Friday, April 27, 2012

Big Education Ape: 4-27-12 AM Parents Across America (PAA) Action News EDition

Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!:
Big Education Ape: PARENTS CAN!

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PAA Action News

campaign.r20.constantcontact.com -   Because pineapples don't have sleeves ? If you spent this weekend chuckling or fuming about a nonsensical standardized test question involving a hare and a talking pineapple, you have PAA co-foun...
leoniehaimson

Time to revisit mayoral control

qchron.com - When mayoral control of the schools was up for renewal three years ago, we supported it, but with some reforms. Like a majority of state lawmakers, we did not back one significant change that some ...
leoniehaimson

Petulant [pech-uh-luhnt] - Wait, What?

jonathanpelto.com - Apr 26 jonpeltoBudget Cuts, Democratic Legislators, Education, Malloy, State Politics Budget cuts, Education Reform, Malloy Petulant [pech-uh-luhnt]: Adjective: (of a person or their manner) Childi...
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EducationSee all

Call to boycott education tests

theage.com.au - Lorraine Wilson: 'These decisions have been made by politicians, not by teachers.' Photo: Justin McManus A GROUP of education consultants is urging Australian parents to withdraw their children fro...
DianeRavitch

Online credit recovery may make graduation too easy

washingtonpost.com - Russell Rumberger, a scholar with an encyclopedic grasp of the dropout issue, has doubts about the latest, hottest cure — online credit recovery. That means letting struggling students take courses...
DianeRavitch

SocietySee all

Coming next week to a neighborhood near you

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Was this version of The Surge, Rahm's idea or John McCain's? Will the troops be stationed here permanently? Will they be using drones along with boots on the ground, to attack anti-war protesters? ...
mikeklonsky

The Appearance of a Process

schooltechconnect.com - I have been critical of Elaine Nekritz over time, I admit it. I thought her performance during the committee hearing on SB512 was lacking, and of course her vote there was insane. She voted for a t...
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StoriesSee all

Community science project focuses on spiders

davisenterprise.com - Do you know what kinds of spiders inhabit your world? Explorit Science Center would like you to find out. In fact, community members are being asked to look for, observe, photograph and share with ...
coopmike48

April’s Best Tweets — Part Two

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Every month I make a short list highlighting my choices of the best resources I shared through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. Now and then...
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PoliticsSee all

Rahm's priorities

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - “I’m not making the case that people hate Rahm right now, but they have clearly shifted their thinking. His negative job performance ratings are where the most precipitous movement is.’’ -- Daniel ...
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Happy Fred Korematsu Day | Mother Jones

motherjones.com - Mother Jones' guest blogger Angilee Shah is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist who writes about globalization and politics. You can read more of her work at www.angileeshah.com. This weekend,...
coopmike48

George Will Makes It Up to Go After Public Sector Workers

my.firedoglake.com - George Will (photo: Keith Allison/flickr) Okay, I know that picking on George Will might seem like cheap fun, but as an oped columnist for the Washington Post we are supposed to take him seriously....
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TechnologySee all

School board lectures parents on politics

wbez.org - Chicago parents who complain the school board doesn’t listen to them got a lecture on politics Wednesday.A mother opposed to the longer school day opened a picture book and proceeded to read a stor...
mikeklonsky

Getting the most out of email

coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Let's get one thing very clear here. EMAIL is NOT FREE.  Never has been. Never will be. You may not pay actual money for the service, but you are paying your time and your eyes each and every day....
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Art & EntertainmentSee all

MIT students destroy piano to mark a key moment

boston.com - CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—It is one of the highlights of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that only lasts a few seconds.Residents of an MIT dorm dropped an upright piano from their roof Thursday to...
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Gresham students return after strike averted

oregonlive.com - For Natasha Horgan, the 200-plus minute teacher strike that ended Wednesday was "way too short."The 18-year-old senior and her friends wanted to get coffee for the striking teachers. "But by the ti...
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: I Pick Enoch

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Seattle Schools Community Forum: I Pick Enoch: I Pick Enochby Melissa WestbrookAfter reading and talking and researching, if I had to choose a superintendent, I would choose Steven Enoch. Pros - ex...
coopmike48

Jersey Jazzman: Best Piece on Education This Year

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Best Piece on Education This Year: Best Piece on Education This Yearby DukeSeriously, it is, from Paul Thomas:One distinct flaw in that development has been a trickle-down effect re...
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Protesters Demand New CPS Disciplinary Policies

huffingtonpost.com - A coalition of students protested outside Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office Tuesday, calling on the city to implement new disciplinary policies that would reduce the arrest rate among African Ame...
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