Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!
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Stand ON Students First New AstroTurf from Teacher in the Box
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Just Like Michelle Rhee's Students first only BETTER Astroturf lobbying refers to political organizations or campaigns that appear to be made up of grassroots activists but are actually orga...
- Wait, What?
jonathanpelto.com - Apr 16 jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Education, Malloy, Michelle Rhee, Stefan Pryor, StudentsFirst Achievement First, Malloy, Michelle Rhee, Stefan Pryor, StudentsFirst Earlier today, Students...
I went to some of D.C.’s best schools. I was still unprepared for college.
washingtonpost.com - Entering my freshman year at Georgetown University, I should have felt as if I’d made it. The students I once put on a pedestal, kids who were fortunate enough to attend some of the nation’s top pr...
Move Along! Nothing to See here!
slekar.blogspot.com - I am close to the edge! And from here the picture is perfectly clear. The American public system of education is being systematically, and purposely destroyed. This is not a statement from someo...
The pension panel time bomb is delayed and the unions are kept in the dark. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Governor Quinn’s panel on pensions was scheduled to issue its recommendations tomorrow. Not going to happen. And the state’s public employee unions are complaining that, although there have been pl...
Americas Meeting Ends With Discord Over Cuba
nytimes.com - CARTAGENA, Colombia — A summit meeting of Western Hemisphere nations ended without a final statement of consensus on Sunday, after the United States and some Latin American nations remained sharply...
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NCLB Outrages (Susan Ohanian Speaks Out)
susanohanian.org - Testing: How to Stop the Reign NOTE: NCLB testing begins tomorrow in New York, when 1.2 million kids begin to take the ELA and math tests in grades 3 - 8. This year the tests contain embedded multi...
Charter school principal suspended for tampering with FCATs - Schools
miamiherald.com - Unlike most schoolchildren in Florida, the students at Ramz Academy charter school in Little Havana weren’t able to take the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test on Monday.The reason: Their princi...
The Incoherent Reform of Michelle Rhee
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Last Friday, Michelle Rhee was on Brian Lehrer's radio show. The segment, unsurprisingly, is a textbook example of the incoherence of the corporate reform movement. I'll have more to say about the ...
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Over 165,000 Students On Strike in Quebec Over Planned Tuition Hikes
therealnews.com - Context: As yet there are no context links for this item. VOICEOVER: More than 165,000 students in Quebec, Canada have been on strike for more than 9 weeks in response to a Provincial government pl...
What The Founding Fathers Thought About Corporations | Addicting Info
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - What The Founding Fathers Thought About Corporations | Addicting Info:What The Founding Fathers Thought About CorporationsNovember 13, 2011By Stephen D. Foster Jr.Citizens United. This is the 2010 ...
Sacramento Charter High School engages in spin - Letters to the Editor
sacbee.com - Re "New compact offers a truce in charter wars" (Editorials, April 9): When corporations attack people and people push back, corporations whine about class war and want a truce.That's true of non-p...
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School Tech Connect: Totally Not A Rant
schooltechconnect.com - So... here's a cautionary tale, not a rant. It's going to sound like a rant. I'm not ranting, swear to God. Anyway I get an email from my state representative, and it turns out she's having office ...
Engaging Parents In School… » “This Week’s #PTchat – Taking You Through Each Awesome Educational Chat & Hashtag”
engagingparentsinschool.edublogs.org - Posted on April 16, 2012 by Larry FerlazzoGuest Post by Joe Mazza: This Week’s #PTchat – Taking You Through Each Awesome Educational Chat & Hashtag *Special Time* Wednesday, 4/18 – 8PM EST / 5PM PS...
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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Obama Camp, Seeing Shift, Bets on Long Shot in Arizona - Pittsburgh Post
post-gazette.com - April 16, 2012 1:09 pm Share with others: By ADAM NAGOURNEY / The New York Times PHOENIX -- President Obama's re-election campaign is dispatching workers across Arizona's college campuses and Latin...
President Obama's Afghanistan speech reveals war that no longer seems so smart - Glenn Thrush
politico.com - If Afghanistan doesn’t fit President Barack Obama’s definition of a “dumb war” – his famous description of the conflict in Iraq — he’s no longer confident it’s still a smart war worth blood, treasu...
Our no-bid, win-win, Rahmadier
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Marc Boucher, from left, Bombardier vice president of operations; CTA President Forrest Claypool; and Mayor Rahm Emanuel check out a new rail car in November. The cars were later taken out of servi...
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Isabella Castillo 1st Latina to Win Kids' Choice Award for "Grachi
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Isabella Castillo Wins Nobel Kids’ Choice Award for Nickelodeon Latin America’s “Grachi” Published at 7:11 pm EST, April 16, 2012 Isabella Castillo, the star of the Nickelodeon Latin America fantas...
Why Congress is Putting Mark Twain on a Coin
democraticunderground.com - Here's a Twain story which most Congressmen have never read. Unpublished in his lifetime; it concerns the First Battle of Bud Dajo, sometimes referred to as the Moro Crater Massacre. Not coincident...
Jersey politicians & burning buildings
bluejersey.com - Some of us rush into a burning building when we know a neighbor is in need. And some of us don't. Two images in New Jersey politics piqued the interest of our friend cartoonist Rob Tornoe this week...
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Protests and Street Theatre Planned for April 17th in NYC
firedoglake.com - Join The Donald and celebrate tax day and Ann's birthday (photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr) So want to have some fun on April 17th when you drop off your tax return at the Post Office? It seems there ar...
China's Terracotta Warriors Take New York City -- NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
prnewswire.com - NEW YORK, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Terracotta Warriors: Defenders of China's First Emperor, a new immersive exhibition of one of the most significant archaeological discoveries in moder...
Party for the Planet™
aza.org - Earth Day is April 22nd, and what better way to celebrate than with the planet’s amazing and diverse wildlife? More than 100 of the top zoos and aquariums across North America are throwing the 6th ...
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Big Education Ape: 4-15-12 PM - Wait, What? EDition #EDREFORM #CORPREFORM
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!:Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!Published by Coopmike48 – 6 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hours See all articles HEADLINES EDUCATION SOCIETY LEISURE ADUL...
Michelle Rhee's Education Reform
wnyc.org - Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of the Washington DC school system and now the head of Students First NY, talks about the new New York State advocacy group she's founded that's being described as ...
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Michelle Rhee Adds Anti-Immigration State Alabama To Her Portfolio
crooksandliars.com - Here are some basic facts about Alabama. They have the most draconian immigration laws in the country, forcing people to produce identification proving they have legal status before they can even g...
