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Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies Say
nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Education was historically considered a great equalizer in American society, capable of lifting less advantaged children and improving their chances for success as adults. But a body o...
Two teachers, one connection | silverman, meléndez, mrs - News
ocregister.com - IRVINE – The bell rang.A front door in a quiet neighborhood in Irvine was all that separated Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana and the woman she was coming to visit — the kindergarten teacher she hadn't...
What Colorado College Remediation Rates Tell Us about the Value of a DPS HS Diploma
squarestate.net - According to the CCHE report, 1,075 DPS students enrolled in a 2- or 4-year institution of higher education in Colorado in 2011. Of these, 672 students, or 58.9%, required one or more remedial cl...
Compensation for Exelon's Rowe jumps 48%, to $10M
chicagotribune.com - On the verge of his retirement, Exelon Chief Executive John Rowe saw his total compensation for 2011 rise 48 percent, to $10.7 million, according to documents filed Thursday with the Securities and...
New count could cut high school graduation rates 20 percent - D.C. Schools Insider
washingtonpost.com - High school graduation rates in the District, long thought to be inflated by generous counting methods, will be adjusted downward by about 20 percent under a new, more accurate formula, officials a...
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A Simple Innovation: Spend The Money Wisely
takingnote.learningmatters.tv - The New York Times has made official what most of us have known for years: the children of the privileged do better in school than the children of the underprivileged. This matters because the rich...
Michigan's recovery school district needs $24M from donors by fall | The Detroit News
detroitnews.com - Detroit — Michigan's recovery school district will need $24.7 million for start-up costs that include administrative salaries, technology for students and classrooms, and paying for a summer academ...
Walkthrough team deems reading area 'clutter,' removes it
thenotebook.org - This guest blog post comes from Andrew Ganim who shared a version of this story as testimony to the School Reform Commission. Talk to teachers in Philadelphia, and you'll hear more than a few compl...
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Chicago pays $6.2 million for violating our freedom of speech. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - The bridge over the Chicago River, 2003. On the day the US invaded Iraq in 2003, Bush’s war against war against weapons of mass destruction that never existed, we headed down to the Federal Plaza d...
Santorum on Gay Marriage: I'd Die on That Hill
theroot.com - In a comment that some seem to be interpreting to mean he'd literally give his life to prevent same-sex couples from getting married, GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said in a recent intervi...
NYT: Obama Offers 'Accommodation' o
mobile.nytimes.com - WASHINGTON - President Obama, seeking to dampen a runaway political furor over birth control and religious liberty, unveiled a plan on Friday that is meant to calm the right's ire about a new admin...
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Democrat or Republican, you better pay attention now |
bluecheddar.net - This is a guest post by Bill Motzel Scott Walker is going to use foreclosure settlement money to balance his budget, instead of helping homeowners. I have a couple of issues here: First, he’s a hyp...
Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: Questioning a sense of UNITY derived through war Questioning a sense of UNITY derived through war
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: Questioning a sense of UNITY derived through war:Questioning a sense of UNITY derived through war It's interesting to note how the sense of unity we derive from ...
Torn Between Two Parents! Dealing with Battling Separated/Divorced Parents. « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Torn Between Two Parents! Dealing with Battling Separated/Divorced Parents. « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Torn Between Two Parents! Dealing with Battling Separated/Divorced Parents.by Oldscho...
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Prelude to New York Mayor's Race? Liu Faults Quinn's Education Proposals - Metropolis
blogs.wsj.com - By Michael Howard SaulAssociated Press John Liu, center, speaks to reporters before New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers his State of the City address Jan. 12.New York City Comptroller Jo...
Remainders: Sex abuse charges for another elementary school aide
gothamschools.org - by Geoff Decker, at 9:54 pm For the second time this week, a school aide was arrested on sexual abuse charges. (Schoolbook) Walcott and Mulgrew shook hands and made nice for the cameras at a ‘respe...
NY's AG isn't backing down from Wall Street probe
boston.com - ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, a lead investigator into the mortgage collapse that wobbled the U.S. economy, hasn't taken the title "Sheriff of Wall Street" that one of h...
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Education | Bellevue schools to Susan Enfield: We like you, too
seattletimes.nwsource.com - The Bellevue School Board voted Friday morning to officially notify Susan Enfield that she is a "strong candidate" for the superintendent vacancy and that it will consider accelerating the search p...
LAUSD board member Nury Martinez meets with parents of Telfair Elementary School students in Pacoima
dailynews.com - PDF: Statement of LAUSD Board Member Nury Martinez regarding crimes against children at Telfair Elementary School Angered by revelations that a third-grade teacher had been arrested on child molest...
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High school student jumped to his death in apparent suicide, officials say
latimesblogs.latimes.com - February 10, 2012 | 4:13 pm Los Angeles county sheriff's officials said at a news conference that the death of a male student at Crescenta Valley High School appeared to be a suicide. Sheriff's Lt...
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Big Education Ape: 2-10-12 PM Michelle Rhee: the company she keeps EDition #PUPPET #THANKATEACHER
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