Monday, December 5, 2011

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Thinking about think tanks. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - “Is it really just two guys,” a colleague asks? She was talking about Kyle Olson’s Education Action Group. “Basically,” I say. “Plus a couple more staffers.” “How do they get so much publicity?” I ...

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The Best (and Worst) Education News of 2011

huffingtonpost.com - Here's my humble attempt to identify the best and the worst education news that occurred during the past 12 months. I hope you'll take time to share your own choices in the comment section.I'll lis...

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Pearson Foundation grant sent Weast, Dale and Hatrick to Australia

parentscoalitionmc.blogspot.com - In July of 2010, Superintendent Jerry Weast, Fairfax Superintendent Jack Dale, Loudon Superintendent Edgar Hatrick, and Alleghany Superintendent David Cox took a trip to Australia. According to a ...

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Shanker Blog » Do Teachers Really Come From The "Bottom Third" Of College Graduates?

shankerblog.org - The conventional wisdom among many education commentators is that U.S. public school teachers “come from the bottom third” of their classes. Most recently, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg too...

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More Principals Join Teacher Evaluation Protest – SchoolBook

nytimes.com - Dec. 4, 2011, 10:33 p.m. In late October, principals on Long Island posted a letter online protesting a new state evaluation system that will rate teachers and principals based on student scores on...

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Teachers, community groups, train for fight over CPS school closings - chicagotribune.com

chicagotribune.com - By Andy Grimm Tribune reporter December 4, 2011 More than 400 parents, community organizers and union members packed a "teach-in" at King College Prep High School in Kenwood Saturday to build grass...

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Chicago's new top charter school bureaucrat

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - She's in a "relationship."Her name is Carly Bolger. She's never taught, as far as I can tell. She's two years out of college. Hired by Chris Cerf to run his bloated and troubled charter schools bur...

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When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author.By Marion Brady A longtime friend on the school board of one of the largest school systems in Americ...

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Head of New Jersey Charter School Office Steps Down

southbrunswick.patch.com - New Jersey's charter school director, on the job for less than a dozen months, will be stepping down at the end of this year to take a new job in Chicago public schools. Carly Bolger, director of t...

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Plan to Close or Restructure 21 Chicago Schools Draws Quick Reaction

nytimes.com - Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s education team made its first attempt at improving struggling schools last week, and the negative reviews came quickly. State legislators and community leaders called the propo...

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Occupy Detroit Confronts Racial Tension, Struggles To Define Movement's Future

huffingtonpost.com - DETROIT -- In recent years Grand Circus Park, despite the slow gentrification of downtown Detroit, has been most welcoming to hard-luck natives, laid-off blue collar workers and other jobless, the ...

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Friends of Kyle Olson say, “Big Bird’s a Red!” « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - We have been following the latest loonyness of right-wingers who now see a Wall Street Occupier under every bed. They go looking for advocates for collective bargaining in children’s literature. Th...

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Racing to raise taxes in California - Sacramento Politics - California Politics

sacbee.com - Inspired by new polls showing that California voters may pass higher taxes for schools, the race is on to place tax hikes on the November 2012 ballot. But insiders warn of "mutually assured destruc...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Visiting a wealthy suburban school "This is a school? I thought it was a museum." -- Terence Lewis, 17, a senior at Furness High in South PhiladelphiaChicago Rep. Cynthia Soto“We need explanations,...

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Cuomo Pushes New Tax Rates for Big Earners

nytimes.com - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Sunday called for “comprehensive reform” of New York’s tax code that would mean higher tax rates for the wealthy and a tax cut for the middle class, according to officials b...

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Bloomberg Wary of Reports on Cuomo's Tax Agenda

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - December 5, 2011, 1:05 pm By KATE TAYLORMayor Michael R. Bloomberg reacted cautiously but skeptically Monday to reports that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was considering raising taxes on the wealthy to hel...

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gastongazette.com - A Gastonia mother says her son was suspended for calling a teacher “cute.” Chiquita Lockett said her 9-year-old son, Emanyea, spent the last two days at home. Lockett said the principal of Brooksid...

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Students and Principal Pepper-Sprayed at Bronx High School

cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - December 5, 2011, 2:09 pm By ALICE SPERIUpdated, 2:33 p.m. | A student at a Bronx public high school pepper-sprayed at least 14 people, including students and the principal, in the cafeteria and ha...

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Walker Thug Defaces Petition, caught, Jailed! 68 year old Woman sought for ripping up yard sign.

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nytimes.com - The New York State comptroller’s office has rejected a $27 million contract with a News Corporation subsidiary to build a data system for tracking student performance, as fallout widens against the...

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Who really profits big from food stamps?: JPMorgan & Walmart - National Political Buzz

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IZABELLA MIKO SUPPORTS THE HEALTHIER LUNCH MENUS IN LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS

4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - By Perri Nemirof, Shockya.com | http://bit.ly/vRV1EA 4 December 2011 :: “Lucy! Where’s my white collarless shirt from Fred Segal?” Apologies, I was just watching Clueless the other night. In a...

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