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Pineapplegate continues, with 20 more errors, and finally an apologia from Pearson
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - It has been nearly three weeks since I first blogged about the absurd Pineapple story on the NY State 8th grade exam, produced by Pearson. Since then, even more errors have been found, and just ye...
leoniehaimson
Malloy’s 2012 Education Reform Initiative: It’s Not Whether You Win or Lose, But How You Spin the News…
jonathanpelto.com - May 09 jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Charter Schools, Education, Malloy, StudentsFirst Achievement First, ConnCAN, Education Reform, Malloy, Stefan Pryor In the days and hours before the Conne...
DianeRavitch
Governor, legislative leaders agree on education reforms
ctmirror.org - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared victory Monday night in his long, contentious push for education reforms, announcing a compromise agreement at a televised press conference with legislative leaders w...
arneduncan
George W. Bush Presidential Center
bushcenter.com - Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 Bush Institute Survey Suggests Education Policy is Out of Sync with Public Views DALLAS—Most Americans believe the nation does not receive a good return on its investment in ...
DianeRavitch
Shanker Blog » The Weighting Game
shankerblog.org - A while back, I noted that states and districts should exercise caution in assigning weights (importance) to the components of their teacher evaluation systems before they know what the other compo...
DianeRavitch
No Room for Dissent in a Police Department Consumed by the Numbers
nytimes.com - Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly is the cop from central casting, possessed of a square jaw, swagger and charm, and a flinty willingness to challenge any critic. Of late, party and business leaders ha...
DianeRavitch
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Who Are the True 'Failures' in America's School System?
huffingtonpost.com - Like most teachers I've gotten some praise from my high school students over my 26 years of teaching -- a lesson "wasn't bad," or a particular class was "sorta interesting." I've even been told tha...
mikeklonsky
So This Is Reform? - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,A few weeks ago, the state legislature in Louisiana passed Gov. Bobby Jindal's education reform bill. Louisiana now goes to the head of the class as the state with the most advanced re...
mikeklonsky
As contract talks heat up, teachers union seeks stronger ties with parents | catalyst
catalyst-chicago.org - In recent weeks, teachers at dozens of schools have made efforts to reach out to parents about issues ranging from the longer school day and school funding to class sizes to teacher pay. The latest...
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Chicago Office Workers Urged To 'Look Like a Protester' For NATO Summit
progressillinois.com - Some downtown Chicago office workers got memos to dress so as to blend in with expected protesters when they go to work Monday, May 21, the second day of the two-day NATO summit, hosted at Chicago'...
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City of Chicago Pulls Permit for Nurses Rally After Event Adds Tom Morello Performance | Music News
rollingstone.com - Tom Morello perfoms at the Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration Concert in Los Angeles. Noel Vasquez/Getty Images The city of Chicago has forced the relocation of a National Nurses United rally pla...
mikeklonsky
Bronx Student Ticketed For Handing Out Flyers Protesting School Closure
dnainfo.com - Malik Ayala (center) marched to the 45th Precinct on May 7, 2012 with supporters to file a complaint about a summons he received inside Lehman High School. (DNAinfo/Patrick Wall) THROGS NECK — A 16...
DianeRavitch
PoliticsSee all
Joseph Stiglitz: The 99 Percent Wakes Up
thedailybeast.com - Darrell Willis wears a "99%" button and an American flag at the corner of LaSalle and Jackson during an Occupy Chicago protest Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, in Chicago. "Occupy Chicago" protests started Mo...
mikeklonsky
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 ...
mikeklonsky
How much time does ex-schools chancellor Joel Klein spend on the News Corp. scandal?
capitalnewyork.com - The Lineup collects the media stories, big and small, that are on our radar each day.How much of his time does Joel Klein devote to matters related to News Corp's scandal in the U.K.?About a third,...
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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 =========================================...
leoniehaimson
Golden Empire Volunteers Needed Friday
rosemont.patch.com - Golden Empire Elementary School's spring carnival is coming up on Friday, but the event isn't yet fully staffed. The Rosemont school was still looking for 40 more volunteers for the carnival as of ...
coopmike48
REJECTING THE COMMON CORE by Anthony Scott
perdaily.com - (Mensaje se repite en Español)(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)On Perdaily, there have been many articles about the privatization of our educational sys...
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BusinessSee all
Liu Urges City To Push Projects In The Pipeline, Promises Plan Would Create 15,000 Positions
politicker.com - With his eye on a mayoral race that will play in the backdrop of a city economy still struggling, City Comptroller John Liu announced a plan this morning that he said would create 15,000 jobs by ac...
leoniehaimson
Office of the New York City Comptroller John C. Liu
comptroller.nyc.gov - PR12-05-052 Contact: Stephanie Hoo, (212) 669-3747 May 9, 2012 COMPTROLLER LIU UNVEILS INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN TO CREATE 15,000 JOBS City Can Spur Economic Growth and Realize Long-Term Savings by Accel...
leoniehaimson
K12: Investor Relations: Investor Overview
investors.k12.com - WebcastQ3 2012 K12 Inc. Earnings Conference Call (Replay)05/08/12 at 9:00 a.m. ETClick here to see the K12 Virtual Academies Academic Performance Trends (April 9, 2012)Click here to see the K12 Inv...
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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...
leoniehaimson
Ala. lawmakers pass bill to pay for class supplies
boston.com - MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says he will sign a bill the Legislature passed that will provide $300 to every public school classroom teacher in grades K-12 for classroom supplies.Th...
coopmike48
hate crime reported at the university of cincinnati
blog.angryasianman.com - Got this news passed along to me about a recent hate crime at the University of Cincinnati... Police are investigating an incident that occurred last Wednesday afternoon when an Asian woman was att...
coopmike48
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Ay, caramba! Foreign language versions of school exams riddled with errors
nydailynews.com - Robert Mecea for New York Daily News Patrick Sullivan, of the Panel for Education Policy, slammed New York's school test maker, saying "Clearly, Pearson can't deliver what they were contracted to p...
leoniehaimson
Mistakes On Translated State Math Exams Add Up
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...
leoniehaimson
#chicagoRead this paperSee all
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...
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