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Dividing Communities since 1991 CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS: Dividing Communities since 1991 CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALSGulen charter schools in North CarolinaThe Perimeter Primate at CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS - 56 minutes ago*STATE* *# A...
My new blog « Diane Ravitch's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - My new blog « Diane Ravitch's blog: My new blogApril 24, 2012 //0I decided to start my own blog because I was overusing Twitter and treating it as a miniblog, which it isn’t.My weekly blog at Bridg...
2012 Spring Education Forum :: Learning Leaders
learningleaders.org - Please join Learning Leaders and our distinguished guests for a luncheon forum on the role of family engagement in education reform.Please purchase tickets below or click here to make a contributio...
Lower Student Loan Interest Rates
huffingtonpost.com - Fifty years ago college was a luxury. Back then, you could still graduate from high school and get a good paying job that would guarantee you a place in the middle class. Those days are gone.A post...
Education and the income gap: Darling-Hammond - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by Stanford University Education Professor Linda Darling-Hammond, who directs the Stanford University Center for Opportunity Policy in Education and was founding director of the Na...
A Very Pricey Pineapple
nytimes.com - Let’s talk about talking pineapples. Actually (spoiler alert!) I’m going to use the pineapple as a sneaky way to introduce the topic of privatization of public education. I was driven t...
Paul Karrer: The trouble with school testing
montereyherald.com - Witching hourrefers to the time when supernatural creatures such as witches and demons are thought to appear and to be at their most powerful, and black magic to be most effective. For educators th...
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Students protest closing of Southwestern High by walking out of class | Detroit Free Press
freep.com - Students at Western International and Southwestern high schools in Detroit walked out of classes today to protest the closure of Southwestern High. At about 11 a.m., more than 200 students -- mostl...
Cheating feared after photos of school tests leaked
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Hundreds of photos of standardized tests have begun to appear on student social-networking sites in California, raising concerns about cheating and test security that could create thorny problems f...
Mass Localism for Improving America’s Education
zhaolearning.com - A version of this post is published in Kappa Delta Pi Record, 48(1), p. 17-22 in Feb. 2012. To build a better education system, America must build on what we have—differentiation, uniqueness, and d...
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The Old versus New Illinois Pension Reality
teacherpoetmusicianglenbrown.blogspot.com - “Payment of the required State contributions and of all pensions, retirement annuities, death benefits, refunds, and other benefits granted under or assumed by this [Teachers Retirement] System and...
Font size may keep issue off Mich. ballot
upi.com - LANSING, Mich., April 26 (UPI) -- Opponents of a contentious Michigan law say they may go to court to fight a decision by elections officials to keep a challenge to the law off the state ballot. Th...
S.2296: Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act - U.S. Congress
opencongress.org - Bill's Views Today: 4 Past Seven Days: 31 All-Time: 44 Official Summary4/18/2012--Introduced.Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act - Amends the Higher Education Opportunity Act to...
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Quinn the Governor. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Sent by a reader. With apologies to Bob Dylan. Come all without, come all withinYou’ll not see nothing like the Mighty QuinnCome all without, come all withinYou’ll not see nothing like the Mighty Q...
Hey, if you think it is only lousy for teachers. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Yesterday I stop in for a cold one at the Red Line Tap. “Aw, stop your whining Klonsky,” says Tony. “Huh?” “I read your blog. What’s with all this fair crap?” I go into my standard rap about our pe...
Left Foot, Right Foot…Breathe:The Dance of a New Teacher and a Mentor
edupln.ning.com - Photo via Jessica Smith @NCAAJessic Last week, I was deeply touched by the news that Pat Summit, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history, is stepping down as the head coach of the ...
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Let Student Loan Rates Double
thinkprogress.org - The House will vote today on a bill to prevent the interest rate on government-backed student loans from doubling. Both Republicans and Democrats support the extension on the lower rate, but not th...
Now Is the Time to Increase Social Security
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - The collapse in home values (a main source of personal wealth for many), the big drop in the stock market following the economy meltdown, and the long term trend away from traditional pensions have...
Quebec premier extends compromise after tuition hike protests
rawstory.com - By Agence France-PresseFriday, April 27, 2012 16:30 EDT Quebec Premier Jean Charest on Friday offered to stretch out a planned tuition hike over seven years instead of five in a bid to end an 11-...
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House Vote to Eliminate Prevention Fund Jeopardizes Efforts to Improve Health, Reduce Costs -- WASHINGTON, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
prnewswire.com - WASHINGTON, April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.The U.S. House of Representatives has taken tru...
Jersey Jazzman: Why Newspapers Are Dying: Perth Amboy Edition Why Newspapers Are Dying: Perth Amboy Edition
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Why Newspapers Are Dying: Perth Amboy Edition: Why Newspapers Are Dying: Perth Amboy EditionWhoo, boy:PERTH AMBOY – In an exclusive interview with School Board Member Israel Varela ...
Jefferson County Public Health offers online class for food handlers
yourhub.denverpost.com - Posted: 04/25/2012 05:03:45 AM MDT Updated: 04/25/2012 05:03:45 AM MDT Author: Heather Sackett Jefferson County Public Health is now offering an online class for food handlers. Employees of the...
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Betsy's Recap: Avengers, Nicki Minaj, Olympics, Latin Billboard
zachary-jones.com - 27/04/2012 • 5:32 pm- Huge infographic that covers everything you need to know about Los Vengadores! [El Comercio]- Despite the small errors, I thought this video of Nicki Minaj saying the alphabet...
What’s in Store for Latinos Corporate America for Cinco de Mayo
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Cinco do Mayo is around the corner, the time to celebrate Latinos and more importantly time to make more money off of them. So I am always on the look out for what is being offered for our pueblo ...
NYC Full Schedule of Permitted and Unpermitted May Day Events and Actions
occupywallst.org - Did we miss anything? Let us know in the comment section. Not in NYC? Find events in your city here.99 Picket Lines Midtown ManhattanCommunity groups, unions, affinity groups and OWSmore info Pop-u...
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Problems with Florida's Science FCAT Test?
thehappyscientist.com - Over the past few weeks, I have discovered some major scientific errors in the guidelines that are used to develop questions for the fifth and eighth grade Science FCAT tests. The Science FCAT is F...
Big Education Ape: 4-27-12 PM Call to boycott education tests EDition #PINEAPPLEREBELLION
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