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Mayor Takes On Teachers’ Union in School Plans
nytimes.com - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, directly confronting leaders of the teachers’ union, proposed on Thursday a merit-pay system that would award top performers with $20,000 raises and threatened to remove...
The Call Blog: Mayor Bloomberg Delivers "State Of The City" Address
ny1.com - Have something to tell us at The Call? Drop us a line at thecall@ny1.com and we'll post it to our blog.If Mayor Bloomberg's legacy is tied to education, he may not want to watch the 3am replay of t...
Education in the Republic of Korea
edweek.org - National treasure or national headache? ByByong-man AhnDuring the more than two years I served as South Korea's minister of education, science, and technology, I found myself frequently astonished ...
Contempt, confusion, and cheers in State of the City reactions
gothamschools.org - Minutes after Mayor Bloomberg finished delivering his State of the City address today, reactions started flying about his aggressive slate of education proposals. The reactions ranged from witherin...
The Answer To The $125,000 Question
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - Two years ago I first heard about a new Charter School in New York City called The Equity Project, founded by a TFA alum named Zeke Vanderhoek. There was an article in The New York Times about how...
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Brown proposes waiving annual evaluations to draw top teachers to struggling schools - D.C. Schools Insider
washingtonpost.com - D.C. Council Chairman Kwame R. Brown (D) is developing legislation to encourage the city’s most effective teachers to work in its lowest-performing schools by exempting them from annual evaluations...
If You Want to Know the Human Impact of The Current Recession, Ask America’s Teachers
withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com - One of the things I’ve discovered in recent years is that when it comes to education policy, the last people asked for input are America’s teachers. We have a President who holds an” education sum...
Mayor Bloomberg Picks a Fight with Teachers Union
huffingtonpost.com - If you have never seen a New York State of the City Speech...What am I talking about? Of course you've never seen a State of the City speech. Nobody whose livelihood isn't tied to City Hall pays th...
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Missouri Immigration Bill Copies Alabama, Would Require Schools To Check Student Immigration Status
huffingtonpost.com - In a move similar to ones chided by federal courts in Alabama and Arizona, one Kansas City area lawmaker has proposed a bill that would require Missouri schools to check the immigration status of i...
Tom Donohue | Bain Attacks | Mitt Romney
dailycaller.com - WASHINGTON — US Chamber of Commerce President Tom Donohue expressed disappointment with the attacks on Mitt Romney by other Republican presidential candidates for his time at Bain Capital. “I was v...
Scott Walker’s Wisconsin blooper. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - It ranks up there with Mitt Romney’s “I like firing people.” Wisconsin’s anti-union governor, Scott Walker, has plastered a billboard claiming he creates jobs right in front of the Janesville GM pl...
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Downtown will be on lockdown during NATO, G-8 summits - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com January 12, 2012 1:58AM 11-7-2002 Anti-globalization protesters carry signs, banners and pictures as they protest the TransAtlantic World ...
Shoddy petitions force Mulligan off 55th District primary ballot - Park Ridge Herald
parkridge.suntimes.com - By JENNIFER JOHNSON jjohnson@pioneerlocal.com January 10, 2012 2:58PM Updated: January 12, 2012 4:35AM State Rep. Rosemary Mulligan has withdrawn from the March 20 primary race for the state’s 55th...
Downtown will be on lockdown during NATO, G-8 summits - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com January 12, 2012 1:58AM 11-7-2002 Anti-globalization protesters carry signs, banners and pictures as they protest the TransAtlantic World ...
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NYC second to last among cities in student progress on the NAEPs since 2003
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Class Size Matters has done a detailed analysis of the trend in student achievement in NYC since 2003, when Mayor Bloomberg's educational policies were first implemented, as measured by the NAEPs -...
Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 01/13/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Education Insights - Site Home - MSDN Blogs What is so great about the new Microsoft partners in learning network is the translator that is part of it. It will translate to 36 languages ...
Aplicación para saber cuándo y dónde se bajan y suben tus hijos al autobús
vidayfamilia.univision.com - Cuando una escuela participa, los padres pueden visitar www.zpassplus.com, para crear una cuenta y tarjeta para sus hijos. - Thinkstock LLC/Picture Quest FOTO Kate Middleton era una súper estrella ...
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Oregon universities win $3.5 million federal grant to study sustainable transportation
oregonlive.com - Three Oregon universities have won a $3.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to work in partnership with the University of Utah on researching sustainable transportation. The ...
USC: School, alumni have $4B annual impact on SC
boston.com - COLUMBIA, S.C.—The University of South Carolina and its graduates have an annual economic impact of just over $4 billion on the state, according to a study released by the school Thursday.The study...
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Space station to move to avoid approaching junk
northjersey.com - WASHINGTON — The International Space Station is dodging a softball-sized piece of space junk. Mission Control told astronauts to fire the station's engines briefly Friday morning to avoid a piece...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 1-12 #edreform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC’s Largest Parent Group Responds to Mayor’s State of the City Address « EdVox Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 42 minutes ago NYC’s Largest Parent Group Responds to Mayor’s Stat...
Deploying riot police, UC? Little Brother is watching
davisenterprise.com - UC Davis police in riot gear face a line of nonviolent student protesters on the campus Quad on Nov. 18. Wayne Tilcock/Enterprise file photo By Alan C. Miller UC Davis gained worldwide attention on...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform 1-12
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Charlotte Post - For-profit charter schools questioned Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 2 minutes ago The Charlotte Post - For-profit charter schools questioned:For-profit char...