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njspotlight.com - In education circles -- and a few parent ones -- it’s been called the “dance of the lemons," a derisive description of the way districts' central offices shuffle ineffective teachers from school to...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The unusual next season of ‘Survivor’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostThe unusual next season of ‘Survivor’By Valerie StraussThis was sent to me by several people, and it has been published...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Capitol Smackdown: Teacher Union vs. Teacher Union - Rick Green | CT ConfidentialCapitol Smackdown: Teacher Union vs. Teacher UnionBy Rick Green on March 16, 2011 12:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - “Must-Watch” Texas Superintendent Speech | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...“Must-Watch” Texas Superintendent Speech Last week, thousands rallied at the Texas State Capitol to protest $9 bill...
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huffingtonpost.com - An Open Letter to Governor Susana Martinez from Marc Ecko and the Unlimited Justice* campaign Dear Governor Martinez:On Friday, March 18th, the New Mexico Senate followed the lead of the House of R...
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blogs.edweek.org - With all of the bills out there to curb collective bargaining and tenure for teachers, I'm beginning to wonder if we'll see more news stories in a vein similar to this one from Idaho or this one ou...
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4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - 21 March | http://bit.ly/i6oS12 Valley schools should go charter Re "Day of upheaval at LAUSD" (March 16): It is horrific how the Los Angeles Unified School District is robbing my child of an ...
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 | nymag.com - Photo-illustration by Dienstelle 75 (Photo: Classicstock/Alamy) Rhee, naturally, says that she loves good teachers—it’s just their unions she wants to curtail. Skeptics like Ravitch say you can’t ... coopmike48 |
nbcchicago.com - Updated 8:45 AM CDT, Sun, Mar 20, 2011 | Print Two demonstrators protesting the Tax Increment Financing program were arrested Saturday afternoon in the River North neighborhood. The protest and mar...
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thehill.com - On March 14, 2011, nearly 20,000 college students descended upon the California state capitol in Sacramento. While student rallies aren’t exactly a rare occurrence, the situation facing public hig...
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blog.nj.com - The Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School is located in Lincoln Park, a block of old homes left over from Newark’s beer baron days.School founder and CEO Fredrica Bey said she returned from a recent ...
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ed.gov - Event Date 1: March 22, 2011 01:30 pm - 02:30 pmU.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary Carl Harris will participate in the Department’s 2011 Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) Con...
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saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - So how are we doing on the whole Trust thing?On the positive... 1. The District has out-sourced Ethics Compliance to the City of Seattle. 2. The District says that they will revise their Ethics Pol...
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blog.nj.com - Published: Monday, March 21, 2011, 6:15 AM Updated: Monday, March 21, 2011, 6:22 AMTRENTON — Newark, New Jersey’s largest city, is nothing like the small Raritan River suburb of Highland Park. ...
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ednewscolorado.org - What’s churning: The week’s big act probably will a 2 p.m. hearing on Thursday, when the Senate Education Committee will take testimony about the impact of budget cuts on Colorado school districts....
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mid-day.com - By: Agencies Date: 2011-03-21 Place: WashingtonSchool going teenagers are less likely to experiment with sex if they're provided with sex education at school. The finding was based on a study, l...
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californiaprogressreport.com - Printer-friendly versionSend to friendBy David Atkins (thereisnospoon) Political analysts in California have watched the fractious internal debate at the CA GOP Convention this weekend with no smal...
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 | teamsternation.blogspot.com - Local 344 members sign recall petitions at the union office. Wisconsin's Teamster locals are putting some muscle behind the drive to recall eight of the Senate Republicans who voted to end collecti... coopmike48 |
guardian.co.uk - The Department for Education has said Michael Gove is "crystal clear that teaching creationism is at odds with scientific fact" after a warning that the government's new free schools could be explo...
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 | dailyfinance.com - It's well known that the typical American household has essentially been running in place or falling behind financially for some time. Sapped by greater outlays for everything from energy and healt... coopmike48 |
 | titleonederland.blogs.thompson.com - Behind my very cluttered desk here at Thompson HQ, there’s a quotation tacked to the orange cubicle wall that reminds me why I enjoy writing about, and by extension blogging about, education. The q... coopmike48 |
 | eyeonearlyeducation.org - March 21, 2011 by Irene Sege Amy O'Leary Amy O’Leary, director of Strategies for Children’s Early Education for All Campaign, has been elected to the governing board of the National Association for... coopmike48 |
chicagotribune.com - Last week, the Florida Legislature passed landmark legislation that brings common sense reforms to the teaching profession. Because of unwavering legislative leadership and a strong, supportive gov...
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washingtontimes.com - LANSING, Mich. — Teachers in Michigan may well be preparing for a strike in the wake of emergency financial manager legislation signed into law last week.Michigan Education Association President Ir...
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mercurynews.com - While facing a historic funding crisis that could cut teachers and programs in record numbers, San Jose Unified School District officials are considering whether to ask taxpayers to approve a whopp...
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newsweek.com - The U.S. citizenship test is comprised of 100 questions, across five categories: American government, systems of government, rights and responsibilities, American history and integrated civics. Ten...
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huffingtonpost.com - Academia is filled with Doubting Thomases. Especially in education, skepticism prevails when you hear of innovative reforms taking place. Academic gains are scrutinized while sustainability is call...
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mindinthemaking.org - March 10, 2011With support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Families and Work Institute (FWI) announces a Request for Information (RFI). We are seeking submissions from national, state or communit...
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dailydemocrat.com - On a recent day in a busy sixth-grade classroom in Sacramento, the students are learning how to build a battery from a grapefruit. The students don safety glasses, then poke zinc nails through the ...
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chicagonow.com - CPS reviews Catalyst-Howland school's contract Austin Talks: Catalyst operates two West Side charter schools, Howland in North Lawndale and Circle Rock in Austin. Catalyst-Howland serves 511 stude... coopmike48 |
theuptake.org - Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch (R-St. Michael) is asked if cutting Local Government Aid and school integration funding is unfairly attacking the state’s cities. Koch replies that integration fundi...
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blogs.edweek.org - Eric J. Smith, Florida's commissioner of education, has announced he will resign, a move that comes amid potentially major changes in the state's schools.Smith, a former math and science teacher in...
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 | cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com - March 21, 2011, 1:46 pmBy THE NEW YORK TIMES100 Years LaterRemembering the fire that killed 146 workers at a garment factory in Manhattan and its lasting impact.This week, Steven Greenhouse, the la... coopmike48 |
wausaudailyherald.com - Free, reduced lunch rates Percentage rates of students eligible for free and reduced-price school meal programs in local school districts:Athens School District34.3 percent 2010-1130.3 percent 2009...
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joannejacobs.com - More than 120 charter schools in 25 states have been founded by followers of Fethullah Gullen, an Islamic leader exiled by Turkey. Federal agents are investigating whether teachers imported from Tu...
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thenotebook.org - Moffett to return to Audenried Monday The Notebook blog The District and the PFT settled the federal case and agreed to let Hope Moffett return. How Moffett will describe the situation to her stude...
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boston.com - ELLSWORTH, Maine—Maine Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen is continuing his "listening tour" with stops in Hancock County to hear from educators, teachers, students and parents.Bowen is visiting ...
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chicagotribune.com - By Erin Meyer Tribune reporter 7:52 p.m. CDT, March 19, 2011chibrknews-2-arrested-in-school-funding-protest-20110319 A Chicago Teachers Union official and a second protester were arrested Saturday ...
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seattleducation2010.wordpress.com - “Positive Seattle” is the newest in school fundraisers, a music festival to benefit alternative school Pinehurst K-8. In the style of Folklife and Bumbershoot there will be a variety of live music,...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Pension bills stalled. But that could change. « Fred Klonsky's blogPension bills stalled. But that could change.by Fred KlonskyOn Friday, the IEA Government Relations office reported that most of t...
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democracyforamerica.com - Democracy for America and America's Voice have teamed up to provide financial assistance to deserving applicants attending this year's Netroots Nation, a conference dedicated to providing progressi...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Thompson: The Return of Boss TweedThompson: The Return of Boss TweedNew York City established the Office of Family Engagement and Advocacy to build communication between sch...
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postandcourier.com - The Palmetto State Teachers Association has selected Clark Academy teacher Meike McDonald as one of six winners statewide of the 2011 Dr. Elizabeth Gressette Professional Development Scholarship, a...
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chicagonewscoop.org - The Chicago Public Schools’ new “Breakfast in the Classroom” program may pose a threat to students who are allergic to certain foods. The program is intended to improve students’ performance by req...
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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Layoffs: The "Marshmallow Test" For Younger TeachersLayoffs: The "Marshmallow Test" For Younger Teachersby Alexander Russo#lifo #layoffs First, tell the promising neophyte t...
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blogs.forbes.com - EducationMar. 21 2011 - 10:29 am | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By E.D. KAIN Image via WikipediaThere may be some twisted logic to Pennsylvania Governor, Tom Corbett’s decision to slash education f...
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quickanded.com - A new report by Public Impact on tenure is worth reading. It doesn’t explicitly tie the tenure issue to broader collective bargaining debates but it does offer a great framework for understanding K...
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KOLD.com - By Ana Campos – email TUCSON, AZ (KOLD) – As University of Arizona students come back from spring break they'll be returning to a divided campus, literally. A chain link fence was erected this week...
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wepartypatriots.com - Mar 2011 21 Much has been written about income inequality, tax breaks for the wealthy, and the increasing burden being placed on the backs of the middle class through rhetorical calls for “shared s...
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dailyrecord.com - Recently, the “how” and “who” of school reform in Newark has focused on residents’ demands for transparency and community engagement. The elected advisory board has held boisterous forums on the su...
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nj.com - Published: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 6:35 PM Updated: Sunday, March 20, 2011, 6:35 PMTRENTON — While New Jersey's public schools are facing salary caps for their superintendents, charter schools ...
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wepartypatriots.com - Mar 2011 21 Daily Kos contributor David Mizner published a compelling argument for more focus on wages in a blog published Saturday. Mizner begins by citing a recent Harold Meyerson column, one tha...
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nydailynews.com - Warga/News City Controller John Liu The city controller has launched audits of two of the Education Department's signature - and most controversial - hi-tech programs.Controller John Liu's office i...
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education.nationaljournal.com - Monday, March 21, 2011President Obama wants to increase the college graduation rate from 40 percent to 60 percent over the next 10 years, adding some 8 million graduates to the population. It's a w...
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tampabay.com - From a DOE press release (Smith has, for at least now, declined to comment further): This past weekend, I informed the members of the State Board of Education of my intention to resign as Florida’s...
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ed.gov - Event Date 1: March 22, 2011 12:00 pm - 01:00 pmEvent Date 2: March 22, 2011 02:15 pm - 03:15 pmEvent Date 3: March 22, 2011 05:00 pm - 06:00 pmU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Lo...
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4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - By Op-Ed Contributor SUSAN ENGEL, New York Times | http://nyti.ms/exwC4M March 14, 2011 | New Marlborough, Mass. | IN a speech last week, President Obama said it was unacceptable that “as many as...
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upi.com - Published: March. 20, 2011 at 5:51 PMPHILADELPHIA, March 20 (UPI) -- The FBI is investigating a large U.S. charter school operation for possible financing of a Muslim movement in Turkey, sources sa...
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preaprez.wordpress.com - From the Wall Street Journal:Lawmakers in Illinois say they may try to fix the state’s ailing pension system by asking current workers to pay more into the plan, though the approach faces substanti...
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southbronxschool.blogspot.com - Tuesday night, March 22 @ 9 PM we welcome Rita Solnet. Call in # 917 932 8721 http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bronx-teacher/2011/03/23/the-mind-of-a-bronx-teacherRita Solnet possesses an MBA in Bus...
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