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Billionaire Education Policy (Guest Post)
eduoptimists.blogspot.com - The following is a guest posting by my colleague and friend Robin Rogers, associate professor of sociology at Queens College and the Graduate Center at the City University of New York (CUNY). She i...
Universities in Stand-Off Over Teacher Program Review — Higher Education
texastribune.org - Enlargephoto illustration by: Todd WisemanAround this time next year, U.S. News & World Report will issue the first of what is intended to be an annual review of teacher preparation programs at uni...
City announces plans to close or shrink 15 struggling schools
gothamschools.org - In the first wave of annual closure announcements, the Department of Education has announced plans to shutter or reshape 15 low-performing schools. The schools include three elementary schools, thr...
UPDATED: Joe Biden's Brother Is President and "P.T. Barnum" for SoFla Charter School Chain - Broward/Palm Beach News
blogs.browardpalmbeach.com - pr.comFrank Biden (right) is president of the charter chain.UPDATE: The Palm Beach County School Board's vote on three new Mavericks schools has been postponed. Read more after the jump.When owners...
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...
Shanker Blog » The Year In Research On Market-Based Education Reform: 2011 Edition
shankerblog.org - If 2010 was the year of the bombshell in research in the three “major areas” of market-based education reform – charter schools, performance pay, and value-added in evaluations – then 2011 was the ...
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N.Y.C. kids are on the right track: Don't get discouraged by most recent NAEP scores
nydailynews.com - There’s a lot to dig into in New York City’s just-received report card on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and there’s no doubt that people will debate what it all means. As someone...
Some New York City Scores Drop in U.S. Student Tests
nytimes.com - New York City students scored slightly lower on federal math tests this year compared with 2009, according to scores released Wednesday morning, even as scores of their counterparts in other big ci...
School Tech Connect: Chicago's Miracle Workers
schooltechconnect.com - Well, the NAEP Urban District Assessment is out, and it pretty much re-confirms everything that everyone has already known. I don't think you can make conclusions beyond the executive summary of an...
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Pablo Casals is under attack. Parents fighting back. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Pablo Casals elementary school is on the list for turnaround status by CPS boss J.C. Brizard. After attending the CTU teach-in on school closings last week, 50 parents and teachers showed up at Mon...
Bloomberg's Girlfriend Was Paid $109,954 In 2009 By The Tax-Dodging Owners Of Zuccotti Park
thinkprogress.org - Bloomberg with girlfriend Diana Taylor. It has now been almost three weeks since New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg suddenly sent in riot police to evict the Occupy Wall Street encampment of Zuc...
Execution Case Dropped Against Abu-Jamal
nytimes.com - Prosecutors in Philadelphia announced Wednesday that they had dropped their attempts to execute Mumia Abu-Jamal, the death row inmate convicted of killing a police officer 30 years ago and whose su...
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What The Blagojevich Charges Mean For Daley
huffingtonpost.com - Time:It shouldn't come as any surprise that, in the wake of the shocking allegations against Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, observers almost immediately evoked the Windy City's rich, colorful h...
Before we start feeling all warm and fuzzy about Teddy Roosevelt...
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Let's remember that Teddy Roosevelt, eulogized in Pres. Obama's Osawatomie speech on "New Nationalism," Tuesday, was at his best a tame economic reformer and at his worst, a racist, imperialist war...
Chris Christie Slams a Town Hall Questioner (VIDEO)
addictinginfo.org - After a seemingly short-lived image makeover, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie appears to have reclaimed his undisputed title of professional YouTube screamer. Over the course of his blustery gov...
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Pre-Occupy Wall Street « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - paper, rock, scissors, anyone?Back when the Tea Party started, I found myself agreeing with a few concepts: smaller, more localized government, direct democracy, anger over the bailouts. As it grew...
voiceofsandiego.org: Education
voiceofsandiego.org - Picture Jim Carrey with a mathematics degree. Winn dons a furry hat and beats a drum to remind students of the steps in a problem. He shouts theatrically and chants questions, then shuts off the au...
Christie gets mic-checked in Iowa
bluejersey.com - So, Christie got mic-checked last night stumping for Romney in Iowa. The first thing you notice is that it takes Christie, whose public appearances in NJ are tightly orchestrated showcases, a full ...
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Phys Ed: A New Worry for Soccer Parents
well.blogs.nytimes.com - PhotoAlto via Getty ImagesWhat happens inside the skull of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer ball? That question motivated a provocative new study of the brains of experienced players t...
School-based health centers get $1.6-million boost from feds
latimesblogs.latimes.com - The federal government awarded $1.6 million to school-based health centers in California for expansion and modernization, funds that will help the clinics treat more students and community members,...
Groundhog Gerry On Current Legislation
bluejersey.com - The lowly groundhog has been relegated to having expertise only on the coming of warm weather. His predictive skills, however, have been grossly underestimated. Groundhog Gerry goes where others fe...
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Halliburton Stock Open To Hurt From BP Blame Games
forbes.com - Still assessing blameBritish oil major BP rolled out its latest legal maneuver in the Gulf of Mexico spill case by accusing subcontractor Halliburton of destroying evidence that could be used to p...
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
fcmat.org - Thursday, December 8, 2011 Thousands of 4-year-olds in California will start getting some extra help next fall. A new state law allows those children to take two years of kindergarten classes, the ...
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team
fcmat.org - Thursday, December 8, 2011 Metaphorical images of pulling the trigger and an impending nuclear explosion were evoked Tuesday as members of the La Mesa-Spring Valley school board heard the school di...
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School Tech Connect: Chicago's Miracle Workers
schooltechconnect.com - Well, the NAEP Urban District Assessment is out, and it pretty much re-confirms everything that everyone has already known. I don't think you can make conclusions beyond the executive summary of an...
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