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The State Tests Are Over (Should It Be for Good?)

Cory Zacker | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Teaching to the Test, Public School, Math Exam, Tutoring, ELA Exam, State Tests, No Child Left Behind, Education News
Cory Zacker

Yes, there has to be accountability, but at what cost? Students are spending valuable classroom time doing test prep for months. It's time for this to change and everyone knows it.

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Education Not Incarceration for Young Men of Color

Fermin Vasquez | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Latino Voices News, Education, Dreamers Blog Series, DREAM Act, Public School, Immigration, Dreamers, Los Angeles, California Education, Latino Voices News
Fermin Vasquez

The future of California depends on the brainpower of the next generation. We cannot march victorious into the future without our young men. It is time to turn the page.

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The Great Battle of 2012 In California

Fermin Vasquez | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Education, Immigration, Dreamers Blog Series, The One Percent, Dreamers, Public School, California Education, Latino Voices News
Fermin Vasquez

Corporations and the 1% with their unlimited cash coffers and influence over Sacramento politicians will seek to drown out the voices of the 99%. While they may have unlimited resources, we have unquenchable creativity and people power.

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Triple Canopy Hosts An Epic Reading of Gertrude Stein

T.J. Carlin | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Long Readings, American Families, Light Industry, Gertrude Stein, Triple Canopy, Sam Frank, Making of Americans, Public School, Arts News
T.J. Carlin

Recently Triple Canopy, Light Industry and the Public School re-opened their doors in North Brooklyn at 155 Freeman, ending a hiatus in the programs o...

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Teen Claims School Expelled Him For Dressing Like A Girl

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Transgender, Cross-Dressing, Public School, Transgender Students, Transgender Issues, Transgender Rights, Cross Dressing at School, Transgender Teens, School, Gay Voices News

Jamie Love, a 17-year-old high school student who was allegedly expelled for wearing women's clothes, has won his fight to return to school, the Scott...

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Teacher Accused Of Stealing Money For Party

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 01.12.2012

Read More: Liza Cruz Diaz, Money Fraud, School Crime, Public School, School Fraud, Falsifying Documents, Hours Time Sheets, False Timesheets, Hour Sheets, Video, Education News

Liza Cruz Diaz, 45, has been removed from her position as principal of Public School 31 in the Bronx, New York, after being accused of stealing around...

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Young People Standing Up for Themselves and for Our Nation

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Public Schools, School Resegregation, Resegregation, Education, Brown v. Board of Education, Budget Cuts, Brown vs. Board of Education, Budget, Public School, Barbara Johns, Black Voices News
Marian Wright Edelman

Our public schools are resegregating, and many of the 73 percent of black students and 78 percent of Hispanic students who still attend predominantly segregated schools continue to suffer with tattered books, crumbling school facilities and too many teachers with low expectations for them.

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School Denies HIV Positive Boy Admission, Faces Lawsuit

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.02.2011

Read More: School Admissions, Hiv, School Lawsuits, Civil Rights, School Discrimination, School Administrators, HIV/AIDS, Student Civil Rights, Hiv Positive, Boarding School, Video, Public School, Aids, HIV Discrimination, School Lawsuit, Education News

This 13-year-old from Delaware County, Pa. seems like the perfect candidate for a private boarding school: He's an honor student, is active in sports,...

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The Courage of Convictions in the Era of NCLB

Shaun Johnson | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Standardized Testing, Washington Post, Education Reform, Urban Education, Charter School, Washington DC, Public School, Education News
Shaun Johnson

For all of the fuss over "no excuses" and "accountability," permission is willingly granted for fly-by-night organizations to slap a few bricks onto a side of a building and call it a school.

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Annual Evaluations, Honest Feedback for Public School Teachers

Thomas A. Dooher | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Minnesota Shutdown, Standardized Testing, Education Minnesota, Public School, Education News
Thomas A. Dooher

All parents know test scores are not a complete measure of their child's abilities. And they certainly should not be the primary way to evaluate teachers or their students.

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Zak Pelaccio Launches The Cooking Room, A Public School Kitchen Classroom

Zak Pelaccio | Posted 09.04.2011

Read More: The Cooking Room, Healthy, Zak Pelaccio, Zakary Pelaccio, Wellness, Education, Fci, Public School, Food, Icc, School Food, French Culinary Institute, Fatty 'Cue, Dorothy Hamilton, Fatty Crew, Fatty Crab, Tea, Food News
Zak Pelaccio

A classroom in a NYC Public School dedicated solely to teaching elementary school kids how to create tasty food with real, fresh, non-processed ingredients. I had never heard of anything like it.

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A Public School Teacher's Thoughts on Graduation

Ilana Garon | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Graduation, New York Schools, Ap Classes, Education, Waiting for Superman, Public School, Education News
Ilana Garon

As nice as it feels to get something right the first time, there's no lesson in it. The accomplishments you'll be most proud of in life will be hard-fought, full of setbacks, errors, and -- yes -- failure.

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Joy Resmovits

New Laws That Begin, Expand Programs That Use Public Money For Private Schooling Attract Lawsuits, Investigations

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: First Amendment, Education, Vouchers, Colorado School Board, Charter Schools, Obama Education Policy, Public School, Zelman, Ohio Education Reform, School Choice, Religious Schools, Private School, Education Reform, Douglas County, Education Law, Education News

Cindra Barnard loves her district's public schools. That's why she's fighting the school board. Barnard is a resident of Douglas County, Colo., whe...

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Public Funding for Private Schools -- How Can I Ask Parents To Accept Less Than I'd Want For My Kids?

Michelle Rhee | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Low-Income School, Voucher Program, Michelle Rhee, Private School Scholarships, Public School, Education Reform, Education News
Michelle Rhee

As many traditional districts around the country are seeing, giving parents choice in the form of charter schools and private scholarships forces districts to improve to keep their students.

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Why Should Anyone Respect Teachers?

Larry Strauss | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Public Education, Public School, Respect for Teachers, Education News
Larry Strauss

Educate this generation of children, because democracy and freedom are not entitlements. Every generation must learn them and then earn them or we may ultimately lose them.

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It's Cyclical, Stupid

Larry Strauss | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Aclu, Education, Public School, Education News
Larry Strauss

If we can cut millions of dollars in L.A.'s public school expenses without affecting what goes on inside of our classrooms then why were we spending that money in the first place?

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My Come-to-Jesus Moment

Rich Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Religion, Jew, Parochial Schools, Jewishness, Judaism, Nuns, Public School, Catholic, Religious Schools, School, Condoms, Catholic Schools, Religion News
Rich Siegel

I have this undeniably strong sense of Jewishness. Which makes it all the more ironic that my wife and I are attempting to send our daughters to Saint Monica's Catholic High School.

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A Public School Teacher Shops Around for a Private School

Heather Wolpert-Gawron | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Class Size, Critical Thinking, Applications, Tuition, Budget Cuts, Public School, Parent Advocate, Private School, Education News
Heather Wolpert-Gawron

I gave her a few pieces of advice, which I now pass on to you if you are entertaining the private sector for your student. It is, after all, that time of year when applications are due.

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Economists Take Aim At Bonuses For Teachers With Master's Degrees

AP | DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Test Scores, Teacher Raises, Student Achievement, Erick Hanushek, Public School, Masters Degrees, Teachers Unions, Teacher Pay, Higher Education, Teachers, Schools, Nea, Bonuses, School Budgets, Arne Duncan Teachers Masters Degrees, Education News

SEATTLE — Every year, American schools pay more than $8.6 billion in bonuses to teachers with master's degrees, even though the idea that a high...

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Elitism v. Education: Are Private Schools Really Worth The $136,000 Price Tag?

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Education, Tuition, Children, Public School, High School, Middle School, Independent School, Is Private School Better, Private School, Parenting, Montessori School, Lifelong Learner, Learning, Parents, Education News
Holly Robinson

I still haven't managed to wrap my mind around how much money a private high school education costs.

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Teen Pregnancy Rates Highest In South

The Hill's Healthwatch | Mike Lillis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teen Pregnancy Rate, Poverty, Sex Ed, Abstinence Only Education, Public School, Public Health, Teen Pregnancy, Pregnancy, Abstinence Education, Teen Sex, Teenagers, Home News

In Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, for instance, 2008 birth rates were less than 25 per 1,000 teens aged 15 to 19, CDC found. I...

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Superman Revealed

Susan Deily-Swearingen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harlem Success Academy, Lottery, Education, Waiting for Superman, Geoffrey Canada, Children, Public School, Davis Gugenheim, Documentary, Parenting, Film, Lesley Chilcott, Davis Guggenheim, An Inconvenient Truth, Entertainment News
Susan Deily-Swearingen

This film is about capturing on film that moment any parent knows intimately -- the moment when the cape comes off and mom and dad's days as superheroes are over.

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Point. Click. Donate. (Repeat)

Claire Wasserman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Inner City, Chess, Children, Nonprofits, Lewis Cullman, Twitter, Facebook, Recession, New York City, Social Media, Education, Public School, Kickstarter, Branding, Marketing, Fundraising, Slideshow, Impact News
Claire Wasserman

Affecting lives and helping others has never been so easy. The mere click of the mouse yields extraordinary power as websites such as Kickstarter can make anyone with access to a computer a donor.

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Texas State Board Of Education Swamped With Criticism Over New Textbook Guidelines

AP | APRIL CASTRO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rod Paige, Civil Rights, Democrats, Naacp, Sboe, Texas, History, Education, Public School, Slavery, Textbooks, Ben Jealous, David Bradley, Republicans, Books News

AUSTIN, Texas — Conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education were defiant Wednesday as a parade of critics came before them, most urging ...

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The Fiery Furnaces Join Music Unites and Rolling Stone to Raise Money for Music Education

Mara Siegler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexandra Richards, The Cooper Square, Brooklyn, Public School, Choir, Music Unites Youth Choir, Music Unites, Matthew Friedberger, Rolling Stone Magazine, Young Audiences New York, Michelle Edgar, Eleanor Friedberger, New York City, New York, Entertainment News
Mara Siegler

Music Unites has joined with Rolling Stone magazine this summer to present the "In Tune" concert series featuring unplugged performances by emerging a...

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