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education.change.org - Mona Davids, president of the New York Charter Parents Association, loves charter schools. She does not, however, love Ross Global Academy, a New York city charter school with a horrible record of ...

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dailykos.com - Sat Dec 25, 2010 at 09:47:01 PM PSTThe United States spends nearly as much on military power as every other country in the world combined, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research In...

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larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Dec 26 2010 Larry Ferlazzo The first part of this post is my usual introduction to this series. If you’re familiar with it already, just skip down to the listing of new sites… Here’s the latest ins...

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parents4democraticschools.wordpress.com - Associated Press 4:55 p.m. CST, December 25, 2010INDIANAPOLIS — Several of Indiana’s public colleges and universities are criticizing the state’s new incentive-based funding formula for higher educ...

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nbclosangeles.com - A newborn Christmas package nicknamed Noel was dropped off at a Los Angeles fire station on Christmas Eve. Firefighters at Station 46, in a hard-luck section of the city just south of Exposition Pa...

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Catalyst Notebook :: In the News: School-based health centers on rise nationally, locally

Catalyst Notebook :: In the News: School-based health centers on rise nationally, locally
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Catalyst writers and editors share their perspectives, analyses and the news behind the news on improving Chicago area public schools. Our on-the-ground reports will tell you what’s happening in schools and education circles here and elsewhere. Our views will tell you what to make of it.

In the News: School-based health centers on rise nationally, locallyThe Tribune reports that the number of school-based health centers is rising nationwide, with nine opening in Illinois during the 2009-10 academic year. Illinois has about 60 centers, half of which are in Chicago, according to the Illinois Coalition for School Health Centers, an advocacy group that is part the Illinois Maternal & Child Health Coalition. Located primarily in low-income areas with significant uninsured populations, school-based health centers provide relief for the nation's health care systems, help to reduce student absenteeism and improve health literacy in families, advocates say.

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In the News: Renaissance Schools Funds looks to raise $40 millionThe Renaissance Schools Fund hopes to raise at least $40 million for the next crop of new schools over the next five years, fund President Phyllis Lockett told the Sun-Times. The fund will focus on “expanding high quality charter school models” as well as finding “great emerging models,” Lockett said. The fund helped bankroll 68 of Renaissance 2010’s 103 schools.

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Schools south of Boston implementing social networking policies - The Boston Globe

Schools south of Boston implementing social networking policies - The Boston Globe

Schools examine Facebook policies

Schools aim to clarify social rules

By Johanna Seltz
Globe Correspondent / December 26, 2010

Teachers in Weymouth, Foxborough, and Norton can’t be “friends’’ with students on Facebook or other social networking sites, and a number of other school districts south of Boston are considering a similar ban.

“I don’t want my kids to know what their teachers do after school or on the weekends,’’ said Sean Guilfoyle, chairman of the Weymouth School Committee. “This not only protects the students, but it also protects the staff. It allows them to have a personal life and not worry about what’s being posted when they’re talking to their families or friends.’’

Cohasset, Hingham, Milton, and Randolph are among the communities working on Facebook policies for school staff, inspired in part by “model’’ rules on the

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“Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

“Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success” | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
“Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success” Experts Begin to Identify Nonacademic Skills Key to Success is the headline of a recent story in Ed Week. It discusses research that is finding non-academic skills are important keys to student success in college and in their careers. Here’s an ...
December’s Best Tweets — Part Two Every month I make a short list highlighting my choices of the best resources I shared through (and learned from) Twitter, but didn’t necessarily include them in posts here on my blog. Now and then, in order to make it a bit easier for me, I may try ...
“The New Year around the world” The New Year around the world is another excellent online exercise for English Language Learners created by Renée Maufroid. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations. Thanks to Michelle Henry for the tip.
“Escape from Santa’s Room” Escape from Santa’s Room is a fun online video game that can be used as a language-learning activity (you can read how I use these kinds of games in this article). Here is its Walkthrough. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, ...
Email Newsletter Sent-Out As regular readers know, I send-out a free monthly email newsletter. The January edition has just been sent. You can easily subscribe to it here.
Part Fifty-Seven Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly The first part of this post is my usual introduction to this series. If you’re familiar with it already, just skip down to the listing of new sites… Here’s the latest installment in my series on The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & ...
“20 Weirdest Apartments of the World” 20 Weirdest Apartments of the World is a series of photos of…strange-looking apartment buildings. I’m adding the link to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own).
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DOES THE LAUSD REALLY RESPECT GENUINE PARENT INVOLVEMENT? – The District, it turns out, demands parental involvement only when it suits the district

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: DOES THE LAUSD REALLY RESPECT GENUINE PARENT INVOLVEMENT? – The District, it turns out, demands parental involvement only when it suits the district

DOES THE LAUSD REALLY RESPECT GENUINE PARENT INVOLVEMENT? – The District, it turns out, demands parental involvement only when it suits the district

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By Jenny Heitz | Daily News Op-Ed | http://bit.ly/fl2bUD 12/19/2010 01:00:00 AM PST - THERE has been tons of finger-pointing lately as to whom, exactly, is to blame for failing schools: the unions, or the lousy teachers, or the lack of funds. Sometimes, the parents get placed in those cross hairs for too little participation, the idea being that, if parents could just volunteer and help kids
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