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Simpsons Full Episodes - The Ned-Liest Catch - The Simpsons Long Episodes - Video Dailymotion
Simpsons Full Episodes - The Ned-Liest Catch - The Simpsons Long Episodes - Video Dailymotion
Fwd: Common Core is the Most Dangerous Domestic Spying Program : Freedom Outpost
Even the Department of Education, though, admits that privacy is a concern, and that some of the data gathered may be "of a sensitive nature."  The information collected will be more than sensitive; much of it will also be completely unrelated to education.  Data collected will not only include grades, test scores, name, date of birth and social security number, it will also
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How education reform drives gentrification | Al Jazeera America
Emma Christ, center, a Cleveland High School senior, at a rally organized by the Portland Student Union and the Portland Teachers Solidarity Campaign. The rally attracted students, parents and other unions in support of teachers during contract negotiations.Stephanie Yao Long/The Oregonian/Landov

AUG 07

B-LoEdScene: Randi Weingarten's Arrest - Cheap Stunt or Grandst...
B-LoEdScene: Randi Weingarten's Arrest - Cheap Stunt or Grandst...: So Randi Weingarten the Dr. Frankenstein of Concession Driven Unionism was cuffed and stuffed at a protest in Philly the other day. Wo...
Another NYC TALE THAT LAUSD TEACHERS WILL FIND USEDUL: The Collusion And Inaction By The UFT And DOE Is The Major Cause Of The ATR Crises.
http://chaz11.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-collusion-and-inaction-by-uft-and.html The Collusion And Inaction By The UFT And DOE Is The Major Cause Of The ATR Crises. We all know that the deal between UFT President Randi Weingarten and Chancellor Joel Klein that resulted in the infamous 2005
Wall Street Hearts Charter Schools, Gets Rich Off Them | FDL News Desk
http://news.firedoglake.com/2010/05/10/wall-street-hearts-charter-schools-gets-rich-off-them/ Wall Street has always put its money where its interests and beliefs lie. But it is far less common that so many financial heavyweights would adopt a social cause like charter schools and advance it with a
Schoolyard Bully? A Look at Mudslinging in the LAUSD Race | Cakewalk | SoCal Focus | KCET
http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/commentary/cakewalk/lausd-race-george-mckenna-alex-johnson.html Schoolyard Bully? A Look at Mudslinging in the LAUSD Race
TEACHER JAIL, RUBBER ROOMS, RIFS , Displacements, YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBEREDEducators are ‘broken, depressed, suicidal’ | Al Jazeera America
'America Tonight | July 29, 2014Share LinkEmbed in WebsiteIris Stevenson and Greg Schiller met in purgatory. It was a room with cubicles facing blank walls, no phones or computers. Here, every weekday, the veteran teachers would sit and write lessons plans for nobody.The Los Angeles Unified School District still hasn't officially told Stevenson what allegations landed her in so-called teacher
CURMUDGUCATION: NYC Looks For Teachers on Craigslist
CURMUDGUCATION: NYC Looks For Teachers on Craigslist: The NYC Teaching Collective (formerly the NYC Teaching Residency) seems to be have hatched from a simple idea-- why pay TFA to provide us w...
Keep the Public in Public Schools
Protest against school cuts in Culver City, California.Photo/L. KurnarskyBy Steve Miller The privatizers of public education play on the fact that public schools in America are more segregated by race today than they were when the Supreme Court ruled, in 1954, that separate education is inherently not equal. This apartheid school system delivers absolutely horrid public education to central city
Sand: The One-Way Political Spending of the Teacher Unions--Your dues paid for Obama, Brown and ALEC l
http://www.capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/sand-the-one-way-political-spending-of-the-teacher-unions/#comment-605721 Sand: The One-Way Political Spending of the Teacher Unions

AUG 06

E4E : Is it a cult full of clean cut college grads or a secret club of zombie capitalists? SIGN THE Oath
div.preheader { display: none !important; } Check out the new election guide from E4E-Minnesota. E4E Weekly Update
INSIDIOUS CRONYISM Divides, Conquers , Disrupts , Defames , Tests, Punk Property Values, Astroturfs, Gentrifies Outsources, and TAKE OVER
                                         Mitchell's NewSchool Venture Fund also reportedly partners with Pearson, the education mega-corporation that owns a number of testing and textbook companies, along with one prominent for-profit virtual charter school,Connections Academy.http://www.thenation.com/blog/177675/ted-mitchell-education-dept-nominee-has-strong-ties-pearson-privatization-movement#
The Death of Teacher Mary Eve Thorson Galvanizes Efforts to Protect Colleagues With National Organization and Anti-Bully Bill
The Death of Mary Eve Thorson Highlights Teacher Abuse in America TEACHERS FOR MARY Support for teachers From Teachers On Thanksgiving Day, 2011, a thirty-two year old school teacher by the name of Mary Eve Thorson, stood in front of a moving-semi truck and ended her life. She left behind a 6 page suicide letter stating that she wanted to be the first to sign the petition, which would
NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT
NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT
Chicago Teachers’ New Political Awakening | Living in Dialogue
http://www.livingindialogue.com/chicago-teachers-new-political-awakening-2/ Monday, August 4, 2014 6:18 am  Chicago, Electoral Politics, Teachers Unions   Michelle Gunderson  3  625 
Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due Process | Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due ProcessThe gover...
Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due Process | Bill of Rights Institute: Fifth Amendment: Due ProcessThe government may not deprive citizens of “life, liberty, or property” without due process of law. This means that the government has to follow rules and established procedures in everything it does. It cannot, for example, skip parts of trials, or deny citizens their rights as
Documents Show What The Department Of Education Knew About Corinthian College’s Financial Situation
A deliberate shutdown — or an accident? Molly Hensley-ClancyFollow @molly_hc BuzzFeed Staff The Department of Education has consistently maintained that it “didn’t know” how precarious the financial situation of Corinthian Colleges was when it moved to cut off the for-profit college company’s access to federal funding — leading the to the for-profit college
CHICAGO Public Schools Starved Out, Blown Up and Thrown Into Crisis : TIMOTHY MEEGAN' Crackpot" Conspiracy Theories " May Provoke Welcome Boycott by Parents and Students
http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/21628237-452/cps-starving-its-schools-to-justify-privatization.html#.U9-v6fldWSr BY TIMOTHY MEEGAN
14 Years of Dedicated Service that Goes Beyond the Pale, Teacher Waldo Caballero facing Termination Thanks to Yet Another Standardized Test
 Recent years have been hard on teachers. Parents vilify them for not making tractable scholars out of their indifferent — and often out-of-control — children; they are assailed for their summer vacations; and their "modest" salaries are chronically suspect. Even Gov. Paul LePage regards public schools as dumping grounds for children whose parents cannot afford to send them to a private
LAUSD Budget Unveils The “Sophie’s Choice” of Education Reform: How School Choice Is Pushed
 When we grew our school system from one conducted by itinerant, very young generalists to that of a modern, publicly funded collection of certificated and professional specialists, we developed a system intended to be integrated at the "student-level". That is, in attending specialized classes, these separate classes would all become blended inside of any given student. And any given st

AUG 05

Teach for America Apostates: a Primer of Alumni Resistance
Art by Robert Rendo The Evolution of TFA into a "Huge Corporate Organization" To understand the arc of TFA from the early years to the present requires a long view. Alex Caputo-Pearl, who served in the inaugural corps in 1990, provides such a view. He still teaches in Los Angeles and serves in the leadership of a progressive union faction. He's watched TFA evolve
Fwd: Low voter turnout predicted in LAUSD board race
www.hemlockontherocks.comcavete tyrannisqui doecet in doctrinaBegin forwarded message:From: Rene Diedrich Date: August 4, 2014 11:46:04 PM PDTTo: Rene Diedrich Subject: Low voter turnout predicted in LAUSD board racehttp://laschoolreport.com/voter-turnout-predictions-low-in-school-board-race/
Comrade DeFacto Tourette's Jeers at Alex Caputo-Pearl Lies and Issues A Call to Action
John DeasyI had raised this in exposing the cover-rops by collaborator  Pres A. Caputo/Pearl   (on al Jazeera interview).  UTLA knows the 'score' and the officials are political willing tools for the LAUSD purges-- ruining of their own dues pays , This goes back to Duffy /Perez regimes  and even further.Now so many  members careers arehemorrhaging by the  many hundreds and even thousands. ALL
Dana Goldstein on L.A. Teacher Alex Caputo-Pearl and the Real Deal Behind Closing Schools
To be fair, this is an interesting look at how well Pearl moves between the reform and conform . He has an engaging voice and employs a very credible tone. But here's the deal. Smaller schools are BETTER. You do not cram 3500 kids in school built to hold ( they look like prisons in the hood)  a mere 2000 . Small schools are not what Gates wanted. I was part of his experiment with SLCs . These
UTLA's talk of a strike: 'breathtakingly irresponsible' according to Deasy, who already has the drop on teachers with his PR Firm's carefully crafted new image
Deasy on UTLA's talk of a strike: 'breathtakingly irresponsible'FROM LASR-- the pro Deasy Deform Authority  As LA Unified Superintendent John Deasy prepared to deliver his "State of the District" speech to school leaders and educators at Garfield High School today, he sat for a wide-ranging interview
Fwd: Al Jazeera: The Inside Look into Teacher Jail
www.hemlockontherocks.comcavete tyrannisqui doecet in doctrinaBegin forwarded message:From: Søren Sørensen Date: August 5, 2014 12:33:37 AM PDTTo: Rene , Arlene Schery , Jeffrey Barry , Alex Caputo-Pearl , George Buzzetti , Eric Bidna
LAUSD Chief Deasy Refines Reformy Rhetoric to Lift Students Out of Poverty Where They Have a Choice of College Ready or Career Prepared
LAUSD Chief Deasy Sounds Optimistic Note Ahead Of New School Year « CBS Los Angeles Dontchhoooo Believe IT!
SXSWedu: How to Keep Friends and Influence No New PeopleY
SXSWedu: How to Keep Friends and Influence No New People
Teach for America’s Wendy Kopp Embraces New Unionism in LEE and Retains Close Ties with Alex Caputo Pearl
http://prospect.org/article/teach-america%E2%80%99s-deep-benAlex Caputo-Pearl is a member of Teach for America's inaugural class in 1990 and has maintained a close relationship with its founder Wendy Kopp Teach for America's Deep Bench "Is this our Egypt moment? Will we seize the moment?" Former New York

AUG 04

Education Scandals Could Impede Reform Efforts - Courant.com
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-education-reform-reax-0803-20140804,0,3015662.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Courantcom-OffTheBeat+(Courant.com+-+Off+The+Beat) Education Scandals Could Hurt Reform Efforts, Advocates Say
Local Accountability and Astroturf: Local Control without the Local Control | Cloaking Inequity
How can we banish No Child Left Behind's top-down and narrow paradigm? Local control has been a bedrock principle of public schooling in America since its inception. NCLB sent us in the opposite direction of this traditional notion. A return to a traditional locally based educational policy can be again realized via a multiple measures approach to accountability that is
Alex Caputo Pearl : LAUSD Will Not Tell Us How Many Teachers Are Housed, Displaced and RiFed ( But they have all been replaced with TFA interns who pay dues so no problem)
Using the Freedom of Information Act, Lisa Karahalios,director of Valley East, and Arlene Schery, President ofthe Unjustly Housed Teachers Committee, worked diligentlyto force LAUSD to comply with the demand for the data on thehoused teachers from July 2011 to January 2014. Upon procurement of the data, Valley East Director ScottMandel immediately called on   warren fletcher   to  file an

AUG 03

Sunday Comics For The Resistance
Local Control Making a Comeback in the City of Angels? | Truth in American Education
WOW, HOW DID I MISS THIS BLOG.? Check it out. http://truthinamericaneducation.com/education-at-state-level/local-control-making-a-comeback-in-the-city-of-angels/
The Common Core Needs Unicorns and Rainbows | Truth in American Education
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The Daily Caller: EDUCATION NEEDS A HERO TO CONQUER COMMON CORE ( education is doomed without academic freedom)
I guess that leaves Randi Weingarten out. http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/03/education-expert-people-are-looking-for-a-hero-to-stop-common-core/ SUSAN IS A HERO! www.hemlockontherocks.com
Appeals Court Rejects D.C. Teacher's Speech-Retaliation Suit : PRINCIPAL TELLS HIM TO CHEAT, TARGETS HIM FOR REFUSING AND EMAIL TO CHANCELLOR MICHELLE RHEE REPORTING UNETHICAL ANTICS BECOMES EXCUSE TO FIRE HIM wtf?
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How Teaching Experience Makes a Difference | Parents Across America
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LAUSD BOE CANDIDATE ALEX JOHNSON ON NYC GOTCHA SQUAD, FIRING TEACHERS ON BOGUS CHARGES FOR BLOOMBERG Is he planning the more of the same for LA Teachers?
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Big Education Ape: “Stupid, absurd, non-defensible”: New NEA presiden...
Big Education Ape: “Stupid, absurd, non-defensible”: New NEA presiden...: “Stupid, absurd, non-defensible”: New NEA president Lily Eskelsen García on the problem with Arne Duncan, standardized tests and the war on ...
Big Education Ape: “Stupid, absurd, non-defensible”: New NEA presiden...
Big Education Ape: “Stupid, absurd, non-defensible”: New NEA presiden...: “Stupid, absurd, non-defensible”: New NEA president Lily Eskelsen García on the problem with Arne Duncan, standardized tests and the war on ...
Big Education Ape: Who's Really Behind Campbell Brown's Sneaky Education Outfit? | Mother Jones
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Appeals Court Rejects D.C. Teacher's Whistle Blower Retaliation Suit Against Michelle Rhee ( HE REPORTED CHEATING !)
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Teacher's Blog Posts Slamming Students Not Protected
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Upholds Law Curbing Public Unions - The School Law Blog - Education Week
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AUG 02

LAUSD PAY ATTENTION The Contract We Do Not Deserve « Movement of Rank and File Educators
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Is Your School Being Reformed by Sociopaths ?
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Schools Matter: Robert D. Skeels and Doug Martin on War Report on ...
Schools Matter: Robert D. Skeels and Doug Martin on War Report on ...: by Doug Martin I will be joining fellow Schools Matter blogger Robert D. Skeels and BATS member Dr. James Avington Miller Jr. this Sunday...
Pretty Campbell Brown and Her Ugly, Misguided Anti-Due-Process Crusade | deutsch29
http://deutsch29.wordpress.com/2014/08/01/pretty-campbell-brown-and-her-ugly-misguided-anti-due-process-crusade/ Pretty Campbell Brown and Her Ugly, Misguided Anti-Due-Process Crusade Over the past several weeks, I have read only a little on the situation of former CNN news anchor Campbell
Utla Activist Expresses Concern For Lausd Experienced , Highly Qualified Teachers Who Are Displaced And Unsupported By Current Leadership
Ed Notes : I have chosen to remove this individual's name because UTLA now operates with the same petty, punitive reprisals we see from LAUSD. THIS source is very reliable and respected as an earnest advocate for colleagues and students.  Hello Rene, I would also question how LAUSD can hire new teachers when there are several hundred displaced teachers who are experienced, highly qualified with
Stephen Colbert to Campbell Brown: ‘Why are we blaming the teachers? Maybe it’s the dumb kids.’ - The Washington Post
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What do standardized tests actually test? - The Washington Post
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Union freakouts are hurting the hunt for good teachers - The Washington Post
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A teacher asks Arne Duncan a gutsy question. Here’s the answer. - The Washington Post
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Big Education Ape: Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Pr...
Big Education Ape: Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Pr...: Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. | Live Long and Prosper : Teacher Shortages? No Surprise. BLAMING TEACHERS “Reformers” love to talk about ... By Robert Rendo
Joe Biden’s Brother Lobbies for Florida Charter School Chain
As Palm Beach County School Board meets this week they will be entertaining the owners of a for-profit charter school, looking for the approval for three new high schools. And in toe they will have Frank Biden, brother of the vice president, writes Lisa Rab at the Broward Palm Beach New Times. Frank Biden is president and director of development for Mavericks in
Poll: CA voters oppose teacher tenure and layoff laws but only for teachers in the hood
http://laschoolreport.com/poll-ca-voters-oppose-teacher-tenure-and-layoff-laws/#comment-2010Greatest Comment Ever to Survive Moderation at LASR By S. Lawler.  Look why don't you guys just admit you want to destroy teaching as a profession. The highest achieving school districts have the same tenure and
Johnson holding money lead over McKenna; Vladovic files
http://laschoolreport.com/johnson-holding-money-lead-over-mckenna-vladovic-has-donors/#comment-2260 Yeh and Johnson was hired by the district brass in NYC to basically fire teachers as at will employees before they even went to court on Vergara. I will check your assertions about McKenna. This is a
NYC Rubber Room Reporter and ATR CONNECT: Feb 26, 2011 ALEX J ON THE RR TERMINATE TEACHER COMMITTEE
http://nycrubberroomreporter.blogspot.com/2011_02_26_archive.htmlWe are here to laugh at the odds  And to live our lives so wellDeath will tremble to take usBukowski