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Universities Make Millions Selling Access, Addresses To Bank Of America

6.8.10 - Some of the nation's largest and most elite universities stand to gain millions of dollars from selling
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New Teacher Distribution Methods Hold Promise

6.11.10 - With effective teaching a top policy priority, certain school districts, the federal government, and nonprofit groups are renewing efforts to pilot and study strategies for pairing...
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Reformers: Stop doing these 4 things

6.11.10 - John L. O’Connor - In fact, many of the activities that we are leading actually contribute toward less effective classroom teaching. Countless hours are spent completing activities that steal effort and energy away from...
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Under Pressure, Teachers Tamper With Test Scores

6.11.10 - The staff of Normandy Crossing Elementary School outside Houston eagerly awaited the results of state achievement tests this
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A Connected Teacher: Priceless - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

A Connected Teacher: Priceless - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.





A Connected Teacher: Priceless


Ideas For Bringing A Global Perspective
Into Your School's Classrooms

Video Below

Via Langwitches, some more great ideas for teaching geography, foreign language and
other topics with a real-time global context. Related link here on tele-conferencing tips.

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Two Excellent Infographics | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Two Excellent Infographics | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

Two Excellent Infographics

by Larry Ferlazzo
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I’ve recently learned about two excellent infographics that are very accessible to English Language Learners.
The first is called Africa In Perspective. It very vividly compares the size of Africa with the size of a number of other areas on the earth.
The second is Our Amazing Planet: Top To Bottom. You just have to see it to believe it. Thanks to Cool Infographics for the tip.

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'Peer review' sinks state applications for education stimulus- Superintendent candidates face runoff. Now what? | California Watch

Superintendent candidates face runoff. Now what? | California Watch

Superintendent candidates face runoff. Now what?

by Corey G. Johnson
In November, the race to become California's next Superintendent of Public Instruction will come down to two guys: Larry Aceves and Tom Torkelson.
Many education observers expected Torkelson would land in a runoff for the position. He's an influential Democratic state Assemblyman who rose to be the top candidate for the California Teachers Association, the California Federation of Teachers and a slew of other established groups.
But Aceves threw many forecasters a curveball.
He was the top overall vote-getter in Tuesday's primary election with 597,472 votes (18.8 percent of the vote). A retired school district superintendent in San Jose, Aceves' campaign was supported by the Association of California School Administrators, a group he led as president around 2002.

'Peer review' sinks state applications for education stimulus

by Louis Freedberg
Facing tough competition from other states, California has been denied education stimulus funds twice in the past three months by the U.S. Department of Education.
The culprit? Not politics, say federal officials. Not a belief that California is too far gone to be saved. Rather, officials say, an objective, "peer review" process is the responsible party.
I decided to look into into how the peer review process works, because its outcome has the potential to directly affect millions of California school children.
The first time California was dinged was in March, when it lost out on potentially hundreds of millions from the
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Christie criticizes Roxbury school district for censuring board member | NJ.com

Christie criticizes Roxbury school district for censuring board member | NJ.com

Christie criticizes Roxbury school district for censuring board member

Published: Friday, June 11, 2010, 6:48 AM Updated: Friday, June 11, 2010, 7:10 AM
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roxbury-censure-teacher.JPGSaed Hindash/The Star-LedgerIn a 2004 photo, Maureen Castriotta, of Roxbury, addresses the Roxbury school board.
ROXBURY — Gov. Chris Christie criticized the Roxbury Board of Education for censuring a member after she attended a student protest about school aid cuts and confronted school officials for allowing the rally, a report on DailyRecord.com said.
At a town hall meeting here, Christie said it was right for Maureen Castriotta to "speak up," and he asked the audience if school administrators would have allowed a student rally that was against the New Jersey Education

Seton Hall finalist's alleged 6-figure salary request falls within Catholic University presidents' pay range

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By Star-Ledger Staff

June 11, 2010, 5:20AM
Seton Hall finalist for president, some say, requested nearly $300,000 salary Full story »
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Newark school alumnae help bring 1,000 books to school's library

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By Meredith Galante / The Star-Ledger

June 11, 2010, 5:15AM
NEWARK — As a child, Rute Rodrigues preferred to play outside on the porch with her best-friend and classmate, Marlene Veloso. Veloso liked to play, but loved to read. She devoured the Sweet Valley High series or the Berenstain Bears books. Only as an adult did Rodrigues latch onto Veloso’s reading habit. "To be honest, I didn’t read a... Full story »
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Montgomery school district breaks ground in offering heart screenings to N.J. students

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By Stephen Stirling/For The Star-Ledger

June 11, 2010, 5:05AM
MONTGOMERY — Anthony Maselli doesn’t have to think long about his worst fear as the Montgomery school district’s athletic director: "I’m standing on a baseball field or a soccer field and a young, vibrant kid drops dead of a heart attack. It’s one of those things you see in your worst nightmares," he said. Maselli and Pam Gizzi, the... Full story »
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Rutgers freezes employee pay due to N.J. budget cuts

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By Kelly Heyboer/ The Star-Ledger

June 10, 2010, 10:05PM
N.J. university expects to save $30M Full story »
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Top IT Issues Quick Takes: June 11, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed

Quick Takes: June 11, 2010 - Inside Higher Ed

Top IT Issues



Educause has released the results of its latest survey of CIOs on top technology issues, with finance issues on top of the list, as was the case a year ago. Here is the top 10 list:
1. Funding IT
2. Administrative/ERP/information systems
3. Security
4. Teaching and learning with technology
5. Identity/access management
6. (tie). Disaster recovery / business continuity
6. (tie). Governance, organization and leadership
7. Agility, adaptability and responsiveness
8. Learning management systems
9. Strategic planning
10. Infrastructure / cyberinfrastructure
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Rise & Shine: On day of Metrocard walkout, legislators offer hope | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: On day of Metrocard walkout, legislators offer hope | GothamSchools

Rise & Shine: On day of Metrocard walkout, legislators offer hope

by Philissa Cramer
  • Low scores could boost summer school enrollment. (GothamSchools, Times, Post, Daily News, NY1,WSJ)
  • A new city task force will work on reducing truancy. (GothamSchools, Daily News, NY1)
  • Thousands of students plan to walk out of school today to protest potential Metrocard cuts. (Times, Post)
  • Legislators and MTA officials still say it’s likely that the student Metrocard cuts won’t go through. (WSJ)
  • Even with new schools, overcrowding persists for popular Downtown Manhattan schools. (The Villager)
  • With pay and job security increasingly tied to test scores, cheating seems to be on the rise. (Times)
  • More Chicago students will take summer school classes online to save the city money. (Chicago Tribune)
  • Michigan’s teacher retirement incentive isn’t saving the state as much as hoped. (Detroit Free Press)
  • Nationally, the high school graduation rate fell again last year. (Christian Science Monitor)
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