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Bronx Students Release 10-Point List of Demands to Reform NY Public Education
blackyouthproject.com - Dubbing themselves The Resistance, a group of Bronx students have decided to “Occupy” public education, releasing a 10 point plan for reforming New York City’s public school system. This is exactly...
Our student loan complaint system is open for business > Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
consumerfinance.gov - Mar 5 2012 By Rohit Chopra Since we opened our doors, student loan borrowers have told us about some of the frustrations they sometimes face with their lenders, servicers, and debt collectors. Borr...
Controversial charter pitches another school — in nabes it jilted • The Brooklyn Paper
brooklynpaper.com - By Kate Briquelet The Brooklyn PaperA politically connected charter school network that is being sued after promising to open in a district stretching from Brooklyn Heights to Bedford-Stuyvesant, t...
Stop supporting sexist attacks on women.
act.credoaction.com - When Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law School student, testified before Congress to protest rightwing attacks to limit women's access to birth control, Rush Limbaugh called her a "slut" and a "prostit...
Richest 1 Percent Account For Nearly All Of U.S. Recovery's Gains: Report
huffingtonpost.com - Technically, the economy has been in recovery for two years. But it turns out the rich have been doing most of the recovering.In 2010 -- the first full year since the end of the Great Recession -- ...
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Governor Quinn’s Proposal Will Somersault TRIP
teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com - Sure, let’s take away $87 million from the retired teachers of Illinois, and then let’s give that money away perhaps to more corporations as a gift from the governor. a retired teacher pays a tota...
My Letter to an Idealistic, Young Teach for America Corps Member About How Destructive the Organization Has Become
withabrooklynaccent.blogspot.com - Dear . . . .Unlike many people on this list serve, I am not an expert on pedagogy, nor someone with a lifetime of experience teaching, or training teachers, in publicschools. However I have over fo...
Shanker Blog » Revisiting The "5-10 Percent Solution"
shankerblog.org - In a post over a year ago, I discussed the common argument that dismissing the “bottom 5-10 percent” of teachers would increase U.S. test scores to the level of high-performing nations. This argume...
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Parent trigger bill faces uncertain future | Florida politics blog: The Buzz
tampabay.com - A coalition of Democrats and Republicans is gearing up to fight the so-called parent trigger bill. On Monday, Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich, D-Weston, spoke out against the proposal, which would ...
WEEKEND QUOTABLES
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - 31 were arrested at Virginia protest against law requiring women to have an ultrasound before getting an abortion. Rep. Delores McQuinn "The men and women who marched on Capitol Square have a rig...
When does a police search of a student cross the line? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - When does a police search of a student cross the line? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:When does a police search of a student cross the line?by Guest blogger on Mar 05 2012 Posted in Communit...
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City to Hire Cops, Boost Kids Programs with Tax Refunds Taken from Scofflaws
myfoxchicago.com - Chicago - A crackdown on scofflaw violators and the fines they owe is helping to fuel the employment market in Chicago. The millions of dollars collected will go towards summer jobs for kids. Mayor...
G8 won’t come here. Hiding out in Camp David. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Chicago, 1968. Even Rahm’s plans to turn The Loop into a Green Zone wasn’t enough for the White House. Greg Hinz in today’s Crain’s:The first official response is in to the bombshell news that the ...
“F… you,” he tells CTU leader. “And f… the school kids too.” « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Back in November it was widely reported that Rahm Emanuel told Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union President, “Fuck you.” The reports were not denied by Rahm or his spokesmen. Now, it turns out tha...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release March 05, 2012 American Jazz Museum Kansas City, Missouri1:30 P.M. CSTMRS. OBAMA: Oh, my goodness! (Applause.) Well, thank you all ...
Wisconsin recalls equal uncertainty? "Democracy. A Drag On Business Since 508 B.C." |
bluecheddar.net - That’s Charles P. Pierce responding to that line of Walker’s – his excuse to explain away job losses:“Other states don’t have recalls” The job loss news in Scott Walker, Job-Killer may be old hat t...
All the Advertisers Who Are Sticking by Limbaugh - Politics
theatlanticwire.com - Rush Limbaugh said he wasn't motivated to apologize to Sandra Fluke by the number of companies pulling ads from his show. He insists he's turned away "millions" in ads and he can always "replace" t...
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Younger children in the classroom likely overdiagnosed with ADHD
educationresearchreport.blogspot.com - Ω Immaturity may lead to diagnosis of disorder The youngest children in the classroom are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) — and prescr...
STUDENTS’ BALLOON SOARS AND TRANSMITS
utsandiego.com - A high-altitude weather balloon jammed with cameras rose far, far higher than jets fly, traveling to the edge of space during a journey that thrilled its “pilots” back at San Diego’s Mt. Carmel Hig...
Test yourself against the brains at the Brain Bee - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - A high school student from Scranton, Pa., beat out 43 competitors to capture the championship of the U.S. National Brain Bee, part of an international competition in which contestants try to show h...
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Pearson's edu-testing profits soar
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - London-based Pearson Publishing, the standardized testing giant, reports a 72% "surge" in profits during 2011. But the profit picture in the U.S. is not as rosy as it looks. Most of the profits are...
Life in Rahm’s Chicago: Penny Pritzker. When charitable giving is nothing more than a scam. « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Life in Rahm’s Chicago: Penny Pritzker. When charitable giving is nothing more than a scam. « Fred Klonsky:Life in Rahm’s Chicago: Penny Pritzker. When charitable giving is nothing more than a scam...
Map: Fannie and Freddie's Bay Area Properties
baycitizen.org - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have quietly become major residential landowners in the Bay Area’s hardest hit neighborhoods, thanks to the mortgage crisis. According to records provided by ForeclosureR...
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When does a police search of a student cross the line? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - When does a police search of a student cross the line? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:When does a police search of a student cross the line?by Guest blogger on Mar 05 2012 Posted in Communit...
Kwame Brown’s omnibus education act - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Kwame Brown’s omnibus education act - D.C. Schools Insider - The Washington Post:Kwame Brown’s omnibus education actby Bill TurqueThe bill’s title is longer than the lunchtime line at Ben’s Chili B...
solidaridad: Open Letter to Silver Lake NC Regarding motion opposing Prop 39 Colocation of Micheltorena Street ES
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - solidaridad: Open Letter to Silver Lake NC Regarding motion opposing Prop 39 Colocation of Micheltorena Street ES:Open Letter to Silver Lake NC Regarding motion opposing Prop 39 Colocation of Miche...
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LIVE FEED: Thousands Protest Rising Tuition at Capitol
davis.patch.com - Occupiers arrived at UC Davis Sunday night in anticipation of a rally at the capitol on Monday, in which thousands poured into downtown Sacramento. They are protesting the rising costs of tuition ...
California students protest education cuts at Capitol rally
mercurynews.com - SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Thousands of college students were converging Monday on California's state capital to protest rising tuition rates and demand that state lawmakers restore funding for higher e...
Occupy marchers | Davis Enterprise
davisenterprise.com - About 65 Occupy protesters are on the home stretch Sunday afternoon in their 99-mile trek from Oakland to Sacramento. Here, they're on Pedrick Road in Dixon, on their way to camp Sunday evening on ...
