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Interview with Diane Ravitch: California's Rejection of NCLB Waivers Sends a Message - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - California, with more public school students than any other state, has surprised many by declining to apply for waivers to No Child Left Behind. The implications of this decision are far-reaching, ...
Are we winning the online debate over education reform? and an invitation to join the twitter party
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - There's been a lots of intense tweeting and blogging over last two days about Alexander Russo's post in which he called the good guys, including those of us on the NYC Education list serv and PAA (...
Chester Community Charter seeks $3.8 million from Chester Upland
delcotimes.com - By JOHN KOPPjkopp@delcotimes.com Seeking immediate payment of delinquent funding, Chester Community Charter School has filed a lawsuit against the Chester Upland School District and its school boar...
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success
m.theatlantic.com - The Scandinavian country is an education superpower because it values equality more than excellence.Sergey Ivanov/FlickrEveryone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system drama...
It's time to discuss an essential reform
bob-peterson.blogspot.com - We in the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association are reimagining and reinventing our union. But it’s not just our union that needs reimagining. It’s also MPS and Milwaukee itself. In 2012, twelv...
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Forging ahead with nutty teacher evaluation plan - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New...
As We Approach 2012 - Scrappy Reformers are Turning the Tide
laststand4children.blogspot.com - In the battle between the Goliaths of the status quo and the scrappy Davids of education reform, the tide may be slowly turning. It was Arthur Reynolds Award winner Anthony Russo, whose This Week ...
Smoking Rhee-Fer « The Recovering Politician
therecoveringpolitician.com - When Waiting for Superman was released in 2010, it was largely hailed as a documentary that depicted the human costs of children trapped in failing schools. The film helped escalate Michelle Rhee’...
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Catholic Charities dumps the poor in Illinois. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - When Illinois passed the law that allows same sex couples to form civil unions, it meant that no government funded social service agency could discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. Cath...
More than 400 have yet to comply with school trustee screening law
northjersey.com - More than 400 public school board members and charter school trustees have yet to comply with a new law mandating they undergo a criminal background check, the state Education Department reported F...
Today in Labor History—December 30
modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/12/today-in-labor-historydecember-30.html"; December 30, 1883 - John Swinton's Paper described the abuse of immigrants conned by job sharks lured ...
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The Top Ten Stories Of 2011
schooltechconnect.com - I don't do end-of-year lists, so yes, this is a bait-and-switch. But some of you do end-of-year lists, and if you're compiling a list of the big education stories, and if you've neglected to inclu...
Did You Read Any Great Books This Year? | Resurgence
bigthink.com - A buddy of mine told me yesterday that his youngest son, who is all of five years old, walked up to him on Christmas morning and said “Dad, we never see you reading so we got you some books.” I had...
#EDreform Money
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Money - Pink Floyd from the Dark Side of the moon in HD quality[Lyrics]MoneyGet awayYou get a good job with good pay and you're okayMoneyIt's a gasGrab that cash with both hands and make a stashNew...
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City sees drop in murder rate, but not in South Side’s Englewood - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY FRANK MAIN Staff Reporter/fmain@suntimes.com December 29, 2011 12:02AM Chicago Police Superintendent Garry F. McCarthy, during interview with Sun-Times reporter Frank Main about murders in 2011,...
The odd case of the Mark Kirk IEA endorsement. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - The other day I wrote a post about the congressional race in the 10th District of Illinois. Ilya Sheyman is running in the Democratic Party primary. Although this suburban Chicago north shore distr...
Occupy Wake-Up Call Caps Remarkable Year
labornotes.org - It’s been an exhilarating year. Crowds of people finally moved into resistance after decades of misrule. The year began with Egypt, moved quickly to the snowy streets of Wisconsin, and re-erupted i...
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Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 12/31/2011
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - My Wish List for Education in 2012 | Education Is My Life TEacher AJ Juliani (a Flat Classroom certified teacher) writes a beautiful and profound blog on his wish list. He understand and...
Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 12/30/2011
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - An Alternative to Student Gifts | Expat Educator This teacher asks for students to donate to a charity if they really must give a gift. Great ideas. tags: ...
Edu app news: apps, ebooks, and sites for your classroom #mlearning 12/30/2011
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Splashtop App Opens a Whole New World for me on my iPad – DEN Blog Network DEN Educator Carolyn Stanley shares how she's using Splashtop to stream Discovery Streaming to her ipad and the...
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Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” video- Teaching Life Choices, Their Way! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” video- Teaching Life Choices, Their Way! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Lil Wayne’s “How to Love” video- Teaching Life Choices, Their Way!by OldschoolteachMy 17-year-...
Florida was weird as only it can be in 2011
articles.boston.com - The piano was a mystery for about a month. On Jan. 1, 2011, the charred instrument showed up on a Biscayne Bay sandbar, a couple hundred yards from shore. A 16-year-old student eventually admitted ...
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As We Approach 2012 - Scrappy Reformers are Turning the Tide
laststand4children.blogspot.com - In the battle between the Goliaths of the status quo and the scrappy Davids of education reform, the tide may be slowly turning. It was Arthur Reynolds Award winner Anthony Russo, whose This Week ...
#EDreform Money
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Money - Pink Floyd from the Dark Side of the moon in HD quality[Lyrics]MoneyGet awayYou get a good job with good pay and you're okayMoneyIt's a gasGrab that cash with both hands and make a stashNew...
Big Education Ape: 12-30-11 PM Are we winning the online debate over education reform? EDition #EDREFORM #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News Now: Big Education Ape: Ed News NowPublished by Coopmike48 – 6 news spotters todayNext update in about 12 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYSTORIESPOLITICSHEA...
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As We Approach 2012 - Scrappy Reformers are Turning the Tide
laststand4children.blogspot.com - In the battle between the Goliaths of the status quo and the scrappy Davids of education reform, the tide may be slowly turning. It was Arthur Reynolds Award winner Anthony Russo, whose This Week ...
