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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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coopmike48 the Mighty Quinn...the Governor pinterest.com/pin/4236205271…about 1 hour ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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coopmike48 Quinn the Governor. « Fred Klonsky: Quinn the Governor. « Fred Klonsky: Quinn the Governor.by Fred KlonskyS... bit.ly/IFzRPe #edu38 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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tbfurman Omg she's terrible. She's one of the least credible people I've ever seen draw a paycheck. @Breezydays38 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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Teacher Ratings and Rubric Reverence - Diana Senechal

open.salon.com -   Some seven years ago, when I was taking education courses as a New York City Teaching Fellow, we had to hand in “double-entry journals”—that is, two-column pages with a quotation or situation on ...
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Evaluation plan flawed, say teachers

warwickonline.com - Warwick Teachers Union President James Ginolfi feels vindicated, not that that was what he was looking for. More importantly, Ginolfi questions the teacher evaluation system Commissioner of Element...
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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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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...
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THE CONSTITUTION AND THE PENSION PROPOSAL > Capitol Fax

iearegion28.wordpress.com - 26 Apr Illinois’ Constitution is pretty darned clear about public employee pension benefits. They “shall be an enforceable contractual relationship,” according to the document, “the benefits of whi...
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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...
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Quinn the Governor. « Fred Klonsky

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Quinn the Governor. « Fred Klonsky: Quinn the Governor. by Fred Klonsky Sent by a reader. With apologies to Bob Dylan. Come all without, come all withinYou’ll not see nothing ...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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