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Virgin Mary On A Grilled Cheese And Other Miracles

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - Somewhere, Woodword and Bernstein are weeping. I entered the fight against the ‘reformers’ back in February after hearing Duncan claim that a school in Chicago got dramatic results by shutting down...

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#OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - #occupywallstreet comes to the Heartland. Hundreds have set up camp opposite the Chicago Board of Trade for several weeks. On Columbus Day, Monday, October 10th they will be joined by thousands mor...

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Managing Director of Learning

jobs.gothamschools.org - Job Description Background Success Charter Network (SCN) is a not-for-profit charter management organization that operates public charter schools in economically-disadvantaged communities with high...

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U.S. Adds 103,000 Jobs; Rate Holds Steady at 9.1%

nytimes.com - As an increasing number of economists have warned in recent weeks of a double dip back into recession, employers added 103,000 jobs in September, staving off the bleakest forecasts for now. ...

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Morningside Center

morningsidecenter.org - 'Education is about preparing young people to make the world better than it is' Pedro Noguera's speech at Morningside Center's Courageous Schools Conference May 21, 2011 I am in the middle of a l...

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Marching in King’s Shadow

nytimes.com - Cambridge, Mass. IF you recognized the name of only one of the two greats who succumbed to cancer on Wednesday, that’s perhaps because the work of the Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth, who di...

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Wall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks

old.news.yahoo.com - NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of anti-Wall Street demonstrators converged on New York's financial district on Wednesday, their ranks swelled by nurses, transit workers and other union members join...

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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Three Activist Women

nytimes.com - LONDON — The Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 was awarded on Friday to three campaigning women from Africa and the Arab world in acknowledgment of their nonviolent role in promoting peace, democracy and ...

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Confronting the Malefactors

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God Bless the Freaks | Connected Principals

connectedprincipals.com - Posted by pkinghorn on 10/08/11 • Categorized as Best Educational Practices,Leadership Essentials,School Culture This thing of beauty came through my network yesterday:Which reminded me of the one ...

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This is What Democracy Looks Like! |

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Teenager dies in Bahrain protest shooting

democraticunderground.com - Source: Financial TimesOctober 7, 2011 11:56 pmTeenager dies in Bahrain protest shootingBy Simeon Kerr in DubaiA teenager has died of gunshot wounds in Bahrain, as pro-democracy protests turn incre...

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Wall Street protest grows as unions swell ranks

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Occupy Pittsburgh event set Oct. 15

bizjournals.com - Paul J. Gough Web Producer - Pittsburgh Business Times EmailOccupy Pittsburgh, the grassroots effort inspired by but separate from the massive Wall Street demonstrations, are planning their first b...

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#OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - #OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog:3:25 PM (24 minutes ago)#OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM.by Fred Klonsky#occupywallstreet comes to the Heartland.Hundreds have set up camp opposite the...

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    How One CATO Economist Shows Why Testing’s Primary Triumvirate are Wrong | Scathing Purple Musings

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    How One CATO Economist Shows Why Testing’s Primary Triumvirate are Wrong | Scathing Purple Musings:How One CATO Economist Shows Why Testing’s Primary Triumvirate are Wrongby Bob SikesFrom StateImpact, comes this link to an opinion piece by Cato Institute economist Arnold Kling who believes “test scores are not the right metric for evaluating teachers.” Writes Kling:Pay-for-performance supporters in K-12 education argue that good teachers should receive higher pay than mediocre teachers, while poor teachers should be dismissed.Opponents of pay-for-performance argue that ... more »

    New Orleans Liberation Academy: We Are the 99%

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    New Orleans Liberation Academy: We Are the 99%:4:06 PM (21 minutes ago)We Are the 99%from New Orleans Liberation Academy by New Orleans Liberation AcademyYesterday we participated in the first day of Occupy New Orleans, a solidarity protest and march with Occupy Wall Street. Check out New Orleans Liberation Academy student Anthony Johnson during the march:Day 1 of Occupy New Orleans. Solidarity protest and march with Occupy Wall Street.Here is also a great video that captures some of

    #OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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    #OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM. « Fred Klonsky's blog:3:25 PM (24 minutes ago)#OccupyChicago. Monday, 4PM.by Fred Klonsky#occupywallstreet comes to the Heartland.Hundreds have set up camp opposite the Chicago Board of Trade for several weeks. On Columbus Day, Monday, October 10th they will be joined by thousands more.Since this is a school holiday, expect thousands of teachers to head for LaSalle and Jackson at 4PMThe Chicago Teachers Union is leading the call, joined by SEIU and other unions.Meet at the Board of Trade ... more »

    Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Let's Occupy Chicago Monday

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    Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Let's Occupy Chicago Monday:Let's Occupy Chicago MondayMeet at the Board of Trade (LaSalle and Jackson) at 4 P.M.The Occupy Wall Street protests are coming full-blast to Chicago where Mayor Emanuel and the Civic Committee continue where Mayor Daley left off, with the city as their personal cash cow. On Monday the teachers union and education activists will play a key role in the flowering Occupy Chicago Movement. The CTU is mobilizing teachers, who have a day ... more »

    What Happened to My Grade Book?: The Audacity of Learning Theory: A New #Edreform Model

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    What Happened to My Grade Book?: The Audacity of Learning Theory: A New #Edreform Model:The Audacity of Learning Theory: A New #Edreform Modelby DellaSometimes it helps just to talk with another person on a topic of interest to synthesize it better. Today, while at the gym, I was visiting with a friend (who is also an educator and stay-at-home mother) about standards-based reform effort. We were talking about how reform efforts are leading our country down the wrong roads. I ... more »

    Missouri Education Watchdog: What Does the $30B in the American Jobs Act For Teachers Mean?

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    Missouri Education Watchdog: What Does the $30B in the American Jobs Act For Teachers Mean?:What Does the $30B in the American Jobs Act For Teachers Mean?by AnngieThe White House just released a report Teachers Jobs at Risk. The report is used to justify the $30 billion included in the American Jobs Act, that we "must pass", to retain or rehire teachers.Neal McClusky at the Cato Institute said it well in his blog:But perhaps we are on the verge of education ... more »

    Eduwonk » Blog Archive » When Bad Charters Stay Open, Parents Deserve a Warning

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    Eduwonk » Blog Archive » When Bad Charters Stay Open, Parents Deserve a Warning:When Bad Charters Stay Open, Parents Deserve a Warningby rbrownBy James MerrimanThe charter movement has created some truly terrific schools, but also some schools that chronically fail their students. The failures are supposed to be shut down by their authorizers, but after two decades we know the ugly truth: far, far too often low-quality charter schools are allowed to remain open.Sometimes authorizers lack the capacity and standards ... more »

    Youth speak out in week of action on school 'pushouts' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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    Youth speak out in week of action on school 'pushouts' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:Youth speak out in week of action on school 'pushouts'by thenotebook on Oct 07 2011COMMENTS (0)PRINTEMAILTags:activism dropouts student activism high schoolsviolenceBy Will TreeceAbout 50 youths gathered at the United Way Building Thursday to bring attention to the ongoing problem of school pushouts in an event called "Youth Speak Out Against Push Out." The meeting, sponsored by the Campaign for Non-Violent Schools and Education Not Incarceration-Delaware Valley, ... more »

    Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Action Alert on Senate ESEA proposal

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    Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Action Alert on Senate ESEA proposal:Action Alert on Senate ESEA proposalby adminA summary proposal for the Senate version of a new ESEA is likely to be released this Tuesday, October 11. There will be a week for public comment and a 3-day “mark-up” session for amendments.This holiday weekend would be a good time to call. e-mail or fax your Senators at their home offices. You can use the support/oppose points suggested ... more »
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    More on student discipline in Oakland — and a list of suspension-free schools - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

    More on student discipline in Oakland — and a list of suspension-free schools - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

    More on student discipline in Oakland — and a list of suspension-free schools

    By Katy Murphy
    Friday, October 7th, 2011 at 4:38 pm in safety and discipline.

    According to statistics provided by the Oakland school district (and crunched by your devoted education reporter):

    TOTAL SUSPENSIONS in 2010-11: 6,137

    TOTAL DAYS OF SCHOOL MISSED: 14,533

    DEFIANCE (“disruption/defy authority”) was the basis for 43 percent of all suspensions.

    BLACK MALES made up less than 20 percent of all students in OUSD, but received about half of the suspensions.

    At least two of the schools had more suspensions than students: Barack Obama Academy and Youth Empowerment School. YES (on the King Estates campus) closed in June, and Barack Obama Academy, an alternative middle school that


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    Saturday is the second annual Uptown Oakland Block Party and school fundraiser. It’s from 5 to 8 p.m.

    Organizers aim to raise $60,000 for five Oakland schools (including two that are slated for closure): Manzanita SEED, Cleveland, Piedmont Avenue, Lakeview and Thurgood Marshall. Last year, they raised $13,000 for another group of schools.

    Thirty-dollar tickets are available online through the end of the day. It will get you a cocktail along with your

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    “What the #@*%? Did You Just Hit Me?” When Students Hit Teachers! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

    “What the #@*%? Did You Just Hit Me?” When Students Hit Teachers! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:

    “What the #@*%? Did You Just Hit Me?” When Students Hit Teachers!



    And no, those four marks represent the word “H-E- Two sticks”, not the other word. Although I have to admit, I don’t know what word that teacher was thinking at that moment it happened. She was slapped. Slapped hard. By a first grader. Seriously?

    I remember 7th grade, George Gershwin JHS in East New York, Brooklyn, Felicia hit our teacher. No, I can’t remember the teacher’s name, but I remember hers. We were shocked, but suffice to say, what followed next, shocked us even more. The teacher hit her back! It turned into an all-out, hair-pulling brawl! All the students were screaming, the librarian was yelling for help, it was total and complete chaos!

    I had a student in another class elbow me, hard, when we were on a class trip. I

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    Video: Occupy Davis Holds First Meeting in Central Park - Davis, CA Patch #ows

    Video: Occupy Davis Holds First Meeting in Central Park - Davis, CA Patch:

    Video: Occupy Davis Holds First Meeting in Central Park

    The Occupy Wall Street movement materialized in Davis Friday night.

    More than 100 people gathered in Central Park and sat in a circle beginning at 6 pm. Together, they interpreted the “Occupy” movement that has gained momentum around the country, beginning on Wall Street in mid September.

    Those in attendance took turns sharing ideas, noting their agreement or disagreement through silent hand signals.

    Should they embrace prominent endorsements? Should they

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    A new yardstick to measure schools? | SignOnSanDiego.com

    A new yardstick to measure schools? | SignOnSanDiego.com:

    A new yardstick to measure schools?

    Legislation on Brown’s desk would overhaul how California measures academic success


    SACRAMENTO — California’s traditional yardstick of success in public schools may be broadened beyond the existing method solely driven by test scores.

    Legislation sitting on Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk would scrap the state’s reliance on the Academic Performance Index — a measurement that ranks school performance based on a series of standardized exams.

    In its place, the state Board of Education would be directed to adopt a more comprehensive set of high school accountability benchmarks that would include graduation rates and career and


    What is the API?

    The Academic Performance Index measures how students in grades 2 through 11 fare on a series of standardized tests. Among those: reading, history, math and English. The high school exit exam also counts.

    The results show the federal government, the state, the school and community the overall progress the school is making toward meeting proficiency targets. Schools are given a score, ranking and growth targets.

    How would it change?

    Senate Bill 547 would still use standardized test results, but those could account for only 40 percent of the overall yardstick.

    Other measurements would include career- and college-readiness and graduation rates. The language of the bill also suggests school districts could adopt some of their own assessment policies.

    What’s next?

    Gov. Jerry Brown’s deadline to act is Sunday. If he signs the bill, the state Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Public School Accountability Act advisory committee would develop a comprehensive package of recommendations.

    The state Board of Education would have until Aug. 1, 2014 to adopt those reforms.

    Changes would be in effect for the 2014-15 school year.

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    Democurmudgeon: Virtual Schools in State Driven by Pure Republican Politics, ignores Data that Virtual School Students Losing Ground.

    Democurmudgeon: Virtual Schools in State Driven by Pure Republican Politics, ignores Data that Virtual School Students Losing Ground.:


    Virtual Schools in State Driven by Pure Republican Politics, ignores Data that Virtual School Students Losing Ground.

    by Democurmudgeon
    Anytime education is driven by pure politics, and voucher/private schools are just that, you're going to get lousy results. Wisconsin teachers who once had input now don't. Politicians are now making classroom decisions and micromanaging curriculum, spreading privatization promises that feel good but have no basis in reality. Like online virtual schools. Should we wait and see before taking the plunge, or believe the corporate hype from those who stand to benefit?


    Republicans have embraced the latter, and assured themselves future low information citizens who tend to vote



    Brainwashing Alert: Tea Party offering K-12 lesson plans in new Indoctrination Push.

    by Democurmudgeon
    Al Sharpton pointed out an attempt by the tea party political movement to influence and indoctrinate our kids in schools across the country. Now that's freedom and liberty.

    This should have been a bigger story than the minute or so here to fill time on MSNBC:

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