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NY1 Exclusive: 20 More Mistakes Found In State Math Exams
ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. NY1 has learned that more errors were discovered...
Rethink Teacher Appreciation Week | ED.gov Blog
ed.gov - Great teachers build nations. They inspire, awaken and raise our children’s expectations. They coax imaginations and lead students to discovery. Teachers shape the next generation of decision-maker...
Sen. Mary Landrieu touts New Orleans charter schools on 'Morning Joe'
nola.com - WASHINGTON - Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., touted the success of New Orleans charter schools on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" Tuesday. "Eighty percent of our children in the city are now in public charter sch...
Wireless Generation Buys Assessment Company - Marketplace K-12
blogs.edweek.org - In its first acquisition since the company was purchased by News Corporation in late 2010, Wireless Generation, the education software company, announced on Monday it has acquired Intel-Assess, an ...
Cracks in New Orleans Coverage « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - My informants in New Orleans forwarded a story that appeared in the local Times-Picayune. The story begins as the usual paean of praise to the miracle of New Orleans,where public education was wipe...
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Gap between best and worst D.C. schools growing
washingtonexaminer.com - The gap between the District's best- and worst-performing schools has been growing amid the most intense school reform in the city's history, according to a report commissioned by the Office of the...
York City schools budget: Sports, art, gym, kindergarten up for cuts
yorkdispatch.com - The York City School District's worst case budget scenario, the nightmare that the last school board president warned of during the last budget crisis, was laid out in blunt terms Monday night. And...
Teachers, employees are standing up for beliefs and for students
m.mailtribune.com - By By Dave Carrell May 08, 2012 - 2:00 AM As educators, one of the most important lessons we can teach our students is how to find their own voice and stand up for what they believe in. This is the...
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The Nation’s Largest Charter Chain « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - Most people think that KIPP is the nation’s largest charter chain, but that’s not correct. KIPP has 109 schools. The Gulen Movement has 135 charter schools. I mentioned in my last post that the Gul...
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nypost.com - The daughter of an Indian diplomat made good yesterday on her threat to sue the city for $1.5 million over her arrest on cyberbullying charges — but her suit doesn’t demand the key to the city that...
ALEC Gets a Break From State Lobbying Laws
motherjones.com - On April 20, Common Cause submitted a whistleblower complaint to the IRS, claiming that the American Legislative Exchange Council is "a corporate lobbying group masquerading as a charity." The move...
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Chicago pulls permit for nurses rally planned for NATO summit
wgntv.com - (Tribune illustration / March 23, 2012) By David Heinzmann Tribune reporter 4:36 p.m. CDT, May 8, 2012 The city of Chicago today yanked a permit for the first demonstration planned for the weeken...
Life in Rahm’s Chicago. “F— pensions.” « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Rahm went to Springfield and jumped to the head of the lynch mob. “F— the UAW,” he was once famously quoted. “F— you,” he once said to the President of the Chicago teachers union. “F— pensions,” he...
Romney blasts Obama for opposing D.C. voucher program
washingtontimes.com - Mitt Romney said Wednesday that it was “inexcusable” for President Obama to try to shut down the District’s federally backed voucher pilot program that has sent thousands of the city’s students to ...
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I Hate Your For Your Philanthropy, and I Will Forever. As Will My Children.
tuttlesvc.org - Russo:Nobody but perhaps a handful of us really want Gates and Broad and all the rest to fail, give up, and go off and do something else with their loot. Which is what they'll eventually do if they...
“Let the wild rumpus start!”
my.firedoglake.com - Maurice Sendak, RIP Once a little boy sent me a charming card with a little drawing on it. I loved it. I answer all my children’s letters — sometimes very hastily — but this one I lingered over. I...
The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do | Musings on Life and Love
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do | Musings on Life and Love: The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do By Dennis Hong, September 13, 2010 6:30 am 119KShare Image by doug8888...
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Best High Schools Rankings | Top High Schools
usnews.com - We evaluated nearly 22,000 public high schools in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals based on state proficiency standards, how well they pre...
Gulen charter schools in New York
charterschoolscandals.blogspot.com - STATE # ACTIVE # PENDING # INACTIVE* TOTAL ATTEMPTS NY 3 2 6 11 * Denied, withdrawn, closed, or unknown status =========================================...
It’s Official: Our Farmers Market Rules California
davis.patch.com - Davis ranked second in USA Today’s 10 Greatest Farmers Markets in the nation, which was published Tuesday. We were the top market in the agricultural-rich state of California. The only market that ...
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State education chief orders Perth Amboy superintendent be reinstated immediately
nj.com - PERTH AMBOY — State Education Commission Christopher Cerf has ordered that ousted Perth Amboy Superintendent Janine Caffrey be immediately reinstated and offered the school district a mediator to r...
D.A. says race was motive in killing of football star Jamiel Shaw II
latimesblogs.latimes.com - The 17-year-old football star’s skin was black and his backpack red. Were it not for those colors, a prosecutor told jurors Tuesday, Jamiel Shaw II might never have been murdered by an 18th Street ...
Trayvon Martin case: George Zimmerman waives right to speedy trial
democraticunderground.com - Source: Los Angeles TimesGeorge Zimmerman has waived his right to a speedy trial, arguing to a Florida court that he needs more time to prepare. The move means it could be October at the earliest -...
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On Schools - Grade Mayor Emanuel's First Year In Office
chicagobusiness.com - How do you think Mayor Rahm Emanuel did in his first year as mayor? Use this interactive project to grade the mayor on five key topics. When you're finished, share your grade on Facebook or Twitter...
