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Great Schools for America
greatschoolsforamerica.org - “I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy ... in order to give their children a right to s...
Who's Killing Philly Public Schools? | Philadelphia City Paper
citypaper.net - Thomas Knudsen, the man who was temporarily put in charge of Philadelphia schools in January, was running late to last Monday's press conference. He had been delivering the same presentation all da...
Hart: Spring Branch board is fed up with testing monster
chron.com - Monday night, the Spring Branch school board added its voice to some 420 other test-weary school districts in Texas who have cried out, "Enough!" Enough already with the No. 2 pencils, the drills a...
Our View: Changes coming to Louisiana's schools are rooted in reform | The Town Talk
thetowntalk.com - Editorial Board The Town Talk Town Talk staff Do you know who Wendy Kopp and Eli Broad are? If not, and if you are interested in the future of public education in Louisiana, it would be worth takin...
Book porn - Daniel Willingham
danielwillingham.com - Most educators are avid readers. Most avid readers love books not only for the purpose of reading them, but as physical objects. There is a marvelous section of the website Reddit called BookPorn, ...
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It’s Just Me. « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - I just answered a question from a reader. He/she wondered if it was really me writing this blog. He/she wondered if there would be a little line somewhere saying that I was funded by some foundatio...
Phila.'s New Media charter school contends it's not a public school
articles.philly.com - The full NLRB has not ruled on the matter, though the school lost a preliminary round when the regional director ruled that it was a public school overseen by the Chicago school district."We think ...
Shanker Blog » The Relatively Unexplored Frontier Of Charter School Finance
shankerblog.org - Do charter schools do more – get better results – with less? If you ask this question, you’ll probably get very strong answers, ranging from the affirmative to the negative, often depending on the ...
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Teaching as CIA Cover--Gülen Charter Schools, Dan Burton, and State Secrets
btownerrant.com - Dan Burton (R-IN) The following continues Doug Martin’s look into the Gülen charter school movement, which began with Islam and the Free Market of Privatized Education: “Friending” the Gülen Charte...
McCormick Place church offers Chicago NATO protesters refuge - Government News
chicagobusiness.com - (Crain's) — A church just outside the expected NATO Summit security perimeter has agreed to let protesters camp on its lawn overnight during the event.Trinity Episcopal Church is at 125 E. 26th St....
Victory in court: Notebook v. District
thenotebook.org - The Notebook has prevailed in court for a second time in a legal battle with the District over the public’s right to see resolutions that are under consideration by the School Reform Commission. La...
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Bill To Strip State Employees Of Retiree Health Insurance Advances
progressillinois.com - The Illinois House Executive Committee unanimously passed yesterday a bill to end the state government paying public employee health insurance premiums upon their retirement. Under the status quo, ...
Arne Duncan, Al Sharpton, and Newt Gingrich Join Forces
usnews.com - In an effort to push cities to fix failing schools and highlight the Obama administration's programs to reform public education, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and civil rights leader Al Sharpt...
Illinois voters will decide pension question this fall
chicagotribune.com - House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, seen in February, sponsored a constitutional amendment asking voters if it should be tougher to increase government employee pensi...
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A visit to the Governor’s Office. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Fifty on the bus for eight hours to Springfield and back. More drove down. In preparation for our IEA Region’s occupation of Springfield, I had called ahead last week to Governor Quinn’s office. Q...
Kim Kardashian tapes Armenian genocide PSA for Glendale
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Kim Kardashian –- who recently made headlines after she said she wanted to run for mayor of Glendale –- has also taped a public service announcement for the city's official commemoration of the Arm...
“50 Most Beautiful” Issue of PEOPLE en Español 2012
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 10:39 am EST, May 3, 2012 This year’s new “50 Most Beautiful” issue of PEOPLE en Español, highlights some of today’s most popular names in Hispanic entertainment.The cover features eig...
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Google Drive Collections. Here's a Crazy Idea.
edupln.com - I am particularly taken with the potential to use the new Google Drive to share massive collections of educational materials among teachers. You can make a collection, and make it public (I would s...
Advantages of Google for teachers
edupln.ning.com - For schools, Google holds a number of advantages over other online programs. I'd like to focus on one aspect in particular. Google's products all play well together. Examples are listed below.Docs ...
Harvard y MIT ofrecerán cursos online para todos los que quieran tomarlos
vidayfamilia.univision.com - FOTO Los colegios mejor valuados para el 2012 Ver fotos FOTO Cuando lo 'geek' se convierte en 'chic' Ver fotos FOTO ¿Cuál es la Universidad más soñada de EU? Ver fotos Sólo necesitas una computador...
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School Tech Connect: Pearls Of Rahm's Wisdom
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Pearls Of Rahm's Wisdom: Pearls Of Rahm's Wisdomby noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) I was just probing around the intertubes when I ran across this fabulous note to the mayor. ...
Miramonte teachers speak out, saying they're angry and humiliated - latimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Miramonte teachers speak out, saying they're angry and humiliated - latimes.com: Miramonte teachers speak out, saying they're angry and humiliatedFor the first time since they were removed from Mir...
Santa Monica College fights privatization: Anti-privatization conference held for 112 Community Colleges serving 260,000 students in the State of California | Dailycensored.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Santa Monica College fights privatization: Anti-privatization conference held for 112 Community Colleges serving 260,000 students in the State of California | Dailycensored.com: Santa Monica Colleg...
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Public school parents upset about Prop 39 colocation rules
scpr.org - Alex MacInnis Micheltorena Elementary School, home of the eagles, and founded in 1905. Micheltorena Elementary School has been around for more than one hundred years. It sits just off Sunset Blvd. ...
G.O.P. Leaders in City Seek Candidate for Mayor
nytimes.com - Saying that the likely Democratic candidates for mayor are too liberal for the average New York voter, the city’s five Republican county chairmen said Wednesday that they wanted to identify by the ...
A Conversation with Eli Broad - 92nd Street Y
92y.org - Interviewed by Charlie Rose Eli Broad is a businessman, philanthropist and founder of The Broad Foundations. After creating shareholder wealth by providing vital homebuilding and retirement savings...
