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Thursday, March 15, 2012

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Are you hiring this summer?

whitehouse.gov - I think we can all remember our first job, and the sense of dignity and pride that came with that first paycheck. Summer jobs help teach us about what’s possible, both in terms of careers to explor...
Arne Duncan

The Emperor’s New Close

gothamschools.org - What can one say about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s leadership of the New York City public schools that hasn’t been said before? After nearly a decade of mayoral control, the Bloomberg regime is the s...
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The Organization That Dare Not Speak Its Name*

edwize.org - On Sunday, my wife came home from church with a leaflet and a strange story. Someone who was a tad bit reluctant to provide her name had passed out a leaflet and attempted to recruit members of her...
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How Random Scanning Hurts My School

gothamschools.org - A short time before my school was slated for possible turnaround status in January we saw our first “random” scanning by the New York Police Department. In the short time that has followed we have ...
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Assembly approves MPS measures - JSOnline

jsonline.com - Madison- Milwaukee Public Schools and the Milwaukee teachers union could get an extra window of time to negotiate potential salary or fringe-benefit concessions from employees under a bill the Asse...
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Cuomo Cuts Ad For Teacher Evals

nydailynews.com - Gov. Cuomo this morning took to the air in a new ad urging New Yorkers to pressure their local school districts and unions to reach deals on new teacher evaluation systems. The ad comes at a time w...
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Pi Day Music Video « Wild About Math!

wildaboutmath.com - Another fan letter, this one from Jimmy Pascascio of Music Notes Online. As regular readers know I rarely plug commercial math ventures. I'm making an exception here because I like what these folks...
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