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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 ...
Cerf Rolls Out Reform Plans for Camden, NJ « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - You have heard this from me before, and you’ll hear it again. People who are in charge of public schools are placed there to lead them. They are there to help them get better. They are appointed or...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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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Follow up on why Publicness/Privateness of Charter Schools Matters « School Finance 101
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - My post the other day was intended to shed light on the various complexities of classifying charter schools as public or private. Some have argued that the distinctions I make are a distraction fro...
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...
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...
George Hotz, Sony, and Anonymous Hacker Wars : The New Yorker
newyorker.com - In the summer of 2007, Apple released the iPhone, in an exclusive partnership with A.T. & T. George Hotz, a seventeen-year-old from Glen Rock, New Jersey, was a T-Mobile subscriber. He wanted an iP...
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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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...
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...
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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Historic NY Church With Ties to Latino Community Competing for Preservation Grant
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Historic NY Church With Ties to Latino Community Competing for Preservation Grant - LET’S HELP THEM Published at 1:57 pm EST, May 5, 2012 Hispanically Speaking News is trying to help St. Mark’s Chu...
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...
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...
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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