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Occupy L.A.: 72 people arrested in downtown protests
L.A. NOWLos Angeles police said Thursday night that 72 people had been arrested in protests downtown.... -
Anti-Michelle Rhee website traced back to teacher’s union
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelSince I know how much love there is for Michelle Rhee (and Rhee-related news) among SchoolZone readers, I wanted to pass on this development: A site called RheeFirst.com, which goes after Michelle Rhee's track record in a very personal way, has been... -
Special Session Called For Texas Lawmakers on Budget
charles.bassett@the33tv.comTexas lawmakers are now going into a special session. A lot of that has to do with Senator Wendy Davis, a Democrat from Fort Worth. Late Sunday night, she used her filibuster power to keep the senate from voting a bill to balance the state's budget....Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Texas, Florence Shapiro, Laws
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Fedde Academy in Hawaiian Gardens enacts ambitious change
Like almost every teacher at this Hawaiian Gardens middle school, science instructor John Laird posts his students' standardized test results in the back of his classroom.
But right next to them, Laird also put up his own evaluation. "This is my report...Tags: School Examinations, California, Politics, ABC (tv network), Career and Workplace
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Thousands Protest Education Cuts at Texas Capitol
![<a title="http://www.texastribune.org" href="http://www.texastribune.org" target="_blank">The Texas Tribune</a>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-03/60118874-14133734-187105.jpg "<a title="http://www.texastribune.org\" href=\"http://www.texastribune.org\" target=\"_blank\">The Texas Tribune</a>")
The Texas Tribune
Want to get the attention of 11,000 Texans? Propose a $10 billion spending cut to public education.
Parents, educators and students from across the state marched to the Capitol Saturday for the Save Texas Schools rally to express their...Tags: Politics, Elections, Texas, Schools, Mark Twain
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Burgin students make club their First Priority
eruehs@amnews.comThe very concept of mentioning the word “God” in today’s public schools is enough to get some folks into a frenzy the likes of which could resemble a Biblical storm. The concept of “separation of church and state” is a hot-...Tags: Politics, Education, High School Sports, Public Schools, Christianity
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Hundreds of Students Protest Higher Education Cuts
Protesters once again converged on the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing, this time angry over Governor Rick Snyder's proposed cuts to college education.
Hundreds of students from Michigan's public universities, including Western and GVSU, were at the...Tags: Rick Snyder, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Regional Authority
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Study supports teacher ratings
For The Record
Teacher scores: A Dec. 11 article in the LATExtra section reported that a preliminary study by education experts had found that teachers whose students said they "taught to the test" scored lower than average on value-added analysis. In...Tags: School Examinations, Politics, New York, Los Angeles, Teaching and Learning
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Teachers unions' clout in question
Teachers unions have a well-deserved reputation for exercising political clout. With a nearly unparalleled ability to raise cash and organize their ranks, they have elected school boards, influenced legislation and helped set the public school agenda in...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Newspapers, School Examinations, Waiting for Superman (movie), Tom Torlakson
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D.C. schools may hold lesson for L.A.
WASHINGTON -- Roxanne Brummell has thrived in what many consider the toughest new testing ground for teachers in the nation. The fifth-grade teacher in Washington, D.C., earned a "highly effective" rating under the district's controversial system that...Tags: School Examinations, Politics, New York, Regional Authority, Los Angeles
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Study critical of teacher layoffs
A study of Washington state teachers found that deciding layoffs based solely on who has the least seniority has a significant effect on students' ability to learn. The study comes as tens of thousands of teachers around the country stand to lose their...Tags: Collective Contract, School Examinations, Layoffs and Downsizing, Research, Politics
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Teachers union agrees to reopen talks on evaluations
The head of the Los Angeles teachers union said Saturday that he has accepted city school district officials' proposal to reopen negotiations over teacher evaluations but stopped short of saying whether a method tying teacher reviews to their students'...Tags: School Examinations, California, Politics, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District
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