Tuesday, March 8, 2011

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Big Education Ape: Ed News Now

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - If you need any more evidence that so-called "merit pay" is a crappy idea, here it is, right from the horse's mouth:New York City’s heralded $75 million experiment in teacher incentive pay — deeme...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - The Los Angeles Board of Education shocked the city, and much of the education world, last week by ordering six charter schools shut down after a charter official was found to have orchestrated che...

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huffingtonpost.com - "I oppose the closing of public schools for a simple reason. ... They are a public service, a public good. It is the obligation of public officials to provide good public schools in every neighborh...

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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,I am writing from Madison, where I arrived an hour ago. Tomorrow, I am speaking to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, a date arranged many months ago, long before anyone imagined that ...

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dailykos.com - As she explained last week on Fox & Friends, Michelle Rhee only mostly supports what Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker is trying to do to teachers in his state. Repeated attempts to wholly decertify ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fred Klonsky's blogby Fred Klonsky“Klonsky,” a union sister said to me. “We all should be united in the fight to defend collective bargaining.”Am I causing disunity at the RA by raising questions a...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - One Arrest in Georgia Students’ Budget Protest « Student ActivismOne Arrest in Georgia Students’ Budget ProtestMarch 8, 2011 in StudentsOne student was arrested and a dozen others escorted out of t...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sitting at the table when there’s nothing being served. « Fred Klonsky's blogSitting at the table when there’s nothing being served.by Fred KlonskyNothing illustrates the bankruptcy of the Ken Swan...

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nj.com - Published: Monday, March 07, 2011, 9:45 PMTRENTON — Vowing to create "more transparency," acting Education Commissioner Christopher Cerf today said the state will ask an outside agency to analyze w...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Idaho Republicans Join Attack on Collective Bargaining, UnionsIdaho Republicans Join Attack on Collective Bargaining, Unionsby Kenneth LibbyFrom Politico:As Wisconsin politicians st...

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michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - If you need any more evidence that so-called "merit pay" is a crappy idea, here it is, right from the horse's mouth:New York City’s heralded $75 million experiment in teacher incentive pay — deeme...

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forbes.com - MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has offered to keep certain collective bargaining rights in place for state workers in a proposed compromise aimed at ending a nearly three-week standof...

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news.blogs.cnn.com - Francis Clark walked away from the Wisconsin capitol building in Madison with protest signs under his arms and leaned against a stone ledge. "Man, we're tired. We need a day off," the chef from Mad...

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democracynow.org - On Saturday, March 5, 2011, thousands of people rallied in Madison, Wisconsin on the steps of the state capitol. Among those who took to the microphone, was academy award winning filmmaker, Michael...

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democurmudgeon.blogspot.com - A person’s personal view point should be protected free speech, and if you’re a corporate executive and having a conversation with a client, those viewpoints are still protected. So NPR is scrambli...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 08, 2011 On this 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day, we celebrate the extraordinary gains made by women over th...

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democraticunderground.com - Source: Think ProgressIn Unprecedented Move, Bush Bars Media From Covering Desert Town Hall Speaker Series SpeechPresident Bush spoke at the Desert Town Hall speaker series in Southern California y...

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forumforeducation.org - Once again our best and brightest feel required to introduce legislation that is so obviously worthy by calling upon arguments I detest! I’m referring to the “Foundations for Success Act” introduce...

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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 08, 2011 TechBoston Academy Boston, Massachusetts 3:33 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hey guys! What’s going on? How’s ...

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news.firedoglake.com - Gov. Scott Walker has been seeking a secular agenda of union-busting and selling off state-owned assets early in his first term as Governor of Wisconsin. But lurking behind that has apparently been...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Incomes of “elite” at record high as their tax rate drops to record low | Dailycensored.comIncomes of “elite” at record high as their tax rate drops to record lowWritten by Carl_HermanBusiness, Pol...

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groundswellfilms.org - Above: Michael Ellis, Sheila Harsdorf, Luther Olsen, and Dale Schultz, from left to right.By Jennifer Amdur SpitzPublished: March 7, 2011 Four of the 19 Wisconsin Republican State Senators annually...

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modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/03/relax-public-pensions-are-fine.html"; Why all the sturm und drang around public sector pensions? Like most crises that get conservatives’ panti...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:25 pm, March 8, 2011 Photo Credits: Millions of Anchovies Die in California Millions of Anchovies have turned up dead in California, experts say the fish “suffocated”.Redondo Beach o...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:02 pm, March 8, 2011 Thanks to last year’s annual rate of growth of 7.5%, a 24-year high for the country, Brazil is now of the world’s top five economies.At the end of 2010 Brazil’s...

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democraticunderground.com - Source: ReutersMany farmers in developing nations can double food production within a decade by shifting to ecological agriculture from use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, a U.N. report sho...

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