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It turns out crude, rude 35-year olds who retake the test for a stunt question w…

March 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

It turns out crude, rude 35-year olds who retake the test for a stunt question what the SATs measure too. Not just 17 year olds.What Happens When A 35-Year-Old Man Retakes The SAT?deadspin.comI took the SAT a grand total of one time when I was in dipsh…

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CTA & SEIU are also on board with the CA Governor's ballot initiative to fund sc…

March 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

CTA & SEIU are also on board with the CA Governor's ballot initiative to fund schools & public safety this November, 2012.LACDP Comes Out in Support of Qualifying the Governor’s Compromise Tax Measure — Los Angeles County.www.lacdp.org…

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Reading to children early on = likelihood of greater success later. We know what…

March 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Reading to children early on = likelihood of greater success later. We know what the answers are, & need to keep plugging away. Set aside trends of the day pushed by billionaires and businessmen.The Link Between Reading Level and Dropout Ratesparen…

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Know someone or are yourself gifted in teaching empathy? Here's a competition th…

March 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Know someone or are yourself gifted in teaching empathy? Here's a competition that rewards the teaching of empathy in schools.Global Initiative Seeks to Transform Schools By Teaching Empathy – Education – GOODwww.good.isAn Ashoka Changemakers comp…

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CSU might not enroll students in the spring of 2013 and cut next year's enrollme…

March 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

CSU might not enroll students in the spring of 2013 and cut next year's enrollment by 25,000. 🙁 cc Parents for Great EducationCSU proposes closing door on spring 2013 enrollmentwww.sfgate.comWith a few exceptions, California State University will…

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Let me guess — schools face austerity and cuts while oil companies get permanen…

March 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

Let me guess — schools face austerity and cuts while oil companies get permanent subsidies.Texas subsidizes gas drilling while cutting school budgets www.star-telegram.comA “temporary” tax exemption for high-cost gas drilling was quietly made perm…

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H/T Miseducation Nation: "Wendy Kopp provides 'teachers' (TFA), Eli Broad provid…

March 20, 2012 by K12NN Site Admin

H/T Miseducation Nation: "Wendy Kopp provides 'teachers' (TFA), Eli Broad provides 'superintendents' and 'district managers' and train School District Board members (BROAD FOUNDATION) and George and Laura Bush provide…

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There are twenty-three candidates running to fill former Congressman Xavier Bacerra’s seat in Congressional District 34 in Southern California. (Bacerra is currently the state’s Attorney General, replacing Kamala Harris, who, after November 8, 2016, became our US Senator.) Election Day is Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 7:00 am to 8:00 pm. You can find your polling […]

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Next #DemDebate MUST Include K-12 Education Policy

The next #DemDebate is scheduled for the important primary state of Iowa on November 14, 2015. It’ll be broadcast by CBS in partnership with the Des Moines Register. Professor Julian Vasquez Heilig is leading the call for the families of 50 million students K-12 across the nation and the communities they live in to have […]

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