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NY Charter schools join the pushback vs. teacher evaluation and data systems promoted by the corp reformers
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Today the NY Charter Schools Association sent a letter to the state’s charter schools, rejecting the demand from the State Education Department that they provide information that can link teachers ...
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...
New York State Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch blasts Mayor Bloomberg’s school reforms
nydailynews.com - State education officials ripped Mayor Bloomberg's reforms of the city's school system Tuesday, calling failed public schools "warehouses" for thousands of unlucky students.Merryl Tisch, chancellor...
NY Mag: Bloomberg pushed Klein out before he was ready to go
gothamschools.org - The press conference where Joel Klein's resignation was announced When Chancellor Joel Klein suddenly announced his resignation a year ago tomorrow, speculation immediately mountedthat he had been ...
Sierra Club: Email - 10,000+ House Guests for Obama
action.sierraclub.org - 12,000 House Guests for Obama Last Sunday, 12,000 concerned citizens, including thousands of Sierra Club members and supporters, young and old, from every walk of life and every corner of the natio...
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Parent Trigger charlatan Ben Austin booted off The State Bar of California
schoolsmatter.info - "Making students accountable for test scores works well on a bumper sticker and it allows many politicians to look good by saying that they will not tolerate failure. But it represents a hollow pro...
Come Out and Greet the Michelle First Campaign in Boston November 9
schoolsmatter.info - EVERY PARENT, STUDENT, TEACHER, PRINCIPAL, YOUTH WORKER, UNION MEMBER, PUBLIC SERVANT, and CONCERNED CITIZEN in the area should be at this event. *PLEASE LET BYOP KNOW IF YOU'RE COMING THROUGH & HO...
Obama's Head Start Changes Not Entirely New, But Still Encouraging To Early Childhood Experts
huffingtonpost.com - President Obama's high-profile announcement Tuesday that Head Start pre-kindergarten centers can no longer count on the automatic renewal of their funding only highlights the implementation of a la...
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Russell Pearce, architect of illegal immigration law in Arizona, loses election
csmonitor.com - Russell Pearce lost an historic state senate recall election Tuesday in Arizona. Russell Pearce was the key force behind Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants. A powerful Republic...
SB512 passes out of Pension Committee to the full House. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - This evening the Pension Committee of the House voted the pension killer, SB512 on to the full House on a 5 to 4 vote. N0 votes were: Ray Poe, Daniel Biss, Daniel Burke, Karen May.Yes votes were: K...
How Republican Loyalty To Their Masters Is Destroying America
addictinginfo.org - How is it that the American Congress today includes so many incompetent people who have neither the skills, smarts nor character to serve as Legislators? How is it that we have elected officials wh...
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Hill wins runoff; Democrats control Wake school board Elections
newsobserver.com - rwillett@newsobserver.com Wake school board member Kevin L. Hill celebrates his victory over challenger Heather Losurdo in the District 3 runoff at Milton's in Raleigh. By T. Keung Hui and Thomas G...
Segregationists swept from school board in North Carolina. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - When Republicans took control of the Wake County school board in North Carolina, their first agenda item was to restore segregated schools. Yesterday, the Republicans were swept from office followi...
Ohio leads the way: Pay attention Obama
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - "Ohio voters just gave public school teachers something they haven’t received in a while — respect," writes Valerie Strauss at the Answer Sheet. Across the country, several other Republican-backed...
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Journalists Join the 99 Percent - Business
theatlanticwire.com - The "We Are the 99 Percent" ripoff Tumblrs is spreading, and naturally disgruntled editors and reporters are joining the trend. "We Are Journalists" is a nearly a carbon-copy of "We Are the 99 Perc...
My Classroom Compost Heap « The Core Knowledge Blog
blog.coreknowledge.org - Some lessons take a while to germinate. I know that. I have been at this teaching thing for a while now – long enough that a few of my students have become teachers themselves – but I am still amaz...
Big Banks Plead with Customers Not to Move Their Money
owsnews.org - Yes, The Big Banks DO Care If We Move Our Money 650,000 customers moved $4.5 billion dollars out of the big banks and into smaller banks and credit unions in the last month. But there is a myth mak...
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OWS and Teamsters Occupy Sotheby's tonight
teamsternation.blogspot.com - Even as the 1% lost big in Ohio last night, they're still locking out 43 Sotheby's art handlers from Teamsters Local 814. Occupy Wall Street, the Teamsters, students and union allies will continue ...
Occupy Wall Street and Teamsters to Occupy Sotheby’s Tonight
occupywallst.org - Biggest Art Auction of the Year Draws Protest in Support of the 99% Union Art Auction Handlers Have Been Locked in a 3-Month Battle Against Wage Cuts while Sotheby’s CEO Takes Home $60K a day About...
'Family Circus' creator Bil Keane dies at 89
democraticunderground.com - Source: AP/Denver PostPHOENIX—For more than a half century, Bil Keane's clever "Family Circus" comics entertained readers with a mix of humor and traditional family values, intentionally simplistic...
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Environmentalists May Cause Delay of Pipeline Decision
tomhayden.com - Protesters rallied against the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would run from Canada to the Gulf Coast. (Photo: New York Times)After major environmental demonstrations outside the White House, and ...
Urgent Help: Occupy Edmonton In Need Of Winter Equipment
occupywallst.org - Occupy Edmonton has a strong and growing community of supporters. Over the past 21 days we have been able to set-up and serve the needs, not only of our community, but many others as well. We have ...
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Former Miami-Dade Superintendent to Run Failing Imagine Charter Schools in Missouri | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Former Miami-Dade Superintendent to Run Failing Imagine Charter Schools in Missouri | Scathing Purple Musings:Former Miami-Dade Superintendent to Run Failing Imagine Charter Schools in Missouriby B...
Our Children Can’t Wait: New Regulations Increase Accountability and Boost Quality in Head Start | ED.gov Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Our Children Can’t Wait: New Regulations Increase Accountability and Boost Quality in Head Start | ED.gov Blog:Our Children Can’t Wait: New Regulations Increase Accountability and Boost Quality in ...
We Are All Ohio - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - We Are All Ohio - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard:We Are All OhioNov 9th, 2011 by Lily.I am Ohio today. Ok, I’m in Ohio, but I didn’t forget the preposition. I am Ohio today. All across the c...
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