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Review of The Death and Life of the Great American School System
chris-winter.com - Reviewed 1/22/2012 THE DEATH AND LIFE OF THE GREAT AMERICAN SCHOOL SYSTEM How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education Diane Ravitch New York: Basic Books, March 2010 High ISBN-13 978-0-465-014...
Cuomo and the schools - Times Union
timesunion.com - Governor Cuomo has donned his armor, picked up his lance and says he's ready to leap into the next "Battle of Albany." Windmills statewide be warned. "You may not hear the cannon and musket fire," ...
Joel Rose of the School of One returns...with a COIB ruling that ignores the city's conflict of interest rules
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Today, Rachel Monahan reported in the Daily News that the DOE is going forward with a contract for Joel Rose’s new company to run the School of One in NYC public schools.Joel Rose devised and ran t...
Diane Ravitch Letter - Independent Source PAC
independentsourcepac.org - Dear State Legislators:Friends in New Mexico have told me that your governor wants to import the so-called "Florida model" of education to New Mexico. I urge you to oppose this effort.Florida is no...
Intersections South LAOpinion: LAUSD continues its broken promises
intersectionssouthla.org - LAUSD continues to break its promise to our community by closing adult education. Adult Ed. is one of the few places our students and community can have a second chance at receiving their high scho...
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Union Upset by Comments From Emanuel on Schools
nytimes.com - As the Chicago Public Schools begin what are certain to be contentious contract talks with the Chicago Teachers Union, Mayor Rahm Emanuel emerged as the star of a new online video criticizing the u...
How real school reform should look (or explaining water to a fish) - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Marion Brady, veteran teacher, administrator, curriculum designer and author. This first appeared on truth-out.org .By Marion Brady Imagine the present corporately promoted educ...
Poor education policy choices | Opinion
theadvocate.com - I am deeply concerned about the poor choices some of our state education policymakers and legislators are offering the people of Louisiana.It is the desire of the majority of professional educators...
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Komen Can Lie, But Americans Know Why They Defunded Planned Parenthood
politicususa.com - This past week there was populist outrage at Komen for the Cure Foundation for withdrawing funding for breast exam cancer screening from Planned Parenthood and a brief, but sustained populist furor...
Jerry Large | How safe is the safety net for the nation's poor?
seattletimes.nwsource.com - After Robert Plotnick spoke the other night, a man in the audience asked, "Was Jesus right?"Well, of course he was. In this case the subject was poverty and Plotnick had spent 10 minutes in front o...
Some words from the past appropriate to our time
dailykos.com - I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and cause me to tremble for safety of my country; corporations have been enthroned, an era of corruption in High Places will follow, a...
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School Tech Connect: #Occupy The Unions #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: #Occupy The Unions:#Occupy The Unionsby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)And I'm back. I can only tell you that I successfully closed the achievement gap, which as you know requires a...
SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: The New York Post Blows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: The New York Post Blows:The New York Post Blowsby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)Not too long ago I came across this article in the New York Post. This is about Christine Ru...
VocabularySpelling City:They Have a Way with Words! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
oldschoolteach.wordpress.com - 5 Feb Posted February 5, 2012 by Oldschoolteach in Integrating Technology in the Classroom. Tagged: integrating technology in the classroom, Spelling, Vocabulary, VocabularySpellingCity website, wo...
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US encouraged to up the military ante against Iran – CNN Security Clearance
security.blogs.cnn.com - By Pam Benson The chairman of the House intelligence committee tells CNN the U.S. military needs to do more to "scare" Iran away from pursuing nuclear weapons. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Michigan, made th...
Daniel Radcliffe ends support for Liberal Democrats | Film
guardian.co.uk - Daniel Radcliffe has parted way with Lib Dems, preferring Labour instead. Photograph: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Daniel Radcliffe has announced that he is no longer a supporter of the Liberal Democrats ...
The Spectatorization of American Politics | Lefty Parent
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Spectatorization of American Politics | Lefty Parent:The Spectatorization of American Politicsby Cooper ZaleInteresting juxtaposition between two pieces from this past week, “Americans’ Politic...
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Keystone XL ships oil despite permit denial
tulsaworld.com - I found this interesting tidbit with only a minimal google search. "After 12 Oil Spills in One Year, TransCanada Says Proposed Keystone XL Pipeline Will Be Safest in U.S".“Construction and operatio...
Contamination from 1966 H-bomb Accident in Spain, Cleaned by U.S.
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 8:19 am, February 5, 2012 Photo Credits: Contamination from 1966 H-bomb Accident in Spain to be Cleaned up by U.S. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Friday that...
Activists Take on Secret Trans-Pacific Free Trade Agreement, Demand "Fair Deal or No Deal!"
californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy Tim Robertson California Fair Trade Coalition As another round of behind-closed-door talks aimed at creating a massive new trade pact for the Pacific Rim to...
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Ex-Panama dictator Noriega suffers possible stroke
northjersey.com - PANAMA CITY — Panamanian police say former dictator Manuel Antonio Noriega has been transported from prison to a hospital, possibly because of a stroke. A statement issued Sunday from the National...
Police: 11 Arrested at Occupy DC Site
democraticunderground.com - WASHINGTON February 5, 2012 (AP) Authorities say 11 people have been arrested in Washington's McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the nation's last remaining Oc...
4LAKids - HOMEOWNERS CONSIDER SUING LAUSD OVER WALGROVE LAND LEASE AGREEMENT HOMEOWNERS CONSIDER SUING LAUSD OVER WALGROVE LAND LEASE AGREEMENT
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: HOMEOWNERS CONSIDER SUING LAUSD OVER WALGROVE LAND LEASE AGREEMENT:HOMEOWNERS CONSIDER SUING LAUSD OVER WALGROVE LAND LEASE AGREEMENTBY GARY WALKER, THE...
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Schools Matter: Jeff McQuillan: Books before bytes
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Jeff McQuillan: Books before bytes:Jeff McQuillan: Books before bytesby skrashenJeff McQuillan: "Books before bytes"re (Michael Hiltzik)Sent to the Los Angeles Times, Feb. 5, 2012To...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 2-5 #edreform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 10 Reasons the Tests Are Lowering Our Standards « Cooperative Catalyst Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 23 minutes ago 10 Reasons the Tests Are Lowering Our Standards « Cooperative...
All Hands on Deck! | Connected Principals
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Hands on Deck! | Connected Principals:All Hands on Deck!by Larry FliegelmanIn the days of yore, the captain of a ship would have the Boatswain (or Bosun) use his pipe to make the “All Hands” ca...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 2-5 #edreform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 10 Reasons the Tests Are Lowering Our Standards « Cooperative Catalyst Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 23 minutes ago 10 Reasons the Tests Are Lowering Our Standards « Cooperative...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-5 #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The privatization trap - The 99 Percent Plan - Salon.com Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 3 minutes ago The privatization trap - The 99 Percent Plan - Salon.com:The privatization...
School Tech Connect: #Occupy The Unions #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: #Occupy The Unions:#Occupy The Unionsby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)And I'm back. I can only tell you that I successfully closed the achievement gap, which as you know requires a...