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RheeFirst! » When Pineapplegate meets Erasuregate why, call it a “DC miracle!”
rheefirst.com - Dated but highly relevant to the text fixation of corporate reformers like Rhee Written by Laura Clawson for the DailyKos. Read the entire article here. “Data from 2009 and 2010 show that scores d...
Prize-winning mom brings Monsanto battle to White House « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Last week was a busy one for Sofía Gatica. On Monday, she won the global Goldman Environmental Prize for her efforts to protect her children and neighbors from pesticides. On Wednesday, she asked P...
Top 20 K-12 Schools | Green Power Partnership
epa.gov - The Top 20 K-12 Schools list represents the largest green power users among K-12 school partners within the Green Power Partnership. The combined green power use of these organizations amounts to...
ED & SBA Host Twitter Chat: Connecting Grads to Resources to Help Them Startup
ed.gov - Cross-posted from SBA.gov Graduation season is right around the corner and to help grads that are looking to start a small business, SBA and the U.S. Department of Education will host a Twitter Q &...
Burbank instructor is named National Teacher of the Year
latimes.com - Though she was raised by two teachers, Rebecca Mieliwocki never figured she'd end up in front of a classroom. She first aspired to be a lawyer, then worked in publishing. Unfulfilled, she decided t...
National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing
timeoutfromtesting.org - As of right now, 62 organizations have signed on to the Resolution on High Stakes Testing. The signatory organizations are listed below. back to the ResolutionNational Center for Fair & Open Testin...
who is next « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - New “blueprint” for Philadelphia calls for closing of 40 public schools of the city’s 249. They will be replaced by charters. With more to be closed in the years ahead. Similar shutdowns of public ...
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No Need to Wait Bridgeport – Superman has arrived and he walks in the form of Paul Vallas.
jonathanpelto.com - Apr 24 jonpeltoCharter Schools, Education Bridgeport, Charter Schools, Education Reform Paul Vallas Photo Courtesy of prx First Chicago, then Philadelphia, New Orleans (with a stop in Haiti along t...
Letter to SUNY board about Success Academy's proposed increase in management fees
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Eva Moskowitz credit: NY Post UPDATE: Just heard that today, the SUNY committee tabled the proposed hike in fees.April 24, 2012 Dear Chairman McCall, SUNY board of trustees and members of the SUNY...
Old superintendents. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - I got a call yesterday from Dr. Fred. About ten years ago and for about ten years before that he was our district’s superintendent. In case you haven’t noticed, I’m not a great fan of administrator...
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Examination of primary school Chinese bias were dismissed pandas and rabbits different Zoo feeding
chinastudygroup.org - Bees, birds, rabbits, Panda, who’s different? Answer: the Panda, is kept in the Zoo Primary school language and burst out “stupid” questions Experts: simple and crude in Chinese teaching of t...
Quinn: Putting pension costs on schools not “essential” immediately
dailyherald.com - Article updated: 4/24/2012 5:06 PM Bill Zars/bzars@dailyherald.com Illinois Governor Pat Quinn talks about state pensions, Medicaid and gambling with the Daily Herald editorial board. Bill Zars/b...
Republican Attack on Fair Union Election Rule Fails in Senate
aflcio.org - Congressional Republicans today failed in their latest attempt to roll back workers’ rights. The U.S. Senate defeated (45-54) a measure (S.J. Res. 36) to kill a new National Labor Relations Board (...
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why release test items? « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - A reader said it would be expensive to release all test items as the test publishers would have to spend lots more money creating new ones. Actually there is another way to think about all this. Re...
why release test items? « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - A reader said it would be expensive to release all test items as the test publishers would have to spend lots more money creating new ones. Actually there is another way to think about all this. Re...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release April 24, 2012 Century Link Center Omaha, Nebraska 12:31 P.M. CDT MRS. OBAMA: Oh, wow. Thank you all so much. (Applause.) Thank yo...
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Listen to WRHU - WRHU Radio Hofstra University 88.7 fm
hofstra.edu - Click below to tune in to a live webcast of Radio Hofstra University!E-mail us to report problems with the WRHU.org webcast.The broadcasters of tomorrow are at Hofstra today! Radio Hofstra Universi...
Tony Perkins Laments that 'Mike and Ike' Are Gay and 'Sexualizing Candy'
rightwingwatch.org - As part of a new advertising campaign for the candy, ‘Mike and Ike’ have announced that they are divorcing so Ike can pursue a career in the arts and Mike can fulfill his dream of becoming a “music...
Bruce Springsteen’s Appeal to Conscience « InterACT
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bruce Springsteen’s Appeal to Conscience « InterACT: Bruce Springsteen’s Appeal to Conscienceby David B. CohenBruce Springsteen (image by GabboT, used by permission, via Flickr)Tonight, I’ll be amo...
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Procter & Gamble Becomes 13th Company To Drop ALEC
thinkprogress.org - Joining a dozen other major corporations, Procter & Gamble decided not to rejoin the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) this year, according to a statement from Color Of Change, which lau...
Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 04/24/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - How the iPad Is Changing Education The Read write web writes a comprehensive assessment about how the iPad is changing education. tags: educa...
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Scorched Earth: Legacies of Chemical Warfare in Vietnam - Dissident Voice
dissidentvoice.org - According to Vietnamese government statistics cited by Wilcox ... environment of an enemy dependent for its survival upon a rural natural-resource-based economy.” It is important not to forget tha...
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Pineapple Rebellion in full swing
illinoisntu.ning.com - The N.Y. Times reports: Anti-testing activists have taken up the cudgel, saying that the passage and the multiple-choice questions associated with it perfectly illustrate the absurdity of standar...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts 4-24 #SOSchat #p2 #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools for the corporate era - Colorlines.com - Salon.com Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 18 minutes ago Schools for the corporate era - Colorlines.com - Salon.com: Schools for...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 4-24 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ED News Worth Reading April 2012 Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 2 hours ago ED News Worth Reading April 2012:ED News Worth Reading April 2012 AIN'T THIS A CRYING SHAME? B...
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Examination of primary school Chinese bias were dismissed pandas and rabbits different Zoo feeding
chinastudygroup.org - Bees, birds, rabbits, Panda, who’s different? Answer: the Panda, is kept in the Zoo Primary school language and burst out “stupid” questions Experts: simple and crude in Chinese teaching of t...
[nyceducationnews] mistakes and bad questions in math exams [2 Attachments]
groups.yahoo.com - See attachments: Re 4th grade math: “Question 58 on all test forms has two correct answers. If during this test any student asks about Question 58, proctors may advise the student that there are tw...
Pearson | Always Learning
pearsoned.com - September 15, 2011. Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, is announcing today the acquisition of Connections Education from an investor group led by Apollo Management, L.P. Through its Co...
