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Rejected 3 Times, School May Still Open Soon, and With a Grant, Too
nytimes.com - In the last couple of years, Sharon Akman, a real estate agent, applied to the state of New Jersey three times to open a new charter school in the Highland Park area, to be called Tikun Olam Hebrew...
Fire first, ask questions later? Comments on Recent Teacher Effectiveness Studies « School Finance 101
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - Yesterday was a big day for big new studies on teacher evaluation. First, there was the New York Times report on the new study by Chetty, Friedman and Rockoff. Second, there was the release of the ...
Race To Utopia: How A Public Servant Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Free Market
dailycensored.com - No Child Left Behind just celebrated it’s tenth anniversary: while educators, children and parents have generally loathed President George W. Bush’s signature legislation, and while studies have sh...
Where is the Love? Thoughts on Teachers and Teaching That Educational Reformers Don’t Seem To Get
withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com- I have been teaching for 45 years. My first students, in the Columbia Upward Bound Program, included a 15 year old who was destined for greatness and a 15 year old who wouldn’t say a word to me or ...
Chicago is Ground Zero for Attacks on Public Education
dailykos.com - A new Labor Beat video out in January 2012 adds to the growing list of videos that teachers, parents, students and supporters of real public schools can draw on to educate themselves, their colleag...
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Number of homeless students surges, putting strain on schools - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY ADESHINA EMMANUEL Staff Reporter aemmanuel@suntimes.com January 6, 2012 10:51PM Regenia Nelson and her children, Jarvis, 15, and Janiyah 19 months, are a homeless family staying at Madonna House...
Why no peer review? « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - We’ve been following the response to the report of a massive $2.5 million, 20 year study of teacher value added measures that appeared in Saturday’s NY Times. The United Federation of Teachers lead...
Popular Frameworks Found to Identify Effective Teachers
edweek.org - Teachers who embodied the teaching skills outlined in certain popular teaching frameworks tended to help their students learn more, concludes a new study released by the Bill & Melinda Gates Founda...
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Why Mayor Emanuel's Proposed Anti-Protester Ordinances Are Everyone's Concern
chicago.indymedia.org - Even if you have no plans to protest against the G8 & NATO summits in Chicago this May, if you want to oppose a school closing, a greedy employer or a clinic shut-down, your rights are in the cross...
Has Obama Waged A War On Religion? : NPR
npr.org - Enlarge Joe Drivas/Getty Images Some political and religious leaders say there is a White House-led war against religion. Joe Drivas/Getty Images Some political and religious leaders say there is a...
More choices but no easy answers | Y-Press: Youth News Network | The Indianapolis Star
blogs.indystar.com - By Hrishi Deshpande, 16 In the last few years, charter schools have become a viable alternative to private and public schools in Indiana. This year, 66 charters are in operation compared to 37 five...
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Mayor blames union for Monday library closings that have angered aldermen - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY FRAN SPIELMAN City Hall Reporter/ fspielman@suntimes.com January 6, 2012 3:00PM Updated: January 6, 2012 3:30PM Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Friday he’s as angry as Chicago aldermen are about closing...
Patrick Buchanan's Future at MSNBC Is Murky, Network's Chief Says
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com - PASADENA, Calif. —The days of Patrick J. Buchanan as a commentator on the news channel MSNBC may be over.Phil Griffin, the president of the network, said in an interview here on Saturday that Mr. B...
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nypost.com - David SeifmanEXCLUSIVE The tense relationship between Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Cuomo reached a low point last month, when the city’s chief Albany lobbyist was temporarily banned from the governor’s...
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Purposeful work: Kids yearn for meaningfulness - South Florida Sun
sun-sentinel.com - The little one who wanted to help mom and dad “cook” in the kitchen, “fold” clothes or “work” in the garden seems to disappear into thin air as she puts on years. Now of elementary-school age, the ...
Kansas: GOP House speaker prays for President’s death, calls First Lady “Mrs. YoMama”
pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com - Racism in the GOP? Nah… just class from the state of Fred Phelps and the personal email of Rep. Mike O’Neal, via Pat Cunningham of the Rockford Register Star: Kansas House Speaker Mike O’Neal, from...
School Tech Connect: You Need To Read
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: You Need To Read:You Need To Readby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I'm just going to come out and admit this. Last night, I got to page 404 in Stephen King's 11/22/63 and I was so sc...
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Lull in Strikes by U.S. Drones Aids Militants in Pakistan
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — A nearly two-month lull in American drone strikes in Pakistan has helped embolden Al Qaeda and several Pakistani militant factions to regroup, increase attacks against Pakistani securi...
Sobre el informe de la gestión de la Asambleísta Linda Machuca « Spanish Readers' Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sobre el informe de la gestión de la Asambleísta Linda Machuca « Spanish Readers' Blog:Sobre el informe de la gestión de la Asambleísta Linda Machucaby Mr. RLinda Machuca - Asambleista por los Ecua...
Oakland Anti-Police March Stormed and Kettled by Riot Police « occupy california #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Oakland Anti-Police March Stormed and Kettled by Riot Police « occupy california:Oakland Anti-Police March Stormed and Kettled by Riot Policeby *OAKLAND, California – At approximately 9pm on Saturd...
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Decades after ending in ‘disappointment,’ Guatemalan study of infant brains inspires Canadian follow up
theglobeandmail.com - In the 1970s, researchers tried to boost the brain power of hundreds of poor children in Guatemala with a porridge-like drink called atole. They were disappointed to discover that, after taking the...
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Ravitch to speak in California - California Teachers Association
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Ravitch to speak in California - California Teachers Association: Ravitch to speak in California By Dina Martin Once an educational conservative and an early supporter of President George W...
Commentary: New paradigm needed for teacher training | EdNewsColorado
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Commentary: New paradigm needed for teacher training | EdNewsColorado:Commentary: New paradigm needed for teacher trainingby Mark SassMark Sass, a teacher since 1994, teaches at Legacy High School ...
Oregon seeks OK to judge schools on overall performance, not success with small groups that typically struggle | OregonLive.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Oregon seeks OK to judge schools on overall performance, not success with small groups that typically struggle | OregonLive.com:Oregon seeks OK to judge schools on overall performance, not success ...
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GOP Lawmakers Pass Bill Making Public School Curriculum Optional [UPDATED]
thinkprogress.org - As the country shifts its attention from the Iowa caucus to the upcoming primary in New Hampshire, the state’s Republican legislators are busy passing some of the most radically conservative laws i...
