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DETROIT’S TURN TO BE VIOLATED « Teachers Fight Back

DETROIT’S TURN TO BE VIOLATED « Teachers Fight Back

DETROIT’S TURN TO BE VIOLATED

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The Detroit teachers have now been told that despite their contract, their pay will be slashed by 10% and they will have to contribute 25 % of the cost of their health care premiums. It will be interesting to see how the Detroit teachers respond to this. Once again a contract means nothing and teachers are expected to meekly go along with whatever is thrown their way.

I have yet to hear about any large group of teachers going on strike over these contract violations. If anyone has news of such a strike, please let me know. There must be a great number of teachers who believe that they are lucky enough just to have a job in this economy and understand that they must help sacrifice during these times of government deficits. If that’s the case, I think these teachers are undermining the teaching

Darling-Hammond: The mess we are in - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post #SOSMarch

Darling-Hammond: The mess we are in - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Darling-Hammond: The mess we are in

Stanford University Education Professor Linda Darling-Hammond helped Barack Obama draft his educational plan when he was a presidential candidate, and advised him on education issues during the transition between Obama’s 2008 election and 2009 inauguration. Since then, she has opposed the standardized test-based school reform policies of the Obama administration. Her speech at last Saturday’s Save Our Schools March in Washington D.C. explains the extent of the trouble public education is in. Here it is.

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Your Personal Learning Network - Hispanically Speaking News

Your Personal Learning Network - Hispanically Speaking News

Your Personal Learning Network

Your Personal Learning Network

Who is in your personal learning network (PLN)? Or maybe we should first ask, What is a personal learning network? In this knowledge economy with every single thing having a digital footprint learning takes place everywhere and probably more out that in the classroom. So how do we keep up? How do we continue to learn what we need to know in order to get the business of living done to our satisfaction?

I recently gave my sister an MP3 player that I wasn’t using. I had the booklet and the earphones but not the charging cord. My sister lives in a rural area and does lots of driving and she loves music. She wanted the player to hold

Big Education Ape: 8-1-11 PM Murdoch And Klein Game The System EDition #sosmarch

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Murdoch And Klein Game The System

nyceducator.com - The NY Daily News reports that News Corporation, the media and news conglomerate owned and run by Rupert Murdoch, has gamed the political system to get a no-bid contract for its educational divisio...

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No Administrator Left Behind - Finding Common Ground

blogs.edweek.org - "When the principal sneezes, the whole school catches a cold. This is neither good nor bad; it is just the truth. Our impact is significant; our focus becomes the school's focus" (Whitaker, 2003, p...

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John Kuhn at the SOS March

schooltechconnect.com - Here's the remarkable John Kuhn, superintendent of Perrin-Whitt School District in Perrin, Texas, just down the road from where I was born. During the course of my career, I spent a lot of time bei...

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Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org

parentadvocates.org - From Betsy Combier:Here is the link to Wikipedia's post on the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActAugust 1, 2011, 2:33 pmWall Street Continues to Spend Big on LobbyingBy BEN...

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N.J. Sens. Lautenberg, Menendez critical of debt deal

northjersey.com - Sen. Bob Menendez blasted the deal Monday that President Obama negotiated with House and Senate leaders to raise the debt limit and cut future spending. AP Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., arrives at...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 01, 2011 James S. Brady Press Briefing Room11:54 A.M. EDTMR. CARNEY: Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House. You may h...

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Poverty Rising in Mexico, Govt Blames Global Financial Crisis

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:19 pm, August 1, 2011 Photo Credits: Poverty Rising in Mexico, Govt Blames Global Financial Crisis Friday, Mexican President Felipe Calderon’s administration received word that despi...

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A DREAM come true - The Daily Californian

dailycal.org - California’s government has at times proven unfriendly to students, with drastic cuts to public education resulting in continuously rising student fees at all of California’s public universities. B...

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Chris Hayes - MSNBC - Chris Hayes MSNBC Show

mediaite.com - MSNBC contributor Chris Hayes, who’s been a regular fill-in host for both Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O’Donnell, will begin his own show, to air live on Saturdays between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., and on S...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - Chicago Public Schools this week announced a restructuring of middle managers or the "mini-superintendents" who now will be called chiefs of schools.Their names, roles and boundaries for the school...

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Being raised by a gay couple was hard in the 80s & 90s

nydailynews.com - Opinions – Guest Contributor Mark Lennihan/AP Jennifer Melendez, left, and her wife Juliza, standing, prepare for the annual Gay Pride parade with their daughters Natalia, left, Mahlani, center, an...

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A New Girls and Women's Literacy Empowerment Movement

huffingtonpost.com - My LitWorld team has just returned from a trip to work with the girls and women leading our Girls LitClub initiative in Kenya. Join me on this journey:We traveled many hours on rocky roads to reach...

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Unbanning Clotheslines « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - Elizabeth Morris and her family bought their house in the High Point neighborhood for a reason. “High Point is the City of Seattle’s premier ‘Green Community,’ having been touted internationally as...

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Koch tentacles reach deep into Iowa

teamsternation.blogspot.com - ...and they reveal the so-called "libertarian" brothers don't mind owning businesses that are heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. The DesMoines Register, reporting on the Kochtopus' influence, l...

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Rainbow toad: Found after 87 years, first photo ever

csmonitor.com - Rainbow toads, more precisely, the Bornean rainbow toad, has not been seen since 1924. It was one of the world's top 10 most wanted lost amphibians. After months of scouring remote forests in Borne...

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John Kuhn at the SOS March

schooltechconnect.com - Here's the remarkable John Kuhn, superintendent of Perrin-Whitt School District in Perrin, Texas, just down the road from where I was born. During the course of my career, I spent a lot of time bei...

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Thank the Teacher Who Changed Your Life! #sosmarch

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - GreaterGood Network Petitions on Facebook (27)Thank the Teacher Who Changed Your Life!Sign the pledge thanking a teacher who has helped you become who you are today. Go teachers! Goal: 20,000 • Pro...

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John Kuhn at the SOS March

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