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Whitehall emails reveal the hidden costs of promoting free schools | Education
guardian.co.uk - Michael Gove: his advisers lobbied hard so that legislation to enable free schools to be created was rushed through parliament. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA The controversial Tory initiative to set up...
DianeRavitchKrueger to Be Chosen to Lead Economic Council
nytimes.com - Alan B. Krueger, a Princeton University professor who recently served as chief economist in the United States Treasury, is being tapped to head the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, a White...
leoniehaimsonClass Warfare: Fact checking pages 1 through 100
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - When the new book ‘Class Warfare’ came out, the story of the current ed reform movement featuring TFA and KIPP, I refused to buy it, since I didn’t want anyone to profit from passing fiction and fa...
DianeRavitchAll A-Twitter about Education : Education Next
educationnext.org - Improving our schools in 140 characters or less By Michael Petrilli | Print | NO PDF | Share Fall 2011 / Vol. 11, No. 4 Once upon a time, the education “war of ideas” was fought on the battleground...
DianeRavitchEmpty Test Chair by Empty Test Chair
dailykos.com - Ryan’s was correct in identifying public policy and discrimination as factors, but he failed to include the negative impact of K -12 public school education policy that is beginning to and will cau...
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Reviews of the Obama Administration's Six Research Summaries for "A Blueprint for Reform"
nepc.colorado.edu - As Congress and the Obama administration prepare to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), high-quality research is not informing the process. In May of 2010, the U.S. Depar...
DianeRavitchThe Graduates | Education | Urbanite Baltimore Magazine
urbanitebaltimore.com - "The model determines the question, the question determines the answer, and the answer determines what the policy is going to be ... right?"Dayvon Love, 24, is given to punctuating his answers to i...
DianeRavitchThe Education Gap | Seeing Red in China
seeingredinchina.com - At this conference we’ve been discussing some of the recent studies about the massive gap between rural and urban education. For example: Urban children are 6.3 times more likely to attend college ...
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A depressing start to the school year | Baker Institute Blog
blog.chron.com - Texas’ economic situation may look relatively strong at first glance, but even the most cursory glance under the hood should give citizens and policymakers a lot to worry about, contends Baker Inst...
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Hurricane Irene was not caused by "spending."
act.credoaction.com - Tell Michele Bachmann that Hurricane Irene was not caused by "spending" -- and demand she apologize for this insensitive, outrageous statement. Just when you thought Michele Bachmann was driving th...
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Anti-Federal Spending Gov. Rick Scott Wants To Accept One Federal Grant So That He Can Apply For Another
thinkprogress.org - Gov. Rick Scott (R-FL) has made his opposition to federal funding — for everything from the Affordable Care Act to high-speed rail — extremely well known. As Igor Volsky has noted, Scott’s oppositi...
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Illinois Teachers Hit The Bricks For A Principle
schooltechconnect.com - I don't know where I've been on this one, but it's long past time for people to chime in here. Here in the Prairie State, literally out on the prairie, there's a local that's been out on strike for...
tbfurmanPension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word
schooltechconnect.com - Pension Call, Pension Call! All hands on deck! They're all important but this one is not to be missed. As Fred points out, Nekritz voted "yes" on SB 512*, the Fahner/Madigan Pension Destruction Ac...
fklonskyIllinois Teachers Hit The Bricks For A Principle
schooltechconnect.com - I don't know where I've been on this one, but it's long past time for people to chime in here. Here in the Prairie State, literally out on the prairie, there's a local that's been out on strike for...
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The Wonkster » Blog Archive » DiNapoli vs. Murdoch
gothamgazette.com - You might have missed this as you were taping your windows yesterday: The Daily News reports that State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has rejected the state Department of Education contracts with Wir...
DianeRavitchWLS 890AM
wlsam.com - Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Chuck Brueckmann/WLS) Posted 8/26/11 12:32 p.m.WLS Radio's Bill Cameron ReportsCHICAGO (WLS) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel sat down for a one-on-one interview with WLS Radio’s Bill Cam...
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Rick Perry says Social Security is a "Ponzi scheme" and a "monstrous lie" - Political Hotsheet
cbsnews.com - Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, Monday, Aug. 15, 2011. (Credit: AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry continued his attack...
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President Obama, Look Out Your Window!
huffingtonpost.com - I run a mobile telephone company, and expect to be arrested in Washington today just outside your window representing my customers' view on global warming. Seriously!Your administration is soon to ...
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Top NASA climate scientist arrested at White House
democraticunderground.com - Source: Raw StoryOne of the nation's foremost experts on climate change was arrested outside the White House on Monday morning after he joined a protest against a planned Canadian tar sands pipelin...
coopmike48(NRC) Virginia quake may have exceeded nuclear plant design
democraticunderground.com - Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The historic earthquake thatshut Dominion Resources Inc's (D.N) North Anna nuclear plant inVirginia last week may have shaken the facility more than i...
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Chicago Shopping
chicagotribune.com - By Joel Hood Tribune reporter 6:46 p.m. CDT, August 29, 2011 The mother of a Chicago Public Schools elementary school student is accusing an on-campus security guard of handcuffing her son and deta...
coopmike48Eastern Illinois superintendent will not be charged over tractor - Springfield, IL - The State Journal
sj-r.com - DANVILLE -- A former school superintendent in eastern Illinois will not face charges for allegedly misusing school equipment and employee time.The News-Gazette in Champaign reports that Vermilion C...
fklonskyNation & World | Social media fuels college megaparty in Colorado | Seattle Times Newspaper
seattletimes.nwsource.com - Originally published August 29, 2011 at 8:47 AM | Page modified August 29, 2011 at 11:15 AM FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Four people were arrested and at least 10 people hospitalized after a weekend party...
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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: A "Wow" News Story and a "Hmm" What's This One All About story
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: A "Wow" News Story and a "Hmm" What's This One All About story: A "Wow" News Story and a "Hmm" What's This One All About storyby Melissa WestbrookOver at the Hu...
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Lobato 8/29: Can’t fire your way to Finland | EdNewsColorado
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Lobato 8/29: Can’t fire your way to Finland | EdNewsColorado: Lobato 8/29: Can’t fire your way to Finlandby Todd EngdahlLinda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford University professor who testified earlier ...
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Domino, Domino, Only Spot A Few Blacks The Higher I Go | The Jose Vilson
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Domino, Domino, Only Spot A Few Blacks The Higher I Go | The Jose Vilson: Domino, Domino, Only Spot A Few Blacks The Higher I Goby JoseJay-ZMy good friend Brent reminded me that Diane Ravitch tweet...
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