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The Parent Trigger: A franchise opportunity brochure:
2010-Nov-13
The Parent Trigger: A franchise opportunity brochure:David Feith: The Radical School Reform Law You’ve Never Heard Of –WSJ.comFiled under:education— coopmike48 @ 7:43 amEdit ThisDavid Feith: The Radical School Reform Law You’ve Never Heard Of – WSJ.com.With ‘parent trigger,’ families can forcibly change failing schools.
Get Involved- Read Education News « Parents 4 democratic Schools
2010-Nov-12
Get Involved- Read Education News « Parents 4 democratic SchoolsGet Involved- Read Education NewsDaily Education News form Twitterpaper.li organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format. Newspapers can be created for any Twitter user, list or #tag.A great way to stay on top of all that is shared by the people you follow – even if you are not connected 24/7!Coopmike48 Daily: News from all the people I follow on TwitterDamn Good Education Daily: News from ...
School Tech Connect: There's Hope!
2010-Nov-12
School Tech Connect: There's Hope!There's Hope!by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Ok, so thanks to Twitter and @TeacherSabrina and @TeacherReality, I saw this...Popout...which by now everyone has seen.My problem with this wonderfully provocative piece of performance art is that Michelle Rhee and Joel Klein and Arne Duncan and Oprah and Newt will look at a thing like this and say, "See? The schools are so bad that we need to fire more teachers! Only we can turn the tide!"When, in fact, as anyone with ...
Searching for Superguy in Jersey… « School Finance 101
2010-Nov-12
Searching for Superguy in Jersey… « School Finance 101Searching for Superguy in Jersey…by schoolfinance101A short while back I did a post called Searching for Superguy in Gotham. In that post, I tackled the assumption that Superguy was easily identifiable as a hero leader of charter schools – or at least that was one distorted portrayal of Superguy in Waiting for Superman. Now, I should point out here that I really don’t know of anyone actually out there running charter schools ...
Retaliation in Denver Public Schools, Pt. 1 « Failing Schools
2010-Nov-12
Retaliation in Denver Public Schools, Pt. 1 « Failing SchoolsRetaliation in Denver Public Schools, Pt. 1NOVEMBER 12, 2010by SabrinaI wrote this letter about Oakland (PDF) in January, when things really started to become out-of-control tense in my building last year. This is one of over a dozen letters that were written to the teacher’s union (and possibly shared with the DPS administration, though I’m not certain) in an effort to have something done about the negative climate in which we ...
The Educated Reporter: Leaving charters behind in Chicago.
2010-Nov-12
The Educated Reporter: Leaving charters behind in Chicago.Leaving charters behind in Chicago.by Linda PerlsteinLinda Lutton of WBEZ and Sarah Karp of Catalyst Chicago collaborated on a project about the student attrition rate at the city’s charter schools, which is higher than at traditional schools. It is a worthwhile listen and read, given how often people talk about charters “pushing out” or “counseling out” students but rarely have substantive reporting behind those comments.It’s not that the schools portrayed in these pieces ...
Outgoing NYC Chancellor Joel Klein Discusses Leaving, Education Reform (VIDEO)
2010-Nov-12
Outgoing NYC Chancellor Joel Klein Discusses Leaving, Education Reform (VIDEO)Outgoing NYC Chancellor Joel Klein Discusses Leaving, Education Reform (VIDEO)Posted: 11-12-10 01:56 PMWhat's Your Reaction:AmazingInspiringFunnyScaryHotCrazyImportantWeirdRead More: Cathie Black, Joel Klein, New York City Public Schools, New York City Schools Chancellor,Steve Perry, Education News00viewsGet Education Alerts EmailCommentsJoel Klein sat down with Steve Perry Friday to discuss two controversial topics: Education reform, and the announcement Tuesday that he is stepping down as New York City schools chancellor, a position he's held since 2002.Klein, ...
Shanker Blog » GDP: Government, Democracy, Prosperity
2010-Nov-11
Shanker Blog » GDP: Government, Democracy, ProsperityGDP: Government, Democracy, Prosperityby Randall GartonPublic spending has been under relentless attack in the U.S. since before President Ronald Reagan first took office. The notion that “shrinking government” grows the economy, builds character and may even save our immortal souls is now one of the verities of our political discourse: public=bad; private=good. Indeed, it was the central belief uniting Tea Party members during this year’s campaign. Research and experience don’t support this conviction, but ...
Pissed Off Mom: Joel Klein sure has some chutzpa
2010-Nov-10
Pissed Off Mom: Joel Klein sure has some chutzpaJoel Klein sure has some chutzpaI just finished watching Joel Klein's interview on NY1 Inside City Hall. When the question posed to him about Leonie Haimson's comment re: his legacy. He could only call her a propagandist, and having her own agenda. This makes me ill. Klein is the King of propaganda. Playing a shell game with data, making the so called agenda based people sue him on NYS Education Law violations., ...
Five things you may not know about the next schools chancellor | GothamSchools
2010-Nov-10
Five things you may not know about the next schools chancellor | GothamSchoolsFive things you may not know about the next schools chancellorby Maura WalzWhat do we know about Cathie Black?Most of the profiles of her published so far focus on her management style, her similarities to her new boss, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and her lack of substantive experience in education.But other details are beginning to surface. Here are some things we’ve learned so far:This is not the first time
Schools Matter: Formative Assessment and Next-Gen Technotwits
2010-Nov-10
Schools Matter: Formative Assessment and Next-Gen TechnotwitsFormative Assessment and Next-Gen Technotwitsby Kenneth LibbyBelow are some words of caution from Margaret Heritage's paper, "Formative Assessment and Next-Generation Assessment Systems: Are We Losing an Opportunity?":Yet what is striking in current discussions of next-generation assessment systems is that despite the evident connection between the processes involved in formative assessment, which Black and Wiliam identified in their 1998 review, and learning theory, the predominant paradigm for formative assessment in the U.S. persists as one ...
This Week In Education: Thompson: Duncan's Headlong Reform Rush
2010-Nov-9
This Week In Education: Thompson: Duncan's Headlong Reform RushThompson: Duncan's Headlong Reform Rushby john thompsonAccording to the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, SCORE, very few state Race to the Top applications included more than a paragraph discussing how they would implement their promises. Tennessee superintendents, who would execute the proposed reforms, had little knowledge about RttT details or how their districts would be allowed to spend the federal money. Tennessee only had 90 days to help 136 school systems decide ...
Mike Klonsky: Glitter Falling off Mayoral Control of Schools in Chicago
2010-Nov-9
Mike Klonsky: Glitter Falling off Mayoral Control of Schools in ChicagoMike KlonskyEducation writer, blogger, ed activistPosted: November 8, 2010 06:11 PMBIOBecome a FanGet Email AlertsBloggers' IndexGlitter Falling off Mayoral Control of Schools in ChicagoWhat's Your Reaction:AmazingInspiringFunnyScaryHotCrazyImportantWeirdRead More: Arne Duncan , Chicago Public Schools , Mayor Daley , Mayoral Control , School Reform , Education News515viewsGet Education Alerts EmailComments 3Fifteen years ago, Chicago was the first to do it -- turn control of its public schools over to an all-powerful mayor. ...
Queens Teacher: Kids Fight Back Against Testing & Narrowed Curriculum
2010-Nov-12
Queens Teacher: Kids Fight Back Against Testing Narrowed Curriculum. Kids Fight Back Against Testing Narrowed Curriculum by Queens Teacher Popout
Who needs Relevance and Literacy? « My Island View
2010-Nov-11
Who needs Relevance and Literacy? « My Island View. Who needs Relevance and Literacy? by tomwhitby Relevance enables professionals to rise above mediocrity. When I go to a professional for advice or service I have certain expectations. If I go to a Doctor I expect that person would be up to date on the latest procedures [...]
Who needs Relevance and Literacy? « My Island View
2010-Nov-11
Who needs Relevance and Literacy? « My Island View. Who needs Relevance and Literacy? by tomwhitby Relevance enables professionals to rise above mediocrity. When I go to a professional for advice or service I have certain expectations. If I go to a Doctor I expect that person would be up to date on the latest procedures [...]
Cal State OKs 15.5% Tuition Hike – Sacramento News Story – KCRA Sacramento
2010-Nov-10
Cal State OKs 15.5% Tuition Hike Sacramento News Story KCRA Sacramento. Cal State OKs 15.5% Tuition Hike CSU Board Of Trustees Approves Plan POSTED: 11:11 am PST November 10, 2010 Email Print Comments (1) SAN FRANCISCO California State University students are facing more tuition hikes next year. The CSU Board of [...]
Scholastic Gives Kids Free Books for Drinking Sugar-Filled Beverages | Sustainable Food | Change.org
2010-Nov-10
Scholastic Gives Kids Free Books for Drinking Sugar-Filled Beverages Sustainable Food Change.org. Scholastic Gives Kids Free Books for Drinking Sugar-Filled Beverages by Sarah Parsons There are lots of reasons for schools to reward students with shiny, new books — good behavior, A+ papers, and strong attendance records, just to name a few. But offering [...]
Sacramento Press / Hip hop music not the problem, panelists say
2010-Nov-9
Sacramento Press / Hip hop music not the problem, panelists say. Hip hop music not the problem, panelists say by Suzanne Hurt, published on November 9, 2010 at 6:25PM Storyline: Bars Community Tags: aja uranga-foster bars b-smoove business clubs downtown sacramento partnership hip-hop michael benjamin ii mic jordan midtown business association night clubs old sacramento business association sacramento swiff violence [...]
New nutrition rules may be no party for students – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
2010-Nov-8
New nutrition rules may be no party for students Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. New nutrition rules may be no party for students About the writer Jodi Weigand is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review staff writer can be reached at 412-320-7910 or via e-mail. Ways to get us Be a Facebook fan Follow us on Twitter E-mail Newsletters On [...]
solidaridad: Early Education is Key to Raising America Winter 1991
2010-Nov-8
solidaridad: Early Education is Key to Raising America Winter 1991. Early Education is Key to Raising America Winter 1991 by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene A piece I wrote way back in 1991. Obviously, my writing has improved exponentially since then I was in still in Junior College when I wrote this. My politics have [...]
Larry Ferlazzo: Being ‘Transactional’ Versus Being ‘Transformational’ in Schools
2010-Nov-8
Larry Ferlazzo: Being Transactional' Versus Being Transformational' in Schools. Larry Ferlazzo English teacher Posted: November 8, 2010 03:32 PM BIOBecome a Fan Get Email AlertsBloggers' Index Being Transactional' Versus Being Transformational' in Schools What's Your Reaction: AmazingInspiringFunnyScaryHotCrazyImportantWeird Read More: High School High School Staff , James MacGregor Burns , Teacher Development , Teachers ,Education News 0 12views Get [...]