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The results are in! There’s too much testing. « Rethinking Schools Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The results are in! There’s too much testing. « Rethinking Schools Blog: The results are in! There’s too much testing. May 3, 2012 by rethinkingschoolsblog by Stan Karp Maybe we’re f...
What will happen to Pinnacle Charter students? - School Zone
blogs.buffalonews.com - Since the Board of Regents voted to close Pinnacle Charter School, the school's board has been investigating legal avenues for fighting the decision. In the meantime, district officials have been l...
Dayton vetoes overhaul of teacher tenure rules, a top GOP priority
startribune.com - With a veto Thursday of a proposal to upend schoolteacher layoff rules, Gov. Mark Dayton wiped out one of state Republicans' top priorities. Dayton said the measure was an example of "prejudice aga...
Please Take the Tests & Publish Your Scores « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - We have a plethora of governors, legislators, and state commissioners of education who are gaga over standardized testing, They can’t imagine a child who is not taking a test today, tomorrow, and n...
Thank You, Governor Dayton « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - Public school teachers have endured three years of sustained attacks, since Race to the Top unleashed the nutty idea that student scores on standardized tests are the key to teacher quality. This w...
Educators, parents fight testing system
kxan.com - AUSTIN (KXAN) - It is testing time for Central Texas students required to pass the state's new standardized State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness -- or STAAR -- test. KXAN News got a rar...
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Online public schools fall to bottom of class — Education — Bangor Daily News — BDN Maine
bangordailynews.com - Online public schools, where students as young as kindergarteners log on from home to take classes, don’t make the grade, according to a study released Friday. Less than a third of the “virtual” sc...
How Far Will Some Authors Go to Get a Good Review? « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - I just read online that Eli Broad, the Los Angeles billionaire, might buy the Los Angeles Times. Broad’s book was published this week. My first thought, speaking just as an author, was: “Some peopl...
Joseph A. Palermo: Protesting Students, Striking Faculty
huffingtonpost.com - As the student loan debt in the United States surpasses $1 trillion for the first time in the nation's history, thirteen courageous students from six California State University campuses will be en...
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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....
Senate votes to abolish scandal-plagued scholarship program - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY DAVE MCKINNEY Springfield Bureau Chief dmckinney@suntimes.com May 3, 2012 11:23AM Illinois Senate President John Cullerton storyidforme: 29895281 tmspicid: 10832099 fileheaderid: 4960515 Updated...
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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, ...
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 ...
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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School Tech Connect: The Waterbug
schooltechconnect.com - I heart Medea Benjamin from Code Pink. I'm going to flat-out steal and post a very short clip from Democracy Now where Medea Benjamin shows how it's done when you need to make an unpopular point. I...
Love a Book? Don’t Tell Your Kids! « The Core Knowledge Blog
blog.coreknowledge.org - by Robert PondiscioMay 3rd, 2012 Tags: Judy Blume, reader engagement, reading Posted in Parents, Teaching | No Comments » When you were a kid, did you ever read a book that changed your life? Well...
Love Lessons: What Does Love Look Like? | Maria Shriver
mariashriver.com - Love Lessons: What Does Love Look Like? By Michelle KennedyFor our second date, Byron suggested a hike through Runyon Canyon. We’d enjoyed a nice dinner the week before, and I looked forward to get...
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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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Nearly 800 Joliet Caterpillar workers on strike
abclocal.go.com - May 1, 2012 (JOLIET, Ill.) (WLS) -- Hundreds of hourly workers are off the job and on the picket line at the Caterpillar hydraulics plant in Joliet. About 800 workers are on strike. But the company...
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...
South Brunswick Islamic school is evacuated after students become ill, teacher collapses
nj.com - SOUTH BRUNSWICK — An Islamic school in South Brunswick was evacuated this morning after four students became ill and a teacher collapsed, authorities said.Police, firefighters and rescue squads wer...
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At the Chalkface Radio Program Bucks the Education Reform Trend - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - At the Chalkface Radio Program Bucks the Education Reform Trend - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: At the Chalkface Radio Program Bucks the Education Reform Trend by Anthony CodyScoop ...
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Building a bridge between teachers and parents
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Building a bridge between teachers and parents: Building a bridge between teachers and parentsby Mike KlonskyOn last night's panel at DePaul were (right to left in ph...
Schools Matter: Diane Ravitch Educates the Nation on ALEC Diane Ravitch Educates the Nation on ALEC
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Diane Ravitch Educates the Nation on ALEC: Diane Ravitch Educates the Nation on ALECWhat You Need To Know About ALECBy Diane Ravitch, Bridging Differences Posted on May 3, 2012, Pri...
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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 ...
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