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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 ...
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Board denies renewal of school charter

articles.latimes.com - One of the city's highest scoring middle schools was denied its charter renewal Tuesday from the Los Angeles school board, meaning that the school must seek a reprieve from the state to stay in bus...
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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...
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Opportunity Knocks - Teacher in a Strange Land

blogs.edweek.org - Here's a new one for the ol' Reformy Thesaurus: the "Opportunity Culture" in education.Sure sounds good, doesn't it? Who doesn't want our American kids to have more opportunities in life? Except--o...
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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...
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The Party of Chris Christie's.

democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - The blog, "The Way I See It" at South Milwaukee Now, brought to my attention this fine example of authoritarian leadership, Republican style. It the new, out in the open, more frightening conservat...
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Austerity Faces Sharper Debate After European Elections

nytimes.com - PARIS — After elections in France and Greece punished leaders advocating austerity, Europeans on Monday contemplated a new and untested political landscape shaped by competing demands for austerity...
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After War Room, Heading Ivy League Classroom

nytimes.com - NEW HAVEN — On a recent evening in a classroom at Yale, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal held forth for two animated hours on the conflicts in Northern Ireland and South Africa, with bits of his own hist...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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Opportunity Knocks - Teacher in a Strange Land

blogs.edweek.org - Here's a new one for the ol' Reformy Thesaurus: the "Opportunity Culture" in education.Sure sounds good, doesn't it? Who doesn't want our American kids to have more opportunities in life? Except--o...
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