Saturday, November 12, 2011

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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...

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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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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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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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...

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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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