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Reformy Platitudes & Fact-Challenged Placards won’t Get Connecticut Schools what they Really Need! « School Finance 101
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - For a short while yesterday – more than I would have liked to – I followed the circus of testimony and tweets about proposed education reform legislation in Connecticut. The reform legislation - SB...
Duncan: Colo. a leader in education reform
denverpost.com - It's no surprise that Colorado was among the first states to receive a waiver from No Child Left Behind's rigid, one-size-fits-all mandates. If any one thing is true of the many challenges federal ...
Problem with new state system is its constricted view - Another Voice
buffalonews.com - I would like to take this opportunity to clarify my position on teacher evaluations. A recent article in The Buffalo News centered more on my letter to New York State United Teachers President Rich...
Supreme Court voids takeover of schools
ctpost.com - HARTFORD -- The state Supreme Court Tuesday overturned the state takeover of the Bridgeport school system, ruling the state violated law when it failed to properly retrain the city's Board of Educa...
Gary Rubenstein Demonstrates That the NYC ‘Value Added’ Measurements are Insane « GFBrandenburg's Blog
gfbrandenburg.wordpress.com - Gary Rubenstein has two excellent posts where he analyzes what happened with the New York Public School System’s value-added measurements for teachers, which were just released. He discovered sever...
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How to Demoralize Teachers - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,Two weeks ago, New York state's highest court ruled that the New York City Department of Education could release for public scrutiny the value-added ratings of teachers of mathematics ...
After Release of Ratings, a Focus on ‘Top’ Teachers
nytimes.com - One was a scion of the family behind the celebrated Italian bakery, Arthur Avenue Bread, and has since been promoted to assistant principal. Another, a San Francisco transplant, was in ...
I Don't Need Your Money
huffingtonpost.com - I suppose the words "To Bill Gates: I Don't Need Your Money" haven't been written very often.But, truth be told, Mr. Gates, I don't need your money. The Calhoun School, which I have led for 14 year...
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» Company Offers Products to Protect Private Property from Chicago Teachers Union Protests
biggovernment.com - This isn’t your mother’s teachers union. The Chicago Teachers Union has brandished its radical political stripes in recent months. It has fully embraced Occupy Chicago, protested side-by-side with ...
Crete: Could Illinois soon be welcoming its first privately run detention center?
chicagonow.com - This article is the first in a three-part series looking at some of the different elements of the proposed Crete detention center. The Village of Crete, Ill., about an hour south of Chicago, may be...
Teachers Are Fair Game, But Cops' Records Are Off Limits - City Limits Magazine
citylimits.org - Late last year five New York media organization filed a Freedom of Information request with the city's Department of Education demanding internal teacher evaluation records. The DOE was set to comp...
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Middle school students in Fair Lawn revisit the 80s
northjersey.com - Fair Lawn - Memorial Middle School celebrated the 1980s for the first time as part of its Decades of Discovery program. NICK MESSINA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Students and faculty at Memorial Middle Schoo...
Davy Jones, actor and member of the Monkees, has died
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Davy Jones, actor and member of the Monkees, has diedFebruary 29, 2012 | 11:07 am 51Davy Jones, the British Invasion-era singer who became a household heartthrob as a member of the Monkees, has die...
Rise in homeless students stifles Fla. town
boston.com - CLERMONT, Fla.—Zach Montgomery's dad plugs in the electric skillet and opens the cardboard box containing tonight's dinner.The liquid from the canned chicken sizzles as it hits the skillet.Zach, a ...
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The Hyatt’s Penny Pritzker has seven bathrooms, appeals her taxes and screws her employees. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Penny Pritzker has seven bathrooms. H/T: Matt Farmer For well over two years the employees of the Hyatt Hotels in Chicago and elsewhere have been in dispute over a contract. Hyatt is owned by the P...
Dump Pritzker. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Dear President Obama, On February 21st your campaign announced the naming of six national co-chairs from Illinois. The list included Bill Daley, Sen. Dick Durbin, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Penny Pritzker...
Unite Here on Penny Pritzker. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Press Advisory for March 1, 2012Contact:Elliott Mallen, UNITE HERE(312) 656-5807, emallen@unitehere.org Parents, homeowners call on Pritzker family to pay their fair share of taxesTax appeals by Ch...
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Anti-abortion fanatics are threatening free speech, warns academic
democraticunderground.com - Source: GuardianAnti-abortion fanatics are threatening free speech, warns academic Death threats to philosophers writing on 'after-birth abortion' curb academic discussion, says Journal of Medical ...
What’s That Flame Retardant Doing in My Soda? « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - We all know that sodas are full of sugar, buy you may be surprised (and grossed out) to find that a chemical called brominated vegetable oil (BVO), a patented flame retardant, has also been added t...
Teens May Fare Worse After Concussion Than Children or Adults
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Injury can cause long-term problems with short-term memory in teens, researchers say.Teenagers who suffer a concussion are more sensitive than adults or children to its aftereffects, Canadian resea...
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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock #teaching 02/29/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - THe hungry caterpillar electronic book. - Resources - TES The hungry caterpillar ebook (in a powerpoint) that uses sound effects and animations. You could use this on your board to retel...
Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 02/29/2012
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - What Is a Leap Year? - YouTube A video explaining leap year if you want to share it with your students. tags: education news ...
Georgia Senate considers bill to criminalize union picketing
democraticunderground.com - ONLINE STORE : ====( http://www.fullmalls.com )===== n2012 comes, in order to thank everyone, characteristic, novel style, varieties, low price and good quality, and the low sale price. Thank every...
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Missouri Education Watchdog: What To Do About the Bullies
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Missouri Education Watchdog: What To Do About the Bullies:What To Do About the Bulliesby AnngieThe problem of bullying is age old. I believe the realists would say it is endemic to the human condi...
The in box: If Governor Quinn gets his way, retired teacher health insurance costs will double. Sign the petition. « Fred Klonsky
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The in box: If Governor Quinn gets his way, retired teacher health insurance costs will double. Sign the petition. « Fred Klonsky:The in box: If Governor Quinn gets his way, retired teacher health ...
Calif. Seeks its Own Version of an NCLB Waiver - Politics K-12 - Education Week
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Calif. Seeks its Own Version of an NCLB Waiver - Politics K-12 - Education Week:Calif. Seeks its Own Version of an NCLB WaiverBy Michele McNeil on February 29, 2012 3:03 PMBy Sean CavanaghCaliforni...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 2-29 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Standardized tests Simpson style Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 44 minutes ago http://unitedoptout.com/ Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 2-28 #sos...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 2-28 AM Posts #soschat #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NEA Read Across America promotional videos Dr. Seuss' The Lorax movie ... Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 2 hours ago The stars of the Lorax are shining the spotlight on NEA's Rea...
