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nypost.com - Nearly eight of 10 city public high school graduates who enrolled as freshmen at CUNY community colleges in the fall required remedial work in math, reading, writing — or all three.The alarming 78....
Shanker Blog » Burden Of Proof, Benefit Of Assumption
shankerblog.org - Michelle Rhee, the controversial former chancellor of D.C. public schools, is a lightning rod. Her confrontational style has made her many friends as well as enemies. As is usually the case, people...
In grave fiscal trouble, SRC introduces big changes | Philly
philly.com - 6:40 p.m. Facing a fiscal crisis of previously unimagined proportions — it must cut $61 million by June and isn’t sure how to get there — the Philadelphia School District’s governing body on Thursd...
Diane Ravitch: Embattled teachers need support, not more testing - Lodi News
lodinews.com - Diane Ravitch believes public school teachers are getting bashed for problems beyond their control. She's strongly critical of standardized testing, which she says is corroding public education, no...
A Tale of Two Rockaway School Closings (With Apologies to Charles Dickens) How the Corporate Right Divided Blacks from Teachers Unions and Each Other NYC Educator: A Fine Day for a Sellout Is Tenure a Strike Issue?Moskowitz Aims Charters at Wealthy- So
ednotesonline.blogspot.com - NOTE: PS 215 closing school hearing Friday at 6 PM Support them on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SavePS215Email messages about keeping PS 215 school open at D27Proposals@schools.nyc.gov or call...
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No longer joint between UFT and city, Danielson trainings go on
gothamschools.org - A training session about the city’s favored teacher evaluation model went off as planned on Tuesday — but without the involvement of the city, which had worked with the teachers union on event. Sin...
Brown wants smaller role for U.S., state in local schools
latimes.com - Deviating sharply from education reform policies championed by President Obama, California Gov. Jerry Brown is calling for limits on standardized testing and reduced roles for federal and state gov...
The sad story of Chester Upland. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Is there a teacher in this country who didn’t wince when they read the story last week of the Chester Upland school district in Pennsylvania? The District is broke, the governor refused help and th...
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Ward Connerly Being Investigated by IRS for Mismanaging Funds
colorlines.com - Ward Connerly, the man that’s campaigned agaisnt affirmative action across the country, is being accused of mismanaging and exploiting donations made by fellow conservatives for his own benefit. Th...
Rahm caught using astroturf protesters to support school privatization
democraticunderground.com - Rahm Emanuel has been a fierce advocate of school ''reforms'' that any Republican would be proud of, and now he's borrowing another page from the right wing play book by busing in paid protesters w...
Blue Jersey:: Christie Town Hall Follies
bluejersey.com - An Asbury Park Press reporter detailed a heated exchange between Governor Christie and one of those four vocal residents, Alan Erlich of Cherry Hill about the Governor's relationship to Kahn: But a...
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Heckling, sex jokes — and a little politics — at Axelrod’s U. of C. event - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter apallasch@suntimes.com January 19, 2012 3:24PM ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos (left) and Mayor Rahm Emanuel greet each other Thursday during a panel d...
Emanuel says South Carolina primary doesn’t matter, Romney will be nominee - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY ABDON M. PALLASCH Political Reporter apallasch@suntimes.com January 19, 2012 8:12PM Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns in Irmo, S.C., Wednesday, ...
Newt Gingrich wanted 'open marriage,' ex-wife says
cnn.com - Ex-wife: Gingrich wanted 'open marriage'(CNN) -- Newt Gingrich offered his second wife a choice of an open marriage or a divorce when he revealed to her he was having an affair with the woman he la...
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Johnny Otis, ’Godfather of Rhythm and Blues,’ Dies at 90
nytimes.com - Johnny Otis, the musician, bandleader, songwriter, impresario, disc jockey and talent scout often called “the godfather of rhythm and blues,” died on Tuesday at his home in Altadena, Calif. He was ...
Etta James: ‘She didn’t sugarcoat anything,’ son says
latimesblogs.latimes.com - The two sons of blues and R&B great Etta James on Friday described their mother as a warm, loving woman who never sugarcoated the harsh, sometimes painful realities of life –- especially her own. D...
Etta James: Fans, musicians remember singer as 'one of a kind'
latimesblogs.latimes.com - Within 90 minutes of the death of legendary singer Etta James, more than 1,500 people had left messages on her Facebook pages and Twitter was flooded with remembrances –- sometimes no more than the...
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SF Police Arrest 11 in Daylong Occupy Protest
baycitizen.org - Adithya Sambamurthy/The Bay Citizen Occupy West protesters block the intersection of Montgomery and California Streets in downtown San Francisco on Friday, January 20, 2012 Police made 11 arrests F...
Teacher pay dispute continues in Vt. district
boston.com - BENNINGTON, Vt.—A teacher pay dispute is still going on in a Vermont school district.Teachers ratified a new contract following a nine-day strike last year, but WCAX-TV reports (http://bit.ly/wBHQW...
Protesters briefly trap regents inside building at UC Riverside
latimesblogs.latimes.com - After their meeting at UC Riverside was over Thursday afternoon, some UC regents and officials were trapped inside a campus building for two hours as a noisy demonstration outside blocked vehicles ...
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This week's healthy schools highlights
ednewsparent.org - Trans fat ban proposed for Colorado schools Junk food in school cafeterias has been under attack for years. Now Colorado is considering the nation’s toughest ban on unhealthy fats in school foods, ...
Mother Crusader: Who is Amir Khan? WHERE is Amir Khan!?!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mother Crusader: Who is Amir Khan? WHERE is Amir Khan!?!:Who is Amir Khan? WHERE is Amir Khan!?!by darciecimaAt a Town Hall meeting in Voorhees, New Jersey yesterday several vocal Voorhees and Cher...
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The sad story of Chester Upland. « Fred Klonsky
preaprez.wordpress.com - Is there a teacher in this country who didn’t wince when they read the story last week of the Chester Upland school district in Pennsylvania? The District is broke, the governor refused help and th...
All Things Education: Opportunity to Listen
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Things Education: Opportunity to Listen:Opportunity to Listenby Rachel LevyEach day this week I have presented a response to different parts of Governor McDonnell's "Opportunity to Learn" educa...
ASCD Inservice: Countering the Negative Spin on Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - ASCD Inservice: Countering the Negative Spin on Education:Countering the Negative Spin on EducationDoes it feel like educators are constantly under attack? From sensational media stories about fail...
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SF Police Arrest 11 in Daylong Occupy Protest
baycitizen.org - Adithya Sambamurthy/The Bay Citizen Occupy West protesters block the intersection of Montgomery and California Streets in downtown San Francisco on Friday, January 20, 2012 Police made 11 arrests F...
Yolo DA won’t prosecute Occupy UC Davis protesters
davisenterprise.com - The Yolo County prosecutors will not pursue criminal charges against Occupy UC Davis protesters who were arrested during a Nov. 18 confrontation with campus police. In a brief statement released th...
Live Blog for #Occupy Movement: Occupy the Courts
dissenter.firedoglake.com - Photo from Move to Amend An organization known as Move to Amend, inspired by Occupy Wall Street and Dr. Cornel West, has called for actions at federal courthouses all over the United States to mark...
