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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: Top ContentRank1What is 21st century education?Added byThomas Whitbyon April 3, 20122The Power of Reflection...Posted bySandra Trachon March 31, 20123How do you motivate your online learners?Posted byJackie Savinion March 12, 20124Motherly instinct in teachers, is it necessaryPosted byDianaon April 3, 20125Interview with Heidi Hayes JacobsAdded byThomas Whitbyon March 29, 20126KONY 2012Added byThomas Whitbyon March 9, 20127Not on the TestAdded byThomas Whitbyon April 1, 20128By Chance or By Change: Allowing the "Why?"Added byAnne Beckon ... more »
Daily Kos: An unusual Saturday morning
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Daily Kos: An unusual Saturday morning: An unusual Saturday morningbyrss@dailykos.com (teacherken)since it has been more than a week since I last saw my students - spring break began a week ago Friday.Yet I have not been totally out of touch from them - some have emailed me, as did several former students, in one case who had just heard that I was retiring.And today I begin to refocus on the forthcoming week. Officially it begins at 8 AM on Monday, ... more »
More on ALEC from Wisconsin to Florida, Legislation and Education | Seattle Education
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More on ALEC from Wisconsin to Florida, Legislation and Education | Seattle Education: More on ALEC from Wisconsin to Florida, Legislation and Educationbyseattleducation2011Due to the wide-spread interest in ALEC based on the responses fromyesterday’s post, I am going back through the archives and bringing up some of the “best” of ALEC which seems to bring out some of the worst in our legislators.By the way, Kraft just dropped ALEC, seeKraft Foods Joins Coca-Cola and Pepsi in Leaving Corporate Front Group ... more »
Sacramento Press / "Bully" Hits Sacramento Friday
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Sacramento Press / "Bully" Hits Sacramento Friday: "Bully" Hits Sacramento FridaybyKen Pierce Following the successful New York/L.A. premiere of“Bully”distributor Harvey Weinstein and filmmaker Lee Hirsch will open the compelling documentary in cities across the U.S. April 13, 2012. Last week the heavy-hitting documentary opened in five theaters and made an average of $23,000 per-theater in a single night.Here in Sacramento“Bully”will premiere at theTower Theaterfor invited guests Tuesday, April 10 then open for a limited run beginning Friday, April 13th.During the ... more »
Cash: Charter Schools will Take Millions from Unified District | Memphis Breaking News, Weather & Sports | WPTY-TV | ABC24, abc24.com
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Cash: Charter Schools will Take Millions from Unified District | Memphis Breaking News, Weather Sports | WPTY-TV | ABC24, abc24.com: Cash: Charter Schools will Take Millions from Unified DistrictVideoReported by:Mike MatthewsEmail:mmatthews@abc24.comPrint StoryPublished: 4/05 5:27 pmShareUpdated: 4/05 7:03 pmMEMPHIS, TN (abc24.com) - The superintendent of Memphis City Schools says money is going to be tough to find for schools Memphis and Shelby County. He's concerned after the state allowed 17 new charter schools for Memphis.The money for education follows the students, ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 4-7 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 4-6 #soschat #EDReformBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-40 minutes agoThe Bully Politics of Education Reform | Dailycensored.comBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-20 minutes agoThe Bully Politics of Education Reform | Dailycensored.com: The Bully Politics of Education ReformWritten byPaul ThomasDaily Journal (Opinion),Education,PoliticsApr 6, 20120diggShareAmerica is a bully nation.America is the embodiment of might-makes-right. When another country (USSR) invades Afghanistan, America is filled with righte... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 4-6 #soschat #EDReform
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The Bully Politics of Education Reform | Dailycensored.comBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-20 minutes agoThe Bully Politics of Education Reform | Dailycensored.com: The Bully Politics of Education ReformWritten byPaul ThomasDaily Journal (Opinion),Education,PoliticsApr 6, 20120diggShareAmerica is a bully nation.America is the embodiment of might-makes-right. When another country (USSR) invades Afghanistan, America is filled with righteous indignation, but when America invades Afghanistan, well, all is right with the world.America has bred the bully tactic of vigilantism ... more »
It's the law, court briefs allege, LAUSD needs to include student progress in teacher evals | 89.3 KPCC
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It's the law, court briefs allege, LAUSD needs to include student progress in teacher evals | 89.3 KPCC: It's the law, court briefs allege, LAUSD needs to include student progress in teacher evalsTwo briefs were filed this week in a Los Angeles County Superior Court case that alleges the Los Angeles Unified School District is violating a state law requiring student progress be included in teacher evaluations.“By failing to assess teachers and administrators based on the progress of pupils and ... more »
Portland parents raise a record $3 million to hire teachers, support schools | OregonLive.com
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Portland parents raise a record $3 million to hire teachers, support schools | OregonLive.com: Portland parents raise a record $3 million to hire teachers, support schoolsPublished: Friday, April 06, 2012, 5:39 PM Updated:Friday, April 06, 2012, 5:47 PMByBetsy Hammond, The OregonianFollow4ShareEmailPrintParents and other volunteers fundraised a record $3 million to help bolsterPortland Public Schoolsnext year, primarily to add teachers and other staff,the Portland Public Schools Foundationreported Friday.That represented a 10 percent increase from just two years earlier and is more ... more »
Modern School: Detroit Unions Give It Away, Snyder Not Satisfied, Will they Strike?
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Modern School: Detroit Unions Give It Away, Snyder Not Satisfied, Will they Strike?: Detroit Unions Give It Away, Snyder Not Satisfied, Will they Strike?byMichael DunnWill Work for Free (Image from Flickr, bypsyberartist)Last week,30 Detroit public sector unions sold out their members by giving away major concessions to the city, including a 10% pay cut, layoffs, and changes to their pensions, in a completely voluntary reopening of existing contracts well before they expire. The move was an attempt to preempt the ... more »
Third Whistle-Blower Suit Filed Against Mavericks Charter Schools - Broward/Palm Beach News - The Daily Pulp
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Third Whistle-Blower Suit Filed Against Mavericks Charter Schools - Broward/Palm Beach News - The Daily Pulp: Third Whistle-Blower Suit Filed Against Mavericks Charter SchoolsByLisa RabFri., Apr. 6 2012 at 7:01 AMCategories:Breaking News,Education,Investigationsmaverickshigh.comA former special-education teacher at Mavericks High in Palm Springs has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that the charter school is inflating enrollment records and fabricating grades.Angenora Mechato's suit is the third whistle-blower case to be filed againstMavericks in Education Florida, a for-prof... more »
Daily Kos: Dear Mitt,
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Daily Kos: Dear Mitt,: Dear Mitt,byteacherkenFollowShare2PERMALINK7COMMENTSI heard your comments about the president: We have a president who I think is a nice guy, but he spent too much time at Harvard, perhaps," said Romney.""Or maybe not enough time working in the real world.That you spend one more year at Harvard than he did might lead me to question what that says about you.But that's not where I think we have a bit of a quarrel.You seem to think that you ... more »
Schools Matter: Arne Duncan, Let My People Go!
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Schools Matter: Arne Duncan, Let My People Go!: Arne Duncan, Let My People Go!byJudy RabinOccupy the Department of Education, sponsored by United Opt Out, took place in DC March 30 - April 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. The quantitative numbers were somewhat low for an Occupy protest but from a qualitative standpoint, the event was a huge success. Teachers, parents, concerned citizens and academics gathered for four straight days outside the DoED. They came from California, Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Virginia, ... more »
The Bully Politics of Education Reform | Dailycensored.com
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The Bully Politics of Education Reform | Dailycensored.com: The Bully Politics of Education ReformWritten byPaul ThomasDaily Journal (Opinion),Education,PoliticsApr 6, 20120diggShareAmerica is a bully nation.America is the embodiment of might-makes-right. When another country (USSR) invades Afghanistan, America is filled with righteous indignation, but when America invades Afghanistan, well, all is right with the world.America has bred the bully tactic of vigilantism in the sanctified Petri dish of law (Stand Your Ground), and the result isthe person with the gun is the ... more »
Students & Parents Call for an End to Controversial Turnaround Model « EdVox
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Students Parents Call for an End to Controversial Turnaround Model « EdVox: Students Parents Call for an End to Controversial Turnaround ModelbyedvoxnyDiana Rodriguez, student from Grover Cleveland HS led the press conferenceStudents, parents and community leaders from across New York City rallied at City Hall on Thursday, April 5th, calling for an end to the Bloomberg Administration’s plan to risk millions of dollars and the futures of thousands
Missouri Education Watchdog: Don't Worry about what the Legislature would do with Money from Higher Taxes. DESE, Governor Nixon and the State Board are Spending Money the State Doesn't Have Now.
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Don't Worry about what the Legislature would do with Money from Higher Taxes. DESE, Governor Nixon and the State Board are Spending Money the State Doesn't Have Now.: Don't Worry about what the Legislature would do with Money from Higher Taxes. DESE, Governor Nixon and the State Board are Spending Money the State Doesn't Have Now.bystlgretchenThe followingwas posted on HotAir's Green Room, written by Patrick Ishamel from theShow-Me Instituteregarding aSt. Louis Post Dispatcheditorial. ThePost Dispatchcontends Missouri needs ... more »
Modern School: If You Sleep After You Study, You'll Remember More—Duh?
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Modern School: If You Sleep After You Study, You'll Remember More—Duh?: If You Sleep After You Study, You'll Remember More—Duh?byMichael DunnEffective Studying in Action (Image from Flickr, byMrehan)That sleep improves memory ought to be common sense knowledge, but apparently it is not, even after numerous studies have shown a strong correlation between sleep and memory (seePayne JD(2011) “Learning, memory and sleep in humans.”Sleep Medicine Clinics6: 15–30 orMarshall L, Born J(2007) “The contribution of sleep to hippocampus-dependent memory consolidation.”Trends Cogn Sci11: ... more »
The in box. “The new reality.” « Fred Klonsky
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The in box. “The new reality.” « Fred Klonsky: The in box. “The new reality.”byFred KlonskyFred,Welcome to the “New Reality” where those who serve the public, are trusted with our state’s children every day, and never missed their payments are the ones to blame and on who’s backs solutions will be foisted.In this “New Reality” Illinois legislators offer corporations earning billions in annual profits millions in tax breaks to remodel their bathrooms while public schools crumble.The “New Reality” features Illinois ... more »
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » The Talk…
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Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » The Talk…: The Talk…byalicemercer I have a two-fer family. In addition to my son being bi-racial (African-American and white), he is on spectrum for Autism. After the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, I’ve been thinking about how to discuss this with my son. Many African-American parents have blogged about having “the talk” with their children about how to deal with the police and racism in general. There have been plenty ofgreat ... more »
Remarks by the President at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy | The White House
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Remarks by the President at the White House Forum on Women and the Economy | The White House: Remarks by the President at the White House Forum on Women and the EconomybyThe White House South Court Auditorium10:30 A.M. EDTTHE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Everybody, please, please have a seat. (Applause.) Everybody, sit down, sit down. I was going to head over here earlier and they said, no, no, this place is full of women and ... more »
