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The decline of science education in NYC high schools as shown by the falling number of Intel submissions and semi-finalists
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - These posts about the decline of independent science research at NYC high schools – especially at the less selective non-specialized high schools – were written and researched by NYC parents Steve ...
Diane Ravitch Addresses Sacramento, and Undresses Education Reform « InterACT
accomplishedcaliforniateachers.wordpress.com - While my main purpose in traveling to Sacramento last week was for an event I helped plan and present, the added benefit was seeing some excellent speeches at the Sacramento Convention Center that ...
Tackling Business Problems - Harvard Business Review
hbr.org - Tackling Business Problems Stop Tying Pay to Performance The evidence is overwhelming: It doesn’t work.by Bruno S. Frey and Margit Osterloh Time frame: next week | Degree of difficulty: operational...
There’s One Big Worm In Checker Finn’s Apple
edwize.org - On the Fordham Foundation’s Flypaper blog and in the electronic pages of the Hoover Foundation’s Education Next, Checker Finn is bemoaning the state of the American work ethic, and blaming American...
VEA General Assembly Daily Reports: The Annual Contract Bills
veadailyreports.com - I usually write the entries on this blog, but what follows was written by VEA Senior Staff Attorney Dena Rosenkrantz, who is providing able assistance to the VEA Lobby Cadre as we lobby the Governo...
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Obama, Democrats Still Grasping For A 'Populist Pitch' For Education
ourfuture.org - Reflecting on last night's State of the Union address to the nation, most opinion outlets are declaring that President Obama is now more overtly resorting to a "populist message" to rally Democrats...
IEA leadership wants a stay-at-home Lobby Day? Here’s a New Business Item. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Tim Furman at School Tech Connect also wonders why we’re not heading for Springfield in May for Lobby Day. But he has a suggestion:It all seems like a golden opportunity to move forward with the su...
A Score Card for Changing Schools – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Jan. 27, 2012, 10:52 a.m. Sixty-two New York City schools are on a path to be closed or otherwise re-shaped this year. Here’s a score card to help you keep track of what schools are affected and ho...
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » More on rent-a-protesters from WGN; parents’ real choice
pureparents.org - Jackie Leavy has sent around another powerful post. We sure miss her and Neighborhood Capital Budget Group, which she ran for years, but what a gift that she is still speaking out so effectively. P...
The Econometrics of Rwandan Pear Blossoms at Duke University
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - I rarely post anything of this length. But this piece by my friend and Duke Univ. prof Tim Tyson, was much too compelling and beautifully written to pass up. Had to post it in full. Enjoy. ****** ...
Is It a Conflict of Interest? Yes, but It’s Legal
nytimes.com - In most states and municipalities, government officials who vote to spend taxpayer dollars on proposals that also put money in their own pockets as lobbyists could be accused of illegal conflicts o...
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Jobs, Jobs and Cars
nytimes.com - Mitch Daniels, the former Bush budget director who is now Indiana’s governor, made the Republicans’ reply to President Obama’s State of the Union address. His performance was, well, boring. But he ...
At Davos, Debating Capitalism’s Future
nytimes.com - Davos, Switzerland IS 20th-century capitalism failing 21st-century society? Members of the global elite debated that unusual question on Wednesday at the annual World Economic Forum. ...
Pork Parade: Former Members Eat from Both Sides of the Trough | CREW
citizensforethics.org - January 26, 2012By CREW Staff Congress, Earmarks, Pork, Lobbying, Pork Parade, States, Massachusetts, House Members, William Delahunt, Senate Members, Trent Lott Talk about having your pork and eat...
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Hit me: Gingrich spokesman calls the CNN debate a blackjack ‘push’ | The Ticket
news.yahoo.com - Newt Gingrich disembarks from his campaign plane in Miami, Fla. (Matt Rourke/AP) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--Even Newt Gingrich's top aides agree: Thursday's debate wasn't their boss's hottest night. Mitt...
Parents 4 Teachers says, “Call Brizard.” « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parents 4 Teachers says, “Call Brizard.” « Fred Klonsky:Parents 4 Teachers says, “Call Brizard.”by Fred KlonskyHi Fred,My name is Erica–I’m a CPS parent (going on 14 years in the system!), an avid ...
Activists and bloggers fear Twitter censorship
democraticunderground.com - Source: APActivists and bloggers fear Twitter censorshipBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology WriterSAN FRANCISCO (AP) --
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Tax Cut Extender: Boon to Charter Schools
citypragmatist.com - Illustration: FRBSF Charter schools are among the big winners in the tax cut extender deal signed into law on December 17 by President Barack Obama. Section 733 of H.R. 4853 provides for an additio...
Billionaires Occupy Davos as 0.01% Bemoan Inequalities
bloomberg.com - Enlarge image Davos Patrons at the annual Klosters Snow Polo event on Jan. 20, 2012. Patrons at the annual Klosters Snow Polo event on Jan. 20, 2012. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg Enlarge ima...
Jersey Jazzman: Merit Pay Fails Outside of Schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Merit Pay Fails Outside of Schools:Merit Pay Fails Outside of Schoolsby DukeMerit pay is a disaster wherever it goes:We’ve talked about this since the financial meltdown. Now it’s t...
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Pop Star's Next Act Is Educational
online.wsj.com - BY NICK NEYLAND Björk turned her last album into an app. Now she's turning her music into a science exhibit for city students, with an unusual three-week run at a Queens museum better known for its...
Over 700 Nominations for Outstanding Local Occupy Activism — And Counting
fdlaction.firedoglake.com - There have already been over 700 nominations of local occupations for outstanding community activism, representing 149 occupations across the country. Occupy Supply announced the contest yesterday...
Daily Kos: WAM
dailykos.com - Mozart could have a sense of humor, which is why I offer this duet in English:We saw this opera perhaps the best way to see - the voices of great singers but done by marionnettes in Salzburg Mozart...
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Diane Ravitch Addresses Sacramento, and Undresses Education Reform « InterACT
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Diane Ravitch Addresses Sacramento, and Undresses Education Reform « InterACT:Diane Ravitch Addresses Sacramento, and Undresses Education Reformby David B. CohenWhile my main purpose in traveling t...
Jersey Jazzman: Miss Laura Frets About Charters
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Miss Laura Frets About Charters:Miss Laura Frets About Chartersby DukeWell, fiddle-de-dee! Miss Laura Waters is so very upset by the nasty tone of those who object to having charter...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 1-27 #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Where did she go? Emily Alpert Former Voice of San Diego Reporter Joins the LA Times - FishbowlLA Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 9 minutes ago Former Voice of San Diego Reporte...
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What Value Did the Chetty Study Add? - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,Just days ago, three economists released a study that created a great deal of controversy. Raj Chetty and John N. Friedman of Harvard University and Jonah Rockoff of Columbia Universit...
