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edworkforce.house.gov - WASHINGTON, D.C. | February 8, 2011 - On Thursday, February 10 at 10:00 a.m., the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, chaired by Rep. John Kline (R-MN), will hold a hearing on “Edu...

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nyssba.org - On Board Online • January 24, 2011 By Brian M. ButryCommunications Coordinator A privately-funded group of educators will be guiding the State Education Department (SED) as it implements Race-to-t...

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suntimes.com - Rahm Emanuel’s $18.5 million paychecks: How did he do it? By Abdon M. Pallasch Political Reporterapallasch@suntimes.com Feb 7, 2011 09:23PM Kindergarten student Malia Harrington got some attention ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A Change Is Gonna Come(Sam Cooke)As Performed Sam Cooke (1964) I was born by the river in a little tentAnd just like the river, I've been running ever sinceIt's been a long time comingBut I know a ...

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wbez.org - (WBEZ/Katie O'Brien) Chicago City Clerk and mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle spoke to 'Eight Forty-Eight' about his mayoral run. (WBEZ/Katie O'Brien) Del Valle talked about his neighborhood-focus...

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ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. Charter school supporters took their fight to th...

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journalgazette.net - As the GOP-controlled Indiana General Assembly continues its assault on public education, Hoosiers should consider who benefits from the legislation under consideration. They’ll see that Tony Benne...

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heraldsun.com - Everything we need to know about charters ... By Minnie Forte-Brown and Heidi CarterHerald-Sun guest columnistsCharter schools are tuition-free schools which are funded with public tax dollars but ...

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politicalwire.com - February 07, 2011"The Democratic Leadership Council, the iconic centrist organization of the Clinton years, is out of money and could close its doors as soon as next week," Ben Smith reports."The D...

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washingtonpost.com - THE OBAMA administration's latest flip on Egypt - it now publicly backs "the transition process announced by the Egyptian government" - is driven by fear of the dangers that could come with a victo...

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washingtonpost.com - THE OBAMA administration's latest flip on Egypt - it now publicly backs "the transition process announced by the Egyptian government" - is driven by fear of the dangers that could come with a victo...

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preaprez.wordpress.com - Jim DeRogatis, former rock critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, co-host of public radio’s Sound Opinions and member of the faculty of Chicago’s Columbia College, pulls back the veil on Rahm Emanuel’s ...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 12:36 pm, February 8, 2011 The Taiwan based Next Media Animation, famous for their quick turnaround of hilarious animated spoofs of American news, has created a computer animated rendi...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 11:59 pm, February 7, 2011 Photo Credits: Keith Olbermann Keith Olbermann, the acclaimed broadcaster and writer whose verbal pyrotechnics and moral passion have outraged, informed, and...

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beinglatino.wordpress.com - by Nancy Sepulveda I was enthusiastically doing the hokey-pokey during my kids’ recent playgroup when I made an interesting observation. (Well, besides the fact that you just can’t top the classic ...

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democraticunderground.com - Group Protests State Park Closure (Florida) Source: WESHAbout 50 people gathered to protest Tuesday at the Washington oaks State Park, one of two in the county listed for closure in a proposal to s...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 3:05 pm, February 8, 2011 Officials in Texas are in awe at the sudden increase in the number of undocumented Indian immigrants entering Texas from its Mexico border.The reported surge ...

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northjersey.com - Christie slated to speak before D.C. conservative think tank TRENTON -- Governor Christie will address a conservative think tank in Washington D.C. next week. Christie will deliver remarks before t...

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suntimes.com - Taxes too high? They’re actually at 60-year low Feb 8, 2011 05:23AM Taxes too high? Actually, as a share of the nation’s economy, Uncle Sam’s take this year will be the lowest since 1950, when the ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Calls on opponents to explain positions and AG Madigan to reopen investigationFebruary 8, 2011 (CHICAGO)--City Clerk and mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle pointed to a new possible route today to ...

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NYC parent forms national group to push for ESEA change | GothamSchools

NYC parent forms national group to push for ESEA change | GothamSchools

NYC parent forms national group to push for ESEA change

by Anna Phillips

Education historian Diane Ravitch spoke to the Parents Across America audience last night.

One of New York City’s most vocal parent activists is launching a national organization, enlisting parents in cities across the country in a fight against the Obama administration’s proposed changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

Called Parents Across America, the group was developed jointly by Leonie Haimson, the executive director of Class Size Matters in New York, and Julie Woestehoff, of Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) in Chicago. Its formal launch was at a forum last night in a public school in Tribeca, where parents from as far as San Francisco and Seattle traveled to share their unfortunate experiences with local education laws and policies.

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Sam Cooke A change is Gonna come



A Change Is Gonna Come

(Sam Cooke)
As Performed Sam Cooke (1964)
I was born by the river in a little tent
And just like the river, I've been running ever since
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
It's been too hard living, but I'm afraid to die
I don't know what's up there beyond the sky
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
I go to the movie, and I go downtown
Somebody keep telling me "Don't hang around"
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
Then I go to my brother and I say, "Brother, help me please"
But he winds up knocking me back down on my knees
There've been times that I've thought I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able to carry on
It's been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
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The Myth of Student Apathy « Student Activism

The Myth of Student Apathy « Student Activism

The Myth of Student Apathy

by Angus Johnston

I’ve been thinking about the idea of “apathy” a lot recently, and the more I do the more I doubt its usefulness.

A lot of what’s taken for apathy is actually, I think, despair. It’s a nagging, grinding, chronic despair that leads a person to think that what’s wrong will always be wrong and that they can’t play any part in changing it. It’s not apathy, because apathy would mean that they didn’t care. They do care, often, but they’re resigned to things the way they are because they think they’re powerless.

This is something I talk a lot about with students when they bring up the question of campus apathy. I ask them whether the problem is that other students don’t give a damn about the barriers they’re facing, or whether they just assume those barriers are insurmountable. My hunch is that it’s usually mostly the second, even when it

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Del Valle for Mayor | For All Chicago For Every Neighborhood: Del Valle: Parking meter deal violates city ethics law--Sun-Times

Del Valle for Mayor | For All Chicago For Every Neighborhood: Del Valle: Parking meter deal violates city ethics law--Sun-Times

Del Valle: Parking meter deal violates city ethics law--Sun-Times

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From the Chicago Sun-Times, 2.8.2011

By Abdon M. Pallasch Political Reporter/apallasch@suntimes.com

City Clerk Miguel del Valle believes he has found a way to invalidate the city’s controversial 75-year, $1.15 billion parking meter deal — and he has asked Attorney General Lisa Madigan office to investigate.

Employees of Morgan Stanley did not register as lobbyists when they worked on the deal, so del Valle believes the contract is void under city ordinance.

“This is a violation of the city’s ethics ordinance,” del Valle said at a news conference at his West Town

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Wisconsin Teachers' Union Prepares for Battle with GOP Gov - Dana Goldstein

Wisconsin Teachers' Union Prepares for Battle with GOP Gov - Dana Goldstein

Wisconsin Teachers' Union Prepares for Battle with GOP Gov

by Dana Goldstein

A number of American Federation of Teachers affiliates across the country--D.C., Pittsburgh, Colorado, Baltimore--have embraced contracts or state laws that tie teacher tenure and performance ratings to student test scores. To date, the National Education Association, however--the larger union--has been reluctant to do so.

That's why the news out of Wisconsin this morning is interesting. The state's NEA affiliate, under pressure from Republican Gov. Scott Walker, has released a proposal of what it terms "bold reforms." The union is willing to make two significant compromises:

  • Support the creation of a state-wide teacher evaluation system that takes student test score data into account
  • Support some use of value-added analysis, a controversial statistical equation used to estimate the effect
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NYC Public School Parents: Bloomberg LP to Acquire Egypt

NYC Public School Parents: Bloomberg LP to Acquire Egypt

Bloomberg LP to Acquire Egypt

by Gary Babad
February 8, 2011 (GBN News): In the second blockbuster corporate takeover of the week, Egypt has agreed to be acquired by NY City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s company, Bloomberg LP. As part of the deal, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will replace Cathie Black as NY City Schools Chancellor, while Ms. Black will relocate to Egypt to replace the Sphinx.

The deal is being seen as a win-win for everyone involved. The Mayor, who already owns NY City, gets to add an entire country to his portfolio, while ridding himself of a major embarrassment in Ms. Black. As Sphynx, Ms.
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Govt Reaches Settlement with NV School District to Ensure Equal Rights of English Language Learners - Hispanically Speaking News

Govt Reaches Settlement with NV School District to Ensure Equal Rights of English Language Learners - Hispanically Speaking News

Govt Reaches Settlement with NV School District to Ensure Equal Rights of English Language Learners

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A settlement agreement with the Carson City School District in Nevada has been reached to ensure that all English Language Learner (ELL) students receive sufficient services as required by federal law, the Justice Department announced today.

With the district’s cooperation, the department conducted an extensive examination of the district’s ELL program, and conducted a site visit of each of the district’s schools to determine whether ELL students were receiving adequate services as required by the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974.

Almost 20 percent of the district’s students have been identified as ELL students, and the Justice Department’s compliance review revealed that many of these students were not

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The Answer Sheet - Most, least popular kids less likely to bully, study says

The Answer Sheet - Most, least popular kids less likely to bully, study says
Most, least popular kids less likely to bully, study says A new study suggests that neither the most popular students nor the least are likely to be bullies at school but rather the kids who are in the middle of the social hierarchies. According to the analysis, students at the bottom of the status hierarchy ...
School board conferees get tough with Duncan Education Secretary Arne Duncan got an earful from some attendees of a National School Boards Association conference. According to Michele McNeil of Education Week, Duncan on Monday appeared at the association's 38th annual Federal Relations Network ...
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Shanker Blog » Name: Egyptian ... Address: Tahrir Square #Egypt

Shanker Blog » Name: Egyptian ... Address: Tahrir Square

Name: Egyptian … Address: Tahrir Square

by Kamal Abbas

Our guest author today, writing from Cairo, is Kamal Abbas, general coordinator of Egypt’s Center for Trade Unions and Workers Services (CTUWS), who last year accepted the AFL-CIO’s 2009 George Meany-Lane Kirkland Human Rights Award on behalf of Egypt’s independent labor movement. The article is reprinted, with permission.

Now, I am proud to be Egyptian. I can sit in the evening among my children and grandchildren and tell them the story of the revolution; the story of boys and girls who refused the injustice and tyranny under which we have lived for years and years. I will tell them the story of Mohamed and Boulis [Peter]: the two boys who stood one against the other, each of whom hates and wants to destroy the other … I will tell them how Boulis and Mohamed stood shoulder to shoulder confronting tyranny. I will tell them how Muslims protected churches

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