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Target Grants $5 Million to More Than 50 Schools across the Country
abullseyeview.com - January 25, 2012A quality education is the foundation for a brighter future. But amidst the education challenges in America today, not all children are guaranteed one. For K-12 students, an excelle...
Interactive Feature: Who's in the First Lady’s Box, State of the Union Address 2012?
whitehouse.gov - Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita Founder, President and CEO Quality Electrodynamics Cleveland, Ohio Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita is founder, president and chief executive officer of Quality Electrodynamics (QED), in Cle...
On teacher evaluation: the responsibility of the media to dig a little deeper
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - The mainstream media has contributed heavily to the rampant public confusion over the teacher evaluation debate in recent weeks. Most recently, on Sunday the NY Times featured two superficial acco...
Shanker Blog » A Dark Day For Educational Measurement In The Sunshine State
shankerblog.org - Just this week, Florida announced its new district grading system. These systems have been popping up all over the nation, and given the fact that designing one is a requirement of states applying ...
Using Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers Is Based on the Wrong Values – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Jan. 25, 2012, 12:17 p.m. I should be a cheerleader for the New York evaluation system for educators known as the Annual Professional Performance Review system, or A.P.P.R. I am the principal of a ...
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Eva Moskowitz seeks to expand Success Academies to Chelsea, upper E. Side
nydailynews.com - David Handschuh/New York Daily News Eva Moskowitz, founder of Success Academy charter schools, has plans to open six new schools in 2013, with two slated for Manhattan's tony District 2. Controvers...
Zeke Vanderhoek, relentless self-promoter
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Zeke Vanderhoek gets more publicity for failure than most people do for success. He got four articles in the New York Times before he even opened his charter school, The Equity Project; bragging ...
'Trigger law' Florida: Parent 'trigger law' in Florida gains backing, sparks debate over future of poor schools
orlandosentinel.com - Florida lawmakers want to give parents the power to dictate the future of poorly performing public schools, sparking criticism from parent advocates and others that the effort is part of a continui...
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Advocates say disproportionate number of black kids arrested at Chicago schools
wbez.org - (WBEZ/Linda Paul) Tyler Cannon was in his school lunch room when a food fight broke out. He was one of the kids arrested. If you look at all Chicago arrests of juveniles in 2010, a fifth occurred o...
Ministers call paying protesters unusual - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter rrossi@suntimes.com January 24, 2012 3:57PM Rev. Larry Roberts of Trinity All Nations Church was among parents and pastors chiding CPS for keeping parents out o...
Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Wednesday edition. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Mary Dempsey was the patron of Chicago’s libraries. So naturally Rahm forced her out as the City’s Library Commissioner. She just wouldn’t go along with his plans to close libraries, reduce hours ...
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Biz begins to open its wallet in state pension reform battle - Blogs On Politics
chicagobusiness.com - One of the bigger questions about state government in the past couple of years is why Chicago's business community hasn't brought its checkbook to a cause it clearly cares about: Illinois pension r...
TRANSCRIPT: Obama's 2012 State Of The Union
foxnews.com - The following is a transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went t...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 25, 2012 Nevada Senator Harry Reid “President Obama offered common-sense solutions that will create jobs and put our co...
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Obama backs fracking, vows safe drilling
timesunion.com - President Barack Obama on Tuesday pushed drilling for natural gas in shale rock and called for an "all-out" U.S. effort to develop cleaner energy sources that will help boost the economy.Hydraulic ...
Education Department's Rural Outreach Official to Address 4-H Leaders from Across U.S.
ed.gov - John White, deputy assistant secretary for rural outreach at the U.S. Department of Education, will speak to key 4-H leaders from throughout the nation about opportunities for collaboration on Thur...
As Brown Removes Barriers For Economic Recovery, Neighboring States Offer Growth Management Lessons
californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Dan AielloCalifornia Progress Report As those who fight to preserve what is left of the Sacramento – San Joaquin Delta, the largest estuary on the Pacific C...
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A Wisconsin Judge’s Refusal to Recuse
nytimes.com - Justice Michael Gableman of the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced last week that he will not retroactively recuse himself by taking back his vote in one of the court’s highly divisive recent cases....
Ex-Beverly Hills Superintendent Convicted
modeducation.blogspot.com - Former Beverly Hills schools superintendent Jeffrey Hubbard, was convicted Monday on two felony charges of misappropriation of public funds, the Los Angeles Times reported this week. Hubbard, who i...
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Chester Upland teacher honored by president at State of the Union address | Philadelphia Inquirer
philly.com - Chester Upland teacher Sara Ferguson became a symbol of self-sacrifice and dedication when she and her colleagues announced this month that they would work without pay to keep the bankrupt district...
Obama: 'Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk'
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 'Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk'**Where did the phrase 'Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk' Originate?Almost certainly in England, but it's hard to say when. The earliest instance with the words 'cry' and 'spil...
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Are You One Of The 99%? – ‘People Of The World Unite’ Occupy Wall Street Music Video by Mister Biscuit
owsnews.org - Music by Mister Biscuit featuring Megan Henwood. LYRICS: People of the world unite. For we can no longer walk around with our eyes open and our mouths shut. Now is the time for change, the time to ...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 1-25 #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 1-25 Mid Morning Posts #ows #edreform Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 6 minutes ago All Education Matters: 10 Student Loan Reform Leader...
Greetings from OWS PR! Let's Clear the Air.
occupywallst.org - Posted 5 hours ago on Jan. 25, 2012, 9:57 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Greetings from the Occupy Wall Street Public Relations Working Group, sometimes called the OWS Press Team, which goes back to the ...
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Scratching the Surface of Obama's Education Rhetoric
thenation.com - In general, I was underwhelmed by the education sections of President Obama’s State of the Union address, which were long on platitudes and short on honest talk about the difficulties of implementi...
TRANSCRIPT: Obama's 2012 State Of The Union
foxnews.com - The following is a transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans: Last month, I went t...
