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Dallas principal suspended for skipping some third-grade subjects lands job in D.C. | Dallas ISD Blog
dallasisdblog.dallasnews.com - NEW INFORMATION: Read DISD's letter here that outlines why former Field Elementary principal Roslyn Carter was recommended for termination. (It's extensive).A former Dallas ISD principal who was su...
‘You are so smart…why did you become a teacher?’ - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, principal of South Side High School in New York. She was named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New...
The Priorities of DC Public Schools « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues
fullerlook.wordpress.com - Much has been written about the investigations into cheating in DC public schools. While the investigations are ongoing, the evidence suggests either cheating or some massive teaching to the test e...
Daily Kos: Do as I Say, Not as I Do: Why Authority Fails
dailykos.com - Let me begin by stating upfront that I have wonderful parents and by making the first point I am about to offer, I fear suggesting something far more negative about my father than I intend. But the...
Santorum bashes public schools, says they're stuck in factory era
latimes.com - Reporting from Columbus, Ohio— Republican GOP hopeful Rick Santorum may be the most prominent homeschooler in America. So it might not have been surprising that, on Saturday, he told a conservative...
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Imagine charter schools' expensive leases draw scrutiny
tampabay.com - Two Tampa Bay charter schools are part of a national chain that is drawing scrutiny for lease arrangements that absorb big chunks of taxpayer funding.The Imagine charter school near downtown St. Pe...
Why don’t top private schools adopt corporate-driven reforms? - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Bruce D. Baker, a professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. This first appeared on his School Finance 101 blog.By Bruce D. Ba...
David Koch intends to cure cancer in his lifetime and remake American politics
palmbeachpost.com - A year ago, a blogger posing as David Koch famously prank-called Walker and goaded the governor to say it would be "outstanding" if Koch would fly him to "Cali" as a reward for crushing the public ...
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Piccolo Elem. Chicago Parents Occupy AND WIN!
dailykos.com - Piccolo Elementary parents and supporters are declaring their occupation a success. After occupying a portion of the west side elementary school for close to 24 hours, parents have received a promi...
Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - The Piccolo Occupation celebrates a victory last night when the CPS agreed to actually talk to parents and teachers at the school before closing it down. Photo: Katie Osgood. The tactic of occupati...
Piccolo Parents Call Victory After School Occupation | Occupied Chicago Tribune
occupiedchicagotribune.org - A sign posted outside of the occupied Piccolo elementary school. Photo by Joe Macaré. by Rosa Trakhtensky Nearly twenty-four hours after the occupation of Brian Piccolo Specialty School on Chicago’...
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Alec Baldwin calls Breitbart a ‘festering boil on the anus of public discourse’ « The Fifth Column
kaystreet.wordpress.com - I have never been a real big fan of Alec Baldwin. However, that has all changed since reading this headline on the Raw Story. I have tweeted Andrew Breitbart a few times telling him what I thought...
The Art of Distraction
nytimes.com - THE other day it occurred to me that I needed more exercise and should take up skipping. I obtained a smart leather rope with weights in the handles and, waiting until it was almost dark, went out ...
The Love of My Life is a "Clueless Liberal"
bluejersey.com - Usually I try not to engage the get off my lawn! folks. Partly that is because history has taught me how boring, how sometimes troubling those conversations can be. Part of it, dude, is that I live...
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Chicago News Cooperative to suspend operations
articles.chicagotribune.com - A screenshot from a video of a Chicago News Cooperative staff meeting. (Image via chicagonewscoop.org)The Chicago News Cooperative, a non-profit news organization launched in 2009 to add another vo...
Presidents’ Day: The quiz - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Presidents’ Day: The quiz - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Presidents’ Day: The quizby Valerie StraussIt’s Presidents’ Day Monday, but whom the holiday is meant to honor depends on whom you...
'SNL' Skewers Racist Attitudes Towards Jeremy Lin - Entertainment
theatlanticwire.com - Last night, Saturday Night Live opened with a sketch that took aim at the mania surrounding New York Knicks' star point guard Jeremy Lin, and the spate of racist cracks and comments that have been ...
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Building Self-Control, the American Way
nytimes.com - EACH year, it seems, a new book emerges to capitalize on the parental insecurities of Americans. Last year it was Amy Chua’s “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.” This time it’s Pamela Druckerman’s “B...
School as Abuse and Education as Art
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School as Abuse and Education as Art:School as Abuse and Education as ArtFEBRUARY 19, 2012Very Important Article about School as Abuse and Education as Art. It is a must read even though it makes i...
Defining the 6 Subtypes of SPD
special-ism.com - Dr. Lucy J Miller poses there are 6 subtypes of SPD which help us better understand the children that we are working with. We all know about the 8 sensory systems with the newest system being inter...
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Ex-employee sues Kenilworth operator | News
theadvocate.com - A former employee of Pelican Educational Foundation, which runs Kenilworth Science and Technology School in Baton Rouge, claims the foundation fired her in February 2011 for telling state officials...
Authorities fear comments may hurt Miramonte teacher abuse case
latimesblogs.latimes.com - February 19, 2012 | 10:21 am As authorities press a lewd acts case against a teacher at Miramonte Elementary School, a growing number of alleged victims have hired attorneys to pursue civil lawsuit...
Tracked in America: Fred Korematsu
trackedinamerica.org - Fred Korematsu was an American citizen and the son of Japanese immigrants who lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt ordered Japanese-Americans f...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts 2-19 #SOSchat #p2 #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ‘You are so smart…why did you become a teacher?’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 19 minutes ago ‘You are so smart…why did you become a tea...
Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape 2-18-12 » PostRank #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank Hide8.0 S.2098: Student Right to Know Before You Go Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress 2012-Feb-17...
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New teacher evaluation system is all flaws
nydailynews.com - On Thursday, the New York State Department of Education and the state teachers union came to an agreement on revising the teacher evaluation process to include students’ standardized test scores.Ea...
