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Commissioner King Statement on The Hare and the Pineapple
oms.nysed.gov - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 20, 2012For More Information Contact: Tom Dunn, Jonathan Burman or Jane Briggs (518) 474-1201www.nysed.gov STATEMENT FROM EDUCATION COMMISSIONER JOHN B. KING ON THE HARE...
Sending Out an SOS - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,HELP!!! SOS!!! "Reformed" schools are literally becoming reform schools for the poor. It's a sign of "the future" as some people envision it. Although, of course, these are not the schoo...
Testing the Teachers
nytimes.com - There’s an atmosphere of grand fragility hanging over America’s colleges. The grandeur comes from the surging application rates, the international renown, the fancy new dining and athletic faciliti...
Taking Emotions Out of Our Schools
nytimes.com - FRANZ KAFKA wrote that “a book must be the ax for the frozen sea inside us.” I once shared this quotation with a class of seventh graders, and it didn’t seem to require any explanation. ...
Democrat backed by anti-abortion rich people sends pro-choice mailer decrying GOP “war on women†| Philadelphia City Paper
citypaper.net - Things are getting even weirder than normal in Philadelphia politics: conservative hedge-fund managers and corporate heirs are, as we've reported (here and here), spending big to support pro-school...
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