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Jersey Jazzman: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Buys Herself Some Legislators
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Rhee Buys Herself Some Legislators: Rhee Buys Herself Some Legislators by Duke Teachers, Missouri shows you the future - pay heed: Two Democratic legislators, incl...
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 ...
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...
Bobby Jindal Tries to Bridge the Political Spectrum on New Jersey Trip
m.yahoo.com - JERSEY CITY, NJ-Addressing an audience of school choice proponents tonight, Republican Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal assured them they had "the truth and the American people on [their] side" and ...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
The People Behind the Lawmakers Out to Destroy Public Education: A Primer
democraticunderground.com - What You Need To Know About ALEC by Diane Ravitch Since the 2010 elections, when Republicans took control of many states, there has been an explosion of legislation advancing privatization of publi...
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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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
YESTERDAY’S TEACHING METHODS WOULD BE CHILD ABUSE TODAY « Teachers Fight Back
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - YESTERDAY’S TEACHING METHODS WOULD BE CHILD ABUSE TODAY « Teachers Fight Back: YESTERDAY’S TEACHING METHODS WOULD BE CHILD ABUSE TODAY by alkleen The following story was taken fr...
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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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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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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...
