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The battle for the soul of a community: scenes from contentious charter school hearing in S. Williamsburg -- and the memory of another controversial co-location 25 years ago
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Please check out the videos of Thursday night’s contentious hearing on the proposed co-location of yet another branch of the Success Academy charter school, this one in IS 50 in South Williamsburg,...
'Tis a Shame, the Mastication of Education
oneteachersperspective.blogspot.com - In his 2006 memoir Teacher Man, the late, great Frank McCourt tersely wrote, “Teaching is the downstairs maid of professions.” Just six years later, McCourt’s proposition is already in need o...
What the ‘N’ in UNCF Stands For These Days
theroot.com - Sixty-five years after a group of historically black colleges came together to form the United Negro College Fund, a mind is still a terrible thing to waste. The UNCF is continuing its mission of r...
States Try to Fix Quirks in Teacher Evaluations
nytimes.com - Steve Ball, executive principal at the East Literature Magnet School in Nashville, arrived at an English class unannounced one day this month and spent 60 minutes taking copious notes as he watched...
No Love for Common Core? Why Tom Loveless Misses the Mark
impatientoptimists.org - This post originally appeared on the blog of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. According to Tom Loveless of the Brookings Institute, “The Common Core will have little to no effect on student achieve...
Protest of Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Bill in Virginia Leads to Delay
news.firedoglake.com - The Virginia abortion bill, which would mandate that the women seeking an abortion get a trans-vaginal ultrasound – a forcible assault at the very least – before having the procedure, has received ...
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The Best Resources For Learning Why Teachers Unions Are Important
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - In light of the regular attacks on teachers unions, I thought a “The Best…” list highlighting their benefits would be useful. These attacks are exemplified by this satire at “Ed Tweak”: Davis Gugge...
Tougher principal selection process in the works | catalyst
catalyst-chicago.org - Chicago Public Schools is embarking on yet another revamp of its controversial principal eligibility process, based on a new set of principal skills that will also play into new state-mandated prin...
Education Petition: Do not publish the unreliable teacher data reports!
change.org - These reports, which rated 12,700 NYC teachers based solely on the 2010 test scores of their students, filtered through a complicated value-added formula, are seen by most experts as highly unrelia...
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Heroine of the Week: Constance Johnson
helloladies.com - Constance Johnson Oklahoma State Senator Constance Johnson is our heroine of the week. Johnson proposed an amendment to Senate Bill 1433, that would criminalize some ejaculation. The amendment read...
We will not forget their vote
act.presente.org - Last week, we delivered your petition to Florida state senators supporting SB 106 — to send the strong message that the Sunshine State must provide equity in education. But our state senators voted...
Santorum: Liberals ‘are the anti-science ones’
rawstory.com - By David EdwardsMonday, February 20, 2012 12:59 EST Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum charged on Monday that President Barack Obama and Democrats were “anti-science” because they re...
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Do Moms Really Want Dads In The PTA? — The Good Men Project
goodmenproject.com - Aaron Gouveia calls out critical NYC moms who claim they want dads involved in the PTA, but criticize the way they run it. “Men need to step up and be more involved in the lives of their children…b...
Want to Add Your Anti-Common Core Comment on The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Site?
missourieducationwatchdog.com - Is this the America we are becoming? “I think it would be a good idea to make everybody come before a properly appointed board …..say every 5 or 7 years, and be asked “Sir or madame, will you be ki...
Basset Hound Gets Texas High-School Diploma | NewsFeed
newsfeed.time.com - A Houston news team used a so-called "diploma mill" to get Molly the dog a degree.What has your dog done lately? Sleep, eat and, if you’re lucky, bring you your slippers? Well, Molly the Basset Hou...
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Two Senators Say U.S. Should Arm Syrian Rebels
nytimes.com - KABUL, Afghanistan — With the Syrian government continuing its deadly crackdown on its citizens, two senior American senators who were on their way to the Middle East spoke out strongly on Sunday i...
Santorum aide: I ‘misspoke’ on Obama’s ‘radical Islamic policies’
washingtonpost.com - A spokeswoman for former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum said Monday that she “misspoke” when she said the candidate had been describing President Obama’s “radical Islamic policies.”Rick Santoru...
Cantor Can't Explain Why Americans Oppose GOP Agenda
thinkprogress.org - During an appearance on Fox News Sunday this morning, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) couldn’t explain why the public rejects large parts of the Republican legislative agenda and instead b...
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Rocket sent into northern lights for GPS research
boston.com - ITHACA, N.Y.—The rocket arcing up into the northern lights above Alaska was on its way to measure the effects of the celestial phenomenon's effects on global positioning systems.It was a mission la...
Hey, what’s that funny smell in the car? « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Sometimes it’s hard to discern what that funny smell is in your car if you have kids, pets, or both. But the smell I’m most worried about when I get into a car is that “New Car Smell.” Some folks l...
We Don’t Deserve Another Planet
dissidentvoice.org - by E.R. Bills / February 20th, 2012 I’m scared. I worry a lot. I’m afraid for our future. I’m afraid for our species. I’m afraid of our species. Homo Sapiens corrupt or foul any ecosystem that lies...
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Stephen Colbert to Resume Taping 'Colbert Report' Monday - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com - Todd Cunningham Reuters 5:24 p.m. CST, February 19, 2012 Feb 19 (TheWrap.com) - Stephen Colbert and "The Colbert Report” will return on Monday, Comedy Central said Sunday. The Comedy Central show l...
CEOs' clash roils company behind comic hero Archie
boston.com - NEW YORK—The past three years have been upbeat ones for Archie, the everyteen hero of one of America's most enduring comics. He's gotten married -- twice, no less. His social circle has expanded to...
The Best of 'The Simpsons' 500th Episode Celebrations - Entertainment
theatlanticwire.com - The 500th episode of The Simpsons aired on Fox last night, and there was no shortage of interviews, celebrations, and lists marking the occasion. Here are some of our favorite tributes to have been...
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New Supreme Court Religion Decision: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School - ParentAdvocates.org
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org:New Supreme Court Religion Decision: Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and SchoolIt is rare for the Justices of the Supreme Court to hand down a unani...
Support PURE! » Illinois ESEA waiver request: More testing, please!!!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Illinois ESEA waiver request: More testing, please!!!: Illinois ESEA waiver request: More testing, please!!! by admin As if ...
Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Dr. Steve Perry Show - Part I
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: The Reformy Dr. Steve Perry Show - Part I:The Reformy Dr. Steve Perry Show - Part Iby DukeDr. Steve Perry is a CNN contributor, an author, a speaker, and a magnet school principal. ...
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Lifestyles of the Rich and Reformy
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Watching Brian Jones yesterday, I was struck once again by the massive hypocrisy of so many who claim the mantle of "reformer." They sing the praises of standardized testing regimes and "accountabi...
