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Cheating our children: Suspicious school test scores across the nation
ajc.com - By Heather Vogell, John Perry and Alan Judd and M.B. PellThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionSuspicious test scores in roughly 200 school districts resemble those that entangled Atlanta in the biggest ...
Smiley & West featuring Pasi Sahlberg
smileyandwest.com - West: From PRI, Public Radio International in Princeton I’m Cornel West and this is Smiley & West. Duncan: All of us have to move outside our comfort zone. All of us have to change....
What happens when charter schools close?
nola.com - Nearly four years ago, teenagers Lynntrell Westbrook and Damonika Stokes took a chance on an ambitious new charter school that promised a rigorous high school curriculum combined with regular commu...
In Texas, a revolt brews against standardized testing - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - More than 100 school districts in Texas have passed a resolution saying that high-stakes standardized tests are “strangling” public schools, the latest in a series of events that are part of a brew...
Sharp Themes Emerge from #AskArne Questions - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - A few days ago I posted an invitation for people to share questions they have for Arne Duncan, in preparation for his Twitter Town Hall meeting on Wednesday, August 24th.The questions that are emer...
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Help Save Flushing High School
urbanedmusic.blogspot.com - *I humbly ask in advance that if you would like to support Flushing HS, as well the other schools that face likely closure, please share this article with as many people as possible—politicians, la...
Washington Post writes about Texas resolution
tasanet.blogspot.com - Valerie Straus, writer of The Washington Post's phenomenally popular education blog The Answer Sheet, just posted a lengthy entry about the debate surrounding high-stakes, standardized testing here...
School Tech Connect: Today's Ed Reform Catechism
schooltechconnect.com - Modern ed reform is like an obscure religion with tenets you may not have heard of but which the true believers cling to with fervor. One of the tenets is that certain types of teachers can elimina...
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History of Neglect Leads to Today’s Pension Woes
iearegion28.wordpress.com - Senate President John Cullerton has called on legislative leaders to make pension reform a major focus during the upcoming legislative session. The President has recently led the Senate in passing ...
How ALEC Took Florida’s ‘License to Kill’ Law National | The Nation
iearegion28.wordpress.com - Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush endorsed Mitt Romney Wednesday, earning national headlines as an elder statesman of a Grand Old Party that is still trying to wrap its head around the concept of Ro...
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Don’t miss me on Rev. Jesse Jackson show Saturday pm
pureparents.org - Front row: James Thindwa, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Julie Woestehoff; Back row: Mike Klonsky, Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. “Upfront with Jesse Jackson” airs Saturday at 9 pm CDT on the Word Network, ...
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“Ouch, My Brain Hurts!” Rigor in the Classroom! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
oldschoolteach.wordpress.com - I watched this video, and cracked up! I was trying to find articles about rigor and bumped into this video. It’s a bit long in making its point, but I get it. This poor teacher is being hounded by ...
No, You Can’t End Racism By Tweeting About The Trayvon Martin Foundation « Student Activism
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - No, You Can’t End Racism By Tweeting About The Trayvon Martin Foundation « Student Activism: No, You Can’t End Racism By Tweeting About The Trayvon Martin Foundationby Angus JohnstonAt 7:24 last ni...
A weekend interview with parent activists Kathleen Oropeza and Rita Solnet | Education articles blog on schools in Florida & Tampa Bay: the Gradebook
tampabay.com - The 2012 Florida legislative session stood out in one important way: Organized parent groups stood up to fight bills -- particularly the controversial "parent empowerment act" -- in a way that they...
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Former vice president dick chaney undergoes heart transplant - Update
democraticunderground.com - Source: MSNBC.COM No link. Breaking news Update: Former Vice President Dick Cheney recovering after heart transplant Former Vice President Dick Cheney was recovering Saturday at a hospital in Falls...
As "pink slime" controversy roils, Colorado districts see red over the beef filler in school lunches
denverpost.com - Students at Fairmont ECE-8 have a choice of fruits and vegetables at the fruit and salad bar for their lunch. The Denver school has never used the beef filler called "pink slime" in its lunches.(He...
Assemblymember Nancy Skinner Announces New Access to Scientific Advancements at Stem Cell Institute
californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendSACRAMENTO – In this Democratic weekly radio address, Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) discusses this week’s action by the California Institute for Re...
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Schools Drop ‘Pink Slime’ Beef Filler Like a Hot Potato - NYTimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Drop ‘Pink Slime’ Beef Filler Like a Hot Potato - NYTimes.com: ‘Pink Slime’ Losing Place on School Lunch MenusEvan McGlinn for The New York TimesOrchard Gardens K-8 School in Boston no long...
matcha: lol, march 29 | angry asian man
blog.angryasianman.com - What's up, San Francisco? The Asian Art Museum invites you to another evening out for its monthly after-hours art/music mixer event, MATCHA. This month, they're bringing the comedy. It's happening ...
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Milk money: Clout-heavy family got $162 million in contracts - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By CHRIS FUSCO, TIM NOVAK, ANDREW SCHROEDTER and ROBERT HERGUTH Staff Reporters cfusco@suntimes.com March 24, 2012 12:13AM Milk prices per half-pint Ranked by the price of skim white milk in Febr...
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: IN THE MAILBOX
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: IN THE MAILBOX: IN THE MAILBOXby Mike KlonskyTO: Journalists Who Cover Education FROM: Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director, National Center for Fair & Ope...
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » 100 local academics oppose CPS teacher evaluation tied to test scores
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » 100 local academics oppose CPS teacher evaluation tied to test scores: Don’t miss me on Rev. Jesse Jackson show Saturday pm 100 local acad...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts 3-24 #edreform #soschat
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee + Old school. « Fred Klonsky #trayvonmartin Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 hour ago Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee.byFred KlonskyI’m pretty ...
