 | Schools Matter: How to Buy a Candidate: Gloria Romero for CA Superintendent of Public Instruction How to Buy a Candidate: Gloria Romero for CA Superintendent of Public Instruction It's no secret that CA State Senator Gloria Romero (and Chair of the Senate Education Committee in CA) is a major fan of charter schools, competition, and Race to the Top. She's either written or supported a variety of school choice bills, pro-charter legislation, and she never hesitates to bash publ... |
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 | Survey shows state schools need 'transformational change,' leader says | detnews.com | The Detroit News Survey shows state schools need 'transformational change,' leader saysMark Hornbeck / Detroit News Lansing BureauLansing -- More than one in five Michigan school districts faces a deficit in the coming year, a survey of schools revealed today.The survey by Michigan School Business Officials found 22 percent of school districts are looking at a deficit, 96 percent an... |
 | Senate Education Committee to Kick off ESEA Renewal - Politics K-12 - Education Week Senate Education Committee to Kick off ESEA RenewalBy Alyson Klein on March 8, 2010 5:34 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacksWe've heard a bit about the process for reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in the House, while the Senate has been relatively silent on the issue.But it sounds like that could change tomorrow when the Senate Health, Educat... |
 | Jennings Encourages Activism in D.C. Remarks - Politics K-12 - Education Week Jennings Encourages Activism in D.C. RemarksBy Michele McNeil on March 8, 2010 6:08 PM | No Comments | No TrackBacksFrom guest blogger Ian Quillen:After urging students and teachers to try to "change the world," federal school safety chief Kevin Jennings insisted Monday that conservatives' calls for his resignation haven't affected his visibility.It's just not W... |
| | Education Research Report: Ritalin boosts learning by increasing brain plasticity Ritalin boosts learning by increasing brain plasticity* Doctors treat millions of children with Ritalin every year to improve their ability to focus on tasks, but scientists now report that Ritalin also directly enhances the speed of learning. In animal research, the scientists showed for the first time that Ritalin boosts both of these cognitive abilities by increasing the activity of the neurotransmitter dopami... |
 | 20100308 Oregon: Shape of Labor Battles to Come? Education Intelligence Agency March 8, 20101) Oregon: Shape of Labor Battles to Come? For the first time in U.S. history, there are more union members in the public sector than in the private sector. Many of us think this is a watershed event. But will it really have a practical effect on American politics and, if so, how soon? Oregon may provide the answer.In May, the state's Democrats will choose between former Gov. John Kit... |
| | Lotsa Helping Hands - What users are saying What users are saying“Just wanted to acknowledge you for this immensely wonderful service. It's amazing to think of all the people helped by this web site. I'm especially grateful for how our family in Denver was helped, and I believe that my son-in-law's healing was greatly assisted by how easy it was to coordinate those who wanted to help. Thank you so very much!”–Connie, Columbia, MO“Thank you for this wonderful site. My six sib... |
| | Capitol News Service � Blog Archive � Teacher Fight Looming Teacher Fight LoomingMarch 8th, 2010 by Mike VasilindaFlorida teachers are up in arms over legislation buried deep within a sixty-one page bill that references child abuse. The legislation makes drastic changes in the way teachers are rewarded or punished. And as Mike Vasilinda tells us, future employment and salary increases would be based on how well students do on tests. Shari Gewanter has been teaching elementary schoo... |
 | Education Research Report: Farm-to-school programs motivate school food service professionals Farm-to-school programs motivate school food service professionals* Potential to improve children's diets without burdening school finances while helping local farmers During the school day, children eat roughly one-third of their nutritional needs while at school. Besides lunch, breakfast and snacks may be served, providing ample opportunities for obesity-prevention strategies by offering more n... |
 | The Educated Reporter: Everything old is new again: turnaround edition. Everything old is new again: turnaround edition.Now that turnaround is the concept of the moment, we need to investigate what it yielded in the olden days when it was called “restructuring.” Last week I suggested journalists keep in context that zero-based staffing, as whole-school firings (or reassignments) are called, is not new. Now we should take the analysis much further. What has gone on at the dozens (h... |
 | Education Research Report: The Forum Guide to Data Ethics The Forum Guide to Data EthicsEducators collect and use data about students, staff, and schools. Some of these data originate in individual student and staff records that are confidential or otherwise sensitive. And even those data that are a matter of public record, such as aggregate school enrollment, need to be accessed, presented, and used in an ethically responsible manner. While laws set the legal parameters that govern data use, e... |
 | Persisently Low-Achieving Schools - Year 2010 (CA Dept of Education) State Schools Chief O'Connell, Education Secretary Reiss, and State Board of Education President Mitchell Release Preliminary List of Schools Identified as 5 Percent of Persistently Lowest Achieving and Call for Action to Improve SchoolsSACRAMENTO — Working to ensure access to high-quality education for all students, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, Secretary of Education Bonnie Reiss, ... |
 | Singapore Math - Or How I Learned To Love Numbers - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education. Like most Americans, I definitely grew up not seeing any beauty in numbers. My math education was a jumble of meaningless steps, arcane algorithms and tear-stained time tests. It was not until adulthood that I saw the usefulness of numbers, and not until I began teaching Singapore math that I saw their elegance. Teachers tend to teach using the same methods that were in existence w... |
 | LA students reunite for ailing mentor Escalante LA students reunite for ailing mentor Escalanteby Esmeralda Bermudez - Mar. 8, 2010 11:51 AM Los Angeles TimesThere was a time in East Los Angeles when el maestro's gruff voice bounced off his classroom walls. He roamed the aisles, he juggled oranges, he dressed in costumes, he punched the air; he called you names, he called your mom, he kicked you out, he lured you in; he danced, he boxed, he screamed, he whispered. He would do anyt... |
| | Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools - Accountability (CA Dept of Education) Persistently Lowest-Achieving SchoolsFederal and state laws and guidance require states to identify persistently lowest achieving schools. The lowest 5 percent of these schools must implement a school intervention model in 2010-11.Frequently Asked Questions (Outside Source) Prepared by the US Dept of Education in response to the School Improvement Grant. School Improvement Grant (SIG) (Coming Soon)&nbs... |
 | Education Research Report Varying Rates of Improvement in Low-Performing Schools* Data from two states demonstrate differing trends in school performance and improvement, Provide insights into ESEA reauthorization and strategies for identifying our nation’s “stuck” schools A report by The Education Trust shows that schools often lumped together as “low performing” are not all alike. Examining data from reading and mathematics assessments for elementary and middle schools in... |
 | The Educated Reporter: Living on Doubleshot in New Orleans schools. THE EDUCATED REPORTER COMMENTARY ON EDUCATION COVERAGE, WRITING AND A FEW OTHER THINGSMONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010Living on Doubleshot in New Orleans schools.Check out this thorough piece by Sarah Carr of the New Orleans Times-Picayune about the toll on teachers at no-excuses charter schools. Let’s say that the time commitment these teachers make must be kept up to be effective at the school, and that within a couple of ye... |
 | District Dollars: Welcome to District Dollars Welcome to District DollarsFor a third straight year, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) faces budget cuts because of less funding from the California state government. In January Davis school superintendent James Hammond presented the Board of Education with a proposal to close a $5.6 million budget gap for the 2010-11 school year.District Dollars is a web-based, interactive program to help you understand the DJUSD budget situatio... |
 | Eduflack: Investing in Proven Innovation Investing in Proven InnovationThe hits keep coming from the good folks down on Maryland Avenue. Today, the U.S. Department of Education officially released its Investing in Innovation, or i3, grant RFP. For all of those districts looking to get a piece of nearly $650 million in i3 dollars, the clock starts ... NOW. Full details on the grant process can be found here. Many will recall that ED circulated a draft i3 RFP for pub... |
| | Pennsylvania NEA and AFL-CIO to Announce Partnership | Intercepts Pennsylvania NEA and AFL-CIO to Announce PartnershipThe press release calls this “an historic agreement”, but it’s hard to tell if this is really nothing more than the Pennsylvania State Education Association saying it won’t stand in the way of its locals joining the AFL-CIO. They are already allowed to apply for membership according to the provisions of the national agreement, which states only:The AFL-CIO and ... |
 | R.I. Teacher Drama May Be Nearing Conclusion - Teacher Beat - Education Week It looks like the teachers and administrators in Central Falls, R.I., are back at the bargaining table to work out a plan for transforming the school.Jay Mathews at the WaPo apologizes for missing the 50 percent teacher-rehiring clause in a recent column. But he's not the only one who made this error; it's been missing in a lot of the national coverage. It took me three posts on th... |
| | California Progress Report A Missed Day of Action By Peter SchragIf last week’s demonstrations protesting funding cuts to California schools and colleges were aimed at getting media attention, they succeeded magnificently. Given the low number of demonstrators, they got a lot more ink than the turnout was worth.But if they were designed to generate any real political action they got almost nothing. To their credit, the protests were for the most part both civil and directed at the politi... |
| | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | International Women’s Day, March 8: Time to Recommit to Equal Rights International Women’s Day, March 8: Time to Recommit to Equal Rights by James Parks, Mar 7, 201048Share Women make up more than half the American workforce and are approaching half of union members. On International Women’s Day, March 8, the AFL-CIO is recommitting itself to continue the struggle for equal rights, dignity and respect for all working women.This past week, the AFL-C... |
| | Education Week American Education News Site of Record Final Rules Unveiled for 'i3' Innovation FundThe Education Department is still requiring a private-sector match and tough evidence for the $650 million in competitive stimulus grants.• U.S. Ed-Tech Plan Prods K-12 to Innovate(March 8, 2010)Ed. Officials to Step Up Civil Rights EnforcementThe federal government plans to give a deeper look at issues ranging from programs for english language learners to access to college prepara... |
| | Lotsa Helping Hands - What users are saying What users are saying“Just wanted to acknowledge you for this immensely wonderful service. It's amazing to think of all the people helped by this web site. I'm especially grateful for how our family in Denver was helped, and I believe that my son-in-law's healing was greatly assisted by how easy it was to coordinate those who wanted to help. Thank you so very much!”–Connie, Columbia, MO“Thank you for this wonderful site. My six sib... |
| | Capitol News Service � Blog Archive � Teacher Fight Looming Teacher Fight LoomingMarch 8th, 2010 by Mike VasilindaFlorida teachers are up in arms over legislation buried deep within a sixty-one page bill that references child abuse. The legislation makes drastic changes in the way teachers are rewarded or punished. And as Mike Vasilinda tells us, future employment and salary increases would be based on how well students do on tests. Shari Gewanter has been teaching elementary schoo... |
| | Education Research Report: Farm-to-school programs motivate school food service professionals Farm-to-school programs motivate school food service professionals* Potential to improve children's diets without burdening school finances while helping local farmers During the school day, children eat roughly one-third of their nutritional needs while at school. Besides lunch, breakfast and snacks may be served, providing ample opportunities for obesity-prevention strategies by offering more n... |
| | The Educated Reporter: Everything old is new again: turnaround edition. Everything old is new again: turnaround edition.Now that turnaround is the concept of the moment, we need to investigate what it yielded in the olden days when it was called “restructuring.” Last week I suggested journalists keep in context that zero-based staffing, as whole-school firings (or reassignments) are called, is not new. Now we should take the analysis much further. What has gone on at the dozens (h... |
| | Education Research Report: The Forum Guide to Data Ethics The Forum Guide to Data EthicsEducators collect and use data about students, staff, and schools. Some of these data originate in individual student and staff records that are confidential or otherwise sensitive. And even those data that are a matter of public record, such as aggregate school enrollment, need to be accessed, presented, and used in an ethically responsible manner. While laws set the legal parameters that govern data use, e... |
| | Persisently Low-Achieving Schools - Year 2010 (CA Dept of Education) State Schools Chief O'Connell, Education Secretary Reiss, and State Board of Education President Mitchell Release Preliminary List of Schools Identified as 5 Percent of Persistently Lowest Achieving and Call for Action to Improve SchoolsSACRAMENTO — Working to ensure access to high-quality education for all students, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell, Secretary of Education Bonnie Reiss, ... |
| | Singapore Math - Or How I Learned To Love Numbers - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education. Like most Americans, I definitely grew up not seeing any beauty in numbers. My math education was a jumble of meaningless steps, arcane algorithms and tear-stained time tests. It was not until adulthood that I saw the usefulness of numbers, and not until I began teaching Singapore math that I saw their elegance. Teachers tend to teach using the same methods that were in existence w... |
| | LA students reunite for ailing mentor Escalante LA students reunite for ailing mentor Escalanteby Esmeralda Bermudez - Mar. 8, 2010 11:51 AM Los Angeles TimesThere was a time in East Los Angeles when el maestro's gruff voice bounced off his classroom walls. He roamed the aisles, he juggled oranges, he dressed in costumes, he punched the air; he called you names, he called your mom, he kicked you out, he lured you in; he danced, he boxed, he screamed, he whispered. He would do anyt... |
| | Persistently Lowest-Achieving Schools - Accountability (CA Dept of Education) Persistently Lowest-Achieving SchoolsFederal and state laws and guidance require states to identify persistently lowest achieving schools. The lowest 5 percent of these schools must implement a school intervention model in 2010-11.Frequently Asked Questions (Outside Source) Prepared by the US Dept of Education in response to the School Improvement Grant. School Improvement Grant (SIG) (Coming Soon)&nbs... |
| | Education Research Report Varying Rates of Improvement in Low-Performing Schools* Data from two states demonstrate differing trends in school performance and improvement, Provide insights into ESEA reauthorization and strategies for identifying our nation’s “stuck” schools A report by The Education Trust shows that schools often lumped together as “low performing” are not all alike. Examining data from reading and mathematics assessments for elementary and middle schools in... |
| | The Educated Reporter: Living on Doubleshot in New Orleans schools. THE EDUCATED REPORTER COMMENTARY ON EDUCATION COVERAGE, WRITING AND A FEW OTHER THINGSMONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010Living on Doubleshot in New Orleans schools.Check out this thorough piece by Sarah Carr of the New Orleans Times-Picayune about the toll on teachers at no-excuses charter schools. Let’s say that the time commitment these teachers make must be kept up to be effective at the school, and that within a couple of ye... |
| | District Dollars: Welcome to District Dollars Welcome to District DollarsFor a third straight year, the Davis Joint Unified School District (DJUSD) faces budget cuts because of less funding from the California state government. In January Davis school superintendent James Hammond presented the Board of Education with a proposal to close a $5.6 million budget gap for the 2010-11 school year.District Dollars is a web-based, interactive program to help you understand the DJUSD budget situatio... |
| | Eduflack: Investing in Proven Innovation Investing in Proven InnovationThe hits keep coming from the good folks down on Maryland Avenue. Today, the U.S. Department of Education officially released its Investing in Innovation, or i3, grant RFP. For all of those districts looking to get a piece of nearly $650 million in i3 dollars, the clock starts ... NOW. Full details on the grant process can be found here. Many will recall that ED circulated a draft i3 RFP for pub... |
| | Pennsylvania NEA and AFL-CIO to Announce Partnership | Intercepts Pennsylvania NEA and AFL-CIO to Announce PartnershipThe press release calls this “an historic agreement”, but it’s hard to tell if this is really nothing more than the Pennsylvania State Education Association saying it won’t stand in the way of its locals joining the AFL-CIO. They are already allowed to apply for membership according to the provisions of the national agreement, which states only:The AFL-CIO and ... |
| | R.I. Teacher Drama May Be Nearing Conclusion - Teacher Beat - Education Week It looks like the teachers and administrators in Central Falls, R.I., are back at the bargaining table to work out a plan for transforming the school.Jay Mathews at the WaPo apologizes for missing the 50 percent teacher-rehiring clause in a recent column. But he's not the only one who made this error; it's been missing in a lot of the national coverage. It took me three posts on th... |
| | California Progress Report A Missed Day of Action By Peter SchragIf last week’s demonstrations protesting funding cuts to California schools and colleges were aimed at getting media attention, they succeeded magnificently. Given the low number of demonstrators, they got a lot more ink than the turnout was worth.But if they were designed to generate any real political action they got almost nothing. To their credit, the protests were for the most part both civil and directed at the politi... |
| | AFL-CIO NOW BLOG | International Women’s Day, March 8: Time to Recommit to Equal Rights International Women’s Day, March 8: Time to Recommit to Equal Rights by James Parks, Mar 7, 201048Share Women make up more than half the American workforce and are approaching half of union members. On International Women’s Day, March 8, the AFL-CIO is recommitting itself to continue the struggle for equal rights, dignity and respect for all working women.This past week, the AFL-C... |
| | Education Week American Education News Site of Record Final Rules Unveiled for 'i3' Innovation FundThe Education Department is still requiring a private-sector match and tough evidence for the $650 million in competitive stimulus grants.• U.S. Ed-Tech Plan Prods K-12 to Innovate(March 8, 2010)Ed. Officials to Step Up Civil Rights EnforcementThe federal government plans to give a deeper look at issues ranging from programs for english language learners to access to college prepara... |
| | The Quick and the Ed We interrupt this gnashing of teeth . . .March 8th, 2010 | Category: UncategorizedShare This Post with a little reality check.Since the 16 finalists for Race to the Top funding were announced last Thursday, there has been a general gnashing of teeth and rending of garments.“A sad day for reformville,” Petrelli writes. Today’s WaPo says the list isn’t “exclusive” enough.I think that Secretary Duncan did just what you’d expect a college ballplayer... |
| | "The New Dork": Geek Anthem Spoofs Jay-Z (VIDEO) Let's hear it for the new dorks. It wasn't too long ago that being a dork meant you weren't cool. Oh how times have changed. A new generation of geeky entrepreneurs are setting the standards for business and the world we live in -- they are the trendsetters. So it's only fitting that they're celebrated with a internet video that parodies Jay-Z's "Empire State Of Mind." They've outcooled Jay... |
 | Student Activists Beaten After Rally On Interstate (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Student Activists Beaten After Rally On Interstate (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Produced by HuffPost's Eyes & Ears Citizen Journalism UnitOn March 4th, 2010, demonstrators in California and across the country took to the streets to protest massive cuts at all levels of education and government imposed austerity measures.In Oakland, thousands of protesters rallied in Frank Ogawa Plaza. A group of some 200 then bro... |
 | Fixing schools by firing teachers - Education - Salon.com Fixing schools by firing teachersSlash-and-burn tactics come to education. But in our race to repair broken schools, are we hurting kids?BY MARY ELIZABETH WILLIAMSSalon/iStockphotoCentral Falls High School in Rhode Island is one of the lowest-performing schools in one of the poorest communities in the state. It has a graduation rate of 48 percent. Only 7 percent of its students, the majority of whom are English langu... |
 | Amazon.com: The Death and Life of the Great American School System eBook: Diane Ravitch: Kindle Store The Death and Life of the Great American School System (Kindle Edition)by Diane Ravitch (Author)4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)Digital List Price:$26.95 What's this? Print List Price:$26.95Kindle Price:$9.99 & includes wireless delivery via Amazon WhispernetYou Save:$16.96 (63%)Text-to-Speech: Enabled ... |
| | Notes from the news, Mar. 8 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook Notes from the news, Mar. 8PRINTEMAILAdults' missteps detailed in S. Phila. High violence The Inquirer This front page story examined the report on the violence and how school administrators reacted.See also: Confusión y errores de adultos en South Philly High Al Día Things that make me want to go . . . . UGH Young Philly PoliticsOnly six providers approved for 'turnaround' The Notebook bl... |
 | The Other Government Takeover - WSJ.com Everyone knows Democrats are planning to use the budget reconciliation process to get ObamaCare through the Senate. Less well known is that Democrats are plotting add-ons to that bill to get other liberal priorities enacted—programs that could never attract 60 votes.One of these controversial measures rewrites the Higher Education Act to ban private companies from offering federally guaranteed student loans as of this July. Congress has already passed ... |
| | This Week In Education News: 100 Districts Already Down To Four-Day Week$2b later, Kansas City, Mo., may close half its schools AP: Kansas City was viewed as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by making them better than the suburban districts where many children were moving. Districts Explore Shorter School Week WSJ: Of the nearly 15,000-plus districts nationwide, more than 100 in at least 17 states currently use the four-day system,... |
 | The Educated Guess Exploring new pay plans for teachers, principalsPosted in Data, Program innovationThe vice president of the California Teachers Association said last week that he wouldn’t oppose alternative pay plans for teachers, under two conditions: They must be negotiated locally, and they must not tie teacher raises to results on California’s annual, high-stakes standardized tests. Dean Vogel was a panelist on a forum on pay for performance sponsored by theSilicon Valley E... |
| | National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- Accountability In The Race To The Top Program Accountability In The Race To The Top ProgramThe Education Department last week announced 16 finalists for a big chunk of the $4.35 billion it's giving out through its Race to the Top grant competition for elementary and secondary schools. Elsewhere around the country, college students were <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-03-04-university-protests_N.htm" oncli... |
| | HISD cutting school cafeteria jobs and wages | Houston & Texas News | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle More than 425 cafeteria workers in the Houston school district will have their wages slashed this month, dozens of other positions will be cut and students likely will pay more for lunch next year to cover a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall.The Houston Independent School District also is expected to take the rare step this year of spending $10.5 million from savings — about 3 percent o... |
 | Education- Everything you need to know about the world of education. D.C. trying to connect math to lives of childrenRising NAEP scores attributed to new "Everyday math" curriculumK.C. may shut down half of it schoolsDuncan will not skip Ala. eventLatinos fear loss of parent liaisonsCops: T-J official stole to fund gamblingLanier: One teacher arrested for abuseR.I. officials back down on firingsCriminal probe into grade scandalPlan for Hardy may be backfiringCamille Jackson high-fives... |
| | Jason Riley: Charter Schools Flourish in Harlem - WSJ.com The Harlem Armory in upper Manhattan was built in 1933 to honor the celebrated 369th Regiment—also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, the first black regiment to fight in World War I. On a recent Saturday, however, the Art Deco edifice at Fifth Avenue and 142nd Street hosted an army of parents and educators who are fighting to provide Harlem children with decent schools.Despite heavy snowfall the night before, more than 3,000 people tre... |
| | EducationNews.org - A Global Leading News Source $2b later, Kansas City, Mo., may close half its schools3.8.10 - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Kansas City was viewed as a national example of bold thinking when it tried to integrate its schools by... Should the Austin, TX, school system invalidate its 2009 NAEP test scores? 3.8.10 - Nakonia (Niki) Hayes - If a nationally recognized test is given, but the sampling method used to select Officials Step Up Enforcement of Rights Laws in Education3.8... |
 | Rise & Shine: Budget cuts could eliminate most Regents exams | GothamSchools Rise & Shine: Budget cuts could eliminate most Regents examsby Philissa CramerNews from New York City: PTAs at 26 schools have raised more than $2 million this year to pay for extra teachers aides. (Post)The Board of Regents is considering eliminating 13 Regents exams to save money. (Daily News,Post)Parents say the Joel Klein-Eva Moskowitz e-mails should stop school closures for now. (Daily News)State Sen.... |
| | Local News | School superintendents split on levy bill | Seattle Times Newspaper School superintendents split on levy billA bill that would allow school districts to raise more money through levies is opposed by some school superintendents who say it would widen the gap between rich districts and poor ones.By Linda ShawSeattle Times education reporterAs they consider another year of big funding cuts for public schools, some state lawmakers want to soften that blow by allowing districts to ... |
 | Adults' confusion, missteps detailed | Philadelphia Inquirer | 03/07/2010 Adults' confusion, missteps detailedDuring a day of attacks Dec. 3, decisions were based on incomplete or inaccurate information.By Jeff Gammage and Kristen A. GrahamInquirer Staff WritersOn Dec. 3, as Asian students endured a daylong series of attacks at South Philadelphia High, the adults responsible for their safety were often confused or unsure how to respond. The principal ordered a midmorning lockdown - desi... |
| | Five Oakland schools to face sanctions because of low test scores - Inside Bay Area Five Oakland schools to face sanctions because of low test scoresBy Theresa Harrington and Katy Murphy Oakland TribunePosted: 03/07/2010 03:56:54 PM PSTUpdated: 03/07/2010 08:36:45 PM PST The state education department today will release its first list of "persistently lowest-achieving schools," including five in Oakland and six in the Mt. Diablo district.The announcement, expected at 10 a.m.... |
 | Talking about a Parent Revolution | INDenverTimes.com Talking about a Parent RevolutionBy Nancy Mitchell on March 6, 2010 · Comment · ShareThisShirley Ford of Parent RevolutionIn California, a majority of parents at a failing school can now force district officials to make dramatic changes, including staff turnover and closure.The “parent trigger” was signed into law in January by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as part of a package of changes aimed at boosting the st... |
 | The Signal - Santa Clarita Valley News - Going Private In between reading college-level Greek texts, a group of about 20 ninth-grade Trinity Classical Academy students stumbled into a conversation about cloning inspired by the classic book "Frankenstein." The students questioned the ethics of cloning: Does it interrupt God's plan? "God picked a time for everyone to die," one student said. "That would be unnatural." Their humanities teacher, Grant Horner, who ... |
 | Educators weigh in on Race to the Top: Survey results - comments Educators' comments about Race to the Top ranged from confusion and frustration to total agreement.www.greenwavesoftware.com/ support_tb.php(Note: This is the second of three articles presenting results from a Race to the Top survey distributed to educators over the past month. It presents educators' comments on various aspects of Race to the Top. The first article provides statistical breakdowns and graphs of t... |
| | Putting the ‘Public’ Back in Public Higher Education: Broadening our Lens, Advocating for Change Putting the ‘Public’ Back in Public Higher Education: Broadening our Lens, Advocating for Change Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:00 p.m. UIC Professors Nena Torres and Dick Simpson Report back presentations from faculty delegations that will have met with public officials and local stakeholders earlier in the day to make the case for the importance of public higher education in the priorities of t... |
 | Budget cuts slash California rehabilitation program for prisoners - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee Budget cuts slash California rehabilitation program for prisonersShareThis Buzz up!By Susan Ferriss sferriss@sacbee.comPublished: Monday, Mar. 8, 2010 - 12:00 am | Page 1ACalifornia prison officials began touting a new public safety reform in January that would encourage inmates to complete a rehabilitation course and earn six weeks per year off a ... |
| | Epoch Times - California School Debates Merit of Confucius Classroom Program A recent decision to implement a curriculum from mainland China in a southern California school has provoked a debate over the motives behind the program, and what should and should not be taught in American classrooms. The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District committee voted 4-1 in late January to approve the Confucius Classroom program at Cedarlane Middle School, beginning this September. With no cost to the s... |
| | Daniel Reimold: Education News: 100% of the Student Journalism Beat Student journalist Cameron Burns was recently manhandled by police, handcuffed, tossed to the ground, and bussed off to jail. But he got the story. Late last week, the eighteen-year-old multimedia producer for The Daily Californian at the University of California, Berkeley, joined a large group of anarchists marching roughly eight miles from Berkeley to Oakland to protest public education funding cuts. His missio... |
 | Getting the ax at Central Falls | SocialistWorker.org Getting the ax at Central FallsBrian Chidester, a member of the Bristol-Warren Education Association, looks at the background to the latest in a series of Washington-driven attacks on teachers' unions.March 8, 2010Nearly 100 teachers and support staff were fired from Central Falls High School (Paul Hubbard | SW)CENTRAL FALLS, R.I.--population 19,000, living in just over a one-square-mile area--has become the latest battleground in the wa... |
 | PSLweb (Party for Socialism and Liberation): Across the country: militant student protests against budget cuts Across the country: militant student protests against budget cuts Saturday, March 6, 2010 By: PSL ReportReports from March 4 actionsOn March 4, students all over the country walked out of class and took to the streets to defend education. Actions took place in over 30 states.In California many schools were effectively shut down for the day and numerous cities were the scene of street a... |
 | The Daily Aztec - Hundreds turn out to protest budget cuts Hundreds turn out to protest budget cutsBy Kristina Blake, Assistant City Editor|Published: Sunday, March 7, 2010Updated: Monday, March 8, 2010Glenn Connelly / Photo EditorSan Diego State joined other local universities and organizations on a march from Balboa Park to the governor’s downtown office. The local rallies were part of a statewide protest against budget cuts to education.Students, faculty members, teachers, ... |
 | Battle of the ages: Boomers vs. the young :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Personal Finance Battle of the ages: Boomers vs. the young March 8, 2010BY TERRY SAVAGE Sun-Times ColumnistWe've just seen the first pitched battle in the next war -- The War Between the Generations. It will be a war that divides America in a way we haven't seen since the Civil War. Unlike the recent political battles between red states and blue, or the liberals vs. the conservatives, this battle will not be ... |
 | “Defend Education”: The Usual Suspects Behind California Unrest | NewsReal Blog “Defend Education”: The Usual Suspects Behind California Unrest2010 MARCH 7tags: Defend Education, Higher Education, News, Politicsby Nichole HungerfordAs predicted yesterday in my post about bourgeois Berkeley brats bemoaning tuition hikes, far from being a genuine student upswell, these poor saps are, in fact, being orchestrated by an extensive coalition of ne... |
| | California to list 187 chronically low-performing schools - San Jose Mercury News California to list 187 chronically low-performing schoolsBy Sharon Noguchisnoguchi@mercurynews.comPosted: 03/08/2010 12:00:00 AM PST To align with the Obama administration's push to reform failing schools, California today will release a controversial list of the state's 187 "persistently lowest-achieving schools."The schools will be forced to close or adopt other drastic measures to improve... |
 | BeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News � Time to Mobilize on State Budget ReformBeyondChron: San Francisco's Alternative Online Daily News � Time to Mobilize on State Budget Reform Time to Mobilize on State Budget Reform by Paul Hogarth‚ Mar. 08‚ 2010 The March 4th statewide education protests had their positive impact – sympathetic media attention on the plight of California’s public schools. But education’s not the only thing under siege – Schwarzenegger has eliminated state funding for public transit, as we see San Francisco’s Muni collapse i... |
| | Thousands protest cuts to public education, march to governor’s office�|�Daily Titan No cuts! No fees! Education should be free!” Hundreds chant as other protesters’ cries of “Save our schools!” and “¡Obama, escucha! ¡Estamos en la lucha! (Obama, listen! We are in the fight!)” blend into the overall demand for political action, favoring education.Megaphones and cardboard signs conquered the day as the scent of burning sage wafted through the air and thousands hit the streets... |
