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The Scarlet Number and the Commodifying of Kids « Fremont Watch
fremontwatch.wordpress.com - According to the LA Times this is a teacher who "dresses up history," but we all know him as Chuck Olynyk who doesn't view kids as commodities and has paid the price. “Perhaps our country has succe...
Mario Batali: Don't Frack With Our Ingredients | MetroFocus
thirteen.org - Chef Mario Batali prepares pizzas at Otto, the Greenwich Village pizzeria he co-owns in New York City. Last month, Batali joined Chefs for the Marcellus shale, a group of food professionals who are...
Chicago mayor stars in right-wing, anti-public school video
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Thanks to brother Fred I came upon this right-wing propaganda video targeting public school and teachers unions staring none other than Rahm Emanuel. "A Tale of Two Missions," co-stars the head of ...
The Odd Couple: Dennis & Wendy - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Editor's note: Bridging Differences returns today from its holiday break.Dear Deborah, While we were on holiday break, Dennis Van Roekel and Wendy Kopp co-signed an opinion piece in USA Today, sett...
Wrong : Stager-to-Go
stager.tv - Insomnia can ruin a perfectly good day. I have a sense that today will be such a day. I awoke to a tweet from my friend Will Richardson announcing that he was asked to be in one of those New York T...
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School group plans Wednesday protest outside Rahm's office | Blogs On Politics
chicagobusiness.com - Mayor Rahm Emanuel's holiday trip to Chile is over, and a group that doesn't like him much is planning to welcome the mayor back on Wednesday with a Chicago-style salute: a protest outside his City...
Why Does the Foundation Fund Them, And Also Them?
impatientoptimists.org - Over the past couple of weeks, a fair amount of attention has been paid and criticism offered in response to a recent foundation grant of $350,000 to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC...
Upper West Success Academy - insideschools.org
insideschools.org - Success Academy opened in August 2011 in the Brandeis High School Campus building located on Manhattan's Upper West Side.Part of the highly popular Success Academy network of charter schools, Upper...
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Five Things to Listen For in Cuomo Speech – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Jan. 4, 2012, 8:29 a.m. In an annual Albany tradition, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will signal his priorities for this year in his state of the state address on Wednesday, including his proposals for scho...
Report Says ALEC Wields ‘Disturbing Level of Influence’ In Virginia
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - Nick R. Martin January 4, 2012, 2:18 PM An investigation released this week says that Virginia lawmakers take a “disturbing” number of cues from a conservative group that pushes model bills on stat...
My View: Time for the status quo to make room for meaningful school reform – Schools of Thought
schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com - by Anthony Cody, Special to CNN Editor̢۪s note: Anthony Cody worked in high-poverty schools in Oakland, California, for 24 years. For 18 of them, he taught middle school science. He now lives in M...
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Stoopid, Ovurpayed Teechurs
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com - OK, Mr. Biggs and Mr. Richwine - let me get this straight: Teachers are overpaid (they aren't) because they get vacations (which school boards set due to parental demands) and pensions (leave aside...
Colin Myler apologises over News of the World phone hacking | Media
guardian.co.uk - Colin Myler, the final editor of the News of the World newspaper, leaves the Royal Courts of Justice after giving evidence to the Leveson inquiry. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Colin Myler, t...
Winners and Losers of 2011
nbcchicago.com - advertisement WINNERS: Rahm Emanuel: Raised $14.5 million for his campaign for mayor at awesome Hollywood parties, from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Steve Jobs. That meant he could just buy TV...
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…And We’re Back… | Mr. Teachbad
teachbad.com - Heavy sighs all around. Everybody is back to work now. Including me, in my own way. My kids started back at school today. I considered doing a post before break was over about the angst of wait...
Is It Our Job to “Unteach” Behavior Learned at Home? « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Is It Our Job to “Unteach” Behavior Learned at Home? « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Is It Our Job to “Unteach” Behavior Learned at Home?by OldschoolteachWe are studying WWI, and I was sharing ...
Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really? « Parents Across America
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really? « Parents Across America:Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s...
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Big Education Ape: 1-4-12 PM Don't Frack With Our Ingredients EDition #ows #edreform
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Big Education Ape: Ed News Now: Big Education Ape: Ed News NowPublished by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSSTORIESLEI...
GEOFFREY CANADA- THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM WE NEED IF AMERICA IS TO SURVIVE (Geoffrey Canada-Sistema de Educación Pública que necesitamos si AMERICA ES PARA SOBREVIVIR)
perdaily.com - (Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)The following video is well worth the half hour or so it will take to watch it. It focus...
Fourth-graders & cell phones, help for stutterers, winter fitness
ednewsparent.org - Healthy snack tips for 2012From the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, here are some snack tips for the new year. - Chopped raw vegetables and dip. - Breadsticks or pita chips with h...
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Can Vulnerable Species Outrun Climate Change? by Emma Marris: Yale Environment 360
e360.yale.edu - 03 Nov 2011: Report by emma marrisPity the California newt, Taricha torosa. The bulk of the population of this poisonous amphibian, brown-backed and golden-bellied, lives a relatively carefree life...
Local Company’s Sonic Device Used In ‘Occupy’ Protests
obrag.org - LRAD Corporation Says Sales Of Sonic Blaster Are Booming10News.com / January 3, 2012Business is booming for a San Diego company that is making its presence felt – and heard – at protests, includi...
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Know your Twitter followers
schmap.it - How many are married? Get maps, stats, graphs and more, free when you send a tweet.edit tweet Select or edit your tweet, then click the blue button above to get your analysis... 140 Know Your Follo...
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Five Things to Listen For in Cuomo Speech – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Jan. 4, 2012, 8:29 a.m. In an annual Albany tradition, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will signal his priorities for this year in his state of the state address on Wednesday, including his proposals for scho...
