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The Rich Get Even Richer
nytimes.com - NEW statistics show an ever-more-startling divergence between the fortunes of the wealthy and everybody else — and the desperate need to address this wrenching problem. Even in a country that somet...
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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....
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NYC Teaching Fellows call for overhaul of 12-year-old program as deadline for new batch of teachers nears
nydailynews.com - Like many driven do-gooders who apply for the New York City Teaching Fellows program, Lisa Cunningham wanted to make a difference in the lives of struggling students.“I wanted to put a lot of thoug...
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Chancellor: Expect 50 more NYC charter schools
online.wsj.com - Associated Press NEW YORK — Mayor Michael Bloomberg will meet his goal of opening 50 more charter schools before he leaves office at the end of 2013, but the future of charter school expansion afte...
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A comment on the “I pay your salary” and “I pay twice for schools” arguments « School Finance 101
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - Taxpayer outrage arguments are in style these days (as if they ever really go out of style). Two particular taxpayer outrage arguments that have existed for some time seem to be making a bit of res...
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Colorado tests of new teacher evaluation system raise doubts
denverpost.com - A student works on a number diagram during the first day of school at Amos Steck Elementary on Thursday, August 18, 2011. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post) Though Colorado is more than a year away...
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Who's Copping Out?
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - The problem in our poorest schools these days is that teachers just don't care enough:Some teachers, including Passaic County Education Association President Joseph Cheff, argue that in schools wit...
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The Fate of the Common Core: The View from 2022 :: Frederick M. Hess
frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess • Mar 26, 2012 at 8:31 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2012/03/the-fate-of-the-common-core-the-view-from-2022Funny story. A few weeks back, I w...
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SocietySee all
No Limits On Teacher Evaluation Info, Skelos Says
nydailynews.com - State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said Monday there will be no restrictions on the public release of teacher evaluations. Our Ken Lovett reports: The Daily News reported today that the issue...
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The “Walmart 1 Percent” Among Leading Supporters of Right-Wing ALEC » Making Change at Walmart
makingchangeatwalmart.org - Posted on February 29, 2012 by benjaminwaxman(This guest post comes from UFCW Researcher Grace Sheedy) Today, Occupy-affiliated groups across the country are joining in “Shut Down the Corporations”...
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Lobbyists, Guns and Money
nytimes.com - Florida’s now-infamous Stand Your Ground law, which lets you shoot someone you consider threatening without facing arrest, let alone prosecution, sounds crazy — and it is. And it’s tempting to dism...
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PoliticsSee all
State leaders discuss plan to keep teacher evaluations private
nydailynews.com - Susan Watts/New York Daily News "We will fight to ensure teachers' privacy is protected," said state teachers union spokesman Carl Korn. ALBANY — State leaders are quietly discussing a plan that w...
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All the Curses Fit to Print - Politics
theatlanticwire.com - Where does Rick Santorum's anti-reporter cussing rank in the all-time great politician-reporter cuss outs? Not very high. Santorum bragged that calling a New York Times reporters' question "bullshi...
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Blue Jersey:: "Let the People Decide"
bluejersey.com - Regarding Marriage Equality Governor Christie said, "Let the people decide." Now the Star-Ledger reports that Democratic legislators are considering a ballot measure to raise taxes for millionaires...
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StoriesSee all
'A Test You Need to Fail': A Teacher's Open Letter to Her 8th Grade Students
commondreams.org - Dear 8th Graders, I’m sorry.(llustration: David McLiman) I didn’t know. I spent last night perusing the 150-plus pages of grading materials provided by the state in anticipation of reading and eval...
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Geaux Teacher!: WHO CAN YOU BELIEVE?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Geaux Teacher!: WHO CAN YOU BELIEVE?: WHO CAN YOU BELIEVE? by noreply@blogger.com (Lee Barrios, M.Ed., NBCT) Quite a few educators have forwarded correspondence they have had with legislators...
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Starwalk: See the Sky in a whole new way
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Wesley Fryer's Starwalk Picture The stars were beautiful in Medicine Hat, Canada this past week. Stunning. But they were also educational. As Steve Dembo (@teach42) and James Hollis (@jameshollis) ...
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BusinessSee all
Obama Relies on Debt Collectors Profiting From Student Loan Woe
bloomberg.com - Enlarge image Debt Collectors Flout Congress to Profit From Ex-Students’ Pain A debt collector for the U.S. Education Department insisted that Oswaldo Campos pay $219 a month on his more than $20,0...
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Murdoch firm used hacker site to target pay-TV rival
democraticunderground.com - News Corp owned 49% of NDS at point of sale. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/15/us-nds-cisco-idUSBRE82E0C120120315 Issue affecting ITV Digital was publicised almost exactly 10 years ago. Det...
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All Education Matters: Bloomberg: Obama Relies on Debt Collectors Profiting From Student Loan Woe
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Education Matters: Bloomberg: Obama Relies on Debt Collectors Profiting From Student Loan Woe: Bloomberg: Obama Relies on Debt Collectors Profiting From Student Loan Woeby Cryn JohannsenThis ar...
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The in box. Kyle Olson’s papa wasn’t exactly a rolling stone. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Fred, As a MI resident, I know all about the Mackinac Center, even did a point-counterpoint op-ed for them once. (Yes, I was counterpoint. Ha.) While they get Koch money, they have other usual-susp...
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A Mother’s Grace and Grieving
nytimes.com - Miami Gardens, Fla. “They called him Slimm.” That is what Sybrina Fulton, the mother of the slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, told me people called her son because he was s...
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Melissa Harris-Perry: Standing in solidarity with Trayvon Martin #trayvonmartin
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - msnbc video: Standing in solidarity with Trayvon Martin: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyMelissa Harris-Perry Mocks Geraldo Rivera For Trayvon Martin Hoodie...
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Geaux Teacher!: WHO CAN YOU BELIEVE?
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Geaux Teacher!: WHO CAN YOU BELIEVE?: WHO CAN YOU BELIEVE? by noreply@blogger.com (Lee Barrios, M.Ed., NBCT) Quite a few educators have forwarded correspondence they have had with legislators...
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Schools Matter: Petrilli's polemic against Alfie Kohn: Half-reactionary, half-mendacious
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Petrilli's polemic against Alfie Kohn: Half-reactionary, half-mendacious: Petrilli's polemic against Alfie Kohn: Half-reactionary, half-mendaciousby Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene"Wha...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts 3-26 #SOSchat #p2 #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - In Case You Missed It: State orders mediator to oversee City teacher evaluation negotiation; PEP approves 19 co-locations « EdVox Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 3 minutes ago In ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution Flags Improbable Test Scores In Analysis
huffingtonpost.com - ATLANTA — Hundreds of school systems nationwide exhibit suspicious test scores that point to the possibility of cheating, according to an investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.The analy...
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