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Michelle Rhee group gives Fla a B- for ed reform policy
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE – A new national report card by StudentsFirst, the education advocacy group founded by former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, gives Florida a B- for its education policies. But, that grade also gives the state a ranking of... -
California gets F grade from education advocacy group
L.A. NOWCalifornia is sorely lacking when it comes to school reform, according to a rating of states issued by a high-profile education advocacy group. California received an overall grade of F, ranking 41st nationally, from StudentsFirst, a Sacramento-based... -
Florida ranks well in new report card by StudentsFirst (Michelle Rhee’s group likes state policies)
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelUpdate: Criticism from American Federal of Teachers added to post. Florida ranks second in the nation when it comes to state education laws that promote quality education, according to a new report card by StudentsFirst. The group was founded by... -
Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'NCIS' on CBS
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 6-12, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Betty White's Off Their Rockers: Korean pop sensation PSY and Kim Kardashian are featured as the hidden camera...
Tags: CBS Corp., Washington, DC, Dean Martin, Houston Rockets, Television Industry
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Tony Bennett as education commissioner – more thoughts
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelTony Bennett is to wrap up his work in Indiana on Jan. 11 and start work in Tallahassee on Jan. 14, taking over as Florida's education commissioner. His appointment yesterday by the State Board of Education prompted praise and criticism, mostly as... -
New movie re-ignites “parent trigger” debate
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelAs part of the GOP convention in Tampa, some guests are attending a preview of the new movie Won't Back Down, a film that is creating buzz and controversy in education circles. According to the schedule sent out this morning, in fact, their viewing... -
Paul Ryan on ‘Fox News Sunday’; Chris Christie on 3 shows
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelPaul Ryan, left, and Mitt Romney campaigned in Vandalia, Ohio, on Tuesday. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images THIS ITEM HAS BEEN UPDATED: The guest list for Sunday morning: Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is a guest on “Fox News... -
Michelle Rhee’s Olympic ad: Chubby man stumbles through gymnastic routine, showing “failures” of U.S. schools
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelMichelle Rhee's education group has put out a new ad that plays off the Olympics and aims to show that in the “education Olympics” American students “aren't faring as well when it comes to global competition with their peers.”... -
Colorado massacre: No. 1 topic Sunday morning
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelTHIS POST HAS BEEN REVISED A FINAL TIME AT 9:10 P.M. ET SATURDAY: The Colorado movie-theater massacre will be the top story on Sunday morning programs. You can expect the latest news from Aurora, Colo., on CBS' “Face the Nation,” ABC's “... -
Patt Morrison Asks: Hard lessons with Michelle Rhee
No one, it seems, is lukewarm about Michelle Rhee; she's a pass-fail figure, inspiring or polarizing. In the name of reforming public schools, the onetime Teach for America teacher, depending on your viewpoint, either trailblazed or bulldozed her way...Tags: Music, Washington, DC, Politics, Academic Progress, Teachers
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Grasmick to overhaul teacher training at Towson University
Several months after Nancy S. Grasmick left her job as state superintendent of schools, Michelle Rhee, the former schools chief in Washington, spoke in Baltimore and let a secret slip.
She told the crowd at Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall that Grasmick...Tags: Nancy Grasmick, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Teachers, Education, Towson University
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Questions about charter schools
This letter references an article in the L.A. Times, May 2, “Charter Seekers at Top of Class: 24 High-performing San Fernando Valley Campuses Seek a Change of Status.” Amazingly, it doesn't appear that these schools (existing schools applying...Tags: Washington, DC, Teachers, Teaching and Learning
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Feb 11, 2012
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Mar 13, 2012
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May 10, 2012
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