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Finding an End to the Parent-Teacher Wars

parenting.blogs.nytimes.com - According to Ron Clark, Disney’s American Teacher of the Year, new teachers remain in our profession an average of just four and a half years, “and many of them list ‘issues with parents’ as one of...
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Inland Empire district charts its own course to success

latimes.com - The third-graders struggled to keep pace. And their teachers at Parkridge Elementary School in Corona wanted to know why. The teachers met after school recently and delved into sheets of data and r...
DianeRavitch

Education chief defends consultant's role

stamfordadvocate.com - HARTFORD -- State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor on Friday defended the presence of a $195,000 consultant in the pending discussions over education reform. Pryor said that the consultant, desp...
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You Know It's A Bad Idea When...

schooltechconnect.com - I just now noticed that David Brooks just made an argument for something like value-added assessments at college, which illustrates the adage, "If there's a really, really bad idea, then David Broo...
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Lobbying Spending Database - Pearson Education, 2011

opensecrets.org - Lobbying A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the federal government is giving their issues. Particularly active clients often retain ...
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ALEC Revisited | Impatient Optimists

impatientoptimists.org - Over the past several weeks, many of our friends, partners and grantees, as well as some members of the general public, have expressed their concerns about the foundation’s recent grant to the Amer...
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Occupy Oakland (OO): Mayor Quan Says Not Again

my.firedoglake.com - Oakland Mayor Jean Quan (photo: dougsmi/flickr) On Thursday, April 19, I attended a meeting sponsored by the Oakland Police Department (OPD) with our new police chief, Howard Jordan, leading the me...
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Rubio: Jeb Bush Would Be A 'Fantastic' VP

livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com - On CNN’s State of the Union Sunday, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio said he thinks Jeb Bush would be an “fantastic” vice president, returning a compliment Bush gave Rubio in recent days.  Jeb Bush has bee...
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Sunday Talking Heads: April 23, 2012

firedoglake.com - Every Day is Earth Day. Celebrate and honor our planet, our home, it’s the only one we’ve got.Washington Journal. ABC’s This Week: Secret Service Scandal: Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), the top Republi...
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Murdoch’s Muscle

nytimes.com - When I last saw you, at a White House Correspondents’ Dinner after-party in 2000, you were squiring around a foxy actress named Kathleen York. I have a pretty stiff public appearance, I guess. The ...
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Former ALEC Supporters Now Find Connection Toxic

my.firedoglake.com - This article was originally published by the Center for Media and Democracy at PRWatch.org.With thousands of consumers expressing their concerns about the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALE...
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You Know It's A Bad Idea When...

schooltechconnect.com - I just now noticed that David Brooks just made an argument for something like value-added assessments at college, which illustrates the adage, "If there's a really, really bad idea, then David Broo...
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Lobbying Spending Database - Pearson Education, 2011

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Lobbying Spending Database - Pearson Education, 2011

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