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Editorial: A parent trap for public education | StarTribune.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Editorial: A parent trap for public education | StarTribune.com: Editorial: A parent trap for public educationApril 13, 2012 - 7:03 PM Give parents more control over school operations, and student ...
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After Number of Gifted Soars, a Fight for Kindergarten Slots
nytimes.com - Nearly 5,000 children qualified for gifted and talented kindergarten seats in New York City public schools in the fall, 22 percent more than last year and more than double the number four years ago...
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Does U.S. have a high-tech worker shortage?
articles.philly.com - STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.Unemployed electrical engineer Jonathan Mercado isn't seeing it from his perch. "I think it's a lie," said Mercado, a 2010 Temple U...
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Leaders of New Group Have an "Interest" in Education
huffingtonpost.com - Few people define themselves as being a member of a special interest. That term applies to the folks on the other side -- the people you disagree with. New Yorkers got more evidence of that this mo...
DianeRavitch
School Turnaround Push Still a Work in Progress
edweek.org - Published Online: April 15, 2012Published in Print: April 18, 2012, as Turnaround Momentum Still Fragile Seventh grader Jasmine Dukes, center, waits in line with classmates at Friendship Preparator...
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - The first time I ever went to Springfield, Illinois was in 1975. Anne, our daughter and I were heading out on a road trip to Los Angeles. We had planned to leave early in the morning, but by mid-af...
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My review of ‘Class Warfare’ in the Journal of School Choice
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - This is a preprint of an article whose final and definitive form has been published in the Journal of School Choice © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC; the Journal of School Choice is available onl...
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Reflections on and Rebuttals of Class Warfare (Or Steven Brill has a Serious Credibility Problem) « Raginghorseblog
raginghorse.wordpress.com - Class Warfare: Inside the fight to Fix America’s Schools, Steven Brill’s ethically challenged, error ridden, incoherent yet highly illuminating love letter ...
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After Number of Gifted Soars, a Fight for Kindergarten Slots
nytimes.com - Nearly 5,000 children qualified for gifted and talented kindergarten seats in New York City public schools in the fall, 22 percent more than last year and more than double the number four years ago...
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ALEC Revisited | Impatient Optimists
impatientoptimists.org - Over the past several weeks, many of our friends, partners and grantees, as well as some members of the general public, have expressed their concerns about the foundation’s recent grant to the Amer...
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Check out new reports to see if your state is considering ALEC bills! « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Apr 14, 2012 leoniehaimson A lot of attention has been given lately to ALEC –the American Legislative Exchange Council, the secretive, right-wing group that produces and disseminates legislation in...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 14, 2012 Summit of the Americas Opening PlenaryCartagena, ColombiaSaturday, April 14, 2012 As Prepared for Delivery –Thank ...
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Best day | Ideas and Thoughts
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Best day | Ideas and Thoughts: Best dayby Dean ShareskiRemember when people used to post videos they liked on their blog? Now we just tweet or post them to Facebook which is fine I suppose.This vid...
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Choosing to Leave the Limiting Behind « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - While exploring the book Walk Out, Walk On, I found myself being caught by certain phrases…words that spoke to my very being because they resonate within me. “…people’s capacity to self-organize is...
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Share a Connected Experience. - The Educator's PLN
edupln.com - It's a great question Tom. The first time I clearly realized the power of being connected was learning about and winning the Discovery/CDWG $50,000 sweepstakes for my school. A Twitter colleague wo...
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Taxed by the boss: David Cay Johnston
reuters.com - By David Cay Johnston Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:52am EDT (Reuters) - Across the country more than 2,700 companies are collecting state income taxes from hundreds of thousands of workers - and are keeping...
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Latin American Women-Owned Businesses Get Boost $55 Million Loans
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:43 pm EST, April 14, 2012 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), will provide up to $55 million to help financial intermediaries in La...
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Walmart, big-box stores linked with hate groups in study | Hot Topics | an SFGate.com blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Walmart, big-box stores linked with hate groups in study | Hot Topics | an SFGate.com blog: Walmart, big-box stores linked with hate groups in study(AP file)The number of big-box retailers in a com...
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Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 04/15/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - When Teachers Demand to be Co-creators, not Consumers Yes! @bjfr rocked w/ "When Teachers Demand to be Co-creators, not Consumers" http://t.co/XRk4O3nG via @edweek #flatclass #oer12hf ...
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Elearning and global competency #flatclass #globaled 04/14/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - NetGenEd Project 2012 - Judges The NetGen project evaluates the Horizon Report trends (on the future of education) against Don Tapscott's NetGen Norms as students predict how their gener...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release April 14, 2012 Earlier today, in remarks at the Plenary Session of the 6th Summit of the Americas, President Obama highlighted hi...
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ALEC Revisited | Impatient Optimists
impatientoptimists.org - Over the past several weeks, many of our friends, partners and grantees, as well as some members of the general public, have expressed their concerns about the foundation’s recent grant to the Amer...
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