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Are half of New York’s teachers really ‘not effective?’ - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New...
State Board of Regents opening a chance for change | Democrat and Chronicle
democratandchronicle.com - The recent history of the New York State Board of Regents, with its responsibility for creating education policy for our state’s schools and colleges, shows that it is primarily an agent of the cor...
A Look Back at the League of Education Voters
seattleducation2010.wordpress.com - I’ve been following issues in education since 2009 when my daughter entered the Seattle Public School system and therefore don’t have any previous history with the League of Education Voters (LEV) ...
The Bookstore’s Last Stand
nytimes.com - PALO ALTO, Calif. IN March 2009, an eternity ago in Silicon Valley, a small team of engineers here was in a big hurry to rethink the future of books. Not the paper-and-ink books that ha...
‘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...
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Charter School Releases an Ad Supporting Cuomo
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - ALBANY – As he girds for confrontation with what he calls the state’s educational bureaucracy, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has found an unexpected ally singing his praises on cable television: a group of ...
ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools
commondreams.org - This article is part of a Nation series exposing the American Legislative Exchange Council, in collaboration with the Center For Media and Democracy. John Nichols introduces the series. Public sc...
The Michelle Rhee Connection map
perimeterprimate.blogspot.com - How to view:Click on image to enlarge, or Open new Word doc > Right click on webpage image > Select Copy Image > Go to Word doc and paste > enlarge. Write to me @ perimeterprimate@yahoo.com and req...
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Over 400 Arrests – Including Journalists – at Occupy Oakland Action
obrag.org - By Gavin Aronsen / Mother Jones / January 29, 2012On Saturday, Occupy Oakland re-entered the national spotlight during a day-long effort to take over an empty building and transform it into a socia...
Police arrest Murdoch tabloid staff (The Sun, UK), raid offices.
democraticunderground.com - Reuters January 29, 2012 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/01/29/uk-newscorp-arrests-idUKTRE80R09R20120129 Police arrested four current and former staff of Rupert Murdoch's best-selling Sun tabloi...
Rep. David Rivera Introduces New DREAM Act, Benefits in Military
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:36 pm, January 29, 2012 Photo Credits: (R) Rep. David Rivera Introduces new DREAM Act Florida Republican Rep. David Rivera, taking his cue from Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney has intr...
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Oakland Bail Fund | OccupyWallSt.org
occupywallst.org - Posted 5 hours ago on Jan. 29, 2012, 12:16 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt OCCUPY OAKLAND NEEDS BAIL FUNDS! (click here to donate) Police Chief Howard Jordan has been quoted in AP saying there were almos...
Changes To "Five Best Blogs" & "Weekend Reading"
scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - January 29, 2012 | Posted At: 04:16 PM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Media Watch , Site News As with most things, there are some good and bad aspects to the changes I've made recently to my...
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Getting Desperate over at LEV
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Seattle Schools Community Forum: Getting Desperate over at LEV:Getting Desperate over at LEVby Melissa WestbrookEvery week, LEV's leader, Chris Korsmo does a column at their webpage. She tries pre...
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Police use smoke grenades on Occupy Oakland protesters
reuters.com - By Laird Harrison OAKLAND | Sat Jan 28, 2012 7:05pm EST OAKLAND (Reuters) - Police fired what appeared to be smoke grenades on Saturday at a group of hundreds of Occupy Oakland protesters who tore ...
Occupy Oakland's Raid on City Hall: The Morning After - National
theatlanticwire.com - Though a shadow of its former self, the Occupy movement rages on in Oakland, California, where clashes with police on Saturday night resulted in 400 arrests and significant damage to City Hall. The...
Day of clashes at Occupy Oakland ends with at least 200 arrests
mercurynews.com - By Matthias Gafni and Chris De BenedettiOakland Tribune OAKLAND -- Occupy Oakland protesters broke into City Hall, stole an American flag from the City Council chamber and set it on fire Saturday n...
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Chicago Public Schools plan causes a stir on Southeast Side - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com - Chicago Public Schools' plan to build an elementary school on polluted property in the shadow of the Chicago Skyway and an expiring coal-fired power plant near the Indiana border is raising the ire...
With friends like these.... Promised mine "job creator" Caterpillar slashes pay by half, locks out workers |
bluecheddar.net - A key player in an unpopular plan to mine iron ore from Northern Wisconsin is staging an audacious attack on its workers. The Wisconsin GOP has been hawking a plan for an open pit Penokee Hills min...
Koch Out News | www.kochwatch.org
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News | www.kochwatch.org:Koch Brother News Feed From KBucket: Koch brothers influence on elected officials, schoolswww.kochwatch.org aggregator - 6 minutes agoEd Schultz talks with filmmaker Robert...
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Over 400 Arrests – Including Journalists – at Occupy Oakland Action
obrag.org - By Gavin Aronsen / Mother Jones / January 29, 2012On Saturday, Occupy Oakland re-entered the national spotlight during a day-long effort to take over an empty building and transform it into a socia...
Oakland Bail Fund | OccupyWallSt.org
occupywallst.org - Posted 5 hours ago on Jan. 29, 2012, 12:16 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt OCCUPY OAKLAND NEEDS BAIL FUNDS! (click here to donate) Police Chief Howard Jordan has been quoted in AP saying there were almos...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 1-29 Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 34 minutes ago Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky:Sunday links.by Fred KlonskyMoney Talks Too Much, Josh MacPhee, Just See...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 1-29 Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 34 minutes ago Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky:Sunday links.by Fred KlonskyMoney Talks Too Much, Josh MacPhee, Just See...
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Getting Desperate over at LEV
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Seattle Schools Community Forum: Getting Desperate over at LEV:Getting Desperate over at LEVby Melissa WestbrookEvery week, LEV's leader, Chris Korsmo does a column at their webpage. She tries pre...
“Shut up and teach.” A music teacher on the limits and possibilities of our union and teachers’ voice. « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “Shut up and teach.” A music teacher on the limits and possibilities of our union and teachers’ voice. « Fred Klonsky:“Shut up and teach.” A music teacher on the limits and possibilities of our uni...