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Funded by the Same People, Are Jeb Bush’s Foundation and Parent Revolution Scamming Floridians on Parent Trigger? | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Funded by the Same People, Are Jeb Bush’s Foundation and Parent Revolution Scamming Floridians on Parent Trigger? | Scathing Purple Musings:Funded by the Same People, Are Jeb Bush’s Foundation and ...
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...
CRC Press Online - Book: The Crime Numbers Game
crcpress.com - Features Presents a critical analysis of Compstat based upon primary research Uses data from the NYPD available only to the authors Discusses both academic and practitioner views Contains numerous ...
Recommend a Book to Mayor Bloomberg
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - January 25, 2012, 8:25 pm By THE NEW YORK TIMESDuring a visit to a high school English class in the Bronx, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg revealed his love for the John le Carré classic, “Tinker, Tailo...
Human Costs Are Built Into an iPad
nytimes.com - The explosion ripped through Building A5 on a Friday evening last May, an eruption of fire and noise that twisted metal pipes as if they were discarded straws. When workers in the cafet...
Milwaukee's Voucher Program Discriminates Based On Disabilities, ACLU Says
huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- Milwaukee's voucher system, which allows low-income students to attend private schools using tax dollars, discriminates based on disability, according to a complaint filed Tuesday by th...
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Coming soon: teacher report cards based on student performance
ctmirror.org - Years of disagreement have stalled efforts to grade teachers and dismiss those that are failing. That all changed Wednesday when a diverse group of educators -- including teachers' unions, superint...
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...
Superintendents Announcing Surrender on Teacher Evaluation
blog.nycsa.org - Governor Andrew Cuomo in his Executive Budget proposal ties state aid increases for school districts to the adoption of a sound teacher evaluation system by this time next year. This linkage is the...
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Bill to limit contributions in school board races expected to die in committee
coloradoindependent.com - There once was a time–you know it’s true–when school board candidates in Colorado hoped to raise enough money for yard signs and a flyer to hand out or leave at doors. Times have changed. In the mo...
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 ...
Christie Wants Voters to Decide on Gay Marriage
nytimes.com - Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey said Tuesday that he would veto a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, and he challenged the State Legislature instead to put the issue on the ballot for voters to d...
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Analysis: Why Chicago library commissioner had to go - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - Mary Dempsey — a tough-as-nails administrator with a passion for libraries — presided over the construction of dozens of new libraries under a mayor who shared her love of building and books. She m...
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...
Remainders: One teacher’s model lesson on school turnaround
gothamschools.org - by Philissa Cramer, at 7:46 pm A teacher at John Dewey High School put together a lesson plan about his school’s turnaround. (Edwize) A teacher who attended the State of the Union address says she ...
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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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Chester Upland teacher honored by president at State of the Union address
articles.philly.com - "We are adults; we will make a way," she told the paper this month. "The students don't have any contingency plan. They need to be educated, so we intend to be on the job."At the time, the 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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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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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 1-25 #edreform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fact-Checking President Obama on Race to the Top | Truth in American Education Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 24 minutes ago Fact-Checking President Obama on Race to the Top | ...
Why Does Florida’s Parent Trigger Bill Seek to Drum up Business for Pearson? | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Why Does Florida’s Parent Trigger Bill Seek to Drum up Business for Pearson? | Scathing Purple Musings:Why Does Florida’s Parent Trigger Bill Seek to Drum up Business for Pearson?by Bob SikesA key ...
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...
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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...
