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Monday, September 26, 2011

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soe.unc.edu - From the dean In reforming schools, let's rely on evidence, not ideology By Bill McDiarmid Recently, a somewhat chastened Bill Gates admitted in an interview with The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Ri...

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The selling of school choice

wisconsinwatch.org - Walmart family heirs and others are changing the face of education in WisconsinHeirs to the Walmart fortune, including Alice and Jim Walton, have given thousands to Wisconsin political candidates s...

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Bridging Differences - Education Week

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It would be interesting to know what influenced the change of heart among those civil rights organizations, Diane. I've been exploring in my head—while I do my daily laps in the pond—wha...

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Dispatch from Detroit - Teacher in a Strange Land

blogs.edweek.org - On Friday morning, I had the pleasure of speaking about education reform on Points North, the regional NPR call-in radio show. The other guest was Howard Walker, the local state senator--and the to...

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Romney, Perry Clash Over Race to the Top - Politics K-12

blogs.edweek.org - Thursday night's GOP presidential debate offered the clearest sign yet that the Republican field is united on K-12 policy: Basically, they all want the feds out.The highlight was a heated exchange ...

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NYC Educator: There Are Times...

nyceducator.com - ...when a man has to make the supreme sacrifice and go to work. For me, that day is today. Now I don't expect much sympathy, because it's likely the same for you. On the upside, I have the best job...

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| Thoughts on Public Education

toped.svefoundation.org - Posted on 9/26/11 • Categorized as UncategorizedBy“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the cont...

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A Campaign Finance Ruling Turned to Labor’s Advantage

nytimes.com - WASHINGTON — Labor unions are seizing on last year’s landmark Supreme Court campaign finance ruling to change how they engage in politics, developing ambitious plans to influence nonunion household...

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Cracks appear in Obama's Chicago base | In Other News

chicagobusiness.com - "There's a lot of people who are pretty depressed; there are some who are aggressively negative about Obama himself," art dealer Paul Gray says.Photo by: Getty ImagesPresident Barack Obama's Chicag...

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Obama traffic gridlock expected during West Hollywood visit

latimesblogs.latimes.com - September 26, 2011 | 6:51 am The Westside is bracing for a return engagement of Obama-jam as the president visits Monday for fundraising events, including one at the House of Blues in West Hollywo...

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Billboard Attacking Cheese Installed Near Green Bay |

bluecheddar.net - A Washington DC-based organization called Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has installed a billboard near Green Bay, Wisconsin. [They're called "PCRM" for short] There is so much wrong...

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NBC Education Nation: How To Participate Online

edudemic.com - We’re back at Education Nation and ready for the morning panelists. To keep up with some of the events of today, you can follow the participants on Twitter! There are a number of discussion panels ...

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    Cinda issues an invitation. But the party has already taken place. « Fred Klonsky's blog

    Cinda issues an invitation. But the party has already taken place. « Fred Klonsky's blog:

    Cinda issues an invitation. But the party has already taken place.

    by Fred Klonsky

    IEA President Klickna meets with PREA members at Lobby Day in Springfield last Spring.

    I received an email from IEA President Cinda Klickna today. Not a personal one. It went to all members I assume.

    In the subject box: “Prizes! Conference! PERA!”

    Well, who wouldn’t rush to open that email?

    We already got the prize. That was handed to us two years ago when IEA Executive Director Audrey Soglin was appointed to head the team that wrote the Illinois grant for Race to the Top money. One of the requirements that Arne Duncan and Audrey’s old boss, Duncan’s Senior Advisor Jo Anderson, demanded as a part of any

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    Teachers’ union president calls merit pay naive and short-sighted | The Lookout - Yahoo! News

    Teachers’ union president calls merit pay naive and short-sighted | The Lookout - Yahoo! News:

    Teachers’ union president calls merit pay naive and short-sighted

    By Liz Goodwin | The Lookout – 2 hrs 42 mins ago

    Van Roekel (NEA.org)

    The Lookout sat down with the president of the nation's largest teacher's union, Dennis Van Roekel, Monday to ask him about a hot topic in education reform right now--teacher compensation.

    Van Roekel is attending NBC's "Education Nation" summit in New York, which has focused on the need to boost teachers' salaries. The network hosted the premiere of "American Teacher," a new documentary last night. Teachers and experts profiled in the documentary spoke of the need for the country's teaching force to be treated and compensated like other college-educated professionals.

    Van Roekel, a former high school math teacher from Phoenix, pushed back against education reformers who say the best way to increase teacher compensation is by handing out cash bonus
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