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Teachers Unions Step Up to Lead on Education Reform
Huffington Post (blog)
Those of us committed to equal opportunity have always believed that education gives students a foothold on the ladder to success. Yet recent studies show the role of education as a force for equality is threatened. Research at Stanford University ...

3 awarded for work in Horry County
MyrtleBeachOnline.com
Frank M. Hart Jr., Tony Kroll and Lynda Smallen received awards for their work with Horry County Schools Adult & Community Education at the Adult Education Practitioners' Spring Training Day in Columbia on Feb. 3. Hosted by the SC Department of Adult ...

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Campus Connection: Pressure from Nass' office nixes UW-Extension's 'Art in ...
Capital Times
Follow his Campus Connection blog for the latest on higher education news in the Madison area. Artists from around the area say they were looking forward to participating in "Art in Protest," which was being billed by promoters as an opportunity for ...

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LSC-O education majors help teachers
TheRecordLive.com
The Education Division at LSC-O is in partnership with local school districts to prepare their teachers to meet the needs of gifted and talented students. The Education Division at LSC-O began doing customized training for area schools about four years ...

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Mary Sanchez: Is pro-teacher school reform possible in America?
Sun-Sentinel
By Mary Sanchez The $5 billion plan aims to elevate the status of America's teachers, and is dubbed RESPECT -- although inspiring that particular sentiment may be wishful thinking. The name is an acronym for Recognizing Educational Success, ...
Sanchez: Respect for teachers is key to real education reformOnline Athens
In the Bay Area and across the country, teachers are discussing possible ...San Jose Mercury News
Obama Seeks $5 Billion for Teacher RESPECTAbout - News & Issues

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How the Wisconsin Uprising Changed America and Why Its Renegade Politics Are ...
AlterNet
John Nichols talks about his new book, "Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Occupy Wall Street," and what happens next. Sign up to stay up to date on the latest headlines via email. It was an important part of his ...

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Shared Voice: Training the best teachers in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino Sun
Students interested in becoming teachers who complete their first two years at the community college will earn their general education credits, and then focus on their teacher training once they transfer to Cal State San Bernardino.

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Shared Voice: Training the best teachers in San Bernardino County
Redlands Daily Facts
Students interested in becoming teachers who complete their first two years at the community college will earn their general education credits, and then focus on their teacher training once they transfer to Cal State San Bernardino.

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How the Wisconsin Uprising Changed America and Why Its Renegade Politics Are ...
AlterNet
But it's the Wisconsinite front and center in his new book, Uprising: How Wisconsin Renewed the Politics of Protest, from Madison to Occupy Wall Street, contextualizing and celebrating the way his state led the fight back, not just for union rights, ...
From Madison to Zuccotti Parktruthout

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Education weighs in on the 2013 Budget
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
Among some of the programs funded are Race to the Top, School Pell Grants, the Expanding Educational Options initiative (charter schools and public school choice grants), English Learner education, special education, teacher training and community ...

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TEMECULA: Teacher wins NASA fellowship
Press-Enterprise
Kelly Maxey, a fifth-grade teacher at Crowne Hill Elementary School, has been awarded an Endeavor Fellowship from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA's Endeavor Science Teaching Certificate Project provides live, online training for ...
NDSCS partners with NASAWahpeton Daily News

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Maine Lt. Teaching National Task Force About Bath Salts
Officer.com
Martin, who is a teacher for the Multijurisdictional Counterdrug Task Force Training program, based in St. Petersburg, Fla., has traveled the country to spread his firsthand knowledge about bath salts to other law enforcement agencies.

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A Disparate Education
KUT News
In fact, we were told, Pakistan's education system is among the world's worst. Reasons included inadequate funding for public education, decrepit infrastructure, low academic standards, poor teacher training, widespread corruption (one official in ...

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Schools upset over teacher training programme ahead of Board exams
The Hindu
The timing of an RMSA-conducted training programme for teachers of class IX and X and an educational tour for schools, both slated this month, has upset a section of schools. They say with Board examinations for class X just over a month away and ...

New York Daily News
Education groups say new teacher evaluations will fix “failed,” “broken” system
Politics on the Hudson (blog)
A national teachers' group and New York City career-training provider have issued statements in the past few days lauding the teacher-evaluation agreement that Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped broker. The deal, which is now part of the governor's 2012-13 ...
Andrew Cuomo's Teacher Evaluation Overhaul Meets Diane Ravitch's Maudlin MindDropout Nation

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From Madison to Zuccotti Park
truthout
The union president unofficially endorsed it by calling on teachers across the state to come to Madison. That brought to the Capitol sufficient numbers to the turn a protest into an occupation. And that in turn pressured Democratic legislators to flee ...

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Free Training for High School Teachers
Sacramento Bee
Teachers from high schools that lack online student media or have struggling journalism programs are especially encouraged to apply. Transportation, lodging, meals, materials, tuition and continuing education credits are covered by a grant from the ...

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Kuwait Times
In the Bay Area and across the country, teachers are discussing possible ...
Alameda Times-Star
By Katy Murphy As policymakers zero in on the role of teachers in public schools, the US Department of Education has launched the RESPECT Project, an initiative to change the teaching profession and raise its status in American society.
Mary Sanchez | Teachers deserve more than apples, gold starsKansas City Star
Obama Seeks $5 Billion for Teacher RESPECTAbout - News & Issues
Is pro-teacher school reform possible?AberdeenNews.com
The Age -Ventura County Star
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Fight Back! Newspaper
All out for the protest at NATO/G8 Summit May 19
Fight Back! Newspaper
By Staff | Fight Back! interviews Joe Iosbaker, the Chicago spokesperson for the United Antiwar Coalition, on the protest that will coincide with the NATO/G8 Summit that is scheduled for May 19. Fight Back!: Could you tell us about the protest planned ...

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Teacher tenure reform plans stir debate
Ct Post
For teachers who struggle, the plan calls for districts to provide additional support and training. In Bridgeport, Gary Peluchette, president of the Bridgeport Education Association, said some years there are three or four due-process hearings held for ...

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