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School Turnarounds Are Succeeding
ed.gov - America cannot keep the promise a quality education to every child without ending the cycle of failure in our chronically low-performing schools. From the early days of the Obama Administration, th...
NAICU - Round Two of Teacher Neg Reg
naicu.edu - The first meeting of the Department of Education rulemaking panel on teacher education in January was largely characterized by negotiators holding their cards. In February's second session, though...
Go Rudy! Beat Jonah! « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - In the race for the 21st Illinois House District the names on the ballot may say Rudy Lozano and Sylvana Tabares. The race is really between Rudy and Jonah Edelman and tens of thousands of dollars ...
Why Some People Like TFA Somewhat Less Than Others Do
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - A recent post by one of the most thoughtful TFA bloggers on this site was called ‘Don’t Hate Me Because I’m TFA.’ In it, Tony B responds to another blogger that I think is great, Katie Osgood, fro...
In Defense of Facing Reality - The Huffington Post
huffingtonpost.com - I recently wrote two review articles for the New York Review of Books about the teaching profession. The first was a review of Pasi Sahlberg's Finnish Lessons, about the exceptional school system o...
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New York City teacher ratings unreliable, educators warned - NY Daily News
nydailynews.com - Education officials lacked confidence in the controversial ratings of teachers who oversaw the city’s highest- and lowest-performing students, cautioning schools about considering them in tenure de...
Mitt Romney Pledges To Push Back Against Teachers Unions
huffingtonpost.com - Mitt Romney has pledged to push back against teachers unions as president. The former Massachusetts governor said on "Fox News Sunday," "But the role I see that ought to remain in the president's a...
The in box. Over 26,000 signatures to save teacher retiree health care. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Former IEA President and leader of retiree Pension Stalwarts, Bob Haisman at the mic. 26,601 Signatures! Thanks for your signature – Thanks for spreading the word! My name is Bob Haisman. Retired ...
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Hopes and Feard for Parent Trigger Laws - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com - As many as 20 states have considered enacting parent trigger laws, which would let parents who are dissatisfied with the way a school is being run, turn it into a charter, replace the staff, or eve...
Joshua Shulman: Institutionalized Racism and the War on Drugs
huffingtonpost.com - Is our Criminal Justice system really just a way to keep large numbers of African-Americans out of mainstream society, like we did under Jim Crow? This debate has been raging for decades, but is on...
Triggers Create Nothing but Chaos and Division - Room for Debate - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com - The first parent trigger – a ploy born here in California – collapsed amidchaos, controversy, charges and countercharges of fraud and intimidation. The second, also in California, ignited more batt...
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Big Education Ape: Jersey Jazzman: Where My Head Explodes
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Where My Head Explodes Jersey Jazzman: Where My Head Explodes: Someone please save us from education "experts" like Laura Waters: Over the past few months, the Christie Administrati...
Big Education Ape: Parent Revolution Continues its Campaign of Deception to Advance Parent Trigger Legislation
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parent Revolution Continues its Campaign of Deception to Advance Parent Trigger Legislation | Scathing Purple Musings Parent Revolution Continues its Campaign of Deception to Advance Parent Trigger...
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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Measuring My Value
gothamschools.org - I came to teaching more than eight years ago by way of the law — having graduated from Fordham Law School in 1992. So I knew full well how intricate, malleable and unreliable evidence could be. Whe...
More About Mike Daisey, This Time with George Clooney!
insidehighered.com - I’ve been thinking about Mike Daisey’s lies, about the seemingly small details that alerted reporter Rob Schmitz’s bullshit detector and put him on the trail, namely Daisey’s lies about the guards ...
Remarks by the President at Campaign Event
whitehouse.gov - 9:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: So usually I have better accommodations for our events. (Laughter.) But we decided to slum it here today. Everybody, have a seat. Everybody, have a seat. It is...
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The Illinois Progressive Out To Put A ‘Blue Dog’ Down
2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - If this election year represents a potential crossroads for Democrats — wherein the party must choose to either embrace progressive principles or espouse moderation in the name of electability — Tu...
The Illinois Progressive Out To Put A ‘Blue Dog’ Down
2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - If this election year represents a potential crossroads for Democrats — wherein the party must choose to either embrace progressive principles or espouse moderation in the name of electability — Tu...
Santorum Sees Divide Between Rural and Urban America - NYTimes.com
nytimes.com - But campaigning in recent days in Illinois and Missouri, Mr. Santorum has sought to motivate his followers by highlighting a different divide: urban versus rural. And because many of the nation’s s...
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Journey to a New View: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently
mariashriver.com - Love, Loss, and Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer’s Differently documents a growing global movement to reform the care of people living with Alzheimer’s and related disorders. Rather than focusing on what...
Celebrating the 2nd Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act! A MomsRising member stories blog carnival « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - March 23rd will mark the second anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act. In the time since it first went into effect, this law has improved the lives and health of millionss–with many...
5 Ways Health Reform Supports Women « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - On March 23, 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law. Two years later, we are days away from oral arguments in the case before the U.S. Supreme Court that will decide its fate. Th...
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Big Education Ape: Jersey Jazzman: Where My Head Explodes
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Where My Head Explodes Jersey Jazzman: Where My Head Explodes: Someone please save us from education "experts" like Laura Waters: Over the past few months, the Christie Administrati...
Big Education Ape: Parent Revolution Continues its Campaign of Deception to Advance Parent Trigger Legislation
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parent Revolution Continues its Campaign of Deception to Advance Parent Trigger Legislation | Scathing Purple Musings Parent Revolution Continues its Campaign of Deception to Advance Parent Trigger...
Big Education Ape: Best Questions: Good Schools — Whole Child Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Despite the rumors, school improvement is hard. It's not about a single passionate leader. It's not about "fixing" teachers and teaching or parents and parenting. It's not about poverty. It's not a...
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Big Education Ape: Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 3-19 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 3-19 AM Posts #soschat #edreform Diane Ravitch: In Defense of Facing Reality Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 4 hours ago Diane Ravitch: In De...
Big Education Ape: Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape 3-17-12 » PostRank #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 2012-Mar-14 Grasmick to overhaul Towson teacher training - baltimoresun.com: Grasmick to overhaul teacher training at Towson UniversityFormer state superintendent will head project to create a mode...