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Zeke Vanderhoek, relentless self-promoter
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Zeke Vanderhoek gets more publicity for failure than most people do for success. He got four articles in the New York Times before he even opened his charter school, The Equity Project; bragging ...
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...
Test scores mean nothing - NY Daily News
nydailynews.com - According to the numbers, I am a highly effective New York City public school teacher. But you won’t see me jumping for joy over the news.My teacher data report, along with those of 18,000 other te...
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 ...
Los Angeles mayor calls for special treatment on schools
latimes.com - Reporting from Washington— Los Angeles should be treated more like a state when it comes to education, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday in an attempt to persuade the U.S. Department of Educat...
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Albany charter cash cow: Big banks making a bundle on new construction as schools bear the cost
articles.nydailynews.com - BY JUAN GONZALEZ - NEWSDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERFriday, May 07, 2010Wealthy investors and major banks have been making windfall profits by using a little-known federal tax break to finance new charte...
Success Academy Charter Schools: Our Leaders
successacademies.org - Success Academy Charter Schools is led by a group of dedicated individuals who are committed to redefining what’s possible in public education. Our leaders are passionate about education, change an...
No Choice: Florida Charter Schools Failing To Serve Students With Disabilities
stateimpact.npr.org - John O’Connor / StateImpact FloridaTres Whitlock types on the DynaVox tablet that serves as his voice. Whitlock, 17, has cerebral palsy and can’t speak on his own. Whitlock is trying to enroll in a...
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FDL Book Salon Welcomes Arthur Goldwag, The New Hate: A History of Fear and Loathing on the Populist Right
fdlbooksalon.com - Welcome Arthur Goldwag (blog, ArthurGoldwag) and Host Alexander Zaitchik (author, Common Nonsense) [As a courtesy to our guests, please keep comments to the book and be respectful of dissenting opi...
Occupy Buffalo's F29: ALEC Protest at Bank of America
my.firedoglake.com - 2/29/12- Occupy Buffalo assembled in Niagara Square to participate in F29 in solidarity with 80 other cities nationwide. F29 targeted corporations that are members of ALEC, that is the American Leg...
The Heartland Institute: Leaked Document Details “Operation Angry Badger” in Wisconsin
dailycensored.com - According to journalist Bill Glauber of the Journal Sentinel out of Wisconsin, a Chicago-based free-market think tank has prepared a strategy to sway the recall debate in Wisconsin in favor of Gove...
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Tom King's Blog of De-Fog!: Grading the Graders: More Meaningless Madness!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Tom King's Blog of De-Fog!: Grading the Graders: More Meaningless Madness!:Grading the Graders: More Meaningless Madness!by Dr. TomHave you been following the recent drive among pundits and pols to...
Blog posts on this issue
whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release March 02, 2012 Ballantyne Hotel Charlotte, North Carolina6:43 P.M. ESTMRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness. You all are amazing! (Applause.)...
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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'8,' Dustin Lance Black's Prop. 8 Play, Available In Full On YouTube (VIDEO)
huffingtonpost.com - Dustin Lance Black's traveling Prop. 8 play, "8," landed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles Saturday night with its star-heavy cast, including the newly announced Brad Pitt (there's a "Se...
Lopez: LEARNING LESSONS FROM A FATHER’S PRIDE IN HIS SON - A visit with a respected instructor shows how success can be nurtured – in a classroom, and in a family.
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - By Steve Lopez, LA Times columnist :http://lat.ms/yjX78I Patrick Gordon, a teacher at Gahr High School in Cerritos, is the 2012 winner of the Jaime Escalante Advanced Placement Award. (Gary Frie...
Learning lessons from a father's pride in his son
latimes.com - Harry Gordon wasn't exactly pushy in the email he sent me, but he made his point. He said he understood the Miramonte Elementary School scandal was a story that had to be done, but he wondered why ...
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Breitbart gone. Kyle Olson picks up his banner. « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Breitbart gone. Kyle Olson picks up his banner. « Fred Klonsky:Breitbart gone. Kyle Olson picks up his banner.by Fred KlonskyGlen Yarbrough left the Limelighters.To those who thought the passing of...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 04, 2012 Washington Convention CenterWashington, D.C. 11:10 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, good morning, ev...
Blog posts on this issue
whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 04, 2012 Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C.11:10 A.M. ESTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Well, good morning, everyon...
EnvironmentSee all
Occupy Hilo Occupies Helco | MyFDL
my.firedoglake.com - I would like to think that if we hadn’t had such a deluge on Tuesday, we would’ve had an even larger turnout…! I shot that video during the lulls in the storm…! Now, I would like to point out what ...
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Emergency manager review team told Muskegon Heights school deficit plan unrealistic
mlive.com - LANSING -- A plan to ask Muskegon Heights school employees to take a 40 percent cut in wages is not realistic, casting serious doubts on the district’s plan to climb out of debt, an emergency manag...
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nypost.com - By CYNTHIA R. FAGEN and SUSAN EDELMANShe has appeared on “60 Minutes,” starred in the documentary “American Teacher” — and makes $125,000 at an unusual Washington Heights charter school.But celebri...