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Florida Poverty Outstrips U.S. « CBS Miami
miami.cbslocal.com - (Source: U.S. Census Bureau )TALLAHASSEE (CBS4)- The recession of the last couple years put more Florida residents into poverty and resulted in a decrease of median family income in much of the sta...
‘Reformers’ playbook on failing schools fails a fact check
epi.org - Education “reformers” have a common playbook. First, assert without evidence that regular public schools are “failing” and that large numbers of regular (unionized) public school teachers are incom...
Florida Unveils New Grades for School Districts - State EdWatch
blogs.edweek.org - Florida school districts are the subject of a new state grading system—though not everyone is convinced the rankings are a good idea.The grades, unveiled today, are based on a formula rooted in dis...
In Attacks on Obama, Food Stamps, Newt Gingrich is "Racially Coding Poverty"
democracynow.org - AMY GOODMAN: We’re broadcasting from Park City, Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival, the nation’s largest festival for independent cinema. I’m Amy Goodman. Continuing with our South Carolina R...
Brown wants smaller role for U.S., state in local schools
latimes.com - Deviating sharply from education reform policies championed by President Obama, California Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for limits on standardized testing and reduced roles for federal and state gov...
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Audit Culture, Teacher Evaluation and the Pillaging of Public Education
education-radio.blogspot.com - In this weeks' program we look at the attempt by education reformers to impose value added measures on teacher evaluation as an example of how neoliberal forces have used the economic crisis to b...
In Race to the Top, the Dirty Work Is Left to Those on the Bottom
nytimes.com - Even if you think the Obama administration’s signature education program, Race to the Top, will not help a single child in America learn more, you have to admire its bureaucratic magnificence. ...
Analysis: City Hall Fails the School Test
nbcnewyork.com - advertisement For 10 years Mayor Bloomberg and his aides have been playing a numbers game with the people of New York. When he took over the school system, things were to be magically transformed. ...
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Breaking! Fox News "unearths" 1995 Reader article about Obama
chicagoreader.com - Over the weekend a Google alert alerted me to this headline: "UNEARTHED: Acid-Tongue Obama on Christian Right" Fox sour-cherry-picked from a 1995 Reader story by Hank De Zutter, "What Makes Obama R...
Former Rep. J.C. Watts: 'We've Not Encountered Sharia Law' In Oklahoma
thinkprogress.org - CHARLESTON, South Carolina — Former Oklahoma congressman and Newt Gingrich-endorser J.C. Watts conceded late last week that despite his state’s push to ban Sharia law, it has never actually existed...
Foxconn Resolves a Dispute With Some Workers in China
nytimes.com - SHANGHAI — Foxconn Technology, a major supplier to several electronics giants, said on Thursday that it had resolved a pay dispute with scores of workers at one of its factories in central China af...
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Newt needs a lesson about Saul Alinsky
suntimes.com - LYNN SWEET blogs.suntimes.com/sweet January 22, 2012 10:04PM Republican presidential candidate former House Speaker Newt Gingrich reacts to a question at the start of the Republican presidential ca...
Making waves. Backing good guys. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Will Guzzardi in the 39th House District in Chicago. The Chicago Democratic Machine has been famous for promoting the theory of, “Don’t make no waves. Don’t back no losers.” What is surprising is h...
Line of Scrimmage Forms Over Union Bill
nytimes.com - INDIANAPOLIS — This city is in full preen for its moment in the spotlight, its first Super Bowl. Everywhere, workers sprouted from cherry pickers over the weekend, hanging football banners from sig...
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How the U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
nytimes.com - When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P. Jobs of...
More Lockouts as Companies Battle Unions
nytimes.com - America’s unionized workers, buffeted by layoffs and stagnating wages, face another phenomenon that is increasingly throwing them on the defensive: lockouts. From the Cooper Tire factor...
How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work
nytimes.com - When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P. Jobs of...
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Bright idea: Schools unite to investigate solar
bakersfieldcalifornian.com - But outside, the future looks bright, with hope the sun will recoup some losses. Eighteen districts have joined with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools office to discuss how solar power coul...
Impressive Northern Lights Expected For Wisconsin And Other Northern States « CAFFEINATED POLITICS
dekerivers.wordpress.com - From Spaceweather. Big sunspot 1402 erupted on Jan. 23rd, producing a strong M9-class solar flare and a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME). Analysts at the Goddard Space Weather Lab say the CM...
Looking through the IEA proposed budget. « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Looking through the IEA proposed budget. « Fred Klonsky:Looking through the IEA proposed budget.by Fred KlonskyThe state union convention, the IEA RA, is in March.Delegates will be attending budget...
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Students disrupt UC regents in Riverside to protest cuts
latimesblogs.latimes.com - January 19, 2012 | 11:12 am Students protesting budget cuts temporarily disrupted the UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday in Riverside, at one point forcing officials to move to another room. Abou...
All-women team of Seabees makes history in Afghanistan
latimesblogs.latimes.com - It was an unusual job even for the Seabees, the U.S. Navy’s construction forces trained to hold a hammer in one hand and a Beretta M9 in the other. First, the team selected to build barracks high i...
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School Tech Connect: iDon't Need an iPhone That Badly
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: iDon't Need an iPhone That Badly:iDon't Need an iPhone That Badlyby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I'm so over Apple products. I was once their biggest fan, too. I guess if I though...
An old news recap: charter school decisions, mutual matching, blue ribbon nomination - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - An old news recap: charter school decisions, mutual matching, blue ribbon nomination - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:An old news recap: charter school decisions, mutu...
Support PURE! » FL “parent trigger” bill turned around by parents
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » FL “parent trigger” bill turned around by parents:FL “parent trigger” bill turned around by parentsby adminCongratulations to our powerful,...
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Should Hired Labor Plantations & Unorganized Farmers Participate in Fair Trade? « Small Farmers. Big Change.
smallfarmersbigchange.coop - January 24, 2012 by Phyllis Robinson Our Friends at the Fair Trade Resource Network have organized another interesting webinar, entitled: “Should Hired Labor Plantations & Unorganized Farmers Parti...
Largest Corporate Dairy, Biotech Firm and USDA Accused of Conspiring to Corrupt Rulemaking and Pollute Organics
cornucopia.org - Watchdog Requests Federal Investigation, Files Ethics Charges WASHINGTON, DC: The Cornucopia Institute, an organic industry research and watchdog organization, announced it has formally requested t...
