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Ravitch to speak in California
cta.org - By Dina Martin Once an educational conservative and an early supporter of President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind policy, Diane Ravitch has shaken up the education world by doing a complete...
Has the NEA warmed up to Teach for America? - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This post has been updated with a statement issued today by NEA President Dennis Van Roekel and text of letter to him from Nancy Carlsson-Paige.There is a growing backlash against National Educatio...
Turnaround Is Unfair Play | Gary Rubinstein's Blog
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - Superman has arrived and he takes Visa. As districts get more and more desperate trying to reach 100% proficiency by 2014, they begin to turn to a new breed of ‘experts.’ These experts claim that t...
Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Benjamin Franklin did it. Henry Ford did it. And American life is built on the faith that others can do it, too: rise from humble origins to economic heights. “Movin’ on up,” George Je...
Hoping to glimpse the future of city schools, Nutter and SRC head to Denver
thenotebook.org - by Benjamin Herold for the Notebook and WHYY/Newsworks Could there someday be a single lottery for all of Philadelphia’s charter schools? What about more charter school programs for students wit...
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Ten Things You Don't Know About DPS
huffingtonpost.com - I'll bet you think you know a lot about Detroit Public Schools from reading the headlines and watching the nightly news, right? Well, I'm about to surprise you with some things you don't know.The g...
Has the NEA warmed up to Teach for America? - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - There is a growing backlash against National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel’s recent collaborations with Teach for America leader Wendy Kopp on the issue of teacher preparation. ...
Arne Duncan's new job at the D.O.E.? Celebrity catcher
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - The ed secretary now appears to be in charge of silencing the administration's Hollywood critics.WaPo's Valerie Strauss broke the story with a leak from inside Duncan's department.According to two ...
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s New York City Agenda Freezes Out Mayor Michael Bloomberg
cityandstateny.com - By Adam Lisberg One of the few heated spots in the state Capitol complex yesterday was the conference room where Mayor Michael Bloomberg talked to reporters after Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the S...
Washington Supreme Court rules that failure to pay enough for education violates state constitution
oregonlive.com - The Washington Supreme Court ruled today that the state isn't meeting its constitutional obligation to amply pay for basic public education, but the justices gave an endorsement to the reform work ...
Rick Santorum's School Scandal | Mother Jones
motherjones.com - Patrick Fallon/ZumaThanks to his surprising surge, which brought him within eight votes of winning the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum is the candidate du jour. With his front-runner status is bound t...
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Kyle Olson, Juan Williams and Rahm Emanuel. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Are you ready for the latest trio of anti-public school allies? The head of the anti-union Michigan-based Education Action Group, Kyle Olson, features a new video on his blog this week. It is a pro...
Chicago mayor stars in right-wing, anti-public school video
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Thanks to brother Fred I came upon this right-wing propaganda video targeting public school and teachers unions staring none other than Rahm Emanuel. "A Tale of Two Missions," co-stars the head of ...
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nypost.com - Fredric U. DickerANALYSIS ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo dialed back the sweeping promises of tax cuts and spending restraints that defined his first year in office yesterday with a big-on-rhetoric, modest-on...
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McKinley Park, Teacher-Student Book,Luis Aguilera Fired in Chicago
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - A former Chicago Public Schools teacher has filed a lawsuit involving his memoir, and is claiming he is owed more than $300,000 in back pay and damages.Luis Gabriel Aguilera was once a Spanish teac...
Kanye West unleashes Twitter tirade about fashion, education, fame, MTV, apples
nydailynews.com - Once Kanye West pops, he really just can't stop.The outspoken rapper took to Twitter to unleash a barrage of tweets late Wednesday night, touching base on everything from his humble beginnings in f...
Matt Damon and Mother Reject Union's Award – SchoolBook
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Matt Damon and Mother Reject Union's Award – SchoolBook:Matt Damon and Mother Reject Union's AwardRobyn Beck/Agence France-Press-Getty ImagesMatt Damon with his mother, Dr. Nancy Carlsson-Paige, in...
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OB and Rest of Coast In Store For Major Waves
obrag.org - High surf on Nov 3, 2010, in OB. Photos by Jim Grant.CBS 8 Local San Diego News reports that Ocean Beach and the coast is in store for some major waves over the next few days.Meteorologist Shawn St...
happy birthday, hayao miyazaki | angry asian man
blog.angryasianman.com - Happy birthday to one of the world's greatest living directors, Hayao Miyazaki. The master animator, responsible for such classics as Princess Mononoke, My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away and countl...
Continuing Education, at the Bar
nytimes.com - FOR many, January means back to the lecture hall, and not just at colleges and universities. Across New York the backrooms of bars and the main stages of clubs are coming to resemble secret annexes...
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Ex-Walker aide arrested; charges to be announced
jsonline.com - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel now is offering JS Everywhere, a new digital subscription package, which gives you unlimited access to JSOnline, the daily e-Edition, Journal Sentinel mobile site and...
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Kyle Olson, Juan Williams and Rahm Emanuel. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Are you ready for the latest trio of anti-public school allies? The head of the anti-union Michigan-based Education Action Group, Kyle Olson, features a new video on his blog this week. It is a pro...
Chicago mayor stars in right-wing, anti-public school video
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Thanks to brother Fred I came upon this right-wing propaganda video targeting public school and teachers unions staring none other than Rahm Emanuel. "A Tale of Two Missions," co-stars the head of ...
Schools Matter: Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attack
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attack:'Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attackby Jim HornPlease take a few minutes to view this film clip...
