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Original Technorati articles tagged “public schools”

• in Lifestyle
  Black Students Still Face Inequality In Public Schools
  If this will still continue to happen, then why did we desegregate in 1955?
  by makingsense / on Mar 9, 2012
• in Technorati Women
  Digital Bootstraps for Analog Problems
  "Digital bootstraps" don't take the place of real-live mentorship and teaching — let's recommit time and resources from real human beings where kids can be found, in local public schools.
  by cynthialiu / on Dec 14, 2011
• in Politics
  What is Government?
  How to Expose the Delusion of Politics
  by insteadofpolitics / on Oct 9, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “public schools”

 

• Lewis Points Finger At ‘Rich White People’ For School Problems

  
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  A day before the first set of school closings was set to begin, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis had some harsh words about how the Chicago Public Schools are funded and managed, blaming much of the district’s problems on racism.
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• School prayer: 50 years after the ban, God and faith more present than ever

  
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  By Lee Lawrence, CS Monitor, June 16, 2013 Atlanta—At the adolescent-unfriendly hour of 7:10 on this rainy spring morning in tiny Loachapoka, Ala., classes won’t start for another half hour in the public school. But already the science lab at Loachapoka High School is coming alive with the banter of 13 teens ...
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• Is Education Becoming a Building Block or a Stumbling Block for School Boards?

  
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  Its vital for board members to know the purpose and legal responsibilities of a community association. (Image Source, Getty Images / June 10, 2013) A new educational program is training board members for community associations and encouraging future ones to serve. Those who successfully meet all the ...
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• Portage Public Schools OKs 2013-14 budgets, tax rates

  
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  With little ceremony, the Portage Public Schools approved its 2013-14 budgets and set property tax rates for the next year.
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• How To Invest In A Charter School

  
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  The favorite cause of many of the wealthy founders of New York hedge funds: charter schools. The investment opportunity lies in converting commercial properties to “state-of-the-art-schools” and holding long-term leases or lease options. For instance one investment trust group converted warehouses to schools in ...
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• Freedom School seeks to create productive summer for Kalamazoo inner-city youths

  
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  About 50 Kalamazoo children in grades K-12 are participating this summer in Freedom School, a national program organized by the Childrens Defense Fund to promote literacy and other skills in African-American students.
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• Kalamazoo Public Schools proposing status quo budget for 2013-14

  
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  Administrators for Kalamazoo Public Schools are proposing a status quo budget for 2013-14 that calls for a 0.3 percent drop in spending compared to the current school year.
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• Education issue pushes one voter to Consalvo

  
  Universal Hub - All Boston, all the time — Authority: 486
  Googiebaba had planned to try to interview everybody running for mayor this year, but after watching the debate on education the other day, she decided to vote for City Councilor Rob Consalvo because hes one of three candidate opposed to lifting the cap on charter-school seats and the one she thinks has the best ...
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• Portage superintendent finalists Rathburn, Bielang offer study in similarities, contrasts

  
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  Mark Bielang, 60, superintendent of Paw Paw Public Schools for 18 years, and Roger Rathburn, 50, superintendent of Three Rivers Community Schools for 12, are the two finalists to head Portage Public Schools. Over the next week, its the job of the Portage school board to compare and contrast and ultimately choose ...
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• City To Hire 600 Workers For Safe Passage Routes After School Closings

  
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  City and Chicago Public Schools officials said Friday they’re working with police and parents to designate hot spots where safety is an issue and there could be trouble as kids go to new schools next fall.
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• Ex-PTA President Charged With Theft

  
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  FREDERICK, Md. — The former president of the Parent Teacher Association at a Frederick County school has been charged with stealing more than $10,000 from the organization. Police say 45-year-old Amy Baker of Frederick has acknowledged taking the money from Whittier Elementary School’s PTA bank account in 2011 ...
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• Grant High principal Vivian Orlen leaving Portland Public Schools to return to New York

  
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  Orlen arrived to the Northeast Portland school in the fall of 2010 and quickly got to work pushing through controversial changes, such as limiting the number of Advanced Placement courses to help balance out offerings to help struggling students.
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• Roger Rathburn of Three Rivers, Mark Bielang of Paw Paw still in running for Portage Public Schools superintendency

  
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  Roger Rathburn, superintendent of the Three Rivers Community Schools, and Mark Bielang, superintendent of the Paw Paw Public Schools, are still in the running for the position of Portage Public Schools superintendent. For an update on the subject from Julie Mack and MLive, click on the following link:  Portage ...
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• PORTLAND SCHOOLS – Peanut-butter & Jelly Sandwiches are Racist!

  
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  PORTLAND, Ore. – Dr. Verenice Gutierrez, a principal with Oregon’s Portland Public Schools, has become convinced that America’s “white culture” negatively influences educators’ world view and the manner in which they teach their students. For instance, last year a teacher in the district presented a ...
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• Bielang hits familiar notes in Portage interview; district to post superintendent candidate videos

  
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  Videos of this weeks interviews with the three finalists for Portage Public Schools superintendent will be posted Sunday on the district website and the videos also will be airing on public access television.
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• CPS Announces $21 Million In Non-Classroom Cuts

  
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  Chicago Public Schools officials have announced nearly $21 million in new cutbacks as it continues work to close a $1 billion budget deficit. The latest cuts come on top of more than $31 million in central office cuts earlier this year.
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• Heres what PPS teachers want for Portlands students: Guest opinion

  
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  Our hope has always been that the Portland School Board and district leaders would work with educators in the best interest of our students. Thats why it has been so disappointing to see the tone of the boards divisive tactics.
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• Pregnant Boys: Chicago Teen Parent Ads Spark Controversy [VIDEO]

  
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  DatzHott.com - "Where Everything Cool is Hott!" Instead of taking a page from New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and slut-shaming teen girls into abstinence, the Chicago Department of Public Health has reframed the conversation to focus on potential teen fathers who — in keeping with the gender double standard ...
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• Kalamazoo Promise featured on NBC Nightly News (with video)

  
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  Thursdays broadcast of the NBC Nightly News featured a two-minute segment on The Kalamazoo Promise, describing it as one of the nations most generous scholarship programs.
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• Portage school board narrows field to Paw Paw, Three Rivers candidates for superintendent job

  
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  Paw Paw Superintendent Mark Bielang and Three Rivers Superintendent Roger Rathburn are being invited to second interviews next week for the job of Portage Public Schools superintendent.
  5 days ago

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