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Jonah Edelman’s Stand for Children bankrolling Chicago turnarounds. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Jonah Edelman: “I came. I saw. I spent three million bucks.” Following his success in doing a bamboozle on the IEA and the Illinois General Assembly in getting Senate Bill 7 passed, Jonah Edelman’s...
NYC Principal Hall of Shame: Why does DOE protect abusive principals?
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - There was a rally yesterday at Bronxdale High School to protest the DOE's refusal to remove its principal John Chase, despite his horrific record of sexually harassment; this follows last week's ra...
Zeke Vanderhoek, relentless self-promoter
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Zeke Vanderhoek gets more publicity for failure than most people do for success. He got four articles in the New York Times before he even opened his charter school, The Equity Project; bragging ...
The Book
teachersolidarity.com - Increasingly public education’s character is under assault. This collection of essays by noted scholars, teacher activists, and teacher union leaders from around the world fuses personal stories, r...
The Value of Teachers
nytimes.com - Suppose your child is about to enter the fourth grade and has been assigned to an excellent teacher. Then the teacher decides to quit. What should you do? The correct answer? Panic! ...
Tucson Schools Suspend Mexican American Studies Class
edweek.org - ByStephen Ceasar, Los Angeles Times (MCT)The Tucson Unified School District voted late Tuesday to suspend its controversial Mexican American studies program rather than lose more than $14 million i...
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Children 'switching from TV to mobile internet'
bbc.co.uk - 9 January 2012 Last updated at 20:06 ET By Sean Coughlan BBC News education correspondent Young people's lives increasingly revolve around mobile phones, suggests an annual survey Television is bei...
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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As School Board Padlocks Program, Mexican American Studies Will Rise Again in Courts and 2012 Election
huffingtonpost.com - With their district already under an embarrassing desegregation order, the Governing Board of the Tucson Unified School District acquiesced to the demands of notorious Tea Party state officials las...
US Government Cannot be Sued for Unethical STD Experiments,Guatemalans in the 1940s
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 6:02 pm, January 11, 2012 Photo Credits: US Government Says It Cannot be Sued for Unethical STD Experiments Done on Guatemalans in the 1940s In the 1940s, the U.S. Public Health Servic...
Supreme Court sides with churches in employment fights - The Washington Post
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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...
Survey Finds Rising Perception of Class Tension
nytimes.com - Conflict between rich and poor now eclipses racial strain and friction between immigrants and the native-born as the greatest source of tension in American society, according to a survey released W...
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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...
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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...
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Oregon State bookstore fights back against online textbook sales
oregonlive.com - CORVALLIS -- The nonprofit bookstore at Oregon State University wants to fight the notion that university bookstores are more expensive than online retailers and is willing to prove it. The Oregon...
California House Dems Call for Recess Appointment at Federal Housing Finance Administration
californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy David Dayen Brian Beutler writes that President Obama will likely have to make more recess appointments if he wants to staff key positions, including the ne...
Differentiating “cost savings” from “expenditure reduction” « School Finance 101
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Differentiating “cost savings” from “expenditure reduction” « School Finance 101:Differentiating “cost savings” from “expenditure reduction”by schoolfinance101Today, it’s time for a little School F...
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Your Wheels, on the Bus « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - This post originally appeared on Sightline Institute’s blog. I recall vividly how embarrassed I felt the first time I waited for the bus with my baby boy—he bundled up in his stroller and me expect...
Seattle Schools Community Forum: A New Neighborhood School for West Seattle
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Seattle Schools Community Forum: A New Neighborhood School for West Seattle:A New Neighborhood School for West Seattleby Charlie MasThe District Staff has recommended to the Board a short-term capa...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts #ows #edreform #edchat
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Officials call for plan to increase L.A. Unified enrollment - latimes.com Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 11 minutes ago Officials call for plan to increase L.A. Unified enrollmen...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform 1-11
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A Culture of Resistance is Born in 2011: the People United in an Independent Movement | OWSnews.org #OWS Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 10 minutes ago A Culture of Resistance is ...
Wednesday: Protest Against State Repression at the NYC Nigerian Consulate
occupywallst.org - Posted 5 hours ago on Jan. 10, 2012, 5:40 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Wednesday, January 11th 3pm-4pm leafletting at 43rd St and 7th Ave 4pm March to the Nigerian Consulate at 44th St and 2nd Ave5pm R...
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Education bills to watch in 2012 in the Florida Legislature | Extra Credit education blog
blogs.palmbeachpost.com - With the beginning of the Florida 2012 legislative session yesterday, I thought it might be a good time to do a roundup of the education bills to watch this season. Any particular issues or legisla...
