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Parents’ fight for integration failed, but paved way for change - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Staff Reporter/mihejirika@suntimes.com January 15, 2012 5:48PM Tony Burroughs, outside of the Burnside School 650 E. 91st Place, where 50 years ago the first demonstration aga...
New York State leaders are expected to OK Mayor Bloomberg's school plan
nydailynews.com - Getty Images Mayor Bloomberg seems set to get his way on school reforms. The state expects to sign off on Mayor Bloomberg’s dramatic new plan to ax half the teachers at 33 struggling schools, the D...
Mort Zuckerman Blames Lack of Upward Mobility in America on Teachers Unions
videocafe.crooksandliars.com - I don't know about anyone else, but I feel there's something rather disconcerting about about watching four extremely rich American immigrants who were all born on third base, discussing the reason...
The impeccable logic of Turnaround schools
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Check out the new TV campaign on "Turnaround" schools produced by Last Stand for Children First. Though the campaign is focused on Chicago's efforts , the same strategies are being used here in NY...
For MLK Day - Put pressure where it really hurts! - Chicago K-12
examiner.com - Last year on the observance of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, I offered this quote from Dr. King’s famous last message, the “Mountaintop” speech: We don’t have to argue with anybo...
Study on Teacher Value Uses Data From Before Teach-to-Test Era
nytimes.com - My four children have all attended public schools in our middle-class suburban district. When my oldest was in fourth grade, in 1998, he took the state tests, and I was not even aware of it. Later,...
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"Education Reform" As Collective Bullying
withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com - When I see the most powerful, and wealthiest people in this country, representing both major parties, attack public school teachers, it makes my blood boil. The education reform juggernaut, a "big ...
NYC Educator: Martin Luther King's Legacy
nyceducator.com - I want to retch when I read Arne Duncan is going somewhere to pay tribute to MLK. In fact, King was assasinated while in Memphis, supporting striking workers. Duncan, conversely, is in the pocket o...
The trouble with Alexander Russo
schoolsmatter.info - The irony is that Russo suggests we critics have been successful because WE are coordinating ourselves! And the "reformers" ought to do the same! We are seeing the most coordinated, sustained and s...
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David Beats Goliath – Wisconsin Style
forwardseeking.com - By Molly Belt “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead Nearly everyone who was a part of the...
Invoking King, Cuomo and Bloomberg Stoke Fight on Teacher Review Impasse
nytimes.com - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, each irate that a stalemate over teacher evaluations is endangering federal education aid, fixed their sights Monday on a shared opponent: what ...
The School-to-Prison Pipeline is the New Jim Crow - Education
good.is - Most American schools are closed today in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. But despite King's tireless efforts to eradicate Jim Crow, Ohio State University law professor and lon...
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School Tech Connect: Red Line Blues
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Red Line Blues:Red Line Bluesby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)What a ridiculous day...I planned to cover the CTU MLK event at Dvorak Elementary on the west side, but evidently you h...
Support PURE! » For MLK Day – “Put pressure where it really hurts”
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » For MLK Day – “Put pressure where it really hurts”:For MLK Day – “Put pressure where it really hurts”by adminLast year on the observance of...
An Urban Teacher's Education: Something to Consider
anurbanteacherseducation.com - The assistant principal’s office is crammed into the corner of the second floor of the nearly ninety-year-old James Monroe Building in the Soundview neighborhood of the Bronx. Behind me the door in...
PoliticsSee all
Scott Walker should look to Ronald Reagan on collective bargaining
latimes.com - On Jan. 17, 1962, President Kennedy signed Executive Order 10988, bringing collective bargaining rights to most federal workers for the first time. Kennedy's order might be the least known of the s...
Huntsman Says He's Quitting G.O.P. Race
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - January 15, 2012, 9:18 pm By JEFF ZELENYCHARLESTON, S.C. — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. informed his advisers on Sunday that he intends to drop out of the Republican presidential race, ending his candidacy ...
Donors Gave as Santorum Won Earmarks
nytimes.com - The announcements flowed out of Rick Santorum’s Senate office: a $3.5 million federal grant to Piasecki Aircraft to help it test a new helicopter propeller technology; another $3.5 million to JLG I...
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Study of Retail Workers Finds $9.50 Median Pay
nytimes.com - Retail workers in New York City earn a median of $9.50 an hour, most are part-time or temporary, and just 3 in 10 receive health insurance through their jobs, according to a new study of the city’s...
Robert Reich (Free Enterprise on Trial)
robertreich.org - Mitt Romney is casting the 2012 campaign as “free enterprise on trial” – defining free enterprise as achieving success through “hard work and risking-taking.” Tea-Party favorite Senator Jim DeMint ...
Retail lobby demands help to create more new jobs
northjersey.com - See more photos from the retail convention. The nation’s retailers are going to be pushing their political agenda in Washington, D.C., with a ramped-up lobbying effort and a shopping list of demand...
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Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 01/17/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Teaching Virtual Teamwork | Inside Higher Ed Excellent article from Inside Higher Ed on the importance of virtual teams and collaboration. I think this is necessary both in college and a...
Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 01/16/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - LitWorld - An International Non-Profit Advocating for and Working Towards Global Literacy - Words Changing Worlds - World Read Aloud Day World Read aloud day is March 7. Join in and help...
Edu app news: apps, ebooks, and sites for your classroom #mlearning 01/16/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - 91 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed–Treasure Chest January 15, 2012 | Tech the Plunge If you love summary posts where you can learn a lot "Tech the Plunge" always has some cool readi...
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NYC Public School Parents: The impeccable logic of Turnaround schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: The impeccable logic of Turnaround schools:The impeccable logic of Turnaround schoolsby Leonie HaimsonCheck out the new TV campaign on "Turnaround" schools produced by La...
Bush Foundation Comes Out in Favor of Parent Trigger Legislation | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bush Foundation Comes Out in Favor of Parent Trigger Legislation | Scathing Purple Musings:Bush Foundation Comes Out in Favor of Parent Trigger Legislationby Bob SikesIn stark opposition to parent ...
SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS!: An Open Letter To The Superintendent and Board from LAUSD’s Principals SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS!: An Open Letter To The Superintendent and Board from LAUSD’s Principals
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS!: An Open Letter To The Superintendent and Board from LAUSD’s Principals:SAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS!: An Open Letter To The Sup...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and education reform: what would he say about the attack on teacher unions and class size?
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - On Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, too many of our elected leaders are using this day as an opportunity to attack teachers and their unions, and put in a system which would lead to 50 percent of...
