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• Education Activists Take School Closing Fight To City Hall (VIDEO)

  
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  A few hundred education activists kicked off the last day of the Chicago Teachers Unions (CTU) three-day march against school closings at William J. & Charles H. Mayo Elementary School Monday morning. Mayo students were expected to come out of the school for a performance that was set to include singing, ...
  3 days ago

• Chicagoans Continue Three-Day March Calling On CPS To Keep Our Schools Open (VIDEO)

  
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  The West Side leg of the Chicago Teachers Unions (CTU) three-day march  against school closings saw dozens of parents, teachers and education activists blocking traffic throughout the areas streets Monday, chanting “Save Our Schools!” “We are marching to keep our schools open,” said Jesse Sharkey, vice ...
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• CPS Policies Reinforce Segregation In Chicago, Finds CTU Report

  
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  On the 59-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Courts landmark decision to end segregation in public schools, Brown v. Board of Education , the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) released a report claiming widespread segregation still exists in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and the district’s administration is doing ...
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• Teachers’ Union To Wrap Up Three-Day Protest Of School Closings

  
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  City streets could be full of protesters again on Monday, as the Chicago Teachers Union wraps up a three-day march to voice opposition to plans to close more than 50 public schools.
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• Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education to meet at 7 p.m. Monday

  
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  Six ‘Action Items’ are on the agenda for the Three Rivers Community Schools Board of Education meeting Monday evening (May 20): Consent Agenda Handbook Adoptions Award of Bid for Tennis Court Improvements Teacher Tenure Attainments Non-Probationary Contract Renewal Recommendation Resolution – St. Joseph ...
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• Battle Of The Boards, ICSE vs CBSE: Here Are Six Major Differences

  
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  By Charu Sharma : Right from the time when a child starts his/her academics, the dilemma of choosing the board of education becomes a prime concern for parents. The choice of board makes a significant difference in the early development of the child and his/her exposure to the kind of education system that we have. ...
  5 days ago

• Women Speak Out On CPS School Closings & Immigration Reform As Mothers Day Weekend Begins (VIDEO)

  
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  Including the voice of women, and particularly mothers, in pending issues across the city, state, and country is increasingly important, according to several organizations which saw the start of Mother’s Day weekend as an opportunity to advocate for their causes. The Chicago Foundation for Women on Friday joined ...
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• Finding the Positives in Colorado’s Latest 3rd Grade Reading TCAP Results

  
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  It’s that time of year again. I get to share some news and thoughts with you about the latest release of Colorado’s 3rd grade reading test results. We’re talking the “preliminary and unofficial” results from TCAP, the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program, formerly known as CSAP. As last year’s debate ...
  2 weeks ago

• In Slovakia, Integration of Roma Mirrors Early Struggles in U.S

  
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  Eastern Slovakia’s elementary schools are a microcosm of one of Europe’s biggest challenges: how to bring its most disadvantaged minority into the mainstream.        
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• Smith-Blum Withdraws Her Nomination to Board of Education

  
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  The candidates for an interim seat on the Washington State Board of Education has narrowed by one. President Smith-Blum who applied (and was interviewed) has withdrawn her application, saying that she did not want to leave SPS in the middle of the year.  Critical boundary discussions, construction contracts for ...
  2 weeks ago

• Community Activists Say Bank Of America Is A Destabilizing Force In Chicago (VIDEO)

  
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  Bank of America (BOA) serves as a destabilizing force in Chicago’s blighted communities, according to approximately 50 protesters who took their message to a downtown branch on Tuesday. Organized by the Grassroots Collaborative on the eve of Bank of America’s shareholder meeting in North Carolina, demonstrators ...
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• Independent Hearing Officers Disagee With 14 Proposed School Closings

  
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  News links:  Chicago Tribune Of the 53 elementary schools recommended for closure by Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials, independent hearing officers are rejecting 14 of the proposals. The independent hearing officers, mostly retired judges, were ...
  2 weeks ago

• Diary of Anne Frank in Northville School District

  
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  Mary Kay Gallagher, Superintendent Members, Board of Education  Northville School District 501 W Main St.  Northville, MI 48167 Dear Ms. Gallagher and Board Members, I just became aware that you are now being pressured by a group of organizations [*] that goes from school to school [FN 1], community to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Smith-Blum Finalists for BOE Position

  
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  The Seattle Times is reporting that Kay Smith-Blum is one of six finalists for an interim seat on the Washington Board of Education.  She is being interviewed tomorrow for the seat.  She says she is not sure what she will do if offered the position.   The position is only for nine months and then she would have to ...
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• Charter Rules - Public Input

  
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  Here are the documents that school districts will use regarding charter school applications.  One is a letter of instructions . Another is an application (I-V). Still another is a s tatement of assurances.   This one had one thing that I hadnt really seen before -  that districts not only have to solicit ...
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• Answers to Top Questions about Homeschooling

  
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  As parents consider homeschooling their child or children, they often have a lot of questions. Here are some of these top questions (and their answers) asked by those expressing curiosity and concerns about homeschooling. Answers to Top Questions about Homeschooling 1. Will my child receive proper ...
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• Sandy Hook 3rd Grader Louis ”Having a DRILL”

  
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  Sandy Hook 3rd Grader Louis ”Having a DRILL” Dr. Oz Interview of Sandy Hook Elementary student. The host discloses that the kids told him beforehand what they wanted him to ask, in order to avoid traumatic questioning and – I would surmise – would permit the kids to be thoroughly prepared and ...
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• State Report Shows Colorado Public Charter Schools Outpacing Their Peers

  
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  Having been long-winded the past couple days, I will keep this Friday posting short. But in case you missed it, please check out this week’s K-12 radio podcast interview , as Colorado League of Charter Schools president Jim Griffin breaks down the Colorado Department of Education (CDE)’s latest report on the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Thoughts about public prayer at the Rockingham County Board of Education

  
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  At last nights monthly work meeting of the Rockingham County Board of Education, the proposal was put forth that the board should begin each session with prayer.  Its been a longstanding custom to have a moment of silence.  If the board approves of it at the May 13th meeting, that would be replaced with a public ...
  4 weeks ago

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