nypost.com - The e-mail box runneth over with bad tidings. Teachers are reporting that cheating is rampant in New York City schools -- and they claim principals are the culprits. The reports are responding to m...
golocalprov.com - Email to a friend PermalinkTuesday, May 31, 2011Stephen Beale, GoLocalProv News Editor A Central Falls principal who has been on administrative leave all year is taking the school district to cou...
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,May 16, 2011, was a dark day in the history of New York state. On that date, the New York State Board of Regents, once known for careful deliberation and the integrity of its standards...
nytimes.com - TEN years ago, Congress adopted the No Child Left Behind legislation, mandating that all students must be proficient in reading or mathematics by 2014 or their school would be punished. ...
blog.al.com - By Larry LeeThough her office door was closed, Jackie Ergle struggled to maintain her composure. Her lip quivered, her voice got shaky, and she blinked several times to stem the tears. None of this...
thenotebook.org - The School Reform Commission passed a budget that was roundly criticized by a roomful of students, parents, advocates and others for cutting essential services like full-day kindergarten and most f...
golocalprov.com - Email to a friend PermalinkTuesday, May 31, 2011Stephen Beale, GoLocalProv News Editor A second union in the Central Falls School District has held a vote of no confidence in Superintendent Franc...
nasspblogs.org - "There are three kinds of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics."--Mark Twain The release of the 2009 PISA results this past week has created quite a stir and has provided ample fodder for public s...
blog.aflcio.org - Wall Street and congressional Republicans are working overtime trying to prevent implementation of the Wall Street Reform law, which would help prevent the abuses that created the recent financial ...
ibtimes.com - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said Japanese government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company had underestimated the risks a tsunami can cause to the nuclear installations in the ...
defendwisconsin.org - Republican lawmakers voted Tuesday to trim taxes for corporations and investors while further cutting tax credit programs for the working poor. The Joint Finance Committee also voted to shut down t...
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - How do we know? Ty Fahner told us soFahnerUnder pressure from hundreds of thousands of people (including me) who made phone calls and sent emails, IL legislators pulled the plug on a bill that woul...
blog.angryasianman.com - Today, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, issued a statement commending President Obama on his success in confirming Asian Pacific Americans to the federa...
hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:41 am, June 1, 2011 Photo Credits: American Academy of Pediatrics, Immigration Discrimination The Justice Department today reached a settlement agreement with the American Academy of...
npr.org - Enlarge Alex Wong/Getty Images When Words Go Wild: Nathan J. Marcisz of Marion, Ind., thinks about an answer during last year's Scripps National Spelling Bee. Contestants often stumble over foreign...
coolcatteacher.blogspot.com - tweetmeme_url = 'http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/06/daily-education-technology-news-for.html'; tweetmeme_source = 'coolcatteacher'; Top 75 Apps for Enhancing Your F...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Before Writing A Protest Poem [Peace to Gil] | The Jose VilsonBefore Writing A Protest Poem [Peace to Gil]by JoseGil Scott-HeronBeautiful Sunday. Driving with my family back to NYC after my brother...
nbcchicago.com - Richard Daley, Ex-Mayor, (Another) New Job Former Mayor Richard Daley has landed a job with the firm that helped negotiate Chicago's parking meter deal. Daley will be "of counsel" to Katten Muchin ...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Congressional Voting RecordClick here to download the 2010 Voting Record This past year the nation continued to see unprecedented economic and fiscal challenges the likes of which had not been seen...
news.firedoglake.com - The Case-Shiller home price index sits at its lowest level since the housing bubble popped in 2006. Prices continue to spiral downward and there’s not much hope that they will stabilize anytime soo...
nytimes.com - Running for governor in 2009, Chris Christie vowed to become “New Jersey’s No. 1 clean-energy advocate.” That was a hollow promise. As governor, Mr. Christie proceeded to cut all the money for the ...
camajorityreport.com - By Kaitilin Gaffney Two weeks ago, I was in Victoria, British Columbia, standing in line on a historic downtown dock, waiting for an order of fish and chips. In the rain. For a long time. It was...
whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release May 31, 2011 Today, President Obama will announce his intent to nominate John Bryson as the Secretary of U.S. Department of Comme...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Is the U.S. Doing Teacher Reform All Wrong? Lessons from Finland and Shanghai - Dana GoldsteinIs the U.S. Doing Teacher Reform All Wrong? Lessons from Finland and Shanghaiby Dana Goldsteincross-pos...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Cal Students Rally in Support of DREAM Act | California Progress ReportCal Students Rally in Support of DREAM Actby kaldveerBy Major TianStudent groups at the University of California system are ca...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Michelle Rhee and the Machine - E.D. Kain - American Times - ForbesMichelle Rhee and the Machineby E.D. KainMichelle Rhee’s brash style and take-no-prisoners approach to school reform in D.C. won h...
huffingtonpost.com - When it comes to reforming America's schools, is bigger always better?I've been wondering about that question since watching a recent episode of Treme, the HBO series set in post-Katrina New Orlean...
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A compilation of news articles about charter schools which have been charged with, or are highly suspected of, tampering with admissions, grades, attendance and testing; misuse of funds and embezzlement; engaging in nepotism and conflicts of interest; engaging in complicated and shady real estate deals; and/or have been engaging in other questionable, unethical, borderline-legal, or illegal activities. This is also a record of charter school instability and other unsavory tidbits.
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“Film Story” Is A Very Impressive Site
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Film Story is an interactive site where you can search for theatrical films
by geographical location, history or science subject, historical era, and
film ...
Waiting For The Testing Tide To Turn
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Diane's got a post up about the NYDOE encouraging its teachers to lie to
students about the purpose of a new test they're running in June.
It's a field t...
Sacramento Music Scene Archives: Party of 1999
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Building archives of local music scene history for SacTV.com has generated
a whole new world of adventure. It helps that I happened to take a lot of
vide...
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Pedro Noguera
*"The way we are now as a country, not only aren't we living up to the
Brown decision, we're not even living up the Plessy v. Ferguson ...
The States: More Bully Politics of Education Reform
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From South Carolina to New Jersey to Wisconsin—and all across the
U.S.—universal public education is under assault by the bully politics of
education refor...
NY State Ed Dept: Lie to Students
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As you may know, there has been growing parent dissatisfaction about the
amount of testing that their children are subjected to. initially, the
tests and t...
‘Qualities of mind and heart’ - by Kathryn Baron
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For nearly two-and-a-half centuries Americans have fought and died to
protect the nation’s fragile democracy. From the earliest days of the
Union, the foun...
A Whole Month Left (A Freewrite)
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“You’re going to miss us!” “Yes, I’m going to miss bothering the heck out
of you!” I mean, why do students think we’re actually going to spend our
off time...
a thought about the Florida voter purge
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let's presume I am a US Citizen who has been voting regularly and legally.
Let's further presume I receive one of the notices informing me that the
state...
“Anything has to be better than this…”
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From the discussion on Diane Ravtich’s blog on “reforms” to special
education compliance… putkidzfirst Diane, I’m a sped teacher who believes
the focus on ...
Horace Mann & Compulsory Schooling
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I have continued to ponder why school for kids continues to be compulsory
(with the requisite coercion) while most everything else we do in America
(except...
Quick Hits (5.25.12) – Graduation Edition
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Promises kept. Twelve years ago, a Georgia businessman made a promise to
first graders that he would send them to college. This year, they’re taking
him up...
Les Miserables at CAPA – it almost didn't happen
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I had the privilege of seeing *Les Miserables* at Philadelphia's High
School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Thursday night.
I've seen *Les Miz* ...
Deception by NYSED about the state field tests?
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There's lots of controversy about next month's NY state field tests, and
due to be given next month in all public schools statewide, in certain
grades and ...
The Flipped Class: Students Talk
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"There is no one-size fits all in education,
but as teachers,
we always can benefit from observing and listening to our students." Results from Student Sat...
It's Principal Firing Season in DC Public Schools!
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Written By Candi Peterson
Recently letters were sent out to DC Public Schools principals notifying
them whether their yearly contract as a principal will ...
Labor Leader Paves Way for Teacher Concessions
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The region’s most powerful labor leader says the school district and the
teachers union must sit down immediately to forge a solution that avoids
more than...
'The New Jim Crow'
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The manufactured school "crisis" we are living through may have much to learn from the "crime" and "drug" crisis that has built prisons instead of schools, t...
From Isolation, to Collaboration, to Leadership
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This guest blog post comes to InterACT from Cate Kruse Schroeder, a
bilingual-kindergarten teacher from San Jose, CA. A member of Accomplished
California ...
Educational (in)Equity Part 3
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This week we were going to highlight some data from our Ready Middle Schools Project, but it seems more pertinent to comment on the recent articles by the Ex...
Growing Bill Looms for School Repairs
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San Diego Unified has pushed back its plans to fix up aging schools because
of financial woes and the desire to get other things done first. That will
cost...
Kids These Days
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The Occupy movement continues to grow...globally! Here in Sacramento,
Cesar Chavez Park remains the center of Occupy activity, with protesters
saying the...
Sacramento Scoop is on Vacation
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Sacramento Scoop is taking an end of summer break. We hope you will enjoy
some of our previous posts and we will be back soon.
Is This Really Fair CPS?
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The Chicago Public Schools want to give teachers a 2% raise for 29% more
hours. For a beginning teacher this is $3.08 an hour. That’s considerably
less t...
My Review of Freshwaterboys by Adam Schuitema
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Well, Litstack went live on Monday and my first review went live today. You
can find my review of Adam Schuitema's wonderful collection of short storiesh...
Todo el mundo ama los Viernes
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Everyone loves Fridays. My office is filled with the sounds of “Happy
Friday!” and “Thank God it’s Friday!” and other festive Friday greetings.
Monday is...
The Ghost in the (Learning) Machine
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So, David’s initial concern was that some people come to MOOC’s without the
requisite knowledge they need to really advance. That’s not a denial of the
imp...
10 Years of Blogging: Time for a Change and a Book
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So last week it marked 10 years since my first blog post, a full decade of
writing and sharing online. As I’ve said many times before, it’s been an
amazing...
College & Careers, No More Cuts! (Video)
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Governor Cuomo is proposing a $1.5 billion cut to public school funding,
the largest cut in New York State History. In this entry to the Alliance
for Quali...
It's really great that every now and then I ca...
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It's really great that every now and then I can make a statement on a
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