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City Experts Predict Coverage in Bloomberg's State of the City Address | MetroFocus
thirteen.org - Mayor Michael Bloomberg will deliver his State of the City speech on Thursday, Jan. 12 at 1 p.m. at the Morris High School Campus in the Bronx. AP Photo/Richard Drew Mayor Michael Bloomberg is set ...
APPR Paper - New York Principals
newyorkprincipals.org - In May 2010, the New York State Legislature—in an effort to secure federal Race to the Top funds—approved an amendment to Educational Law 3012-c regarding the Annual Professional Performance Review...
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nypost.com - A top Department of Health official has criticized a free breakfast program in city schools, saying it makes poor kids fat.Obesity czar Gretchen Van Wye (pictured) says in-class meals result in a w...
What’s wrong with N.J. charter school policy - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This speech, given recently at a protest in Maplewood, N.J., against the state’s charter school policy, was delivered by Stan Karp, who taught English and journalism in Paterson for 30 years. He is...
Teachers, parents meet in Miami to discuss opting out of standardized testing
floridaindependent.com - Ceresta Smith, an educator with Miami-Dade County Public Schools and the University of Miami, spoke Saturday about opting out of K-12 standardized testing to a group of parents from the predominant...
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Regrets & clarification…after signing one of Michelle Rhee’s petitions « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Apr 28, 2011 leoniehaimson Michael Paul Goldenberg, a PAA member and mathematics coach in Michigan, responds to an email from State Senator Pavlov (see Pavlov’s note at the bottom). He received th...
School Tech Connect: Round Up The Librarians...
schooltechconnect.com - ...and put them in labor camps. Basically, the powers that be want to run the libraries with volunteers. It's all about those onerous work rules. I loathe these people, including my alderman. Did ...
To protest school closure, students fill officials’ voicemail boxes
gothamschools.org - April Pichardo, Justin Watson, and Harry Rivas (center), students from Manhattan's Legacy School for Integrated Studies, organized a phone bank to lobby officials to keep the school open. Students ...
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Cuomo says state’s teacher evaluation law was “destined to fail”
gothamschools.org - Gov. Andrew Cuomo turned up his rhetoric against teachers unions today, charging that their influence made the state’s teacher evaluation law “destined to fail.” Cuomo was responding to the Obama a...
The Black Guy Did It
tbogg.firedoglake.com - It wasn’t too long ago that Walter Russell Mead pointed out that Jeffrey Toobin’s profile of Clarence Thomas showed a man for whom the expression “still waters run deep” was created: At most libera...
UConn provost stepping down, returning to teaching
boston.com - STORRS, Conn.—The University of Connecticut's provost is stepping down this spring, prompting a nationwide search next fall for his replacement.Peter Nicholls has been UConn's provost and executive...
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Gov. Cuomo: Assembly Democrats put teachers union ahead of students
nydailynews.com - Mike Groll/AP Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused Assembly Democrats, led by Speaker Sheldon Silver, of putting the interests of the teachers unions before students. ALBANY — Tensions over a teacher evaluati...
The Perfect Storm That Could Sink Romney’s Hispanic Vote Hopes
2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - Pema Levy January 11, 2012, 5:26 AM Romney may have just become the first Republican candidate to win both Iowa and New Hampshire — and is looking increasingly like the eventual nominee — but the p...
Protesters speak out against school closings, turnarounds | catalyst
catalyst-chicago.org - Protesters stand in the hallway in front of Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office at City Hall. In January, Chicago Public Schools will hold hearings on the proposed closing of four schools and the turnaroun...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release January 11, 2012 130 Medical Schools & Research Facilities to Join Forces to Serve Veterans & Families(Richmond, Virginia) Today, as p...
First lady tackling medical treatment for vets
northjersey.com - WASHINGTON — Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health...
Hidden Hazards in the Nursery « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - What would you say if I told you that a high number of baby products contain toxic chemicals? What if I told you those toxic chemicals were in the form of flame retardants that are used in things l...
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OUT: Outsourcing. IN: Insourcing. | OurFuture.org
ourfuture.org - Popular This WeekJanuary 09, 2012January 06, 2012more» Also Worth Reading Insourcing. That’s at the top of my trending list for 2012. But, how do we make reshoring—bringing job back from overseas—...
Use State 'Buy American' Rules To Promote Insourcing
ourfuture.org - President Obama is hosting a forum on "insourcing" today. We need to bring jobs back to America, and restore our "industrial commons." One way to help move this along is for states to require "Buy ...
The Future of Our Planet Depends on Latinos
votolatino.org - January 11, 2012 | Posted in Activism, Environment, Services | 0 Comments By Refugio Mata Last December, we got some good news from the Obama administration. Thanks in large part to the Lat...
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Principal Accused of Faking Hours – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Jan. 11, 2012, 4:50 p.m. A secretary at Public School 31 The William Floyd Garrison in the Bronx punched the time clock for the school’s principal since 2008, providing her with as much as $40,000 ...
Report: Bronx principal falsified records to collect overtime pay
gothamschools.org - A Bronx principal collected thousands of dollars in overtime pay for time when she was not at work, according to city investigators who trailed her to her house and a strip mall in New Jersey to do...
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Teaching and Assessing Meaninfully in a Standards-Based World « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teaching and Assessing Meaninfully in a Standards-Based World « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Teaching and Assessing Meaninfully in a Standards-Based Worldby ASCD Whole Child Blogger...
Pennsylvania school district on verge of collapse (and using free labor to stay open) - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Pennsylvania school district on verge of collapse (and using free labor to stay open) - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Pennsylvania school district on verge of collapse (and using free labo...
So Rick Scott Wants More for Florida Schools, But His Legislative Allies Want More Cash For Charter Schools | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - So Rick Scott Wants More for Florida Schools, But His Legislative Allies Want More Cash For Charter Schools | Scathing Purple Musings:So Rick Scott Wants More for Florida Schools, But His Legislati...
