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One True Act of Patriotism by Shysti #ows
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Images and video of the current occupation of wall street. The Occupy Wall Street protests and marches and police brutality accompany this song, written, produced and performed by Shysti Music for this movement. @shystimusic on twitter / shystination@gmail.com
Having Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
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Having Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Having Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance!by OldschoolteachI think I might have mentioned this a couple of hundred times already, but, I’ll say it again. I have a new principal. I loved, (Is that too strong a word for a totally, platonic, relationship?), my old principal. I think it was because he left me alone to do my job. Not always. Sometimes he said or did things ... more »
New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ district | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog
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New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ district | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog:New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ districtby Gary RubinsteinThe Louisiana Department Of Education just released the 2011 School Performance Data. As New Orleans has been hailed as a ‘miracle’ district, I was eager to see the results. As you might know, after Katrina the lowest performing schools were assembled into a district known as ‘The Recovery District’ (RSD) which has become a grand experiment in what would happen if ... more »
Schools Matter: Tenn. Teachers: Don't Quit--Occupy Your Schools and Force Huffman Out
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Schools Matter: Tenn. Teachers: Don't Quit--Occupy Your Schools and Force Huffman Out:Tenn. Teachers: Don't Quit--Occupy Your Schools and Force Huffman Outby Jim HornHigh-Stakes Testing's Wizard, Bill Sanders, recently returned to Nashville from his cushy offices on the cushy SAS campus in NC to oversee the creation of a new and irredeemably-flawed teacher evaluation scheme based on student test scores and observations aimed to reward penal teaching methods. Hey--$500,000,000 in Gates-designed RTTT dough is a big lure. Welcome home, Bill!While trying ... more »
New York Teacher | Edwize #ows
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New York Teacher | Edwize:Highlights from the Oct. 13 issue of New York Teacher:‘Enough is enough!’: UFT, other unions join protest, march against Wall Street greedTeachers, transit workers, health care workers and other working New Yorkers joined forces with the young people from Occupy Wall Street, an anti-Wall Street protest encampment that has occupied Lower Manhattan’s Zuccotti Park since mid-September, for a spirited rally and march of tens of thousands on Oct. 5.Young protesters showed the way“I want to thank ... more »
Campaign For Educational Equity Wants $4,230 More Per Student To Close Achievement Gap
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Campaign For Educational Equity Wants $4,230 More Per Student To Close Achievement Gap:Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterGET UPDATES FROM JOYCampaign For Educational Equity Wants $4,230 More Per Student To Close Achievement GapMichael Rebell argues that it would take $4,230 more in annual per-student spending to equitably fund services both inside and outside of schools.Posted: 10/12/11 06:11 PM ETNEW YORK -- It's been more than a decade since Michael Rebell filed a lawsuit that led to increased school funding ... more »
Let America Be America Again- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More #ows
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Let America Be America Again- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios More:Let America be America AgainLANGSTON HUGHES 1938Originally published in Esquire and in the International Worker Order pamphlet A New Song (1938)Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free.(America never was America to me.)Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed-- Let it be that great strong land of ... more »
Schools Matter: College Board Pays Gaston Caperton $1.3 Million in Tax-Subsidized Salary Every Year
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Schools Matter: College Board Pays Gaston Caperton $1.3 Million in Tax-Subsidized Salary Every Year:College Board Pays Gaston Caperton $1.3 Million in Tax-Subsidized Salary Every Yearby Jim HornThat's right--more than the head of the American Red Cross or even Harvard University's president. Below is an example of journalistic excellence by Janet Lorin at Bloomberg News, who offered this story in late August.Want to guess how many corporate media outlets reprinted it? That's right, none. By Janet Lorin - Aug 26, 2011The ... more »
Occupy the Classroom. « Fred Klonsky's blog #ows
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Occupy the Classroom. « Fred Klonsky's blog:Occupy the Classroom.by Fred KlonskyWho doesn’t see the possibilities that have revealed themselves since those few young folks took over the park back on September 17th?Who among us who care about democracy hasn’t been inspired?I suppose an older activist like me should be warning of the dangers. But I don’t feel like doing that right now.I feel like sharing in the exuberance of the the young kid walking behind me on Michigan Avenue on ... more »