2nd Banana FRIDAY, July2, 2010 Just Monkey-n around with yesterdays best #education.

2nd Banana FRIDAY, July2, 2010 

Just Monkey-n around with yesterdays best

ASCD Inservice: The Missing Ink on the Common Core

2010-Jul-1

ASCD Inservice: The Missing Ink on the Common CoreThe Missing Ink on the Common CoreWhy isn't state adoption of the Common Core getting more press? asks Linda Perlstein, public editor of the Education Writers Association."Standards are boring," is her conclusion, though she also surmises that the standards are "too removed" or won't really effect change.Let me throw out another possibility: state departments of education aren't communicating adoption of the standards to reporters, much less the public.ASCD has just posted a ...

The Answer Sheet – Reality check on school accountability movement #edu

2010-Jul-2

The Answer Sheet Reality check on school accountability movement. Reality check on school accountability movement My guest is Dave Russell, a teacher in Montgomery County public schools. By Dave Russell It is time to end the childhood obesity epidemic once and for all. Obesity decreases a child’s quality of life and longevity. It contributes [...]

Education Week: Small Schools Still In Flux

2010-Jul-1

Education Week: Small Schools Still In Flux. Small Schools Still In Flux By Kristen A. Graham, The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) New York City went for small high schools in a big way, and the country's largest school system is still high on that education reform strategy. Oakland, Calif., opened 49 small schools in the last decade, [...]

Closed Springfield charter school goes to court – Boston.com #edu

2010-Jul-1

Closed Springfield charter school goes to court Boston.com. Closed Springfield charter school goes to court July 1, 2010 E-mail Print Comments (0) Text size – + BOSTON—Lawyers for a Springfield charter school closed by state education officials following a cheating scandal are asking a judge for another chance. Tweet 1 person Tweeted this Yahoo! BuzzShareThis Lawyers [...]

EducationNews.org Bill to save teachers’ jobs would slash reform programs #edu

2010-Jul-1

EducationNews.org. Higher Education Science Foundation AZ generating wealth EducationNewsToday Changes to condom proposal promised EducationNewsToday Boston takes charter school nonprofit as a partner EducationNewsToday Moderate Democrats Push Back on Cuts to Race to the Top, TIF EducationNewsToday Ron Clark Academy success comes at a price few schools can afford EducationNewsToday [...]

Rhee hints that her job as D.C. schools chief hinges on Fenty’s reelection #edu

2010-Jul-1

Rhee hints that her job as D.C. schools chief hinges on Fenty's reelection. Rhee hints that her job as D.C. schools chief hinges on Fenty's reelection VIDEO Rhee hints to Post that job hinges on Fenty reelection Speaking with The Washington Post's Nikita Stewart, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee hints that her tenure as [...]

Busy, newsy end to DPS year | EdNewsColorado #edu

2010-Jul-1

Busy, newsy end to DPS year EdNewsColorado. Busy, newsy end to DPS year by Nancy Mitchell Denver Public Schools’ leaders on Wednesday wrapped up the final day of the 2009-10 year by announcing changes in key staff jobs, approving three new schools and passing a $1.2 billion budget. School board members approved the budget hours before the July [...]

R2T caught in D.C. budget fight | EdNewsColorado

2010-Jul-1

R2T caught in D.C. budget fight | EdNewsColoradoR2T caught in D.C. budget fightby Todd EngdahlColorado’s $175 million Race to the Top bid could be affected by a proposal that would divert money from R2T and two other education stimulus programs into a fund to save teacher jobs.Rep. David Obey, D-Wisc., wants to use $800 million in previously budgeted reform money to help pay for a $10 billion Education Jobs Fund, which would be distributed to states to blunt the impact ...

EducationNews.org Bill to save teachers’ jobs would slash reform programs #edu

2010-Jul-1

EducationNews.org. Higher Education Science Foundation AZ generating wealth EducationNewsToday Changes to condom proposal promised EducationNewsToday Boston takes charter school nonprofit as a partner EducationNewsToday Moderate Democrats Push Back on Cuts to Race to the Top, TIF EducationNewsToday Ron Clark Academy success comes at a price few schools can afford EducationNewsToday [...]

Busy, newsy end to DPS year | EdNewsColorado #edu

2010-Jul-1

Busy, newsy end to DPS year EdNewsColorado. Busy, newsy end to DPS year by Nancy Mitchell Denver Public Schools’ leaders on Wednesday wrapped up the final day of the 2009-10 year by announcing changes in key staff jobs, approving three new schools and passing a $1.2 billion budget. School board members approved the budget hours before the July [...]

The trouble with charter schools - chicagotribune.com

2010-Jul-1

The trouble with charter schools - chicagotribune.comThe trouble with charter schoolsClarence PageBio | E-mail | Blog | Recent columnsShare this on13ShareTopicsMichelle ObamaClarence PageTeachers UnionsSee more topics »It's easier to open a new one than to close a bad oneClarence PageJune 30, 2010E-mailPrintShare Text SizeCharter schools receive a lot of well-deserved attention this time of year when they appear to be performing miracles. But what about the ones that don't?The Obama administration believes, as did the Bush administration, in taking harsh 

School Tech Connect: Misty for ISTE

2010-Jun-30

School Tech Connect: Misty for ISTEMisty for ISTEby TimStill in recovery mode from ISTE... I'm thinking deeply about Howard Rheingold's critical consumption ("crap detectors") presentation, so at least there's that. I think I can take a year off of ISTE now, although the draw of Philly is considerable.Meanwhile, Diane Ravitch is closing up shop for the summer over at Bridging Differences. Yesterday, she mentioned a few titles for summer reading, one of which is Michael Edwards' Small Change: Why Business ...