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Via our insightful friends in Sacto: "American journalists seem to reside in an…

March 31, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Via our insightful friends in Sacto: "American journalists seem to reside in an echo chamber when it comes to reporting on schools and 'education reform'. Bill Gates and his initiative on education journalism may have something to do wit…

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Renew McDowell County — overcoming hurdles like rural poverty, geographic isola…

March 31, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Renew McDowell County — overcoming hurdles like rural poverty, geographic isolation, lack of economic opportunity, systematic defunding of public ed….one teacher and student at a time, one school at a time, one community at a time.Broad Coalition Ai…

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In California, the lottery only provides 3% of annual funds for education that t…

March 31, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

In California, the lottery only provides 3% of annual funds for education that the state must spend. They do not fund schools.Mega Millions: Do lotteries really benefit public schools?www.washingtonpost.comState lotteries, including the game Mega Milli…

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Well of course men are welcome at the PTA.

March 30, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Well of course men are welcome at the PTA.Dad joins the PTAwww.dispatch.comAt one time, Robert Ragland equated membership in a Parent Teacher Association with “baking cookies and cakes.” Then his son, Robert Jr., started the first grade at West Fra…

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MUST READ: How corporate & religious interest groups abuse non-profit 501c3 stat…

March 29, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

MUST READ: How corporate & religious interest groups abuse non-profit 501c3 status & use them as tax-free lobbyist organizations and vehicles for secretive school board campaign donations. http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/?article=4240Hir…

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Shameful attempt to characterize people of Mexican descent in AZ as "illegal" ex…

March 29, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Shameful attempt to characterize people of Mexican descent in AZ as "illegal" extends to blocking civil rights celebrations of Cesar Chavez. Yet another attack on learning and America's truly diverse cultures and histories. Tucson Unifie…

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Charter schools are not a silver bullet. (And the magnet school experiment still…

March 29, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Charter schools are not a silver bullet. (And the magnet school experiment still has unexplored potential.) Charter Schools Are Not the Silver Bullet |www.alternet.orgPoliticians tout them as a silver-bullet solution to the education crisis, but are ch…

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But how do little children learn how to be "all on the same page," literally, wi…

March 29, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

But how do little children learn how to be "all on the same page," literally, with an e-book? Is it reading, or screen time? Research is just beginning but my hunch is that lack of "page numbers" takes something vitally social out o…

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A comprehensive account of the slow destruction of public education across Ameri…

March 29, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

A comprehensive account of the slow destruction of public education across America. Monied bipartisan interests have united to destroy it. It'll take all of the rest of us to unite to save it. Ravitch: The toll of school reform on public education…

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For parents of African American learning disabled kids: "The AACLD is excited to…

March 27, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

For parents of African American learning disabled kids: "The AACLD is excited to announce a national launch date for this new series of parent advocacy trainings that will take place over the next three years. The Ohio State University The Kirwan …

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