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Failure Rate of Schools Overstated, Study Says
nytimes.com - When the Obama administration was seeking to drum up support for its education initiatives last spring, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told Congress that the federal law known as No Child Left ...
Charter School Approved for Affluent Brooklyn Enclave
nytimes.com - The panel that oversees education policy in New York City approved the first charter school for brownstone Brooklyn on Wednesday night, backing a plan to give it space inside a building already sha...
26 Amazing Facts About Finland's Unorthodox Education System
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Poll: Negatives up for NYC Schools Chancellor
nydailynews.com - Voters have gotten to know city schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott since he assumed the important post last spring, but a new poll shows many haven’t liked what they’ve seen. The Quinnipiac Universi...
No Vouchers For You: House Doing Charters, EITC Tonight.
blogs.mcall.com - Looks Like Gov. Corbett ... ... can bid a teary adieu to his goal of a school voucher for every kid this Christmas. Republicans who control the House say they're running a school-reform package ton...
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Productivity Research, the U.S. Department of Education, and High-Quality Evidence
nepc.colorado.edu - December 15, 2011 America’s leaders have frequently invoked the principle that important policy decisions should be evidence-based. This rhetorical embrace, however, has not always prevailed agains...
2011 UNITY NewU Startup Funds
landing.k12newsnetwork.com - BIOCynthia Liu, PhD, is CEO/Founder of the online organizing and education news site K12NewsNetwork.com, a "MoveOn" for supporters of public education.In 2011, she received the BlogHer.com / HTC 20...
Randall's Island Tennis Plan Delayed Over Fears it Priced Out Locals
dnainfo.com - John McEnroe joked about playing at Randall's Island when the fields were a little more seedy in the 1970s. (DNAinfo/Gabriela Resto-Montero) HARLEM — A hearing about proposals to expand a Randall's...
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Happy “Bill of Rights Day” – Celebrate them before they’re gone … and you’d better be quick about it.
obrag.org - By Anthony Gregory / HuffPost / Dec 15, 2011Today is Bill of Rights Day, the 220-year anniversary of this revered document’s addition to the U.S. Constitution in 1791. The Anti-Federalists had dema...
Solidarity Hunger Strike | OccupyWallSt.org
occupywallst.org - Thursday, December 15, join the OWS Hunger Strikers for a national 24-hour fast to protest the violent evictions across the country that have robbed the Occupy Movement of our right to free speech ...
NYC Cops Post On Facebook About Brutalizing Occupy Wall Street Protesters (IMAGE)
addictinginfo.org - [EDITOR'S NOTE: The link to Mr. DeRosa's profile is not meant to be used to harass him. It's meant to show that this status update is public, which is why we're posting images of it, unedited. Don'...
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Enough Signatures Gathered, Walker To Be Recalled!
newdogdemocrat.com - The word is spreading that over 550,000 signatures have been gathered to recall Scott Walker! This means the movement is passing a huge milestone. The announcement is coming sometime before th...
Lawmakers give final OK to CME/Sears tax-break bill; now up to Quinn | Blogs On Politics
chicagobusiness.com - It's a done deal.With minimal discussion -- but after months of other debate -- the Illinois General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that offers $100 million in combined tax breaks to C...
'If Obama Had Been Romney's VP For Two Terms He'd Make A Really Good President'
businessinsider.com - Legendary hedge fund manager Julian Robertson, the founder of Tiger Management Co., said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" this morning that he's a "very strong" supporter of Mitt Romney for president. "Romne...
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Baby seal sneaks into woman’s home through cat door, curls up on the couch for a nap
nydailynews.com - A New Zealand woman thought she was hallucinating when a clattering noise prompted her to run downstairs and check on the cats - and she found a baby seal in her kitchen.A seal pup had wandered fro...
Snow, Sparkles, and…MomsVote 2012! « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Snow, sparkles, winter light, and… voting? Wait a minute. What does voting have to do with the holidays?! This holiday season at MomsRising we’re announcing the launch of…. drum roll please…. …...
NYPD Responds to Video of Officers Harassing Journalist - National
theatlanticwire.com - The New York Times sent the New York Police Department an e-mail this week saying they weren't happy about the NYPD's treatment of one of their photographers, and the NYPD has responded, though not...
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Citing obesity data, city says schools have boosted kids’ health
gothamschools.org - City children have shed pounds faster than children anywhere else, according to five years of health data released today.Mayor Bloomberg brought Chancellor Dennis Walcott and a team of commissioner...
HEY CONGRESS, PIZZA IS NOT A VEGETABLE!
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - Op-Ed By Betsy Landers and Scott Folsom | San Gabriel Valley Tribune/Pasadena Star News/Whittier Daily News | http://bit.ly/vajEt4 12/14/2011 - ONE-THIRD of American children are overweight or obe...
DAC gives LAUSD A Wack - District Advisory Committees
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Central and Local District Advisory Committees: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Parent Group Files Lawsuit Charging LAUSD With Misuse of $2.5 Billion in Federal Title I FundsP_R_E_S_S_...
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Illinois Charter Authority Funded 100% By Walton Family
schooltechconnect.com - Nice article by Chip Mitchell. In a nutshell, Illinois has a new statewide chartering authority, as part of the unlimited chartering kow-towing required in Arne Duncan't rogue Race To The Top progr...
Arne Duncan’s Emily Litella Moment. “Never Mind.” « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Arne Duncan’s Emily Litella Moment. “Never Mind.” « Fred Klonsky:Arne Duncan’s Emily Litella Moment. “Never Mind.”by Fred KlonskyYears ago the late Gilda Radner played a hilarious character on Satu...
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » School closing protesters take over Chicago board meeting
pureparents.org - TIME Magazine just named “The Protester” their “Person of the Year,” saying, “In 2011, protesters didn’t just voice complaints; they changed the world.” Today in Chicago, parents and teachers are d...
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Solidarity Hunger Strike | OccupyWallSt.org
occupywallst.org - Thursday, December 15, join the OWS Hunger Strikers for a national 24-hour fast to protest the violent evictions across the country that have robbed the Occupy Movement of our right to free speech ...
NYC Cops Post On Facebook About Brutalizing Occupy Wall Street Protesters (IMAGE)
addictinginfo.org - [EDITOR'S NOTE: The link to Mr. DeRosa's profile is not meant to be used to harass him. It's meant to show that this status update is public, which is why we're posting images of it, unedited. Don'...
A few hundred protesters participate in noontime march downtown
latimesblogs.latimes.com - A coalition of unions, Occupy protesters and immigrant rights activists marched from La Placita to the federal building Thursday to protest what they consider overly harsh enforcement measures. The...