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So, Teacher, you don't want to be "political"? That's No Longer An Option
ed-intersect.blogspot.com - I know, you are in the teaching life to teach, to instruct, to give to the next generation. So am I. But, I have come to some stark realizations lately:Teachers Protest Budget Cuts & Union-bustin...
teacherkenMayor Bloomberg insists on school cell phone bans while parents demand ban lift for communication
nydailynews.com - Robert Rosamilio/News Students have been banned from bringing cell phones on campus since 2006. Parents are calling on Mayor Bloomberg to lift a ban on cell phones in city schools after he said Fri...
leoniehaimsonDitch Testing: Lessons from the Cheating Scandal in Atlanta (Part 1)
zhaolearning.com - Ditch Testing: Lessons from the Cheating Scandal in Atlanta (Part 1) Last week a state investigation in Georgia confirmed massive cheating in Atlanta Public Schools. A total of 178 educators in 44 ...
DianeRavitchThe Future of EDU in SIX Hours « My Island View
tomwhitby.wordpress.com - July 16, 2011 by tomwhitby Every three years I force myself to do something that, although it is geared to save me money and provide for my safety, I dread it more than the possibility of Kidney St...
tomwhitbyReport Takes Aim at CPS Discipline Policies
chicagonewscoop.org - Students packed the lobby of Chicago Public Schools headquarters Thursday to deliver a critical report on school discipline policies that contends the district spends more than 14 times as much on ...
alfiekohnAre “bad” VAMS more “consistent” than better ones? « School Finance 101
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - This is another stat-geeky researcher post, but I’ll try to tease out the practical implications. This post comes about partly, though not directly in response to a new Brown Center/Brookings repor...
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What Studies Say About Teacher Effectiveness
ewa.org - EWA Research Brief: What Studies Say About Teacher Effectiveness As policymakers and school leaders seek new ways to measure and improve teacher effectiveness, it’s important for journalists and ot...
LarryferlazzoAtlanta Schools Created Culture of Cheating, Fear
abcnews.go.com - Teachers spent nights huddled in a back room, erasing wrong answers on students' test sheets and filling in the correct bubbles. At another school, struggling students were seated next to higher-pe...
TheJLV'Highly effective' teachers still clustered in rich, white D.C. | Lisa Gartner | Capital Land
washingtonexaminer.com - For the second year in a row, a disproportionate number of "highly effective" teachers are employed in affluent, white areas of the District, school officials confirmed. "We're continuing to look a...
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The Six Worst Things to Happen to Rupert Murdoch Today - Business
theatlanticwire.com - How bad has Rupert Murdoch's day been today? Let us count the ways: 1. The New York Times Scotland Yard Report. The New York Times came out with a blockbuster report today on the cozy relationship ...
leoniehaimsonLiberal activists give Obama warning about cost of GOP cooperation - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By Abdon M. Pallasch and Lynn Sweet Staff Reporters July 15, 2011 5:52PM Pressuring President Obama from his left, activists showed up at his campaign headquarters in Chicago Friday with 200 signed...
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Liberal activists give Obama warning about cost of GOP cooperation - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - By Abdon M. Pallasch and Lynn Sweet Staff Reporters July 15, 2011 5:52PM Jan Bees a member of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee is upset over potential cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Socia...
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Has a Stranger Ever Made Your Week, Becoming a Friend in a Split Second?
mariashriver.com - July 16, 2011 Got Me Thinking Has a Stranger Ever Made Your Week, Becoming a Friend in a Split Second? By Maria Shriver Reflecting back on my week, the highlight was meeting Wilfred, a parking atte...
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21 Google Plus Circles You Can Actually Use
happyplace.com - 21 Google Plus circles you can actually use.posted 1 hour agoWe've been using Google Plus all week and we can already foresee wasting a huge portion of our lives on it until we're forcibly herded i...
tomwhitbyCan You Help Me Out With Movie Clip Suggestions Demonstrating The Qualities Of A Good Language Learner?
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jul 16 2011 Larry Ferlazzo I am amazed, touched, and very grateful for all the helpful suggestions readers made to my request yesterday, Can You Think Of A Funny Movie/TV Scene Where A Bilingual Ch...
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nypost.com - The government gravy train just keeps rolling for the contractor at the center of the massive CityTime payroll scandal. Virginia-based Science Applications International Corp. won two more federal ...
leoniehaimson244 mega-fund-raisers rake in the money for Obama
suntimes.com - LYNN SWEET lsweet@suntimes.com July 16, 2011 2:14AM Updated: July 16, 2011 8:17AM WASHINGTON — The Obama re-election team released the names of more than 244 mega-fund-raisers Friday — including 31...
mikeklonskyCould News Corp. Scandal Touch Ed. Division? - Digital Education
blogs.edweek.org - When News Corporation announced its entry into the education industry last fall, some educators criticized the move, fearing an ulterior motive from the world's second-largest multimedia conglomera...
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The Best Posts & Articles About The Atlanta Testing Scandal
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jul 16 2011 Larry Ferlazzo I haven’t been wildly impressed by much of what has been written about the Atlanta testing scandal. But there have been a few that I thought were particularly thoughtful,...
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Today in Labor History—July 16
modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/07/today-in-labor-historyjuly-16.html"; Ida B WellsJuly 16, 1862 – Ida B Wells was born, Holly Springs, Mississippi. Wells was most famous for her...
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Ruby Bridges, Made Famous in Iconic Painting, Goes to White House
colorlines.com - Ruby Bridges is perhaps best known as the 6-year-old little girl depicted in Norman Rockwell’s iconic painting “The Problem We All Live With.” And today, she’s headed to the White House.The work w...
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What is the difference between USB 2.0 and USB 3.0
indiawebsearch.com - There is a new standard in the USB world called USB 3.0, in this article we will discuss the difference between USB 2,0 and USB 3.0. Universal Serial Bus or USB, as you all know is the most popular...
tonnetTwitter drives 4 times as much traffic as you think it does | awe.sm: the blog
stoweboyd.com - Because we are moving from a web of pages to a web of flow because of the rise of liquid media, Twitter’s impact is beinf significantly underreported by referral-based analysis tools:Jonathan via R...
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The Picture Show : NPR
npr.org - Days into their mission, the crew of STS-135 is probably settled in to life aboard space shuttle Atlantis. Lucky for this final crew, many a brave astronaut has come before to pave the way for life...
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Atlanta Schools Created Culture Of Cheating, Fear, Intimidation
huffingtonpost.com - ATLANTA -- Teachers spent nights huddled in a back room, erasing wrong answers on students' test sheets and filling in the correct bubbles. At another school, struggling students were seated next t...
EDUCATIONCEOMurdoch Education Affiliate's $2.7 Million Consulting Contract Approved By New York City
huffingtonpost.com - The New York City Comptroller’s office has approved a $2.7 million consulting contract with Wireless Generation -- an education technology company purchased by Rupert Murdoch last November -- The H...
cajacobsonDitch Testing: Lessons from the Atlanta Cheating Scandal (Part 2): Not An Anomaly
zhaolearning.com - Not an Anomaly: Systemic Ills Caused by Test-based Accountability Policies Secretary Duncan is not the only who tries to minimize the scale of the problem and reduce it to a technical issue. Cheste...
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Prescribed Failure: No Child Left Behind and the Atlanta Schools Cheating Scandal
blackagendareport.com - Printer-friendly versionby Jack RandomThe only thing scandalous about cheating in Atlanta’s schools is that No Child Left Behind made it inevitable and logical. The corporate reformers and their al...
Thanks2TeachersWould Arne Duncan Have Eaten The Marshmallow?
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Mar 31 2010 Larry Ferlazzo The headline of this post refers to the famous experiment on self-control that tested which children could resist eating a marshmallow for five minutes. If they did, they...
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Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action
saveourschoolsmarch.org - Please join people from all across America as they gather to participate in the Save Our Schools March on Saturday, July 30 in Washington, D.C. The Save Our Schools March is being held in response ...
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