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The decline of science education in NYC high schools as shown by the falling number of Intel submissions and semi-finalists
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - These posts about the decline of independent science research at NYC high schools – especially at the less selective non-specialized high schools – were written and researched by NYC parents Steve ...
Bill Gates: 'Have to raises taxes' - MJ Lee
politico.com - Bill Gates said Thursday that the county’s has got to hike taxes and the wealthy should shoulder a greater burden of the increase, while he rejected any close correlation between job creation and t...
Opportunity to Listen Opportunity to Evaluate Teachers Opportunity to Expand Choice (Maybe) Opportunity to Extend the School Year Opportunity to Develop Literacy
allthingsedu.blogspot.com - Each day this week I have presented a response to different parts of Governor McDonnell's "Opportunity to Learn" education agenda. On Monday, I gave an introduction and talked about the goal of adv...
Concerns with the MDRC study on small schools released today
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - MDRC released a study today, which the NY Times writes “appeared to validate the Bloomberg administration’s decade-long push to create small schools to replace larger, failing high schools.” The r...
Some parents oppose longer school day - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY ROSALIND ROSSI Staff Reporter January 26, 2012 1:00AM Updated: January 26, 2012 2:54AM Parents charged Wednesday that the opposition to a 71/2 hour school day touted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel is str...
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Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Thursday edition. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Rahm doesn’t think pay-for-protesters is a problem. And his hand-picked board of education seems to have skipped a step. They’re budgeting for turnarounds before all the public hearings and before ...
School Improves With Help of U.S. Money It May Lose
nytimes.com - The federal grant had ambitious purpose, few restrictions and a not-so-distant expiration date: three years. With almost $1 million to spend, Brian Rosenbloom, the principal at Chelsea Career and T...
2012 Annual Letter From Bill Gates
gatesfoundation.org - Throughout my careers in software and philanthropy—and in each of my annual letters—a recurring theme has been that innovation is the key to improving the world. When innovators work on urgent prob...
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The Econometrics of Rwandan Pear Blossoms at Duke University
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - I rarely post anything of this length. But this piece by my friend and Duke Univ. prof Tim Tyson, was much too compelling and beautifully written to pass up. Had to post it in full. Enjoy. ****** ...
Is It a Conflict of Interest? Yes, but It’s Legal
nytimes.com - In most states and municipalities, government officials who vote to spend taxpayer dollars on proposals that also put money in their own pockets as lobbyists could be accused of illegal conflicts o...
Editorial: ‘Rent-a-protesters’ take school battles to new low - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - Editorials January 25, 2012 6:00PM Updated: January 26, 2012 2:17AM Outrageous. There is no other way to describe the practice, revealed by the Sun-Times and other media, of ministers hiring “rent-...
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At Davos, Debating Capitalism’s Future
nytimes.com - Davos, Switzerland IS 20th-century capitalism failing 21st-century society? Members of the global elite debated that unusual question on Wednesday at the annual World Economic Forum. ...
Newt Gingrich, Space Keynesian | TPMDC
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Sahil Kapur January 26, 2012, 11:10 AM Newt Gingrich’s case for boosting federal investments into private sector space projects awkwardly embraces a core tenet of modern liberalism: the belief that...
GOP salutes Obama's ed policies
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - A GOP salute At least there's someone who likes Obama/Duncan ed policies. "Republicans tonight salute our President, for instance, for his aggressive pursuit of the murderers of 9/11, and for brave...
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iWork 18 hours a day
leilaladomptable.wordpress.com - Update 5th Jan 2011 — This piece is being used in the campaign to tell Apple to Stop Slavery Practices at Foxconn’s Manufacturies. Please have a look, sign & promote! http://www.change.org/petition...
Awkward Family Photos: Mitt Laundry
ukprogressive.co.uk - Mitt Romney’s hurdle in winning the love/respect/admiration/fear of his party can be summed up in one photo: It was taken by his son, Tagg (doesn’t Sarah Palin have a kid with that name?) and put o...
“Let’s Play ‘History As A List’” Is A Fascinating Idea
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Let’s Play ‘History As A List’ by Robert Krulwich is a very interesting post over at NPR. In it, he gives various examples of describing history as a…list. Here is one example: * stone * bronze * i...
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Billionaires Occupy Davos as 0.01% Bemoan Inequalities
bloomberg.com - Enlarge image Davos Patrons at the annual Klosters Snow Polo event on Jan. 20, 2012. Patrons at the annual Klosters Snow Polo event on Jan. 20, 2012. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg Enlarge ima...
Computer of Apple Quality Not Made in Poisonous Factory by Slave Labor
schoolsmatter.info - Yesterday I was at the gym watching on closed caption the story of Apple's cash problems. Seems they have almost a hundred billion bucks (more than most European countries) that they don't know wh...
Bernanke to deliver 4 college lectures on Fed
boston.com - WASHINGTON—Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will take a brief step back into his former life as a college professor.The Fed says Bernanke will deliver four lectures on the Federal Reserve and ...
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Pop Star's Next Act Is Educational
online.wsj.com - BY NICK NEYLAND Björk turned her last album into an app. Now she's turning her music into a science exhibit for city students, with an unusual three-week run at a Queens museum better known for its...
Foreclosure Auction Blockade – Today at 1pm, Jan 26th
occupywallst.org - Posted 29 minutes ago on Jan. 26, 2012, 10:58 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Defend Brooklyn homes from foreclosure today! Date/Time Date(s) - Thu. Jan 26 2012 1:00 PM - 5:00 PMLocation Brooklyn Supre...
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Modern School: Data Driven Nonsense--Few Credible Studies of Charter Schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Data Driven Nonsense--Few Credible Studies of Charter Schools:Data Driven Nonsense--Few Credible Studies of Charter Schoolsby Michael DunnTeachers in the trenches have long suspected...
Big Education Ape: 1-26-12 Bill Gates: 'Have to raises taxes'EDition #OWS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News Now: Big Education Ape: Ed News NowPublished by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSSTORIESBUS...
Letter From Reynoso Indicates UCD Police Not Cooperating With Investigation #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Letter From Reynoso Indicates UCD Police Not Cooperating With Investigation:Letter From Reynoso Indicates UCD Police Not Cooperating With InvestigationWritten by David GreenwaldWednesday, 25 Januar...
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Big Education Ape: 1-26-12 Bill Gates: 'Have to raises taxes'EDition #OWS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News Now: Big Education Ape: Ed News NowPublished by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSSTORIESBUS...
BREAKING: One hundred Brooklyn community members and Occupiers peacefully disrupt foreclosure auction
occupywallst.org - Posted 5 hours ago on Jan. 26, 2012, 1:44 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Approximately 35 people arrested for nonviolent civil disobedience, singing in courtroom: “Mr. Auctioneer, all the people here are...
Letter From Reynoso Indicates UCD Police Not Cooperating With Investigation #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Letter From Reynoso Indicates UCD Police Not Cooperating With Investigation:Letter From Reynoso Indicates UCD Police Not Cooperating With InvestigationWritten by David GreenwaldWednesday, 25 Januar...
