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Taking on New Jersey : Education Next

educationnext.org - A conversation with Chris Cerf By Peter Meyer | Print | NO PDF | Share SPRING 2012 / VOL. 12, NO. 2 I didn’t know what exit we were passing, but Christopher Cerf, the six-foot New Jersey commission...

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What My Struggling School Needs To Support Students

gothamschools.org - In a recent pre-closure meeting at my high school — one of 33 labeled as “persistently low-achieving” by the state — a representative of the city said that due to our low graduation rate there was ...

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JACKSON TAKING ALL THE WRONG ROADS

clevelandleader.com - When the Democratic mayor of Cleveland pushes a school reform program by talking with the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the foundations and the kill-all-unions Republican Governor but ices out the...

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Activists press council to ease truancy fines

latimes.com - The two groups of high school protesters — one dressed as graduates with caps and gowns, the other donning orange jail jumpsuits — huddled together outside Van Nuys City Hall on Monday chanting: "P...

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Money Throws Democracy Overboard

commondreams.org - Watching what’s happening to our democracy is like watching the cruise ship Costa Concordia founder and sink slowly into the sea off the coast of Italy, as the passengers, shorn of life vests, scra...

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Obama embraces charter schools in education plan

old.tehrantimes.com - View Rate : 466 # News Code : TTime- 177547 Print Date : Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Obama embraces charter schools in education plan DAYTON (AP) -- Barack Obama is promising t...

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New York State Tests: 3rd Grade 2010

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - I don’t know when the first time I took a bubble test was, but I don’t think I was aware of them back when I was in 3rd grade during the 1977-1978 school year. At the time, though, I was part of a...

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A Union of Professionals. www.nysut.org

nysut.org - Friday, March 9, 2012 from 4:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.The Desmond, 660 Albany Shaker Road, Albany, New York For more information contact Susan Ha...

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Racist Gym Teacher Closes Achievement Gap | Mr. Teachbad

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Racist Gym Teacher Closes Achievement Gap | Mr. Teachbad:Racist Gym Teacher Closes Achievement GapFAKE EDUCATION NEWS–Philadel­phia, PAResearchers and jour­nal­ists from around the coun­try have de...

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Bleak Budget Request Threatens Well-Rounded Education

ascd.typepad.com - Well, the Obama administration warned educators not to expect continued funding increases in the post-ARRA era, and they were right. Pay no attention to the big numbers being bandied about for scho...

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Having a Cow About Gang Symbols

huffingtonpost.com - As soon as the Chicago press started getting worked up last week about a high school student who may or may not have slipped some gang symbols into his winning city sticker design, I telephoned San...

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Students wear black in honor of teen suicide victim

latimesblogs.latimes.com - Students at Crescenta Valley High School returned to class Tuesday for the first time since a 15-year-old student jumped to his death in what authorities have ruled a suicide. Many students and sta...

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