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Its Begun…..Palm Beach School Board Votes to Adopt the National Resolution that Opposes High Stakes Testing | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Its Begun…..Palm Beach School Board Votes to Adopt the National Resolution that Opposes High Stakes Testing | Scathing Purple Musings: Its Begun…..Palm Beach School Board Votes to Adopt the Nationa...
Effort afoot to restore art in California schools | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Effort afoot to restore art in California schools | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: Effort afoot to restore art in California schoolsby adminJill Tucker - SFGate.com - Monday, Ap...
After controversy over pineapple question on city schools test, a question about a yam stirs new troubles
nydailynews.com - Photo by AP Tuber troubles on city schools test. Move over pineapple -- the yam talked, too. The state’s fourth-grade reading test included an African folk tale about a talking yam, even though ve...
NY State Education Department is a Problem « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - Ten years ago, the New York State Education Department got embroiled in a very embarrassing scandal. A vigilant parent discovered that many passages on the Regents’ exam in English had been he...
Student Loan Reform Fight Broader For Obama Than Interest Rate Debate
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Student Loan Reform Fight Broader For Obama Than Interest Rate Debate: Student Loan Reform Fight Broader For Obama Than Interest Rate Debate by Joy Resmovits WASHINGTON -- On Tuesday, congres...
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 &...
Student Aid on the Web
studentaid.ed.gov - The information below describes the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan for federal student loans. It includes the IBR eligibility requirements, the benefits of IBR, an IBR payment calculator, and so...
Student Aid on the Web
studentaid.ed.gov - The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) began offering Special Direct Consolidation Loans to eligible borrowers in January 2012. This is a short-term consolidation opportunity, ending Jun...
Student Aid on the Web
studentaid.ed.gov - The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program was created to encourage individuals to enter and continue to work full-time in public service jobs. Under this program, you may qualify for forgiveness ...
Keeping Student Interest Rates Low
whitehouse.gov - If Congress doesn’t act soon, more than 7.4 million students will see the interest rates on their subsidized Stafford loans double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1. Taking out Stafford Loa...
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National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing
timeoutfromtesting.org - WHEREAS, our nation's future well-being relies on a high-quality public education system that prepares all students for college, careers, citizenship and lifelong learning, and strengthens the nati...
More mistakes on New York State tests
nydailynews.com - Just days after scrapping a puzzling question about a pineapple on state reading exams, New York education officials have admitted to mistakes on the math test, too.Both the fourth and eighth grade...
Philadelphia School District announces its dissolution | Philadelphia City Paper
citypaper.net - Philadelphia public schools are on the operating table, reeling from a knockout blow of heavy state budget cuts. It was too much to bear after decades of underfunding and mismanagement at the hand...
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ALEC Politicians - SourceWatch
sourcewatch.org - From SourceWatchLearn more about corporations VOTING to rewrite our laws.ALEC Politicians: ALEC is not a lobby; it is not a front group. It is much more powerful than that. Through ALEC, behind clo...
Courthouse News Service
courthousenews.com - A Fairly Strong Claim of Discrimination PHOENIX (CN) - A black, Jewish principal claims a charter school fired her after subjecting her to intolerable treatment: setting up a Holocaust exhibit...
Islam and the Free Market of Privatized Education:
btownerrant.com - [Sit back and feast on this cornucopia of "insider-trading" in Indiana Education. Is it just me or is there just an odd linguistic "reality" called forth in this partnership? "Indian(a)" and "Tur...
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Do You Have Klout? Employers Want To Know
forbes.com - Employers may be looking at your online influence when making hiring decisions Do you know your how you rank on social media? Next time you show up to a job interview, you might find out. Wired has...
Another Nonsense Question From New York's Standardized English Tests
gawker.com - Teachers have been responding to our request yesterday for more examples of queer questions from New York's English Language Arts test, which was administered last week to third- through eighth-gra...
http://www.southbronxschool.com
southbronxschool.com - Did ya read David Brooks' column last week in The New York Times? In the immortal words of Carl Spackler, I had to laugh. It just shows how out of touch the people who think they are on the cutting...
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Nobel Peace Prize laureates warn against unnecessary wars at summit in Chicago - chicagotribune.com
chicagotribune.com - Nobel Peace Prize laureates meeting in Chicago on Monday said the proliferation of nuclear weapons is among the most challenging threats to world peace, but they criticized countries, including the...
Teachers union poll: Voters split on Emanuel’s job performance - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By ROSALIND ROSSI Education Reporter rrossi@suntimes.com April 24, 2012 8:40PM Updated: April 25, 2012 2:24AM Chicago voters are evenly divided on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s job performance — with increa...
Speaker: House to vote Friday on student loans
boston.com - WASHINGTON—The House will vote Friday on a Republican bill preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this summer, paid for by cutting money from President Barack Obama's heal...
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Wal-Mart Stores - SourceWatch
sourcewatch.org - From SourceWatch (Redirected from Wal-Mart)Learn more about corporations VOTING to rewrite our laws.Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has more than 2500 stores in the U.S. plus 585 Sam's Clubs. It is the world'...
Wal-Mart and ALEC: Time to End Ties
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Wal-Mart and ALEC: Time to End Ties: Why Hasn't Wal-Mart Dropped ALEC, Too?Your Take: Time for nation's largest retailer to end ties to group behind "Stand your ground" law.By: Bill Fletcher Jr. | ...
Student Loans: Interest Rate Bill By George Miller Would Cut Tax Loopholes To Keep Rate Down For A Year
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Student Loans: Interest Rate Bill By George Miller Would Cut Tax Loopholes To Keep Rate Down For A Year: Student Loans: Interest Rate Bill By George Miller Would Cut Tax Loopholes To Keep Rate Down...
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon - Slow Jam The News with Barack Obama (4/24/12) - Video
latenightwithjimmyfallon.com - Coach CeeLo Green Hits The Stage In The World Premiere Performance Of His New Single, 'Fight To Win,' Monday, April 23 , 8-10 Pm ET, On NBC's 'The Voice' Performance Show... More »President Barack ...
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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Student Aid on the Web
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More mistakes on New York State tests
nydailynews.com - Just days after scrapping a puzzling question about a pineapple on state reading exams, New York education officials have admitted to mistakes on the math test, too.Both the fourth and eighth grade...
Big Education Ape: 4-25-12 AM Pineapple Rebellion 2012 EDition #EDREFORM #PINEAPPLEGATE
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!:Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hours See all articles HEADLINES EDUCATION SOCIETY STORIES POLI...
