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Sac City School Board to Evaluate Superintendent Tuesday - Rosemont, CA Patch
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Sac City School Board to Evaluate Superintendent Tuesday - Rosemont, CA PatchSac City School Board to Evaluate Superintendent TuesdayThe school board will meet on Monday and Tuesday.By Cody Kitaura...
coopmike48National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- Let's Start With Charter Schools
education.nationaljournal.com - Monday, June 27, 2011"This country is in the midst of the most dynamic education-reform atmosphere I've seen in my tenure in Congress," was the observation of House Education and the Workforce Comm...
leoniehaimsonreform our broken charter school law now! « Parents Across America
parentsacrossamerica.org - Jun 27, 2011 leoniehaimson From SOS New Jersey, an affiliate of Parents Across America, working to reform their state’s charter school laws. These principles should be followed in any state. Refor...
leoniehaimson‘Pilot’ Label Lets Mayor’s Projects Skip City Review
nytimes.com - (Page 2 of 2) In the end, the plazas failed to speed traffic as much as the administration had hoped, but the city made the program permanent, citing fewer accidents involving pedestrians and more ...
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U.S. Teachers’ Hours Among World’s Longest « Larry Miller's Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - U.S. Teachers’ Hours Among World’s Longest « Larry Miller's BlogU.S. Teachers’ Hours Among World’s Longestby millerlf June 25, 2011 Wall Street JournalBy Phil Izzo1,097: Average number of hours U.S...
coopmike48Ed Dept. evaded state law to pay $287,500 to controversial consultant, controller charges
nydailynews.com - Exclusive The city Department of Education evaded state law to pay a controversial consultant $287,500, officials with the city controller's office charge.Even after the Education Department's $20 ...
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Too poor to play? I doubt it.
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Too poor to play? I doubt it.Too poor to play? I doubt it.by Mike KlonskyAs you probably know by now, there's no love lost between me and corporate reformers who dism...
coopmike48Even Without Teacher Layoffs, City Schools Will Still Feel Pain
nytimes.com - New York’s $66 billion budget, which the City Council is set to approve on Tuesday, averted the laying off of thousands of teachers that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had said would be necessary. But ...
mikeklonskyBehind Cuts, Real Faces and Fortunes
nytimes.com - They might be seen as the tiniest of cogs in the vast machinery of municipal government: Selina Sharmin, a Queens librarian by way of Bangladesh, and Estena Powell, a Manhattan park worker by way o...
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Martha Woodall — 'What Happens When Charter Schools Fail' : NPR
npr.org - Enlarge iStockphoto.com Research from Stanford University showed that while Philadelphia had a slightly higher percentage of charter schools outperforming traditional public schools, the city also ...
mikeklonskyChicago Shopping
chicagotribune.com - By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporter 8:57 p.m. CDT, June 27, 2011 Community activists staging a sit-in at Whittier Elementary School got a private meeting with new Chicago schools chief Jean-...
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Too poor to play? I doubt it.
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - As you probably know by now, there's no love lost between me and corporate reformers who dismiss poverty and racism as mere "excuses," used by apologists for failing schools and poor teaching. But...
mikeklonskyStanford report finds good and bad in Pennsylvania charter schools
articles.philly.com - The results were more dismal for cyber charter schools: Students at 100 percent of them performed "significantly worse" than their counterparts in district schools.The report does not identify the ...
mikeklonskyEditorial: Teacher home visits should be voluntary - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - Editorials June 24, 2011 10:16PM Updated: June 26, 2011 2:20AM The notion of Chicago teachers visiting the homes of their students makes perfect sense. A chat in a living room can help cement a key...
mikeklonskyIn the UK, teachers are walking out over pensions. I’m just sayin’. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - I’m just sayin’ is all.Two of the countries biggest teaching unions announced the results of a strike ballot, which will lead to the first teachers’ walkout in three decades. Hundreds of thousands ...
fklonskyNEA RA delegates. Welcome to Chicago. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Many of the 9,000 delegates to the NEA RA are arriving in town. Although the RA doesn’t begin until later this week, there are pre-convention meetings, including the NEA Retired meeting that starts...
fklonskyFor San Diego Schools, a Fear That Larger Classes Will Hinder Learning
nytimes.com - SAN DIEGO — Many in the forefront of what is called the education reform movement — like Bill Gates, the philanthropist, and Arne Duncan, the nation’s education secretary — have attended private sc...
fklonskyCorp. sponsorship of charter schools in exchange for student slots, board seats
schoolingintheownershipsociety.blogspot.com - BATON ROUGE -- Over the objections of some public school advocates, the Louisiana Senate voted 22-16 Monday to allow corporations to sponsor charter schools in exchange for controlling up to half...
mikeklonskyHow standardized testing is being expanded - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - How standardized testing is being expanded - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostHow standardized testing is being expandedBy Valerie Strauss--This was written by Lisa Guisbond, a policy analyst ...
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Blog U.: Blackboard in 2015 - Technology and Learning
insidehighered.com - By Joshua Kim June 27, 2011 9:15 pm EDT 2015: Blackboard is no longer Blackboard. Blackboard will be Microsoft Education Services, or Amazon Education Services, or Tata Education Services, or perha...
coopmike48Food and Culture - a global, collaborative classrooms project
edupln.ning.com - Food is culture - Introducing the newest, most exciting global classrooms project online to date! Join now, and be prepared to get your students engaged, motivated and learning with this platform f...
coopmike48Now There Are Four: Assembly Speeds Two More Charter Bills Through Committee
njspotlight.com - The Assembly yesterday moved two legislative proposals to change how New Jersey’s charter schools are approved and reviewed, but the Senate looks like it won’t be moving so fast. With little discus...
coopmike48Project Based Learning: Explained. - The Educator's PLN
edupln.ning.com - Guys, I have been asked by many school teachers about the endless discussion about institutional listening and video x authentic, which one is better for EFL students?We all know that no publishers...
coopmike48How Social Media made me a better Administrator
edupln.ning.com - We Become what we think about all day long.....Ralph Waldo EmersonHow it All Started:My journey into the social media world all started back in November of 2010. In my first year as an administrat...
coopmike48Punjabi charter school to open in West Sacramento
mercurynews.com - WEST SACRAMENTO -- A new charter school that will teach the language and culture of Punjab is set to open in West Sacramento this fall. The Sacramento Bee reports that the Sacramento Valley Charter...
coopmike48Lowell; What to Do?
saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - I spent two hours at the meeting tonight with SPS staff and Lowell families who are trying desperately to understand what should be done about the massive overcrowding due at Lowell this fall. (T...
coopmike48The last straw: A letter to the Wisconsin State Journal by Grant Petty |
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The last straw: A letter to the Wisconsin State Journal by Grant Petty |The last straw: A letter to the Wisconsin State Journal by Grant PettyI received permission to publish this letter from Grant...
coopmike48Legislature gives Oregon University System freedom from agency status
oregonlive.com - The Oregon University System's quest for more independence and freedom from state regulations cleared its final major hurdle Monday with approval by the House. Senate Bill 242 would end the state a...
coopmike48In the UK, teachers are walking out over pensions. I’m just sayin’. « Fred Klonsky's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - In the UK, teachers are walking out over pensions. I’m just sayin’. « Fred Klonsky's blogIn the UK, teachers are walking out over pensions. I’m just sayin’.by Fred KlonskyI’m just sayin’ is all.Two...
coopmike48Oregon schools failing to give girls equal opportunity to play sports, complaint says
oregonlive.com - Sixty Oregon school districts have been named in a complaint filed with the U.S. Office of Civil Rights for allegedly failing to provide high school girls with equal opportunities as boys to play s...
coopmike48Even Without Teacher Layoffs, City Schools Will Still Feel Pain
nytimes.com - New York’s $66 billion budget, which the City Council is set to approve on Tuesday, averted the laying off of thousands of teachers that Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had said would be necessary. But ...
coopmike48PSSA scores climb for 9th straight year
thenotebook.org - The School District's streak of consecutive years of rising state test scores has grown to nine, with preliminary results released Monday showing modest overall gains of 2-3 percent in reading and ...
coopmike48The intellectually lazy use of “status quo” | EdNewsColorado
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The intellectually lazy use of “status quo” | EdNewsColoradoThe intellectually lazy use of “status quo”by Sabrina Stevens ShupeCross-posted from the ‘Failing Schools’ blogstatus quo: “the state in ...
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At PEP co-locations vote, testiness from both sides of the aisle
gothamschools.org - Chancellor Dennis Walcott addresses audience members at the June PEP meeting. Some members interrupted him in protest. The major item on the agenda at tonight’s Panel for Educational Policy meeting...
coopmike48Preview of “School Choice: Taxpayer-Funded Creationism, Bigotry, and Bias”
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Preview of “School Choice: Taxpayer-Funded Creationism, Bigotry, and Bias”Preview of "School Choice: Taxpayer-Funded Creationism, Bigotry, and Bias"by Rachel TabachnickThe video below is a short pr...
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Fraud & abuse in FL voucher schools « Failing Schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fraud & abuse in FL voucher schools « Failing SchoolsFraud & abuse in FL voucher schoolsJUNE 27, 2011by SabrinaI nearly vomited while reading the Miami New Times’ account of some of the horrors tak...
coopmike48Martha Woodall — 'What Happens When Charter Schools Fail' : NPR
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Martha Woodall — 'What Happens When Charter Schools Fail' : NPRWhat Happens When Charter Schools Fail?by NPR STAFFCharter schools are taxpayer-funded schools that are overseen by their own independ...
coopmike48Jersey Jazzman: "Overpaid Teachers"
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: "Overpaid Teachers""Overpaid Teachers"by Duke1 person liked thisGreat article deconstructing this myth:U.S. census data shows that annual pay for teachers has fallen drastically ove...
coopmike481,000 CPS teachers to be laid off; Emanuel plans to expand teaching academies
catalyst-chicago.org - In the News: 1,000 CPS teachers to be laid off; Emanuel plans to expand teaching academiesPosted By Cassandra West On Monday, June 27, 2011 In In the News Chicago Public Schools officials plan to h...
coopmike48SRBI Intervention Plan for Identifying Varialbles in Science
edupln.ning.com - Guys, I have been asked by many school teachers about the endless discussion about institutional listening and video x authentic, which one is better for EFL students?We all know that no publishers...
coopmike48N.J. Assembly committee approves two charter school bills
nj.com - TRENTON — Two bills clearing the way for more charter schools in New Jersey have been approved by an Assembly committee.One allows non-public schools to be transformed into charter schools.The othe...
coopmike48Video: Local Teacher Gets Inked as Reward for Test Score Gains - The Bay Citizen
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Video: Local Teacher Gets Inked as Reward for Test Score Gains - The Bay CitizenVideo: Local Teacher Gets Inked as Reward for Test Score Gainsby Adithya Sambamurthy, Reyhan HarmanciWith the current...
coopmike48Summer school sapped by LAUSD budget cuts
dailynews.com - Los Angeles Unified's decision to slash summer school offerings because of budget cuts has sent parents and students scrambling for alternatives to fulfill graduation requirements or eke out an aca...
coopmike48More leaked details on facilities plan
thenotebook.org - The School District's preliminary plan for "rightsizing" its facilities calls for as many as two dozen schools to be closed in 2012 and 2013, but William Penn High School is recommended for rebuild...
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LAUSD board's Yolie Flores: School reform worth the struggle
dailynews.com - As Yolie Flores' tenure on the LAUSD Board of Education ends, she begins a new position as chief executive officer of Communities for Teaching Excellence, a new national nonprofit backed by the Bil...
coopmike48Culture and the Achievement Gap
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Culture and the Achievement GapCulture and the Achievement Gap A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Education Testing Service’s Achievement Gap Symposium, which addressed research and solutions fo...
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NEA RA delegates. Welcome to Chicago. « Fred Klonsky's blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NEA RA delegates. Welcome to Chicago. « Fred Klonsky's blogNEA RA delegates. Welcome to Chicago.by Fred KlonskyMany of the 9,000 delegates to the NEA RA are arriving in town. Although the RA doesn’...
coopmike48In Maryland, Thousands of Teachers Getting Schooled on Common Standards - State EdWatch
blogs.edweek.org - Frostburg, Md.Teachers from across northwestern Maryland arrived here Monday on buses and in carpools, many of them lugging thick binders containing the "common standards" recently adopted by their...
coopmike48This Week In Education: Update: Stop Pretending Charters Are All Like KIPP
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Update: Stop Pretending Charters Are All Like KIPPFive Best Blogs: The Biggest Hoax In Education History [image: Therapy] The Biggest Hoax in the History of Federal Educatio...
coopmike48Jersey Jazzman: Charter School Fail
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Jersey Jazzman: Charter School FailCharter School Fail Unaccountable, non-transparent, politically-connected charter schools are corrupt? Who could have imagined? On Monday's *Fresh Air*, *Philadel...
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Join the Coöp « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - Brainstorming Diversity by Development Works Photos Several Coöp members and friends at #ISTE 11 have asked me about the beginning of our work, so I’d like to share out these founders’ reflections ...
coopmike48Would Teachers Unions Embrace For-Profit Education if it Were Unionized? - E.D. Kain - American Times
blogs.forbes.com - EducationJun. 27 2011 - 4:28 pm | 0 views | 0 recommendations |By E.D. KAIN What would the union position be if a for-profit charter chain announced that it would like its workforce to be unionized...
coopmike48Save Our Schools NJ: reform our broken charter school law now! « Parents Across America
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Our Schools NJ: reform our broken charter school law now! « Parents Across AmericaSave Our Schools NJ: reform our broken charter school law now!by leoniehaimsonFrom SOS New Jersey, an affiliat...
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10 REASONS WE CAN’T AFFORD TO CUT EDUCATION SPENDING
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - from the frugal living advice website Cheapest Service.Com | http://bit.ly/jbc58A June 26, 2011 - We hear the outcry on a nearly daily basis, “Cut Taxes,” “ No New Taxes” and it’s true, we all nee...
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Capistrano School Board Rejects Teachers’ Proposal - California Teachers Association
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Capistrano School Board Rejects Teachers’ Proposal - California Teachers AssociationCapistrano School Board Rejects Teachers’ ProposalContact: Vicki Soderberg (949) 463-6951 (cell); vsoderberg@cuea...
coopmike48STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHOUT PASSING EXIT EXAM
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: STUDENTS GRADUATE WITHOUT PASSING EXIT EXAM + SOME NEWPORT-MESA STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GRADUATION – EVEN WITHOUT PASSING EXIT EXAMHIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIO...
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Charter school advocates demand UFT apology but get debate | GothamSchools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Charter school advocates demand UFT apology but get debate | GothamSchoolsCharter school advocates demand UFT apology but get debateby Philissa CramerCharter school parents and advocates protest ou...
coopmike48Schools Matter: "What Research Says About the Effect of Teachers" EWA
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: "What Research Says About the Effect of Teachers" EWA"What Research Says About the Effect of Teachers" EWAby P. L. ThomasEveryone should look closely at this new report from the Edu...
coopmike48N.J. Dems to introduce millionaires' tax
northjersey.com - TRENTON — New Jersey Democrats are moving ahead with a proposal to raise taxes on millionaires. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Paul Sarlo says revenue that the two-year tax generates would go to ...
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Let’er rest… | Connected Principals
connectedprincipals.com - Posted by Amber Teamann on 6/27/11 • Categorized as Leadership Essentials,School Branding Not even out of school for a week and my mind is already churning for the next school year. We have so much...
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No Zeros Until… | Connected Principals
connectedprincipals.com - Several months ago, after much reflection, examination of school data, and conversations with a few teachers, I proclaimed to my staff that I did not want them to assign a zero to any student until...
coopmike48Eight Shifts for Teaching and Learning
ascd.typepad.com - "Our job is not to figure out this phone; it's figuring out connections," said Will Richardson at his #iste11 presentation (available here) outlining eight big shifts already affecting learning in ...
coopmike48Living | College price calculators may not paint complete picture
seattletimes.nwsource.com - When the annual college search season gets under way this fall, parents and students will have a new tool at their disposal.By the end of October, the nation's colleges and universities will be off...
coopmike48What computers do best, what teachers do best — Joanne Jacobs
joannejacobs.com - “There are things that the computer does best and things that teachers do best,” says John Danner, co-founder of Rocketship Education, in a conversation with Liz Willen on the Hechinger Report. Roc...
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| Connected Principals
connectedprincipals.com - Posted by Patrick Larkin on 6/27/11 • Categorized as Best Educational Practices,Distributed Leadership,Leadership EssentialsI am excited to be on a panel with some of the most tech-savvy Principals...
coopmike48Marhsall Vs. Austin: Who Covered It Better? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools Blog
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Marhsall Vs. Austin: Who Covered It Better? - District 299: Chicago Public Schools BlogMarhsall Vs. Austin: Who Covered It Better? [image: image from s.wsj.net]Stephanie Banchero's big story on the...
coopmike48Deputy Assistant Secretary Yudin to Address Education Department’s Teacher Quality Annual Meeting
ed.gov - Event Date 1: June 28, 2011 09:00 am - 11:00 amMichael Yudin, deputy assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education at the U.S. Department of Education, will give remarks at the annual ...
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Homework can only count for 10% of student's grade, new L.A. schools policy decrees - latimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Homework can only count for 10% of student's grade, new L.A. schools policy decrees - latimes.comHomework can only count for 10% of student's grade, new L.A. schools policy decreesThe Los Angeles U...
coopmike48John Thompson: Three Visions of Teaching in the 21st Century - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - John Thompson: Three Visions of Teaching in the 21st Century - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherJohn Thompson: Three Visions of Teaching in the 21st Centuryby Anthony CodyGuest post by Jo...
coopmike48Schools Matter: Bitter Lessons from Chasing Better Tests
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Bitter Lessons from Chasing Better TestsBitter Lessons from Chasing Better Testsby P. L. ThomasIn a New York Times Op-Ed (22 March 2009), E. D. Hirsch Jr. argued, "We do not need to...
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Monday Churn: Key week for DPS
ednewscolorado.org - What’s on tap: MONDAY The state Capital Construction Assistance Board convenes at 8:30 a.m. to consider applications for 2011-12 grants from the Building Excellent Schools Today program. The board ...
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voiceofsandiego.org: Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - voiceofsandiego.org: EducationFact Check: Test Scores at San Diego SchoolsComments | 2:45 pm Statement: "Although funding for San Diego's schools has steadily increased, the students' scores have n...
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Occupying the social space around #ISTE11 « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - from the NWP Hack-Jam at SLASo far I’ve spent my time at #ISTE11 working with and thinking about the Coöp and the National Writing Project (NWP). Yesterday, Paul and I helped facilitate a Hackasaur...
coopmike48Agriculture colleges, extension get budget squeeze
sfgate.com - AP This photo provided June 24, 2011, by Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences shows Richard Stehouwer, associate professor of environmental soil science, performing a chemical analysis wit...
coopmike48NJ Spotlight | Package of Four Controversial Charter Bills To Come Before Assembly
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NJ Spotlight | Package of Four Controversial Charter Bills To Come Before AssemblyPackage of Four Controversial Charter Bills To Come Before AssemblyThe most contentious proposal would give local v...
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San Jose schools scale back summer classes in contrast to wealthier neighbors - San Jose Mercury News
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - San Jose schools scale back summer classes in contrast to wealthier neighbors - San Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose schools scale back summer classes in contrast to wealthier neighborsBy Sharon Noguchisn...
coopmike48CULTURAL ETHNOCENTRISM - The Educator's PLN
edupln.com - Like all of us, educators bring their own cultural beliefs to their schools..Data from the National Research Center reveal that in general, Americans evaluate minority groups more negatively than W...
coopmike48Let them Eat Tests* - The Educator's PLN
edupln.com - Equity [ek-wi-tee]: –noun, plural -ties.1. the quality of being fair or impartial2. a justice according to natural law or right; specifically: freedom from bias or favoritismNew York City is the la...
coopmike48Number of N.J. teachers, administrators decrease by more than 5K in past year
nj.com - TRENTON — State numbers show there were about 4,700 fewer teachers and 600 fewer administrators in New Jersey's public schools this year compared to the year before.The employees quit, retired or w...
coopmike48Local News | Federal cuts sting UW's global-language classes
seattletimes.nwsource.com - For years, the University of Washington's Jackson School of International Relations has taught an ever-changing menu of the hottest languages of the developing world — languages such as Arabic and ...
coopmike48National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- Let's Start With Charter Schools
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- Let's Start With Charter SchoolsLet's Start With Charter Schools"This country is in the midst of the most dynamic education-reform atmosphere I've se...
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Maine Governor OKs Study to Define “Employee”
wepartypatriots.com - Jun 2011 27 In January, after aboloshing the Task Force set up to investigate Employee Misclassification, Maine Governor Paul LePage vowed to create one definition of “employee” in the state over w...
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Repealing Rules Helps Colleges but Hurts Students
americanprogress.org - Fixing New Higher Education Regulations Requires Compromise, Not RetractionSOURCE: AP/Charles Dharapak H.R. 2117, recently passed by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and introduce...
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A Look at Summer Learning Loss «
eyeonearlyeducation.org - June 27, 2011 by Irene Sege Photo: Pre-K Now Another school year comes to a close, and another summer begins. So it’s timely that the Rand Corporation has released “Making Summer Count,” a comprehe...
coopmike48Danielson on evaluating teachers — Joanne Jacobs
joannejacobs.com - Charlotte Danielson, who developed a respected Framework for Teaching, talks to Rick Hess about teacher evaluation. It’s easy to do evaluation badly, she says. I was contacted early on by a large u...
coopmike48PBS Launches New Resource For Teachers Today | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - PBS Launches New Resource For Teachers Today | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...PBS Launches New Resource For Teachers Today PBS Learning Media is launching today. This is how they describe i...
coopmike48Rise & Shine: For principals, wide discretion on what gets credit
gothamschools.org - by Philissa Cramer What counts for course credit varies widely from school to school, especially in gym classes. (Times) A memo at Flushing High School shows a grade floor and many chances for make...
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Fixing Our Bizarre School Governance System | California Progress Report
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Fixing Our Bizarre School Governance System | California Progress ReportFixing Our Bizarre School Governance Systemby meganBy Peter SchragAmong the classic examples of California’s convoluted gover...
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Today in Labor History—June 27
modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/today-in-labor-historyjune-27.html"; Emma Goldman, Union Square, NY, urging workers to take Direct ActionEmma Goldman's Magazine, Mother EarthJun...
coopmike48This Week In Education: Video: Matt Lauer Queries NJ Gov. Over "Harsh" Response
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - This Week In Education: Video: Matt Lauer Queries NJ Gov. Over "Harsh" ResponseVideo: Matt Lauer Queries NJ Gov. Over "Harsh" Response Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about ...
coopmike48The reform pretenders - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The reform pretenders - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostThe reform pretendersBy Valerie Strauss--This was written by Carol Corbett Burris, the principal of South Side High School in New York....
coopmike48Danger zone for deferrals? | Thoughts on Public Education
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Danger zone for deferrals? | Thoughts on Public EducationDanger zone for deferrals?ShareMore delayed payments may push districts over edgePosted on 6/27/11 • Categorized as State BudgetBy John Fens...
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Court restores child care for working poor
californiawatch.org - woodley wonderworks/Flickr The State of California agreed last week to preserve child care services for low-income parents, ending a six-month court battle that was sparked when former Gov. Arnold ...
coopmike48Chicago Protest By Parents Begins Again | Engaging Parents In School...
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Chicago Protest By Parents Begins Again | Engaging Parents In School...“Native American Student Achievement Linked to Parental Involvement” Native American Student Achievement Linked to Parental In...
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Notes from the news, June 27
thenotebook.org - Confidential document lists dozens of possible closings, consolidations The Notebook blog The Notebook received a document dated March 18, 2011 with school listings describing possible closing and ...
coopmike48Disappointment With ISTE « Cooperative Catalyst
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Disappointment With ISTE « Cooperative CatalystDisappointment With ISTEby johntspencer1 person liked this1. The Social Vacuum: ISTE can easily slip into a technophiliac dystopia, where no one talks...
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NYC Educator: Time to Teach
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - NYC Educator: Time to TeachTime to Teachby NYC EducatorChancellor Dennis Walcott, in his infinite wisdom, has decreed that today will be a full teaching day. Now don't get me wrong--I actually like...
coopmike48Schools Matter: Brooklyn Ascend Brought to Earth by Former Teacher, Part 2
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: Brooklyn Ascend Brought to Earth by Former Teacher, Part 2Brooklyn Ascend Brought to Earth by Former Teacher, Part 2by Jim HornThis is the second email that I received from Emily Ke...
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLESWEEKEND QUOTABLESby Mike KlonskyAustin Poly's first graduating class.Austin Poly H.S. junior Deandre JoyceThe spring protest over the teachers’ firin...
coopmike48Modern School: No Capitalist Left Behind in Louisiana
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Modern School: No Capitalist Left Behind in LouisianaNo Capitalist Left Behind in Louisiana The Louisiana Senate recently voted 22-16 to allow corporations to sponsor charter schools in exchange fo...
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