Saturday, October 15, 2011

Damn Good Education Daily

Damn Good Education Daily:

Damn Good Education Daily

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Which Path to Excellence in Education? « InterACT

accomplishedcaliforniateachers.wordpress.com - This blog post was co-authored with Rachel Norton, a school board member for San Francisco Unified School District. Earlier this year she also contributed to this site by sharing her thoughts abou...

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alexanderrusso Rethinking gifted ed policy from the APA ow.ly/6YhCb. Norm Augustine forward ow.ly/6YhDn7 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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shankerblog Kids excluded from lottery studies? MT @SchlFinance101 Charter Schools: Getting Your Child on the List - LA Weekly bit.ly/nwZl4N12 seconds ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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ritacolleen @SchlFinance101 Brilliant article -- good reason for much needed rant. Will tweet & post everywhere. Thanks for all you do.18 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

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The Limits of "Time on Task"

alfiekohn.org - The Limits of "Time on Task" Adapted from The Homework Myth (Da Capo Press, 2006) Back “when experimental psychologists mainly studied words and nonsense syllables, it was thought that learning i...

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Rupert Murdoch Heckled At California Education Summit

huffingtonpost.com - SAN FRANCISCO — Protesters from the Occupy Wall Street movement heckled News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch during a speech at an education forum Friday, accusing the media mogul of trying to profit from...

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Regents Plan Push for Aid to Illegal Immigrants

nytimes.com - When they vote on their legislative agenda on Tuesday, New York State’s top education officials will focus for the first time on the contentious topic of illegal immigration. The agenda...

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No immigration checks at Alabama schools – USATODAY.com

usatoday.com - By Brian Lyman, Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser Updated A federal appeals court panel Friday blocked Alabama from requiring undocumented aliens to carry identification and requiring schools to collect...

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Those Third-Term Blues

nytimes.com - “It gets more complex and harder to get your message out and advertising rates keep going up.” — Mayor Bloomberg, under oath in court on Oct. 3 at the trial of John F. Haggerty Jr., hi...

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Daily Kos: The process now begins

dailykos.com - I lie on my sofa, one cat curled up on my arm, another debating whether to jump up and join him. i read the momentous events going on around the nation, and perhaps soon around the world. I know I ...

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Domestic Violence Petitions That NEED Your Signature!

randomlyspeakingpoeticallythinking.com - So (too) often I read tweets, articles, and posts pertaining to issues and I want to scream, “STOP COMPLAINING & DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!” Instead I tweet out petitions that I have signed and NEED Y...

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A House Made Entirely of Vintage Books

flavorwire.com - Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller are known for their all-encompassing installations — like the awesomely spooky one they did for Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary, Pandemonium. This 20...

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Does India's budget tablet computer work?

bbc.co.uk - 14 October 2011 Last updated at 19:22 ET By Prasanto K Roy Technology writer Continue reading the main story The Aakash tablet's pros and cons Pros Cons Size and weight Inferior touch screen Low pr...

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Michael J. Petrilli: Accountability's End?

huffingtonpost.com - It's official: Federal policymakers across the political spectrum are finally willing to admit that Congress overreached when it passed No Child Left Behind and put Uncle Sam in the driver's seat o...

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Coalition for Better Education

thecbe.org - Please click on the opt out letters below if you wish to exempt your child from CSAP. Click on the Susan Ohanian hyperlink for two sample opt out letters that she has created. Ohanian sample Opt Ou...

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Matt Taibbi on His Advice for Occupy Wall Street Protesters

videocafe.crooksandliars.com - Matt Taibbi joined the set of Countdown with Keith Olbermann to discuss the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York. After weighing in on whether Mayor Michael Bloomberg might be playing right into...

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Why Americans are Taking to the Streets...in Charts

crooksandliars.com - Top percent own 42 percent of Wealth in America.Business Insider uses a multitude of charts to explain where the anger from the Occupy Wall Street protesters come from. CHARTS: Here's What The Wall...

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Occupy San Francisco Takes on Wells Fargo Headquarters

colorlines.com - Nearly 200 demonstrators gathered in front of Wells Fargo Bank’s corporate headquarters in San Francisco on Wednesday, blocking the front door to the building and pledging to “foreclose the banks.”...

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