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A GOLDEN CHALK AWARD GOES TO — « Teachers Fight Back

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A GOLDEN CHALK AWARD GOES TO — « Teachers Fight Back:A GOLDEN CHALK AWARD GOES TO —by alkleenAnother Golden Chalk Award has been given out. This one goes to Mary Fergus, a spokeswoman with the Illinois State Board of Education. She was explaining to reporters why Illinois students did so poorly on the national tests, but much better on the Illinois Standards Achievement Tests.She was quoted as saying, ” It’s a different test and our students are not necessarily taught ... more »

Eviction Defense! | OccupyWallSt.org #OWS

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Eviction Defense! | OccupyWallSt.org:Eviction Defense!by OccupyWallStSign up for the eviction defense text blast!Send a text to the number 23559, with the the message @occupyalertThis will be used for emergency alerts and announcements.Three weeks ago NYPD delivered what was effectively a notice of eviction, telling residents of Liberty Square that Brookfield, with the help of the city, was going to clean the park. Instead, #OWS mobilized, organizing a mass clean up, mobilizing thousands of supporters, and flooding the mayors office with ... more »

Washington Post Co Silences Employees with Intimidation: Kaplan again | Dailycensored.com

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Washington Post Co Silences Employees with Intimidation: Kaplan again | Dailycensored.com:Washington Post Co Silences Employees with Intimidation: Kaplan againWritten by Danny WeilBusiness, MediaNov 3, 20110diggShare Many of you know of the case of Pfc Bradley Manning. The government has alleged he leaked documents to Wikileaks and has caged him for months now in an attempt to let others know not to mess with the US government and its classified documents. Well, wlelcome to The Washington Post Company, a company that ... more »

Some High-Performing Florida Charter Schools “Run by or Connected” to Legislators | Scathing Purple Musings

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Some High-Performing Florida Charter Schools “Run by or Connected” to Legislators | Scathing Purple Musings:Some High-Performing Florida Charter Schools “Run by or Connected” to Legislatorsby Bob SikesFrom Jeffrey Solochek at GRADEBOOK:Keeping with new state law, the Florida Department of Education has blessed 104 charter schools as “high performing” this year. The appellation grants these schools added powers, making it even more difficult for local school boards to govern them. (See Pasco County’s recent deliberations over a Charter Schools USA application.)The ... more »

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

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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #owsBecause I'm Worth It? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week TeacherBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-17 minutes agoBecause I'm Worth It? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher:Because I'm Worth It?by Nancy FlanaganI worked for two years at a non-profit whose mission centered on improving teaching. The first and most important thing I learned there was that nobody--not the most supportive policy wonk, not ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: What Happened To Vouchers?

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Jersey Jazzman: What Happened To Vouchers?:What Happened To Vouchers?by DukeA while ago, I speculated that there may be some friction between the various factions in the New Jersey reformy world. I'm wondering if we're starting to see another rift emerge.Yesterday, I offhandedly asked whether vouchers were part of the B4K agenda for "reform." Curious, I went to the B4K website and looked up their view on the matter:... B4K supports the implementation of a targeted scholarship program that focuses on ... more »

Last Stand for Children First: Think Tank Study Finds Think Tank Researchers Underpaid

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Last Stand for Children First: Think Tank Study Finds Think Tank Researchers Underpaid:Think Tank Study Finds Think Tank Researchers Underpaidby Last Stand for ChildrenThe release of today's study by The Ponds Institute for Statistical Research in conjunction with Last Stand for Children First is sending shock waves through the research establishment. The study, which took a comprehensive look at researcher salaries in comparison with a wide variety of both public and private occupations. The study concluded that think tank researchers ... more »

Wisconsin Education Dept. Responds To DOJ Voucher Probe

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Wisconsin Education Dept. Responds To DOJ Voucher Probe:Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterGET UPDATES FROM JOY Like614Wisconsin Education Dept. Responds To DOJ Voucher ProbeFirst Posted: 11/3/11 05:30 PM ET Updated: 11/3/11 06:37 PM ETThe Department of Justice has begun an investigation into Wisconsin's Department of Public Instruction, probing whether Milwaukee's state-administered voucher system is discriminating against students with disabilities. In response, the state is arguing that federal obligations don't apply to Wisconsin's voucher ... more »

Schools Matter: Save Diversity in Wake County Schools: Vote on Tuesday

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Schools Matter: Save Diversity in Wake County Schools: Vote on Tuesday:Save Diversity in Wake County Schools: Vote on Tuesdayby Jim HornFrom NPR:Not long ago, I posted on the challenge North Carolina represents for President Obama who won the state in 2008 and badly needs it in his column again.I mentioned a New Yorker piece by Jane Mayer on Art Pope, the conservative North Carolina businessman who has reshaped his state's politics more towards his GOP leanings by bankrolling a number ... more »

Because I'm Worth It? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

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Because I'm Worth It? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher:Because I'm Worth It?by Nancy FlanaganI worked for two years at a non-profit whose mission centered on improving teaching. The first and most important thing I learned there was that nobody--not the most supportive policy wonk, not the most effusive public education proponent--understands the sheer hard work and complexity of teaching, unless they've chosen classroom teaching as a long-term career.About a month after I started at the ... more »

THE STULL ACT & THE ED VOICE v. LAUSD LAWSUIT: Less than meets the eye, more than you wanted to know

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: THE STULL ACT THE ED VOICE v. LAUSD LAWSUIT: Less than meets the eye, more than you wanted to know:THE STULL ACT THE ED VOICE v. LAUSD LAWSUIT: Less than meets the eye, more than you wanted to know●● S M F N O T E S:The lawsuit it not really called Ed Voice v. LAUSD – that would make too much sense. It is JANE DOE, et al, v. JOHN ... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Cuts have been a disaster for public ed

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Cuts have been a disaster for public ed:Cuts have been a disaster for public edby Mike KlonskyCuts have been a disaster for public edHuffington's Joy Resmovitz reports that a UFT survey of 900 New York City schools finds that three quarters of elementary schools, 61 percent of middle schools and 59 percent of high schools had increased class sizes. "What we know is what we feared was happening," [UFT Pres. Mike] Mulgrew says. "Now, all 1 ...more »