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Occupy Wall Street Spills Into Classrooms

huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- While on Wall Street many protesters decry economic inequality, and in Washington, D.C. debates continue over federal education policy, teachers across the country are occupying their c...

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Noguera: School reform is community reform

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - BBA's project in Newark In the new issue of Kappan, Pedro Noguera describes the theory and practice behind a Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA) initiative in Newark which links community-based reform w...

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nypost.com - An administrator at a Brooklyn high school that saw an unusual surge in Regents test scores last year violated state grading policies by urging teachers to re-score exams that fell just shy of pass...

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Lawrence :: Federal visit could mean money for schools

6lawrence.com - By Theo Hayes on October 21, 2011 LAWRENCE - The U.S. Department of Education's Assistant Secretary of Special Education, Alexa Posney, promoted President Obama's Jobs Act on Friday during a tour o...

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nypost.com - Just one out of every four students who started high school in 2007 went on to graduate in 2011 prepared for college under a first-ever city measure aligned with City University of New York entranc...

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kdvr.com - DENVER -- A year after Colorado saw the most expensive U.S. Senate race in the entire country, an election that's seen more than $600,000 in campaign contributions might seem like a low budget affa...

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NCLB: End It, Don't Mend It - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,Have you been following the evolving story of the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind? I have, and it is disheartening. Instead of ditching this disastrous law, senators are trying...

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The Great Equalizer Or Business As Usual

shankerblog.org - Several weeks ago, a survey of college admission directors and enrollment managers conducted by Inside Higher Education sparked considerable media coverage about an issue that is not entirely new: ...

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All Current Investments - The Broad Foundation

broadeducation.org - ACHIEVEMENT FIRSTwww.achievementfirst.org The Broad Foundation supports the New York City expansion of Achievement First, which aims to deliver high-quality education for low-income and minority st...

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The Bonus Army – Zinn Education Project

zinnedproject.org - Article. History of the 1932 Bonus Expeditionary Force (BEF) or Bonus Army. By Mickey Z. Bonus Army camp. July, 1932. Photo by Theodor Horydczak, Library of Congress. One little told story in Ameri...

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The grade-in at #OWS. Going viral. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - When we got back to where we were staying in Brooklyn after going to Occupy Wall Street on Sunday, I blogged a short post about the grade-in that was scheduled across the street from Liberty Park. ...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release October 25, 2011 Walgreens Store Chicago, Illinois 2:55 P.M. CDTMRS. OBAMA: Well, goodness. (Applause.) Keica, that was beautiful. ...

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Watchdogs take aim at MSNBC, Buchanan - On Media

politico.com - Main Content October 25, 2011 Both Media Matters for America and Color Of Change are petitioning MSNBC this week to either fire or sanction former GOP presidential candidate and MSNBC contributor P...

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Tanden will look to future at CAP - Ben Smith

politico.com - The new head of the Democratic Party’s think tank hub for politics and policy said the group will focus beyond the 2012 election, and attempt to renew the party’s economic policy appeal.“We have to...

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Smarter Kids and How They Got That Way

thedailybeast.com - What makes a genius? Even experts argue over whether IQ, EQ, executive function, and/or academic achievement matters most. Nature? Nurture? The role of genetics in intelligence—i.e., the extent to ...

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Training Parents Effective for Treating Young Children with ADHD

educationresearchreport.blogspot.com - Ω“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Effectiveness of Treatment in At-Risk Preschoolers; Long-Term Effectiveness in All Ages; and Variability in Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment,”Formal ...

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Cancer prevention - California Teachers Association

cta.org - By Dina Martin Jerilyn (Jeri) Harris. Jerilyn (Jeri) Harris was given six months to live when, as a teen-ager, she was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma. “It was a bad one,” the now-retired Ukiah Hi...

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Wal-Mart Cutting Health Benefits for Future Employees

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The grade-in at #OWS. Going viral. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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The Bonus Army – Zinn Education Project

zinnedproject.org - Article. History of the 1932 Bonus Expeditionary Force (BEF) or Bonus Army. By Mickey Z. Bonus Army camp. July, 1932. Photo by Theodor Horydczak, Library of Congress. One little told story in Ameri...

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      The 1% have Addresses. The 99% have Messages. | OccupyWallSt.org

      The 1% have Addresses. The 99% have Messages. | OccupyWallSt.org:

      The 1% have Addresses. The 99% have Messages.

      by OccupyWallSt

      Occupy the Boardroom!

      Life gets awfully lonely for those at the top. What can we do to let them know someone's thinking of them? Maybe they need some new friends! We've thought of two ways we can help them with that:

      Option 1: Pen Pals

      Make your voice heard by the Wall Street elites who wrecked the economy and made the rest of us pay. Click on someone below and tell them a story that you think they should listen to. Just got a college degree and nothing to show for it? Just got evicted while your banker gets bonuses? Share your special story with someone

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      Administration Announces Student Loan Changes | FDL News Desk

      Administration Announces Student Loan Changes | FDL News Desk:

      Administration Announces Student Loan Changes

      by David Dayen

      (photo: Kyle James)

      There was an expectation of a new announcement from the Obama Administration on student loans Wednesday, and we got a preview this afternoon. Responding, in the words of White House officials, to a petition at their newWe the People petition site, the Administration will institute two new programs that could potentially save students who qualify hundreds of dollars a month on their student loans.

      The Wall Street Journal explained the outlines of the plan today. But here’s the direct statement from the White House:

      The Administration is moving forward with a new “Pay As You Earn” proposal that will reduce monthly payments for more than one and a half million current college students and borrowers. Starting in 2014, borrowers will be able to reduce their monthly student loan payments to 10 percent of their discretionary income. But President Obama realizes that many students need

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      City's playing teacher's pet? Bias against public school, cry parents

      City's playing teacher's pet? Bias against public school, cry parents:

      City's playing teacher's pet? Bias against public school, cry parents

      BY MARK MORALES
      DAILY NEWS WRITER

      Tuesday, October 25th 2011, 5:52 PM

      Jimmy Dinkins outside Public School 256 in Bedford-Stuyvesant with his daughters Lycis (left), 6; Nylah (center), 5; and Shadayee, 2.
      Nicholas Fevelo for News
      Jimmy Dinkins outside Public School 256 in Bedford-Stuyvesant with his daughters Lycis (left), 6; Nylah (center), 5; and Shadayee, 2.

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      Parents at a struggling Bedford-Stuyvesant public school say the city is playing favorites - pushing their children out so a charter school that's already in the building can expand.

      Public School 256 on Kosciusko St. has been sharing space with the Community Partnership Charter School since last year. Angry PS 256 parents blame budget and program cuts for their school's most recent F rating - and for its spot on the city's list of 20 schools that could be scrapped.

      They charge the city is trying to push their kids out so the co-located charter school can bring its K-through-4 school - now located at Public School 270 - into the PS 256 building.

      "Little by little, they're doing things to phase us out," said PTA member Jimmy Dinkins. "It is not a coincidence, this is reality."

      Dinkins, who has two daughters attending the school, said the F grade the school



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      IEA update. How your dues are being used. Part two. « Fred Klonsky's blog

      IEA update. How your dues are being used. Part two. « Fred Klonsky's blog:

      IEA update. How your dues are being used. Part two.

      by Fred Klonsky

      Let us suppose Mary is an IEA member, concerned about her pension. Mary has heard from me that she should go to the IEA website for current information.

      That’s what Mary does.

      There Mary finds a featured video of Government Relations boss, Jim Reed, giving a legislative update for October, 2011.

      Anxious as to what to do to save your pension and fired up after hearing me the other morning, Mary leans in to the computer to hear every word Jim says.

      Not every hearing Jim before, she is a bit disturbed by his low-key manner. Mary is not only looking for information, she want to hear from her union leadership that they are ready to fight any pension killer that the General Assembly might come up with.

      “There are currently no pension cutting bills before the legislature that would affect
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      Why We Can’t Fire Our Way to Urban School Reform | Edwize

      Why We Can’t Fire Our Way to Urban School Reform | Edwize:

      Why We Can’t Fire Our Way to Urban School Reform

      by Christina Collins

      A recent SchoolBook article on the high teacher turnover at one of Eva Moskowitz’s Harlem Success Schools raises an important question in the debate over improving urban schools — how can we stop corporate education reform’s focus on “getting rid of bad teachers” from creating a level of instability in school staffing that hurts our city’s students?

      The case of turnover in the Harlem Success schools is only the latest example of this issue, but it’s a striking one. Over a third of the teachers at Harlem Success 3 have chosen to leave the school in the past few months, a decision Moskowitz describes as “frankly, unethical.” At the same time, however, Moskowitz chooses to employ her staff with a policy of “at will employment” rather than a negotiated contract. Under this model, she and her principals have the right to terminate teachers’ service at the school at any time, for any reason. In fact, Steven Brill’s Class Warfare describes the case of one new teacher who was “forced out” only a few months into the

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      We Can't Wait: Obama Administration to Lower Student Loan Payments for Millions of Borrowers | The White House

      We Can't Wait: Obama Administration to Lower Student Loan Payments for Millions of Borrowers | The White House:

      We Can't Wait: Obama Administration to Lower Student Loan Payments for Millions of Borrowers

      by The White House
      Release Time:
      For Immediate Release

      Actions Offer Recent Graduates an Opportunity to Consolidate Loans and Reduce Interest Rates

      WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the Obama Administration announced it is taking steps to increase college affordability by making it easier to manage student loan debt. The announcement is part of a series of executive actions to put Americans back to work and strengthen the economy because we can’t wait for Congressional Republicans to act.

      The Administration is moving forward with a new “Pay As You Earn” proposal that will reduce monthly payments for more than one and a half million current college students and borrowers. Starting in 2014, borrowers will be able to reduce their monthly student loan payments to 10 percent of their discretionary income. But President Obama realizes that many students need relief sooner than that. The new “Pay As You Earn” proposal will allow about 1.6 million students the ability to cap their loan payments at 10 percent starting next year, and the plan will forgive the balance of their debt after 20 years of payments. Additionally, starting this January an estimated 6 million students and recent college graduates will be able to consolidate their loans and reduce their interest rates.

      “In a global economy, putting a college education within reach for every American has never been more important,” President Obama said. “But it’s also never been more expensive. That’s why today we’re taking steps to help nearly 1.6 million Americans lower their monthly student loan payments. Steps like these won’t take the place of the bold action we need from Congress to boost our economy and create jobs, but they will make a difference. And until Congress does act, I will continue to do everything in my power to act on behalf of the American people.”

      “College graduates are entering one of the toughest job markets in recent memory, and we have a way to help them save money by consolidating their debt and capping their loan payments. And we can do it at no cost to the taxpayer,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

      Current law allows borrowers to limit their loan payments to 15 percent of their discretionary income and forgives all remaining debt after 25 years. However, few students know about this option. Students can find out if they are currently eligible for IBR at www.studentaid.ed.gov/ibr. Last year, the President proposed, and Congress enacted, a plan to further ease student loan debt payment by lowering the IBR loan payment to 10 percent of income, and the forgiveness timeline to 20 years. This change is set to go into effect for all new borrowers after 2014—mostly impacting future college students.

      Today, the Administration is proposing to offer even more immediate relief to many current college students by giving them the chance to limit loan payments to 10 percent of their discretionary income starting in 2012. In addition, the debt would be forgiven after 20 years instead of 25, as current law allows. For many who struggle to manage their student loan debt – including teachers, nurses, public defenders and others in lower-paying jobs – these proposed changes could reduce their payments by hundreds of dollars each month. Overall, this proposal would provide an estimated 1.6 million borrowers with more manageable monthly payments.

      The Administration is also planning to offer student borrowers the chance to better manage their debt by consolidating their federal student loans. Today, approximately 5.8 million borrowers have both a Direct Loan (DL) and a Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) that require separate payments, which makes them more likely to default. To address the needs of these borrowers, the Administration will allow borrowers the convenience of a single payment to a single lender for both loans. Borrowers who take advantage of this consolidation option, which begins in January, would also receive up to a 0.5 percent reduction in their interest rate on some of their loans, which means lower monthly payments that would save hundreds of dollars in interest. Eligible borrowers will be contacted by their federal loan servicer early next year with information on how to consolidate.

      These changes carry no additional cost to taxpayers.

      Additional Announcements:

      As part of the “Know Before You Owe” project, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in collaboration with the Department of Education, will release today a Financial Aid Shopping Sheet -- a draft model financial aid disclosure form. This sheet will be a tool that colleges and universities could use to help students better understand the type and amount of aid they qualify for and easily compare aid packages offered by different institutions. The form would also make the total costs -- and risks -- of the student loans clear before they enroll by outlining their total estimated student loan debt, monthly loan payments after graduation and additional costs not covered by federal aid.

      The CFPB is taking feedback on how to further improve the form, especially looking for input from college students and their families. They can log onto http://www.consumerfinance.gov/students/knowbeforeyouowe/ to sign up to provide feedback on the CFPB’s website. Building on the model of the “Financial Aid Shopping Sheet”, the President has also tasked the Chief Technology Officer with further leveraging data and technology to help provide college- bound students and parents with more comparative information about college costs and college aid so they can make more informed decisions about where to enroll.

      In addition, the U.S. Small Business Administration, as part of the White House-led Startup America initiative, has launched a website (www.sba.gov/startupamerica/student-startup-plan) to walk young entrepreneurs through the process of reducing their monthly student loan payments. URL.

      Also, in response to the President’s call to action to promote high-growth entrepreneurship across the country, today the Young Entrepreneur Council’s new private-sector Gen Y Fund has committed to investing $10 million in as many as 100 Millennial-generation startups, including a promise to pay down any of these young entrepreneurs’ remaining federal student loan obligations over the next three years.
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