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Yong Zhao Interview: Will the Common Core Create World-Class Learners? - Living in Dialogue
blogs.edweek.org - University of Oregon professor Yong Zhao's 2009 book Catching Up or Leading the Way sent a jolt through our educational system. He questioned the use of tests and "accountability" from the unique p...
Are Test Scores the Point? « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - We have reached a point in our public life where the only way to demonstrate the success of a school is to say it has higher test scores than some other school. But we all know–or should know–that ...
Why Local Public Schools Should Not Be Turned Over to Charter School Companies to Run
jonathanpelto.com - May 06 jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Charter Schools, Education, Malloy, Stefan Pryor Achievement First, Charter Schools, Education Reform, Malloy Late last week, Representative Gary Holder-Wi...
In controversial move, LAUSD's Deasy wants to raise high-school graduation requirements
dailynews.com - He's moved aggressively to weed out ineffective teachers, raise English-learners to language proficiency, make schools safer and engage more parents. Superintendent John Deasy is now poised to laun...
Back at the Red Line. Why I’m a sucker to Tony. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - On Friday I’m back at the Red Line Tap. There’s Tony at the bar. Tony is always at the bar, so that’s not a surprise. “You look like crap,” says Tony. “Let me buy you one.” “Long week,” I say. “Sev...
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PENCILS DOWN - End High Stake Testing
us2.campaign-archive1.com - Hello all, Testing Season is at hand. We’re fighting back. Our slogan for the campaign is "Pencils Down! End High Stakes Testing." We have events on Tuesday and Friday this week. Please join us...
Final push to save teacher pensions. Keep the pressure on everyone. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - The only time you will read me quoting Ronald Reagan: “Trust, but verify.” As we head back to school tomorrow, we are heading into the final month of the Illinois General Assembly session. Crunch t...
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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Sunday links. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Cairo, Egypt. May 4th. John Dillon’s Pension Vocabulary Word of the Week: Misinformation. “Working as a hand puppet for the Illinois Policy Institute, ABC’s Chuck Goudie, the crack investigative re...
The Powers of New York
nytimes.com - By CLYDE HABERMAN Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Clockwise from top left: the officials Patricia E. Harris, Raymond W. Kelly and Merryl H. Tisch; and the newer faces Masamichi Udagawa, Sigi Moesl...
600 US Troops Occupying Honduras, Two Years After Coup
tomhayden.com - Six hundred US army troops have invaded Honduras in an escalation of the 2009 intervention, in which the State Department stood by during a military coup against Honduras’ elected president, Manuel...
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Learning That Works - TIME
time.com - Mark Peterman / Getty Images for TIME Clyde McBride is one of those everyday saints who, without much fanfare, go about the work of changing, and sometimes saving, the lives of children. He teaches...
Children First…..Always? | Protect Portelos
protectportelos.wordpress.com - The NYC Department of Education is my employer and I do not consider that entity an enemy as many others do. I truly believe that it is a flawed entity, but feel that there is some glimmer of hope ...
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Tracie McMillan, The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table
fdlbooksalon.com - Welcome Tracie McMillan (TracieMcMillan.com) (HuffingtonPost)and Host TBogg (blog-TBogg) [As a courtesy to our guests, please keep comments to the book and be respectful of dissenting opinions. Ple...
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Sarkozy Is First French President in 30 Years to Fail Reelection
bloomberg.com - Nicolas Sarkozy’s defeat in the French presidential election makes him the ninth European leader to be booted out since the region’s debt crisis began. Sanctioned for his flamboyant personal style ...
tomhayden.com - Peace Exchange Bulletin - The Port Huron Statement: A manifesto reconsidered
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - tomhayden.com - Peace Exchange Bulletin - The Port Huron Statement: A manifesto reconsidered: THE PORT HURON STATEMENT: A MANIFESTO RECONSIDERED SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 AT 12:01PM | PRINT ARTICLE | E...
German center-right coalition poised to lose state
sfgate.com - (05-06) 09:15 PDT BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- Exit polls in Germany show that voters in the country's northernmost state have likely ousted a governing center-right government made up of the same parti...
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our MAY FESTIVAL OF PROTEST !
campaign.r20.constantcontact.com - Saturday May 19th @ the Metro THIS LAND IS OUR LAND a Centennial Concert tribute to Woody Guthrie featuring: Tom Morello; the Nightwatchman The Klezmatics Holly Near Toshi Reagon Jon Langf...
[BREAKING] Socialist candidate Hollande defeats Sarkozy in French presidential race
dailykos.com - Hollande's victory has now been confirmed by the French media. See latest updates. Officially, in France, people are still voting and the French law does not allow for polls or partial results to b...
Around the World with the Supermoon - Global
theatlanticwire.com - On Friday we reported that there's no reason to be afraid of the supermoon. It wouldn't make you crazy. It wasn't going to sink any ships. It wasn't going to signal the end of the world. If any of ...
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Cinco de Mayo draws crowds downtown, but little trouble reported in San Jose
mercurynews.com - Santa Clara Street was crowded with cruising cars as Latinos from near and far headed to downtown San Jose on Saturday afternoon to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.Classic low-riding Impalas, convertible C...
Miramonte: L.A. UNIFIED IS NAMED IN NEGLIGENCE LAWSUIT
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - Twenty former Miramonte Elementary students say they were victims of abuse and that the district did not do enough to protect students who lodged complaints. By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Time...
DeKalb must take an unflinching look at cronyism
blogs.ajc.com - A DeKalb grand jury reindicted former school Superintendent Crawford Lewis last week. There are new developments in the criminal case against former DeKalb school chief Crawford Lewis and construct...
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tomhayden.com - Peace Exchange Bulletin - The Port Huron Statement: A manifesto reconsidered
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - tomhayden.com - Peace Exchange Bulletin - The Port Huron Statement: A manifesto reconsidered: THE PORT HURON STATEMENT: A MANIFESTO RECONSIDERED SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 AT 12:01PM | PRINT ARTICLE | E...
Louisiana Educator: More on the 10% factor
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Louisiana Educator: More on the 10% factor: More on the 10% factorby Michael DeshotelsMany of my readers are still struggling to understand exactly which teachers are expected to be rated ineffecti...
Dear Charlie. « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Dear Charlie. « Fred Klonsky: Dear Charlie.by Fred KlonskySixty IEA members travel from the north suburbs of Chicago to Springfield to fight for pensions, but nobody from the IEA Communications off...
