The Safe School’s Improvement Act (SSIA) will ensure that students in all states and school districts are protected from anti-LGBT bullying and harassment by the law. Thanks to your support of GLSEN and the Safe Schools Advocacy Summit, SSIA continues to gain support in both chambers of Congress. This year at the Safe Schools Advocacy Summit, students participated in two days of leadership workshops, teambuilding exercises and met with officials from more than 100 Congressional offices representing 32 states. Help ensure that next year’s summit will be just as successful and move us that much closer to our goal of Safe School’s for all students! Learn more about Jeremy and GLSEN’s Safe School’s Advocacy Summit at glsen.org
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See lyrics below. This is an advocacy song highlighting the importance of School Counselors. (Song begins at 0:38 seconds) “Don’t Cut the School Counselors” song lyrics: Yeah… Stand Up… One Time… Come on. Counselors in schools are truly vital, They’re helpful to kids and their survival. You go in to talk, (yeah), they see your potential, (yeah), They’ve got a Master’s and a PPS credential. Wake up California… Oh, Ooh-na-na-naaah! Don’t cut the School Counselors, No, don’t do it no more. They talk about school and they talk about strife, Academics, career, and personal life. When you have a need or get in a fight, Your school counselor will set things right. Wake up California… Oh, Ooh-na-na-naaah! Don’t cut the School Counselors, No, don’t do it no more. Mention A – G and their eyes open wide, They’ll do what they can so your classes coincide. If you laugh or cry, (yeah), or needin’ a snack, (yeah), Don’t have no fear they’ve got your back. Wake up California… Oh, Ooh-na-na-naaah! Don’t cut the School Counselors, No, don’t do it no more Without counselors kids’ll be in a bubble, With nowhere to go when they’re in trouble. If you want the kids to graduate, Better keep the ones who settin’ them straight. Sayin’ wake up California… Oh, Ooh-na-na-naaah! Don’t cut the School Counselors, No, don’t do it no more Sayin’ wake up California… Oh, Ooh-na-na-naaah! Don’t cut the School Counselors, No, don’t do it no mo’! Special message at the end: “Don’t do it, don’t …
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In this timely and important new book, Gary Anderson provides a devastating critique of why a managerial role for educational leaders is counterproductive, especially for improving opportunities for low-income students and students of color, and instead proposes ways of re-theorizing educational leadership to emphasize its advocacy role. Advocacy Leadership lays out a post-reform agenda that moves beyond the neo-liberal, competition framework to define a new accountability, a new pedagogy, and a new leadership role definition. Drawing on personal narrative, discourse analysis, and interdisciplinary scholarship, Anderson delivers a compelling argument for the need to move away from current inauthentic and inequitable approaches to school reform in order to jump-start a conversation about an alternative vision of education today.

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techbookonline.com TRX Cymbal Co® Bells Ring, School Reform is in Session Mother Bethel AME Church host POWER’s Philly Education Town Hall Meeting Rev Kevin Johnson, Pastor of Bright Hope Baptist — Helen Gym, Asian Americans United, guest speakers at POWER’s Philly Education Town Hall Meeting and Action Summit 4.30.12—Philadelphia Pa: (Public Education/Politics/Non-Profit/Activism): In the spirit of Richard Allen (1760 — 1831), minister, educator, writer, activist and founder of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) in 1816 – the first independent black denomination in the United States, POWER (Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower and Rebuild), a citywide coalition of congregations and faith based leaders, met at the Historic Mother Bethel AME Church, once a stop on the Underground Railroad, to discuss the State of Philadelphia’s Public Education — an issue that Rev Kevin Johnson, Pastor of Bright Hope Baptist Church, calls “The Civil Rights issue of our time.” To read the official TBO Inc Event Review visit www.facebook.com TRX Cymbal Co® Bells Ring, School Reform is in Session™ Protesters occupy Philly streets — City-wide walk out for Education 3.1.12—Philadelphia Pa: (Education Reform /Nonprofit/Activism/Politics): For Philadelphia, the month of March ironically began with a March and citywide walk out for Education. Students, parents, campus workers and educators from Temple, Penn, West Chester, Swarthmore, Haverford , Bryn Mawr, Villanova, Community …
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie delivered the keynote speech at the 3rd Excellence in Education Summit. The event was held in Washington DC Governor Christie encouraged people to continue to push for education reforms that will provide all children with a quality education.
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E-TV (ErieAlityTV.com) is Erie’s Reality TV Show… and we’re entering this moving short-story on behalf of Jill Hrinda-Patten, founder of Educational Advocacy for the Inclusion of Youth (EAIY)- the Erie GE Federal Credit Union video contest… with hopes that it will win the 00 prize and further benefit her great efforts to better advocate for disadvantaged youth in our community. This high-impact, promotional “mini-movie” was produced and showcased by Greg Schlueter of ErieAlityTV.com (ID Video Productions – IDVidPro.com) – contact us if you are interested in driving the success of your organization! 814/864-5755 or Greg@IDVidPro.com.

Deborah W. Meier is currently a senior scholar at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Education. She also serves as a board member and director of New Ventures at Mission Hill, and director and advisor to Forum for Democracy and Education, and is on the board of The Coalition of Essential Schools. In this video, Deborah shares her thoughts and experiences from 50 years of educational advocacy.
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Whether you are a busy teacher doing research in your classroom, an undergraduate starting your research project, or a graduate student writing up your dissertation, this step-by-step guide takes you through every stage involved in carrying out action research. This book draws on Valsa Koshy’s extensive experience of supervising researchers at all levels, and includes examples of action research carried out by practitioners across a range of topics and age groups. Case studies include UK and international examples, allowing you to reflect on multiple perspectives of action research in education.

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George W. Bush said even knowledge could spark the west into launching World War III, “I told people if you are interested in avoiding World War Three, it seems you ought to be interested in preventing them [IRAN] from having the KNOWLEDGE necessary to make a nuclear weapon.” – White House, October 2007. This 20 minute Wise Up Journal and We Are Change Ireland film shows the build up to World War III is in place waiting for the right spark and exposes the hypocrisy of the United Nations. This film Proves using main stream media it’s self that Georgia, a state backed by the US and NATO, launched a disgraceful attack on the Russian population of South Ossetia. The US leaders on both sides are exposed as shills by using their own words. The powerbrokers, war advisors, behind the scenes are brought to the front reveling how the grand chessboard of the globe has mobilised it’s supporters to begin World War III against Russia, Pakistan, Iran and perhaps even US built up China and India. The US and other nations have stated since 9/11 that the use of pre-emptive nuclear war is its prerogative. Surely after the devastating chaos of nuclear world war III between nations a resounding call will rise to end nationalism and for the UN to be given greater power and control than WWII handed to them in order for sustainable peace (no opposition). A December 2007 NATO sponsored report states, “The first use of nuclear weapons must remain in the quiver of escalation as the ultimate …
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This is a first look at the new leader of the Canadian Action Party Dr. Andrew Moulden. Dr. Moulden is an Ontario Graduate scholar, Natural Sciences, Engineering and Research Counsel of Canada scholar, Ontario Mental Health Foundation scholar, IODE International Order of the Daughters of the Empire scholar, and graduated at the very top of the class during his BA, MA, and PhD degrees. He has received over 27 awards for biomedical research, clinical, teaching, and academic excellence. His philosophy is Its not about being better than ones fellow man, its about helping ones fellow man become better. We asked Dr. Moulden about his views on the North American Union and what Canadians can do to stop it. www.canadianactionparty.ca For more information visit pressfortruth.ca

Michael Flanagan, the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the state of Michigan and a graduate of Notre Dame, presented an address about the implications of education reform policies as a part of the 2011-12 Notre Dame Forum. forum2011.nd.edu The 2011-12 Notre Dame Forum, “Reimagining School: To Nurture the Soul of a Nation,” is a yearlong discussion to explore the profound and challenging questions that shape the national debate about K–12 education, which has a dramatic impact on the future of American civil society. Established by Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC in 2005, the Notre Dame Forum has brought leading authorities to campus to discuss substantive issues of the day. Past forum topics have included immigration, sustainability, global health, and the role of religious faith in a plural world.
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Before hurricane Katrina ravaged the city in 2005, New Orleans had one of the worst performing public school districts in the nation. Katrina forced nearly a million people to leave their homes and caused almost 0 billion in damages. To an already failing public school system, the storm seemed to provide the final deathblow. But then something amazing happened. In the wake of Katrina, education reformers decided to seize the opportunity and start fresh with a system based on choice. Today, New Orleans has the most market-based school system in the US. Sixty percent of New Orleans students currently attend charter schools, test scores are up, and talented and passionate educators from around the country are flocking to New Orleans to be a part of the education revolution. It’s too early to tell if the New Orleans experiment in school choice will succeed over the long term, but for the first time in decades people are optimistic about the future of New Orleans schools.Approximately 10 minutes. Produced by Paul Feine; hosted by Nick Gillespie; shot by Alex Manning and Dan Hayes; edited by Alex Manning. Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions of this and all our videos, and subscribe to Reason.tv’s YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new material goes live.
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A beautiful young woman escapes from reform school and joins a pickpocket academy in Paris. She is caught red-handed on her first attempt at stealing by an upper class man. He recruits her to attend a society party with him, where she meets and falls in love with a handsome and rich diplomat. Will she be able to steal his heart?
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A study of teachers’ work in urban schools in a period of intense school reform, as teachers and schools coped with an ever-larger and diverse student body. This text raises questions about the actual effect of school reform on teaching, curriculum, employment policy and school administration.

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A Journalist’s Education in the Classroom is an insightful, poignant and often humorous account of his experiences teaching medieval and Renaissance history. What Awbrey found in the classroom should alarm all Americans: students obsessed with popular culture and disengaged from academics, teachers intellectually unprepared for the 21st-century global society, and an educational establishment focused more on protecting its own power than on ensuring that the next generation possesses the scholastic skills necessary to advance American democracy and prosperity.
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This award-winning software for babies includes 14 charming keyboard tapping activities, and over 50 great songs, all in a baby-friendly software thats been carefully crafted through real-life research. For babies 6-to-24 months of age Babies just love it! Heres how it works: Babies press or tap any key and delightful things happen on-screen! Locks out the system, protecting your valuable files, so baby can press any key. Fun & Bonding Babies love touching the computer keyboard – NOW YOU CAN LET THEM! Press one key, or press them all. Any curious key press entertains your baby with delightful animated shapes and cute loveable animal characters. Diamonds dive into the water when any key is pressed in Diving Diamonds, animals jump out from their farm hiding places in Flopsys Funny Farm, shapes spin in Spinning Shapes, stars shoot out from the center of the screen in Shooting Stars – there are 14 different activities that all function the same way, tap on the keys, get a response on-screen. Learning & Education Babies are comfortably introduced to the computer and learn cause-and-effect relationships. We encourage you to further tailor your babys learning experience by discussing the shapes and colors as they appear on-screen. Make up stories and have fun! Babies learn best when theyre having fun! Our unique mousing system also lets them explore moving the mouse as they progress. Engage and enrich your baby through fun-filled learning – at your own pace. Sound & Music Includes more than 50 songs in 5 baby-fun categories including: My First Classical, Jazzy Baby, Baby Funtime, Baby Boogie, and Lullaby Baby. Giggles Computer Funtime For Baby is also filled with fun sound effects, animal sounds, and adorable animal character voices. Hosted by our adorable Flopsy The Dog animated character who talks to your baby in between activities.

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