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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Now we’ve got Mayor Rahm upset
pureparents.org - The secret sauce has made a touchdown, according to Mayor Rahm. He’s really mad about our protest yesterday against Noble’s discipline policy. I’d guess he’s even madder that the news made every Ch...
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...
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 ...
President Obama's Plan to Train 2 Million Workers for Jobs in High-Demand Industries
whitehouse.gov - Megan SlackFebruary 13, 2012 at 04:26 PM ESTToday, President Obama announced the Community College to Career Fund, an $8 billion investment in his Fiscal Year 2013 Budget that would train two milli...
City to Release Teacher Ratings After Union Loses Suit – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Feb. 14, 2012, 2:44 p.m. The United Federation of Teachers on Tuesday lost what appeared to be its final chance to block the release of thousands of New York City teachers’ ratings, and school offi...
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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Desperate Times in Cleveland and Ohio - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah, I recently went to Cleveland to speak to the City Club, where civic leaders gather every Friday to hear from people in different fields. I wanted to talk with educators as well, so I ...
After legal battle, city to release teachers’ “value-added” scores
gothamschools.org - The city will release years-old ratings for more than 12,000 teachers after the state’s top court declined to consider the UFT’s plea to keep the ratings private. In August, the state’s second-high...
Why Child Development is No Longer Discussed by Those in Charge of Education Policy
withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com - Child development is not "in vogue" any more because poor and working class young people- the subjects of the most aggressive school reform efforts- are not really regarded as children! If they wer...
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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...
LA Sheriff’s Letter to Miramonte Parents: ”We Will Not Ask About Your Immigration Status’
colorlines.com - Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca on Friday mailed a letter to an estimated 1,400 parents of students at Miramonte Elementary telling them “not to worry about immigration status” if they had any informa...
Va. House, Senate approve abortion-related bills - Virginia Politics
washingtonpost.com - The GOP-controlled House of Delegates gave final approval Tuesday to bills that require women to undergo an ultrasound before an abortion and that state human life begins at conception. The votes, ...
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Pro-Emanuel education groups organized by mayoral ally - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com - A political consulting firm with close ties to Mayor Rahm Emanuel has funded and helped organize community groups and faith leaders on behalf of the mayor's contentious education agenda as a counte...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Philip Anschutz and Tim Leiweke Want the N.F.L. in Los Angeles : The New Yorker
newyorker.com - ABSTRACT: THE WORLD OF BUSINESS about Tim Leiweke, Philip Anschutz, and the Anschutz Entertainment Group. Leiweke, the president and C.E.O. of A.E.G., likes to show off the view from his office win...
Education Finance, Loan, Regulatory Outlook Focus of iiBIG Summit
marketwatch.com - PORT WASHINGTON, NY, Feb 14, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- iiBIG's 2012 Education Loan & Financing Executive Summit, scheduled for May 9-10, 2012 in Washington D.C., occurs at a crucial time. The...
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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...
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...
Where did she go? Emily Alpert Former Voice of San Diego Reporter Joins the LA Times - FishbowlLA
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Former Voice of San Diego Reporter Joins the LA Times - FishbowlLA:Former Voice of San Diego Reporter Joins the LA TimesBy Matthew Fleischer on January 17, 2012 10:00 AMLooks like former Voice of S...
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Big Education Ape: 2-13-12 PM U.S. Department of Education 2013 Budget #2013BUDGET #edchat
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Big Education Ape: 2-14-12 AM NCLB Waiver Request Continues Failure Trap EDition #2013BUDGET #REALREFORM
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SUPPORTERS OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO OCCUPY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
m.free-press-release.com - By Laurie T MurphyPublished: Feb 12, 2012Email to Author Email to Friends WASHINGTON, DC. February 11, 2012—From March 30-April 2, Americans from across the nation will gather in Washington D.C. fo...
Big Education Ape: 2-14-12 AM NCLB Waiver Request Continues Failure Trap EDition #2013BUDGET #REALREFORM
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