Wikio - Joe Williams

Democrats: All On Board in Attack on Teacher Unions (Ednotes Online - The Blog)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:49:00 GMT

We've been pointing out that when it comes to the ed reform movement, Democrats have not been all that far away from the Republican agenda. Joel Klein, Joe Williams, Al Sharpton, Cory Booker and the rest of the Educational Equality Project gang are Democratic Party (I won't call them democratic because they are in favor of dictatorship over the schools of poor minority kids while white suburban...

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Prominent Education Reformers Call for Longer School Days, Performance-Driven Teacher Pay, Expanded Public School Choice (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:00:34 GMT

... entrepreneurial explosion has occurred over the last few years in public education," said Joe Williams, Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform, the organization responsible for conceiving the Ed Challenge for Change. "The creativity exhibited by this new group of educators is helping raise student achievement, empower teachers, close the minority learning gap, and bring hope...

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Where’s Whitney? (PREA Prez)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:45:53 GMT

The NY teacher union leader, Leo Casey, says the student pay-for-performance idea came from hedge-fund boy, Whitney Tilson. Tilson is the money behind Joe Williams and the Republicrat Democrats for Ed Reform. Yesterday, the results came in on this dopey plan and the results weren’t good. If you go to Whitney’s education (not his hedge fund) [...]

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Pilot Sues To Get Off Terrorist List. Says Career Is At Stake (Threat Level)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:49:04 GMT

... Inquiry Progam but could not even get a tracking number to follow the case, the complaint alleges. Joe Williams, a spokesman for Pinnacle Airlines, which owns Colgan, said only "We can not comment on his status." Scherfen has until the end of the month to get back into good graces of the database or else he will continue to be a"pilot who is not allowed to fly," according to the suit (.pdf)....

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REVIEW: Jamie Davis - Vibe Over Perfection (Geezer Music Club)

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 07:30:33 GMT

... while, and in recent years has began to attract some national attention too. He’s been compared to Joe Williams and Jimmy Rushing and has appeared alongside the likes of Tony Bennett, Patty Austin, and others. He’s also spent a lot of time as a featured singer with the Count Basie band. His recording career has blossomed too. His Unity debut, 2006’s It’s A Good Thing , established him as...

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Do which wonkers matter for Obama? (PREA Prez)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:44:46 GMT

... from the Democrats for Education Reform flack, the Republicrat, pro-voucher, school privatizer, Joe Williams. Joe’s role: He’s “been in contact with some of Senator Obama’s advisers.” That’s good Joe. Very impressive.

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I Hear the Blues (Uncertain Times)

noreply@blogger.com (John M.) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:16:00 GMT

From the Granada (UK) television program, I Hear the Blues . The show aired December 12, 1963 and featured the likes of Memphis Slim , Muddy Waters , Sonny Boy Williamson , Willie Dixon , Lonnie Johnson , Big Joe Williams , and Matt "Guitar" Murph y . This was quite the assemblage of blues masters on an unprecedented ensemble tour of Europe that included stops in London, Denmark and...

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City Response to Hinson Suit (Guarino)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:53:26 GMT

We learned this week of the city of Greensboro's response to the suit filed by James Hinson. After Hinson made his allegations with the help of Joe Williams, the city reflexively set in motion a process that automatically agreed with...

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speaking of politics (kitchen table math, the sequel)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:02:00 GMT

Well, now that Rory has weighed in on John Edwards, I'm inspired to fill you in on my brief email exchange with Joe Williams. Joe is Executive Director of Democrats for Education Reform and the author of Cheating Our Kids , which is a fantastic book: a page-turner. Somewhere in Cheating Our Kids (I can't find the page & neither can he) Joe predicts that when the leadership of civil rights organizations...

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I can do it in 9.6 seconds: Asafa Powell (Daily News Analysis)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:09:00 GMT

Asafa Powell is confident of winning what he calls the most eagerly anticipated race in Olympic history. On the eve of the Games, Joe Williams catches up with the Jamaican sprinter...

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turning point - ? (kitchen table math, the sequel)

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:20:00 GMT

In Cheating our Kids , published in 2005, Joe Williams predicted that the teachers' unions would lose power in the Democratic Party once the old leadership of civil rights groups was replaced by the next generation. Younger leaders, Williams said, would break ranks with teachers' unions. (paraphrasing from memory) In the NY Times today: Civil rights groups have begun a welcome attack...

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Many support Alaska senator, despite indictment (Boston Globe)

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:04:41 GMT

"As I told the senator, he can do more in six years that any of his opponents can do in 20," said Joe Williams, mayor of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough and one of many Alaska residents who have rallied to the Republican senator's defense after his indictment this week.

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Troy District Court Reports (Red Orbit )

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:00:54 GMT

-- Tommy Joe Williams, 32, of High Street, PO Box 11, Morris Run, faces a preliminary hearing at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 5 on charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana in connection with a reported incident at 5:30 p.m. June 1 at the Troy Motel in Troy Township on Route 14, according to court papers. He is also charged with speeding, restraint systems, operation of vehicle without official...

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Scientists find unexpected key to flowering plants' diversity (Physorg)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:38:50 GMT

What began with an off-the-cuff curiosity eventually led Joe Williams to hang from the limbs of a tree 80 feet above the soil of northeastern Australia.

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Which side are you on? (PREA Prez)

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:36:45 GMT

Back in June, my blogger, union and teacher colleague, JD2718 posted five versions of the old union song, Which Side Are You On? By some odd coincidence, back in June the civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton and NY schools Chancellor Joel Klein held a joint news conference in Washington DC to announce the formation of [...]

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Hagan gets tough with Eels pack (News.com.au)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT

... for Friday night's game with Cronulla. Justin Hodges returns from suspension to replace centre Joel Moon while Tonie Carroll, recovered from an ankle injury, forces Ashton Sims back to the bench. David Taylor and Reece Robinson miss out. There was no sign of under-20s whiz Ben Barba when Bulldogs coach Steve Folkes named his side to take on St George Illawarra in Monday Night Football. Barba was...

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Trees, trees, and other stuff (10,000 Monkeys and a Camera)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:09:27 GMT

... Prickley from SCTV, New York Mets Keith Hernandez & Mookie Wilson, Jane Curtin, Madeline Kahn, Joe Williams, Paul Reubens/Pee Wee Herman, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Wynton Marsalis, Celia Cruz, Ihtzak Perlman, Gordon Jackson & Jean Marsh as Angus Hudson and Rose Buck of Upstairs Downstairs, Paul Simon, Jeremy Irons, Pete Seeger, Rhea Perlman and Danny Devito, and NY Giants Sean Landeta, Mark...

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Put down the duckie (Neatorama)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:06:06 GMT

... York Mets Keith Hernandez & Mookie Wilson, Jane Curtin (of SNL and Kate & Allie), Madeline Kahn, Joe Williams, Paul Reubens (as Pee Wee Herman), Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Wynton Marsalis, Celia Cruz, Ihtzak Perlman, Gordon Jackson & Jean Marsh (as Angus Hudson and Rose Buck of Upstairs Downstairs), Paul Simon, Jeremy Irons, Pete Seeger, Rhea Perlman and Danny Devito, and NY Giants Sean Landeta,...

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March trial set for suspects in mother-son murders (Star Tribune)

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:21:55 GMT

... fatal blow to the head from a television set. Their bodies were discovered by Daniels' boyfriend, Joe Williams. Neither teen has entered a plea.

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Obama on vouchers? McCain gets it. (PREA Prez)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:44:28 GMT

Obama on vouchers. McCain gets it. Funny that the Republicrat bunch like Joe Williams and Whitney Tilson try to turn Obama into a voucher vulcher, while the often befuddled John McCain understands Obama perfectly. Speaking to what EdWeek described as a “tepid reception” at the NAACP convention in Cincinnati, McCain said, In remarks to the American Federation of [...]

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