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Come Back To Jamaica | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - The New York City reform model is centered upon closing ‘failing’ schools and opening new ones. Some of these ‘failing’ schools have been pillars of their communities for decades. One such school I...
10 Years of Assessing Students With Scientific Exactitude
nytimes.com - In the last decade, we have emerged from the Education Stone Age. No longer must we rely on primitive tools like teachers and principals to assess children’s academic progress. Thanks to the best e...
New charter school advocacy lobby formed - JY Teachers
jyteachers.com - Posted October 29th, 2011 by Caleb Macdougall A new high-powered lobbying group has been formed to push expansion of charter schools in Florida, and it expects to have an inside track with lawmaker...
Tells the Facts, Names the Names
counterpunch.org - My arrest, or, more accurately, my assault was personal. I was taking photographs of the police arresting Occupy Wall Street demonstrators at the December 12 Winter Garden flash mob, which had been...
Kindergarten Test on Hold - WSJ.com
online.wsj.com - New York's kindergartners can relax—for now. The state has shelved a plan to test the students after losing a competitive federal grant for early-childhood programs. New York, New Jersey and Connec...
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The Difference between a $10,000 Education and a $10 Education
zhaolearning.com - Amanda Ripley recently picked on Diane Ravitch over the issue of how much poverty matters in educational achievement, accusing Ravitch of distorting the reality. By playing with the PISA data, Ripl...
10 Years of Assessing Students With Scientific Exactitude
nytimes.com - In the last decade, we have emerged from the Education Stone Age. No longer must we rely on primitive tools like teachers and principals to assess children’s academic progress. Thanks to the best e...
If Charter Schools Don't Perform That Well, Why Build More? - Gapers Block Mechanics
gapersblock.com - By Monica ReidaOn Monday Chicago Public School (CPS) officials announced that 12 new charter schools are proposed for the next two years. This would add more schools to the already established Nobl...
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Activists celebrate the closing of polluting plant near a Los Angeles school
latimes.com - With nearly two dozen parents and others standing behind her, community activist Martha Sanchez announced Monday the end of an eight-year battle to close a metal finishing plant that residents say ...
Occupy Protests Spread Anti-Foreclosure Message During National 'Occupy Our Homes' Action
huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON -- In the late evening on Tuesday, Brigitte Walker welcomed Occupy Atlanta onto her property in an effort to save her Riverdale, Ga., home from foreclosure.Walker, 44, joined the Army in...
'I Come From Public Housing' [UPDATED]
huffingtonpost.com - Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) told hundreds of Florida A&M University students marching at the governor's mansion, protesting his decision to call for the suspension of the president of the state's l...
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Me and Bank of America. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - I did it! This morning Bank of America stock price dropped to $5 a share. It’s what they call the danger zone. A month or so ago I decided I would support the movement to pull my money out of Bank ...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Evening Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Temper Tantrum on Capitol Hill Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 2 minutes ago aflcio.org - America's Union Movement: I just got a message from our Government Affairs director, Bill...
A Survival Guide « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - For years I would wake up at 5:30 in the morning every Black Friday, leaving the kids with my mother-in-law, and get to the mall by 6:15 am. Every year, I would return six or seven hours later, loa...
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Broke Chester Upland asks state for $18.7M advance (With Video)
m.delcotimes.com - CHESTER — Chester Upland School District officials made a public appeal Thursday asking Gov. Tom Corbett for $18.7 million to ensure the district meets its payroll beyond December.Chester Upland of...
Money talks, twice | Feature
chicagoreader.com - click to enlarge A year ago, Miguel del Valle was running for mayor. His resume was outstanding. He'd risen from blue-collar roots on Chicago's near-northwest side to the state senate, where he was...
THE NEXT THREE YEARS: ENDING THE WARS IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
tomhayden.com - The relatively smooth withdrawal of American troops from Iraq is a major boost for the faction of the national administration who want to accelerate the US departure from Afghanistan. The internal ...
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And Now for the Hard Part...
baycitizen.org - Crews will begin installing the huge steel cable that will hold up the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge this week. Currently, temporary steel structures support the bridge. At a media briefing Mo...
Light Bulb Industry Angered by Delay of Tougher Light Bulb Efficiency Standards (?)
news.firedoglake.com - As part of the omnibus spending bill, which has not quite yet been made law due to the blowup of the payroll tax deal, the federal government will delay enforcement of new regulations for increased...
Council Mandates City Alerts on PCB Dangers – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Dec. 19, 2011, 5:39 p.m. The City Council voted on Monday to require the city to notify parents when toxic chemicals are discovered in the fluorescent light fixtures illuminating many of the classr...
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'I'm in the Right Place,' Common Tells Eagle Academy Boys – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Dec. 19, 2011, 4:02 p.m. Last year, David Banks, who founded The Eagle Academy for Young Men, an all-boys public high school in the South Bronx, moderated a panel on education reform at Lincoln Cen...
Kids Are Heroes - Lily's Heroes
kidsareheroes.org - Jordan Brown is a WWII buff and has embarked upon a campaign to ensure that the WWII vets who served on D-Day are memorialized. In May 2010, he learned of an effort to honor Jordan’s hero, Major D...
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Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation by Judy Rabin OCCUPY EDUCATION The Nation by Liza Featherstone Mic check! M...
Last Stand for Children First: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a Friend
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Stand for Children First: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a Friend: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a Friend by Last Stand for Children In our country, we...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Evening Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Temper Tantrum on Capitol Hill Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 2 minutes ago aflcio.org - America's Union Movement: I just got a message from our Government Affairs director, Bill...
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Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation by Judy Rabin OCCUPY EDUCATION The Nation by Liza Featherstone Mic check! M...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Evening Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Temper Tantrum on Capitol Hill Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 2 minutes ago aflcio.org - America's Union Movement: I just got a message from our Government Affairs director, Bill...
Big Education Ape: 12-19-11 PM Please support our fight for smaller classes EDition #OWS #edreform
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