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Saturday, March 5, 2011

Big Education Ape: 3-5-11, Special AM#wiunion Edition #WeAreWI #WIUnion

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fred Klonsky's blog(title unknown)by Fred KlonskyActivities scheduled for Wisconsin this weekend:MADISONSaturday 3/5/2011 – The Amalgamated Transit Union will gather between 10:30 and 11:00 am at t...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - BoldProgressives on Mar 1, 2011Help put this on TV:https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/page/waronworkingfamilies?refcode=youtube This ad was launched March 2, 2012 by the Progressive Change Campa...

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millermps.wordpress.com - To see the Jimmy Fallon Show with Brian Williams go to (you will be subject to a short commercial): http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/slow-jam-the-news-wisconsin-protests-3-2-11/1308471...

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seiu1000.org - SEIU - Service Employees International Union.

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - And now for Plan 9 | FiredoglakeAnd now for Plan 9by Attaturkpic via jima at flickr.comIn the past few days the GOP State Senators of Wisconsin have tried several different tactics to get their Dem...

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news.blogs.cnn.com - Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has issued union layoff notices that could take effect as early as April 1, a governor spokesman said Friday. The measure "may be able to be rescinded and layoffs avoide...

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online.wsj.com - Conservatives in Wisconsin are getting nervous that three Republican state senators may defect on the collective-bargaining reform vote. It's still anyone's guess as to when that vote will take pla...

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quickanded.com - Only a few days before Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker started a war with organized labor he was effusively praising the state’s teachers and their union, the Wisconsin Education Association Council. O...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Des Moines Education Association: Time to Take A Stand - Monday, March 7, 5 PM!!!Time to Take A Stand - Monday, March 7, 5 PM!!!In 2002 we faced across the boards cuts in education spending that we...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Walker Losing Support from Senate Republicans in Wisconsin? | FDL News DeskWalker Losing Support from Senate Republicans in Wisconsin?by David Dayenboxed in?Scott Walker is boxed in. He missed his ...

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February’s Best Tweets — Part Two (and a little late) | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...

February’s Best Tweets — Part Two (and a little late) | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
February’s Best Tweets — Part Two (and a little late) 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 ...
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The Best Learning Games For Intermediate English Language Learners I have about twenty separate “The Best…” lists related to games. You can see them all by going to “The Best…” page on this blog and scrolling down to “Games.” But, as I explained in yesterday’s post, The Best Ways For English Language Learners To ...
It’s Easy To Create Slideshows With “SlideBomb,” But…. SlideBomb is a new tool that lets you easily create an embeddable slideshow with videos and images grabbed off the web or uploaded from your computer, and you can add text to each slide, too. My only concern, though (in addition to not liking its ...
GeoTrio Is Great For English Language Learners GeoTrio lets you create a virtual tour of just about anyplace on a map. You type in addresses or locations and easily create multiple “stops” that show the Google Street View snapshots of the area. You can also upload your own images. But that’s ...
PBS News Hour Videos The PBS News Hour redesigned their show, and website, earlier this year. As a result, their online videos are both better and more accessible. I’m adding the link to The Best Sites For News & History Videos That Won’t Get Blocked By Content Filters ...
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Pull Up a Chair | Firedoglake

Pull Up a Chair | Firedoglake

Pull Up a Chair

by KarenM

I thought we could all use a bit of music today… and I found some still shots of John Lennon at youtube. They’re part of a video in which he’s singing “Imagine.” Takes me back to my youth, and I suspect it does the same for many of you, too.

There’s coffee and tea and hot chocolate and toasted raisin bread, scrambled or poached eggs, home fries… what would you prefer? Do you like ketchup with your home fries?

What do you have planned for today? I’m going to lunch with a birthday club I belong to. There are five of us, and we like to celebrate our birthdays with lunch or brunch. Today, we’re going to a Mediterranean restaurant, because that’s what Wendy likes. Wendy’s birthday a year ago was the first one we celebrated… we all had such a good time that we decided to celebrate all of our birthdays together.

What are you imagining today?

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Come Saturday Morning: A Tale of Two Franchise Operations | Firedoglake #WeAreWI #WIUnion

Come Saturday Morning: A Tale of Two Franchise Operations | Firedoglake

Come Saturday Morning: A Tale of Two Franchise Operations

by Phoenix Woman

The respective models of Ian’s Pizza and Baja Sol show how to grow — and how not to grow — a food franchise operation.

First, let’s look at how to do it well. Here’s how Ian’s Pizza, one of the true heroes of the Wisconsin Rebellion, does it:

Ian’s is not like most pizza places. All of its full-time employees receive health care, and 401k benefits. And the brand “franchises” but only from within. Employees of Ian’s grow to propose their own stores and then, if things are right, supported in the endeavor. Today, there are just four Ian’s,

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Schools Matter: Is there a crisis in science and math education?

Schools Matter: Is there a crisis in science and math education?

Is there a crisis in science and math education?

by skrashen
Is there a crisis in science and math education?

Sent to the Boston Globe, March 4, 2011

I'm all for science education, but there is no crisis ("Schools work hard to fit lessons into busy day," 2/4).

American students are doing well in science and math. American children in low-poverty schools outscore students in nearly all other countries on international science/math tests. Overall scores are unspectacular because over 20% of our children live in poverty, the highest percentage among all industrialized countries.

The US produces more top science students than other countries: On the 2006 PISA math and science tests, 60,000 American students scored in the top category, compared to 34,000 Japanese students. Also, American students are already taking lots of math and science, more than the economy needs: For example, in 2007, 30% of college-bound high-school seniors had taken calculus, but only 5% of new openings require a

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Reflections on a Good Week « InterACT

Reflections on a Good Week « InterACT

Reflections on a Good Week

by David B. Cohen

Friday night is not the usual time that I post something on InterACT, but I’m thinking about a number of positive experiences in the past week, and felt like putting them out there.

Photo by Anthony Cody.

Last Saturday, I attended a pro-labor rally in San Francisco. Writing blog entries and posting items on Facebook, and even working with ACT to bring positive changes in education policy – those are all important. But it feels like the time has come to do more. We need to shout about what’s going on in education and labor, and the overall economic climate in California and the United States. It’s time to put our feet on the ground, walk, march, stand together, be seen and heard. I don’t know yet if the rally helped the course of politics, but it

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Death of last real teacher mourned | theteachingwhore

Death of last real teacher mourned | theteachingwhore

Death of last real teacher mourned

by theteachingwhore

Bertha Honeycutt enjoys her retirement.

Bushwell NY (TWP)

Funeral services for Bertha Honeycutt, retired second grade teacher at Bushwell Elementary in upstate New York were held on Tuesday and briefly interrupted by a phalanx of mourners unable to get into the jam-packed church.

Honeycutt, the last documented public school teacher to teach unobstructed by testing and data mandates, quick-fix paradigm fads, and related educational bullshit, was laid to rest amidst the communal sobs of the

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