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<title>Education News Aggregator - Beta | Published News</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:58 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy summer, teachers!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:58 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Today concludes the 2009-10 school year for Philadelphia teachers. What are you doing this summer?&nbsp;Do you have summer school duty? Curriculum prep?&nbsp;What do you hope to get a head start on for the fall?Don't worry about us--we'll be here all summer.      Image:&nbsp;                                                          Image Caption:&nbsp;                                    Will you <br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Notes from the news, June 22]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-june-22</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:57 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Crucial Competition For West Philly Hybrid Auto Team KYWThe team is in Michigan for more than a week of make or break tests in advance of the next stage of the competition.See also: Cover Story: Back to the&nbsp;Future GridPhiladelphia high school student wins scholarship after parents' death The InquirerHeirl He, a rising senior at Central, won a full scholarship from the Leonore Annenberg Colle<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[L.A. City Council delays exempting red-light camera contract from Arizona boycott]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=l-a-city-council-delays-exempting-red-light-camera-contract-from-arizona-boycott</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=l-a-city-council-delays-exempting-red-light-camera-contract-from-arizona-boycott</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:44 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Consideration of a proposed exemption from Los Angeles' boycott of Arizona to allow continuation of the city's red light camera program has been postponed until Wednesday. The City Council had been scheduled to consider a onetime, 10-month extension of a...<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cambodia freedom fighter sentenced in fatal attacks]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=cambodia-freedom-fighter-sentenced-in-fatal-attacks</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=cambodia-freedom-fighter-sentenced-in-fatal-attacks</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:43 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=cambodia-freedom-fighter-sentenced-in-fatal-attacks</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Long Beach man convicted of orchestrating an attempted political coup in his native Cambodia that resulted in the deaths of at least six people was sentenced in federal court Tuesday to life in prison. Yasith Chhun, former president of...<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal appeals court debates whether a Nazi salute is free speech]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=federal-appeals-court-debates-whether-a-nazi-salute-is-free-speech</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=federal-appeals-court-debates-whether-a-nazi-salute-is-free-speech</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:40 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=federal-appeals-court-debates-whether-a-nazi-salute-is-free-speech</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the rarified atmosphere of a full federal appeals court hearing Tuesday, 11 black-robed judges debated whether an activist's Nazi salute to the mayor of Santa Cruz was an act of free speech or an illegal disruption of public order....<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Friday Fish Porn:  Pioneer Edition]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=friday-fish-porn-pioneer-edition</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=friday-fish-porn-pioneer-edition</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:22 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=friday-fish-porn-pioneer-edition</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Education Pioneers is an exciting organization dedicated to building capacity in the education field by attracting, cultivating, and supporting talent.  If you haven&#8217;t checked them out you should do so, quietly revolutionary.  I&#8217;m on the DC-area board but Ed Pioneers also operates in five other cities.   Bellwether has a Pioneer this summer to work on a few projects and, of course, sh<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Randi Weingarten Unplugged]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=randi-weingarten-unplugged</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=randi-weingarten-unplugged</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:27:21 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=randi-weingarten-unplugged</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?So I guess when Michelle Rhee writes a piece like this it&#8217;s bound to spark a response.  But, Randi Weingarten&#8217;s NY Daily News op-ed about the DC contract is surprising.  Weingarten is in an earned place where she can rightly claim credit for helping forge a few genuine accomplishments over the last few months &#8211; Colorado where the AFT cou<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Text messages become a growing weapon in dating violence]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=text-messages-become-a-growing-weapon-in-dating-violence</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=text-messages-become-a-growing-weapon-in-dating-violence</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:26:16 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=text-messages-become-a-growing-weapon-in-dating-violence</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The text messages to the 22-year-old Virginia woman arrived during the day and night, sometimes 20 or 30 at once. Her ex-boyfriend wanted her back. He would not be refused. He texted and called 758 times. Women - People - Violence and Abuse - Domestic violence - Dating Violence<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Postmodern Bad Journalism]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=postmodern-bad-journalism</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=postmodern-bad-journalism</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:26:10 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=postmodern-bad-journalism</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Turque&#8217;s Washington Post write-up of a new study of KIPP begins as follows:Middle school students in the Knowledge Is Power Program, a charter school network with a major footprint in the District and other cities, significantly outperform their public school peers on reading and math tests, according to a new study.But the report, from Mathematica Policy [...]<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[‘Mixed Results’ on DC Vouchers]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=%E2%80%98mixed-results%E2%80%99-on-dc-vouchers</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=%E2%80%98mixed-results%E2%80%99-on-dc-vouchers</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:26:09 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=%E2%80%98mixed-results%E2%80%99-on-dc-vouchers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At 3:30pm today, IES released results from the final evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program, a.k.a DC vouchers. And in the grand tradition of education research, the results are &#8220;mixed&#8221;.Researchers found no statistically significant evidence that receiving a voucher increased students&#8217; achievement on reading and math tests. But, there was evidence that receiving a <br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NEWS: Remainders: Bloomberg and Mulgrew to lobby for edujobs]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-bloomberg-and-mulgrew-to-lobby-for-edujobs</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-bloomberg-and-mulgrew-to-lobby-for-edujobs</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:26:07 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-bloomberg-and-mulgrew-to-lobby-for-edujobs</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mayor Bloomberg and UFT chief Michael Mulgrew plan to lobby in D.C. for the teacher job bill. (WSJ)Four teacher-bloggers will discuss teacher evaluation and professional development. (Quick and the Ed)Nineteen states are still waiting for the feds to greenlight their turnaround plans. (State EdWatch)Study: Middle school music classes also help boost algebra scores. (Curriculum Matters)How [...]<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NEWS: Report: KIPP middle school students outperform district peers]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-report-kipp-middle-school-students-outperform-district-peers</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-report-kipp-middle-school-students-outperform-district-peers</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:26:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-report-kipp-middle-school-students-outperform-district-peers</guid>
<description><![CDATA[KIPP middle schools across the country enroll more low-income, minority students than their district school peers, yet their students have higher test scores, according to a report out today.The report, from Mathematica Policy Research and commissioned by the KIPP Foundation, studies 22 middle schools in the KIPP charter network, four of which are in New York City. [...]<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Show the love: Become a Notebook Member]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=show-the-love-become-a-notebook-member</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=show-the-love-become-a-notebook-member</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:36 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=show-the-love-become-a-notebook-member</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The other day, while I was delivering the latest edition at a school, the secretary in the office told me how much they loved the Notebook and looked forward to each edition. All of us involved with producing the Notebook naturally appreciate this kind of feedback. Let me share a few thoughts triggered by that loving response.      Featured Title:&nbsp;                                    Thank yo<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[While controversy swirls, life goes on for many at West]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=while-controversy-swirls-life-goes-on-for-many-at-west</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=while-controversy-swirls-life-goes-on-for-many-at-west</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:35 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Yet another battle over the future of West Philadelphia High School broke out Tuesday morning in the school&rsquo;s auditorium.But for the moment, at least, the latest struggle didn&rsquo;t involve any accusations against parents, dire predictions by teachers, District denials, or behind-the-scenes posturing by community groups and consultants - all of which have come to define West&rsquo;s stran<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In West non-vote, did the SRC violate the Sunshine Act?]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=in-west-non-vote-did-the-src-violate-the-sunshine-act</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=in-west-non-vote-did-the-src-violate-the-sunshine-act</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:34 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=in-west-non-vote-did-the-src-violate-the-sunshine-act</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At its meeting on Wednesday May 26, the School Reform Commission suddenly and without voting withdrew a prepared and printed resolution on pairing West Philadelphia High School with Johns Hopkins/Diplomas Now as a Renaissance School. Chairman Robert Archie said only that &quot;certain facts&quot; had come up that needed to be checked out.read more<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Notes from the news, June 9]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-june-9</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-june-9</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:33 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-june-9</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In West non-vote, did the SRC violate the Sunshine Act? The Notebook blogThe Sunshine Act requires that decision-making take place in public, but it's unclear where the decision was made to delay the vote on West's Renaissance Schools provider.See also: While controversy swirls, life goes on for many at West The Notebook blogTurmoil at West Philadelphia High could leave 50% teaching posts empty W<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Black enrollment plunges in DISD, but is up in charters and suburban districts.]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=black-enrollment-plunges-in-disd-but-is-up-in-charters-and-suburban-districts-</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=black-enrollment-plunges-in-disd-but-is-up-in-charters-and-suburban-districts-</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:29 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=black-enrollment-plunges-in-disd-but-is-up-in-charters-and-suburban-districts-</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Black student enrollment in DISD is on a steady decline, other than a bump in 2005 when the district took in students impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and with the closure of Wilmer-Hutchins ISD. The percentage of black students, once the dominant group from 1975 to 1994, now is 26 percent of DISD's enrollment. (Go to Dallasnews.com for today's story and interactive graphics).Also, join us<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are test gains believable? Check out this data.]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=are-test-gains-believable-check-out-this-data-</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=are-test-gains-believable-check-out-this-data-</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:29 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=are-test-gains-believable-check-out-this-data-</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Like Dallas ISD, Fort Worth ISD today is touting "unprecedented gains" in scores on this spring's state testing.It seems like the whole state is celebrating amazing gains.But are these gains too amazing? Even DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa was skeptical when he first saw the numbers and had to check around with other superintendents, who had similiar gains.A DISD high school teacher called <br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[California election results]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=california-election-results</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=california-election-results</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:25 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=california-election-results</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Times' PolitiCal blog has been breaking news of election results all night. Here's a look at some key races: Abel Maldonado wins GOP nomination for lieutenant governorGavin Newsom wins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor Steve Cooley wins GOP attorney...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mormon Church to be fined by state political commission over Proposition 8]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=mormon-church-to-be-fined-by-state-political-commission-over-proposition-8</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=mormon-church-to-be-fined-by-state-political-commission-over-proposition-8</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:44:25 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=mormon-church-to-be-fined-by-state-political-commission-over-proposition-8</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The state Fair Political Practices Commission is expected to fine the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for not properly reporting about $37,000 worth of contributions to pass California's ban on same-sex marriages. The commission will fine the Salt...<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning from teaching in China]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=learning-from-teaching-in-china</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:43:51 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=learning-from-teaching-in-china</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On Community College Spotlight: What an Arizona speech teacher learned from teaching in China.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brooks & Books]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=brooks-books</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:43:42 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=brooks-books</guid>
<description><![CDATA[David Brooks has two pieces worth checking out.One is on the zeitgeist around teacher quality, good summation of the times and the evolution of the issue.The second is his regular Times column, this one about the humanities. Unfortunately, what&#8217;s happening at too many public institutions is that as public funding declines and an &#8220;eat what you kill&#8221; ethos starts to define interna<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Montgomery County slashes budget for schools]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=montgomery-county-slashes-budget-for-schools</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=montgomery-county-slashes-budget-for-schools</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:43:02 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=montgomery-county-slashes-budget-for-schools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Class sizes will expand, hundreds of teaching positions will be eliminated and other services will be slashed under a budget approved Tuesday by the Montgomery County Board of Education. It is the first year-to-year spending cut in memory, officials said. United States - Counties - Montgomery - Maryland - Ohio<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[COMMUNITY: The State Education Department and the Politics of Distraction]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=community-the-state-education-department-and-the-politics-of-distraction</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=community-the-state-education-department-and-the-politics-of-distraction</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:42:47 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=community-the-state-education-department-and-the-politics-of-distraction</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Teacher preparation programs long ago abandoned (if they ever embraced) theory-centric instruction in favor of research-based clinical methods. Further, they have championed a middle way independent of the changeable pedagogical and curriculum priorities promoted by individual districts and funders. While popular practices are often addressed, either unilaterally or in partnership with outside en<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NEWS: Remainders: Schools spared in Gov’s emergency budget]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-schools-spared-in-gov%E2%80%99s-emergency-budget</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-schools-spared-in-gov%E2%80%99s-emergency-budget</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:42:45 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-schools-spared-in-gov%E2%80%99s-emergency-budget</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gov. Paterson is not including education cuts in his emergency budget legislation next week.City Room ranks city charter schools by their admission rates, highlighting the five choosiest.InsideSchools looks at all the reasons a student could be banned from a graduation ceremony.David Bloomfield: allowing organizations to certify teachers will create more unmonitored diploma mills.In his first [..<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Navy plebes have smooth climb up lard-free Herndon Monument]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=navy-plebes-have-smooth-climb-up-lard-free-herndon-monument</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=navy-plebes-have-smooth-climb-up-lard-free-herndon-monument</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 11:00:47 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=navy-plebes-have-smooth-climb-up-lard-free-herndon-monument</guid>
<description><![CDATA[First-year students at the U.S. Naval Academy clambered to the top of the 21-foot Herndon Monument on Monday in near-record time, a memorable performance in one of the most storied traditions at the Annapolis service academy. Herndon Monument - United States - United States Naval Academy - Recreation - World War II<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NEWS: Remainders: Brooklyn parents call for more school options]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-brooklyn-parents-call-for-more-school-options</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=news-remainders-brooklyn-parents-call-for-more-school-options</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 10:59:46 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[A bill to help states forestall teacher layoffs may have more than just Republican opposition.Parents in Brooklyn&#8217;s District 13 are petitioning the city to add more elementary school options.Teachers who have been in the rubber room found last night&#8217;s &#8220;Law and Order&#8221; finale sympathetic.The Onion AV Club says the episode broke with L&#38;O routine and ended [...]<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Notes from the news, Mar. 31]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:21 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-mar-31</guid>
<description><![CDATA[14 Phila. schools to get radical makeovers The InquirerAll Renaissance Eligible Schools will undergo turnaround. Nine will be managed by outside providers and five will be managed from&nbsp;Superintedent Ackerman's office.See also: 9 Renaissance Schools, 5 Promise Academies announced The Notebook blogAckerman slates 14 schools for big changes WHYYIn surprise move, 14 schools to get makeovers Dail<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Renaissance School reviews now online]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=renaissance-school-reviews-now-online</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The 14 schools that were just named to be either Renaissance Schools or Promise Academies all underwent a school review process in February or March, conducted by Schoolworks, and the summary findings of those reviews are now accessible via the District website.They make for interesting reading.read more<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Notes from the news, Apr. 1]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:19 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-apr-1</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nightclub gone, Harambee students to return Monday The InquirerThe school responded to the District's request to close the nightclub so it will be allowed to remain open.See also: NEW CHARTER SCHOOL SCANDAL: NOT SURPRISING? Daily News (opinion)School District Expels Nightclub from  Phila. Charter School KYWLessons Learned From Club  Damani/Harambee School, 1 Through 5 PhilebrityRenaissance School<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Remember DISD's 2010 Broad Prize goal...]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:15 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=remember-disds-2010-broad-prize-goal--</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well, the Broad Foundation will announce tomorrow the five finalists for the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education. The coveted award recognizes urban districts that make big academic improvements. Will DISD make the cut?About five years ago, DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa announced that the district would win the prize by 2010. Remember the "Road to Broad" initiative? The one that was to re<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Estrada says he's leaving District 7 school race]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=estrada-says-hes-leaving-district-7-school-race</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:14 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=estrada-says-hes-leaving-district-7-school-race</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From DMN reporter Roy Appleton, as reported on the Oak Cliff blog:The race for the Dallas school board's District 7 seat is down to two candidates.Olegario Estrada told us minutes ago he is ending his run because of his father's dire health."I need to be there for him because he was there for me," Estrada said of Manuel Estrada, who has been hospitalized for weeks struggling with diabetes-related<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 Broad finalists announced; DISD not on the list]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=2010-broad-finalists-announced-disd-not-on-the-list</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:13 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=2010-broad-finalists-announced-disd-not-on-the-list</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation this morning announced the five finalists for the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education. DISD didn't make the list.Winning the Broad Prize -- the largest education award in the country given to school districts -- by 2010 was one of DISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa's big goals. The 2010 Broad Prize finalist school districts are:*Charlotte-Mecklenburg Sch<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Woman dies, elderly man critically wounded in West Hollywood shooting]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=woman-dies-elderly-man-critically-wounded-in-west-hollywood-shooting</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=woman-dies-elderly-man-critically-wounded-in-west-hollywood-shooting</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:12 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=woman-dies-elderly-man-critically-wounded-in-west-hollywood-shooting</guid>
<description><![CDATA[L.A. County sheriff's detectives are investigating the circumstances surrounding a self-inflicted shooting in West Hollywood that left an elderly man in grave condition and a 73-year-old woman dead. Deputies responded about 8 p.m. Wednesday to a report of someone screaming...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[India pledges education for all children]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=india-pledges-education-for-all-children</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:33:01 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=india-pledges-education-for-all-children</guid>
<description><![CDATA[India launched a landmark education programme on Thursday that makes schooling compulsory for an estimated 10 million impoverished children who are currently outside the system.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[&#8216;Slutty chic&#8217; for the prom]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=8216slutty-chic8217-for-the-prom</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=8216slutty-chic8217-for-the-prom</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:32:59 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=8216slutty-chic8217-for-the-prom</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Prom  dresses are going risqué this year, reports the New York Post.The hot trend is slutty chic &#8212; with cleavage-revealing frocks, bellybutton-baring gowns and dresses made of barely enough fabric to make a washcloth.. . . Nathan Vaknin, manager of Fiesta Ladies Fashion, a dress store on Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, said, &#8220;For prom this year, girls want short and poofy or long, tight-<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A message for Washington on schools: Don't mess with Texas]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:32:31 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=a-message-for-washington-on-schools-dont-mess-with-texas</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MADISONVILLE, TEX. -- As vendors sold yellow "Don't Tread on Me" flags nearby, Texas State Board of Education member Don McLeroy assured a gathering of Tea Party activists one recent evening that President Obama was going to keep his hands off the schools in the Lone Star State.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Southeastern University Implosion Update]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:32:30 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=southeastern-university-implosion-update</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last month I wrote about how Southeastern University in Washington, DC  finally collapsed in de-accreditation after being allowed to persist in mediocrity and failure for far too long, leaving a trail of drop-outs, loan defaults, and frustrated students in its wake. Now comes news that seven of those students have sued the university for fraud [...]<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[COMMUNITY: Charter Schools Are Still Not Public Schools]]></title>
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<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=community-charter-schools-are-still-not-public-schools</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:32:25 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
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<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=community-charter-schools-are-still-not-public-schools</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last week, I explained why I no longer think that charter schools are public schools and asked for comments from the Gotham Schools community. I've given a lot of thought to the ideas that others have presented.while charter schools are clearly not traditional private schools, by design they are not like traditional public schools, either. Even if we acknowledge that there are differences betwe<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Notes from the news, Mar. 29]]></title>
<link>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-mar-29</link>
<comments>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-mar-29</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:10:20 PDT</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nathan</dc:creator>
<category>News</category>
<guid>http://www.edagg.com/story.php?title=notes-from-the-news-mar-29</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Should schools chief have known? The InquirerSuperintendent Ackerman said she was unaware of a draft proposal to change admissions criteria for the city's magnet schools that received harsh criticism.See also: Fixing city's magnet system The Inquirer (opinion)What's wrong with flash mobs?&nbsp;CNNPhiladelphia Student Union on the national news explaining that kids in Philly are not a flash mob.Ci<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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