Koch Brother Front Group Americans For Prosperity Pushes Smear Campaign Against Me | ThinkProgress
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Koch Brother Front Group Americans For Prosperity Pushes Smear Campaign Against Me | ThinkProgress:Koch Brother Front Group Americans For Prosperity Pushes Smear Campaign Against MeBy Lee Fang on Nov 9, 2011 at 5:30 pmLevi Russell, Americans for Prosperity Director of Public Affairs, contributed to a blog post calling Lee a "liar." Russell, however, erroneously quoted the conversation and has refused to issue a correction.Levi Russell, Americans for Prosperity Director of Public Affairs, contributed to a blog post calling me a ...more »
Black In America Series Says Race Matters In Silicon Valley | Resurgence | Big Think
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Black In America Series Says Race Matters In Silicon Valley | Resurgence | Big Think:Black In America Series Says Race Matters In Silicon ValleyKris Broughton on November 13, 2011, 3:20 PMinShare1I don’t usually watch the Black In America series, but I will tonight because one of the entrepreneurs in The New Promised Land- Silicon Valley episode is Angela Benton, a dynamic woman from the East Coast who used to pay me to write for one of her websites a little ... more »
Burning Down the House - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post
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Burning Down the House - Arlington, VA, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post:Looking AheadBurning Down the HouseA week ago I posted the following graphic and comment: Me: “You know what's sad? This entire altruistic movement has no end goal...the world has spoken and it's still business as usual...SMH...” The following discussion ensued: Emma: “But you know what's cool? That a friend of mine who *doesn't* approve of this movement (per se) has called it altruistic, and has expressed frustration with ... more »
What The Founding Fathers Thought About Corporations | Addicting Info
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What The Founding Fathers Thought About Corporations | Addicting Info:What The Founding Fathers Thought About CorporationsNovember 13, 2011By Stephen D. Foster Jr.Citizens United. This is the 2010 Supreme Court case that shocked America, influenced an election, and reversed over 100 years of campaign finance laws. In this case, corporations were declared as people and as such declared to have the same rights as people do. It also opened the doors for corporations to pour unprecedented amounts of campaign donations into ... more »
CEO Andrés Alonso Promotes the Push for School Choice in Baltimore City | Re:education in Baltimore
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CEO Andrés Alonso Promotes the Push for School Choice in Baltimore City | Re:education in Baltimore:CEO Andrés Alonso Promotes the Push for School Choice in Baltimore CityCEO Andrés A. Alonso, Ed.D., sent out an email on November 9 with the subject line “Great Event: Please Join Me on Saturday November 19!” It’s the School Choice Fair. And it’s his favorite.This is my favorite City Schools event because it offers a glimpse—like no other occasion or news release can—into the incredible ... more »
Thousands Rally to Resist Occupy Portland Evictions | OccupyWallSt.org #ows
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Thousands Rally to Resist Occupy Portland Evictions | OccupyWallSt.org:Thousands Rally to Resist Occupy Portland Evictionsby OccupyWallStPopout10,000 filled the areas around the Occupy Portland encampments last night as the deadline approached for eviction. 12:01 am came and went but the cops could do nothing: too many supporters blocked their path. It was peaceful.The cops waited it out and are clearing out the Chapman and Lownsdale Park camps this morning, tearing down the remaining tents. There is a General Assembly meeting at ... more »
Seize the Ponies « occupy california #ows
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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 September 24, 2009. On that occasion, a faculty-initiated walkout in concert with two union strikes, shortly joined by a mass of students, mobilized protesters across the UC system against the privatization of public education — 5,000 alone at Berkeley. Amidst broad and spectacular national attention and predictable comparisons to the spirit ... more »
Are You Sick Of ‘Highly Paid’ Teachers? | Addicting Info
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Are You Sick Of ‘Highly Paid’ Teachers? | Addicting Info:Are You Sick Of ‘Highly Paid’ Teachers?November 13, 2011By Guest WriterBy Author Unknown (if you know who wrote it, PLEASE let me know)Teachers’ hefty salaries are driving up taxes, and they only work 9 or10 months a year! It’s time we put things in perspective and pay them for what they do – babysit!We can get that for less than minimum wage.That’s right. Let’s give them $3.00 an hour and only ... more »
Occcupy with Aloha. « Fred Klonsky #ows
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Occcupy with Aloha. « Fred Klonsky:Occcupy with Aloha.by Fred KlonskyWhen Asia Pacific world leaders gathered in Hawaii these past couple of days, the meeting, hosted by Obama, included dinners and entertainment.Makana, a popular Hawaiian singer and guitarist was invited to perform.As he began to sing his recent song in support of the Occupy Movement called We Are Many, he opened his jacket to reveal a t-shirt that said, Occupy with Aloha.Here’s the video story. Very moving.
Monty Neill responded to Parsing the Nation's Report Card
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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 looked at NAEP results from 2003 to 2011 (the NCLB years) for all 50 states and DC to identify instances in which whites gained while lower-scoring other groups gained even more, hence closing the gap in a positive way. For the 4 tests (reading and math at grades 4 and 8) there were very ...more »
A Sociological Eye on Education | The Nation’s Report Card and NCLB: Friends or Foes?
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A Sociological Eye on Education | The Nation’s Report Card and NCLB: Friends or Foes?:The Nation’s Report Card and NCLB: Friends or Foes?The 2011 results are out on the Nation’s Report Card—also known as the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—and the headlines emphasize the stability in student performance over the past few years in reading and math across the 50 states and Washington, D.C.To be sure, more states posted gains than losses, and a few showed gains in both ... more »
November 15 Strike Endorsements « occupy california #ows
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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 Faculty AssociationUCSF Faculty AssociationUC Davis Faculty AssociationUC San Diego Faculty AssociationThe UC Council of Faculty AssociationsAFSCME 3299 – UC patient care and service employeesAlliance of Californians for Community EmpowermentCalifornia Nurses AssociationCommunities for a New CaliforniaUAW 2865 – UC student employeesUAW 4123 – CSU student employeesUC-AFT – UC lecturers and librar... more »
Parents organize to push for better California schools - latimes.com
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Parents organize to push for better California schools - latimes.com:Parents organize to push for better California schoolsSome 100 parent leaders with the Educate Our State network gather to train on how to better campaign for more school funding, top-notch teachers and a high-quality education for all students.Comments27Share207At their training Saturday at Stephen S. Wise Temple in Los Angeles, parents learned how to effectively tell their stories, organize a signature-gathering campaign and brainstorm festive campaign kickoff events. (Michael Robinson Chavez, Los ... more »