Sunday, September 18, 2011

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Daily Kos: September 17

dailykos.com - 1787 - 39 men signed the US Constitution, moving this nation forward towards a structure of government that for more than two centuries has been a shining light in self-government, something we sh...

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Super Collider

texasmonthly.com - Can Terry Grier save Houston’s struggling public schools? That was the question on everyone’s minds when the get-tough reformer was hired as superintendent of the state’s largest ISD in 2009. Two c...

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Bradford Believes In the Merit Pay Fairy

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Derrell Bradford is angry that the adults are telling him the Merit Pay Fairy isn't real:The recent decision by New York City to end its teacher bonus program has been used as “evidence … that meri...

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Editorial Cartoons

baltimoresun.com - The recent accusations aimed at the University of Miami's athletic department are just the latest example of moral failure involving educational institutions, athletics and athletes. Every scandal ...

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Polls and "Experts"

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - I had briefly ragged on Patrick Murphy's Monmouth poll on schools a while back. Bruce Baker (via Twitter), DS Wright, and Matt DiCarlo gave their criticism as well. Now Murphy's fighting back. But ...

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Interview Of The Month — Kevin D. Washburn

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - As regular readers know, each month I interview people in the education world about whom I want to learn more. You can see read those past interviews here. Today, I’m publishing October’s “Intervie...

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Daily Kos: September 17

dailykos.com - 1787 - 39 men signed the US Constitution, moving this nation forward towards a structure of government that for more than two centuries has been a shining light in self-government, something we sh...

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Today in Labor History—September 17

modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/09/today-in-labor-historyseptember-17.html"; Battle of Antietam, Library of CongressSeptember 17, 1862 – The Battle of Antietam in western Marylan...

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The "Passion" of Chris Christie

jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - Our governor just can't understand why, after two years of relentless teacher bashing, broken promises, and slashed salaries, anybody wouldn't want to go into public service:I think for those peopl...

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My Best Posts On The Basics Of Small Groups In The Classroom

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Sep 18 2011 Larry FerlazzoIn yesterday’s post, Teens, Their Brains, & Working In Groups, I mentioned that I would be posting a “The Best…” list today sharing a few very practical and simple ideas o...

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Chicago’s Mayor Challenges Teachers Union

nytimes.com - CHICAGO — One by one, teachers at public elementary schools here have been voting to buck their own union and take Mayor Rahm Emanuel up on an unusual offer: to accept bonus pay in exchange for wai...

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Recess Is Making a Comeback in Schools

nytimes.com - As more Chicago public schools cash in on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s longer-day financial incentives by adding 90 minutes to their school day, the previous votes by a dozen schools to add about a half ...

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Health and BioScience Academy Gets a Name

evergreenps.org - Evergreen Public Schools Names new school Henrietta lacks Health and BioScience High School In a unanimous decision by the Evergreen Public Schools' Board of Directors, Henrietta Lacks Health and B...

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Editorial Cartoons

baltimoresun.com - The recent accusations aimed at the University of Miami's athletic department are just the latest example of moral failure involving educational institutions, athletics and athletes. Every scandal ...

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Wall Street Goes to School

truth-out.org - If real reform is going to happen, it has to put in place a viable, critical, formative culture that supports notions of social and engaged citizenship, civic courage, public values, dissent, democ...

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Corporate Education Refrom’s Coming Constitutional Crisis

bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com - Will it turn out that common core standards meant everything? And that it was a rising republican star who signaled the beginning of the end game? A quick Google search this morning combining Marco...

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Three Percent of Florida's FCAT Testing Service Owned by Libya

bobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com - From the Telegraph: Stakes include a 3pc holding in Pearson, the FT owner, and a small stake in Royal Bank of Scotland. The LIA also holds 2.6pc of Unicredit, the Italian bank, and 2pc of Finmeccan...

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