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The Multi-layered Curriculum: Why Change Is often Confused with Reform | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Multi-layered Curriculum: Why Change Is often Confused with Reform | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:The Multi-layered Curriculum: Why Change Is often Confused with Reformby...
California Leads Nation in Unaccredited Schools
baycitizen.org - Annie Tritt for The Bay Citizen Frederick Taylor University is one of the many "diploma mills" or unaccredited schools in California which led the nation with roughly 147. The school is one office ...
Bloomberg's damaging education proposals to cost $350 million per year
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - There's horrific news in today's Daily News: that NY State Education Commissioner King is likely to approve the mayor's proposal to fire half of all of teachers at 33 struggling schools:"That's...
Letter from a Teacher in a School Designated for Closing by the DOE in order to receive "Race To The Top Money"
withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com- I am a teacher at ...... one of the PLA schools. .... has been a "Transformation School" since September 2010. I have been a Social Studies teacher at this school since September 1990. Yesterday, w...
Delco officials press for Pa. takeover of Chester Upland
articles.philly.com - Corbett and state Education Secretary Ron Tomalis have refused to provide money for Chester Upland, saying the district failed to manage its finances.Chester Upland school board members and adminis...
Is Walmart the Answer to 'Food Deserts"?
motherjones.com - Walmart and other mega-retailers hold the key to bringing fresh, healthy food into low-income urban areas where grocery options are severely limited. At least, that's what some prominent observers ...
Deja Vue All Over Again: What Happened to Industrial Workers in the 80’s and 90’s is Happening to Teachers and Government Workers Today
withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com- In preparation for my course, The Worker in American Life, I am reading about the broad based assault on industrial labor that took place during the 80’s and 90’s in a broad swath of the US from Ne...
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An Annotated Scorecard – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Jan. 13, 2012, 12:08 p.m. A mayor’s State of the City address offers a chance to look back on the previous year’s accomplishments and lay out goals for the year ahead. Education has always figured ...
Virtual charter company gets pushback in Western N.C. « The Progressive Pulse
pulse.ncpolicywatch.org - Cabarrus County didn’t give the warmest welcome to a virtual charter school company that‘s hoping to use the Western North Carolina county to slide into the larger North Carolina’s education market...
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - The Park Ridge Education Association turns folks out for Lobby Day. Maybe that’s one of the reasons the IEA leadership cancelled it for this year. Spring is over in the Heartland. Thursday night a...
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In Romney's Campaign, What's Race Got to Do With It?
campaignstops.blogs.nytimes.com - Jon Moe/Associated PressMitt Romney, a Republican presidential candidate, with his extended family in 2007.Mitt Romney may not have officially clinched the Republican nomination, but his victory ha...
Human Rights Petition: Mayor of Chicago: Stop Restrictions on Public Protests
change.org - Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proposed changes to the city’s parade ordinance that severely limit our right to peaceable assembly and free speech. His proposal criminalizes the act of expressing dissen...
PAC investigation slams Skandera - The Santa Fe New Mexican
santafenewmexican.com - A political action committee led by a private investigator who does opposition research for Democrats in New Mexico announced its opposition Friday to the confirmation of Hanna Skandera as secretar...
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NYC Educator: Mayor Mike's First Draft
nyceducator.com - Good day New Yorkers. I'd like to address some educational issues that have been on my mind. First of all, the UFT are a bunch of crooks and lowlifes and I'd like to see them all fired before they'...
What’s a college degree worth these days? Depends on your major
boston.com - A degree is the entry ticket to many jobs. Nonetheless, the lack of career planning before a school is chosen, a major is selected, and debt is borrowed is shocking.For more from BostonGlobe.com, s...
Capitalists: Venture vs. Vulture | MyFDL
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Capitalists: Venture vs. Vulture | MyFDL:Capitalists: Venture vs. VultureBy: dakine01 Saturday January 14, 2012 11:48 am Tweet Author’s Note: Please take a few minutes and Join the Firedoglake Me...
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Afghan Child Bride Traded to Pay Opium Debt
womensenews.org - Afghanistan's opium trade impacts the daily lives of Afghans like nothing else, says Fariba Nawa in her book "Opium Nation." In this excerpt she shares the story of Darya, a girl who was sold into ...
Law and Order 24/7, Except at Tax Time
ourfuture.org - The rich don't much like paying taxes when tax rates run high. They don't much like paying taxes when tax rates run low either.Any tax system that subjects rich people to high taxes is asking for t...
Missouri Education Watchdog: Republicans are Supporting the Federal Takeover of Education. How to Register Your Displeasure with the Republican Leadership.
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Missouri Education Watchdog: Republicans are Supporting the Federal Takeover of Education. How to Register Your Displeasure with the Republican Leadership.:Republicans are Supporting the Federal Ta...
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Police arrest Occupy protesters in Mission
sfgate.com - (01-14) 18:02 PST San Francisco -- Police arrested at least four people who had climbed up on the roof of a Well Fargo bank in the Mission District today as part of a protest to end to home foreclo...
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Republicans Applauded by a Democratic Lawmaker for Supporting Obama's Educational Agenda
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Missouri Education Watchdog: Republicans Applauded by a Democratic Lawmaker for Supporting Obama's Educational Agenda:Republicans Applauded by a Democratic Lawmaker for Supporting Obama's Education...
Hechinger Report | How to measure teacher effectiveness fairly?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Hechinger Report | How to measure teacher effectiveness fairly?:How to measure teacher effectiveness fairly?by Justin SniderIn the age of accountability, measuring teacher effectiveness has become ...
Denied Educational Equity or Discriminated Against by LAUSD?- Perdaily.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Denied Educational Equity or Discriminated Against by LAUSD? (Negó la Equidad Educativa o discriminados por el LAUSD? por L. Joanne Tachera) by L. Joanne Tachera - Perdaily.com:Denied Educational E...
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Police arrest Occupy protesters in Mission
sfgate.com - (01-14) 18:02 PST San Francisco -- Police arrested at least four people who had climbed up on the roof of a Well Fargo bank in the Mission District today as part of a protest to end to home foreclo...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top late Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform 1-14
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Grumpy Educators: Florida: Parent, community member, and tax payer opposition strengthens Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 25 minutes ago Grumpy Educators: Florida: Parent, communi...
Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Weekend Edition (1/14-1/15)
dissenter.firedoglake.com - Firedoglake’s premier live blog on Occupy Wall Street & all things “Occupy” continues. All times are EST. Updates will appear at the top of the post. Email kevin.gosztola@firedoglake.com with any n...
