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Drowning Leaves Tensions at Columbia Secondary School - NYTimes.com
2010-Jul-16
Drowning Leaves Tensions at Columbia Secondary School - NYTimes.comAt School in Harlem, Resentment Over Girl’s Drowning on a Field TripBy JENNIFER MEDINAPublished: July 15, 2010FACEBOOKTWITTERRECOMMENDE-MAILSEND TO PHONEPRINTREPRINTSSHAREAs the academic year at Columbia Secondary School in Harlem drew to a close, students, parents and teachers reeled from the death of a 12-year-old pupil on a class field trip to a beach last month.RelatedTeacher Fired Over Field-Trip Drowning of Girl, 12 (July 15, 2010)But feelings of grief have turned into anger after ...The Educated Guess � Tough road for charters on ‘worst’ list
2010-Jul-12
The Educated Guess � Tough road for charters on ‘worst’ listTough road for charters on ‘worst’ listPosted in Charters, Turning around failing schoolsThe state’s 113 lowest-performing schools seeking federal school-reform money includes eight charter schools. Their applying for a School Improvement Grant caught my eye, because that would appear to contradict state policy, which presumes that charter schools on the list of lowest achievers would shut down.But a closer look reveals a more complex situation, with several schools in limbo ...Schools Matter: Randi Wins Best Non-Supportive Acting Role as Teacher Unionist President
2010-Jul-9
Schools Matter: Randi Wins Best Non-Supportive Acting Role as Teacher Unionist PresidentRandi Wins Best Non-Supportive Acting Role as Teacher Unionist Presidentby Jim HornThanks, Jack Gerson, for handing out this distinguished award. See Randi tsk, see Randi cluck, see Randi shocked! Really. Weingarten has been in on every sleazy corporate-sponsored deal crafted during the past 3 years to eviscerate the teaching profession and due process, and now she is shocked Obama and Duncan are doing the same. Her invited guest this ...In California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse State - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com
2010-Jul-16
In California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse State - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.comJuly 15, 2010, 5:00 PMIn California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse StateBy RACHEL GROSSWhich college in the United States gets the most applicants? It’s not Harvard or Yale; it’s the University of California, Los Angeles.The urban campus, the most selective in the 10-campus system, received 57,578 freshman applications for fall 2010, though less than a quarter of ...Education Research Report: Voters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, According to New National Poll
2010-Jul-14
Education Research Report: Voters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, According to New National PollVoters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, According to New National Pollby Jonathan KantrowitzΩImproving the quality of public high schools through the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is a voting issue for over eight in ten voters, according to a new national poll released today by theAlliance for Excellent Education. Additionally, over half of voters say that their decision to vote ...The Millionaire Giving Pledge | Tactical Philanthropy
2010-Jul-13
The Millionaire Giving Pledge | Tactical PhilanthropyThe Millionaire Giving PledgeJuly 13, 2010 – 8:34 amMy column in this week’s Chronicle of Philanthropy focuses on the Gates/Buffett Giving Pledge and argues that the real impact of the Pledge is the potential for it to spur more every day donors to give more rather than simply trigger the giving of the billionaires which the Pledge focuses on.I tried to calculate the potential dollar impact of a shift in the giving of every ...Va. teen’s case focuses on autism, race - The Boston Globe
2010-Jul-12
Va. teen’s case focuses on autism, race - The Boston GlobeVa. teen’s case focuses on autism, raceWashington Post / July 12, 2010E-mail|Print|Reprints|Comments (11)Text size – +WASHINGTON — The mother of a Virginia teenager has launched an Internet campaign that has attracted wide public support by linking her son’s arrest to two social flash points: autism and racial profiling.Tweet 2 people Tweeted thisYahoo! BuzzShareThisReginald C. Latson, 18, was sitting outside a library in Stafford County, Va., last spring, waiting for it ...Today's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic Schools #education
2010-Jul-12
Parents 4 democratic SchoolsToday's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic SchoolsRecent Post69-year-old retired school principal beaten, school board director arrested last night (Commmunity Voices) | Oakland Local#eduMike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog: Power philanthropy at its worst#eduNYC Public School Parents: The Eleventh Agent#eduBlog U.: Compared to What? – The World View – Inside Higher#EduThis is Dropout Nation: A Southern Decline | Dropout Nation: Coverage of the Reform of American Public #Education Edited by RiShawn Biddle#edu#Education: beyond grades and test scores ...Beyond Rosetta Stone: 20 Free Online Resources for Learning a Foreign Language
2010-Jul-12
Beyond Rosetta Stone: 20 Free Online Resources for Learning a Foreign LanguageBeyond Rosetta Stone: 20 Free Online Resources for Learning a Foreign LanguageWhether you’re looking to get in tune with your heritage, traveling to an exotic locale or looking for a simple way to keep your mind sharp, learning a foreign language is skill that will always come in handy (or at least look impressive). With online resources for nearly every language under the sun, with time and effort, you Schools Matter: Teacher Attrition in Charter Schools
2010-Jul-11
Schools Matter: Teacher Attrition in Charter SchoolsTeacher Attrition in Charter Schoolsby Jim HornFrom a new policy brief by Nat'l Center on School Choice (click to enlarge):Bill Gates, the Oligarchs' Oligarchby Jim HornBeneath the creaky boyishness and slightly demented grin of Billy Gates beats the heart of a ruthless capitalist intent upon shaping the world in ways that make the future safe for the production of his line of cure-alls to the problems that he spends so much of his time ...Adulation Not Unanimous, Ravitch Attacks Ed Week Reporter | Intercepts
2010-Jul-9
Adulation Not Unanimous, Ravitch Attacks Ed Week Reporter | InterceptsAdulation Not Unanimous, Ravitch Attacks Ed Week Reporterby Mike AntonucciApparently a best-selling book, the NEA Friend of Education award and the fawning acclaim of 8,174 delegates weren’t enough for Diane Ravitch. Today Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post handed her column over to Ravitch so she could take potshots at Stephen Sawchuk of Education Week for daring to write that some “contend that Ravitch is selective in the research she cites ...Today's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic Schools #education
2010-Jul-9
Parents 4 democratic SchoolsToday's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic SchoolsRecent PostTeaching For Students. Sounds Obvious. Not. – THE DAILY RIFF – Be Smarter. About #Education#eduTHE BROAD REPORT: Robert Bobb, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005#eduCity reopens hiring for ESL, science, Latin, Chinese teachers | GothamSchools#eduA Broken Window, That’s Not a Human Life, That’s Not Violence” Youth Media International | Youth Radio#eduSacramento Bee Editorials Continue to Attack Teacher Unions in Support of SB 1285 | California Progress Report#eduThis ...In case you missed it: Funding, study time, internships, dropout rates | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
2010-Jul-9
In case you missed it: Funding, study time, internships, dropout rates | Philadelphia Public School NotebookIn case you missed it: Funding, study time, internships, dropout ratesby Jamie Raver on Jul 09 2010 Posted in In case you missed itCOMMENTS (0)PRINTEMAILObama's edcucation program faces $500M cut despite veto threat The Washington PostHouse Democrats passed the bill to cut funding to Obama's "Race to the Top" program last Thursday. Despite a veto threat from the White House, the representatives believe the bill ...
Drowning Leaves Tensions at Columbia Secondary School - NYTimes.comAt School in Harlem, Resentment Over Girl’s Drowning on a Field TripBy JENNIFER MEDINAPublished: July 15, 2010FACEBOOKTWITTERRECOMMENDE-MAILSEND TO PHONEPRINTREPRINTSSHAREAs the academic year at Columbia Secondary School in Harlem drew to a close, students, parents and teachers reeled from the death of a 12-year-old pupil on a class field trip to a beach last month.RelatedTeacher Fired Over Field-Trip Drowning of Girl, 12 (July 15, 2010)But feelings of grief have turned into anger after ...
The Educated Guess � Tough road for charters on ‘worst’ list
2010-Jul-12
The Educated Guess � Tough road for charters on ‘worst’ listTough road for charters on ‘worst’ listPosted in Charters, Turning around failing schoolsThe state’s 113 lowest-performing schools seeking federal school-reform money includes eight charter schools. Their applying for a School Improvement Grant caught my eye, because that would appear to contradict state policy, which presumes that charter schools on the list of lowest achievers would shut down.But a closer look reveals a more complex situation, with several schools in limbo ...
Schools Matter: Randi Wins Best Non-Supportive Acting Role as Teacher Unionist President
2010-Jul-9
Schools Matter: Randi Wins Best Non-Supportive Acting Role as Teacher Unionist PresidentRandi Wins Best Non-Supportive Acting Role as Teacher Unionist Presidentby Jim HornThanks, Jack Gerson, for handing out this distinguished award. See Randi tsk, see Randi cluck, see Randi shocked! Really. Weingarten has been in on every sleazy corporate-sponsored deal crafted during the past 3 years to eviscerate the teaching profession and due process, and now she is shocked Obama and Duncan are doing the same. Her invited guest this ...
In California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse State - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.com
2010-Jul-16
In California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse State - The Choice Blog - NYTimes.comJuly 15, 2010, 5:00 PMIn California, a University Tries to Enroll Students that Reflect a Diverse StateBy RACHEL GROSSWhich college in the United States gets the most applicants? It’s not Harvard or Yale; it’s the University of California, Los Angeles.The urban campus, the most selective in the 10-campus system, received 57,578 freshman applications for fall 2010, though less than a quarter of ...
Education Research Report: Voters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, According to New National Poll
2010-Jul-14
Education Research Report: Voters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, According to New National PollVoters Want Federal Action on High School Reform, According to New National Pollby Jonathan KantrowitzΩImproving the quality of public high schools through the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is a voting issue for over eight in ten voters, according to a new national poll released today by theAlliance for Excellent Education. Additionally, over half of voters say that their decision to vote ...
The Millionaire Giving Pledge | Tactical Philanthropy
2010-Jul-13
The Millionaire Giving Pledge | Tactical PhilanthropyThe Millionaire Giving PledgeJuly 13, 2010 – 8:34 amMy column in this week’s Chronicle of Philanthropy focuses on the Gates/Buffett Giving Pledge and argues that the real impact of the Pledge is the potential for it to spur more every day donors to give more rather than simply trigger the giving of the billionaires which the Pledge focuses on.I tried to calculate the potential dollar impact of a shift in the giving of every ...
Va. teen’s case focuses on autism, race - The Boston Globe
2010-Jul-12
Va. teen’s case focuses on autism, race - The Boston GlobeVa. teen’s case focuses on autism, raceWashington Post / July 12, 2010E-mail|Print|Reprints|Comments (11)Text size – +WASHINGTON — The mother of a Virginia teenager has launched an Internet campaign that has attracted wide public support by linking her son’s arrest to two social flash points: autism and racial profiling.Tweet 2 people Tweeted thisYahoo! BuzzShareThisReginald C. Latson, 18, was sitting outside a library in Stafford County, Va., last spring, waiting for it ...
Today's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic Schools #education
2010-Jul-12
Parents 4 democratic SchoolsToday's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic SchoolsRecent Post69-year-old retired school principal beaten, school board director arrested last night (Commmunity Voices) | Oakland Local#eduMike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog: Power philanthropy at its worst#eduNYC Public School Parents: The Eleventh Agent#eduBlog U.: Compared to What? – The World View – Inside Higher#EduThis is Dropout Nation: A Southern Decline | Dropout Nation: Coverage of the Reform of American Public #Education Edited by RiShawn Biddle#edu#Education: beyond grades and test scores ...
Beyond Rosetta Stone: 20 Free Online Resources for Learning a Foreign Language
2010-Jul-12
Beyond Rosetta Stone: 20 Free Online Resources for Learning a Foreign LanguageBeyond Rosetta Stone: 20 Free Online Resources for Learning a Foreign LanguageWhether you’re looking to get in tune with your heritage, traveling to an exotic locale or looking for a simple way to keep your mind sharp, learning a foreign language is skill that will always come in handy (or at least look impressive). With online resources for nearly every language under the sun, with time and effort, you
Schools Matter: Teacher Attrition in Charter Schools
2010-Jul-11
Schools Matter: Teacher Attrition in Charter SchoolsTeacher Attrition in Charter Schoolsby Jim HornFrom a new policy brief by Nat'l Center on School Choice (click to enlarge):Bill Gates, the Oligarchs' Oligarchby Jim HornBeneath the creaky boyishness and slightly demented grin of Billy Gates beats the heart of a ruthless capitalist intent upon shaping the world in ways that make the future safe for the production of his line of cure-alls to the problems that he spends so much of his time ...
Adulation Not Unanimous, Ravitch Attacks Ed Week Reporter | Intercepts
2010-Jul-9
Adulation Not Unanimous, Ravitch Attacks Ed Week Reporter | InterceptsAdulation Not Unanimous, Ravitch Attacks Ed Week Reporterby Mike AntonucciApparently a best-selling book, the NEA Friend of Education award and the fawning acclaim of 8,174 delegates weren’t enough for Diane Ravitch. Today Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post handed her column over to Ravitch so she could take potshots at Stephen Sawchuk of Education Week for daring to write that some “contend that Ravitch is selective in the research she cites ...
Today's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic Schools #education
2010-Jul-9
Parents 4 democratic SchoolsToday's Big Education Ape Posts on Parents 4 democratic SchoolsRecent PostTeaching For Students. Sounds Obvious. Not. – THE DAILY RIFF – Be Smarter. About #Education#eduTHE BROAD REPORT: Robert Bobb, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005#eduCity reopens hiring for ESL, science, Latin, Chinese teachers | GothamSchools#eduA Broken Window, That’s Not a Human Life, That’s Not Violence” Youth Media International | Youth Radio#eduSacramento Bee Editorials Continue to Attack Teacher Unions in Support of SB 1285 | California Progress Report#eduThis ...
In case you missed it: Funding, study time, internships, dropout rates | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
2010-Jul-9
In case you missed it: Funding, study time, internships, dropout rates | Philadelphia Public School NotebookIn case you missed it: Funding, study time, internships, dropout ratesby Jamie Raver on Jul 09 2010 Posted in In case you missed itCOMMENTS (0)PRINTEMAILObama's edcucation program faces $500M cut despite veto threat The Washington PostHouse Democrats passed the bill to cut funding to Obama's "Race to the Top" program last Thursday. Despite a veto threat from the White House, the representatives believe the bill ...