tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80316592011-11-23T16:08:39.826-08:00<strong>"The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings."--- Lewis Carroll</strong>EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.comBlogger32271100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-32257371728762440352011-08-15T18:18:00.000-07:002011-08-15T18:24:55.216-07:00

President Obama has finally promised to give us his vision of a plan to increase employment in this country. Only problem is... his vision will not be forthcoming until the end of summer. The question is, will the Republicans kill the plan by blocking it in the House or will they kill it by use of the unconstitutional fake filibuster in the Senate? One way or the other, any program proposed by

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-44893411053892407162011-08-14T22:27:00.000-07:002011-08-14T23:23:25.616-07:00

Well, the good people arrogant yokels of Iowa, who feel like it's their God-given right to be first in the presidential nominating process each and every four years, have murdered the candidacy of Tim Pawlenty. It's sad that folks in the 47 states who for decades haven't hadn't a say in who the Republican nominee is, (Like it or not, the truth is that those few who live in Iowa, New Hampshire,

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-48416413571997586622011-05-19T23:33:00.000-07:002011-05-19T23:38:59.231-07:00

Have you heard about Leroy Fick?A Michigan man who won $2 million in a state lottery game continues to collect food stamps 11 months after striking it rich. And there's nothing the state can do about it, at least for now. Leroy Fick, 59, of Auburn won $2 million in the state lottery TV show "Make Me Rich!" last June. But the state's Department of Human Services

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-37095554124675930732011-03-26T21:44:00.000-07:002011-03-26T21:56:46.396-07:00

Even though my take-home pay as a public school classroom teacher has gone down for each of the past four years, (soon to be five) Time Warner Cable continues to increase their fees every six months or so. It's now gone up another 5%.Long ago we gave up our H.B.O. and all other so-called "premium" services.We're now down to Time Warner's basic package, which they have the nerve to call "Classic

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-3228949551332123312011-01-26T21:54:00.000-08:002011-01-26T22:07:35.355-08:00

Once again, the wingnut birther conspiracy idiots are hollering about President Obama's alleged foreign birth.Isn't it funny how these same birthers never have anything to say about the fact that their hero John McCain really was born overseas? It's true. You can look it up and see for yourself.You can bet your last inflated paper dollar that if John McCain had been selected president by the

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-49981837230350401412011-01-25T21:13:00.000-08:002011-01-25T21:29:10.285-08:00

So. Here we go yet again.While working folks all over our country are experiencing losses of income not seen since the Great Depression, the world's bankers, financiers, Wall Street types, and others who don't work for their money but whose money works for them, are traveling to Davos, Switzerland. It's time for their annual convention of back-slapping and mutual admiration amidst the type of

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-8861678977553714342011-01-02T19:23:00.000-08:002011-01-02T19:46:22.673-08:00

In our latest instance of Political Correctism run amok, we have the government of the People's Republic of California outlawing the dear old traditional 100 watt light bulb.This needless new regulation has been brought to you by the same folks who also took it upon themselves to outlaw letting kids ride in the back of pick-up trucks but allows employers to require people to work on Christmas Day

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-45423018902780314432010-12-06T21:58:00.001-08:002010-12-06T22:02:49.589-08:00

Did you hear the one about the school where the students are in charge and the parents pay $6000 for the privilege? The thing about students not taking standardized tests kinda hit me right between the grade books.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-73381005725294055792010-12-05T19:54:00.000-08:002010-12-05T20:00:13.440-08:00

A train has set a world speed record in --- you guessed it--- China:BEIJING (AP) - A Chinese passenger train hit a record speed of 302 miles per hour (486 kilometers per hour) Friday during a test run of a yet-to-be opened link between Beijing and Shanghai, state media said. The Xinhua News Agency said it was the fastest speed recorded by an unmodified conventional commercial train. Other

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-65524446960230337832010-11-29T15:54:00.000-08:002010-11-29T16:36:28.422-08:00

Amen!

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-70851944677359878732010-11-29T15:14:00.000-08:002010-11-29T15:30:23.458-08:00

President Obama has indicated that Federal Employees will now have a two-year wage freeze.Apparently, the freeze also includes the traditional "automatic" cost-of-living increase that was to have been 1.4% this year. (As always, this freeze won't include the U.S. Congress, they'll get their COLA.)Teachers in our school district never get a "cost of living" increase.Welcome to our world, federal

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-29333029855391442352010-11-28T21:31:00.000-08:002010-11-28T21:42:11.191-08:00

*Sniff*Sometimes, when I go over and visit the Almighty Federal Website, I miss checking out the hijinks (and low jinks) of former U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings...We had soooo much fun with her.The Current Boss of the Federal Bureau of Education Truth just doesn't seem to offer the same sort of inviting target.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-13304889766978235132010-08-09T18:05:00.000-07:002010-08-09T18:24:43.396-07:00

In yet another sign that our country is in serious trouble, some municipalities are turning-off street lights while others are allowing paved roads to revert to gravel:The lights are going out all over America — literally. Colorado Springs has made headlines with its desperate attempt to save money by turning off a third of its streetlights, but similar things are either happening or being

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-18080943757447609492010-08-06T17:39:00.000-07:002010-08-06T20:41:38.198-07:00

Now we've seen it all.A jet-powered school bus that can reach speeds of 367 mph.Will the Wonders of this Modern Age never cease?

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-55474737437908224282010-08-06T17:31:00.001-07:002010-08-06T17:38:28.918-07:00

The California Teachers Association, which forcibly withholds money from each of my paychecks, now has an authorized website to help me invest gamble what remains of my ever-declining teacher salary.This union legalized syndicate has some nerve.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-35693645354426025642010-01-05T05:27:00.000-08:002010-01-05T05:27:00.081-08:00

CNN has a little story about how a variety of people will be spending this year's bonus. Including this clown who's getting somewhere between $50,000 - $70,000.Meanwhile, your EdWonk, who has spent years in the classroom, received a 1% pay cut and increased state income and sales tax rates. The result will be that my take-home pay will be about what it was in 2003.Even though I never knew that

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-57234222479110027792009-11-18T18:09:00.000-08:002009-11-18T18:25:02.563-08:00

When it comes to rightwing militia movements, some folks make it a family affair.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-53266754551501306072009-11-18T06:42:00.000-08:002009-11-18T06:42:00.101-08:00

The other day, we received a letter from Citibank. Their latest missive read, in part, as follows:Dear Ms. Wonk,We are making changes to your account terms.These changes include an increase in the variable APR for purchases to 23.99% and will take effect December 20, 2009.This lastest rate increase comes on top of one that was foisted upon us about six months ago. For years, the interest rate had

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-86581255430326434072009-11-05T06:00:00.000-08:002010-03-11T18:06:22.651-08:00

Half of all kids in the United States will be on food stamps at one time or another in their young lives: Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.Although one in five children rely on food stamps for years, many more live in families who turn to food stamps during a

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-66688630830691086112009-11-04T05:00:00.000-08:002009-11-04T20:02:44.576-08:00

And now President Obama is going to Wisconsin, of all places, to talk-up public education. ABC News has the story: Tomorrow, on the anniversary of his election, President Barack Obama heads to Madison, Wisconsin to speak at a local middle school. He’ll address education policy, with a focus on the ‘Race to the Top’ initiative. That $4.35 billion dollar program, funded through the Recovery Act, is

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-19258471925997726582009-11-03T21:25:00.000-08:002009-11-03T21:54:27.532-08:00

This just in from our Upstate New York Bureau: when, thanks to the interference of outsiders such as Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, Tim Pawlenty, and Glenn Beck, Republicans fight among themselves, Democrats will take advantage of the opportunity.And who can really blame them?Ed's Note to Cut-and-Run former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin: Since you saw fit to pull the rug out from under a duly

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-57635568773102682022009-11-02T19:37:00.000-08:002009-11-02T19:39:40.186-08:00

"Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success." -Henry FordIndeed.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-47188880324981754372009-11-02T15:21:00.000-08:002009-11-02T15:32:23.664-08:00

Heh.Secretary Arne Duncan of The United States Department of Education says "Colleges of Education must improve for reforms to succeed." U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today called for America’s colleges of education to dramatically change how they prepare the next generation of teachers so that they are ready to prepare their future students for success in college and careers.Noting

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-57918148949255004562009-11-01T06:26:00.000-08:002009-11-01T22:20:41.858-08:00

A 15-year-old female student leaves a dance at her Richmond, California high school. She apparently drinks some alcohol. Then gets beaten and gang-raped by a bunch of hoods while other students stand-by and do nothing for two hours.Wanna take a guess who ends up being sued for a huge amount of money?Yep. Dollars to donuts that it's going to be the school district that ends-up coughing up the cash

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-45443039820389499702009-10-21T10:02:00.000-07:002009-10-20T22:05:06.650-07:00

Your EdWonk lives.More soon.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-1039120041457392542009-05-21T17:19:00.000-07:002009-05-21T17:28:58.057-07:00

This creature has confessed to one of most horrific crimes that any person could do: The murder of her own child: A 23-year-old woman suffocated her son and then buried his body beneath the sand of a playground, police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, said Thursday.Police arrested Tiffany Toribio about 4 a.m., just hours after they said they wanted to speak to her about her missing 3-year-old son,

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-18229089670290032012009-05-20T05:15:00.000-07:002009-05-20T06:48:41.041-07:00

Welcome to the midway of the 224nd edition of The Carnival of Education.Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Visit the C.O.E.'s early archives here, later archives there, and our latest entries

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-37433120626218115062009-05-04T05:14:00.000-07:002009-05-03T22:18:02.418-07:00

After a very prolonged absence, we're coming back.Stay tuned to this same Wonk Channel.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-47900551856749904212009-01-13T01:10:00.000-08:002009-01-12T22:30:29.371-08:00

Entries for the 206th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Examiner.com.) are due. Please email them to: ahermitt [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 12:00 Midnight (Eastern) 9:00 PM (Pacific) Tonight. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-53842631895538057232009-01-06T02:41:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:48:03.350-08:00

Whether you are an experienced teacher, beginning teacher, or teacher wannabe, teacher Mr. McGuire of The Reading Workshop has a good refresher that one should take a look at.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-79668426434431862842009-01-06T01:20:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:27:06.732-08:00

Entries for the 205th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Right Wing Nation.) are due. Please email them to: rightwingprof [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 5:00 PM (Eastern) 2:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-43269869820628640852009-01-05T20:52:00.000-08:002009-01-05T21:19:50.575-08:00

Joanne Jacobs has a list of last year's most overused (read annoying/irritating) words.I heard that.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-20703171070485507492008-12-31T09:37:00.000-08:002008-12-31T09:40:37.358-08:00

The 204th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Bellringers) has opened-up its midway!And don't forget to drop-in on the homies over at the 157th version of The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-12845058114402213342008-12-30T01:15:00.000-08:002008-12-30T01:15:00.220-08:00

Entries for the 204th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Bellringers.) are due. Please email them to: mybellringers [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 8:00 PM (Eastern) 5:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-15309211605000767592008-12-29T07:30:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:20:24.987-08:00

All of her adult life, Caroline Schlossberg Kennedy emphatically stated that she wanted to be a "private" person, and therefore completely out of the public's eye but free to attend countless social events with her pals from New York City's Social Register.But now, JFK's deep-blue-blooded daughter has changed her mind and wants to claim what some would believe to be her rightful inheritance by

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-92106140682143997052008-12-27T01:30:00.000-08:002008-12-26T23:18:31.942-08:00

And now it seems as though women aren't supposed to use the "L" Word first.Heh. Are we supposed to teach that in our schools?

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-38767729832103449792008-12-26T17:39:00.000-08:002008-12-26T17:51:35.015-08:00

Welcome to the midway of the 203rd edition of The Carnival of Education.Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Visit the C.O.E.'s early archives here, later archives there, and our latest entries

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-26614815214278449802008-11-27T06:14:00.000-08:002008-11-26T20:10:17.138-08:00

Welcome to the midway of the Thanksgiving Day edition of The Carnival of Education. It also happens to be the 199th roundup.Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Visit the C.O.E.'s early archives

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-27910644423609278422008-09-17T01:03:00.000-07:002008-09-16T21:07:43.281-07:00

The 189th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Thomas J. West Music) has opened-up its midway!And don't forget to drop-in on the homies over at The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-35958079314783604122008-09-16T02:15:00.000-07:002008-09-16T05:39:06.658-07:00

This cop just threw away his career in law enforcement over a few breakfast sandwhiches:MORRISTOWN, N.J. -- A Rockaway Township police sergeant's hunger for some breakfast sandwiches has cost him his job.Sgt. Christopher Stahl pleaded guilty Monday to theft for walking out of a Quick Chek store on West Main Street in Rockaway Borough on Dec. 15, 2007 with eight breakfast sandwiches worth $29.45.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-78011494432344196112008-09-16T01:22:00.000-07:002008-09-16T01:22:00.453-07:00

Entries for the 189th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Thomas J. West Music.) are due. Please email them to: tomwest [at] psualum [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 4:00 PM (Eastern) 1:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-79912168402131568122008-09-15T06:45:00.000-07:002008-09-15T07:00:27.248-07:00

When it comes to governmental wastage of taxpayer funds, one has to look long and hard in order to exceed that peculiar type of corruption that is found here in the wasteland that is California's so-called "Imperial" Valley. But even here, where all kinds of corruption and nepotism are common-day occurrences, I was stunned to learn that the City of El Centro, California was proudly expending

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-48844630807594968342008-09-09T03:50:00.000-07:002008-09-08T22:09:53.720-07:00

That this is "Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week?"I didn't know it, either.The Ministry of Enforcement of Public Education Policy Conformity United States Department of Education is spending lots of taxpayer money in order to celebrate the occasion: Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe will join 1,000 higher education leaders and policymakers on September 8 in

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-39177932671483925632008-09-09T02:34:00.000-07:002008-09-08T21:48:50.976-07:00

The gym of Michigan's North Farmington High School was the scene of a visit by Barack Obama just yesterday. He took the time to make a few remarks. On education, Obama wants to invest in early childhood education, close the achievement gap, pay teachers more money in exchange for more accountability, make college affordable for everyone, in exchange for community service.“That’s change,” he said

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-70353193966359296402008-09-06T07:30:00.000-07:002008-09-06T07:38:43.596-07:00

Some kids are just so resourceful: OCALA, Fla. (AP) - Authorities say an 8-year-old boy was handing out hundreds of dollars in fake $20 bills at an Ocala elementary school. School officials reported the boy to police on Tuesday.The fake bills were discovered when a child tried to use one to pay for lunch. An administrator then tracked down several other students with fake bills. Those students

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-21805801828417539532008-09-05T05:47:00.000-07:002008-09-05T06:58:18.100-07:00

Six years of no increase in take-home pay and several years of insidious inflation have finally gotten the best of our already-tight budget.Today we cancelled our Christmas trip.For the first time in ten years, the Wonk Family will not be going back to South Carolina to visit the folks during Christmas recess.*sigh*When I began my classroom service, I knew that I would never get rich teaching

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-6352589567185895912008-09-04T19:13:00.001-07:002008-09-04T19:18:00.278-07:00

What a bunch of Wankers: A hotel that refused an injured soldier a room, forcing him to spend the night in his car, was backed into issuing a grovelling apology yesterday after receiving a barrage of abusive phone calls.The Metro Hotel, in Woking, Surrey, called the police as its phone lines were flooded with angry and threatening calls from the public. The attack on the switchboards came after

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-74968752945487835592008-09-04T05:32:00.000-07:002008-09-04T05:37:27.859-07:00

This is bad, even for California: LOS ANGELES (AP) - A decade behind schedule, a $350 million downtown high school finally opened on Wednesday after years of environmental, seismic and legal troubles."We've been waiting a long time to get this," said Uriel Rivera, an 18-year-old senior at the Edward R. Roybal Learning Center. "A lot of people in the community were supposed to graduate from here,

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-27444273454914519872008-09-03T05:32:00.000-07:002008-09-03T05:33:55.592-07:00

Many pupils in Chicago's troubled public school system decided that truancy was the best way to protest alleged unequal funding: NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — More than 1,000 Chicago public school students skipped the first day of classes Tuesday to protest unequal education funding, a boycott organizers said would continue through the week with help from retired teachers who will turn office lobbies

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-78388148767684228812008-09-03T01:30:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:18:56.075-07:00

It's not often that we get to be in on the birth of an obscenity:NEW YORK (AP) -- Lee Goldberg thinks Glen A. Larson is a genius, and not because the prolific television writer and producer gave us "Knight Rider" and "B.J. and the Bear."It was Larson who first used the faux curse word "frak" in the original "Battlestar Galactica." The word was mostly overlooked back in the '70s series but is

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-89655721219739166982008-09-03T01:19:00.000-07:002008-09-02T22:47:59.185-07:00

Take a listen to Dylan's "My Back Pages" as sung by The Byrds:Maybe I'll have this one played at my funeral.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-51638281861099447402008-09-03T01:05:00.000-07:002008-09-02T21:14:42.641-07:00

The 187th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Lead from the Start) has opened-up its midway!And don't forget to drop-in on the homies over at the Labor Day edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling.

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Ms. Cornelius of A Shrewdness of Apes has some advice that really should be read by school administrators and wannabees: 1. Have meetings only if you have something to say. Holding meetings for the sake of holding meetings, or to show the higher-ups that you hold regular meetings, wastes valuable time for everyone. This is especially important in the days before the school year actually starts.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-73439632252583206552008-09-02T02:54:00.000-07:002008-09-01T22:18:11.651-07:00

Today's quote comes from British statesman William Pitt the Elder: The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail—its roof may shake—the wind may blow through it—the storm may enter—the rain may enter—but the King of England cannot enter!—all his forces dare not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement!In these days of American governments

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-28556766935173800782008-09-02T01:19:00.000-07:002008-09-01T21:51:07.869-07:00

Entries for the 187th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Lead from the Start.) are due. Please email them to: johnmholland [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 7:00 PM (Eastern) 4:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-60465087801092279692008-09-01T16:45:00.000-07:002008-09-01T18:14:13.013-07:00

All is quiet; campuses around the country are closed.Meanwhile, it has been brought to our attention that at least one Arizona school board member is advocating a return to the good old days, when school started after Labor Day:One member of the Scottsdale School Board claims a lot of money could be saved if schools statewide started after the Labor Day weekend.Many schools, including those in

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-1149081415455481972008-08-31T22:52:00.000-07:002008-09-01T16:30:03.266-07:00

As Hurricane Gustav bears-down on the Louisiana coast, the cable news channels have been covering the story all day. (See CNN's here.)And so they should cover this major news event.I grew-up in Florida, which is Hurricane Country.And, interesting as it may seem, one of the things that many Florida folks used to say, (and many still do say) is that these monster storms don't hit the big coastal

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-50909623796081846632008-08-30T01:45:00.000-07:002008-09-08T21:26:01.913-07:00

This creature masquerading-as-a-mother murdered her baby by cooking the little girl in a microwave oven:DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- A mother was convicted Friday of killing her month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven, with jurors rejecting a defense attorney's claims there was evidence that someone else was responsible.China Arnold, 28, showed no reaction when the jury's verdict was

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-53246671096775989492008-08-29T01:43:00.000-07:002008-08-28T19:55:28.295-07:00

Oftentimes, stupidity needs no explanation:Iowa Central Community College President Robert Paxton will collect $400,000 from the school in return for his resignation.After 13 years as president of the Fort Dodge school, Paxton resigned Wednesday, one day before the school’s board of trustees was scheduled to discuss an undisclosed “personnel matter.”The special meeting was called after The Des

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-86040489969315705412008-08-27T17:15:00.001-07:002008-08-27T17:27:46.393-07:00

Each and every year some well-intended naive soul teacher comes around and solicits for the United Way. Here's an example why I don't give 'em a nickle:For months, the United Way of Central Carolinas board said Gloria Pace King was worth every penny of her controversial $1.2 million pay package.Tuesday, 37 of those board members unanimously called on their longtime CEO to resign or be

TeachWonknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-28613122692074558432008-08-27T15:30:00.000-07:002008-08-27T17:34:03.715-07:00

The 186th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by SharpBrains.) is open for your educational pleasure!And don't forget to round out your educational experience by taking a look at the Women's Independence Day Edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-21764524528864292192008-08-27T01:55:00.000-07:002008-08-26T21:18:09.332-07:00

Last evening, I watched Hillary Rodham Clinton give her speech in support of Obama at the Democratic Convention.Interestingly, she never promoted (or even mentioned) Obama's fitness to be the commander-in-chief. (I don't think McCain's handlers will overlook that omission either.)In my opinion, her remarks were a lukewarm endorsement at best.But don't take my word for it, go over there, take a

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-11278406296092143812008-08-26T02:22:00.000-07:002008-08-25T21:57:17.106-07:00

Entries for the 186th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at SharpBrains.) are due. Please email them to: afernandez [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern) 6:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-83055237758154562742008-08-25T21:31:00.000-07:002008-08-25T21:41:45.760-07:00

Today was the first day of classes in our junior high school.The kids seem to be OK;All 193 of them.*sigh*We classroom teachers will be getting our first monthly pay check six weeks after we reported for our first day of work last week.For what is now the sixth year, I'll be receiving the same take-home pay.And, like the prices down at our local Wal-Mart, what is expected of us continues to

TeachWonknoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-84862617964667091272008-08-19T20:39:00.000-07:002008-08-19T20:48:26.708-07:00

Did you hear the one about the School District who wants their teachers to pack heat? AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry indicated Monday that he supports a school district's decision to allow teachers and staff to pack guns for protection when classes start this month.Trustees of the Harrold Independent School District approved a policy change last year to allow employees to carry

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Entries for the 182nd edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at The Chancellor's New Clothes.) are due. Please email them to: learnersinherit [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 6:00 PM (Eastern) 3:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-44863227888997315012008-07-23T18:53:00.000-07:002008-07-23T19:39:50.502-07:00

Welcome to the midway of the 181st edition of The Carnival of Education!Here's the very latest roundup of entries from around the EduSphere. Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Thanks to everyone

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-19636811096937640572008-06-10T01:47:00.000-07:002008-06-09T22:02:45.065-07:00

Entries for the 175th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Learn Me Good.) are due. Please email them to: learnmegood2 [at] yahoo [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern) 6:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-37946101177868589282008-06-09T21:42:00.000-07:002008-06-09T21:45:55.189-07:00

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Done With Mirrors earned the most Council votes with Memorial

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-79176171668357348322008-06-04T10:05:00.000-07:002008-06-04T22:06:18.363-07:00

Welcome to the midway of the 174th edition of The Carnival of Education!Here's the very latest roundup of entries from around the EduSphere. Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Thanks to everyone

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-35971331372406825202008-06-03T01:08:00.000-07:002008-06-02T22:11:47.601-07:00

Entries for the 174th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week here at The Education Wonks.) are due. Please email them to: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern) 6:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-28700815390026847502008-06-02T22:02:00.000-07:002008-06-02T22:07:04.908-07:00

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Bookworm Roomg earned the most Council votes with Why Jews Are Right To

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-43037534459743022612008-05-28T01:33:00.000-07:002008-05-27T22:38:54.649-07:00

The 173rd edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Bluebird's Classroom.) has opened its midway!And don't forget to round out your educational experience by checking out The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-57867232802669597732008-05-27T15:52:00.000-07:002008-12-11T14:00:32.528-08:00

For those who may have been off the planet out of town this past weekend, Hillary Rodham-Clinton's latest gaffe appears to confirm what many had already thought: Hillary Clinton today brought up the assassination of Sen. Robert Kennedy while defending her decision to stay in the race against Barack Obama."My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-18833534471204257112008-05-27T01:20:00.000-07:002008-05-26T22:25:03.417-07:00

Entries for the 173rd edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Bluebird's Classroom.) are due. Please email them to: karelleabiggs [at] charter [dot] net . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern) 6:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-35087895503710511352008-05-26T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-26T22:15:30.154-07:00

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Wolf Howling earned the most Council votes with Republicans Ponder The

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-83088643200510023872008-05-20T16:10:00.000-07:002008-12-11T14:00:32.674-08:00

For all intents and purposes, it appears as though Hillary Rodham-Clinton is about to win her party's Kentucky primary by a convincing margin. But it's almost certain that she won't be the nominee. Adam Nagurney of the New York Times speculates why:WASHINGTON — When it comes time to recount the story of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s descent from inevitable nominee to defeat at the hands of

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-85600386738177252782008-05-20T01:48:00.000-07:002008-05-19T21:55:10.587-07:00

Entries for the 172nd edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Teacher in a Strange Land.) are due. Please email them to: nflanagan [at] comcast [dot] net . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern) 6:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-74035628783846129372008-05-19T21:37:00.000-07:002008-05-19T21:41:01.364-07:00

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Soccer Dad received the most Council votes with "Evolution" = "Growth".

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-19389814122994810742008-05-13T15:52:00.000-07:002008-12-11T14:00:32.896-08:00

Instead of concentrating on their reading, writing, and arithmetic, it seems as though a large number of "students" in one of our publicly-funded high schools have other priorities:"A fight between rival groups of black and Latino students at Locke High School quickly escalated into a campus-wide melee Friday, with as many as 600 students brawling until police restored calm with billy clubs.The

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-79889109168155568832008-05-13T01:26:00.000-07:002008-05-12T22:37:23.847-07:00

Entries for the 171st edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Instructify.) are due. Please email them to: instructify [at] learnnc [dot] org . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 4:00 PM (Eastern) 1:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-21532188946160761532008-05-12T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-12T22:16:17.686-07:00

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Joshuapundit received the most Council votes with Who Cares About Israel,

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-74194342240356856372008-05-07T22:01:00.000-07:002008-05-12T22:07:13.469-07:00

The 170th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by Bellringers.) is open for your educational pleasure!And don't forget to round out your educational experience by taking a look at the Mother's Day Edition of The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-4636387634347214652008-05-06T02:14:00.000-07:002008-05-06T02:14:00.905-07:00

Entries for the 170th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at Bellringers.) are due. Please email them to: mybellringers [at] gmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 7:00 PM (Eastern) 4:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-63874239164824654162008-05-06T01:07:00.000-07:002008-05-06T06:42:31.078-07:00

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: Right Wing Nut House received the most Council votes with The Total

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-5457913633234051652008-04-30T21:43:00.000-07:002008-04-30T21:46:57.314-07:00

The 169th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by What It's Like on the Inside.) has opened the midway!And don't forget to round out your educational experience by seeing what the homies are up to over at The Carnival of Homeschooling.

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-3638430643129926662008-04-29T01:29:00.000-07:002008-04-30T21:47:49.808-07:00

Entries for the 169th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week by The Science Goddess over at What It's Like on the Inside.) are due. Please email them to: the_science_goddess [at] yahoo [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern) 6:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name,

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-66564772048289544992008-04-23T17:58:00.000-07:002008-04-23T05:32:01.814-07:00

Welcome to the midway of the 168th edition of The Carnival of Education!Here's the very latest roundup of entries from around the EduSphere. Unless clearly labeled otherwise, all entries this week were submitted by the writers themselves.Folks interested in hosting a future edition of the C.O.E. should please let us know via this email address: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net.Thanks to everyone

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-22371781367203345482008-04-22T03:56:00.000-07:002008-04-22T06:44:39.188-07:00

Saw this article in the Washington Post. It troubles me: For the first time since the Spanish influenza of 1918, life expectancy is falling for a significant number of American women.In nearly 1,000 counties that together are home to about 12 percent of the nation's women, life expectancy is now shorter than it was in the early 1980s, according to a study published today.The downward trend is

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-78538442209755495962008-04-22T02:36:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:40:18.776-07:00

Entries for the 168th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week by us here at 'The Wonks.) are due. Please email them to: owlshome [at] earthlink [dot] net . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 9:00 PM (Eastern) 6:00 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-67225482356738405122008-04-22T01:26:00.000-07:002008-04-21T20:33:03.672-07:00

Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: For the second week in a row, Wolf Howling received the most Council votes

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-8142733875056110442008-04-18T05:45:00.000-07:002008-04-18T05:31:07.016-07:00

Maria Neira is a former classroom teacher who runs a teachers union in New York State. Consider reading what she has to say on the subject of teacher pay based on test scores:Fully understanding last week's battle in Albany over whether student test scores should be used to determine which teachers earn tenure requires a broader appreciation of what it means to be a classroom teacher.Too often,

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-51534995291836204932008-04-18T01:29:00.000-07:002008-04-17T22:54:54.068-07:00

'Tis the season for EduDecision '08. As such, see what candidate Barack Obama has to say about education in his own words.Check out what this New York classroom teacher has to say about linking test scores to job security.Writing to his great-grand daughter and her seventh grade history teacher, Michigan sports writer Suds Sumney gives an engrossing eye-witness testimony concerning his tenth (and

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-71728583625239692832008-04-17T01:08:00.000-07:002008-12-11T14:00:33.340-08:00

Should a Texas student who takes a cell-phone call from his dad (who is serving in Iraq) while said student is in class be suspended because taking that call broke the rules? A lot of issues to chew-over on this one. Enjoy your meal. More tidbits here and there.Our Department of Religious Affairs has been monitoring the interesting case of the public school teacher who is in heaps of trouble for

EdWonkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07487951830278757474noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8031659.post-11207524375162542782008-04-16T06:12:00.000-07:002008-12-11T14:00:33.580-08:00

This Florida middle school teacher has been arrested not once but twice for inappropriate behavior with two different students:TAMPA - When teacher Stephanie Ragusa was having sex with a Davidsen Middle School student last year, she became intimate with a second student, investigators said Tuesday.Ragusa, 28, was arrested again Tuesday, accused of having a sexual relationship with another

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Special for all you classroom teachers out there: even though our paychecks may not be going up, the prices of just about everything is skyrocketing. (Oh yes, what is being expected of us is going up too...)Ewww! A Pennsylvania elementary school has had a close encounter of the Mold Kind.Did you know that this is Teach For America Week? We didn't either... See some related pics of First Lady

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The 167th edition of The Carnival of Education (hosted this week by The C.E.A. Blog.) has opened the midway!And don't forget to round out your educational experience by seeing what the homies are up to over at The Carnival of Homeschooling. (Please keep in mind that The Nerds are in control of this week's C.O.H. roundup...)

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They're crying out for teachers in the Lone Star State:Each day, students of different races, genders, ethnicities and socioeconomic backgrounds enter the nation's classrooms. Unfortunately, for some, these factors may work against them - especially in urban areas.According to TCU's [Texas Christian University] Center for Urban Education, urban schools - those schools with low socioeconomic and/

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Entries for the 167th edition of The Carnival Of Education (Hosted this week over at The C.E.A. Blog.) are due. Please email them to: misterhayes [at] hotmail [dot] com . (Or, easier yet, use this handy submission form.) Submissions should be received no later than 7:00 PM (Eastern) 4 PM (Pacific) Today. Contributions should include your site's name, the title of the post, and the post's URL if

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Each and every week, Watcher of Weasels sponsors a contest among posts from the Conservative side of the 'Sphere. The winning entries are determined by a jury of 12 writers (and The Watcher) known as "The Watchers Council."The Council has met and cast their ballots for last week's submitted posts. Council Member Entries: For the second week in a row, Joshuapundit received the most Council votes,

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