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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 ...
Charter school organization looking at RI fails to make progress in CT (2011-11-29)
publicbroadcasting.net - Four charter schools in Connecticut failed to make adequate yearly progress in the last academic year. The schools are run by a company looking to operate a pair of schools in Providence. Results p...
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...
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...
Bloomberg's stance on education near-sighted
nyunews.com - by WSN Editorial Board Published December 5, 2011 Last Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg asserted that, "double the class size with a better teacher is a good deal for students." While NYU students l...
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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...
Bloomberg: 62 in a class is OK... for other people's children
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - The mayor's daughters went to Spence, where class size hovers between 10 and 15. “Double the class size with a better teacher is a good deal for students.” -- Mayor BloombergMayor Bloomberg told a...
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wbez.org - Walter Dyett is one of two high schools that could be phased out under that shake-up announced last week by school officials.But what happens to the school buildings once the students are gone?The ...
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N.Y.C. Police Maligned Paradegoers on Facebook
nytimes.com - They called people “animals” and “savages.” One comment said, “Drop a bomb and wipe them all out.” Hearing New York police officers speak publicly but candidly about one another and the...
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...
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,...
Bloomberg pitches the city and Ratner's Nets, reacts un-positively to the Cuomo tax plan
capitalnewyork.com - Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in his element this morning at the Hilton on Sixth Avenue and 53rd Street, where a ballroom full of real estate executives gave him a standing ovation.The occasion was t...
Send in the Clueless
nytimes.com - There are two crucial things you need to understand about the current state of American politics. First, given the still dire economic situation, 2012 should be a year of Republican triumph. Second...
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Mother says 9-year-old suspended for calling teacher cute | mother, says, calling
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...
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...
Walker Thug Defaces Petition, caught, Jailed! 68 year old Woman sought for ripping up yard sign.
democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - Since more of these stories are surfacing, we can only assume conservatives find that anti-democratic, anti-Constitutional behavior to protect their "leader" is the only "tool" left to take back th...
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Newly discovered planet in habitable zone
mercurynews.com - Click photo to enlargeThis artist's conception illustrates Kepler-22b, a planet known to comfortably circle in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. It is the first planet that NASA's Kepler missi...
NASA finds planet that could sustain life – USATODAY.com
usatoday.com - By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Updated WASHINGTON – NASA has found a new planet outside our solar system that's eerily similar to Earth in key aspects.NASA ARC/ JPLAn artist's conception of K...
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Audit Faults Parks Agency on Revenue
online.wsj.com - BY SUMATHI REDDY New York City's Department of Parks & Recreation lost nearly $9 million in potential concession revenue due to a poor solicitation and awarding system, according to an audit releas...
Who really profits big from food stamps?: JPMorgan & Walmart - National Political Buzz
examiner.com - Newt Gingrich has recently alleged that food stamp recipients have used their EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) cards to pay for trips to Hawaii. While Gingrich has offered no evidence that this ...
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Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank #ows #EDreform #sosmarch #p2 #1u
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank Hide8.3 Jonah Edelman. He’s baaaaack! Sort of. « Fred Klonsky 2011-Dec-2 Jonah Edelman. He’s baaaaa...
Meet the 12 People Who Will Investigate the UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident - Davis, CA Patch #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Meet the 12 People Who Will Investigate the UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident - Davis, CA Patch:Meet the 12 People Who Will Investigate the UC Davis Pepper Spray IncidentThe task force will assign bla...
Bikeswarm: Modern urban guerilla tactic
dailycensored.com - e pluribus unumI had no idea what the Bikeswarm was until I was suddenly, unexpectedly part of it.After having been rousted from their initial occupation site on Nov. 13, Occupy Portland announced ...
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Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank #ows #EDreform #sosmarch #p2 #1u
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank Hide8.3 Jonah Edelman. He’s baaaaack! Sort of. « Fred Klonsky 2011-Dec-2 Jonah Edelman. He’s baaaaa...
Big Education Ape: 12-5-11 PM The Best (and Worst) Education News of 2011 EDition #OWS #EDREFORM
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CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE! | Dailycensored.com #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE! | Dailycensored.com:CALL FOR ACTION: EDUCATORS UNITE!Written by Paul ThomasEducationDec 5, 20110diggSharePlease consider supporting this movement. Link to call and...
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