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Damn Good Education Daily
2011-Jan-13
Damn Good Education DailyDamn Good Education DailyOn Faith Panelists Blog: This is a moment for courage, reflection onfaith.washingtonpost.com - After Saturday's tragic shooting in Tucson, some have pointed the finger at inflammatory political rhetoric. Many singled out Sarah Palin's now-infamous "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!" tweet and...mariashriverThe Best Posts Articles Explaining Why Schools Should Not Be Run Like Businesses larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jan 12 2011 Larry Ferlazzo It’s not uncommon to hear that our schools need to be run more like ...
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Jindal Proposes business-operated charter schools | thenewsstar.com | The News Star
2011-Jan-13
Jindal Proposes business-operated charter schools | thenewsstar.com | The News StarJindal Proposes business-operated charter schoolsBY MIKE HASTEN • MHASTEN@GANNETT.COM • JANUARY 13, 2011 Comments (6) Recommend Print this page E-mail this article ShareType Size A A ANext Page1 | 2BATON ROUGE — Louisiana businesses could start their own charter schools that give preference to children of their employees under legislation to be proposed by Gov. Bobby Jindal.The governor surprised state lawmakers Wednesday in announcing at the Louisiana Association of Business ...
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The Hype About Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey - Technorati Politics
2011-Jan-13
The Hype About Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey - Technorati PoliticsThe Hype About Governor Chris Christie of New JerseyAuthor: Ismaila GoudiabyPublished: January 12, 2011 at 1:57 pmShareThe arrogance of Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is beyond belief. I was watching him today on Morning Joe, still defending his decision to go on vacation to Florida while his state was about to get hit by a massive snow storm.His argument remains that he made to his kids a promise ...
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NYC Teacher Stats to Go Public, Plus D.C.'s Michelle Rhee Gets (More) Political - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
2011-Jan-13
NYC Teacher Stats to Go Public, Plus D.C.'s Michelle Rhee Gets (More) Political - Hit Run : Reason Magazine: "NYC Teacher Stats to Go Public, Plus D.C.'s Michelle Rhee Gets (More) PoliticalKatherine Mangu-Ward | January 12, 2011New York teachers have been suing to keep their performance stats on the QT, but a judge ruled this week that value-added data, which compares student test score at the beginning and end of their time in a teacher's classroom to rate her performance, ...
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States' Rights and States' Wrongs on School Reform - TIME
2011-Jan-13
States' Rights and States' Wrongs on School Reform - TIMEStates' Rights and States' Wrongs on School ReformBy Andrew J. RotherhamGetty ImagesCommentPrintEmailReprintsFacebookTwitterMORE0diggStates are the toast of Washington again. Tea Partiers and the incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives idealize them. When Congress read the U.S. Constitution last week, the 10th Amendment — the one reserving power to the states — was an applause line. Of course, celebrating states and localism is nothing new. More than 150 years ago, Alexis ...
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Preschool is absent from Daniels' education agenda | The Indianapolis Star | IndyStar.com
2011-Jan-13
Preschool is absent from Daniels' education agenda | The Indianapolis Star | IndyStar.comPreschool is absent from Daniels' education agendaExperts say funding for early ed is crucial; GOP says state can't afford major pushGov. Mitch Daniels and legislative leaders are pushing a multifaceted plan for education reform, but experts say a crucial ingredient is missing: early childhood learning.Instead, Daniels' reform priorities, which lawmakers will debate in the coming weeks, aim to evaluate teachers and principals based on student performance, allow parents ...
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NJ Spotlight | Star School Reformer’s Quick NJ Stop Leaves People Talking
2011-Jan-13
NJ Spotlight | Star School Reformer’s Quick NJ Stop Leaves People TalkingStar School Reformer’s Quick NJ Stop Leaves People TalkingMichelle Rhee's celebrity turn in Trenton, a statement of solidarity or a distraction from Christie’s controversial education record? print | email | shareBy John Mooney, January 13 in Education |1 CommentCredit: (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)Was Michelle Rhee’s high-profile visit to Trenton this week a powerful statement that puts New Jersey in the national forefront of school change? Or was it a political ...
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“A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator” | Engaging Parents In School...
2011-Jan-13
“A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator” | Engaging Parents In School...“A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator” A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator is a nice, short audio slideshow from the National Education Association. Take two minutes of your time to check it out…New Book On Parent Engagement A Cord of Three Strands: A New Approach to Parent Engagement in Schools is a new book being published by Harvard Education Press in ...
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Meet Daniel Hernández: Giffords’ Intern with Nerves of Steel – Hispanic PR Blog
2011-Jan-13
Meet Daniel Hernández: Giffords’ Intern with Nerves of Steel – Hispanic PR BlogMeet Daniel Hernández: Giffords’ Intern with Nerves of Steel01/13/2011in HISPANIC CULTURE NEWSDaniel Hernández, 20, comes off as a soft-spoken, intelligent young man. But it was his steel and calm — literally under fire — that saved Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life.In an interview with Fox News Latino, Hernández spoke about Saturday’s tragedy and opened up about himself and his family. The tale of Hernández running towards the gunfire amid ...
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Rendell assails proposed school-voucher plan - Philly.com
2011-Jan-13
Rendell assails proposed school-voucher plan - Philly.comRendell assails proposed school-voucher planJanuary 12, 2011|By Dan Hardy, Inquirer Staff WriterGov. Rendell urged his successor Tuesday to not cut education spending in the state's next budget, and came out against a proposed voucher program that would help low-income students from low-performing schools attend either private schools or public schools in other districts.After touting Pennsylvania's top-10 national ranking in a report released Tuesday by Education Week, Rendell said at a news conference that there ...
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Damn Good Education Daily
2011-Jan-13
Damn Good Education DailyDamn Good Education DailyOn Faith Panelists Blog: This is a moment for courage, reflection onfaith.washingtonpost.com - After Saturday's tragic shooting in Tucson, some have pointed the finger at inflammatory political rhetoric. Many singled out Sarah Palin's now-infamous "Don't Retreat, Instead - RELOAD!" tweet and...mariashriverThe Best Posts Articles Explaining Why Schools Should Not Be Run Like Businesses larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Jan 12 2011 Larry Ferlazzo It’s not uncommon to hear that our schools need to be run more like ...
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Jindal Proposes business-operated charter schools | thenewsstar.com | The News Star
2011-Jan-13
Jindal Proposes business-operated charter schools | thenewsstar.com | The News StarJindal Proposes business-operated charter schoolsBY MIKE HASTEN • MHASTEN@GANNETT.COM • JANUARY 13, 2011 Comments (6) Recommend Print this page E-mail this article ShareType Size A A ANext Page1 | 2BATON ROUGE — Louisiana businesses could start their own charter schools that give preference to children of their employees under legislation to be proposed by Gov. Bobby Jindal.The governor surprised state lawmakers Wednesday in announcing at the Louisiana Association of Business ...
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The Hype About Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey - Technorati Politics
2011-Jan-13
The Hype About Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey - Technorati PoliticsThe Hype About Governor Chris Christie of New JerseyAuthor: Ismaila GoudiabyPublished: January 12, 2011 at 1:57 pmShareThe arrogance of Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey is beyond belief. I was watching him today on Morning Joe, still defending his decision to go on vacation to Florida while his state was about to get hit by a massive snow storm.His argument remains that he made to his kids a promise ...
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NYC Teacher Stats to Go Public, Plus D.C.'s Michelle Rhee Gets (More) Political - Hit & Run : Reason Magazine
2011-Jan-13
NYC Teacher Stats to Go Public, Plus D.C.'s Michelle Rhee Gets (More) Political - Hit Run : Reason Magazine: "NYC Teacher Stats to Go Public, Plus D.C.'s Michelle Rhee Gets (More) PoliticalKatherine Mangu-Ward | January 12, 2011New York teachers have been suing to keep their performance stats on the QT, but a judge ruled this week that value-added data, which compares student test score at the beginning and end of their time in a teacher's classroom to rate her performance, ...
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States' Rights and States' Wrongs on School Reform - TIME
2011-Jan-13
States' Rights and States' Wrongs on School Reform - TIMEStates' Rights and States' Wrongs on School ReformBy Andrew J. RotherhamGetty ImagesCommentPrintEmailReprintsFacebookTwitterMORE0diggStates are the toast of Washington again. Tea Partiers and the incoming Republican majority in the House of Representatives idealize them. When Congress read the U.S. Constitution last week, the 10th Amendment — the one reserving power to the states — was an applause line. Of course, celebrating states and localism is nothing new. More than 150 years ago, Alexis ...
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Preschool is absent from Daniels' education agenda | The Indianapolis Star | IndyStar.com
2011-Jan-13
Preschool is absent from Daniels' education agenda | The Indianapolis Star | IndyStar.comPreschool is absent from Daniels' education agendaExperts say funding for early ed is crucial; GOP says state can't afford major pushGov. Mitch Daniels and legislative leaders are pushing a multifaceted plan for education reform, but experts say a crucial ingredient is missing: early childhood learning.Instead, Daniels' reform priorities, which lawmakers will debate in the coming weeks, aim to evaluate teachers and principals based on student performance, allow parents ...
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NJ Spotlight | Star School Reformer’s Quick NJ Stop Leaves People Talking
2011-Jan-13
NJ Spotlight | Star School Reformer’s Quick NJ Stop Leaves People TalkingStar School Reformer’s Quick NJ Stop Leaves People TalkingMichelle Rhee's celebrity turn in Trenton, a statement of solidarity or a distraction from Christie’s controversial education record? print | email | shareBy John Mooney, January 13 in Education |1 CommentCredit: (Governor's Office/Tim Larsen)Was Michelle Rhee’s high-profile visit to Trenton this week a powerful statement that puts New Jersey in the national forefront of school change? Or was it a political ...
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“A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator” | Engaging Parents In School...
2011-Jan-13
“A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator” | Engaging Parents In School...“A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator” A Day in the Life of a Parent Coordinator is a nice, short audio slideshow from the National Education Association. Take two minutes of your time to check it out…New Book On Parent Engagement A Cord of Three Strands: A New Approach to Parent Engagement in Schools is a new book being published by Harvard Education Press in ...
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Meet Daniel Hernández: Giffords’ Intern with Nerves of Steel – Hispanic PR Blog
2011-Jan-13
Meet Daniel Hernández: Giffords’ Intern with Nerves of Steel – Hispanic PR BlogMeet Daniel Hernández: Giffords’ Intern with Nerves of Steel01/13/2011in HISPANIC CULTURE NEWSDaniel Hernández, 20, comes off as a soft-spoken, intelligent young man. But it was his steel and calm — literally under fire — that saved Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life.In an interview with Fox News Latino, Hernández spoke about Saturday’s tragedy and opened up about himself and his family. The tale of Hernández running towards the gunfire amid ...
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Rendell assails proposed school-voucher plan - Philly.com
2011-Jan-13
Rendell assails proposed school-voucher plan - Philly.comRendell assails proposed school-voucher planJanuary 12, 2011|By Dan Hardy, Inquirer Staff WriterGov. Rendell urged his successor Tuesday to not cut education spending in the state's next budget, and came out against a proposed voucher program that would help low-income students from low-performing schools attend either private schools or public schools in other districts.After touting Pennsylvania's top-10 national ranking in a report released Tuesday by Education Week, Rendell said at a news conference that there ...
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The Answer Sheet - Are more high-stakes tests inevitable? A teacher says 'no'
2011-Jan-13
The Answer Sheet - Are more high-stakes tests inevitable? A teacher says 'no'Are more high-stakes tests inevitable? A teacher says 'no'This was written by educator Anthony Cody, who taught science for 18 years in inner-city Oakland and now works with a team of science teacher-coaches that supports novice teachers. He is a National Board-certified teacher and an active member of the Teacher Leaders Network. This post appeared on his Education Week Teacher blog, Living in Dialogue. By Anthony Cody There ...
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Gates' 'value-added' study is full of holes
2011-Jan-13
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Gates' 'value-added' study is full of holesGates' 'value-added' study is full of holesby Mike Klonsky"Slightly better than a coin toss" A study released last month by the Gates Foundation supposedly offered up “some of the strongest evidence to date of the validity of ‘value-added’ analysis.” VAA makes the claim that teachers' effectiveness can be reliably estimated by gauging their students' progress on standardized tests. But Jesse Rothstein,an economist at UC Berkeley, argues that the analyses in ...
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Modern School: Left Wing Sellout in Chicago?
2011-Jan-12
Modern School: Left Wing Sellout in Chicago?Left Wing Sellout in Chicago?by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dunn)When the Caucus of Rank and File Educators (CORE) took over the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) last year, many teachers were hopeful that things would change, especially the horrible policies of Arne Duncan and the collaborationist policies of the old school CTU. CORE includes many leftists, including members of the International Socialist Organization and they campaigned on a platform of fighting against the attacks on teachers, layoffs ...
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Modern School: Texas Anti-Immigration Hysteria
2011-Jan-12
Modern School: Texas Anti-Immigration HysteriaTexas Anti-Immigration Hysteriaby noreply@blogger.com (Michael Dunn)Just when you thought Arizona had usurped Texas’ standing as the most xenophobic state in the nation, Texas has come back with a host of proposed new anti-immigrant legislation, including one that requires public schools to collect and maintain a “blacklist of undocumented students.” Because schools cannot oust children based on their residency status, the law is mostly toothless. However, it will likely ratchet up the climate of bigotry and intimidation ...
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School Tech Connect: This Is How It's Done
2011-Jan-12
School Tech Connect: This Is How It's DoneThis Is How It's Doneby effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)Ok this is like, weird. It’s a Democrat sounding like a Democrat. It’s Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge), and he can barely use his voice but that doesn’t stop him from standing up. He talks about how the minority party was totally on-message during the debate-- they were all about job-killing this, job-killing that, and how everyone’s going to decamp to Indiana and Missouri if we temporarily ...
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From LAUSD to New York City Public School and everything in between: A NATIONAL SCANDAL OF EPIC PROPORTIONS by Susan Lee Schwartz Part 2 - Perdaily.com
2011-Jan-12
From LAUSD to New York City Public School and everything in between: A NATIONAL SCANDAL OF EPIC PROPORTIONS by Susan Lee Schwartz Part 2 - Perdaily.comFrom LAUSD to New York City Public School and everything in between: A NATIONAL SCANDAL OF EPIC PROPORTIONS by Susan Lee Schwartz Part 2by Leonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post) Ordinary people who believe in the law of the land ...