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Race to the Top is a Race Off a Cliff | Seattle Education

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Race to the Top is a Race Off a Cliff | Seattle Education:Race to the Top is a Race Off a Cliffby seattleducation2011Thank goodness that our state didn’t go aggressively after the Race to the Top b...

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nypost.com - High schools serving the most challenging students were much likelier to get saddled with a bad grade from the Department of Education than schools that serve few high-needs kids, a Post analysis f...

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The Common Core Will Be The Common Cure

laststand4children.blogspot.com - Back in 1979 when they used to actually make family movies, I remember seeing a wonderful movie called The Great Santini. The movie was about a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who is raising a family. ...

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Paul Karrer: Bean counters and educational compliance

montereyherald.com - About 4,000 schools in California are in "failing" status. And of those, a measly 85 have managed to "unfail" themselves. That is just a squeak over 2 percent. What gets schools and even entire dis...

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The myth of the progressive city

salon.com - If you’ve listened to a political pundit predict any election in the last 50 years, you’ve been told that there are Republican small towns whose politics are organized around the three G’s (guns, G...

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District edges toward state takeover

toped.svefoundation.org - By Many school districts are worried about running out of money this year. San Diego Unified, the state’s second largest district, is openly talking about it. But surprisingly, given the financial ...

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Shanker Blog » Schedule Conflicts

shankerblog.org - As most people know, the majority of public school teachers are paid based on salary schedules. Most (but not all) contain a number of “steps” (years of experience) and “lanes” (education levels). ...

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Governor: Let U of ND dump Fighting Sioux nickname

boston.com - BISMARCK, N.D.—Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked North Dakota lawmakers Monday to reverse a decision they made eight months earlier and allow the University of North Dakota to drop its Fighting Sioux athle...

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Duncan praises push to help undocumented students

boston.com - WASHINGTON—Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday he's encouraged that some states are allowing the children of illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at public colleges.As an example, Dun...

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AFL-CIO president leads union push on Ohio vote

boston.com - CLEVELAND—AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka led organized labor's final push Monday in a fierce election battle over Ohio's collective bargaining law. Gov. John Kasich headlined election-eve rallies...

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Atlanta police arrest 5 people following protest

sfgate.com - David Goldman / AP A protestor tries to get away as he's arrested by police after Occupy Atlanta protestors and an officer clashed as he was driving through the crowd on a motorcycle Saturday, Nov....

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Freedom Waves to Gaza Boats November 6, 2011 « Bill Ayers

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Freedom Waves to Gaza Boats November 6, 2011 « Bill Ayers:Freedom Waves to Gaza Boats November 6, 2011by billayersThe take over of the Tahrir and the Saoirse was violent and dangerous. Despite very...

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Cool Ways to Make Meaning with Tag Clouds #teaching

coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - While preparing for my presentation on 50+ Fantastic Free tools to use in the classroom for the Georgia Independent Schools Association Conference tomorrow, I've been playing around with a new tech...

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