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Tonight's Webinar: "May Day 2012 - Activism Across the Country"
my.firedoglake.com - Tonight at 8 p.m. eastern, Occupy Supply will be hosting a free online discussion titled “May Day 2012: Activism Across the Country.” Space is limited; click here to register. The historical signif...
I Am Byrne Creek — Whole Child Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - I Am Byrne Creek — Whole Child Education: I Am Byrne Creek by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers Byrne Creek Secondary School, located in Burnaby, British Columbia, is the 2012 winner of ASCD's Vision ...
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » LSC elections today and tomorrow!
pureparents.org - Parents, teachers, community members and students all over the US would love to have what we have here in Chicago. No, not a 9.5-fingered Mayor. They would love to have our local school councils, o...
Adopted Board Resolutions
tasanet.org - The following is a list of school districts that have adopted the Resolution Concerning High Stakes, Standardized Testing of Texas Public School Students. As of March 27, 2012, 192 districts have n...
Left-Wing Pressure Causes ALEC to Retreat - By John Fund - The Corner
nationalreview.com - Watching left-wing groups gang up to falsely yell “racism” in a crowded political theater is an ugly thing to see. Too often there is a race for the exits by some people who should know better. Tha...
Ohio Student Progress Portal - Ohio Appalachian Collaborative Districts
portal.battelleforkids.org - The Collaborative represents 21 rural school districts, 74 schools, 2,066 teachers and 34,000 students. These districts are engaged in the pursuit of a common vision of college and career-readiness...
Choice Neighborhoods - HUD
portal.hud.gov - Overview Choice Neighborhoods grants transforms distressed neighborhoods and public and assisted projects into viable and sustainable mixed-income neighborhoods by linking housing improvements with...
Promise Neighborhoods
ed.gov - Detailed list of the 2011 High-Scoring Promise Neighborhoods Applicants The list of applicants that scored 80 points or higher in the 2011 competition is organized by grant type (i.e., Implementati...
Agriculture Education Town Hall Meeting
mediasite.uwplatt.edu - Agriculture Education Town Hall Meeting “The purpose of this town hall conversation will be to engage agriculture educators and students who aspire to teach agriculture in a conversation about elev...
Duncan, Vilsack Highlight Need for Rural Ed Investments
governing.com - Jumpstarting the economy of rural America starts with reinvigorating the education system, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during the keynote address Tue...
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The in box. In spite of the best efforts of the CPS board to obstruct, 6,500 sign up to run for Local School Councils. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR MORE INFORMATION: Don Moore 312-236-7252, ext 236 donmoore@designsforchange.org CHICAGO, IL (APRIL 15, 2012). About 6,500 candidates signed up to run in Chicago’s Local Sc...
Shanker Blog » Value-Added Versus Observations, Part Two: Validity
shankerblog.org - In a previous post, I compared value-added (VA) and classroom observations in terms of reliability – the degree to which they are free of error and stable over repeated measurements. But even the m...
Everything You Need to Know About President Obama's Blueprint for College Affordability
whitehouse.gov - Matt ComptonJanuary 27, 2012 at 06:10 PM EST President Barack Obama delivers remarks on college affordability while speaking at the football practice field at the University of Michigan's Al Glick ...
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The Republicans who want ignorance to get equal time in schools | Diane Roberts | Comment is free
guardian.co.uk - Some Conservatives are keen to denounce global warming and melting ice caps as a 'hoax'. Photograph: Uriel Sinai/Getty Images Not content with merely waging war on women, Republicans are targeting ...
Tell The Department Of Justice To Investigate The Death Of Anastasio
presente.org - art by Favianna Rodriguez “ Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral. ” – Paulo Freire, Educator Tell The Depart...
Union members protest Walker appearance - Springfield, IL - The State Journal
sj-r.com - Thousands of sign-wielding union workers angrily protested Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s speech before business leaders in Springfield TuesdayThe gathering outside the President Abraham Lincoln Hot...
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A Very Personal Message To The Poetry Community On Behalf Of Diane Di Prima. : Amber Tamblyn : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org - By Amber Tamblyn Earlier this month, my spirit animal and close family friend poet Michael McClure sent me an email regarding San Francisco Poet Laureate Diane Di Prima who is now 78 years old. Mi...
The Kids These Days, Pornography, and Pleasure
danagoldstein.net - Sasha Grey, via her Twitter feed A Cuddle Party would exist in my personal ninth circle of hell. Nevertheless, the sex/relationships guru who came up with the concept, Reid Mihalko, made some inter...
Livin’ like it’s 1650
dangerouslyirrelevant.org - 1650 was closer in spirit to the time we live in now than it was to 1450. The change was so enormous …but what was also clear is that there was never a moment where everybody said, “Oh I get it. Th...
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Levon Helm in 'Final Stages' of Cancer
billboard.com - Family Asks for Prayers for The Band's Last Surviving Vocalist Douglas Mason/Getty Images Levon Helm, a treasured voice in Americana music whose Southern drawl and busy-but-tight drumming brought a...
Espacio Publicitario: P&G: Gracias, mamá | Zambombazo
zachary-jones.com - 18/04/2012 • 1:58 pmEspacio Publicitario, una actividad en la que vemos anuncios con el objetivo de desarrollar nuestras competencias lingüísticas y mediáticas. En esta edición analizaremos un emot...
RIP: This Is Your Life - Dick Clark Episode - Interview Part 1 (1959)
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - June 24, 1959 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JJSDGK?ie=UTF8&tag=doc06-20&link... Watch the full program:http://thefilmarchived.blogspot.com/2010/11/this-is-your-life-dick-clark-inte...Richard...
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Iowa mom blames gay teen son's suicide on bullying
boston.com - PRIMGHAR, Iowa—The mother of a gay Iowa high school freshman who killed himself last weekend said she knew her son was being harassed but that she and the rest of the family didn't realize the exte...
NJ bully's paralyzing punch nets $4.2M settlement
boston.com - RAMSEY, N.J.—A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $4.2 million to settle a lawsuit by a middle school student who was paralyzed when a known bully punched him in the abdomen.The settlemen...
Administrator who disqualified gay teen reinstated | abell, school, fullerton - News
ocregister.com - FULLERTON – The Fullerton Union High School assistant principal who was removed from the campus after he disqualified a gay student from the school's Mr. Fullerton pageant will return to his job on...
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Contact Milestone SABIS® Academy of New Orleans
msano.sabis.net - Mailing Address: 5951 Patton Street,New Orleans, LA 70115, USA Tel: (+1 504) 894 0557 Fax: (+1 504) 894 0235 Board Members: Leslie A Ellison: President - Orleans Pari...
Sacramento Press / Earth Day events in Sacramento
sacramentopress.com - This Sunday, April 22 is Earth Day—a day for appreciating and celebrating the planet we live on and meant to encourage people to give back to it. Activities surrounding Earth Day run the gambit fro...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Mid Day Posts 4-17 #edreform #soschat
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Royko would have loved Rahm. « Fred Klonsky Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 4 minutes ago Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Royko would have loved Rahm. « Fred Klons...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Charter School Teaching: Similar to or Different than Regular Public Schools? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 10 minutes ago ...
OH JOY! THE NEW BATCH OF CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS ARE HERE #SOSCHAT
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: New Heights AcademyThe Perimeter Primate at CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS - 9 minutes ago*“Fired exec: Charter-school chief fudged books.” *New York Post (NY), 3/21/2012 The foun...
