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C.O.R.E. video on Successful Chicago Strikes: Teachers set to walk out | Dailycensored.com

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C.O.R.E. video on Successful Chicago Strikes: Teachers set to walk out | Dailycensored.com: C.O.R.E. video on Successful Chicago Strikes: Teachers set to walk out by Danny Weil Produced by CORE (the Caucus of Rank and File Educators of the Chicago Teachers Union) and Chicago’s Labor Beat. Titled “CTU Strikes: 1968 – 1987″, the video was made during the summer of 2012 in conjunction with the four CORE “Successful Chicago Strikes” forums. It is now up and available on You Tube. The video contains interviews from retired Chicago Teachers Union members who participated in these... more »

American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson -- "The Great Society"

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American Rhetoric: Lyndon Baines Johnson -- "The Great Society": A third place to build the Great Society is in the classrooms of America …We are still far from that goal. In many places, classrooms are overcrowded and curricula are outdated. Most of our qualified teachers are underpaid, and many of our paid teachers are unqualified. So we must give every child a place to sit and a teacher to learn from. Poverty must not be a bar to learning, and learning must offer an escape from poverty. Lyndon Baines Johnson *The Great Society* delivered 22 May 1964, Ann Arbor, MI Audio mp3 of... more »

Blue Collar

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Q & A: Chiefs of five school districts talk reform — and describe their biggest wish - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Q & A: Chiefs of five school districts talk reform — and describe their biggest wish - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Q & A: Chiefs of five school districts talk reform — and describe their biggest wish By Valerie Strauss With the new school year upon us, we asked a handful of superintendents of districts in the greater Washington area to answer six questions so we could get a better understanding of their vision and challenges. Th school district chiefs were asked to talk about teacher evaluation, class size, new initiatives and more, including the one thing they would do ... more »

FCAT, PARCC: High-stakes testing by any other name - Other Views - MiamiHerald.com

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FCAT, PARCC: High-stakes testing by any other name - Other Views - MiamiHerald.com: FCAT, PARCC: High-stakes testing by any other name BY KATHLEEN OROPEZAKATHLEENO@CFL.RR.COM Gov. Rick Scott and his advisors really need to get out more. If they were more clued in Scott would not be out there taking credit for stopping the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Here’s a newsflash: FCAT was always going away. Scott has nothing whatsoever to do with that. Gov. Charlie Crist implemented a plan to phase out the FCAT by 2014. The truth didn’t stop approval-hungry Scott from starring i...more »

Daily Kos: On "Hostile Rhetoric," Laziness, and the Education Debate

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Daily Kos: On "Hostile Rhetoric," Laziness, and the Education Debate: On "Hostile Rhetoric," Laziness, and the Education Debate byplthomasEdDFollow 3 PERMALINK1 COMMENT In the early 1980s, I was newly married, seeking my first teaching job, and necessarily living in my parents' home, which also housed my sister, her husband, and child. We were a pretty interesting extended family nestled in the Upstate of rural South Carolina. One night, I was suddenly startled awake by my sister ripping the screened door off its hinges as she shouted for me to wake up. After a blur of jumping ... more »

Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-2-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Florida Gets Tough on 5-Year-Olds by dianerav In Florida, as we learn from the comment below, it is never too soon to get tough. It’s never too soon to give tests and hand out grades. Even five-year-olds need to know that someone (the State Education Department? the Legislature? Jeb Bush? ) has high expectations for them! It’s never too soon for them to learn the Great Lesson: Perform on our tests or you are marked a failure. The treadmill starts here. Must be part of that big Pearson contract with the stat... more »

Bridgeport Election Tuesday: What Excel Bridgeport failed to point out - Wait, What?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
Bridgeport Election Tuesday: What Excel Bridgeport failed to point out - Wait, What?: Bridgeport Election Tuesday: What Excel Bridgeport failed to point out by jonpelto This Tuesday, September 4th, the voters of Bridgeport can finally go to the polls to select members of a democratically elected board of education. This new board will replace the illegal board of education that has been running Bridgeport’s school for more than a year. It is the illegal board that hired Paul Vallas and his entourage of outside consultants. Excel Bridgeport is the group that pushed for the state’s ... more »

School Tech Connect: Thoughts On The Strike Notice

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 hour ago
School Tech Connect: Thoughts On The Strike Notice: Thoughts On The Strike Notice by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Two notes from Karen Lewis's press conference following the 10-day notice. 1. It's brilliant. It's both a concise summary of what's going on in the negotiations and of the larger picture of what's going on in the nation. This isn't some slick eduhucktster with a PowerPoint--- this is a chemistry teacher, laying out exactly what is happening, why it's happening, and how it all fits into the bigger picture. 2. The narrative of disruption that's going on the press is b... more »

Daily Kos: Nicholas Kristof takes on Republicans over abortion

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Daily Kos: Nicholas Kristof takes on Republicans over abortion: Nicholas Kristof takes on Republicans over abortion by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Today in America, more than one-third of teens say that when they began having sex, they had not had any formal instruction about contraception. Is this really the time for a Republican Party platform denouncing comprehensive sex education?Some Americans don’t even seem to have had any sex education by the time they’re elected to Congress. Like Todd Akin. That is the conclusion of Nicholas Kristof's Sunday *New York Times* column, tit... more »

Yes, they cheat at Harvard, too - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Yes, they cheat at Harvard, too - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Yes, they cheat at Harvard, too By Valerie Strauss The scandal at Harvard University in which authorities are investigatingwhether nearly half of a class of 279 students cheated on a take-home final exam raises a number of questions, including this: Does everybody cheat? Dozens of Harvard University students are being investigated for cheating after school officials discovered evidence they may have wrongly shared answers or plagiarized on a final exam. (Elise Amendola - AP)At the moment, Harvard is dealing w... more »

"Yo Soy 132" Student Movement Protests Calderon Government in Mexico - Hispanically Speaking News

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"Yo Soy 132" Student Movement Protests Calderon Government in Mexico - Hispanically Speaking News: “Yo Soy 132” Student Movement Protests Calderon Government in Mexico [image: “Yo Soy 132” Student Movement Protests Calderon Government in Mexico]Hundreds of people demonstrated outside Mexico’s Congress Saturday against President Felipe Calderon, a protest coinciding with the presentation of his final state-of-the-nation report. Members of the Yo soy 132 student movement, which arose in May as a reaction to the Mexican mass media’s bias in favor of now-President-elect Enrique Peña Ni... more »

Democurmudgeon: We're a nation of American Suckers when it comes to Public School Bashing.

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Democurmudgeon: We're a nation of American Suckers when it comes to Public School Bashing.: We're a nation of American Suckers when it comes to Public School Bashing. by Democurmudgeon The rabid hatred of public schools by Republicans is spreading, thanks to the repetitive message and money spent on advertising “choice” and vilifying teachers. It’s called propaganda, and it works. Take a look at this right wing article pushing the latest results of a Gallup opinion poll on public schools. The public’s perception, surprise, is just the opposite of the truth. We really are turning i... more »

Bush, Levesque, ALEC and Their Corporate Bankrollers | Scathing Purple Musings

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Bush, Levesque, ALEC and Their Corporate Bankrollers | Scathing Purple Musings: Bush, Levesque, ALEC and Their Corporate Bankrollers by Bob Sikes See the rest of thus worthwhile read from Colin Woodard from the *Maine Sunday Telegraph*

Are Kids Really Motivated by Technology? (Bill Ferriter) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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Are Kids Really Motivated by Technology? (Bill Ferriter) | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Are Kids Really Motivated by Technology? (Bill Ferriter) by larrycuban *Bill Ferriter (@plugusin) is a full-time elementary school teacher. He is also a Solution Tree author and presenter,a frequent blogger and a senior fellow in the Teacher Leaders Network. His commentary appeared in SmartBlogs on Education on August 17th, 2012* As a guy who delivers two-day edtech workshops during my breaks from full-time classroom teaching, I’m often asked the same questions again and... more »

More about Milk and Choice « Diane Ravitch's blog

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More about Milk and Choice « Diane Ravitch's blog: More about Milk and Choice from Diane Ravitch's blog by dianerav A teacher in New York City wrote to tell me that he worked in the dairy industry for many years before becoming a teacher. When he read about Jeb Bush touting the virtues of choosing schools the way we choose milk, he laughed. Did you know, he wrote, that a small number of big corporations control the dairy industry. No matter what label is on the carton, the odds are that you are buying from agri-business, not a small producer. There are really only

What Schools Can Learn From the World of Photography | Connected Principals

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
What Schools Can Learn From the World of Photography | Connected Principals: What Schools Can Learn From the World of Photography by George Couros The best camera you have is the one with you. cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Nico Kaiser I have taken a big interest in visuals and photography as I have found some amazing photo sites on the web, as well as simply enjoying using apps such as Instagram (along with a large chunk of the world). Recently, I was struck by this quote: “(On digital photography) No wasted film, slides, or prints. And we are aware of this relationsh... more »

NYC Public School Parents: More dissimulation from Eva

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
NYC Public School Parents: More dissimulation from Eva: More dissimulation from Eva by Leonie Haimson From Wikipedia: In 2010, according to Eva Moskowitz, she received around 13,000 applications for 69 teacher positions. In 2011, she said there were " *57,000 applications for 256 jobs*." (Sources: Rosato, Ken, host, *New York Viewpoint*,*July 25, 2010; *Phillips, Anna M., *High Teacher Turnover at a Success Network School*, in NYT*SchoolBook*, October 19, 2011) Yet from the below email it is clear that of yesterday, her schools *are still* looking for TFA teachers even afte

Diane in the Afternoon 9-1-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: Why Did We Forget About Integration? by dianerav A good discussion on NPR about an important issue that has been swept under the rug. The combination of racial segregation and poverty is toxic. Maybe Choosing Schools Is Like Choosing Toothpaste? by dianerav Deborah Meier writes to comment on Jeb Bush’s claim that choosing schools should be like choosing milk. Could have said cereal. There, two or three corporations own all the different brands. *Re Jeb Bush’s analogy—choosing schools is like choosing milk as you wander down the aisle. Among the * A New ...more »

Peg with Pen: Sitting Ducks in Suburbia

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Peg with Pen: Sitting Ducks in Suburbia: Sitting Ducks in Suburbia by Peggy I attended my son’s middle school Back to School Night this past week; you may recall that this is Sam’s first year in a public school. I especially enjoy these events because as a former public school teacher, I enjoy hearing teachers speak, I love being in their classrooms and I most definitely want to let them know I appreciate their talents, education, dedication and time spent working with our children. During my fifteen years of teaching my last five were spent teaching teachers and administrators ... more »

The Weekly Update: Rallies at the DNC, it’s all about the money for some folks and Michelle Rhee & ALEC – a marriage made in… | Seattle Education

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The Weekly Update: Rallies at the DNC, it’s all about the money for some folks and Michelle Rhee & ALEC – a marriage made in… | Seattle Education: The Weekly Update: Rallies at the DNC, it’s all about the money for some folks and Michelle Rhee & ALEC – a marriage made in… by seattleducation2011 *The Weekly Update for the news you might have missed* Check out their Facebook page. *Action Alert: Rally at the DNC!* Parents Across America founding member, Pamela Grundy, is one of the organizers of the following events that will occur in Charlotte, NC next week. To follow is the informat... more »

PAA’s Parent Online Toolkit for the WBD* movie and beyond « Parents Across America

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
PAA’s Parent Online Toolkit for the WBD* movie and beyond « Parents Across America: PAA’s Parent Online Toolkit for the WBD* movie and beyond by pureparents Parents Across America is a network of **active parents doing the hard work of change in our public schools. We know that our schools need help. Knowing what to do is the problem. Knowing what works in improving schools is even more important. We know that most parents don’t want to close their schools or turn them into charters. They want to improve their local neighborhood public schools by stopping budget cuts, reducing cla... more »

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Global Learning: Helping to Prevent "The Ugly American" Stereotype!

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Global Learning: Helping to Prevent "The Ugly American" Stereotype!: Global Learning: Helping to Prevent "The Ugly American" Stereotype! by Lisa M "I have a nosy wife". My husband and I were sitting in the Windjammer Cafe on the Royal Carribean's Explorer of the Seas. And I was doing what I usually do when I am around a large number of people. In between conversing with my hubby, I listen to conversations taking place around me. So while eavesdropping,listening, I heard a conversation between a man, who was sitting with his son, and the

GOP Divided on ObamaCore | Truth in American Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
GOP Divided on ObamaCore | Truth in American Education: GOP Divided on ObamaCore by Shane Vander Hart It is so good for EdWeek to point out that yes there is dissention in the ranks. Not all Republicans have bought into Governor Jeb Bush’s vision of education reform, as far as, national standards are concerned. On the one hand, there’s Jeb Bush, a key Romney surrogate and the former GOP governor of Florida. He points out that a majority of GOP governors have embraced the standards. And then you’ve got Gayle Ruzeicka, president of the Utah Eagle Forum, and a delegate to the Repub... more »

Jeb Bush ‘s Irrational and Potentially Catastrophic Exercise in Hubris | Scathing Purple Musings

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Jeb Bush ‘s Irrational and Potentially Catastrophic Exercise in Hubris | Scathing Purple Musings: Jeb Bush ‘s Irrational and Potentially Catastrophic Exercise in Hubris by Bob Sikes Jeb Bush’s predictable RNC performance centered on school choice with a dash of teacher union bash. The later, red meat for the GOP base; the former, code for vouchers with a lustful eye on total privatization of education. But Bush knows that his Florida test-based way is collapsing and he’s desperately trying to control the narrative with spin. He knows that for some republican voters, playing the uni... more »

THE “DISHONOR YOUR PROFESSION AWARD” « Teachers Fight Back

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
THE “DISHONOR YOUR PROFESSION AWARD” « Teachers Fight Back: THE “DISHONOR YOUR PROFESSION AWARD” by alkleen *Next to the Broad Prize the Charter School Emmy and the * *DISHONOR YOUR PROFESSION AWARD **are most * *coveted prizes in all of Reformdumb* It’s time to create a new award. The “Dishonor Your Profession Award” will be given to teacher groups that agree to humiliating and degrading contracts. The first award recipient is the Libertyville and Vernon Hills high school teachers who after six months of negotiations have agreed to a pathetic contract. The teachers accepted a sala... more »

Stand in Solidarity with CTU: Action for the Week of 9/2/2012 | United Opt Out National

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Stand in Solidarity with CTU: Action for the Week of 9/2/2012 | United Opt Out National: Stand in Solidarity with CTU: Action for the Week of 9/2/2012 by admin *The Chicago Teachers Union stands up against the powers of fear, intimidation, coercion and oppression against the rights of children, teachers, parents and their communities. We support their courageous actions as they confront the education de/formers. CTU’s actions are a model for national action. CTU says “We have had enough!” And we agree with them. We hope more schools, teachers and communities will follow their lea... more »

GotJeb ? Diane Ravitch and Floridians Respond to Jeb Bush’s Speech about Education at the Republican National Convention. « Continuing Change

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
GotJeb ? Diane Ravitch and Floridians Respond to Jeb Bush’s Speech about Education at the Republican National Convention. « Continuing Change: GotJeb ? Diane Ravitch and Floridians Respond to Jeb Bush’s Speech about Education at the Republican National Convention. by gatorbonbc *Diane Ravitch responded to Jeb Bush’s speech at the Republican National Convention. Jeb compared public education to shopping for milk. Here is Ravitch’s blog response: * *http://dianeravitch.net/2012/09/01/how-is-a-school-like-milk/* *My comment? * *Jeb’s connections to online ed for profit are well known ... more »

NYC Public School Parents: New De Blasio study on inclusion: where are the parents, teachers and principals?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
NYC Public School Parents: New De Blasio study on inclusion: where are the parents, teachers and principals?: New De Blasio study on inclusion: where are the parents, teachers and principals? by Leonie Haimson There’s a new study put out by Public Advocate De Blasio’s office praising DOE’s inclusion program, based on the results of Phase I of their initiative. Today’s NYT carries an article about the reporthere. Interestingly, the author of the report only interviewed top brass at Tweed and cluster and network leaders. Not a single principal, teacher or parent, or student in an... more »

Opponents of charter schools amendment say backers are... | www.ajc.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Opponents of charter schools amendment say backers are... | www.ajc.com: Opponents of charter schools amendment say backers are bullying, silencing them - SHARE - FAVORITE - VOTE (0) By Wayne Washington The Atlanta Journal-Constitution [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] Opponents of a proposed charter schools constitutional amendment say supporters of the amendment are using “bullying and intimidation” in an effort to shut down debate on the topic. Supporters say they are not, and there is no secret campaign to squelch debate about the amen... more »

Back to school: Why public education is awesome (Julie Mack column) | MLive.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Back to school: Why public education is awesome (Julie Mack column) | MLive.com: Back to school: Why public education is awesome (Julie Mack column) [image: Students by the busload] *KALAMAZOO, MI* -- Years ago, I interviewed a man who adopted a teenage boy from Central America. The boy had to adjust to life in Michigan, which included dealing with winters and going to a school where very few people spoke his language. But surprisingly, the teen had boundless enthusiasm for the latter. In his home country, educational options were very limited for poor children. The child could... more »

Saturday coffee. 9-1-12 « Fred Klonsky

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky Can we consider two stupid wars an entitlement? Here’s why I ask. The Illinois Policy Institute is a corporate think tank and lobbying outfit that has led the charge against public employee pensions in the state. Today they link to a *Wall Street Journal* article that makes the claim that entitlements cost too much and are ruining the *American character*, whatever that means. As Americans opt to reward themselves ever more lavishly with entitlement benefits, the question of how to pay for these government transfers ... more »

Educator Musing: Parent Revolution Pants on Fire

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Educator Musing: Parent Revolution Pants on Fire: Parent Revolution Pants on Fire by Educator Musing “Ironically, the Desert Trails Parents’ Union initially had no interest in their school becoming a charter school.” David Phleps – National Communications Director of Parent Revolution http://parentrevolution.org/recent-criticism-regarding-won’t-back-down “This group of parents would do anything rather than bring in an

School Tech Connect: Nothing Is Ever True...

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
School Tech Connect: Nothing Is Ever True...: Nothing Is Ever True... by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) ....when Rahm talks about public education or crime. I rarely get in the car, but I did yesterday, and flipped on the radio and heard the Diminutive Prevaricator talking about how wonderful it is that fewer people have been getting shot to death over in Englewood. Chicago is burning down with gun violence, and there are predictable parallels between the lies that are told about education to with the lies that are told about public safety. The lies are propped on data-worship, ... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: Why the Republicans Don't Want Common Core Rescinded.

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Missouri Education Watchdog: Why the Republicans Don't Want Common Core Rescinded.: Why the Republicans Don't Want Common Core Rescinded. by stlgretchen You are invited to the educational reform party masqueraded as Common Core and School "Choice" Common Core allows State Longitudinal Data Systems to share information. The information does not only include state wide assessment scores and educational data, it will include invasive personal data on students and families. This data will be used to track children from birth into careers. This data will be supplied to various Fed... more »

Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-1-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] The Biggest Lie about Unions by dianerav A reader responds to someone who lambasted the unions for preventing the firing of bad teachers: *Only poor administrators can’t fire poor teachers. There has never been a union contract anywhere, ever that didn’t allow for a competent principal to remove an incompetent tenured teacher. And it’s even easier to just non-renew a loser before they become tenured. This is the biggest of all the lies told about unionized teachers.* * ** * A Brave State School Board Memb... more »

A teacher's take on testing: High demands, few resources | UTSanDiego.com

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A teacher's take on testing: High demands, few resources | UTSanDiego.com: A teacher's take on testing: High demands, few resources[image: Veronica Valdivia with Loma Verde Elementary School in Chula Vista works with her 6th students during a reading and writing classroom assignment.]Veronica Valdivia with Loma Verde Elementary School in Chula Vista works with her 6th students during a reading and writing classroom assignment. — Nelvin C. Cepeda CHULA VISTA — Veronica Valdivia, 37, has taught in the Chula Vista Elementary School District for 14 years. She currently teaches sixt... more »

Daily Kos: Propaganda is one thing; prevarication is another.

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Daily Kos: Propaganda is one thing; prevarication is another.: Propaganda is one thing; prevarication is another. by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) That is just one of the many powerful lines from a brilliant op ed in tomorrow's*New York Time* by the fantastic Charles M. Blow. The piece is titled The G.O.P. Fact Vacuum and begins: Honesty is a lost art. Facts are for losers. The truth is dead.Pick one. The piece has a major focus on the words of Paul Ryan from Thursday night, including the now-viral takedown on Foxnews.com by Sally Kohn (who is an unpaid op ed writer there). Aft... more »

This Week's Radical Scholarship 9-1-12

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Radical Scholarship: Paul Thomas Paul Thomas Explains Why “No Excuses” Fails « Diane Ravitch's blog P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 2 hours ago Paul Thomas Explains Why “No Excuses” Fails « Diane Ravitch's blog "No Excuses" and the Culture of Shame: The Miseducation of Our Nation's Children | Alternet P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 2 hours ago "No Excuses" and the Culture of Shame: The Miseducation of Our Nation's Children | Alternet “Missionary Zeal”: The Miseducation of “Other People’s Children” | Dailycensored.com P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 23 hours ago “Miss... more »

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-1-12

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: *4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit* PENSION REFORM: Top-paid administrators to take biggest hit smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 1 hour ago By John Fensterwald, Ed Source Today | http://bit.ly/T659Dl August 29th, 2012 :: The retirement age for new teachers will be pushed back two years; they’ll have to fork over about another 1 percent of their pay into the retirement system. And their bosses – principals and administrators ­– will see a ceiling of $132,120 as the portion of their pay used to calculate ret... more »







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