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Do standardized tests undermine our education system?
scpr.org - Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images How do you measure a teacher’s ability to teach?The answer to this simple question is not so simple, according to author, education policy analyst, and research profess...
How Can Smart People Do Dumb Things?
larrycuban.wordpress.com - Top Federal Reserve officials in 2006–recall that was the time that the housing bubble was about to burst–”laughed about cars that builders were offering as signing bonuses.” These economists and i...
Bush Foundation Comes Out in Favor of Parent Trigger Legislation
bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com - In stark opposition to parent public school advocacy groups across the state, Jeb Bush’s education foundation announced its support for controversial parent trigger legislation. The Orlando Sentin...
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mobile.philly.com - 01/17/2012 10:49 AM By James Osborne Inquirer Staff Writer New Jersey education officials had a dilemma last summer: Following the approval of a record number of charter schools, questions were fly...
Rahm Emanuel backs off stiff fines for G-8, NATO protesters - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter fspielman@suntimes.com January 17, 2012 8:36AM Eric Ruder from the Coalition Against NATO/G8 Agenda of War and Poverty (CANGATE) speaks on Mayor Emanuel's new or...
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Reporting misses crucial bias behind charter school study | Philadelphia City Paper
citypaper.net - This morning's headline was: “Pa., N.J., and Del. all get lower grades on charter school ranking.” What WHYY didn't tell listeners was that the study authors, the National Alliance for Public Chart...
A teacher's story: Why the DC Impact system Bloomberg wants NYC schools to emulate caused me to leave teaching
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - There is huge pressure from all sides – the federal government, Governor Cuomo, and Mayor Bloomberg – on the UFT, the NYC teachers union, to agree to a test-based teacher evaluation and compensatio...
Some W’burg parents don’t want ‘Success’ in their schools • The Brooklyn Paper
brooklynpaper.com - By Aaron Short The Brooklyn PaperOpponents of a plan to bring a politically connected charter school to Williamsburg slapped disparaging remarks on subway ads promoting it.Critics vandalized a seri...
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Gov. Jerry Brown to call for less state testing in schools
blogs.sacbee.com - What You Should Know About Comments on Sacbee.comSacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. However, we reserve the right to de...
Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll Says Rick Scott "Epitomizes MLK"
newsone.com - By Joy-Ann Reid When Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll gives a compliment, expect the unexpected. In this case, the black second in command of the sunshine state says Gov. Rick Scott “ep...
Occupy movement takes protest to Capitol Hill
latimes.com - Occupy D.C. is occupying the West Front Lawn of the U.S. Capitol. Protesters marched from their encampments on K Street and near the White House on Tuesday for a rally and "teach-in" on the Hill. O...
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The Griffins -- hedge fund power couple
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Ken Griffin and wife Anne, have become two of the most prominent and powerful names associated with Chicago's corporate-style school reform. As the founder and head of the Chicago-based hedge fund ...
Staying Above the Fray, Romney Keeps Eye on Obama
nytimes.com - FLORENCE, S.C. — Mitt Romney sought to keep the upper hand in his effort to swiftly wrap up the Republican presidential nomination, urging voters here on Tuesday morning to take the long view and b...
Target met to recall Wisconsin GOP leader Fitzgerald - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com - Wisconsin Senate GOP leader Scott Fitzgerald (Getty Images) Associated Press 11:25 a.m. CST, January 17, 2012 MADISON, Wis. -- Petitioners say more than enough signatures are being submitted to for...
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The Real Mr. Fitz: A Teacher's Letter to Obama: A Lesson in Irony A Teacher's Letter to Obama: A Lesson in Irony
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Real Mr. Fitz: A Teacher's Letter to Obama: A Lesson in Irony:A Teacher's Letter to Obama: A Lesson in IronyThe Facebook page Teachers' Letters to Obama offers a lot more than just letters to t...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 17, 2012 East Room 3:33 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Please be seated. Hello, everyone. AUDIENCE: Happy birthd...
I’m Not a Moderate (Even When It Looks Like It) « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - oo I’m a firm believer in respectful dialogue. I think tone matters. I believe metaphors need to be accurate. I cringe at all things militant (because military metaphors lead to wars and wars have ...
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NCSE | National Center for Science Education
ncse.com - Welcome to the National Center for Science Education’s climate change education initiative. Long respected for its work in defending and supporting the teaching of evolution in the public schools, ...
Obama will accept nomination at N.C. stadium
politico.com - The Charlotte Observer reports that President Obama will formally accept the Democratic nomination at Bank of America stadium in Charlotte, N.C. — an outdoor venue: The move to the Carolina Panther...
The CESMACH Story Retold « Small Farmers. Big Change.
smallfarmersbigchange.coop - When the Ecological Farmers of the Sierra Madres of Chiapas (CESMACH) found an important buyer to purchase their coffee, they were elated. “It was a dream come true,” Sixto Bonilla, export manager,...
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National Science Board Report: US Losing R&D Jobs To Asia
ourfuture.org - The United States is losing ever more jobs and becoming ever less competitive as our universities are cut back and companies move R&D jobs to Asia. We lost 687,000 high-tech manufacturing jobs lost...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 17, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama convened a meeting at the White House with the President’s Council on Jo...
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Message from Connecticut: do not expect real funding reform « Parents Across America
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Message from Connecticut: do not expect real funding reform « Parents Across America:Message from Connecticut: do not expect real funding reformby leoniehaimsonThe pro-charter organization Conn-Can...
Florida is Most Charter School Friendly State but Charter School Lobby Complains About School Board Oversight | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Florida is Most Charter School Friendly State but Charter School Lobby Complains About School Board Oversight | Scathing Purple Musings:Florida is Most Charter School Friendly State but Charter Sch...
Can Schools Solve Societal Problems? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Can Schools Solve Societal Problems? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights:Can Schools Solve Societal Problems?by obrienaEarlier today a press release for a study in the January 201...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Evening Posts #ows #edreform 1-17
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Public Urged to Observe Korematsu Day - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education) Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 8 minutes ago Public Urged to Observe Korematsu Day - Year 2012 (CA Dept...
Big Education Ape: 1-17-12 PM How Can Smart People Do Dumb Things? EDition #OWS #edreform
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts 1-17 #ows #edreform #edchat
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: Universal Public Education Is Dead: The Rise of State Schools Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 minute ago Daily Kos: Universal Public Education Is Dead: The Rise of St...
