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Krueger to Be Chosen to Lead Economic Council

nytimes.com - Alan B. Krueger, a Princeton University professor who recently served as chief economist in the United States Treasury, is being tapped to head the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, a White...

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Class Warfare: Fact checking pages 1 through 100

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - When the new book ‘Class Warfare’ came out, the story of the current ed reform movement featuring TFA and KIPP, I refused to buy it, since I didn’t want anyone to profit from passing fiction and fa...

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All A-Twitter about Education : Education Next

educationnext.org - Improving our schools in 140 characters or less By Michael Petrilli | Print | NO PDF | Share Fall 2011 / Vol. 11, No. 4 Once upon a time, the education “war of ideas” was fought on the battleground...

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Empty Test Chair by Empty Test Chair

dailykos.com - Ryan’s was correct in identifying public policy and discrimination as factors, but he failed to include the negative impact of K -12 public school education policy that is beginning to and will cau...

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The Graduates | Education | Urbanite Baltimore Magazine

urbanitebaltimore.com - "The model determines the question, the question determines the answer, and the answer determines what the policy is going to be ... right?"Dayvon Love, 24, is given to punctuating his answers to i...

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The Education Gap | Seeing Red in China

seeingredinchina.com - At this conference we’ve been discussing some of the recent studies about the massive gap between rural and urban education. For example: Urban children are 6.3 times more likely to attend college ...

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Hurricane Irene was not caused by "spending."

act.credoaction.com - Tell Michele Bachmann that Hurricane Irene was not caused by "spending" -- and demand she apologize for this insensitive, outrageous statement. Just when you thought Michele Bachmann was driving th...

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Illinois Teachers Hit The Bricks For A Principle

schooltechconnect.com - I don't know where I've been on this one, but it's long past time for people to chime in here. Here in the Prairie State, literally out on the prairie, there's a local that's been out on strike for...

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Pension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word

schooltechconnect.com - Pension Call, Pension Call! All hands on deck! They're all important but this one is not to be missed. As Fred points out, Nekritz voted "yes" on SB 512*, the Fahner/Madigan Pension Destruction Ac...

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Illinois Teachers Hit The Bricks For A Principle

schooltechconnect.com - I don't know where I've been on this one, but it's long past time for people to chime in here. Here in the Prairie State, literally out on the prairie, there's a local that's been out on strike for...

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The Wonkster » Blog Archive » DiNapoli vs. Murdoch

gothamgazette.com - You might have missed this as you were taping your windows yesterday: The Daily News reports that State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has rejected the state Department of Education contracts with Wir...

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WLS 890AM

wlsam.com - Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Chuck Brueckmann/WLS) Posted 8/26/11 12:32 p.m.WLS Radio's Bill Cameron ReportsCHICAGO (WLS) - Mayor Rahm Emanuel sat down for a one-on-one interview with WLS Radio’s Bill Cam...

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President Obama, Look Out Your Window!

huffingtonpost.com - I run a mobile telephone company, and expect to be arrested in Washington today just outside your window representing my customers' view on global warming. Seriously!Your administration is soon to ...

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Top NASA climate scientist arrested at White House

democraticunderground.com - Source: Raw StoryOne of the nation's foremost experts on climate change was arrested outside the White House on Monday morning after he joined a protest against a planned Canadian tar sands pipelin...

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(NRC) Virginia quake may have exceeded nuclear plant design

democraticunderground.com - Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The historic earthquake thatshut Dominion Resources Inc's (D.N) North Anna nuclear plant inVirginia last week may have shaken the facility more than i...

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Chicago Shopping

chicagotribune.com - By Joel Hood Tribune reporter 6:46 p.m. CDT, August 29, 2011 The mother of a Chicago Public Schools elementary school student is accusing an on-campus security guard of handcuffing her son and deta...

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    Restrictions on New Berlin Employees Approved by School Board After Anti-Teacher Taunting |

    Restrictions on New Berlin Employees Approved by School Board After Anti-Teacher Taunting |:

    Restrictions on New Berlin Employees Approved by School Board After Anti-Teacher Taunting

    August 30, 2011
    By bluecheddar

    The “tools” Walker has handed to local governments are supposedly meant to help cut costs. However the changes to the New Berlin school workplace approved August 29 don’t look like mere cost-savings to me. They seem punitive. I should note that all details aren’t available until 9/8 and changes occur 10/1 according to a document from the blog Teachers Against Walker

    A few of the changes:

    –A ‘sick bank’ which allows teachers to donate sickleave to seriously ill colleagues will be eliminated.
    –No set pay for overtime; only stipends
    –Elementary teachers work an added 205 hours without added pay.
    –Secondary teachers work an added 95 hours without added pay.
    and there are odd restrictions such as
    –Dress Code: Skirts below knee, no sweatshirts, no jeans, no large logos, no open shirts, etc. and
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    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - August’s Best Tweets

    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - August’s Best Tweets:

    Labor Day Resources I’ve just updated The Best Websites For Learning About Labor Day. Feel free to offer additional suggestions.

    August’s Best Tweets 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 ...

    “Find The Future” Is A Fascinating Game From The NY Public Library Find The Future is a fascinating online game from The New York Public Library. I haven’t quite figured it all out yet, but I played long enough to be able to say it is indeed fascinating. After a quick registration process, you pick an “artifact”

    My Best Posts On New Research Studies In 2011 — So Far I write many posts about recent research studies and how they can relate practically to the classroom. In fact, I post a regular feature called Research Studies of the Week. In addition, I write individual posts about studies I feel are ...
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    Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's 19 - AM 8-30


    Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's 19 - AM 8-30

    Racquel and Willie Williams (back) of Cypress, Texas, were angry over tickets that their sons received at school.
    Schools Matter: Why the Reform Schoolers Will Never Mention "The Children Left Behind"Schools Matter: Why the Reform Schoolers Will Never Mention "The Children Left Behind": Why the Reform Schoolers Will Never Mention "The Children Left Behind" by Jim Horn When UNICEF published last December the international rankings on children ...

    Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutiny - The Boston Globe Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutiny - The Boston Globe: Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutinyDiscipline that ends in court being opposed [image: Racquel and Willie Williams (back) of Cypress, Texas, were angry over tickets that ...

    First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics: First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics BY CORINNE LESTCH DAILY NEWS WRITER Monday, August 29th 2011, 4:00 AM [image: ...

    School Tech Connect: Pension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word School Tech Connect: Pension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word: Pension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word by noreply@blogger.com (Tim) Pension Call, Pension Call! All hands on deck! They're all important but this one is not to be missed. As Fred points out, ...

    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Plagiarism Resources Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Plagiarism Resources: Plagiarism Resources I’ve just revised and updated The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism. Additional suggestions are always welcome. Exceptional 9/11 Lesson Ideas From New ...

    Jersey Jazzman: Derrell Bradford Channels Emily Post Jersey Jazzman: Derrell Bradford Channels Emily Post: Derrell Bradford Channels Emily Post by Duke Apparently, there's been some rudeness over at B4K: This page is for discussion. The discussion can be intense, but it should not be acrimonious. This ...

    Let’s ask schools to fix society’s problems | Lefty Parent Let’s ask schools to fix society’s problems | Lefty Parent: Let’s ask schools to fix society’s problems by Cooper Zale With all due respect to my comrades plthomasEdD and catwho (who also contribute to the Daily KOS “Education Alternatives” group), ...

    Schools Matter: Guest Post: The Facts Not Included in Steve Brill's Tell All Schools Matter: Guest Post: The Facts Not Included in Steve Brill's Tell All: Guest Post: The Facts Not Included in Steve Brill's Tell All by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene By John Thompson Steve Brill’s *Class Warfare* is full of breathless accounts ...

    Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Aw shucks, Rhee First. T'wern't nothin'... Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Aw shucks, Rhee First. T'wern't nothin'...: Aw shucks, Rhee First. T'wern't nothin'... I got credit today for coining the term *RheeFirst*by the authors of the blog by the same name. * Turns out Mike Klonsky thought of ...

    Schools Matter: Why the Reform Schoolers Will Never Mention "The Children Left Behind"Schools Matter: Why the Reform Schoolers Will Never Mention "The Children Left Behind": Why the Reform Schoolers Will Never Mention "The Children Left Behind" by Jim Horn When UNICEF published last December the international rankings on children ...

    Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutiny - The Boston Globe Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutiny - The Boston Globe: Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutinyDiscipline that ends in court being opposed [image: Racquel and Willie Williams (back) of Cypress, Texas, were angry over tickets that ...

    First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics: First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics BY CORINNE LESTCH DAILY NEWS WRITER Monday, August 29th 2011, 4:00 AM [image: ...

    Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutiny - The Boston Globe Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutiny - The Boston Globe: Get-tough policies in US schools draw scrutinyDiscipline that ends in court being opposed [image: Racquel and Willie Williams (back) of Cypress, Texas, were angry over tickets that ...

    First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics: First Education Summit will gather minds to turn 'school reform' talk into tactics BY CORINNE LESTCH DAILY NEWS WRITER Monday, August 29th 2011, 4:00 AM [image: ...

    Shanker Blog » Charter And Regular Public School Performance In "Ohio 8" Districts, 2010-11 Shanker Blog » Charter And Regular Public School Performance In "Ohio 8" Districts, 2010-11: Charter And Regular Public School Performance In “Ohio 8″ Districts, 2010-11 by Matthew Di Carlo Every year, the state of Ohio releases an enormous amount of ...

    Six Years After Katrina: The Battle for New Orleans Continues | Dissident Voice Six Years After Katrina: The Battle for New Orleans Continues | Dissident Voice: Six Years After Katrina: The Battle for New Orleans Continues by Jordan Flaherty As this weekend’s storm has reminded us, hurricanes can be a threat to U.S. cities on ...

    4LAKids - Pennsylvania: CHEATING TARNISHES SCHOOL REFORMS 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Pennsylvania: CHEATING TARNISHES SCHOOL REFORMS: Pennsylvania: CHEATING TARNISHES SCHOOL REFORMS Erie Times-News Editorial | http://bit.ly/ovXJeY Monday, 29 August, 2011 - Pressure is intense for students ...

    Jersey Jazzman: Polling Ed Reform Jersey Jazzman: Polling Ed Reform: Polling Ed Reform by Duke There's sure to be a lot of ink spilled about the latest Monmouth poll on education reform. A few thoughts: Drop down to item #7: What kind of job do you think the standardized tests used ...

    Peoples Press Collective | Colorado Politics | Hanushek Connection: Lobato Testimony, Funding Research, Waiting for “Superman” : Peoples Press Collective | Colorado Politics | Hanushek Connection: Lobato Testimony, Funding Research, Waiting for “Superman” :: Hanushek Connection: Lobato Testimony, Funding Research, Waiting For “Superman” by Eddie | 10:28 am, August 26, 2011 | ...

    Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's 8 - AM 8-29-11 Big Education Ape - PostRank Today's *8* - AM 8-29-11 A message from Parents Across America – Florida still listening to Rhee ? « Continuing Change A message from Parents Across America – Florida still listening to Rhee ? « Continuing Change: A ...
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    Tuesday Churn: Judge denies stay | EdNewsColorado

    Tuesday Churn: Judge denies stay | EdNewsColorado:

    Tuesday Churn: Judge denies stay

    by EdNews staff

    Daily Churn logo

    What’s churning:

    Denver District Court Judge Michael Martinez on Monday denied without comment a request from Douglas County and state officials that he stay his injunction of the district’s voucher pilot while they appeal his ruling.

    Martinez issued a permanent injunction halting the voucher pilot on Aug. 12, following a three-day hearing. He found the pilot violated five provisions of the Colorado Constitution, including the prohibition against public funding

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    Teacher evaluation bill 2012 priority | Thoughts on Public Education

    Teacher evaluation bill 2012 priority | Thoughts on Public Education:

    Teacher evaluation bill 2012 priority - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess


    By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

    A bill that would vastly change how teachers are evaluated is 75 percent of the way there, the bill’s sponsor, Assemblyman Felipe Fuentes, reports.

    Of course, it’s the last 25 percent – down to the last disputed detail – that will make or break bills as potentially contentious as AB 5. Already, those who believe the bill doesn’t go far enough in creating effective evaluations are proposing significant changes that the state’s teachers unions will just as strongly oppose. One current part of the bill that will generate controversy – and probably a lawsuit – would keep data tying student test results to teachers

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    The plight of great teachers - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

    The plight of great teachers - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

    The plight of great teachers

    by Valerie Strauss

    This post was written by Nancy Flanagan, an education writer and consultant focusing on teacher leadership. She spent 30 years in a K-12 music classroom in Hartland, Mich, and was named Michigan Teacher of the Year in 1993. She is National Board-certified, and a member of the Teacher Leaders Network. She writes for her blog “Teacher in a Strange Land” for Education Week Teacher (on which a version of this appeared), and her work is featured on the Web site Teachers Lead.

    By Nancy Flanagan

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    LAUSD's John Deasy Could Learn From This Guy - School superintendent gives up $800k in pay - Perdaily.com

    LAUSD's John Deasy Could Learn From This Guy - School superintendent gives up $800k in pay By TRACIE CONE - Associated Press - Perdaily.com:

    LAUSD's John Deasy Could Learn From This Guy - School superintendent gives up $800k in pay By TRACIE CONE - Associated Press

    by Leonard Isenberg
    (Mensaje se repite en Espaรฑol)

    (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)

    My kind of guy. Somebody who realizes that the only legacy that any human being can really have is to leave a world better than he or she found it, rather than trying to assuage their guilt for a life of avarice by building a museum, hospital wing, or pyramid in Beverly Hills, Bel-Air, or Brentwood with their ill-gotten gains.

    It's about 5000 years since Old Kingdom Egyptian and human beings seem to be rather slow learners within that time frame, but Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell gives me hope and the strength to fight against billionaires bent on mutually assured destruction that comes from developing capital and not our capacity for intelligent living through universal excellent public education.


    • In this Friday Aug. 26, 2011 photo, Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell poses for a photo in his office, in Fresno, Calif. Powell is forgoing $800,000 in compensation over the next three years of his term. Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school districts with 195,000 students, all for less than a starting California teacher earns. As he prepares for retirement, he wants to ensure that his pet projects survive California budget cuts. (AP Photo/Tracie Cone)

      In this Friday Aug. 26, 2011 photo, Fresno County School Superintendent Larry Powell ...

    FRESNO, Calif. (AP) -- Some people give back to their community. Then there's Fresno County School

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    Daily Kos: of earthquakes, hurricanes, and teaching

    Daily Kos: of earthquakes, hurricanes, and teaching:

    of earthquakes, hurricanes, and teaching

    by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)

    It has been an interesting first week of school. On Tuesday near the end of the day we had our earthquake, which led to our schools being closed the following day in order to inspect all for damage (one school is remaining closed). Over the weekend we had Irene, with flooding and widespread electrical outages. All our schools were closed yesterday, and 18 schools remain closed today, although where I teach is open.There are, between the two main power companies, over 35,000 customers still without power, although most of the homes in our immediate attendance area have had power restored - but some those who come to us from out of our attendance area - which is about 1/3 of our students - still lack power.

    It is not just a day off when school closes like this. It requires replanning, not just simply sliding the schedule forward one or more days. Let me explain.
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    Getting Less From More « InterACT

    Getting Less From More « InterACT:

    Getting Less From More

    by ACT Guest Blog Posts

    Today’s ACT guest blog post was written by Jane Ching Fung, an ACT member and teacher from Los Angeles. Jane is a Milken Award winning teacher and has served in various leadership capacities for organizations such as NCTAF, CFTL, and PBS. She is a member of the Teacher Leaders Network, and her writing has also appeared in Education Week Teacher.

    There has always been something magical and therapeutic about transforming an empty classroom into a learning community before the start of each school year. Being alone in my classroom, before students arrive, provides time not only to organize papers, supplies, and materials that were quickly shoved into a closet in June, but also a chance to reflect and dream about the kind of classroom I want to create for my new students. When

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    Joe, Ralph,and Edna: The Job of Principal: Second Time Around | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

    Joe, Ralph,and Edna: The Job of Principal: Second Time Around | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:

    Joe, Ralph,and Edna: The Job of Principal: Second Time Around

    by larrycuban
    Cover of "Lean on Me (Snap Case)"

    Cover of Lean on Me (Snap Case)

    High turnover among U.S. principals, especially urban ones, continues. Charter schools experience just as much turnover. How come? I return to a post I wrote September 25, 2009 about the dilemmas that principals face that stem from the demands of the job itself. As the 2011-2012 school year begins in many districts with larger classes, reduced school hours, and less resources principals will come under even more pressure to be instructional leaders yet they will manage and politick as they have in the past. Why? Look at the DNA of the job.

    The film Lean on Me portrays high school principal Joe Clark in Paterson, New Jersey in the early 1980s rescuing a school mired in violence and poor academic performance. In one dramatic scene, over two hundred troublemakers are on the auditorium stage. The rest of the student body sitting in the auditorium watch as Clark,

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    Where is the Democracy in Anonymous Power? « City School Stories

    Where is the Democracy in Anonymous Power? « City School Stories:

    Where is the Democracy in Anonymous Power?

    by fmurphy

    Notes from the Field

    Submitted by Frank Murphy on August 30, 2011

    In the waning days of Arlene Ackerman’s employment with the Philadelphia School District, State Senator Anthony Williams spoke out on her behalf at a School Reform Commission meeting. His praise was lavish for Ackerman’s work as Superintendent of Schools and his scorn for her critics was scathing. It is curious that Williams, one of the champions of the school choice movement, would be such a good friend of the appointed guardian of our local school system. Williams is also one of the chief proponents of legislation that would authorize the use of vouchers in Pennsylvania.

    Not long after Williams’ appearance at the SRC meeting, Ackerman was given a
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    Monday, August 29, 2011

    Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: A "Wow" News Story and a "Hmm" What's This One All About story

    Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: A "Wow" News Story and a "Hmm" What's This One All About story:

    A "Wow" News Story and a "Hmm" What's This One All About story

    by Melissa Westbrook
    Over at the Huffington Post, there were two interesting stories.

    The first is about Larry Powell, the superintendent of Fresno county, CA schools. Larry was worried about what would happen to some of the programs he cared most about in his district, he took an $800k pay cut over the next three years. Holy cow!

    He runs 325 schools in 35 districts with 195,000 students. He'll run those districts on less than a starting California teacher salary. He technically retired, then agreed to be rehired for $31k a year ($10k less than a starting teacher). From the story:

    Powell's generosity is more than just a gesture in a region with some of the nation's highest rates of unemployment. As he prepares for retirement, he wants to ensure that his pet projects survive California budget
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    Lobato 8/29: Can’t fire your way to Finland | EdNewsColorado

    Lobato 8/29: Can’t fire your way to Finland | EdNewsColorado:

    Lobato 8/29: Can’t fire your way to Finland

    by Todd Engdahl

    Linda Darling-Hammond, a Stanford University professor who testified earlier for the plaintiffs, returned to the stand Monday to rebut defense testimony by Eric Hanushek of the Hoover Institution, which is affiliated with Stanford.

    Lobato v. State illustrationEarlier in the day Monday, four witnesses for the state mostly actually said what plaintiffs’ lawyers wanted to hear about the condition of Colorado’s school finance system.

    Darling-Hammond, one of the key plaintiffs’ expert witness in the case, testified at length on Aug. 19 about teaching best practices and implementation of standards-based reforms (see story). Her testimony was polished

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    Domino, Domino, Only Spot A Few Blacks The Higher I Go | The Jose Vilson

    Domino, Domino, Only Spot A Few Blacks The Higher I Go | The Jose Vilson:

    Domino, Domino, Only Spot A Few Blacks The Higher I Go

    by Jose

    Jay-Z

    My good friend Brent reminded me that Diane Ravitch tweeted the notorious article by Michael Petrilli comparing Klout scores of some of the biggest names in the online education world. It has the effect where people can take a macro-view of the education world and have some discussion of what it means to have influence in this sphere. Klout’s a rather crude measure for influence, but it’s as good as it gets. Because of the limitations on Klout

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    School Tech Connect: Pension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word

    School Tech Connect: Pension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word:

    Pension Call Tuesday, Spread The Word

    by noreply@blogger.com (Tim)
    Pension Call, Pension Call! All hands on deck!

    They're all important but this one is not to be missed.

    As Fred points out, Nekritz voted "yes" on SB 512*, the Fahner/Madigan Pension Destruction Act of 2011, even though she was throwing all kinds of signals that it wasn't her cup of tea. She needs to know that people have her back when she stands up for the good rather than caving to whatever Madigan is holding against her. By all rights, she should have voted no; she was elected by a base that would have supported a "No" vote back in May. Her "Yes" vote was an Obama-like appeal to people who will never vote for her in a general election. Call her. Support her. Let her know you'll march though the streets of Northbrook, dangerously over-trafficked though they may be.

    The only people she ever hears from are angry, angry TAKU** people. I worked in Northbrook for years. I know. You've got to call her!

    *She's on the committee that voted to send it to the House floor, where it was later pulled because of, among other things, our calls.

    **Taxes are KILLING us!
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    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Plagiarism Resources

    Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… - Plagiarism Resources:

    Plagiarism Resources I’ve just revised and updated The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism. Additional suggestions are always welcome.

    Exceptional 9/11 Lesson Ideas From New York Times The New York Times Learning Network has begun a week-long posting of exceptional 9/11 teaching ideas. You’ll be able to find them all here. I’m adding the link to The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11.

    My Newest Piece In The Washington Post What’s really wrong with ‘parent trigger’ laws is the title of my newest piece in The Washington Post. It’s a revised version of a post from my other blog, Engaging Parents In School.
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    Jersey Jazzman: Derrell Bradford Channels Emily Post

    Jersey Jazzman: Derrell Bradford Channels Emily Post:

    Derrell Bradford Channels Emily Post

    by Duke
    Apparently, there's been some rudeness over at B4K:
    This page is for discussion. The discussion can be intense, but it should not be acrimonious. This page is not for snark (though a good turn of phrase is appreciated), barbs, insults or incriminations. Everyone here wants to help kids. There are often differences of opinion about how that should be done. Feelings are as welcome as facts, but keep it civil.
    Here's how to keep it "civil," apparently:
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    Let’s ask schools to fix society’s problems | Lefty Parent

    Let’s ask schools to fix society’s problems | Lefty Parent:

    Let’s ask schools to fix society’s problems

    by Cooper Zale

    With all due respect to my comrades plthomasEdD and catwho (who also contribute to the Daily KOS “Education Alternatives” group), and the thoughtful pieces they have recently posted on the group’s list, I wish to put forward a very different thought on this issue of what are appropriate and inappropriate venues for trying to fix our society’s problems. In particular, I want to challenge their assumption that we can not “fix” schools until we first address the underlying issues of poverty and inequity that make our society dysfunctional.

    Blogger catwho sums up this position I am taking issue with in their piece, “The Myth of Failing Schools”…

    You cannot fix the schools until you fix the students. You cannot fix the students until you fix their

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