation:Kids In Need Foundation and LOFT Launch Best In Class Teacher GrantsTeachers may log on to www.kinf.org beginning October 3 to applyDAYTON, OHIO – October 13, 2011 – The Kids In Need Foundation, a national,non-profit organization dedicated to providing free school supplies toeconomically disadvantaged school children and under-funded teachers,announces its third year partnering with LOFT, to support the Kids In NeedTeacher Grants program. LOFT, known for feminine, versatile, stylish andaffordable fashion, will provide the ... more »