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laststand4children.blogspot.com - You may have noticed that we have not been as active in this blog lately. I would like to apologize for that, but we have had a hard time promoting our reform group. The problem is innovative ref...

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washingtonpost.com - This post was written by Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun P rofessor of Education at Stanford University, where she was founding director of the National Commission on Teaching and Americ...

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blogs.hbr.org - Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University.One o...

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laurencejarvikonline.blogspot.com - Someone I know sent me this post from our local listserv about DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. I thought it expressed the issues at stake in DC rather well. In addition to appealing to local r...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Trying to Balance Coercion, Inspiration & Facilitation | Lefty ParentTrying to Balance Coercion, Inspiration & Facilitationby Cooper ZaleDerry, another member of our Alternative Education Resource ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sarah Garland: New Study of KIPP Says the Charter Chain Pulls in More Cash Than Other SchoolsSarah Garland: New Study of KIPP Says the Charter Chain Pulls in More Cash Than Other Schoolsby Sarah Ga...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Disappointment, They Name Is Arne DuncanDisappointment, They Name Is Arne Duncanby DukeOy vey:Q. Let me bounce off you three of the key concerns I’ve heard from those who are oppose...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Gazette » I’m Sorry I’m a TeacherI’m Sorry I’m a TeacherBy Alan Haskvitz Alan Haskvitz is a member of the National Teachers Hall of Fame and has been recognized many times as one of the nation’s mo...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Washington Teacher: DC Politicians Don't Care About DCPS Cheating ScandalDC Politicians Don't Care About DCPS Cheating Scandalby Candi PetersonFeaturing Candi Peterson, WTU General VPLet’s take...

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nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - A DOE study shows traditional public schools outperform charter schools when compared using Progress Report data. Public schools had larger improvements in state test scores, the measure DOE vie...

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gothamschools.org - Yesterday, the city released its annual Progress Reports. Mirroring the trend with test scores, charter school progress reports suffered more than their public school counterparts, receiving a high...

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news.yahoo.com - By RICHARD LARDNER, Associated Press Richard Lardner, Associated Press – 25 mins ago WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee says the U.S. and its allies need to know much mor...

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kfor.com - James B. Kelleher Reuters 2:03 p.m. CDT, April 3, 2011sns-rt-usreport-us-wisconstre732279-20110403 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since Republi...

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news.firedoglake.com - In a way, the continuing resolution on the 2011 budget is really a prelude. It has dominated headlines because of the immediacy, and the threat of a government shutdown if no deal is reached. That ...

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schooltechconnect.com - Setting aside politics and policy for a moment---- I was doing a little thinking about basic "digital storytelling" today, and as usual, I came up with more questions than answers. I work with a lo...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - For over a dozen years we have had a tradition at my school. We do it on the last records/planning day in June. The kids are off and the teachers are doing report cards and getting ready for the en...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: 20 Weird Things In My House20 Weird Things In My Houseby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Setting aside politics and policy for a moment---- I was doing a little thinking about b...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Steve Lopez, Proposition 13: It's time to tinker with 'untouchable' Prop. 13 - latimes.comIt's time to tinker with 'untouchable' Prop. 13STEVE LOPEZBio | E-mail | Recent columns140Share0diggNo, old...

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keyt.com - Story Created: Mar 31, 2011 at 12:58 PM PDT Story Updated: Mar 31, 2011 at 7:56 PM PDT The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department held a press conference Thursday afternoon regarding recen...

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english.aljazeera.net - Hundreds of people have been injured in the Yemeni city of Taiz after police used tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protesters in the city's main square. Medical officials said more than 600 peopl...

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democracynow.org - Clashes are underway in Libya’s eastern oil of town of Brega as rebel fighters try to reverse the momentum of forces loyal to Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi. The rebels are said to have made ga...

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latimes.com - Japan's Red Cross has collected more than $1 billion in the first three weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami but has yet to distribute any funds directly to victims, prompting Chief Cabin...

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nytimes.com - LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said on Sunday it had not struck a deal with BP to allow the oil company to resume deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico, refuting a...

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