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Mayor Kevin Johnson warns of ‘Crisis’ in education | Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper
Mayor Kevin Johnson warns of ‘Crisis’ in education | Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper: Mayor Kevin Johnson warns of ‘Crisis’ in education4 JULY 2013By George E. Curry, NNPA Editor-in-ChiefMayor Kevin JohnsonThe education of Blacks has reached a state of crisis that demands a strong response from all African Americans, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson told members of the National Newspaper Publishe
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-7-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: David Foster Wallace in 2005: “This Is Water”David Foster Wallace gave the commencement speech at Kenyon College in 2005. In this speech, called “This Is Water,” Wallace tried to explain to the graduates what really matters most in life. Wallace was a gifted and successful novelist. He contrasted “the default setting” in which most
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7-7-13 Schools Matter @ The Chalk Face
SCHOOLS MATTER @ THE CHALK FACE: Clarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radicalClarifying Common Core Compromise (part 2) | the becoming radical.by plthomasedd / 1hAll Week 7-6-13 @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER@ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: TODAYNC Tea Party Taliban Requires Health Teachers to Lie to 7th Graders on Later Effects of AbortionThat’s right.  The bill
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What Happened to My Grade Book?: "Beyond Expectations"
What Happened to My Grade Book?: "Beyond Expectations": "Beyond Expectations"I  recently received a quick note from a former professor which read, "Lots of work to do to make sure future schools really do the work that they should so that all kids learn beyond expectations!"I love this for so many reasons, and I thought immediately of a student who taught me many lessons one year.  This student wa
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My Fanboi Email To The Principal of PS 154 DR Alison Coviello southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: My Fanboi Email To The Principal of PS 154 DR Alison CovielloThis was written to DR Alsion Coviello, principal of PS 154 a week or two before this email. I was quite tired as I wrote this and came out more like a soliloquy or stream of consciousness, or a combination thereof.I shared this with many. Yet it is time for the world to know. Enjoy.Dear Dr Coviello- I fi
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What Families Need to Get By: The 2013 Update of EPI’s Family Budget Calculator | Economic Policy Institute
What Families Need to Get By: The 2013 Update of EPI’s Family Budget Calculator | Economic Policy Institute: What Families Need to Get ByThe 2013 Update of EPI’s Family Budget CalculatorBy Elise Gould, Hilary Wething, Natalie Sabadish, and Nicholas Finio | July 3, 2013Issue Brief #368 View PDF Download PDF  Press releaseShare this page:Share on facebookShare on google_plusone_shareShare on googleM
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Whither MOOCs? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Whither MOOCs? | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Whither MOOCs?Universal access to high-quality college courses at low cost for students anywhere with an Internet connection continues to make Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) the innovation that will, in the minds of its advocates, “revolutionize” or to use the favorite word of entrepreneurs, “disrupt” higher education.Deep
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Sunday reads. | Fred Klonsky
Sunday reads. | Fred Klonsky: Sunday reads.JULY 7, 2013Birthplace of the Reverend Matin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia.Trayvon Martin was one of the few guys who didn’t tease Rachel Jeantel.The rich are not like the rest of us. Because, well, they’re rich.The NSA knows everything about you. But if you try to find out what corporations and the government are up to, crickets.It is easier and mor
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Single fathers head record number of households with children | The Mommy Files | an SFGate.com blog
Single fathers head record number of households with children | The Mommy Files | an SFGate.com blog: « Things to do with kids this summer | Main |Single fathers head record number of households with childrenComments(33)|E-mail|PrintTV's single dadsShare this gallery: 1 of 17 (ABC Photo Archives / ABC via Getty Images)Tom Corbett on The Courtship of Eddie's FatherSingle fathers, a longtime trope o
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White Hat Management's Ohio charter schools in the midst of upheaval | cleveland.com
White Hat Management's Ohio charter schools in the midst of upheaval | cleveland.com: White Hat Management's Ohio charter schools in the midst of upheaval1 / 7PrintBy Edith Starzyk, The Plain Dealer Email the authoron July 06, 2013 at 4:00 PM, updated July 06, 2013 at 7:33 PMCHARTER CHANGESSplit of White Hat, charter school boards may cause confusionPolicy Matters Ohio says White Hat state law on
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Nite Cap 7-6-13 #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #thankateacher #EDCHAT #P2 #HEREPASTJUNE
James Baldwin said it best: "For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAPNYC Educator: Charlotte Danielson on Value-AddedNYC Educator: Charlotte Danielson on Value-Added: Charlotte Danielson on Value-AddedShe seems to agree it's not ready for prime-time.Posted by NYC Educator at 1:16 PM by mike simpson / 12min It Can’t Happen H
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NYC Educator: Charlotte Danielson on Value-Added
NYC Educator: Charlotte Danielson on Value-Added: Charlotte Danielson on Value-AddedShe seems to agree it's not ready for prime-time.Posted by NYC Educator at 1:16 PM 
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It Can’t Happen Here… Really? | GoingPublic
It Can’t Happen Here… Really? | GoingPublic: It Can’t Happen Here… Really?Sinclair Lewis wrote the satirical political novel, It Can’t Happen Here, in 1935, when the United States and Western Europe had been in a depression for six years.  Lewis asks us to consider what could happen if some ambitious politician used the 1936 presidential election to make himself dictator by promising quick, easy s
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The in box. Peter Kuttner’s Richard Mell moment. | Fred Klonsky
The in box. Peter Kuttner’s Richard Mell moment. | Fred Klonsky: The in box. Peter Kuttner’s Richard Mell moment.JULY 6, 2013Fred,In my Richard Mell moment, no one calls him an “asshole politician”, he just acts like one.I also lived in his 33rd Ward and was working for Washington at Lathrop Homes, the low-rise public housing project down the street from my house. We knew there were lots of votes
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Diane in the Evening 7-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: How One Rogue Democrat Saved Vouchers in ArizonaJust when vouchers seemed to be in trouble in the Arizona legislature, Democrat Barbara McGuire changed her vote to preserve this stealth attack on public schools. Blogger David Safier says no one should be surprised by her last-minute switch.by dianerav / 6h Oklahoma: Barresi Pulls O
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“How much is 2+2?” | Reclaim Reform
“How much is 2+2?” | Reclaim Reform: “How much is 2+2?”Posted on July 6, 2013by kenprevitiDeep within the bowels of a certain state Capital building, a certain long-long term Speaker of the House was interviewing a few candidates for the collection and gathering of financial data regarding the attack on teacher pensions. Let’s call him Mighty Mickey Madagain.The first candidate for this financiall
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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: The Teacher Code of Silence:Yeah, We Have One Too!
DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: The Teacher Code of Silence:Yeah, We Have One Too!: The Teacher Code of Silence:Yeah, We Have One Too!You know you saw it. You saw her go up one side of him and down the other. You felt so bad for him. But what did you do? You walked past, eyes averted, hoping to save him from further embarrassment. She looked at you, eyes locking, and shared a smug, "Yeah, I got
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2nd Banana 7-6-13 Recap of Last Week's Best Post #EDchat #EDreform #soschat #p2 #1u
BIG EDUCATION APE 2ND BANANA RECAP OF LAST WEEK'S BEST POSTPregnant/parenting students’ rights protected by Title IX SI&A Cabinet Report – News & ResourcesSI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Pregnant/parenting students’ rights protected by Title IX By Kimberly BeltranWednesday, July 03, 2013In a nod to the recent 40th anniversary of Title IX, the U.S. Department of Education’s
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Morning Wink 7-6-13 AM Posts #neara13 #RYH4Ed #BATsACT #edreform #EDCHAT #P2
BIG EDUCATION APE - MORNING WINK  AM POSTSTODAYLISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for allDiane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Setting Goals by Race, Etc.: Everyone Does It, and It’s WrongIn a recent post, I criticized Alabama for setting goals based on race, ethnicity, and disability status. I said it was unAmerica
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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-6-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all
Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Setting Goals by Race, Etc.: Everyone Does It, and It’s WrongIn a recent post, I criticized Alabama for setting goals based on race, ethnicity, and disability status. I said it was unAmerican. Our goal as a society is equality of educational opportunity. There is something repulsive, to me at least, in saying that schools will set
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