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The Joke’s on Us

nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - February 11, 2012 (GBN News): In a stunning development, GBN News has learned that Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s signature “Race to the Top” program was originally conceived as a practical joke...

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Charles Blow gets it absolutely correct

dailykos.com - As Blow notes in the words immediately following the quote above the foild Words have power. And power recklessly exerted has consequences. It’s not about being politically correct. It’s about bein...

teacherken

What if this is my last year in the classroom?

dailykos.com - A major reason for applying for the two Ivy League opportunities was the desire to make a difference in education beyond what I can do while in my classroom. Teaching 170+ adolescents at any given...

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A Father. « Student Activism

studentactivism.net - Imagine a father gives his teenaged daughter a lovely carved wooden box. Imagine she puts her diary in it, and letters she’s written to her friends, and letters they’ve written to her. Imagine she ...

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Carrots, Sticks, & the Bully Pulpit : Education Next

educationnext.org - By Frederick Hess 02/10/2012 Interesting day at AEI last week. Hosted a lively discussion on “Education 2012: What the Election Year Will Mean for Education Policy,” looking at what the year ahead ...

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Money and Morals

nytimes.com - Lately inequality has re-entered the national conversation. Occupy Wall Street gave the issue visibility, while the Congressional Budget Office supplied hard data on the widening income gap. And th...

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Daily Kos: Beyond Pelvic Politics

dailykos.com - I MAY not be as theologically sophisticated as American bishops, but I had thought that Jesus talked more about helping the poor than about banning contraceptives. So begins the Sunday New York Tim...

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Emanuel Criticizes Chicago Union in Interview

educationnews.org - As the Chicago Teachers Union is set to go head to head with the Chicago Public Schools system in what many believe will be contentious contract negotiations, Mayor Rahm Emanuel has publicly critic...

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Daily Kos: CPAC straw poll results

dailykos.com - will add my comments after posting and the Presidential result at the bottom - because they did not give it until last balloting from ( AM Thursday until 1 PM today, according to Tony Fabrizio, Re...

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Obama Goes from 'Change' Candidate to Changed Candidate

thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com - Doug Mills/The New York TimesIn his re-election campaign, President Obama, who visited Michigan at the end of January, has shifted his strategy to a more practical focus on holding together a cente...

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The Best Resources For Chinese New Year

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - All, or at least most, of the links in this “The Best…” list are also included in The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations. I just thought it would be helpful to teachers and others ...

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Thanks, Mom & Dad. | Sabrina's Joy

sabrinasjoy.tumblr.com - Dear Mom & Dad, Watching and reading about this guy who shot his daughter’s laptop because she dissed him on Facebook made me so angry earlier today. There’s just so much going wrong there: the eas...

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The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Valentine’s Day is approaching, so I thought another “The Best…” list might be in order. So here are my choices for The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day (that are accessible to English Lan...

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Jeremy Lin: Even Kobe bows to his star power - NBA

sports.yahoo.com - NEW YORK – Somehow, the most improbable story in NBA history found himself in the most improbable place on Friday night: The ball in his hands, Madison Square Garden on its feet, and the fourth qua...

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Just Cause, or "Just 'Cause"?

huffingtonpost.com - Late last week, news broke that 75 probationary (non-"tenured") teachers who were improperly fired under then-DCPS Chancellor Michelle Rhee would be re-instated.In covering the coverage, a writer o...

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Orlando Sentinel Slams Steve Wise’s Charter School Bill

bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com - Yowza: In 1996, Florida began a grand experiment in education reform. Charter schools were placed in a statewide Petri dish. Critics warned that the public/private hybrids would siphon off funding ...

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Cerf Nomination Hearing: 2/16/12

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - I've been alerted that ACTING NJ Education Commissioner Cerf will appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this coming Thursday, February 16th. Although Cerf has been acting with the full autho...

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