Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top PM Posts

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top PM Posts

Official Google Reader Blog: Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-up

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Official Google Reader Blog: Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-up:Upcoming changes to Reader: a new look, new Google+ features, and some clean-upPosted by Alan Green, Software EngineerIn the next week, we’ll be making some highly requested changes to Google Reader. First, we’re going to introduce a brand new design (like many of Google’s other products) that we hope you love. Second, we’re going to bring Reader and Google+ closer together, so you can ... more »

Watching math videos for credit « JD2718

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Watching math videos for credit « JD2718:Watching math videos for creditby jd2718A question. For my freshmen algebra classes.I love the Vi Hart videos. I like that Vi looks like the VI at the bottom of some clocks, or like the VI in VI Lenin. But mostly I like how fast she talks and how much she makes fun of math class while talking about nothing but math (and interesting tangent) and how cleverly she drops in cultural references and bad ... more »

The American Nightmare: Student Debt Will Be A Long-Term Drag On The Economy - Forbes

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The American Nightmare: Student Debt Will Be A Long-Term Drag On The Economy - Forbes:The American Nightmare: Student Debt Will Be A Long-Term Drag On The EconomyWith the Occupy Wall Street protests entering their fifth week and growing, one issue that’s frequently brought up is the crushing student debt burdensthat many face. In an era of high unemployment and stagnant wages, student loan defaults have reached their highest level in more than a decade. Outstanding student loan debt is projected ... more »

Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science - Boston.com

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Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, science - Boston.com:Declining numbers of blacks seen in math, scienceBy Jesse WashingtonAP National Writer / October 23, 2011E-mail|Print|Comments (0)Text size – +With black unemployment reaching historic levels, banks laying off tens of thousands and law school graduates waiting tables, why aren't more African-Americans looking toward science, technology, engineering and math -- the still-hiring careers known as STEM?Tweet Be the first to Tweet this!ShareThisThe answer turns out to be a complex equation of self-doubt, ... more »

A Teacher’s Voice « My Island View

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A Teacher’s Voice « My Island View:An Educator’s Voiceby tomwhitbyYesterday, I participated in a wonderful public discussion on Education. The best part about this discussion was that it was with predominantly real educators, people who actually teach, volunteering their time and expertise on the subject of education. They discussed real issues of education and the real impediments to reform from a real educator’s point of view. There were representatives of: teachers, administrators, IT people, school board members, and parents. Dell ... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Murdoch's horrifying vision of public education

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Murdoch's horrifying vision of public education:Murdoch's horrifying vision of public educationby Mike KlonskyRupert Murdoch (r) shakes hands with former New York City schools chief and now News Corp. employee Joel Klein during Murdoch’s keynote address at the National Summit on Education Reform. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesJulianne Hing writes for Colorlines:Banish the image of a classic American classroom from your mind—chalkboard, desks and all. The future of education has arrived, and next-era classrooms look like, well, ... more »

When charter schools get too picky - Class Struggle - The Washington Post

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When charter schools get too picky - Class Struggle - The Washington Post:When charter schools get too pickyBy Jay MathewsThe Pacific Collegiate School in Santa Cruz, Calif., is a public charter school. It must hold a random lottery when it has more applicants than vacancies. It is not supposed to be selective.Yet somehow its average SAT score has risen to the top tenth of one percent among all public schools nationally. Less than ten percent of its students are low-income, ... more »

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Resources To Help Students Learn About Occupy Wall Street #ows

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - The Best Resources To Help Students Learn About Occupy Wall Street:The Best Resources To Help Students Learn About Occupy Wall Streetby Larry FerlazzoIt seems to me that Occupy Wall Street has grown so much over the past few weeks that it’s pretty difficult to not discuss it in the classroom. I thought readers might find a list of related resources useful.Two previously posted “The Best..” lists might also be helpful:The Best Sites For ... more »

The Vindication Of P.S. 84 Part I | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog

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The Vindication Of P.S. 84 Part I | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog:The Vindication Of P.S. 84 Part Iby Gary RubinsteinI was inspired to get to the bottom of the New York City school progress report grades after reading this story from the New York Times Schoolbook website about P.S. 84 which was one of the thirty F rated schools this year despite seeming to be a very good school.To understand and analyze the accuracy of the 26 calculations that go ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM PostsSOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Eva Moskowitz Whines About Others Lack Of EthicsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-2 minutes agoSOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Eva Moskowitz Whines About Others Lack Of Ethics:Eva Moskowitz Whines About Others Lack Of Ethicsby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)Oh poor little Eva Moskowitz. I feel so sorry for her. I am sure right now she is pouting, whining, wondering why no one, except her emasculated husband Eric Grannis loves or cares for ... more »

SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Eva Moskowitz Whines About Others Lack Of Ethics

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Eva Moskowitz Whines About Others Lack Of Ethics:Eva Moskowitz Whines About Others Lack Of Ethicsby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)Oh poor little Eva Moskowitz. I feel so sorry for her. I am sure right now she is pouting, whining, wondering why no one, except her emasculated husband Eric Grannis loves or cares for her.Anna Phillips, since she is now in the employ of the New York Times and actually doing reporting and not aggregating, reported this past Wednesday, October ... more »

ESEA "Did You Ever Have to Make up Your Mind?" #EDreform

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite PostsSave Seattle Schools Community Blog: Times Picks Up on Pledge Stance at JSISBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-20 minutes agoSave Seattle Schools Community Blog: Times Picks Up on Pledge Stance at JSIS:Times Picks Up on Pledge Stance at JSISby Melissa Westbrook(Update: It is with great sorrow that I pass on the news of the sudden death of Senator Scott White who was found dead in a hotel room while attending ... more »