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Teaching Me About Teaching

nytimes.com - Next week is National Teacher Appreciation Week, and, as far as I’m concerned, they don’t get nearly enough. On Tuesday, the United States Department of Education is hoping that people ...
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DIANE RAVITCH TO GIVE 2012 EDUCATION JUSTICE LECTURE

edlawcenter.org - Each spring, ELC hosts an awards ceremony and reception to honor individuals and organizations for their commitment to public education. The reception is also an important fundraising event; contri...
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Direct Fail

5280.com - This article is a finalist for the 2012 National Magazine Awards in the public interest category. It is also a finalist for a 2012 City and Regional Magazine Award in the civic journalism category....
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Usual Faux Reforms in Connecticut « Diane Ravitch's blog

dianeravitch.net - A reader asked if I am following the battle over what is misleadingly called school reform in Connecticut. Indeed I am, largely tHrough the efforts of three smart Connecticut blogger-writers: Jonat...
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Slogans That Didn't Quite Make the Cut :: Frederick M. Hess

frederickhess.org - by Frederick M. Hess  •  May 4, 2012 at 8:23 amCross-posted from Education Weekhttp://www.frederickhess.org/2012/05/slogans-that-didnt-quite-make-the-cutI was tasked with emcee'ing an open mike nig...
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Wendy Lecker: Follow colleges' advice on what students need

stamfordadvocate.com - "College readiness" are education buzzwords that have taken on a personal dimension for me. I recently visited colleges with my daughters and saw what these institutions value. At each school, stud...
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California Readies Own Waiver Request - Politics K-12

blogs.edweek.org - So far, 11 have states have gotten wiggle room from No Child Left Behind's accountability system, and 27 more are waiting to hear. Who's not on the list? California, which has already said, basical...
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What Do You Do When Someone Won’t Stop Lying

jonathanpelto.com - May 05 jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Charter Schools, Democratic Legislators, Education, Malloy, Public Employees, Stefan Pryor ConnCAN, Education Reform, Malloy, Stefan Pryor With every passi...
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Vigilante Leader Was Among Five Shot Dead in Arizona

nytimes.com - GILBERT, Ariz. — The police confirmed Thursday that a former Marine and aspiring politician who led a vigilante border militia group was among five people shot to death on Wednesday in what apparen...
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Married To The Ed Reform Mob

schooltechconnect.com - I'm nowhere near gifted enough with language to describe the abject expression on the face of Daniel Biss today when I magically appeared at his fundraiser at Senator Heather Steans' house in Ander...
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Married To The Ed Reform Mob

schooltechconnect.com - I'm nowhere near gifted enough with language to describe the abject expression on the face of Daniel Biss today when I magically appeared at his fundraiser at Senator Heather Steans' house in Ander...
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Gary Johnson Wins 2012 Libertarian Nomination

democraticunderground.com - Source: huffingtonpostLAS VEGAS -- Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is campaigning to win the White House as a Libertarian after receiving scant attention in the Republican presidential race. Jo...
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Coalition of Latinos Take on Carlos Slim in United States

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 2:53 pm EST, May 5, 2012 Latino leaders from across the United States have formed a coalition dedicated to exposing Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, and the alleged predatory, mon...
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Who Speaks Spanish Best? by Raúl Guerrero

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Are Spain, Latin America and Hispanic US, paraphrasing Oscar Wilde, worlds separated by the same language? Argentinos and uruguayos pronounce ll, y and g as English speakers do the sh in she, and s...
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Pittsburg schools launch free dinner program for kids

contracostatimes.com - Click photo to enlarge Destiny Mercado, 9, of Pittsburg is all smiles as she gets her free dinner Thursday, April 26, 2012 at Heights Elementary School in Pittsburg, Calif.About eighty five student...
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S. Ore. students walk out in support of teachers

columbian.com - EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) -- About 100 students walked out of class in support of teachers and other employees threatening to strike in Eagle Point in Southern Oregon. The Mail Tribune newspaper (http...
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Married To The Ed Reform Mob

schooltechconnect.com - I'm nowhere near gifted enough with language to describe the abject expression on the face of Daniel Biss today when I magically appeared at his fundraiser at Senator Heather Steans' house in Ander...
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Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS WEBSITE CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDALS A compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged with, or are highly suspected of, tampering with admissio...
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