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More on the D.C. Achievement Gap and Michelle Rhee's Legacy
danagoldstein.net - In response to my Nation piece on achievement gaps in Washington, D.C. district public schools, commenter E.B. wondered how things would look different if we measured student proficiency instead of...
Philip Kovacs Takes on TFA in Huntsville - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - In the past few weeks, Philip Kovacs has taken a public stance in Huntsville, Alabama, raising questions about the school district's decision to invest significant resources in bringing Teach For A...
A Back-to-School Special: Mary Levy Discusses DCPS’s de Facto Segregation, Lack of Transparency, High Turnover and More | . . . . . TheFightBack
thefightback.org - The DCPS school year is under way and many students are adjusting to an unfamiliar environment. They’re not alone. A surprising number of both teachers and principals are also completing their firs...
Braun: New kind of N.J. school privatization on the rise
blog.nj.com - Public education in New Jersey has been roiled recently by conflicts over charter schools, vouchers and "virtual" schools — but, now, a new type of privatization is on the horizon: allowing public ...
Pro vs. Khan | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - The most famous teacher in the United States right now is Salman Khan, creator of Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a collection of nearly 3,000 online youtube tutorials mainly about math and science....
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Miracle Schools: Where Are They Now?
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - The current education reform battle is a bit like a boxing match. The corporate reformers had a lot of momentum until April 2010, when Diane Ravitch came out with ‘The Death And Life Of The Great A...
From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model
nytimes.com - Pasi Sahlberg, a Finnish educator and author, had a simple question for the high school seniors he was speaking to one morning last week in Manhattan: “Who here wants to be a teacher?” ...
Emanuel welcomes out-of-town charter schools
wbez.org - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel put out the welcome mat for out-of-state charter schools Tuesday.“I want all the charter operators who don’t yet operate in the City of Chicago to see this as an opportun...
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‘New York Times’ Credentialed Reporters Still Being Blocked From Covering Occupy Arrests (Video)
observer.com - Robert Stolarik from NYT shoved by officer During the Occupy Wall Street arrests at the World Financial Center Plaza this morning, credentialed New York Times freelance photographer Robert Stolar...
‘You can’t trust him,’ gay vet says after exchange with Romney in N.H. - Election 2012
washingtonpost.com - MANCHESTER, N.H. – Mitt Romney got into a rare heated confrontation with a gay veteran at a diner here Monday morning that concluded with the 63-year-old man telling reporters: “You can’t trust him...
Challenges Mount to California's LGBT Education Law | News
advocate.com - A contingent of antigay groups is mobilizing to overturn or substantially dilute California’s new FAIR Education Law, which requires social science curricula in public schools to include the histor...
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85% of unions that voted, recertified
whby.com - Text Size:December 12, 2011S M T W TF S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1011 12 13 14 15 16 1718 19 20 21 22 23 2425 26 27 28 29 30 31WHBYCBSNews » WEAC: 85% of unions that voted, recertified Dec...
13 protesters arrested or cited at CO Walmart
denverpost.com - A protester is handcuffed after blocking a Walmart truck from exiting the Walmart Distribution Center in Loveland on Monday as police remove other protesters from the front of the truck. (Jenny Spa...
Occupy protesters try again for Port of Oakland shutdown
mercurynews.com - By Cecily Burt and Katy MurphyOakland Tribune Click photo to enlarge OAKLAND, CA - DECEMBER 12: Protesters attempt to block an entrance to the Port of Oakland on December 12, 2011 in Oakland, Calif...
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Koch Is Backing Quinn in 2013 Race for Mayor
nytimes.com - Two years before the next New York mayoral election, former Mayor Edward I. Koch said Monday that he was supporting Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council, to succeed Mayor Michael R. ...
Depression and Democracy
nytimes.com - It’s time to start calling the current situation what it is: a depression. True, it’s not a full replay of the Great Depression, but that’s cold comfort. Unemployment in both America and Europe rem...
I Don't Get It Either
schooltechconnect.com - I love Barbara Flynn Currie, in spite of the fact that she has the audacity of hope to disagree with me from time to time. Here's a clip of her on the floor of the House today, where she basically ...
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Canada Announces Exit From Kyoto Climate Treaty
nytimes.com - OTTAWA — Canada said on Monday that it would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, the 1997 treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under that accord, major industrialized nations agreed...
Jersey Jazzman: The Biggest Lie In America Today The Biggest Lie In America Today
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: The Biggest Lie In America Today:The Biggest Lie In America TodayThey got together a bunch of elites here in Jersey to whine and complain that "we just don't have the money!"In many...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release December 12, 2011 WASHINGTON - President Obama today announced that Secretary John Bryson would join National Economic Council Di...
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Illinois is not too broke to make this Christmas day for two giant corporations. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Merry Christmas Sears and CME (the corporations that runs the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Board of Trade). Today Santa is coming to visit you. Naughty. Not nice. The Illinois House Revenue ...
Major corporations pay few taxes
sacramentopa.blogspot.com - 265 Major, Profitable U.S. Corporations' Tax AvoidanceCosts States $42 Billion Over Three Years; Sixty EightCompanies Have At Least One Tax-Free YearCitizens for Tax JusticeDecember 7, 2011http://w...
Waste Connections Blames Move On Location, Taxes, Rules - Sacramento News Story
kcra.com - POSTED: 6:48 am PST December 12, 2011UPDATED: 12:49 pm PST December 12, 2011FOLSOM, Calif. (KCRA) -- Waste Connections is leaving Folsom, heading to Texas and taking about 130 jobs with it.Company ...
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Illinois is not too broke to make this Christmas day for two giant corporations. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Merry Christmas Sears and CME (the corporations that runs the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Board of Trade). Today Santa is coming to visit you. Naughty. Not nice. The Illinois House Revenue ...
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Education Nation 2011: Testing Around the World
educationnation.com - Before Jesus Christ was born, human beings were taking tests. Civil service exams date back to China’s Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD.) Hiring test-prep tutors - and cheating - go back about as far, ...
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