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Shanker Blog » New Report: Does Money Matter?
shankerblog.org - Over the past few years, due to massive budget deficits, governors, legislators and other elected officials are having to slash education spending. As a result, incredibly, there are at least 30 st...
Know Your Rights
ed.gov - OCR enforces several Federal civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination in programs or activities that receive Federal funds from the Department of Education. These laws prohibit discrimination...
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 ...
School voucher expansion expected to be part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's legislative agenda
nola.com - Gov. Bobby Jindal and his allies on education reform are considering an unprecedented, statewide expansion of private school vouchers and steps to more closely link teachers' job security with perf...
HB393 - "Parent Empowerment and Choice Act" or the "Parent Trigger Act"
progressmissouri.org - Section 6. {Universal Educational Vouchers}(A) Any student of, or student who would naturally matriculate into, a school triggered for the educational choice reform option will have the option to r...
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Questions for the Cuomo Commission – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Jan. 6, 2012, 7:53 a.m. Governor Cuomo’s commission on education has an opportunity to change the direction of school reform. Right now, the state’s school system is in trouble. Federal tests show ...
Kenzo Shibata: Education Reform: Where's the Debate?
huffingtonpost.com - The phrase "education reform" has been co-opted to mean a narrow party program advocated by the reform establishment (mainly billionaires and their designees) that includes a barrage of testing, ch...
“All else being equal.” Well, that’s the rub, isn’t it? « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Anne and I were at Peet’s this morning before heading off for a little get away to the land of Recall Scott Walker. “What are you laughing at?” asked Anne. “There’s a big new study of teacher added...
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Clergymen Are Among Arrested Protesters
cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - Updated, 6:26 p.m. | Four pastors, including a member of City Council, were among seven men arrested Thursday morning in front of the city Law Department during a protest of the city’s ban on allow...
Referendum drive to overturn California's Dream Act fails
blogs.sacbee.com - What You Should Know About Comments on Sacbee.comSacbee.com is happy to provide a forum for reader interaction, discussion, feedback and reaction to our stories. However, we reserve the right to de...
Wolk honored for her representation of rural counties
davisenterprise.com - The Regional Council of Rural Counties has announced that it will honor Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, for her representation of rural counties. Wolk was chosen for the Patti Mattingly Award for her lead...
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The New Authoritarianism | Dissident Voice #OWS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The New Authoritarianism | Dissident Voice:The New AuthoritarianismJames Petras at Dissident Voice - 29 minutes agoWe live in a time of dynamic, regressive, regime changes. A period in which major ...
Israeli schools under fire as underperforming
boston.com - JERUSALEM—About one-quarter of Israel's first graders study in ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools that give short shrift to subjects like reading, science and math. Another quarter study in underfunded ...
Teen Unemployment Remains Sky-High in New Numbers « Student Activism
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Teen Unemployment Remains Sky-High in New Numbers « Student Activism:Teen Unemployment Remains Sky-High in New Numbersby Angus JohnstonDecember’s unemployment rate, announced this morning, was 7.9%...
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The Education Gadfly Show Podcast
edexcellence.net - Michael J. Petrilli, Chris Tessone / December 22, 2011 This last 2011 installment of the Gadfly Show won’t disappoint, with Mike joined by Chris Tessone (formerly of Dollars and Sen$e fame). The tw...
He’s Political. He’s Hardcore. And He Raps for Children.
dominionofnewyork.com - Most people who use hip-hop to educate children do so badly. Larry Henderson does it so well that after a kid shares his music with you, you’ll secretly download the album yourself. C ustomers at S...
Blog posts on this issue
whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 06, 2012 Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Washington, D.C.12:02 P.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Well, it is wonderful to see ...
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Louder Than A Bomb - Trailer
oprah.com - Hello. To view this content, JavaScript must be enabled and you need the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player. Click here to get the latest Flash player. Louder Than A Bomb chronicles four teams...
The California Majority Report // Budget Release Snafu Showed Jerry Brown at His Best
camajorityreport.com - Steven Maviglio Jerry Brown, you're no Rick Perry. While the Texas Governor proved during the GOP debates just how unfamilar with policy and government he is, the accidental early release of the Go...
Etta James released from hospital
latimesblogs.latimes.com - January 6, 2012 | 9:58 am Blues singer Etta James, who is terminally ill and battling leukemia, was resting at her Riverside home Friday, a day after being released from a Southern California hosp...
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Profiles of For-Profit and Nonprofit Education Management Organizations: Thirteenth Annual Report - 2010-2011
nepc.colorado.edu - January 6, 2012 While past annual Profiles reports have focused on either for-profit EMOs or nonprofit EMOs, this is the first annual Profiles report to cover both categories in a single report whi...
Unemployment Dips to 8.5%, Latino Rate Also Falls Now at 11%
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:39 pm, January 6, 2012 Photo Credits: Latino Unemployment Rate Drops The U.S. economy gained 200,000 net new jobs in December, bringing the unemployment rate down a tenth of a perce...
Brown Budget Sends ‘Ransom Note’ to California Voters on Taxes
bloomberg.com - California (STOCA1) Governor Jerry Brown proposed a budget that would lop off the equivalent of three weeks from the public school year if voters reject his proposal for $7 billion in temporary tax...
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Kenzo Shibata: Education Reform: Where's the Debate?
huffingtonpost.com - The phrase "education reform" has been co-opted to mean a narrow party program advocated by the reform establishment (mainly billionaires and their designees) that includes a barrage of testing, ch...
A big new study: “All else being equal.” Well, that’s the rub, isn’t it? « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A big new study: “All else being equal.” Well, that’s the rub, isn’t it? « Fred Klonsky:A big new study: “All else being equal.” Well, that’s the rub, isn’t it.by Fred KlonskyAnne and I were at Pee...
"Educators to King, Regents: 'Stop hurting our neediest students. Restore the SIG funding' ." January 06, 2012. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - "Educators to King, Regents: 'Stop hurting our neediest students. Restore the SIG funding' ." January 06, 2012. NYSUT: A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org:Educators to King, Regents: 'Stop hurt...
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Kenzo Shibata: Education Reform: Where's the Debate?
huffingtonpost.com - The phrase "education reform" has been co-opted to mean a narrow party program advocated by the reform establishment (mainly billionaires and their designees) that includes a barrage of testing, ch...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy Under Attack Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 16 minutes ago Schools Matter: Ethnic Studies and Culturally-Relevant ...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Time By Students and Alumni – SchoolBook Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 46 minutes ago Rally Against Bronx Science Principal, This Tim...
