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		<title>Entire documentary of Langley School Music Project on YouTube</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/27/entire-documentary-of-langley-school-music-project-on-youtube/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had no idea about this, thanks for posting BoingBoing. I&#8217;m watching it!! Tagged: boingboing, langley music, school music, youtube<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2823&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>@Unitedoptout responds line by line to the scare tactics of the IDOE regarding #HST</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/27/unitedoptout-responds-line-by-line-to-the-scare-tactics-of-the-idoe-regarding-hst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chalk Face</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here it is, a rebuttal to the Indiana DOE threatening arrest for parents who may keep their children home from testing. Actually, they need only keep their children home for math or reading, not necessarily both. So, there you have it. Tagged: high stakes testing, hst, idoe, indiana, optout, unitedoptout<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2820&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scare tactics from the #IDOE on an #optout of #HST</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/26/scare-tactics-from-the-idoe-on-an-optout-of-hst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chalk Face</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this strongly worded memo sent out by the Indiana DOE on the recent inquiries made by parents on opting out of tests. They got some nerve issuing a threat to charge parents with misdemeanors if their children are absent. It&#8217;s not that they&#8217;re absent, but those specific days they&#8217;re absent, yes? And I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2817&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#Education #reform pronunciation guide to help you with very difficult terminologies</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/26/education-reform-pronunciation-guide-to-help-you-with-very-difficult-terminologies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tagged: edreform, education reform, pronunciation guide, terms, value-added<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2813&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>#Test #teacher, test teacher, we know how to, uh, show it?</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/25/test-teacher-test-teacher-we-know-how-to-uh-show-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chalk Face</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in a coffee shop, no headphones, so I can&#8217;t listen to the video. But based on the words, and when watching the lyrics scroll, I imagined the Bee Gee&#8217;s Night Fever. Is that the music in it, did I get it right? In any case, interesting message, right on brother. Tagged: teacher, test, youtube<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2810&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The #SOTU and #education hints at quite a bit missing</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/25/the-sotu-and-education-hints-at-quite-a-bit-missing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chalk Face</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Education Week reports on the State of the Union and what it had to say about education. &#8220;Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let&#8217;s offer schools a deal. Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In return, grant [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2808&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guns in #elementary #schools for CO, via @tpjustice</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/24/guns-in-elementary-schools-for-co-via-tpjustice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chalk Face</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some legislators in CO want to lift the ban on guns in elementary schools, presumably to, what, increase safety via show of force, something like that? A proposal running simultaneously in the House and Senate would allow concealed weapons on school grounds and college campuses if a person has a permit and another bill would [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2805&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The ignorance and stupidity of #teaparty zealots show once again, this time in #Tennessee on #history #education</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/23/the-ignorance-and-stupidity-of-teaparty-zealots-shows-once-again-this-time-in-tennessee-on-history-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is funny. Again, the right wing meme that it was for the good of all the white people that blacks owe their freedom. As a result, they wish to eradicate mention of slavery in educational materials in Tennessee. The material calls for lawmakers to amend state laws governing school curriculums, and for textbook selection [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2800&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Just a few things on #ALEC and #edreform to continue your day, enjoy</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/23/just-a-few-things-on-alec-and-edreform-to-continue-your-day-enjoy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chalk Face</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On ALEC setting the education agenda, make sure you know about this organization. A teacher&#8217;s story about why they&#8217;re leaving public education. And, a word on school choice from fab Dr. Morna McNulty. Tagged: alec, gates, opt out, school choice, standardized testing, substance news, unitedoptout<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2796&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On #NCLB as a #zombie, as transcribed for me by a friend</title>
		<link>http://atthechalkface.com/2012/01/22/on-nclb-as-a-zombie-as-transcribed-for-me-by-a-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:49:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On our show At the Chalk Face, Tim Slekar and I discussed NCLB as a zombie reform. Not our idea. But here&#8217;s a snippet of that conversation. Wow, reading it, very weird: I know a thing or two about zombies. The old zombies were slow, the new zombies are jacked and fast and powerful. So [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=atthechalkface.com&amp;blog=10952070&amp;post=2794&amp;subd=shaunpjohnson&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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