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Parents Across America releases a proposal for real parent empowerment in schools | Seattle Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parents Across America releases a proposal for real parent empowerment in schools | Seattle Education:Parents Across America releases a proposal for real parent empowerment in schoolsby seattleduca...
Indiana Governor Signs a Law Creating a ‘Right to Work’ State
nytimes.com - Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana, who had once said that he did not wish to add a “right to work” provision to the state’s labor laws, signed a bill on Wednesday doing just that. The legis...
Principals union chief urges state to reject city’s turnaround bid
gothamschools.org - The city’s bid to “turn around” 33 struggling schools is politically motivated and should be quashed, according to the head of the city’s principals union. The city is days away from submitting a f...
Academic Quits SUNY Board Over Charter Schools - Metropolis
blogs.wsj.com - By Lisa FleisherA prominent academic has resigned from the State University of New York Board of Trustees, one of two groups with the power to approve charter schools, saying the university is appr...
Texas Schools Chief's Remarks On Testing Draw Backlash — Public Education
texastribune.org - TEA Commissioner Robert Scott at an SBOE meeting on Sept. 24, 2010.Supporters of the new state student assessment system aren't pleased with Texas Education Agency Commissioner Robert Scott's speec...
Shanker Blog » A Matter Of Time
shankerblog.org - Extended school time is an education reform option that seems to be gaining in popularity. President Obama gave his endorsement earlier this year, while districts such as DCPS have extended time le...
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Shanker Blog » Schools' Effectiveness Varies By What They Do, Not What They Are
shankerblog.org - There may be a mini-trend emerging in certain types of charter school analyses, one that seems a bit trivial but has interesting implications that bear on the debate about charter schools in genera...
Obama wants schools to speed digital transition – USATODAY.com
usatoday.com - By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY Updated The Obama administration is asking every U.S. school to accelerate the transition to digital textbooks.Obama's goal: an e-textbook in every student's hand by 2017.F...
State education Superintendent John White visits St. Tammany Parish
nola.com - State education Superintendent John White came to St. Tammany Parish Tuesday to pitch Gov. Bobby Jindal's education reform plans to north shore business leaders, and he warned them, "A lot of what ...
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The Maddow Blog - Theocracy on the move in Indiana
maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com - Indiana's Republican-controlled Senate yesterday passed a bill that would allow for the teaching of creationism in schools. The bill's sponsor, Republican State Senator Dennis Kruse, tells the Indi...
Timuel Black a historian — and part of civil rights history - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY MAUDLYNE IHEJIRIKA Staff Reporter mihejirika@suntimes.com February 1, 2012 1:12AM Black historian and author Timuel Black talks about the great migration during a 207 interview. Photo by Jean La...
House Republicans order arrest of 'Gasland' filmmaker Josh Fox
dailykos.com - Josh Fox's film caused GOP meltdowns Do House Republicans wake up every morning and each ask themselves "how can I best present myself as an unmitigated asshole today?" or does it just come natura...
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'Gasland' Journalists Arrested At Hearing By Order Of House Republicans
huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON -- In a stunning break with First Amendment policy on Capitol Hill, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary crew that was attempting to fil...
Romney defends 'poor people' remark
firstread.msnbc.msn.com - By NBC's Garrett Haake EAGAN, MN -- On his campaign's flight to Minnesota this morning, Mitt Romney vigorously defended his economic message and engaged in a bit of damage control when asked by a r...
Romney Team Silent On Key Outstanding Tax Avoidance Question
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Brian Beutler February 1, 2012, 5:37 AM Just over a week ago, Mitt Romney’s top campaign and financial aides held an on-the-record press call to walk reporters through the former governor’s 2010 ta...
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Don’t play politics with women’s health! « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - There is only one picture of my grandmother and me. When I was only a baby, my 56-year-old grandmother, Augusta Francis, died from breast cancer. She was a hard-working mother of five and she and m...
Assessing the Value of BMI Screening and Surveillance in Schools
educationresearchreport.blogspot.com - Ω The value of routine body mass index (BMI) screening in schools has been a topic of ongoing controversy. An expert Roundtable Discussion in the current issue of Childhood Obesity, a peer-reviewed...
Impoverished schools, parent education key factors in student weight
educationresearchreport.blogspot.com - Ω Attending a financially poor school may have more of an effect on unhealthy adolescent weight than family poverty, according to Penn State sociologists. Poor schools even influence how parental e...
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Matt Damon visits school in Englewood
wbez.org - (WBEZ/Natalie Moore) Matt Damon with TEAM Englewood students A group of students sat in a circle sharing their poetry, perspectives and personal takes on U.S. history. It was a kind of prep for the...
Blog: No culpemos a las vÃctimas
vidayfamilia.univision.com - Para muchos de nuestros estudiantes estadounidenses, las escuelas disfuncionales son la norma y no la excepción, y sabemos también que muchos estudiantes, y sus padres, no imaginan la posibilidad d...
CMA donates $1.4M to help students learn music
boston.com - NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The Country Music Association is helping thousands of students learn music in school to the tune of $1.4 million.The organization donated proceeds from the 2011 CMA Music Festival ...
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Republicans Want to Throw Kids Under the Bus. Literally.
motherjones.com - On Tuesday, House Republicans released a major transportation package that environmental groups have labeled as a massive giveaways to oil and gas interests. It's got everything that oil companies ...
Portland treasure hunters on the verge of bringing up $3 billion in shipwreck loot — Maine News — Bangor Daily News
bangordailynews.com - PORTLAND, Maine — The only thing between a team of Portland explorers and nearly $3 billion in sunken treasure is about 700 feet of water. Sub Sea Research LLC has located off the coast of Cape Cod...
Group suing to block Christo's "Over the River"
denverpost.com - There are many opponents and supporters of artist Christo's proposed Over The River project. A sign that passersby said was put up on August 18th, 2010 shows some anti-Christo sentiment. (Helen H. ...
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Jersey Jazzman: Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!:Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!by DukeNew Jersey is giving a lot of churchmen the chance to run their own charter schools. Is there anyone so...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 2-1 #edreform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-1 #ows #edreform Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 12 minutes ago LAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TA...
Modern School: Passing the Buck, Or Robbing Peter and Paul?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Passing the Buck, Or Robbing Peter and Paul?:Passing the Buck, Or Robbing Peter and Paul?by Michael DunnThe California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, the State B...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 2-1 #edreform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-1 #ows #edreform Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 12 minutes ago LAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TA...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-1 #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - LAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TAX (LAUSD, John DEASY, y extorsionar a un nuevo impuesto sobre parcelas) - Perdaily.com Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 31 minutes ago...
Nashville: Occupy the Legislature 2/1
my.firedoglake.com - Wednesday, 1 February, is the day the House Judiciary sub-committee will hold a hearing on HB 2638/SB 2508, a broadly worded, vaguely inclusive bill that would make “a person’s use or assembly upon...