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niemanwatchdog.org - Getting beyond the school-reform hype ASK THIS | April 22, 2011 An educator asks the press to do its homework and not just parrot leaders who claim great gains in educational achievement. If report...

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zhaolearning.com - “It makes no sense”: Puzzling over Obama’s State of the Union Speech “It makes no sense” is perhaps President Obama’s favorite phrase, using it twice in his 2011 State of the Union speech. I like t...

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blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,The legislators who passed the Elementary and Secondary Act in 1965 repeatedly assured their colleagues and the American public that the federal government would never interfere with s...

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ednotesonline.blogspot.com - Here is a posting from Leonie Haimson’s list followed by Tilden teacher John Lawhead’s excellent analysis.“See message from John Lawhead of Tilden HS below; John makes lots of excellent observation...

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thenation.com - Public school teachers and their unions are under a sustained assault that is still unfolding. In 2010 Michelle Rhee, former Washington, DC, schools chancellor, announced the creation of a multimil...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Ackerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charter | Philadelphia Public School NotebookAckerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charterby thenotebookby Bill Hangley, Jr.A top deputy of Philade...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Video: Preview Of "60 Minutes" Eli Broad ProfileVideo: Preview Of "60 Minutes" Eli Broad ProfileLooks like he's going to get glowing coverage, given this preview and the pre...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Parent Teacher Home Visit Project | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...Parent Teacher Home Visit Project The Sacramento Bee has a great article today titled Teachers’ visits to students’ homes ...

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watch.thirteen.org - Program: THIRTEEN Specials Episode: Eye on Education: Diane Ravitch Diane Ravitch is Research Professor of Education at New York University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institut...

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palmbeachpost.com - By Jason SchultzPalm Beach Post Staff WriterUpdated: 8:19 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2011 Posted: 7:58 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2011BOCA RATON -- Hundreds of angry parents and teachers from Palm Beac...

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suntimes.com - Emanuel’s CPS: The right team at the right time BY TIMOTHY KNOWLES Apr 23, 2011 12:10PM Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel introduces Jean-Claude Brizard as the new CEO of Chicago Public Schools on Monday. |...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Rachel Maddow show covers Detroit Schools and Direct Action | Dailycensored.comRachel Maddow show covers Detroit Schools and Direct ActionWritten by Danny WeilEducationApr 23, 20110diggShareWith th...

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clicker.com - Watch This Episode Now Season 411 Episode 0422 Date: Apr 23, 2011 Rachel Maddow takes a look at one of the effects of the emergency financial manager law, particularly on a remarkable Detroit high ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Questioning the Dream Act: A Latina Speaks Out | Dailycensored.comQuestioning the Dream Act: A Latina Speaks OutWritten by Solomon ComissiongDaily Journal (Opinion), Politics, War and PeaceApr 22, ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Saturday coffee « Fred Klonsky's blogSaturday coffeeAPRIL 23, 2011by Fred KlonskyAn article in The Nation the other day about the best protest songs started a thread on my Facebook page.I chose Flo...

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scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - April 20, 2011 | Posted At: 02:38 PM | Author: john thompson | Category: Foundation Follies , John Thompson , Urban Ed When my district hired a graduate of the Broad Superintendents Academy , it se...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Funding Doesn’t Matter? TPPF and TAB Get it Wrong! « A "Fuller" Look at Education IssuesSchool Funding Doesn’t Matter? TPPF and TAB Get it Wrong!by Dr. Ed FullerIn a recent roundtable interv...

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time.com - Not being a professional historian, I take on this essay with fear and trembling. That's because, although defeated, although dead, this man is frightening. What was the secret of his power over hi...

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wepartypatriots.com - You know your legislative actions are extreme when major news publications do not even feel the need to use their opinion pages to denounce your agenda as hyper-partisan and detrimental. Yesterday’...

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emptywheel.firedoglake.com - Yesterday, Michael Whitney pointed out how irresponsible it was for the ultimate commander of all the people who will decide Bradley Manning’s innocence or guilt to state publicly, before his trial...

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wvmetronews.com - Those in the music world and those in Appalachia are remembering the work of West Virginia native Hazel Dickens. She died in her sleep Thursday night. She was 75. Her songs focused on what she lear...

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jd2718.wordpress.com - Embarrassed. I shared a puzzle, thought it was massively cool. And I want to give credit, but don’t recall where I grabbed it from. Any helpers? Consider a square. Consider four circles, centered o...

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oregonlive.com - On Thursday, Scooter Givens gave his dog a tour of Patterson Elementary School, and this morning, the German Shepherd met the boy's classmates. But on April 25, Scooter will officially get to use M...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Addressing Equity and Excellence « InterACTAddressing Equity and Excellenceby David B. CohenOn April 21, 2011, The Equity and Excellence Commission of the U.S. Department of Education held an event...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Education Research Report: Languages Studied by K–12 Public School StudentsLanguages Studied by K–12 Public School StudentsΩComplete report summary2004–05 Foreign Language Enrollments by Language.L...

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This Week In Education: Video: Preview Of "60 Minutes" Eli Broad Profile

This Week In Education: Video: Preview Of "60 Minutes" Eli Broad Profile

Video: Preview Of "60 Minutes" Eli Broad Profile

Looks like he's going to get glowing coverage, given this preview and the press release from the Broad Foundation that went out. Two questions to consider as you watch (if you watch): What does the show get right or wrong, factually? How much has Broad's work influenced real-world events in education, for better or worse, once you get past the massive media coverage?

Twitter: "Old Diane Ravitch" Confronts Her Present Self

Rainy Saturday thanks to whomever thought up @OldDianeRavitch, a twitter account featuring some of Ravitch's views from the past, which are -- you guessed it -- at odds with her current views. A sampling:

"Without testing, there is no consistent way to measure success or failure...Public contracting is often referred to as "privatization," but that label is misleading... It may be harder to graduate from high school than to become a certified teacher... Every school should have the power to select its own teachers, remove the incompetents...Texas model has successfully improved the

Rachel Maddow show covers Detroit Schools and Direct Action | Dailycensored.com

Rachel Maddow show covers Detroit Schools and Direct Action | Dailycensored.com

Rachel Maddow show covers Detroit Schools and Direct Action

With the fight to keep public schools public, Detroit Federation of Teachers along with By Any Means Necessary (BAMN) have engaged in direct action. The little coverage in the corporate press has been limited to Michigan but with the controversy over the Cahterine Ferguson Academy fight and occupations and arrests the controversy has now been picked up by the Rachel Maddow program.

The link to a Rachel Maddow show about Catherine Ferguson fight, student occupations, and Robert Bobb.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/vp/42725827#42725827

Financial contributions are urgently needed! Go tohttp://www.bamn.com/1/donate.asp

Please help pay for the tickets and other legal expenses related to the Catherine Ferguson occupation and other protests.

Besides providing critical assistance to the young people who are the heroes of our city, these dollars are the smartest way to use your pocketbook to save teacher

Ackerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charter | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Ackerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charter | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Ackerman speaks to 'secret' meeting on King charter

by Bill Hangley, Jr.

A top deputy of Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman attended a pivotal, closed-door meetingon the future of Martin Luther King Jr. High School last month, and was "shocked" by what he witnessed, Ackerman now acknowledges.

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More from Notebook/NewsWorks: Still no details on what was so shocking

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Ackerman: Nunery never shared meeting details

In another statement released through her spokeswoman Saturday morning, Superintendent Arlene Ackerman said has she never gotten details of the closed-door meeting to discuss the future of Martin Luther King High School from her deputy, Leroy Nunery.

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Superintendent says SRC has heard her concerns about King

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