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NYC Public School Parents: Teacher Evaluation Forum on April 17

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Public School Parents: Teacher Evaluation Forum on April 17: Teacher Evaluation Forum on April 17by Leonie HaimsonTeacher Evaluation Nightmare !          a forum on testing,teacher evaluations ...
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Education "Reform" Passes Louisiana State Senate

fredbauerblog.blogspot.com - A bill empowering vouchers has passed the Louisiana State Senate, as has HB974, which would weaken local control of schools and teacher tenure.  HB974 passed 23-16 with an amendment, so the Louisia...
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Questions about bills remain | DailyComet.com

dailycomet.com - Published: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 7:53 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 4, 2012 at 7:53 a.m. As soon as today, the state Senate could approve Gov. Bobby Jindal’s legislative plan to reform...
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The Murgatroyd Blog: A Clear and Present Danger

themurgatroydblog.blogspot.ca - A Minister of Education, a former teacher, who does not understand schooling and the need for the transformation of schooling is a clear and present danger to society, its economic competitiveness ...
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Elizabeth Catlett. The power of the image. « Fred Klonsky

preaprez.wordpress.com - As a kid in the 50s and 60s, I could walk into any home of my parents’ friends, politically progressive and more often than not Jewish, and see two framed prints on their walls. Of course, my paren...
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Showdown looms on GOP convention protest rules

tampabay.com - TAMPA — With protest groups organizing in opposition, the City Council today will consider proposed rules for rallies outside the Republican National Convention, with a few tweaks.For example, the ...
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When are conflicts of interest – conflicts of interests?

jonathanpelto.com - Apr 05 jonpeltoAchievement First/ConnCAN, Charter Schools, Education, Malloy, Stefan Pryor Charter Schools, Education Reform, Malloy, Stefan Pryor When are conflicts of interest – conflicts of inte...
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Arsenic in Our Chicken?

nytimes.com - Let’s hope you’re not reading this column while munching on a chicken sandwich. That’s because my topic today is a pair of new scientific studies suggesting that poultry on factory farm...
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How and Why Rankings Matter

edweek.org - A Brain-Imaging Perspective on Teacher Evaluation ByKaren Hunter Quartz, Kenneth T. Kishida, Dongni Yang, Steven R. Quartz, and P. Read MontagueJane takes off her jewelry and prepares to have her b...
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School Tech Connect: Reductions Are Actually Increases

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - School Tech Connect: Reductions Are Actually Increases: Reductions Are Actually Increasesby noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman)I noticed that the IFT and IPACE-endorsed Elaine Nekritz and Lou Lang are...
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There Is A Better Way...

sahilachangebringer.blogspot.com - I am a 21 year-old student from Finland. It makes me sad to hear how Americans are suffering. Here, our taxes are high but we all benefit from them. I grew up in the countryside and always had acce...
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organic, hydroponic and energy efficient

dailykos.com - This brief (<12 minutes) video will introduce you to Robert Tornello and his 3 Boys Farms.  I am electronic friends with his wife, and she recently shared this video with me.  I thought it deserved...
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Kathy Nickolaus ordered to step aside in recall elections

defendwisconsin.org - Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas relieved County Clerk Kathy Nickolaus from her duties for the historic recall elections in May and June. According to a statement released Thursday from the Cou...
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Transparency For The People, Not For The Lobbyists

capitaltonight.com - Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s aides are clearly unhappy with Monday’s Q-poll that included what they say is a leading question on transparency. The question was worded this way: “Governor Andrew Cuomo and th...
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Remainders: Opening day must wait for school baseball teams

gothamschools.org - by Geoff Decker, at 7:19 pm Bronx Science baseball players say they’re getting a raw deal from the city Parks Dept.  (Schoolbook) DFER head says a “large overlap” of donors will exist between his g...
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Trayvon Martin live chat: Trayvon Martin live chat

orlandosentinel.com - Trayvon Martin, a high-school junior from Miami who was visiting family in a gated community in Sanford, was shot to death when he encountered George Michael Zimmerman, captain of the neighborhood-...
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State sues Orange County over school money

latimesblogs.latimes.com - April 5, 2012 |  1:52 pm A lawsuit filed by the state Thursday against Orange County says a diversion of money from education to balance the budget is unconstitutional. The lawsuit filed in Orange ...
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MoveOn.org Civic Action

civic.moveon.org - We're at a crossroads as a country. In recent years, millions have lost their jobs, homes have been foreclosed, and an unconscionable number of children live in poverty. We have to stand up to the ...
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MoveOn.org Civic Action

civic.moveon.org - We're at a crossroads as a country. In recent years, millions have lost their jobs, homes have been foreclosed, and an unconscionable number of children live in poverty. We have to stand up to the ...
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