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RheeFirst! » The Best Posts About Michelle Rhee’s Exaggerated Test Scores
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - RheeFirst! » The Best Posts About Michelle Rhee’s Exaggerated Test Scores: The Best Posts About Michelle Rhee’s Exaggerated Test Scoresby adminDated, but oh so good. Written by Larry Ferlazzo for h...
Rahm’s poll numbers tanking. Confrontation with teachers is pulling him down. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Rahm may control the city council like a Soviet commisar. But his honeymoon with the city’s voters has ended. His reputation for controlling the message is fading. Blame it on his confrontational a...
School board lectures parents on politics
wbez.org - Chicago parents who complain the school board doesn’t listen to them got a lecture on politics Wednesday.A mother opposed to the longer school day opened a picture book and proceeded to read a stor...
Reflecting on The NCTM Meeting « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - I was the opening speaker at NCTM last night and I had a wonderful event. First of all, I sat next to a smart middle-school teacher from Wellesley, Massachusetts, and we talked about the problems o...
My visit to Philadelphia « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - Yesterday I went to Philadelphia to speak to the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Before I left New York City, the local spokesperson for Parents Across American, ...
Metrics Mania: The Growing Corporatization of U.S. Philanthropy
nea.org - Nonprofit leaders have long been told to behave “more like a business” and the corporatization of higher education, where I now labor, has gotten critical attention. But these issues are still not ...
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Take the Next Step, Governor Cuomo « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - I read in the Daily News this morning that Governor Cuomo will oppose the public release of teacher ratings (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/teachers/gov-andrew-cuomo-approve-making-teacher-eva...
Testing pile-up this week tests teachers, students
statesman.com - By Laura HeinauerAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFFWith strict rules about test security, interruptions and campus access, the days given over to standardized academic testing in Texas are always a little di...
What Is Going On With The Pension Group?
illinoisntu.ning.com - I hate to dwell on this... According to the Anders Lindall, the committee that's working on pensions has had a series of meetings. The people running the meetings have invited the We Are One group ...
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will not approve of making teacher evaluations public
nydailynews.com - Albany Times Union Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Michael Bloomberg may be headed toward a fight over teacher evaluations. ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo flatly rejected the “total disclosure” of teacher evaluat...
Time to revisit mayoral control
qchron.com - When mayoral control of the schools was up for renewal three years ago, we supported it, but with some reforms. Like a majority of state lawmakers, we did not back one significant change that some ...
Letter to Governor Quinn about Pension Reform
wymanmedianewplace.blogspot.com - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Governor Pat Quinn Office of the Governor 207 State House Springfield, Illinois 62706 Dear Governor Quinn: I watched your press conference last Friday where ...
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#WhileWeWatch Documentary Premiers Tonight on Livestream at 8 pm EST
occupywallst.org - May 1st, 2012 A Day Without the 99% No Work – No School – No Housework – No ShoppingPosted 23 minutes ago on April 26, 2012, 6:16 p.m. EST by OccupyWallSt The internet premier of the #whilewewatch...
5 Reasons You Shouldn't Care About Your Klout Score
forbes.com - Warren Buffet has a Klout score of 35 (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife)Klout is an online service that measures your social media influence. I wrote a post recently that discussed a Wir...
#pineapplegate Edition « Dr. Doug Green
drdouggreen.com - There has been a fairly large uproar about a really stupid question on the year’s New York State’s 8th grade English test. It features a talking pineapple that offers to race a hair even though it ...
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Rahm's priorities
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - “I’m not making the case that people hate Rahm right now, but they have clearly shifted their thinking. His negative job performance ratings are where the most precipitous movement is.’’ -- Daniel ...
A Recap from the Dais
bluejersey.com - Sare's supporters spread out among the packed audience in attendance and asked questions about Glass-Steagall every chance they got. In my opinion one or two questions regarding the role the repea...
US Supreme Court moves to center of presidential race
northjersey.com - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, suddenly at the heart of presidential politics, is preparing what could be blockbuster rulings on health care and immigration shortly before the fall election. AP F...
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Getting the most out of email
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - Let's get one thing very clear here. EMAIL is NOT FREE. Never has been. Never will be. You may not pay actual money for the service, but you are paying your time and your eyes each and every day....
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Chile Headlines- Student March, Champions League, ANZAC Day in Chile
ilovechile.cl - First National Student March of the YearThis morning at 11am, students will gather together to march. The student protests continued for six months throughout 2011. Students wish to push for free t...
Deion Sanders and his charter school - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Deion Sanders and his charter school - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Deion Sanders and his charter schoolBy Valerie StraussStuff you can’t make up: Deion Sanders, who has been cited for m...
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Modern School: Buffalo Teachers Refuse to Buckle to State Blackmail
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: Buffalo Teachers Refuse to Buckle to State Blackmail: Buffalo Teachers Refuse to Buckle to State Blackmail by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons Buffalo Public Schoo...
Village of Attachment — Whole Child Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Village of Attachment — Whole Child Education: Village of Attachment by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers Post submitted by Bev Ogilvie and Steve CairnsByrne Creek Community Secondary School is commi...
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts 4-26 #SOSchat #p2 #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - My visit to Philadelphia « Diane Ravitch's blog Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All) - 1 minute ago My visit to Philadelphia « Diane Ravitch's blog: Diane Ravitch WebsiteDiane Ravitch ...
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PAA Action News
campaign.r20.constantcontact.com - Because pineapples don't have sleeves ? If you spent this weekend chuckling or fuming about a nonsensical standardized test question involving a hare and a talking pineapple, you have PAA co-foun...
Protesters Demand New CPS Disciplinary Policies
huffingtonpost.com - A coalition of students protested outside Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office Tuesday, calling on the city to implement new disciplinary policies that would reduce the arrest rate among African Ame...
Detroit High School Walkouts At Southwestern High, Western High Look To Stop School's Closure
huffingtonpost.com - Chanting, whistling and cheering, nearly 175 students left class at Western International High School in Southwest Detroit Wednesday morning to participate in a joint walkout with students from nea...
