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Occupy Seattle – Shopping For Handcuffs On Black Friday | Seattle Education #ows

2011-Nov-25

Occupy Seattle – Shopping For Handcuffs On Black Friday | Seattle Education:Occupy Seattle – Shopping For Handcuffs On Black Fridayby seattleducation2011This is written by Jesse Hagopian, founding member of Social Equality Educators (SEE), teacher in the Seattle Public School System and education activist.Why I am shopping for handcuffs on Black Friday: Occupy the Capital!A premeditated crime is about to take place on November 28, 2011.With police across the country obsessively focused on enforcing camping regulations on Occupy activists, dangerous criminals ...

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE BENNETT KAYSER OCCUPIES LAUSD #ows

2011-Nov-25

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE BENNETT KAYSER OCCUPIES LAUSD:SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE BENNETT KAYSER OCCUPIES LAUSDSilver Lake resident Kayser represents Los Angeles Unified School District 5, which includes Silver Lake and much of Echo Park. OPINION BY BENNETT KAYSER IN THE ECHO PARK PATCH | HTTP://BIT.LY/SARHOK November 23, 2011 - I am an admitted sympathizer with the Occupy movement. Recently individuals set up tents on the sidewalk outside the school district headquarters. I said ...

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Race to the Top Mandates Impossible to Implement – The Huffington Post « Continuing Change

2011-Nov-25

Race to the Top Mandates Impossible to Implement – The Huffington Post « Continuing Change:Race to the Top Mandates Impossible to Implement – The Huffington Postby gatorbonbcHere in Florida, RTTT is known as SB6/SB736 … It is an unfunded mandate:.It requires testing four times a year at a ridiculous cost, but provides no money to local districts to develop or validate tests..It also promises merit pay in trade for teacher continuing contracts, but provides no funds for merit pay..And, worse, ...

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Michelle Rhee Can’t Shake Cheating Scandal at D.C. Public Schools - The Daily Beast

2011-Nov-25

Michelle Rhee Can’t Shake Cheating Scandal at D.C. Public Schools - The Daily Beast:Michelle Rhee Can't Shake Cheating Scandal at D.C. Public SchoolsNov 25, 2011 9:47 PM ESTThe darling of education reformers insists she welcomes a probe of student scores during her tenure as D.C. schools chancellor—but admits to no mistake. Rita Beamish on how it’s complicating her legacy.PrintEmailComments (7)One distraction that Michelle Rhee could do without as she evangelizes around the country for school reform is any whiff of ...

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Half of black children in Oregon live in poverty, new census data shows | OregonLive.com

2011-Nov-24

Half of black children in Oregon live in poverty, new census data shows | OregonLive.com:Half of black children in Oregon live in poverty, new census data showsby Nikole Hannah-Jones, The OregonianBENJAMIN BRINKLydrae Moreland, 10, quickly gets her hand up to answer a question in the Junior Achievement class at Self Enhancement Inc. where she learned about work readiness and financial planning. Most SEI students come from lower-income families but the school doesn't let that fact determine student success. About 95 ...

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Active Game-Based Learning « Whole Child Education

2011-Nov-24

The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Active Game-Based Learningby ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost submitted by Andrew Miller, an international consultant who works independently and for groups such as the Buck Institute for Education and Abeo School Change (formally known as the Small Schools Project). He has taught both online and in the brick-and-mortar setting, incorporating his core tenets of culturally responsive teaching, project-based learning, and game-based learning. Connect with Miller on Twitter @betamiller.OK, so I am a gamer. Not ...

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Katehi defends role in police return to Greek campuses | Davis Enterprise #ows

2011-Nov-24

Katehi defends role in police return to Greek campuses | Davis Enterprise:Katehi defends role in police return to Greek campusesby Cory GoldenDuring a tense two minutes Monday during which she apologized to thousands on the Quad for the recent arrest and pepper-spraying of peaceful protesters, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi struggled against tears when referencing Nov. 17, 1973.“I was there, and I don’t want to forget that,” she said.Many in the crowd likely were unsure of the date’s meaning.Now, though, ...

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Modern School: What Are Teachers Worth?

2011-Nov-24

Modern School: What Are Teachers Worth?:What Are Teachers Worth?by Michael DunnHuck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsCapitalists build their wealth primarily through the exploitation of workers. They do this by paying them as little as possible while squeezing as much work out of them as they can. In effect, they pay their workers less than the value of the goods and services they produce. The greater the difference between workers’ salaries and the value of these goods and services the greater the profits. This ...

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows #edreform

2011-Nov-24

Left Agents of the 1% | Dissident VoiceBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-6 minutes agoLeft Agents of the 1% | Dissident Voice:Left Agents of the 1%by Frank Scott / November 23rd, 2011As the Occupy Wall Street movement spread across the nation, mistakes and setbacks occurred which are minimal when compared to its success in calling attention to the private domination of America’s wealth by the upper 1% as major cause of our social problems. Agents of that minority are ...

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Dade Democratic Legislators Hold Forum on Education Funding; Call for Unity Among Dade Delegation | Scathing Purple Musings

2011-Nov-24

Dade Democratic Legislators Hold Forum on Education Funding; Call for Unity Among Dade Delegation | Scathing Purple Musings:Dade Democratic Legislators Hold Forum on Education Funding; Call for Unity Among Dade Delegationby Bob SikesFrom Naked Politics:Three Democratic lawmakers joined dozens of parents at Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High in north Miami-Dade County for a forum Monday night.The big topic: money for public education.The high school’s PTSA and the Florida PTA hosted the event, where the legislators, Sen. Oscar Braynon, Rep. ...

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Left Agents of the 1% | Dissident Voice

2011-Nov-23

Left Agents of the 1% | Dissident Voice:Left Agents of the 1%by Frank Scott / November 23rd, 2011As the Occupy Wall Street movement spread across the nation, mistakes and setbacks occurred which are minimal when compared to its success in calling attention to the private domination of America’s wealth by the upper 1% as major cause of our social problems. Agents of that minority are feverishly at work, whether directly on the payroll or simply acting according to anti-social programming ...

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School Tech Connect: Multiple Measures

2011-Nov-23

School Tech Connect: Multiple Measures:Multiple Measuresby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I've seen some Twitter traffic lately on multiple measures. Duncan is always blathering on about multiple measures, and how he's in favor of them. The trouble is that multiple measures is an empty phrase. You can be in favor of multiple measures but if at the end of the day your policies increase the importance of multiple choicetests, then it doesn't matter how many times you say multiple measures on camera.After a few ...

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Secretary Arne Duncan Thanks Teachers | ED.gov Blog

2011-Nov-23

Secretary Arne Duncan Thanks Teachers | ED.gov Blog:Secretary Arne Duncan Thanks TeachersPosted on November 23, 2011 by jreevesTeachers are doing “the most important work…in our country today,” Arne Duncan says in a new video for the Teaching Channel that is timed to the Thanksgiving holiday.The Secretary also encourages Americans to thank a teacher on Nov. 25 as part of the “National Day of Listening” organized by the StoryCorps oral history project. On this day — the day after Thanksgiving – ...

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Boycott Walmart Black Friday. Keep Public Schools Public. Florida Occupy Black Friday « Continuing Change

2011-Nov-23

Boycott Walmart Black Friday. Keep Public Schools Public. Florida Occupy Black Friday « Continuing Change:Boycott Walmart Black Friday. Keep Public Schools Public. Florida Occupy Black Fridayby gatorbonbcSo, there are no funds for merit pay even though we are required to use these new evaluations… .There are no funds for making all these new required tests….Heck…there is no money for public ed, period….But, somehow, there are RTTT funds to give to failing, Florida CORPORATE charter schools..Really?.Remember when you hit the stores ...

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UC Davis chancellor: Police defied my orders by using pepper spray - latimes.com #ows

2011-Nov-23

UC Davis chancellor: Police defied my orders by using pepper spray - latimes.com:UC Davis chancellor: Police defied my orders by using pepper sprayUC Davis' embattled chancellor said campus police officers defied her orders when they used pepper spray on peaceful Occupy protesters last week.Chancellor Linda Katehi's statement comes as outrage continued over the incident, which was caught on tape.Meanwhile, former Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton will head a UC-sponsored investigation into the incident. Bratton is to lead an ...

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Big Education Ape: 11-23-11 AM The Problem With Charters EDition #OWS #EDreform

2011-Nov-23

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 6 news spotters todayNext update in about 9 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSSTORIESWORLDBUSINESS#OWS#EDUReporters Meet the Fists of the Lawnytimes.com - In the aftermath of the Occupy Wall Street eviction from Zuccotti Park, a mayoral aide e-mailed reporters. The aide, Stu Loeser, said that he had heard of journalists “supposedly” weari...DianeRavitchTestimony in British Hacking Inquiry Takes Debate Beyond Murdoch’s Empirenytimes.com - LONDON — The actor Hugh Grant said Monday that British tabloid newspapers had ...

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Think Long Attacks Public Education | California Progress Report

2011-Nov-23

Think Long Attacks Public Education | California Progress Report:Think Long Attacks Public Educationby meganBy Brian LeubitzIn case Think Long’s proposal to reduce taxes on the highest earners in favor of additional taxes on the middle class wasn't enough to piss off the Left, there is this little treasure in the report: (viaSacBee)We believe such new funding should not be automatically given to a system that is failing to educate millions of Californians. It instead should be tied to improving performance ...

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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Charter Law - Third in the Series on Charter Schools

2011-Nov-22

Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Charter Law - Third in the Series on Charter Schools:Charter Law - Third in the Series on Charter SchoolsThis is probably the most difficult piece of the charter puzzle because (1) there are 41 charter laws and (2) the mission and goals of those laws vary greatly (although the language might be similar).Just by the numbers, there are about 5600 charter schools across the country. More than 500 open across the country in fall 2011 ...

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Top 5 Misconceptions About Teacher Leadership / Coaching | The Jose Vilson

2011-Nov-22

Top 5 Misconceptions About Teacher Leadership / Coaching | The Jose Vilson:Top 5 Misconceptions About Teacher Leadership / Coachingby JoseTightrope WalkerI don’t know whether it’s because I’m young, Black / Latino, and / or well-dressed more often than not, but people have serious misconceptions about what I actually do in the building. This seems to be the case with lots of teachers I’ve met who, for whatever reason, have been pulled out of the classroom. Some of us are an ...

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Big Education Ape: 11-22-11 PM 'Income Achievement Gap' Almost Double Black-White Performance Gap EDition #OWS

2011-Nov-22

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSSTORIESBUSINESSART ENTERTAINMENT#OWS#EDUWall St. Layoffs Take Heavy Toll on Younger Workersdealbook.nytimes.com - Andrew Sullivan for The New York TimesMarine Corps veteran Sam Meek, 27, recently was laid off from his job at a hedge fund.Earlier this fall, Steve Ferdman celebrated getting a job offer from Cred...DianeRavitchStatement By U.S. Secretary Of Education Arne Duncan On The Supercommitteeed.gov - "I join the President in ...

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All Education Matters: Letter to Chancellor Linda Katehi of UC Davis from a group of Physics Department faculty calling for her resignation

2011-Nov-22

All Education Matters: Letter to Chancellor Linda Katehi of UC Davis from a group of Physics Department faculty calling for her resignation:Letter to Chancellor Linda Katehi of UC Davis from a group of Physics Department faculty calling for her resignationby Cryn JohannsenDoes Chancellor Katehi have any friends or sympathizers left? I would be surprised if she did. She needs to do the right thing and resign immediately.Here is a letter from a group of Physics Department faculty also calling for ...

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Education Research Report: Poverty-Related Stress Affects Readiness for School

2011-Nov-22

Education Research Report: Poverty-Related Stress Affects Readiness for School:Poverty-Related Stress Affects Readiness for Schoolby Jonathan KantrowitzΩStress in the lives of poor children is one cause of the early achievement gap in which children from low-income homes start school behind their more advantaged classmates.That's the finding from a new study by scientists at Pennsylvania State University, New York University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study appears in the journal Child Development.A group of cognitive processes called ...

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CAP/C-SPAN Panel on Student Involvement in University Governance Now Online « Student Activism #OWS

2011-Nov-22

CAP/C-SPAN Panel on Student Involvement in University Governance Now Online « Student Activism:CAP/C-SPAN Panel on Student Involvement in University Governance Now Onlineby Angus JohnstonThe panel discussion I participated in yesterday at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC is now online. It was a good discussion, I think, and particularly timely given the events of the last week in California.http://www.americanprogress.org/images/rd2/flash/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swfAlong with myself, the panel included Tiffany Loftin, vice president of the United States Student Association, and PIRG campus organizer ...

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Education Research Report: Formative Assessment Initiatives in Two States

2011-Nov-22

Education Research Report: Formative Assessment Initiatives in Two States:Texas school districts teaching about contraception along with abstinence in sex education classesby Jonathan KantrowitzΩReport Shows Big Increase in Public Schools A new Texas Freedom Network Education Fund (TFNEF) study shows a big increase over the past three years in the percentage of Texas school districts teaching about contraception along with abstinence in sex education classes.This encouraging shift away from failed abstinence-only policies is especially important because Texas has one Formative Assessment ...

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Blue Jersey:: Occupy Education Reform #ows #edreform

2011-Nov-22

Blue Jersey:: Occupy Education Reform:Occupy Education Reformby Jersey JazzmanCross-posted from Jersey Jazzman.In America today, students who peacefully question the status quo can expect this:Obviously, these kids never learned to conform, which demonstrates a failure of our public education system. Because schools are not supposed to produce critical thinkers capable of independent thought who can see past the corporate propaganda our media grinds out every second. No, schools are there to produce "21st Century workers" - people who are smart enough ...

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Schools Matter: Tata and Tedesco's New High-Poverty Segregated Walnut Creek Elem. Bulging at the Seams

2011-Nov-22

Schools Matter: Tata and Tedesco's New High-Poverty Segregated Walnut Creek Elem. Bulging at the Seams:Tata and Tedesco's New High-Poverty Segregated Walnut Creek Elem. Bulging at the Seamsby Jim HornWhen the resegregationist Gang of Five was elected in Wake County, NC in 2009, they set about to dismantle the most successful socioeconomic school integration plan in the U. S. Fortunately, the voters of Wake County recently booted the Board Chair and three of his lieutenants, thus restoring sanity to educational decision ...

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Independent Probe into UC Davis Police Misconduct Needed | California Progress Report #ows

2011-Nov-22

Independent Probe into UC Davis Police Misconduct Needed | California Progress Report:Independent Probe into UC Davis Police Misconduct Neededby meganBy State Senator Leland YeeAs our country remains mired in economic doldrums, the act of public protest has returned to the front pages of newspapers across the country. The Occupy Wall Street movements have given voice to people who feel that the political process as it stands leaves their viewpoints marginalized and ignored.While this movement defines itself and their agenda, as ...

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Big Education Ape: 11-21-11 PM Keeping the Beast: ED.gov Blog EDition #EDreform

2011-Nov-21

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSWORLDBUSINESSCRIME#OWS#OCCUPYSCHOOLKeeping the Beat | ED.gov Bloged.gov - School districts are straining to deliver a quality education to all their students in this difficult economy, and things can be especially tough on music teachers. Across the country, shrinking s...arneduncanC. M. Rubin: How Will We Read: In Public Libraries?huffingtonpost.com - "When asked to support local library funding measures, communities have done so, voting ...

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Dear John, Education Sector Thinks A Lot About Teachers and More School Time

2011-Nov-21

Dear John, Education Sector Thinks A Lot About Teachers and More School Time:Dear John, Education Sector Thinks A Lot About Teachers and More School Timeby ELENA SILVA on NOVEMBER 21, 2011in TEACHER QUALITYShareMy colleague Susan Headden and I recently wrote a piece about extending school time for the Wallace Foundation’s report “Reimagining the School Day” John Thompson’s response rightly praised the Wallace Foundation’s attention to expanding not just time but high-quality learning. He also suggested that Susan and I did ...

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Open Letter to Chancellor Katehi | Davis Enterprise #ows

2011-Nov-21

Open Letter to Chancellor Katehi | Davis Enterprise:Open Letter to Chancellor Katehiby Letters to the EditorI am an alumnus of this great university (’82). I have watched as your predecessors have brought UC Davis from low in the university rankings to one of the great research institutions in the world. And all of this has been tarnished by your one decision to evict a small number of peaceful protesters expressing their first amendment rights. How ironic. You say that “We ...

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Contemporary school reform is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 1%. « Fred Klonsky

2011-Nov-21

Contemporary school reform is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 1%. « Fred Klonsky:Contemporary school reform is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 1%.by Fred KlonskyTom Hoffman:Contemporary school reform is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the 1%. If the 30 richest people in the country and their money were raptured tomorrow, it would have a devastating effect on the school reform enterprise.Everyone working in school reform is not in the 1%, but they are probably funded by the 1%, or working for public ...

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Schools Matter: Where Do Feinstein and Boxer Stand on the Sadism of UC Davis Police?

2011-Nov-21

Schools Matter: Where Do Feinstein and Boxer Stand on the Sadism of UC Davis Police?:Where Do Feinstein and Boxer Stand on the Sadism of UC Davis Police?by Jim HornChancellor Linda Katehi should be fired--period. As she preens and postures, her goon squads stand ready for the next excuse to use all their new toys purchased with unlimited Homeland Security cash. bin Laden must have smiled many times when reading of how his murderous acts turned America into a police state ...

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More on the Characteristics of Students Entering IDEA Charter Schools « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues

2011-Nov-21

More on the Characteristics of Students Entering IDEA Charter Schools « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues:More on the Characteristics of Students Entering IDEA Charter Schoolsby Dr. Ed FullerBelow is more data on the characteristics of 5th grade public school students (2009-10 school year) entering IDEA charter schools and public schools in the 6th grade (2010-11 school year).Table 1 examines the number and percentage of students enrolled public schools in the IDEA Charter market area in the 5th grade in ...

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The Pyramid, the Funnel and the Megaphone - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

2011-Nov-21

The Pyramid, the Funnel and the Megaphone - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher:The Pyramid, the Funnel and the Megaphoneby Nancy FlanaganWho calls the shots in educational decision-making?Where are policy ideas generated and developed? Who implements them when they become rules and mandates? Who suffers when policy causes unintended consequences--or even damage-- to school communities and children?I participated in a wonderful professional development workshop last weekend, hosted by the Virginia Education Association and created by the teacher ...

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I Used to Think...That Experts Understood the World :: Frederick M. Hess

2011-Nov-21

I Used to Think...That Experts Understood the World :: Frederick M. Hess:I Used to Think...That Experts Understood the Worldby Frederick M. Hess • Nov 21, 2011 at 8:24 amCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareThis summer, Harvard Education Press published Richard Elmore's intriguing volume I Used to Think...And Now I Think. The volume's title and theme draw from a professional development exercise in which participants reflect on how the experience has altered their thinking. The book includes essays from ...

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The Educated Reporter: Private Money for Public Schools: A Good Read From the New Yorker

2011-Nov-21

The Educated Reporter: Private Money for Public Schools: A Good Read From the New Yorker:Private Money for Public Schools: A Good Read From the New Yorkerby Emily RichmondWe hear a lot about the need for more community involvement in schools, and the New Yorker has a thoughtful blog post on the influence of private money in public education. Writer Matthew McKnight looks at the support the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) charter school network receives from private donors such as ...

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Schools Matter: Christie, Who's Your Mama? Who's Your Daddy?

2011-Nov-20

Schools Matter: Christie, Who's Your Mama? Who's Your Daddy?:Christie, Who's Your Mama? Who's Your Daddy?by Judy RabinNew Jersey is fast becoming the latest front in the war against teacher unions, tenure and quality public education, all with the help of a new front organization called "Better Education for Kids." Not since No Child Left Behind has such a misleading, clever propaganda campaign been hoisted on the public. Even though in terms of performance and community satisfaction, New Jersey's public schools ...

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No Cops, No Bosses « occupy california #ows

2011-Nov-20

No Cops, No Bosses « occupy california:No Cops, No Bossesby *from BicycleBarricade:By now much of the world has seen video and photos of Lt. John Pike of the UC Davis police department as he discharged a canister of burning chemicals into the faces of students seated in the center of the university quad. Most viewers are outraged, and justifiably so. Much of the outrage has been directed at John Pike. He deserves it. But we should remind ourselves that Friday’s ...

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Letter: UC Davis Police are “Fascist, Totalitarian, Unaccountable” - Davis, CA Patch #ows

2011-Nov-20

Letter: UC Davis Police are “Fascist, Totalitarian, Unaccountable” - Davis, CA Patch:Letter: UC Davis Police are “Fascist, Totalitarian, Unaccountable”Letter to the EditorBy Bernie GoldsmithAt Occupy Davis, relations with the democratically elected city council and local police forces have been genial and productive. The authorities have worked continuously to harmonize the occupation’s presence with the park and surrounding businesses and ensure that all aspects of the encampment remain non-violent. Those in charge of using force are aware that they are democratically ...

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Protesters surround building, chancellor stays inside for three hours | Davis Enterprise

2011-Nov-20

Protesters surround building, chancellor stays inside for three hours | Davis Enterprise:Protesters surround building, chancellor stays inside for three hoursProtesters create a pathway for UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi to leave the Surge II building, but she chose not to use this option. Katehi remained in the building for three hours — after a news conference was cut short there. Finally, when protesters moved to the edge of the adjacent parking lot, she left the building without incident. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise ...

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Maybe It's Time to Occupy the Police State - Forbes

2011-Nov-20

Maybe It's Time to Occupy the Police State - Forbes:Maybe It’s Time to Occupy the Police Stateby E.D. KainWhen the first major evacuation of Occupy Oakland was ordered, and police responded in full riot gear, I wrote at the time:A little friendly advice for the police: if you want a protest or a rally to dissipate, ignore it. Until it turns into a violent riot, ignore it. Even if it goes on for weeks and months, eventually people go home.If ...

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Let Students Own, Not Rent! Making it “Our Classroom” « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

2011-Nov-20

Let Students Own, Not Rent! Making it “Our Classroom” « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Let Students Own, Not Rent! Making it “Our Classroom”by OldschoolteachThe other day, I don’t remember why, we moved our desks. Instead of 6 groups of four, we ended up in two groups of 10. At some point during the day, my students asked me to leave the tables in two groups of 10. I took their request lightly, and began to dismiss it. But they ...

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#ows Davis Faculty Association » Blog Archive » DFA Board Calls for Katehi’s Resignation

2011-Nov-19

Davis Faculty Association » Blog Archive » DFA Board Calls for Katehi’s Resignation:DFA Board Calls for Katehi’s ResignationThe DFA Board calls for the immediate resignation of Chancellor Katehi. The Chancellor’s authorization of the use of police force to suppress the protests by students and community members speaking out on behalf of our university and public higher education generally represents a gross failure of leadership.Given the recent use of excessive force by police against “occupy” protestors at UC Berkeley and elsewhere, ...

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts #ows #edreform

2011-Nov-19

Interview with the guy did the “bat-man” on the Verizon building for OWS. « Fred KlonskyBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-20 minutes agoInterview with the guy did the “bat-man” on the Verizon building for OWS. « Fred Klonsky:Interview with the guy did the “bat-man” on the Verizon building for OWS.by Fred KlonskyXeni Jardin interviews Mark Read who did the bat-man projects on the Verizon building.XJ: How did you go about finding someone nearby who would allow you stage this ...

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Interview with the guy did the “bat-man” on the Verizon building for OWS. « Fred Klonsky

2011-Nov-19

Interview with the guy did the “bat-man” on the Verizon building for OWS. « Fred Klonsky:Interview with the guy did the “bat-man” on the Verizon building for OWS.by Fred KlonskyXeni Jardin interviews Mark Read who did the bat-man projects on the Verizon building.XJ: How did you go about finding someone nearby who would allow you stage this from inside their home?MR: Opposite the Verizon building, there is a bunch of city housing. Subsidized, rent-controlled. There’s a lack of services, lights ...

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UC Davis Chancellor Called to Resign After Police Pepper Spray Students | The Dissenter #ows

2011-Nov-19

UC Davis Chancellor Called to Resign After Police Pepper Spray Students | The Dissenter:UC Davis Chancellor Called to Resign After Police Pepper Spray Studentsby Kevin GosztolaPopoutEach and every day some police action infuriates and breathes new life into this movement. Just when you think the movement might go stale and the message of “We are the 99%” will no longer pack the punch that it has had over the last two months, some picture or some video is released showing ...

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Economic "Jim Crow" ? #ows

2011-Nov-19

Shame on US again