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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Big Education Ape: 1-18-12 PM Who speaks for the children? The Governor, the Mayor, or their parents? EDition #edreform

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So much for freedom of speech… « GFBrandenburg's Blog

gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com - … if it goes against the agenda of the ultra-rich and their acolytes, one might somehow suspect. There I was, in a neatly pressed and clean suit and tie, having registered early on-line. I had sti...

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leoniehaimson Total chaos & huge anger at admin from patents& teachers at pep6 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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Do standardized tests undermine our education system?

scpr.org - Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images How do you measure a teacher’s ability to teach?The answer to this simple question is not so simple, according to author, education policy analyst, and research profess...

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Six-Word Essay Contest | StudentsFirst.org

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Wisconsin recallers get 1.9M signatures

winonadailynews.com - Organizers of the effort to recall Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday filed what they said were more than a million signatures, a number that nearly matches Walker’s vote total from 2010 and almost doubl...

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Rahm's retreat

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Eric Ruder from the Coalition Against NATO/G8 Agenda of War and Poverty (CANGATE) speaks on Mayor Emanuel's new ordinances concerning protests in the City of Chicago. Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | Br...

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Livewire | TPM

livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - President Barack Obama’s approval rating is positive in a new CBS News/New York Times national poll, showing Obama with a 47 percent approval rating versus a 45 percent disapproval. The President’s...

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Event Costs Questioned By Union, Residents

huffingtonpost.com - When President Obama announced that Chicago would be the first U.S. city outside of Washington, D.C. to ever host a NATO summit, Mayor Rahm Emanuel said this was Chicago's chance to "showcase what ...

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Cuomo Offers Budget With More Trims Than Deep Cuts

nytimes.com - ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed on Tuesday a $132.5 billion state budget for the coming year, asking legislators to slightly reduce overall spending by cutting human services programs and co...

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Toxin #4- Coal Tar « MomsRising Blog

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How Wall Street plundered Philly schools

schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - Interest-rate swaps Philadelphia, like many cities, has faced serious financial difficulties in recent years. These difficulties have forced the city government to make ends meet by cutting agen...

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Markets Love the IMF's $500 Billion Request - Business

theatlanticwire.com - Just about every financial measure shot up on Wednesday's news that the International Monetary Fund was looking for an extra half a trillion dollars to lend to its members in need. The extra money ...

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Blog posts on this issue

whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 18, 2012 Earlier today, I received the Secretary of State’s recommendation on the pending application for the constructio...

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The CESMACH Story Retold « Small Farmers. Big Change.

smallfarmersbigchange.coop - When the Ecological Farmers of the Sierra Madres of Chiapas (CESMACH) found an important buyer to purchase their coffee, they were elated. “It was a dream come true,” Sixto Bonilla, export manager,...

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Schools Matter: Arizona Oppressors Ban Discussion of Oppression in Classrooms

Schools Matter: Arizona Oppressors Ban Discussion of Oppression in Classrooms:

Arizona Oppressors Ban Discussion of Oppression in Classrooms

by Jim Horn
From Democracy Now:

Public school officials in Tucson, Arizona, have released a list of seven banned books that can no longer be used in classrooms following their suspension of the district’s acclaimed Mexican American Studies program. Last year, Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal ruled the program violated a new state law, saying it "promote[s] resentment toward a race or class of people." "If all you’re teaching these students is one
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The Washington Teacher: Vote For The Washington Teacher Blog's Fascination Award!

The Washington Teacher: Vote For The Washington Teacher Blog's Fascination Award!:

Vote For The Washington Teacher Blog's Fascination Award!

by Candi Peterson

Dear Washington Teacher blog readers:


I want to thank many of my loyal readers who continue to check out The Washington Teacher blog regularly. As you may have noticed, I have taken a short-term break from blogging. After writing this blog for three years, while maintaining my full-time job at DCPS- I felt the need for a little
R & R (rest and relaxation.) It is my intention to return to blogging again by February 2012. Please stay tuned. Many interesting topics and stories have come across my desk which I look forward to sharing with you.


As you may recall in 2008 - I started The Washington Teacher blog. Initially, I began writing about Washington Teachers' Union (WTU)
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Philanthropist Eli Broad endorses Brown's call to raise taxes - (editors note: Oh Good! Charter Schools can't run on $5K per Kid either)

Philanthropist Eli Broad endorses Brown's call to raise taxes - latimes.com:

Philanthropist Eli Broad endorses Brown's call to raise taxes

(editors note: Oh Good! Charter Schools can't run on $5K per Kid either)

Philanthropist Eli Broad unveils the architectural designs for The Broad Art Foundation's new contemporary art museum called "The Broad" on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles last year. Credit: Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times

As he brought his State of the State message to Southern California on Wednesday, Gov. Jerry Brown found at least one person in the audience at Los Angeles City Hall to endorse his plan for raising taxes: billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad.

After Brown’s hourlong appearance, Broad praised the governor for his handling of the budget, saying he is “doing all the right things” and “not kicking the can down the road.”

Broad also said he plans to help Brown win passage of a ballot measure in November to raises taxes on high

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