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Now I Understand Why Bill Gates Didn’t Want The Value-Added Data Made Public « GFBrandenburg's Blog
gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com - It all makes sense now. At first I was a bit surprised that Bill Gates and Michelle Rhee were opposed to publicizing the value-added data from New York City, Los Angeles, and other cities. Could th...
Confessions of a ‘Bad’ Teacher
nytimes.com - I AM a special education teacher. My students have learning disabilities ranging from autism and attention-deficit disorder to cerebral palsy and emotional disturbances. I love these kids, but they...
No correlation on Value Added Scores in NYC « GFBrandenburg's Blog
gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com - One of the things that experimental scientists really should do is to try to replicate each other’s results to see if they are correct or not. I have begun doing that with the value-added scores aw...
Across the Board
jsonline.com - To the evaluators of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, vouchers are like a vaccine. Once students are "exposed" to the voucher program - even if they subsequently leave - that "exposure" someh...
A tax break the GOP opposes
mo.palmbeachpost.com - By The Palm Beach PostUpdated: 8:37 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012 Posted: 7:28 p.m. Friday, March 2, 2012Just how thoroughly the Florida Legislature disdains traditional public schools is evident from...
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Following the Charter Dollars - News & Announcements
lsba.com - Following the Dollars Who benefits financially from the pro-market charter school movement? The charter school reform emerged in part out of a progressive effort to promote innovation that ...
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! – Sir Walter Scott
jonathanpelto.com - Mar 03 jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Charter Schools, Malloy, Teacher Tenure Achievement First, Charter Schools, ConnCAN, Malloy, Teacher Tenure ConnCAN CEO Patrick Riccards (Photo courtesy of...
A critical look at ed reform
journalgazette.net - Northeast Indiana residents who support public education should mark their calendars for two upcoming events: On Sunday and Monday, Cinema Center in Fort Wayne will host a free showing of "The Inco...
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A Statement from Rush - The Rush Limbaugh Show
rushlimbaugh.com - March 03, 2012For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did ...
The Port Huron Statement at 50
nytimes.com - THEY are mostly in their 70s now, those quixotic college students who drafted the Port Huron Statement at a ramshackle A.F.L.-C.I.O. education retreat northeast of Detroit in 1962. Today, their “ag...
Between Your Navel and Your Knees « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Let’s take a moment to review the current state of American women’s access to the full ...
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - No time to sit and savor the coffee this morning. Ulysses had a grooming appointment at 11:00. I don’t want to say what it costs us to get our dog’s hair cut. But Joe charges me $20 for clippers an...
Daily Kos Action
d1iedujqv0jegh.cloudfront.net - Earlier this week, Rush Limbaugh referred to a very bright, very brave young woman speaking out on the medical need for birth control as a slut. He then doubled down, demanding that she post videos...
Silicon Valley's hottest social network isn't Facebook: It's Pinterest.
mercurynews.com - Click photo to enlarge Co-founder Ben Silbermann of Pinterest is feature speaker at monthly event hosted by Startup Grind at AOL in Palo Alto, Calif., on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012. (Josie Lepe/Staff...
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Rahm's school "reforms" cause problems in ranks of the Dems
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Rahm Emanuel is mayor of Chicago for two reasons. One -- he was given a multi-million-dollar campaign war chest by a handful of billionaire Koch Bros. types. Two -- he rode back into town on the go...
Salon.com’s Josh Eidelson on Walker’s Koch Funded PR War
defendwisconsin.org - – March 3, 2012Posted in: Mass Media, Press Billionaire David Koch recently funded Gov. Walker’s PR misinformation campaign to the tune of $700,000, through Americans for Prosperity, to present the...
New CPS schools chief and teachers union president meet - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com - By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporter 6:39 p.m. CDT, May 9, 2011 Incoming schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard had his first meeting with Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis Monday, and he...
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Blog posts on this issue
whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 03, 2012 Today, after receiving a briefing from FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, President Obama called Indiana Governor Da...
Today in Labor History—March 4
modeducation.blogspot.com - March 4, 1634 – The first American tavern opened on this date in Boston, Massachusetts. (From the Daily Bleed)Union Stockyards, Chicago, 1870s (from Wikipedia) March 4, 1865 - Union Stockyards open...
School closure plan sparks furor in Plumas County
sacbee.com - GREENVILLE – Plumas County communities are reeling under a school district recommendation to close three schools in September and prepare to consolidate several others.
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Money Pours Into Coffers of Heartland Institute, The Propaganda Arm of the Right Wing « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
millermps.wordpress.com - Right Wing Heartland Institute Moves to Exclusive New OfficesOne South Wacker #2740 Chicago, Illinois 60606 See map: Google Maps After 15 years in offices on South LaSalle Street, Heartland Institu...
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Taking Control of Our Energy Future
whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 03, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC—In this week’s address, President Obama told the American people that three years after helping the...
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What You Feel Or What You Think
schooltechconnect.com - The more I read about the Common Core Standards--- in fact, the more I read the actual standards--- the more worried I get about what the near term future is going to hold for our nation. The so-ca...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 3-3 #soschat #EDReform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee + Old school. « Fred Klonsky #soschat Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 14 minutes ago Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky:Saturday coffee.by Fred KlonskyNo time to si...
Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape 3-3-12 » PostRank #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Last Week's Best Posts on Big Education Ape » PostRank Hide7.9 Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 3-1 #soschat #EDReform 2012-Mar-2...
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A Statement from Rush - The Rush Limbaugh Show
rushlimbaugh.com - March 03, 2012For over 20 years, I have illustrated the absurd with absurdity, three hours a day, five days a week. In this instance, I chose the wrong words in my analogy of the situation. I did ...
