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NYC Educator: The Dignity Gap

nyceducator.com - Who thought it was a good idea to send ATR teachers from school to school from week to week? How does that help anyone? The stories I'm hearing and seeing would be beyond belief it it weren't for t...

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Online Education: My Teacher Is an App

online.wsj.com - Bob Croslin for The Wall Street Journal Allison Schnacky attends an online school at her Florida home. It was nearing lunchtime on a recent Thursday, and ninth-grader Noah Schnacky of Windermere, F...

leoniehaimson

Tough Questions on Changing Teacher Evaluations

nytimes.com - For the first time next year, thousands of Chicago Public Schools teachers will be evaluated based partly on how well their students are doing academically. Many fear they will face dismissal if th...

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EducateOurState

educateourstate.org - Campaign Platform The current public education system in California is broken. We recognize the complexity of both the problem and the potential solutions. We are focusing our reform efforts on the...

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Education Films Series V: American Teacher

allthingsedu.blogspot.com - There are two ways to look at American Teacher, the recently released documentary by Dave Eggers and Ninive Clements Calegari: 1) If you don't know much about public education and school reform, th...

mikeklonsky

Charter School Reform Bill Signed Into Law

njtoday.net - TRENTON – Legislation that would make it easier to create charter schools in failing school districts was officially signed into law on Thursday. “With this legislation signed today, we are taking ...

mikeklonsky

As Schools Sacrifice, TV Shows Flourish

nytimes.com - On Tuesday afternoon, a hundred or so parents of New York City public-school children, most of them mothers from the leafier precincts of Brooklyn, gathered outside the Manhattan office of Gov. And...

leoniehaimson

The Tools of Destruction….

democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Much has been made of Gov. Scott Walker’s “tools” used to balance the state budget on the backs of labor. The biggest tool was a cut in pay via bigger contributions to health care and pensions. Not...

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AFT - A Union of Professionals

aft.org - Photo: ©2011 John Muldoon For more than 40 years, Lindy Gold's entrepreneurial spirit has driven her in both business and philanthropy. And since 1998, she's been putting her business acumen to wor...

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Seattle Schools Week of November 14-18, 2011

saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - A fairly busy week after election day. First up, the community engagement meetings have been announced for Intermediate Capacity Management. Monday, Nov. 28, 6-7:30 p.m. at Denny International Midd...

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Seize the Ponies « occupy california #ows

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Seize the Ponies « occupy california:Seize the Poniesby *The actions this Wednesday on the UC Berkeley campus under the banner “Occupy Cal” were the largest political manifestation there since Sept...

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Monty Neill responded to Parsing the Nation's Report Card

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- Parsing the Nation's Report Card:NAEP gaps; 2003; what is to be done?Monty NeillDeputy Director, FairTestThree quick points:First: Aaron Pallas looke...

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At the Helm of Britain's Tuition Evolution

nytimes.com - LONDON — David Willetts is of two minds. As minister for higher education in Britain, he presides over an extremely contentious restructuring of the country’s system for funding universities, inclu...

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November 15 Strike Endorsements « occupy california #ows

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - November 15 Strike Endorsements « occupy california:November 15 Strike Endorsementsby *from reclaimUC:The following groups have endorsed the November 15th higher education strike:UC Berkeley Facult...

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As Schools Sacrifice, TV Shows Flourish

nytimes.com - On Tuesday afternoon, a hundred or so parents of New York City public-school children, most of them mothers from the leafier precincts of Brooklyn, gathered outside the Manhattan office of Gov. And...

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Q&A with Diane Ravitch on N.J. school reform | NJ.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Q&A with Diane Ravitch on N.J. school reform | NJ.com:Q&A with Diane Ravitch on N.J. school reformPublished: Sunday, November 13, 2011, 10:25 AMBy Star-Ledger Staff Follow1ShareEmailPrintPhoto from...

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Occupy Oakland fallout may echo beyond downtown

sfgate.com - David Butow / Special to The Chronicle A protester takes shelter from the rain in a tent at the encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland. Three events planned for Oakland's historic Rotunda Hall ...

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UConn to offer English as major at all campuses

boston.com - GROTON, Conn.—The University of Connecticut will soon offer a chance for students to major in English at all of its campuses.The school's trustees have approved a proposal to establish the program ...

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Parent-Child Activities — Cybrary Man

cybraryman.edublogs.org - November 13th, 2011 | Administrators, Child, Parents, Students, Teachers, Teaching, Uncategorized | Tagged Education, education teaching, parents children students administrators teachers, youmatt...

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AFT - A Union of Professionals

aft.org - by Randi WeingartenPresident, American Federation of Teachers "As Ohio goes, so goes the nation" has taken on new meaning after this week's election. The people of Ohio used their citizen veto dec...

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Aging Americans Stay Home with Aid of 'Villages'

commondreams.org - WASHINGTON -- Weaver Shepperson has been blind for nearly 50 years. He's lived alone since his wife died in 1999 and needs transportation several times a month to visit his doctors. Volunteer Marga...

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iPads in Classrooms on Long Island

edupln.ning.com - The AEE Circle (Aboriginal and Environmental Education Circle) is a professional learning community (PLC) and sharing network of 340 educators, teachers, supporters and Aboriginal elders and leader...

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Assistive Technology Tools For Struggling Readers

edupln.ning.com - The AEE Circle (Aboriginal and Environmental Education Circle) is a professional learning community (PLC) and sharing network of 340 educators, teachers, supporters and Aboriginal elders and leader...

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