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Our Children Can’t Wait: New Regulations Increase Accountability and Boost Quality in Head Start

whitehouse.gov - Posted by Kathleen Sebelius on November 08, 2011 at 04:04 PM EST President Barack Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, right, talk with students while visiting a classro...

arneduncan

Occupy Wall Street Protests Outside Department Of Education

huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- On Monday evening, about 200 students, parents, school aides and educators associated with Occupy Wall Street congregated on the steps of the New York City Department of Education in lo...

DianeRavitch

NY Charter schools join the pushback vs. teacher evaluation and data systems promoted by the corp reformers

nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Today the NY Charter Schools Association sent a letter to the state’s charter schools, rejecting the demand from the State Education Department that they provide information that can link teachers ...

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In Tennessee, Following the Rules for Evaluations Off a Cliff

nytimes.com - MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Last year, when Tennessee was named one of the first two states to win a federal Race to The Top grant, worth $501 million, there was great joy all around. Educati...

DianeRavitch

Shanker Blog » The False Conflict Between Unionism and Professionalism?

shankerblog.org - Some people have the unfortunate idea that unionism is somehow antithetical to or incompatible with being a professional. This notion is particularly salient within education circles, where phrases...

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The choice not taken | Editorials

arktimes.com - The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, which is subsidized by $200,000 annually in city tax dollars, continues its work to tear down the best hope for a vibrant community — its public school...

DianeRavitch

My high school’s surprise transformation, and what it says about education reform - Class Struggle

washingtonpost.com - Among the cliques in our national education debate, I am considered part of the no-excuses crowd. We are defined by our fondness for charter schools and the Teach for America organization, our beli...

mikeklonsky

Reports on charter schools expose new problems - The Answer Sheet

washingtonpost.com - Two new reports about public charter schools expose serious issues about the way they are run and their effectiveness. The first was a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Imagine Schools In...

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SB512 passes out of Pension Committee to the full House. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - This evening the Pension Committee of the House voted the pension killer, SB512 on to the full House on a 5 to 4 vote. N0 votes were: Ray Poe, Daniel Biss, Daniel Burke, Karen May.Yes votes were: K...

fklonsky

Chris Hedges: Finding Freedom in Handcuffs Chris Hedges' ColumnsTruthdig

truthdig.com - Posted on Nov 7, 2011AP / Bebeto MatthewsPolice arrest Occupy Wall Street protesters as they staged a sit-down at Goldman Sachs headquarters on Thursday in New York. By Chris Hedges (Page 2) Our po...

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School Tech Connect: Faxed To Springfield

schooltechconnect.com - Round up your colleagues and drag them to the phones. This is the message I just faxed to my senator: November 8, 2011Dear Senator Steans,I hope you are as alarmed as I am by the report from Buck C...

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Hill wins runoff; Democrats control Wake school board Elections

newsobserver.com - rwillett@newsobserver.com Wake school board member Kevin L. Hill celebrates his victory over challenger Heather Losurdo in the District 3 runoff at Milton's in Raleigh. By T. Keung Hui and Thomas G...

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Hill wins runoff; Democrats control Wake school board Local

newsobserver.com - SHAWN ROCCO - srocco@newsobserver.com Kevin Hill's wife Patrice Hill, left, and Jo Ann Woodall campaign outside the Bay Leaf Volunteer Fire Department on Six Forks Road in Wake County. By T. Keung ...

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Union rights win big in Ohio. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - Early returns predict a major defeat for Ohio Republican Governor Kasich. His attempt to destroy collective bargaining is going down to defeat by a two to one margin in an election that was held to...

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Here it is, your moment of Zen

bluejersey.com - There's a certain point tonight, after dozens of your volunteers have worn down their shoe leather, the GOTV calls have reached and passed critical mass and the candidate is teetering on the point ...

coopmike48

Blog posts on this issue

whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release November 08, 2011 Georgetown University Washington, D.C.2:25 P.M. ESTMRS. OBAMA: Hey! How are you all doing? AUDIENCE: Good.MRS. OB...

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Join the "Occupy Your Block" Sidewalk Chalk Campaign

occupywallst.org - Posted 25 minutes ago on Nov. 8, 2011, 10:22 p.m. EST by OccupyWallStThe Outreach Group of the NYC General Assembly has an idea inspired by this story of unity between strangers using the original ...

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FOX NEWS COMES TO THE AID OF LAUSD "RUBBER ROOM" TEACHERS?

perdaily.com - (Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)On November 2, 2011 I get the following email from Daniel Leighton of Fox News Channel 1...

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Announce and Implement the NATIONAL ECONOMIC SECURITY AND REFORMATION ACT - NESARA

wwws.whitehouse.gov - Signatures: 19 of 5,677 creator Frances P Kihei, HI September 28, 2011 Signature # 1 Tommy J November 08, 2011 Signature # 5,677 Curtis F Salt Lake City, UT November 08, 2011 Signature # 5,676 gena...

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World Languages Mapped by Twitter - Global

theatlanticwire.com - Twitter is a linguist's dream come true: it compiles millions of messages in hundreds of languages daily, making the question "Who speaks what languages where?" easy to answer. That is the question...

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PA Cyber Charter PSSA AYP 2007 - 2011 from PDE

keystonestateeducationcoalition.blogspot.com - Of 12 PA cyber charters -only 2 made AYP for 2011while 8 were in corrective action status.Note: the 21st Century Cyber Charter School was created and is governed by the Chief School Administrators...

DianeRavitch

Blue Jersey:: Election Results Thread

bluejersey.com - You must enter a subject for your comment You must enter a subject for your comment You must enter a subject for your comment You must enter a subject for your comment You must enter a subject for ...

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Occupy Oakland's new target - foreclosed buildings

sfgate.com - Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle Occupy Oakland resident Lucas Enos smokes a cigarette in the 165-tent downtown encampment at Frank Ogawa Plaza. Now that their general strike is over, Occupy ...

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Join the "Occupy Your Block" Sidewalk Chalk Campaign

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On Election Day, Cuomo protesters voted with their voices

gothamschools.org - The Occupy Wall Street movement spawned another education protest spin-off today, this time led by parents and held at the steps of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office in midtown Manhattan. The new coalitio...

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