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Dear 2012: I’m Ready, So Bring It! (2011 Goals Recap & Plans For My BEST Year Yet!)
moniselseward.com - On January 1, 2011 I sat down and wrote a blog of my goals for the year. As I explained in that post, I decided not to do the traditional ‘resolutions’ as those tend to get broken within a few days...
an unusual (for me) Saturday morning
dailykos.com - I cannot consider my life and my actions in isolation from the world in which I live. This has been in many ways a year that has saddened me. We have seen the destructive approach of those who to...
Healing the Heart of Democracy
dailykos.com - This is not an easy book to properly review. It is very personal - Palmer begins his prelude by talking about himself, his own history of depression (a malady I share and about which I have writte...
What's in a name?
windowseatbehindthewing.blogspot.com - It occurs to me that the name of this blog comes off as an emo-dripping one liner that makes folks hate skinny jeans and soy lattes. While I definitely have those moments, this should not be confus...
Reflecting on 2011, Looking Forward to 2012
hosted.verticalresponse.com - In this Biweekly Digest, Executive Director Richard Lee Colvin writes more about the idea of shared accountability and shares lessons for Promise Neighborhood grantees. Also, we interview one princ...
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THIS is what a leader sounds like « Failing Schools
failingschools.wordpress.com - Parrin, Texas superintendent John Kuhn has become something of a celebrity among educators, because he is one of the few district leaders who has the guts to speak the truth– as seen from the schoo...
The For-Profit Postsecondary School Sector: Nimble Critters or Agile Predators?
nber.org - NBER Working Paper No. 17710Issued in December 2011NBER Program(s): CH ED LSPrivate for-profit institutions have been the fastest growing part of the U.S. higher education sector. For-profit ...
Rhee, former D.C. schools chief, busy lobbying – USATODAY.com
usatoday.com - More than a year after she resigned as chancellor of Washington, D.C., Public Schools — and nine months after her successor asked D.C.'s inspector general to investigate high erasure rates on stand...
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Santorum Gets `Glitter-Bombed’ - Naureen Khan
nationaljournal.com - JOHNSTON, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum was greeted with a fistful of glitter as he arrived at his final campaign event on Friday night. An unidentified man shouted “Stop ...
Police Tactic: Keeping Crime Reports Off the Books
nytimes.com - Jill Korber walked into a drab police station in Queens in July to report that a passing bicyclist had groped her two days in a row. She left in tears, frustrated, she said, by the response of the ...
Court challenge filed to Wisconsin anti-union law
rawstory.com - By Jeff Mayers MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court should void a controversial state law curbing the power of public sector unions because a judge who ruled on the law had a confl...
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12 Ways to Use LinkedIn in 2012 ~ LockerGnome
lockergnome.com - LinkedIn is the largest social network of professionals, now boasting more than 135 million members in over 200 countries and territories. If you have signed up for LinkedIn but rarely use it, or h...
New Year’s Reflections, Not New Year’s Resolutions
connectedprincipals.com - Why wait for the New Year to make your resolutions or goals? Maybe the New Year holiday has been changed for me thanks to being in education and that I get excited for each new year that starts in ...
I hate end-of-the-year lists. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - “I hate those biggest story of the year lists,” he said over pizza last night. “Yes. Me too,” I said. There was a pause as we both took another bite out of a slice. “But, what do you think was the ...
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Obama signs defense bill 'with reservations'
cnn.com - By the CNN Wire Staff updated 4:32 PM EST, Sat December 31, 2011WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Barack Obama on Saturday reluctantly signed a defense authorization bill, saying he was concerned about...
Scott Walker Getting Nearly Half His Donations From Out-of-State While Decrying Out-of-State Money
truth-out.org - Earlier this month, a tweet from Slate political reporter Dave Weigel saying “Gov. Scott Walker just left ATR/Norquist Xmas Party” was the first news to most Wisconsin residents that their Governor...
Romney leads Paul in new Des Moines Register Iowa Poll; Santorum surges
caucuses.desmoinesregister.com - © 2012, Des Moines Register & Tribune Co. Mitt Romney tops the latest Des Moines Register Iowa Poll in the closing days before the Iowa caucuses, but Ron Paul and Rick Santorum are poised within st...
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Worst Public Schools in the USA
neighborhoodscout.com - custom searches to find your ideal neighborhood:Find best neighborhoods for ... -- Select a search --Best public schoolsHome appreciation ratesCrime RatesFamiliesFirst-time homebuyersLuxury Communi...
Top 10 Illusions in 2011
mymodernmet.com - Who doesn't love a good illusion? We're winding down 2011 with some of the most creative projects we posted on this year. Some of the best art and photography we featured involved illusions, works ...
Best business stories of 2011 from Longform.org
slate.com - "Wash the apple before you bite into it, because that's the way you were raised. Germs, pesticides, dirt, gunk, it doesn't matter—just wash it. The fingerprints, too, go down the drain with the res...
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Web-Based Consumer Uproar Leads Verizon To Drop Planned Surcharge
outsidethebeltway.com - Earlier this week, Verizon Wireless announced that it would begin charging customers a $2.00 “convenience fee” for using the company website to make one-time payments of cell phone bills via credit...
Did Too Much Well Wishing Crash Twitter Again?
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - Twitter welcomed the new year in with a bang– by more than an hour of unavailability Saturday morning.The reason: Look to where 2012 had already begun.In 2010, the company said that its highest usa...
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THIS is what a leader sounds like « Failing Schools
failingschools.wordpress.com - Parrin, Texas superintendent John Kuhn has become something of a celebrity among educators, because he is one of the few district leaders who has the guts to speak the truth– as seen from the schoo...
Our Favorite Blog Posts of 2011
elevatedmath.com - 2011 will forever be significant in Elevated Math history. Our iPad app was launched along our website and blog. In Barbara Walters’ fashion, we decided to list the TEN MOST FASCINATING POSTS in...
BLC11 Keynote: Eric Mazur - The Educator's PLN
edupln.ning.com - About Dr. Eric Mazur Area Dean of Applied Physics, Balkanski Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in experimental physics at th...
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Once Upon a Time We Put a Human on the Moon « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Despite complaints that NCLB has reduced classrooms to one-size-fits all test prep environments, my perspective is that our classrooms have mostly always been, with a few exceptions, one-size-fits ...
Teacher Reboot Camp » Blog Archive » Reflection, Motivation, and Inspiration
teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org - Written on January 1, 2012 – 12:22 am | by Shelly TerrellThis year many of us will try to accomplish goals with our students and in our personal lives. I think as we approach this process it is imp...
NCLB Outrages (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)
susanohanian.org - State Tests Extended to About Three Hours (2011-12-20) Duncan’s dilemma: What happens to states that don’t get NCLB waiver? (2011-12-19) A Superintendent Calls School Reformers' Bluff (2011-12-...
