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The Power of Recalls in Wisconsin

nationofchange.org - With Wisconsin recall elections looming against four Republican state Senators -- as well as Governor Scott Walker and Lieutenant Governor Rebecca Kleefisch -- the state's politics was thrown for a...

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Behind the surprising late-night teacher evaluation bill approval

gothamschools.org - When revisions to the state’s teacher evaluation law came before the State Senate late Wednesday night, not a single senator cast a “no” vote. That’s because nearly all of the Senate Democrats had ...

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All Together Now – Tougher Certification! Tougher Certification!! (Oh, except for superintendents). - Wait, What?

jonathanpelto.com - jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Education, Malloy, Stefan Pryor Education Reform, Malloy, Stefan Pryor, Teacher Certification 7 Comments Today we have another installment in the reality TV show ...

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VAM BAM: Our National Obsession with Measuring Teacher Effectiveness

mathequality.wordpress.com - I wanted to highlight a blogger I just discovered who passionately discounts the value of value-added measurement (VAM) as used to determine teacher effectiveness, especially for those who teach En...

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Labor's Edge Blog : Test Mania: A School is Not a Spreadsheet

calaborfed.org - LAUSD has issued more than 9,500 RIF notices to UTLA bargaining unit members, denying educational opportunities to our communities, and shuttering Arts Programs, Adult Education, and Early Childhoo...

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Texas Schools Face Bigger Classes and Smaller Staff - NYTimes.com

nytimes.com - Every minute is accounted for in her meticulously planned workdays. To some extent, that is true every school year. But last fall, for the first time in her 12 years of teaching, 23 students were e...

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Diane Ravitch: Schedule

dianeravitch.com - February 11, 2010 (Phoenix): American Association of School Administrators, Sheraton Downtown, 2:15–3:15 p.m. February 27, 2010 (San Jose): California Teachers Association, Urban Issues Conference,...

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CPS adds 10 school days, cuts time for picking up report cards - Chicago Sun-Times

suntimes.com - BY ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter rrossi@suntimes.com March 16, 2012 9:26PM A classroom at Gompers Elementary school. File photo. Brian Jackson/Chicago Sun-Times Proposed Chicago Public Schools...

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Big Education Ape: Mother Crusader: Three Strikes For Regis Academy Charter School; Separation Of Church And State, Enrollment Discrepancies And Skimming Students

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mother Crusader: Three Strikes For Regis Academy Charter School; Separation Of Church And State, Enrollment Discrepancies And Skimming Students Mother Crusader: Three Strikes For Regis Academy Char...

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Big Education Ape: Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 3-17 #soschat #EDReform

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 3-17 #soschat #EDReform Dr. Diane Ravitch On Public Education, Privatization and Professionaliza... Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: ...

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Big Education Ape: Big Education Ape: 3-17-12 PM Charter Schools Can Hurt EDition #SOSCHAT

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: 3-17-12 PM Charter Schools Can Hurt EDition #SOSCHAT Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!: Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN! Next update in about a minute ago See all articles HEADLINES...

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Watch Ray Kelly And City Councilmember Lock Horns: Gothamist

gothamist.com - Remember that "heated" and "combative" City Council meeting with Ray Kelly we told you about? Now there's video, thanks to Azi Paybarah at Capital New York. The video, which might as well be titled...

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Big Education Ape: Arizona Lawmaker Seeks $2000 Out-of-Pocket Tuition Minimum « Student Activism

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A bill in the Arizona legislature would bar the state’s university system from providing scholarships that reduced out-of-pocket tuition to less than $2000 a year. Republican John Kavanaugh says th...

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Why the Jury Found Dharun Ravi Guilty of a Hate Crime - National - The Atlantic Wire

theatlanticwire.com - The Rutgers University spying trial has dealt a mighty blow to Dharun Ravi, who was found guilty on Friday of all 15 of the charges he faced in connection to peeping via webcam on his roommate, Tyl...

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Saturday coffee. UPDATED. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Today it is a record fifth straight day of temperature’s in the upper 70s and lower 80s. I could be back at the White Castle, also known as the IEA RA, to hear Executive Director Audrey Soglin do h...

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Big Education Ape: SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Allegory Fun With The Titanic, Star Trek and Seamen

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 'The situation is grave, Admiral. We won't have main power for six "days". Auxiliary power has temporarily failed. Restoration may be possible, in two "days". By the book, Admiral.'- Mr Spock, comm...

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Bringing Change: Sahila-style: This Is Not A Revolution...

sahilachangebringer.blogspot.com - I used to have a copyright claim here, but I've removed it... they come to those who are receptive and are to be used for the well being of all... I find images and movies and music all over the we...

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FDL Book Salon Welcomes Ari Berman, Herding Donkeys: The Fight To Rebuild The Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics (updated)

fdlbooksalon.com - Welcome Ari Berman (HerdingDonkeys), and Host David Weigel (Slate) [As a courtesy to our guests, please keep comments to the book and be respectful of dissenting opinions. Please take other convers...

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Modern School: Today in Labor History—March 17

modeducation.blogspot.com - Today in Labor History—March 17 During the mid-1800s, thousands of Irish emigrated to the U.S., fleeing religious and political persecution and poverty in their native country. Once here, they face...

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Lozano Jr. vs. Tabares campaign one to watch on Southwest Side - Chicago Sun-Times

suntimes.com - By MARK BROWN mbrown@suntimes.com March 16, 2012 7:56PM Two years ago, community activist Rudy Lozano Jr. gave Rep. Dan Burke, brother of Ald. Ed Burke, enough of a scare in his re-election bid tha...

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Big Education Ape: Jersey Jazzman: Charters In NJ: One Disaster After Another

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A controversy over a proposed charter school in Cherry Hill may soon be settled - in New Jersey Superior Court. The Regis Academy charter is scheduled to open in September, but its operator, the So...

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Ravi convicted in webcam spying case, but still may avoid prison - NorthJersey.com

northjersey.com - Dharun Ravi rejected a plea offer just three months ago that would have kept him out of jail for spying on an intimate encounter his Rutgers roommate was having with another man. Now the former Rut...

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Justice Department Investigation Is Sought in Florida Teenager’s Shooting Death - Democratic Underground

democraticunderground.com - Justice Department Investigation Is Sought in Florida Teenager’s Shooting Death Source: NYT Nearly three weeks after an unarmed teenager was killed in a small city north of Orlando, stirring an out...

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