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Shanker Blog » Interpreting Achievement Gaps In New Jersey And Beyond
shankerblog.org - A recent statement by the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) attempts to provide an empirical justification for that state’s focus on the achievement gap – the difference in testing perform...
Kristof Shills, Loveless Scrutinizes :: Frederick M. Hess
frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess • Feb 21, 2012 at 9:17 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2012/02/kristof-shills-loveless-scrutinizesLast week offered a classic illustration of e...
CT News Junkie | OP-ED
ctnewsjunkie.com - by Sarah Darer Littman and Susan Bigelow | Feb 21, 2012 5:30am(0) Comments | Log in to Post a Comment Posted to: Education, Opinion, Editorial Board Experienced teachers produce higher student test...
Shanker Blog » The Perilous Conflation Of Student And School Performance
shankerblog.org - Unlike many of my colleagues and friends, I personally support the use of standardized testing results in education policy, even, with caution and in a limited role, in high-stakes decisions. That ...
Rush Limbaugh on Santorum and Satan - Mackenzie Weinger
politico.com - Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show Tuesday that Rick Santorum will have to explain his warning that “Satan has his sights on the United States of America.”“It’s part of the predictable attempt to...
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Teachers Get R-E-S-P-E-C-T
ed.gov - Today, we are formally launching Project RESPECT.RESPECT is an acronym that stands for Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence and Collaborative Teaching. I've always believed that...
Making teachers more accountable - Schools
buffalonews.com - Plenty of questions are circulating about the teacher-evaluation agreement that state officials and New York State United Teachers announced last week. Here are some of the answers so far regarding...
@ THE CHALK FACE | WTDY Talk Radio 1670
wtdy.com - Introducing ... At The Chalk Face. Educated educators taking education. SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9am. Educated Educators Taking Education. A new one hour talk show dedicated to educ...
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How Scott Walker and ALEC Plotted the Attack on Arizona's Unions
thenation.com - Two days after Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected Governor John Kasich's anti-labor agenda by a 61-39 margin in a statewide referendum, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker jetted to Arizona to launch ...
Paul Babeu Is 'Going To Have To Work Through' Scandal
huffingtonpost.com - Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio distanced himself from fellow sheriff Paul Babeu, who was outed as gay last week and accused of threatening his ex-boyfriend with deportation.Arpaio, "America's toughest ...
Supreme Court To Revisit Affirmative Action In University Of Texas Case
huffingtonpost.com - WASHINGTON -- Affirmative action is heading back to the Supreme Court, and this time its prospects for survival are poorer than ever.The Court announced on Tuesday that it has agreed to hear a chal...
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Deserted by Democrats. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - The crowd of hundreds walked silently up Mayor Emanuel’s street on Chicago’s north side late yesterday afternoon. It was not like any march I had been on before. No megaphones. No chanting of “The ...
'Western Civilization Is On...Pretty Much Its Last Legs (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com - Controversial author and pundit Pat Buchanan appeared on "CBS This Morning" on Tuesday to address his MSNBC departure and critics of his new book, "Suicide Of A Superpower."Buchanan's book stirred ...
The Maddow Blog - Targeting the existence of public schools
maddowblog.msnbc.msn.com - About a year ago, when Rick Santorum's presidential campaign was still in its infancy, he included an interesting target in a list of societal enemies: public education."Just call them what they ar...
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School Tech Connect: Save Our Schools
schooltechconnect.com - I was unable to stay for the protest going on over at the mayor's house tonight, but I did spend some time with the protestors gathering at Lakeview High School. Weird how everyone there knew the i...
Youthcomm Story: How the Other Half Lives
youthcomm.org - I read on the front page of today’s New York Times that the poor are dropping further behind the rich in school. I grew up in Brownsville, a very poor neighborhood in Brooklyn. I didn’t know what k...
An African-American Mom’s Breastfeeding Journey « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared at MyBrownBaby. -E.B. It was a no-brainer for me: All the books said I should breastfeed my baby because it was best for her that she would be stronger...
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In Reality and Film, a Battle for Schools
nytimes.com - LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday officials in Adelanto, a California desert town, are set to consider whether parents there can be the first to take over a failing public school under a new state law that ...
In Reality and Film, a Battle for Schools
nytimes.com - LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday officials in Adelanto, a California desert town, are set to consider whether parents there can be the first to take over a failing public school under a new state law that ...
100 Most Powerful Chicagoans - Chicago magazine - March 2012
chicagomag.com - Daley's moved on. Oprah, too. These are the titans of 2012. Read more about our list—how we define "power" and why we omitted Barack Obama—here. Some choices—and omissions—may be controversial. Goo...
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Is There Arsenic in My Baby Formula? « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy Worldwww.healthychild.org Last week’s findings of arsenic in organic brown rice syrup may be even more frightening to parents ...
The Meningitis Media Storm: What Others are Saying about RHS
rosemont.patch.com - Rosemont parents aren't the only ones talking about a local sick student. Last week an unnamed 17-year-old senior at Rosemont High School came down with meningococcal disease, which can manifest as...
Breastfeeding supporters, your voice matters…and here’s why « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Though many of us may breastfeed (or may have) or personally know other women who do or have, we are kind of a growing minority. The latest Surgeon General’s report on breastfeeding reports that we...
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In Reality and Film, a Battle for Schools
nytimes.com - LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday officials in Adelanto, a California desert town, are set to consider whether parents there can be the first to take over a failing public school under a new state law that ...
Big Education Ape: 2-21-12 AM Parents Feeling Ignored in School Reforms EDition #WRONG #CORPREFORMERS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!: Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 10 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYSTORIESPOLITICSA...
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Florida Set for New Cut in Spending on Colleges
nytimes.com - MIAMI — Florida lawmakers contend that education is essential to high-wage jobs in the state, but the Legislature is again expected to slash millions of dollars from the budget for higher education...
Big Education Ape: 2-21-12 AM Parents Feeling Ignored in School Reforms EDition #WRONG #CORPREFORMERS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!: Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 10 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYSTORIESPOLITICSA...
