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Dennis Walcott infuriates parents once again, this time in District 6
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - On Thursday November 10, the Community Education Council in Northern Manhattan hosted a Town Hall meeting with Chancellor Dennis Walcott. The CEC prepared an excellent power point containing key d...
State's new list of troubled schools paints bleak picture
nydailynews.com - Over a third of the city’s public schools are failing their students, according to new state standards that paint a much bleaker picture than the one offered by the city. The New York State Educati...
Shanker Blog » When The Legend Becomes Fact, Print The Fact Sheet
shankerblog.org - The New Teacher Project (TNTP) just released a “fact sheet” on value-added (VA) analysis. I’m all for efforts to clarify complex topics such as VA, and, without question, there is a great deal of m...
Jeff David: Jindal’s version of school ‘reform’ targets us
livingstonparishnews.com - Let's be very clear about it. The primary stated goal of the Bobby Jindal administration during its second four years will be the elimination of the public school systems in the state of Louisiana,...
No Testing Week: Part Deux - Finding Common Ground
blogs.edweek.org - Although, we have always been a close staff we have had open and honest discussions about testing, NCLB and how we can move forward in a time with so many mandates.As adults, we can all remember th...
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Teacher Pay Study Asks the Wrong Question, Ignores Facts, Insults Teachers
huffingtonpost.com - As millions of Americans search for work, and millions more scrape by to make ends meet, researchers from two conservative Washington think tanks have recently announced a "finding" that defies com...
N.J. education chief to present Gov. Christie's ideas today at annual teachers convention
nj.com - ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey's education chief is taking Gov. Chris Christie's ideas for overhauling the state's public schools to a tough crowd: The state's largest teachers union.Acting Education C...
In Chicago and New York, a look into the digital classroom
gothamschools.org - Designer John Murphy uses the SMALLab at ChicagoQuest school. What does a digital classroom look like? Some schools roll smartboards and carts of computers into each classroom. At others, students ...
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A Veteran Commits Suicide Every 80 Minutes
veteranstoday.com - A veteran commits suicide every 80 minutes, according to a study published Monday. Military suicides have increased since the start of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Center for...
Looking for Mr. Velderman. FOIA requests go both ways. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Ben Velderman of the Education Action Group.Ben Velderman, who filed the original FOIA request for my emails and works or worked for the anti-union Education Action Group, taught for a short time f...
Asian Americans most bullied in US schools: study
news.yahoo.com - Asian Americans endure far more bullying at US schools than members of other ethnic groups, with teenagers of the community three times as likely to face taunts on the Internet, new data shows. Pol...
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Colin Powell: Listen to Occupy Wall Street - MJ Lee
politico.com - Colin Powell says the Occupy Wall Street protests are “as American as apple pie,” and political leaders need to do more than just “scream” at the demonstrators.“Demonstrating like this is is as Ame...
Committee To Save NY Loses DKC
capitaltonight.com - The business-backed Committee to Save New York is gearing up for another legislative session of supporting Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his fiscally conservative policies, but it’s doing so without the as...
Israel Will Not Attack Iran. Period.
palestinechronicle.com - By Uri AvneryEverybody knows the scene from school: a small boy quarrels with a bigger boy. 'Hold me back!' he shouts to his comrades, 'Before I break his bones!'Our government seems to be behaving...
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The Inequality Map
nytimes.com - Foreign tourists are coming up to me on the streets and asking, “David, you have so many different kinds of inequality in your country. How can I tell which are socially acceptable and which are no...
Raindrops on Roses, and Whiskers on Kittens...
edupln.com - … EdTech and iPads, and Tools for the Teacher! ….These are a few of my favorite things! Two days into owning an iPad and I’ve become obsessed, so I figured I could share a f...
10 Rules that Made Steve Jobs Successful
edupln.com - According to Newsweek (9/5/11), Steve jobs used these 10 rules to be successful in his mixture of creativity and productivity. 1. Strive for perfection. 2. Surround yourself with experts. 3. Be ten...
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Paid sick days are good for families and businesses! « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Let’s face it. Children share everything. Unfortunately, that included colds and the flu. Moms and dads know this and want to protect the health of all children by staying home, which helps speed t...
SAT Wars: EXPOSING NEW EVIDENCE OF FLAWS IN STANDARDIZED TESTS SAT Wars: EXPOSING NEW EVIDENCE OF FLAWS IN STANDARDIZED TESTS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SAT Wars: EXPOSING NEW EVIDENCE OF FLAWS IN STANDARDIZED TESTS:SAT Wars: EXPOSING NEW EVIDENCE OF FLAWS IN STANDARDIZED TESTSSAT WARS: EXPOSING NEW EVID...
Massachusetts- transgender people need paid sick days too « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - As a transgender person, I realize how important it is to have paid sick days. If you don’t know, a transgender person is just like anyone else, but refers to people who transition from one gender ...
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BREAKING NEWS Mexico’s Secretary of Interior Dies in Chopper Crash
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 2:48 pm, November 11, 2011 Photo Credits: Jose Francisco Blake Mora Mexican Government officials have confirmed Secretary of Interior Jose Francisco Blake Mora died today, after his he...
Body, possibly Occupy protester, found in SLC’s Pioneer Park
democraticunderground.com - Source: The Salt Lake TribunePolice were called to Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Park late Friday morning after a man, possibly one of the Occupy Salt Lake protesters, was found dead inside a tent.Follo...
Shooting Near Occupy Oakland Camp Leaves One Man Dead, COMPLETELY Unrelated To Occupy Movement
addictinginfo.org - Local media is reporting that a man was shot and killed earlier Thursday evening near the Occupy Oakland camp. According to one reporter, 6-8 shots were fired at the intersection of Broadway and 14...
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Occupy Wall Street is winning - Ben Smith
politico.com - Main Content November 11, 2011 Whatever the objectives of protesters involved in Occupy Wall Street, they have succeeded in engaging the country in a conversation about income inequality. A quick s...
Fox News Infiltrated By Occupy Wall Street Commercial (VIDEO)
addictinginfo.org - Occupy Wall Street takes a huge step forward with commercials spots for television and the Internet. The news-worthiness of this commercial has taken on a new level of attractiveness, in my mind....
1% Is A State Of Mind
firedoglake.com - The Reverend Dr. Janet Edwards’ piece in HuffPo today on standing with the OWS protesters as a member of the 1%, and the ridiculous attack on Elizabeth Warren as some kind of hypocrite for being a ...
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Pennsylvania State University - Rankings
psu.edu - U.S. News & World Report America's Best Colleges 2012 (Undergraduate Programs) Best National Universities PENN STATE TIED FOR 45th NATIONALLY (+2 from last year) Top 50 Public National Universities...
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