Tuesday, April 3, 2012

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Education Week: Value-Added Evaluation Hurts Teaching

edweek.org - Joanna Cannon, executive director of the New York City Department of Education's Office of Research and Data, speaks to reporters about the release of individual performance rankings of 18,000 publ...
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Arts Education In U.S. Public Schools

shankerblog.org - There is a somewhat common argument in education circles that the focus on math and reading tests in No Child Left Behind has had the unintended consequence of generating a concurrent deemphasis on...
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Why Overturning ‘Obamacare’ Could Lead To Single-Payer

tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com - Health Care Before The CourtSahil Kapur April 2, 2012, 6:06 AM If the Supreme Court strikes down “Obamacare,” Republicans claim a huge short-term victory, but they may end up big losers in the long...
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Poll: Majority For Recalling Walker In Wisconsin

2012.talkingpointsmemo.com - Eric Kleefeld April 2, 2012, 1:27 PM The new Rasmussen poll of Wisconsin shows bad news for Gov. Scott Walker, with a majority of likely voters wanting to kick him out of office in the state’s rece...
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Let’s tackle the right education crisis

blogs.reuters.com - There’s a national security crisis in U.S. education. I’m no history sleuth, but it must have come on fast just after February 2010. That’s when Secretary of Defense Robert Gates sent the last Quad...
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Reflections of a First Year Math Teacher

mathequality.wordpress.com - Instead of a quick post highlighting the latest efforts to garner signatures for an open letter to President Obama, I spent all day writing this post.  The open letter I refer to asks that Presiden...
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Planned Parenthood Bombed In Wisconsin

tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - Nick R. Martin April 2, 2012, 12:09 PM A small, homemade bomb exploded outside a Planned Parenthood office in Wisconsin on Sunday night, prompting investigators to launch a hunt for the person who ...
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Limit to contract clauses proposed | Home

theadvocate.com - A state Senate committee approved legislation Thursday that would allow charter schools to refuse to admit students on the basis of their ability to speak English, their sexual orientation or other...
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Where Have All The Teachers Gone?

dcgmentor.com - …Long time gone,  marches on DC drew hundreds of thousands. In 1969, I marched on Washington as part of a massive crowd of 500,000 larger than the actual population of the city. In the summer of 20...
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The in box. Not a fan. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - You make me sick. I have had the displeasure of following your blog only to find it self serving. Not once about the kids. My retirement, my fellow teachers, my unions, my education, blah, blah, bl...
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Celebrate Caregivers During Read Across America Day

caregivingclub.com - As a book lover, I celebrate Read Across America Day (March 2) every year by creating my book list for the coming year and settling on the couch with my first pick.  I love this day because it is a...
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Rahm's bullying exposed - Substance News

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rahm's bullying exposed - Substance News:Rahm's Rent-A-Preacher and Rent-A-Protest exposed, even to elected state officialsJohn Kugler - January 15, 2012In a reversal of fortunes, Chicago Mayor Rah...
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Police in Ky. warns hoops revelers to watch step

boston.com - LEXINGTON, Ky.—Police were forcefully warning Kentucky fans that a repeat Monday of the dangerous weekend celebrations wouldn't be tolerated for the game to decide college basketball's national cha...
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Caricatura: Ruz: ¡Comienzan las vacaciones! | Zambombazo

zachary-jones.com - 2/04/2012 • 10:53 amComienzan las vacaciones de Semana Santa. ¿En qué se parece el último viernes antes del Spring Break aquí en EEUU al viernes retratado en esta caricatura del artista salvadoreño...
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Could Latinos be the key to improving US Soccer?

beinglatino.us - Photo: Jessenia Martinez The 2012 Summer Olympics in London will feature established stars like Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps, alongside many other soon-to-be household names, for what will undoubt...
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