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More than 500 English and math teachers show the smallest gains in student performance
nydailynews.com - Daily News Photo Ilustration New Education Department figures did not paint a brilliant picture for city schools. The Department of Education has identified more than 521 English and math teachers ...
We Can't Wait to Help Young Americans Find Jobs
whitehouse.gov - Posted by Colleen Curtis on January 05, 2012 at 10:41 AM EST Your first job brings you more than just a steady paycheck – the experience teaches young people life and work skills that serve them lo...
The Crane Deal's A Crock
schooltechconnect.com - I started to regret saying anything positive about the Crane “deal” the instant I heard that Rahm had praised it. In the very same nanosecond, I started to worry that the deal won't be what it seem...
The Great Charter School Conspiracy « Wait, What?
jonpelto.wordpress.com - February 24, 2012 jonpelto Achievement First/ConnCAN, Charter Schools, Education, Malloy, Stefan Pryor Achievement First, ConnCAN, Education Reform, Malloy, Stefan Pryor The Hartford Courant headli...
NY's Evaluation Plan--A Disaster Waiting to Happen
nyceducator.com - "Bullets are only one small part of the gun,"says Mike Klonsky, on whether VAM, or value-added, should be part of any evaluation system. This notwithstanding, there are various ways of looking at N...
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Charter School Segregation Target Of New Report
blackstarjournal.org - February 23, 2012 Charter schools often promise to bring greater equity to education, but a new brief starts with the assumption that they fall short in delivery — and provides recommendations to ...
Nine Schools Cited for Exam and Credit Irregularities – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Feb. 23, 2012, 9:47 p.m. New York City’s Education Department has called for investigations into nine high schools for irregularities in the way the schools scored examinations or awarded credits, ...
Teachers reject education award - Connecticut Post
ctpost.com - TRUMBULL -- Thanks, but no thanks. That sums up the letter fired off last week by some Trumbull teachers who have decided being recognized by Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, an education...
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Quinn cutting health benefits to 65,000 retired teachers. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Quad City Times: Gov. Pat Quinn wants to slash state spending on a health insurance program for more than 65,000 retired teachers and community college retirees. Under the governor’s plan, the stat...
Marian Wright Edelman: Medicaid: Help in Hard Times
huffingtonpost.com - February marks the third anniversary of the Child Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA), which has made significant improvements in health coverage for millions of children. About t...
This week's safe schools snippets
ednewsparent.org - New York City: Five students arrested a day, police data show City school safety agents and police officers arrested an average of five public school students a day last fall, according to new data...
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Workers Occupy Chicago Factory In Desperate Move To Save Their Jobs
huffingtonpost.com - CHICAGO -- In 2008, more than 200 workers at Republic Windows & Doors organized a sit-in at their Chicago factory after being abruptly fired. The six-day protest attracted national attention, and t...
Scott Walker's Koch Connection Goes Bad
thenation.com - Billionaire campaign donor David Koch has rarely spoken in public about the central role he has played in the election of Scott Walker as governor of Wisconsin, the defense of Walker's embattled go...
The noise of change
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Thursday he’s sensitive to the “noise associated with change.” -- Sun-Times Somehow the words, "sensitive" and "Rahm" just don't sound right in the same sentence. Chicago's ...
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Publication of Teacher “Data” Reports « JD2718
jd2718.wordpress.com - The court forced NYC to hand over the reports? That’s what Bloomberg claimed on the John Gambling Show on WOR: “I think what people miss is the courts have ordered us to release the data.” Typica...
Magazine gives preteens X-rated “fatherly advice” « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - During Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, a popular magazine for teens, XXL Magazine, ran a video interview with hip-hop artist Too $hort where he encouraged teenage boys to “turn girls out” by ...
Queens Students Use Break to Test Science and Music App – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Feb. 24, 2012, 1:17 p.m. The term “biophilia” means an appreciation of the natural world. The Icelandic pop star Bjork has a new album of the same name that explores the theme with songs about the ...
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UC sued over student's drug-induced brain damage
sfgate.com - Sandy Huffaker / Special to The Chronicle Madelyn Bennett (right) gets help from aide Teresa Beatty in caring for her son John Gibson Bennett. The mother of a UC Berkeley student left severely brai...
3 Fresno Unified students suspected in teacher poisoning attemptUpdates
fresnobee.com - Three Fresno Unified School District fifth-graders plotted to put rat poison in their teacher's coffee, the Fresno Teachers Association said today.The students, who also laced a cupcake with poison...
Opening statements due today in webcam spy trial of Tyler Clementi's ex-roommate
northjersey.com - NEW BRUNSWICK — A prosecutor and defense lawyer will make their initial pitches to jurors Friday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate...
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Republic Windows, redux? Workers occupy Goose Island plant
chicagotribune.com - Former workers at the now-shuttered Republic Windows and Doors plant at 1333 N. Hickory Avenue, seen here at their sit-in at the Goose Island plant on Dec. 9, 2008. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Trib...
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Big Education Ape: 2-24-12 AM Shame Is Not the Solution EDition #ASKARNE #CPSBOARD
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