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Was Sec. Duncan playing ball with the hedge-funders?

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - EismanSen. Grassley's investigation of the DOE Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley is investigating whether Education Department officials, including Arne Ducan himself, disclosed confidential go...

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Oversight problems prompt freeze of school reform funds

californiawatch.org - This year's payout of a three-year $416 million federal grant to struggling schools has been delayed for several California schools after monitoring teams found the state Department of Education an...

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Tilson vs. Rubinstein Round I

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - One problem in the current ed reform debate is that there is not enough genuine debating. Really, there’s no communication at all between the two sides who I see as the ‘corporate reformers’ (Dunc...

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Superintendent John Kuhn Turns Failure On Its Head

teacherleaders.typepad.com - Some may be put off by Superintendant John Kuhn of Texas calling out politicians directly, and flipping the notion of "failure" on its head. But he is right, and his conviction is inspiring. (See ...

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Quotable: Linda Darling-Hammond

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Linda was a featured speaker at Saturday SOS rally in D.C."We have produced a larger and more costly prison system than any country in the world — we have 5% of the world’s population and 25% of it...

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New Arrest in British Hacking Scandal

nytimes.com - LONDON — The uproar enveloping Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper subsidiary in Britain took a new turn on Tuesday with another arrest, the 11th in recent months, in the police inquiry into alleged phone h...

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Grassley Questions Education Agency's Ties to Wall Street

dealbook.nytimes.com - Senator Charles E. Grassley is examining whether Department of Education officials disclosed secret government information to hedge fund managers, including Steve Eisman.The inquiry stems from the ...

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Americans cut spending for first time in 20 months

northjersey.com - WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans cut back on their spending in June for the first time in nearly two years and their incomes grew by the smallest amount in nine months, a troubling sign for an economy t...

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Bronx School Hires White Supremacist as Principal

gawker.com - When the 200-student Bronx primary school Our Lady of Mount Carmel needed a new principal, its pastor, Rev. Eric Rapaglia, knew exactly who to hire: White supremacist author Frank Borzellieri. Borz...

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U.N. Agencies Duck Taking Stand on Safe Abortion

womensenews.org - A woman's right to safe abortion is increasingly recognized as both a human right and a means to reduce maternal mortality. U.N. agencies--including UN Women in its new strategic plan--are sidestep...

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Home - Inside Higher Ed

insidehighered.com - February 24, 2011 The return of ROTC to some campuses -- seemingly assured by the end of the military's policy against gay service members -- may be hitting a few bumps.More February 24, 2011 City ...

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New Arrest in British Hacking Scandal

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New Arrest in British Hacking Scandal

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      DETROIT’S TURN TO BE VIOLATED « Teachers Fight Back DETROIT’S TURN TO BE VIOLATED « Teachers Fight Back DETROIT’S TURN TO BE VIOLATED leave a comment » The Detroit teachers have now been told that despite their contract, their pay will be slashed by 10% and they will have to contribute 25 % of the cost ...

      Darling-Hammond: The mess we are in - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post #SOSMarch Darling-Hammond: The mess we are in - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post Darling-Hammond: The mess we are in by Valerie Strauss Stanford University Education Professor Linda Darling-Hammond helped Barack Obama draft his educational plan when he was ...

      Your Personal Learning Network - Hispanically Speaking News Your Personal Learning Network - Hispanically Speaking News Your Personal Learning Network [image: Your Personal Learning Network] Who is in your personal learning network (PLN)? Or maybe we should first ask, What is a *personal learning network*? In ...

      School Tech Connect: The Unified Theory of Poverty, Testing, and Jobs School Tech Connect: The Unified Theory of Poverty, Testing, and Jobs The Unified Theory of Poverty, Testing, and Jobs by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim) I'm still recovering from the DC heat. Holy cow-- I think my internal organs were parboiled. Was it ...

      Dysfunctional Tiny Cities and Dysfunctional Tiny School Districts: The Sorry Story of Central Falls, RI - Dana Goldstein Dysfunctional Tiny Cities and Dysfunctional Tiny School Districts: The Sorry Story of Central Falls, RI - Dana Goldstein Dysfunctional Tiny Cities and Dysfunctional Tiny School Districts: The Sorry Story of Central Falls, RI by Dana Goldstein [image: ...

      #sosmarch Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: SOS Think/Do Tank Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: SOS Think/Do Tank SOS Think/Do Tank SOS Institure Workshop (R. Sanders pic) One of the many good things that came out of the SOS conference was a committment from a significant group of attendees to move ahead with, what ...

      Inexcusable Inequalities! This is NOT the post funding equity era! « School Finance 101 Inexcusable Inequalities! This is NOT the post funding equity era! « School Finance 101 Inexcusable Inequalities! This is NOT the post funding equity era! *Posted on August 1, 2011* by *schoolfinance101* 3 8 Votes I’ve heard it over and over again ...

      Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's 8 Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's *8* #SOSMarch Matt Damon’s Speech to Teachers’ Rally « Diary of a Public School Teacher! Matt Damon’s Speech to Teachers’ Rally « Diary of a Public School Teacher! Matt Damon’s Speech to Teachers’ Rally *I love ...

      #sosmarch Teacher: What Save Our Schools march accomplished — and didn’t - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post Teacher: What Save Our Schools march accomplished — and didn’t - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post Teacher: What Save Our Schools march accomplished — and didn’t by Valerie Strauss Veteran teacher Anthony Cody was one of the main organizers of last ...
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      Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER: The uninvited guest in a youth and money-obsessed nation

      Diary of a Social Art-tivist Mommy: THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER: The uninvited guest in a youth and money-obsessed nation

      THE EXPERIENCED TEACHER: The uninvited guest in a youth and money-obsessed nation

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      I believe you know you are getting older once you start talking about the 'good ole' days'. When I looked over my notes of what I wanted to blog about today, I saw this judgement directed at me and suddenly, I found myself yearning for a simpler time when experience

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      Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Too Complex for a Sound Bite (Even from Bill Gates)?

      Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Too Complex for a Sound Bite (Even from Bill Gates)?

      Too Complex for a Sound Bite (Even from Bill Gates)?

      by Melissa Westbrook
      Ever the education reformer, Bill Gates told the a National Urban League audience this:

      "Let me acknowledge that I don't understand in a personal way the challenges that poverty creates for families, and schools and teachers," the billionaire said at the civil rights group's annual convention. "I don't ever want to minimize it. Poverty is a terrible obstacle. But we can't let it be an excuse.

      We know you can have a good school in a poor neighborhood," said Gates. "So let's end the myth that we have to solve poverty before we improve education. I say it's more the other way around: Improving education is the best way to solve poverty."

      So first of all, is that a common myth? That poverty has to be solved (or severely curtailed) before education can
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      The Atlanta Cheating Scandal and the Texas Miracle | Scathing Purple Musings

      The Atlanta Cheating Scandal and the Texas Miracle | Scathing Purple Musings

      The Atlanta Cheating Scandal and the Texas Miracle

      by Bob Sikes

      With revelations coming forth that a cheating scandal has likely been uncovered in Philadelphia, it should come as no surprise that some former teachers are coming forward. Citing Atlanta as the model, former Texas teacher Lauren Bell has come forward to tell her story in a letter to the editor yesterday in the Seattle Times.

      Having worked in the Houston Independent School District my first year of teaching, I want Alan Clark to know that I have never forgotten that No Child Left Behind began with “similar lies” [“Similar to ‘Texas Miracle’,” Northwest Voices, July 12].

      I brought forth allegations of cheating on the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) during

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      #sosmarch Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 8-2-11: Take the Matt Damon test

      Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 8-2-11: Take the Matt Damon test

      PSAT for 8-2-11: Take the Matt Damon test

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      Are you as well-informed about education issues as Matt Damon?

      Check out his interview with Gotham Schools here and his SOS March speech here.

      Did you know all that? Why is he so smart about school issues? Well, apparently he’s actually really smart. Also, he has a smart mom who is a professor of early childhood education and hangs around with Diane Ravitch.

      But all of us can get smart, and we have started hanging around with Diane R., too, at least virtually, by reading her blogs and tweets, right? And we can share them with our friends and family the way Matt’s mom shares

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      Debt Deal Could Cut K-12 Spending, Poison No Child Left Behind Process

      Debt Deal Could Cut K-12 Spending, Poison No Child Left Behind Process

      Debt Deal Could Cut K-12 Spending, Poison No Child Left Behind Process

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      Public schools around the country averted an immediate spending crisis when Congress voted Tuesday afternoon to pass an 11th-hour deal to raise the debt ceiling and prevent the government from defaulting on its loans.

      A default could have increased school systems' capital, borrowing and construction costs, forcing spending cuts in areas closely related to student learning. Schools have already suffered massive cutsin recent years, and lost about 200,000 public education employees, due to the recession and the drying up of stimulus funds.

      The debt deal's changes to the Pell Grant program, which helps disadvantaged students pay for college, have been highly publicized, but details of what the debt deal will mean for k-12 education funding

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      Emergency Decree Cuts Wages for Detroit School Workers | Labor Notes

      Emergency Decree Cuts Wages for Detroit School Workers | Labor Notes

      Emergency Decree Cuts Wages for Detroit School Workers

      Jane Slaughter
      | August 2, 2011

      Detroit school employees, already among the lowest paid in the area, will see their salaries cut even further beginning this month. Students protested in June one of the many school closings and privatizations that have left the district with just 70,000 students. Photo: Jim West | jimwestphoto.com.


      Public sector unions predicted Michigan’s emergency manager law would be used to savage their contracts—and now their warnings are proving accurate.

      The Detroit school district’s emergency manager, Roy Roberts, is using the near-dictatorial powers granted to him by the March bill to impose a 10 percent wage cut on all 10,000 employees and make them pay more for their health care.

      Roberts thoughtfully included his own $250,000 salary in those to be cut.

      The law was proposed by newly elected Governor Rick Snyder this winter in order to give appointed financial managers the authority to impose budget cuts in cities, towns, and school districts operating in the red. Snyder’s

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