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  • The Education Wars III


    Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority Authority: 149
    Meanwhile over at D.C., teachers there are screwed over as the WTU lost a court challenge to mass layoffs proposed by chancellor/dictator Michelle Rhee : In an opinion issued late Tuesday morning, Judge Judith Bartnoff said WTU had failed to prove any of its core arguments against Chancellor Michelle A. Rhees ...
    7 hours ago

  • The Education Wars II


    Random Thoughts from Random Places — Authority Authority: 149
    Its hunting season, and Mayor/Dictator Michael Bloomberg of New York is waging open season on teachers : Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced some controversial proposals for education reform Wednesday while addressing the Center for American Progress in the nations capital. Speaking beside U.S. Education Secretary ...
    8 hours ago

  • ACLU & Islam is of the Devil T-shirts


    Mcnorman's Weblog — Authority Authority: 439
    Islam Is Of The Devil Tee ShirtsThe ACLU filed a lawsuit in federal district court Monday on behalf of two families from Dove World Outreach Center whose children were not allowed to wear “Islam is of the Devil” T-shirts to Alachua County public schools.  The ACLU suit lists as plaintiffs Wayne Sapp and Stephanie ...
    10 hours ago

  • Kick A Black Day!


    Faultline USA — Authority Authority: 473
    By Findalis of Monkey in the Middle If this happened at any school in the United States there would have been hell to pay. First of all the useful idiots in the media would have broken into their regularly scheduled news program with not only this as breaking news, but hourly updates on the condition of the ...
    12 hours ago

  • Kick A Black Day!


    Maggie's Notebook — Authority Authority: 638
    By Findalis of Monkey in the Middle If this happened at any school in the United States there would have been hell to pay. First of all the useful idiots in the media would have broken into their regularly scheduled news program with not only this as breaking news, but hourly updates on the condition of the ...
    12 hours ago

  • Kick A Black Day!


    RADARSITE — Authority Authority: 471
    By Findalis of Monkey in the Middle If this happened at any school in the United States there would have been hell to pay. First of all the useful idiots in the media would have broken into their regularly scheduled news program with not only this as breaking news, but hourly updates on the condition of the ...
    12 hours ago

  • Kick A Black Day!


    Wake up America — Authority Authority: 578
    By Findalis of Monkey in the Middle If this happened at any school in the United States there would have been hell to pay. First of all the useful idiots in the media would have broken into their regularly scheduled news program with not only this as breaking news, but hourly updates on the condition of the ...
    12 hours ago

  • McGuinty’s deadly kindergarten plan threatens Ontario children


    No Apologies — Authority Authority: 149
    Visit the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s website for the press release and report Direct link to the press release. Direct link to the report. — Click here to read the complete Globe & Mail article. The Globe and Mail – November 25, 2009 The high cost of early learning Ontario can’t ...
    18 hours ago

  • Memphis City School Receive $90 Million Grant


    Clif's Notes — Authority Authority: 114
    “The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [yesterday] announced that it will invest $335 million to support effective teaching as a means to ensure all students receive the education they need to succeed in high school and beyond. [The] announcement includes $290 million in grants to support four Intensive ...
    20 hours ago

  • SkyPe - in With Supah: Night Light Stories and A.T.TIPSCAST


    Adventures of WannaBe SupahMommy — Authority Authority: 431
    DOUBLE FEATURE! Sometimes the greatness that is SupahMommy ... lets you in. Lets you get a little bit closer to her cold, dead soul ... and offers you the opportunity to meet some IRL friends of hers to shake off the chill reek upon you all. :) THis weeks skype is Funny AND SMART! Like .. like.. ...
    1 day ago

  • A Heartfelt Thank You to Teach For America Teachers In Tulsa


    Bounded Rationality — Authority Authority: 426
    As a lifelong Tulsan, I want to thank the Teach for America Teachers , for their dedication and determination in the cause that they have endeavored to do: Teach in Tulsas problem schools. I believe that all of Tulsa thanks you, and whether they agree with the program or not, Im sure they would agree that what you ...
    1 day ago

  • Judge Rules Against Fired Teachers


    City Desk — Authority Authority: 705
    The nearly 388 DCPS employees fired in early October will not be rehired anytime soon. Today, Superior Court Judge Judith Bartnoff denied a request from the Washington Teachers Union to reinstate the fired employees, including 266 WTU members, pending the outcome of a lawsuit. The employees were laid off by DCPS ...
    1 day ago

  • With school aid fund cuts final, schools sharpen knives to carve budgets


    Michigan Messenger — Authority Authority: 650
    Schools across the state are making headlines as they prepare to ax millions of dollars half way through their 2009-2010 budget year. The cuts are necessitated by a state budget passed in Oct. which resulted in significant cuts to the school aid funding allowance, as well as a line item veto by Gov. Jennifer Granholm ...
    1 day ago

  • ACLU sues for student for right to wear anti-islamic t-shirts


    Report on Arrakis — Authority Authority: 603
    Has hell frozen over? Miami Herald GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The American Civil Liberties Union has sued a north Florida school district. The lawsuit claims the Alachua County School District violated students rights by not allowing them to wear T-shirts with an anti-Islamic message. The civil rights organization says ...
    1 day ago

  • Tuesday Morning Open Thread


    Mother Talkers — Authority Authority: 142
    Whats up? Sorry for the very paltry post, but today is a hectic day. I am trying to tie some loose ends before our 6-hour road trip to Orange County. DH, the kids and I will be spending Thanksgiving with Erikas family. We cant wait! In the meantime, here is a news item from the Lonestar state that caught my eye. ...
    1 day ago

  • IP$ $alary $chedule


    Capitol Watchblog — Authority Authority: 429
    As Indianapolis Public Schools look to cut  $12 million from their budget, I decided to take a look at the salaries of the district’s more than 5400 employees.  The highest paid salary was Dr. Eugene White who makes $240,640 in salary and benefits.  The lowest paid employee is Devonna Craig, a food service ...
    1 day ago

  • Brangelina ‘gave over $6.8mn to charity in 2008′


    Thaindian News — Authority Authority: 726
    Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie reportedly contributed a whopping 6.8 million dollars to charities in 2008.According to the Hollywood Reporter, which has obtained a 2008 tax return for their Jolie-Pitt Foundation, the amount is double of what they donated in 2007, reports Us magazine.It has ...
    2 days ago

  • Michelle Rhee in the Journal


    kitchen table math, the sequel — Authority Authority: 429
    HOW TO LEAD: I often get in trouble for saying this, but I actually think its true—that collaboration and consensus-building and all those things are, quite frankly, overrated. None of you CEOs run your companies by committee. So why should we run a school district by committee? The bottom line is that in order to ...
    2 days ago

  • Detroit school official: Board member must testify


    Detroit Business News — Authority Authority: 830
    The financial manager of the Detroit Public Schools wants a judge to force two developers and a board member to testify at investigative hearings on district real estate deals.Robert Bobb names Anthony Adams and David and Andrew Farbman in a...
    2 days ago

  • D.C. Schools Chief Michelle Rhee Targets ‘Sacred Cow’ of Tenure


    Big Government — Authority Authority: 817
    If President Obama is really serious about education reform, he ought to consider putting D.C. school Chancellor Michelle Rhee in charge of the effort. This lady is not afraid of a major challenge, as evidenced by her latest brawl with the AFT. Rhee is courageously targeting the sacred cow of teachers unions – ...
    2 days ago

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