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Talking pineapple question on state exam stumps ... everyone!
nydailynews.com - Alex Cao/Getty Images Do you need ears of corn to hear a talking pineapple? Maybe testing company Pearson has the answer. Students across the state are still scratching their heads over an absurd t...
Teachers union, CPS agree to call in ‘fact-finding’ panel for contract talks - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter April 16, 2012 6:23PM Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis and Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard discuss the schools. FILE PHOTO. | Tom Cru...
Finding an End to the Parent-Teacher Wars
parenting.blogs.nytimes.com - According to Ron Clark, Disney’s American Teacher of the Year, new teachers remain in our profession an average of just four and a half years, “and many of them list ‘issues with parents’ as one of...
Inland Empire district charts its own course to success
latimes.com - The third-graders struggled to keep pace. And their teachers at Parkridge Elementary School in Corona wanted to know why. The teachers met after school recently and delved into sheets of data and r...
Education chief defends consultant's role
stamfordadvocate.com - HARTFORD -- State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor on Friday defended the presence of a $195,000 consultant in the pending discussions over education reform. Pryor said that the consultant, desp...
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You Know It's A Bad Idea When...
schooltechconnect.com - I just now noticed that David Brooks just made an argument for something like value-added assessments at college, which illustrates the adage, "If there's a really, really bad idea, then David Broo...
Lobbying Spending Database - Pearson Education, 2011
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Rick Scott Yields to JD Alexander, Signs Polytechnic Bill and Does the Friday Afternoon Flee | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rick Scott Yields to JD Alexander, Signs Polytechnic Bill and Does the Friday Afternoon Flee | Scathing Purple Musings: Rick Scott Yields to JD Alexander, Signs Polytechnic Bill and Does the Frida...
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Conservative Nonprofit Acts as a Stealth Business Lobbyist
nytimes.com - Desperate for new revenue, Ohio lawmakers introduced legislation last year that would make it easier to recover money from businesses that defraud the state. It was quickly flagged at t...
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...
Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again
my.firedoglake.com - Oakland Mayor Jean Quan (photo: dougsmi/flickr) On Thursday, April 19, I attended a meeting sponsored by the Oakland Police Department (OPD) with our new police chief, Howard Jordan, leading the me...
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Rubio: Jeb Bush Would Be A 'Fantastic' VP
livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - On CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said he thinks Jeb Bush would be an “fantastic” vice president, returning a compliment Bush gave Rubio in recent days. Jeb Bush has bee...
Illinois Democrat’s plan to blow up the public school system. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Illinois is a blue state. We’re not talking about Walker’s Wisconsin or Kasich’s Ohio. We talking Democrats. Chicago’s Mayor Emanuel. Governor Quinn. Party Chairman and Speaker Madigan. Senate Pres...
Sunday Talking Heads: April 23, 2012
firedoglake.com - Every Day is Earth Day. Celebrate and honor our planet, our home, it’s the only one we’ve got.Washington Journal. ABC’s This Week: Secret Service Scandal: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the top Republi...
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Pineapple idiots! Who knew my book would be used for world’s dumbest test question
nydailynews.com - Author Daniel Pinkwater talks about News coverage (r.) of ‘Pineapple.’ I received this email from an eighth-grader: “Listen, I love your work, but seriously? Selling out to the state test?“Also, be...
Murdoch’s Muscle
nytimes.com - When I last saw you, at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner after-party in 2000, you were squiring around a foxy actress named Kathleen York. I have a pretty stiff public appearance, I guess. The ...
Talking pineapple question on state exam stumps ... everyone! - NY Daily News
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Talking pineapple question on state exam stumps ... everyone! - NY Daily News: Talking pineapple question on state exam stumps ... everyone! Students, teachers, principals - no one has any idea ...
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Former ALEC Supporters Now Find Connection Toxic
my.firedoglake.com - This article was originally published by the Center for Media and Democracy at PRWatch.org.With thousands of consumers expressing their concerns about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALE...
Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribery campaign to build stores across Mexico
democraticunderground.com - Source: Associated Press Report: Wal-Mart hushed up bribery campaign to build stores across Mexico Published: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 2:20 AM Updated: Sunday, April 22, 2012, 2:25 AM By The Associa...
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Two of Earth Day’s Biggest Success Stories: Transportation and Energy Production
californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend by emailBy Alan Kandel For me, Earth Day is all about sustainability. With regard to getting our planet to a “greener” state, there have been many great advances. Two o...
Earth Day: In 1972, EPA battled pollution; now it's politics
mercurynews.com - WASHINGTON -- A polluted drainage ditch that once flowed with industrial waste from Lake Charles, La., petrochemical plants teems with overgrown, wild plants today. A light-rail line zips past the ...
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You Know It's A Bad Idea When...
schooltechconnect.com - I just now noticed that David Brooks just made an argument for something like value-added assessments at college, which illustrates the adage, "If there's a really, really bad idea, then David Broo...
Lobbying Spending Database - Pearson Education, 2011
opensecrets.org - Lobbying A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the federal government is giving their issues. Particularly active clients often retain ...
Big Education Ape: 4-22-12 AM When Pineapple Races Hare, Students Lose EDition #PINEAPPLEGATE #EDREFORM
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!:Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 10 hours See all articles HEADLINES EDUCATION SOCIETY POLITICS STO...
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Pineapple idiots! Who knew my book would be used for world’s dumbest test question
nydailynews.com - Author Daniel Pinkwater talks about News coverage (r.) of ‘Pineapple.’ I received this email from an eighth-grader: “Listen, I love your work, but seriously? Selling out to the state test?“Also, be...
Lobbying Spending Database - Pearson Education, 2011
opensecrets.org - Lobbying A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the federal government is giving their issues. Particularly active clients often retain ...
Big Education Ape: 4-22-12 AM When Pineapple Races Hare, Students Lose EDition #PINEAPPLEGATE #EDREFORM
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!:Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 10 hours See all articles HEADLINES EDUCATION SOCIETY POLITICS STO...