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Washington Heights High School Seniors Plan March to Post Office to Mail in ... - Sacramento Bee

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 22:42

Washington Heights High School Seniors Plan March to Post Office to Mail in ...
Sacramento Bee
"This is a proud day for the entire WHEELS school community, especially for this year's seniors and their families," said New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott. "Creating a successful new school is not easy, so it's truly remarkable to see ...

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Will More Latino Teachers Solve The Latino Achievement Gap In US? - Huffington Post

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 22:35

Will More Latino Teachers Solve The Latino Achievement Gap In US?
Huffington Post
This is precisely what has to change, according to Ofelia Garcia,Professor in the Ph.D. programs of Urban Education and of Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures and Languages at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. ...

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School of Thought - bestofneworleans.com

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 20:48

School of Thought
bestofneworleans.com
He started as a special-education teacher in Oakland, Calif. with Teach For America before working at the New York City department of education, teaching at a KIPP school in Harlem, going to business school at Wharton, moving to New Orleans and opening ...

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Chicago City Council Profile: Ariel E. Reboyras - NBC Chicago (blog)

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 19:49

Chicago City Council Profile: Ariel E. Reboyras
NBC Chicago (blog)
Alderman Ariel E. Reboyras began his career as a teacher in the Chicago Public Schools and has dedicated his life since to public service. Reboyras is a native of New York City and moved to Chicago when he was 12 years old. He majored in Education at ...

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Ronald J. Gorsky: Have Passion for Every Student - New York Times

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 17:10

Ronald J. Gorsky: Have Passion for Every Student
New York Times
I went to Canarsie High School and Brooklyn College. I was a special education major because it was something that I felt a great emotional connection with. I began teaching in a middle school. I then worked in Brooklyn high schools for 12 years, ...

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From Russia to Raleigh with love: Teaching 'The Nutcracker' in the South - CNN

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 16:45

From Russia to Raleigh with love: Teaching 'The Nutcracker' in the South
CNN
Kostritzky burnished her reputation for having a gift with children at the School of American Ballet, the in-house school for the New York City Ballet, where she taught more than 300 students in 18 years. The school is considered the premier training ...

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Chris Christie says New Jersey teachers only work 180 days a year, average $60 ... - PolitiFact

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 12:42

Chris Christie says New Jersey teachers only work 180 days a year, average $60 ...
PolitiFact
The average teacher salary in New Jersey for 2009-10 was $65130 – the fourth highest in the country behind New York, Massachusetts and California, according to a 2011 report from the National Education Association. In a speech last month to students at ...
NJEA says Christie's argument that teachers 'only work 180 days' is inaccuratenewjerseynewsroom.com

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'Occupy Wall Street' Teacher Caught Faking Docs - Fox News (blog)

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 12:38

Fox News (blog)
'Occupy Wall Street' Teacher Caught Faking Docs
Fox News (blog)
A leader of Occupy Wall Street abruptly quit his job as a city public school teacher after getting caught red-handed falsifying time sheets, The Post has learned. Former South Brooklyn Community HS science teacher ...

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Military Children Stay a Step Ahead of Public School Students - New York Times

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 03:56

Military Children Stay a Step Ahead of Public School Students
New York Times
The average class in New York City in kindergarten through the third grade has 24 students. At military base schools, the average is 18, which is almost as good as it is in the private schools where leaders of the education reform movement — Mayor ...
Issue Of The Week XIII Fall 2011-2012: Addressing Institutionalized Racism In ...usariseup

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Growing Push in Newark to Retake School Reins - New York Times

Mon, 12/12/2011 - 01:35

Growing Push in Newark to Retake School Reins
New York Times
Parents of children in Newark schools sign a petition to wrest control from the state and give the school board a more active role. A new Web venture featuring news, data and conversation about schools in New York City. That level of state involvement ...

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