Thanksgiving | Seattle Education #ows
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Thanksgiving | Seattle Education:Thanksgivingby seattleducation2011This Thanksgiving, Occupy Wall Street celebrated unity and community with an open feast at Liberty Square. All members of the community broke bread together.Thanksgiving day for me is a time of reflection. I have much to be grateful for, my health and that of my daughter’s, the opportunities afforded to me to write and a very special and unexpected treasure that when I began creating this blog never occurred to me would happen, getting to know ... more »
The Harvest – The story of the children who feed America | Being Latino Online Magazine
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The Harvest – The story of the children who feed America | Being Latino Online Magazine:The Harvest – The story of the children who feed Americaby Eileen Rivera de la Hozby Eileen Rivera“Every time you eat a salad, every time you eat a vegetable, you have to realize that this might have been picked by a child.” – Eva Longoria“In some countries, children work fourteen hours a day, seven days a week. In some countries, children twelve and younger pick ... more »
Student Activists Deserve Our Thanks | California Progress Report
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Student Activists Deserve Our Thanks | California Progress Report:Student Activists Deserve Our Thanksby meganBy Randy Shaw These are not the best of times to be a college student in the United States. Spiraling tuition costs, huge post-graduation debt, and a shrinking job market could understandably demoralize an entire generation. But recent events demonstrate that college students are responding to the tough economic times not by giving up, but rather by redoubling efforts to create a more just society. In fact, ... more »
NYC Educator: Generosity: A Post for Thanksgiving
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NYC Educator: Generosity: A Post for Thanksgiving:Generosity: A Post for Thanksgivingby Miss EyreThe scene: Miss Eyre's tenth-grade English class. After reading nonfiction pieces about responses to tragedies, a small group is discussing the topic of generosity.STUDENT 1: I am generous. If any of y'all got kicked out of your house, I would let you sleep on my couch.STUDENT 2: Your couch? Why not your bed?STUDENT 1: Ewwww! You nasty.STUDENT 2: Then why don't
Movement for Justice in El Barrio | OccupyWallSt.org #ows
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Movement for Justice in El Barrio | OccupyWallSt.org:Movement for Justice in El Barrioby OccupyWallStUNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF OCCUPY WALL ST., THE PEOPLE OF COLOR CAUCUS (POCCUPY), WOMEN OCCUPYING WALL ST., QUEERING OWS, IMMIGRANT/WORKERS WORKING GROUP, OUTREACH WORKING GROUP, SPANISH WORKING GROUP (OWS en Español), THE ANTI-RACISM ALLIES GROUP, ARTS CULTURE WORKING GROUP, EMPOWERMENT AND COMMUNITY WORKING GROUP.Movement for Justice in El Barrio“Liberty is like the morning. There are those who sleep and wait for it to arrive, ... more »
Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Advanced Learning Task Force
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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Advanced Learning Task Force:Advanced Learning Task Forceby Charlie MasThe new Advanced Learning Task Force (or Steering Committee or Advisory Committee or whatever) has had its first meeting. It's kind of a mess.I'm on the committee. So is Melissa. So are Dr. Vaughan and Dr. Thompson. There are principals, central staff, teachers and community members. The committee is too big for any real discussion. It will be almost impossible for it to reach any authentic consensus. ... more »
Here comes the neighborhood - Bites - Opinions - November 24, 2011 - Sacramento News & Review
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Here comes the neighborhood - Bites - Opinions - November 24, 2011 - Sacramento News Review:Here comes the neighborhoodBy Cosmo Garvin cosmog@newsreview.comThis article was published on 11.24.11.This past spring, the Sacramento City Unified School District changed its logo. The familiar red apple will be replaced with a green apple—to remind everyone that the district is “going green.” At least, it will be as soon as the old stationary runs out. It’s a small gesture, but an important one.A bigger and ... more »
Duncan to State: No way on Race to the Top | Thoughts on Public Education
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Duncan to State: No way on Race to the Top | Thoughts on Public Education:Duncan to State: No way on Race to the Top - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guessby John Fensterwald - Educated Guess(TOP-Ed writer Kathy Baron co-wrote this post.) In another cockfight between California and Washington over education, the U.S. Department of Education has rejected California’s application – and only California’s application – in the third round of Race to the Top. The denial exasperated the seven ... more »
Moving At School: Making It Happen « Whole Child Education
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The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:THE WHOLE CHILD BLOGMoving At School: Making It HappenNovember 23rd, 2011 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost submitted by Nora L. Howley, manager of Programs at the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN). She believes that a great public school is one where students and staff are healthy and safe, and she’s gratified that her job allows her to help make healthier, safer schools a reality. Howley is a former preschool teacher ... more »
Left Agents of the 1% | Dissident Voice
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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 ... more »
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UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi Moonlighted Abroad to End Campus Anti-Austerity Demonstrations -- in Greece | MyFDL #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-37 minutes agoUC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi Moonlighted Abroad to End Campus Anti-Austerity Demonstrations -- in Greece | MyFDL:UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi Moonlighted Abroad to End Campus Anti-Austerity Demonstrations — in Greeceby Teddy PartridgePopoutUniversity of California Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi won’t resign her post because, she says, she needs toearn the students’ trust. Somehow, she proposes ... more »
UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi Moonlighted Abroad to End Campus Anti-Austerity Demonstrations -- in Greece | MyFDL #ows
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UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi Moonlighted Abroad to End Campus Anti-Austerity Demonstrations -- in Greece | MyFDL:UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi Moonlighted Abroad to End Campus Anti-Austerity Demonstrations — in Greeceby Teddy PartridgePopoutUniversity of California Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi won’t resign her post because, she says, she needs toearn the students’ trust. Somehow, she proposes the University heal with her remaining at its helm.“I really feel confident at this point the university needs me,” she told GMA …. “There are ... more »