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D.C. Mayor and City Council Blame Each Other for Shock Teacher Layoffs

Dan Brown | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Michelle Rhee, Dc Council, Dcps, Vincent Gray, Eduction Reform, American Federation of Teachers, Charter Schools, No Child Left Behind, DC City Council, Washington Post, Teachers Union, Adrian Fenty, Teachers, Politics News
Dan Brown

D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee announced that a reduction in force of public school teachers had become unavoidable, and schools are in full-on panic mode.

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Back To School For New Radicals: Share What You're Doing!

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Parker Palmer, Education, Bill Gates, University of Southern California, Esther Dyson, New Radicals, Robert Rudin, Africa, Robert Tolmach, Seth Godin, Teachers, Riders for Health, Stanford University, Back to School, Julia Moulden, The Giving Life, Living News
Julia Moulden

Maybe because it's back-to-school time, I've heard from readers about a bunch of different education-related ventures. In fact, here's another example of a university and a New Radical working together.

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Obama is Right, Developing Talent is Key in Education

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Teachers, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Living News
Jenifer Fox

Once children know their own strengths and talents and understand how to put them to use, they can create their futures.

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The Art of Teaching - In Tough Times, a Thank You to Teachers Everywhere

Jeff Goldstein | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Teachers, New Teachers, Teaching, Educators, Living News
Jeff Goldstein

The teachers that made a difference in my life, and helped me empower myself to blaze a trail, had something in common. They recognized that it was my journey, and they were there to help guide the way.

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Headlines I'd Like to See About Chicago Public Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Teacher Quality, Chicago Test Scores, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Students Killed, Standardized Testing, Teachers, Chicago Magnet Schools, Cps Admissions Investigation, Cps Clout, Chicago Schools, Cps Admissions, Cps, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

Giving principals the authority to hand-pick even a small percentage of students is just asking for trouble. The policy reinforces the notion that who you know matters more than who you are or what you've accomplished.

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Your Yoga Poses Aren't 5,000 Years Old: A New Perspective on "Old" Yoga

Sadie Nardini | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Yoga, Teachers, Health, Poses, Living News
Sadie Nardini

Only when we let go of the belief that yoga, or anything for that matter, must remain static in order to be pure, are we free to work together to create our most life-enhancing future

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Stealing From California's Young People

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Student Fee Hikes, Prison Spending, CSU Board of Trustees, California State University, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oil Severance Tax, Senate Republicans, Oil Tax, Exxonmobile, CSU Chancellor Charles Reed, CSU System, California Republicans, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Pay Cuts, Higher Education, California Budget, Shell Oil, Higher Education Cuts, California State Legislature, Tobacco Tax, Teachers, Nurses, Chico State University, Arnold, California Republican Minority, Assemblyman Alberto Torrico, California Faculty Association, President Paul Zingg, California Prisons, Budget Cuts, California Budget Crisis, Furloughs, Cfa, Csu, ab656, Politics News
Joseph A. Palermo

By blocking any new revenue streams to fund higher education, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Senate Republican minority are not only taxing California's young people and their families, they are crippling the state's future.

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Summer Reading, Literary IQ and a Pop Quiz

Kenneth C. Davis | Posted 09.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Nicholas Kristof, Education, Teachers, Summer Reading, Summer, Iq, Books, Living News
Kenneth C. Davis

Summer also means the often dread Summer Reading List. Many parents spend the summer in an endless harangue, telling their kids to read. But there is actually a good reason for that nag.

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He Showed the World Through Teachers' Eyes: Thank You, Frank McCourt

Dan Brown | Posted 08.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Ed Reform, New York City Public Schools, Education, Random House, Stuyvesant High School, Angela's Ashes, Terry Gross, Shakespeare, Teachers, Storycorps, Frank Mccourt, Fresh Air, Media News
Dan Brown

Occasionally, a teacher can cross over from the all-consuming teaching sphere to tell the tale to the masses. No one in recent memory did this more successfully than Frank McCourt.

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Soap, Schools and Swine Flu

Deanna Neil | Posted 08.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Public Schools, Soap, New York-New York, Personal Health, Educators, Budget, Swine Flu Pandemic, President Obama, Swine Flu, Obama, School, Barack Obama, New York, New York City, Vaccines, Education, Swine Flu Outbreak, Hygiene, Health, High School, Teachers, Schools, New York News
Deanna Neil

No soap. Not even a dispenser. Enraged, I walked out into the hall. There, standing in perfect contrast, was a laminated poster explaining each step of how to properly wash your hands.

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The National Governors Association Takes Action to Reform Teaching - With No Teacher Input

Dan Brown | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan, Nga, Ccsso, National Governors Association, Teachers, Education Reform, Nea, Barack Obama, National Standards, Politics News
Dan Brown

The National Governors Association (NGA) and its educational arm, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), are writing national educational standards for mathematics and English language arts to be implemented by America's K-12 teachers -- with virtually no input from them.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Arne Duncan, It Is Also About the Building

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Children, Charter Schools, Architecture, Design, Education Reform, Teachers, Politics News
Cameron Sinclair

Many schools in this country are in utter disrepair and the outdated portable classrooms that dot the landscape of the American school system are harmful to the health of our children.

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A Twa Lala -- Play a Song: My Keynote Address at the Music Educators Symposium at the Yale School of Music

Lucia Brawley | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Music, Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, Teachers, Arts Education, Yale, Yale School of Music, u.s. Department of Education, Living News
Lucia Brawley

On June 10, 2009, it was my great honor to deliver the keynote address at the Yale School of Music's biennial Music Educators Symposium.

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Thailand's Muslim Separatists Target Teachers For Murder

Global Post | Posted 07.26.2009 | World

Read More: Thailand Teachers, Thailand Muslim Separatists, Thailand, Teachers, Thailand Muslims, Thailand Separatists, Thailand Teachers Killed, World News

Patrick Winn | GlobalPost BANGKOK -- In Thailand's tropical deep south, public school teachers are known to carry more than pencils and lesson book...

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"We Won't Work For Crumbs": Stella D'Oro Workers Set Precedent for Fighting Back!

Beth Borzone | Posted 07.19.2009 | New York

Read More: Stella D'Oro, Teachers, Workers, Unions, Labor Unions, Labor, Nysut, Economy, Stella D'Oro Strike, Jobs, New York, New York News
Beth Borzone

On Saturday May 30th, 800 striking Stella D'Oro workers rallied in the Bronx for better workers' rights in a bad economy. Two weeks later, is the movement taking hold?

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"Teachers Don't Like Boys, Mom"

Holly Robinson | Posted 07.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Girls, Education, Adhd, Classrooms, Public School, Boys, Teachers, School, Mcas, Living News
Holly Robinson

Research tells us what most parents know: boys are apt to be "kinesthetic learners." That's educatorspeak for the fact that most boys learn best while they're in motion.

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The Magic of PS22 Chorus

Mallika Chopra | Posted 07.18.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: P22 Chorus, Teachers, Entertainment News
Mallika Chopra

Kudos to Mr. B for believing in the importance of arts in public schools, and for giving these amazing and talented children a chance to achieve well-deserved fame.

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A True American Idol

Spencer Green | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living

Read More: High School, Dan Bowden, Teachers, Teaching, Ransom Everglades, Dan Leslie Bowden, Living News
Spencer Green

In today's culture, where speed and the transitory nature of communication and occupations are not only valued but taken for granted, how many Dan Bowdens are there left?

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Digital Textbooks, Real Gains for Education

Lisa Petrides | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: K-12 Education, Education, California, Open Source Education, Open Education, Free Textbooks, Disruptive Technology, Open Source, Textbooks, Innovation, Open Education Resources, Teachers, Students, Digital Textbooks, Open Education Movement, Iskme, Oer, Politics News
Lisa Petrides

Governor Schwarzenegger has a plan to make California the first state in the nation to provide its schools with free digital textbooks.

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Hey LAUSD, Please Save Ms. Brier Before It's Too Late

John Koch | Posted 07.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Superintendent-Ramon-Cortines, Public Schools, Layoffs, Education, Lausd, Wonderland Elementary School, Teachers, Firing, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Take Action, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Living News
John Koch

Ms. Brier is at the cutting-edge of K-6 education, described as "exceptional" by parents. There was just one problem. She had just received her pink slip by the LA Unified School District.

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The Case for a National Office of Transition

Robbie Gennet | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Green Jobs, Personal Health, War, President Obama, Green, Jobs, Drugs, Justice Department, Green Energy, War in Iraq, Iraq War, Labor, Military, Unemployment, General Motors, Health, Oil, Financial Crisis, Green Economy, Teachers, Iraq, Unions, Michigan, Health Care, Auto Industry, Personal Finance, Politics News
Robbie Gennet

President Obama is seeking massive changes in the way the US is operating when it comes to energy, transportation, agriculture and labor, among others...

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Demand Grows, Giving Slows: The Teach For America Connundrum

AP | LIBBY QUAID | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Teacher Quality, Charitable Giving, Education, Teachers, Teach for America, Public Education, Living News

WASHINGTON — When school starts next fall, Teach for America will send an unprecedented number of college graduates to teach in poor communities...

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More Than Money Needed To Improve Schools

W. Norton Grubb | Posted 06.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Money-Myth, Education, Russell Sage Foundation, Economic Stimulus Package, California, Stimulus Package, Education Reform, Teachers, W. Norton Grubb, California Budget Crisis, Cindy McCain, Politics News
W. Norton Grubb

The numbers showed that the relationship between spending per pupil and student outcomes in California (and elsewhere) is somewhere between weak and nonexistent.

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Embracing the Twitter Classroom

Jessica Gross | Posted 11.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Social Media, Twitter in the Classroom, Education, Twitter, Social Media in the Classroom, Teaching Social Media, Group Work, Teachers, Teaching, Teaching Twitter, Media News
Jessica Gross

The point of teaching students to use social media isn't just to embrace a novel trend: it's to help students become literate in our networking-based society.

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Education Crisis in Los Angeles Illuminates Racial and Economic Divide

Emily Henry | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Lay-Offs, Latino, Dorsey High School, Lausd, Teachers, Budget Cuts, Los Angeles, African Americans, Crenshaw-High-School, California, Politics News
Emily Henry

Teachers, parents, and students are preparing for a strike on May 15th, hoping to urge the LAUSD to spend its almost $1 billion of federal stimulus money and save jobs now.

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