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55,000 Degrees
55000degrees.com - WELCOME TO 55,000 DEGREES Announcements Nursing Student Wins ‘Grab Cash for College Challenge’Still Time for Other Students to File Financial Aid Forms Melinda Gardner, who just returned to college...
Carol Burris, principal, on the new NY State teacher evaluation plan announced yesterday
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Carol is the courageous Long Island principal who co-authored the letter, signed onto by one third of all NY State principals, protesting the NYS teacher evaluation system. Her follow-up article f...
Sorry Mr. Press Secretary, Multiple Measures Are Not Fairy Dust - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - Follow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCodyThis week I engaged in another online debate with one of Arne Duncan's press secretaries, Justin Hamilton, who readers may recall asked me to "correct" my commen...
The Money (in Politics) Behind Prison Privatization
huffingtonpost.com - The Huffington Post published an excellent piece yesterday by reporter Chris Kirkham describing how the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) wants to buy up state prisons, all under the guise o...
I May be Wrong ... But I Doubt It* - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,I do believe we are in that portion of the Roman Empire in which horses were considered "persons." Or was that just a mad movie I once saw about the fall of the Roman Empire?Some of the ...
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When They Don’t Get Their Way, Ed Reformers Rage
bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com - I don’t know as much about BIZPAC chairman John R. Smith a well as my Palm Beach colleagues do. Nor do I know anything about his political action committee and whom he’s supported in the past. And ...
Students Learn Differently. So Why Test Them All the Same? – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Feb. 17, 2012, 5:11 p.m. We teachers have been hearing for years about “differentiated instruction.” It makes sense to treat individuals differently, and to adapt communication toward what works fo...
Talks Race To The Top, Teacher Support And Pay
huffingtonpost.com - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was in New York Thursday as Jon Stewart's guest on The Daily Show, largely rehashing the Obama administration's widely debated educational policies.In explai...
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Rick Santorum suggests opposition to public schooling - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com - (Credit: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) Campaigning in Idaho on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum suggested that he is opposed to a public school system overseen by the gover...
New Moon” Director Shows Impact of Anti-Immigrant Law on Alabama Families « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Last September, a federal court judge allowed a sweeping immigration crackdown law to take effect. That legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Bentley in June of 2011, quickly progresse...
‘We Are Stronger’: Atheists To Hold Massive Rally On National Mall Next Month
democraticunderground.com - ‘We Are Stronger’: Atheists To Hold Massive Rally On National Mall Next Month By Candice Leigh Helfand February 17, 2012 1:39 PM WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSDC) – Thousands of atheists are expected to att...
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In Detroit, Santorum Defends Opposition to Auto Industry Bailout
nytimes.com - DETROIT — Faced with explaining his opposition to the 2008 rescue of the automobile industry to an audience of Detroit business leaders on Thursday, Rick Santorum attacked his chief rival, Mitt Rom...
This War Is Not Over Yet
nytimes.com - Los Angeles THE defense secretary, Leon E. Panetta, recently announced that America hoped to end its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2013 as it did in Iraq last year. Yet at Guantánam...
At Work in Syria, Times Correspondent Dies
nytimes.com - Anthony Shadid, a prize-winning newspaper correspondent whose graceful dispatches for both The New York Times and The Washington Post covered nearly two decades of Middle East conflict and turmoil,...
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Arne Duncan: Windbag or Douchebag? | Mr. Teachbad
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Arne Duncan: Windbag or Douchebag? | Mr. Teachbad:Arne Duncan: Windbag or Douchebag?Last night I watched Jon Stewart’s interview with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.And it was just terri...
La Cuna Blanca: A homage to a friend gone too soon
beinglatino.wordpress.com - Flashback Fridaysby Nelson Figueroa I think it’s safe to say that we all have that one special song that reminds us of a loved one that has passed away. Whether it’s “It’s so Hard to Say Goodbye”, ...
Lost Article: How Snoop Dogg Can Help You Out Of The Edu-Dogghouse | The Jose Vilson
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Lost Article: How Snoop Dogg Can Help You Out Of The Edu-Dogghouse | The Jose Vilson:Lost Article: How Snoop Dogg Can Help You Out Of The Edu-Dogghouseby JoseSnoop Doggy Dogg SmokingA few months ag...
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Stephen Colbert taking care of ailing mother, may be back on the air Monday
nydailynews.com - Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Im A good son: Stephen Colbert missed two tapings of his show, reportedly to care for his 91-year-old mother. Stephen Colbert is taking time off to car...
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...
Colbert stops show for mom
democraticunderground.com - Stephen Colbert shut down his late-night comedy show this week for his ailing 91-year-old mother, sources close to the show said yesterday. The actor caused a stir yesterday when he said only that ...
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Commission faults L.A. Unified for lack of warning about Berndt
latimesblogs.latimes.com - The state teacher credentialing commission has criticized the Los Angeles Unified School District for failing to notify it of teachers suspected of serious misconduct, saying the “failure to file t...
District didn't notify state of teacher dismissal
boston.com - LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Unified School District says it broke a state law by waiting a year to tell a teacher-credentialing agency that it was firing an instructor under investigation for alleg...
RI school prayer banner to be removed within days
boston.com - CRANSTON, R.I.—A prayer banner ordered removed from a high school by a federal judge will be taken down within days after the school committee voted not to appeal the decision, Cranston's schools s...
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The Schools Chicago's Children Deserve
schooltechconnect.com - CTU has release a comprehensive vision of The Schools Chicago's Students Deserve. It is all of these things: precise, honest, optimistic, heartbreaking. In the past, Democratic policymakers would r...
Jersey Jazzman: The War on Teachers Unions Hits a New Low
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: The War on Teachers Unions Hits a New Low:The War on Teachers Unions Hits a New Lowby DukeJust so classy:In its escalating war with the New Jersey Education Association, the state’s...
Are You Feeling RESPECT? « InterACT
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Are You Feeling RESPECT? « InterACT:Are You Feeling RESPECT?by David B. CohenDear California Teachers,While you were in the classroom or eating lunch, or supervising lunch, or sponsoring a club, or...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-1 #soschat #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - When it comes to the free-speech rights of teachers, the joke’s still on us Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 2 minutes ago When it comes to the free-speech rights of teachers, the ...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 2-17 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Protesters Flood SCUSD Meeting to Contest Cuts - Rosemont, CA Patch Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 hour ago Protesters Flood SCUSD Meeting to Contest Cuts - Rosemont, CA Patch:...
