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The Goalie vs. Our Worst Nightmare - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard #nn11
2011-Jun-17
The Goalie vs. Our Worst Nightmare - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's BlackboardThe Goalie vs. Our Worst NightmareJun 17th, 2011 by Lily.I’m at the Netroots Nation convention. I spoke at an open discussion on doing the right thing for our students. The audience included passionate activists in health care, justice, the environment, education, retirement protection, unions, you name it.There was palpable frustration with President Obama. There were lots of questions for me regarding Education Secretary Arnie Duncan and his policies to ...
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Radical Expansion of School Choice in Wisconsin Budget - E.D. Kain - American Times - Forbes
2011-Jun-16
Radical Expansion of School Choice in Wisconsin Budget - E.D. Kain - American Times - ForbesRadical Expansion of School Choice in Wisconsin BudgetJun. 16 2011 - 4:36 pm | 93 views | 0 recommendations | 0 commentsMajor changes are coming to the Wisconsin public school system, as the Wisconsin Senate prepares to pass Gov. Scott Walker’s budget and radically expand the state’s school voucher programs. What was once a program limited to Milwaukie will now be open to more and ...
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L.A. Unified to spend $20 million on parent centers - latimes.com
2011-Jun-16
L.A. Unified to spend $20 million on parent centers - latimes.comL.A. Unified to spend $20 million on parent centersA historic one-room schoolhouse became the backdrop Thursday for a parent-involvement initiative that includes spending $20 million to upgrade or add parent centers across the Los Angeles Unified School District.The unveiling is part of a pronounced effort by the last two district superintendents to reshape and increase parent involvement. Some parent leaders have questioned the sincerity or at least the competency of ...
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Radical Expansion of School Choice in Wisconsin Budget - E.D. Kain - American Times - Forbes
2011-Jun-16
Radical Expansion of School Choice in Wisconsin Budget - E.D. Kain - American Times - ForbesRadical Expansion of School Choice in Wisconsin BudgetJun. 16 2011 - 4:36 pm | 93 views | 0 recommendations | 0 commentsMajor changes are coming to the Wisconsin public school system, as the Wisconsin Senate prepares to pass Gov. Scott Walker’s budget and radically expand the state’s school voucher programs. What was once a program limited to Milwaukie will now be open to more and ...
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L.A. Unified to spend $20 million on parent centers - latimes.com
2011-Jun-16
L.A. Unified to spend $20 million on parent centers - latimes.comL.A. Unified to spend $20 million on parent centersA historic one-room schoolhouse became the backdrop Thursday for a parent-involvement initiative that includes spending $20 million to upgrade or add parent centers across the Los Angeles Unified School District.The unveiling is part of a pronounced effort by the last two district superintendents to reshape and increase parent involvement. Some parent leaders have questioned the sincerity or at least the competency of ...
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U.S. Education Spending and Performance vs. The World [INFOGRAPHIC]
2011-Jun-16
U.S. Education Spending and Performance vs. The World [INFOGRAPHIC].
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Schools Matter: Momentum Growing for Save Our Schools Conference and March
2011-Jun-16
Schools Matter: Momentum Growing for Save Our Schools Conference and MarchMomentum Growing for Save Our Schools Conference and Marchby Jim HornPlease plan to join us for the SOS events in DC at the end of July -- sign up at: http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/FRUSTRATED EDUCATORS AIM TO BUILD GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTEducation Week -- June 15, 2011By Erik W. RobelenThousands of educators, parent activists, and others are expected to convene in the heat and humidity of Washington next month for a march protesting the current ...
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Stop blaming teachers for poor student performance - baltimoresun.com
2011-Jun-16
Stop blaming teachers for poor student performance - baltimoresun.comStop blaming teachers for poor student performanceEducational activist says Baltimore City Council should be commended for supporting event that questions high-stakes testingShare32Comments2By Myles B. Hoenig12:45 p.m. EDT, June 15, 2011The Baltimore City Council, spurred by Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, deserves praise for its resolution endorsing the Save Our Schools March and National Call to Action, to be held in Washington, D.C., on July 30. This march, and the national attention it brings ...
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900 school boards and counting want to opt out of No Child Left Behind | The Washington Independent
2011-Jun-16
900 school boards and counting want to opt out of No Child Left Behind | The Washington Independent(Flickr Creative Commons/Editor B)900 school boards and counting want to opt out of No Child Left BehindBy Mikhail Zinshteyn | 06.15.11 | 6:04 pm0 CommentsShareA school board in Virginia has voted unanimously to leave No Child Left Behind, which would mean joining a bevy of other boards across the country in sending a resolution to Sec. of Education Arne Duncan asking for the ...
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Queens Teacher: Teachers As Temps
2011-Jun-15
Queens Teacher: Teachers As TempsTeachers As Tempsby Queens TeacherThe Corporate Dream: Teachers as TempsA Black Agenda Radio commentaryby Glen FordAs Democrats hustle to shovel a billion dollars into President Obama’s campaign coffers – making promises to rich people and their corporations every step of the way – America’s billionaires are spending even more money to seize control of the nation’s public schools. Although super-wealthy capitalists like Microsoft’s Bill Gates, fellow computer mogul Michael Dell, real estate magnate Eli Broad, and ...
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This Week In Education: Thompson: "No Excuses" Supe Blames Everyone Else
2011-Jun-14
This Week In Education: Thompson: "No Excuses" Supe Blames Everyone ElseThompson: "No Excuses" Supe Blames Everyone ElseThe Broad Center proclaims that "the superintendent is responsible for the education of every student in the district," and poverty must not be blamed as an "excuse." So, how did the former superintendent of the Broad Academy deal with the data on school violence provided by the Philadelphia Inquirer’s year-long series on the mayhem in the city’s schools? According to published reporters, Superintendent Arlene ...
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Vouchers and charters not the only school reform solution | The Washington Independent
2011-Jun-14
Vouchers and charters not the only school reform solution | The Washington IndependentVouchers and charters not the only school reform solutionBy Mikhail Zinshteyn | 06.14.11 | 2:33 pm0 CommentsShareNot all initiatives geared toward improving student performance and school competitiveness have to do with punitive benchmarks and the threat of charters or vouchers plucking pupils and tax dollars away.Districts can also sponsor change internally, leaning on new interactive media platforms to break outdated modes of learning while preparing students for a ...
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Schools Matter: New Report Offers Withering Critique of MA Plan to Evaluate Teachers Based on MCAS Scores
2011-Jun-14
Schools Matter: New Report Offers Withering Critique of MA Plan to Evaluate Teachers Based on MCAS ScoresNew Report Offers Withering Critique of MA Plan to Evaluate Teachers Based on MCAS Scoresby Jim HornPlease share widely: Flawed Massachusetts Teacher Evaluation Proposal Risks Further Damage to Teaching and Learning By the Massachusetts Working Group on Teacher Evaluation of the National Center for Fair Open Testing Full Report2 Page Executive Summary For immediate release, Tuesday, June 14, 2011NEW REPORT: STATE PROPOSAL WOULD IMPOSE ...
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No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | Federal Education Policy History
2011-Jun-14
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | Federal Education Policy HistoryNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB; P.L 107-110; 115 Stat. 1425) on January 8, 2002. NCLB is a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The original ESEA was 32 pages long; NCLB is 670 pages long.The full text of the No Child Left Behind Act is accessible in the window below, and ...
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KOCH OUT News | www.kochwatch.org
2011-Jun-13
News | www.kochwatch.orgThink Progress: After David Koch Leaves NIH Board, NIH Hands Down Long-Delayed Classification Of Top Koch Pollutant As A Carcinogen *-By Lee Fang* *June 11, 2011-* Large manufacturers and chemical producers have lobbiedferociously to stop the National Institutes of Health from classifying formaldehyde as a carcinogen. A wide body of research has linked the chemical to cancer, but ...Crooks Liars: Koch to Palin/Murkowski: Lower our royalties or jobs go away *-By karoli * *June 11, 2011-* Well, here's ...
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Modern School: Duncan to End NCLB by Executive Decree (Not)
2011-Jun-13
Modern School: Duncan to End NCLB by Executive Decree (Not)Duncan to End NCLB by Executive Decree (Not)by Michael DunnEducation Secretary Arne Duncan has pissed off Republicans by saying that he would relax NCLB requirements by executive order. Republicans are not concerned that NCLB will be going away (because it won’t). Rather, they simply don’t like Democrats or anything they do, even when they do the exact same things Republicans do. In this case, it’s a great opportunity to make the ...
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President Obama, We Were There When You Needed Us - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
2011-Jun-13
President Obama, We Were There When You Needed Us - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherPresident Obama, We Were There When You Needed Usby Anthony CodyIt has been a year and a half since I wrote an open letter to President Obama, and started a project called Teachers' Letters to Obama. Back in December of 2009, I sent a package of 107 letters to the President and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (downloadable here).Sadly, there has been no change ...
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Diane Ravitch: We need to fix the economy to fix education - Education - Salon.com
2011-Jun-13
We need to fix the economy to fix education - Education - Salon.comWe need to fix the economy to fix educationDiane Ravitch's position gains support from a new study that suggests job losses affect student performanceBY DAVID SIROTAJack Miller/dianeravitch.comDiane RavitchIn the intensifying debate over the future of education, two camps seem to be emerging. On one side, there are people like New York University professor/former Deputy U.S. Education Secretary Diane Ravitch who argue that larger social ills such as poverty, ...
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Confessions of an Urban Principal/Vampires « City School Stories
2011-Jun-13
Chapter Ten: June « City School StoriesConfessions of an Urban Principal/Vampiresby Frank MurphyThis book provides a first hand account of the life of an urban elementary school principal in the era of No Child Left Behind. On Monday and Wednesday, I post an installment of the current month’s chapter. The complete text for previous chapters can be found listed under Categories.The names of all students and parents who are described in this story have been altered in order to protect ...
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Is the Mayor Listening? « InterACT
2011-Jun-12
Is the Mayor Listening? « InterACTIs the Mayor Listening?by ACT Guest Blog PostsToday’s guest blog post on InterACT comes once again from Lisa Alva, a National Board Certified Teacher at Roosevelt High School in Los Angeles. (Lisa recently shared a post with us regarding the “Job One” panelconvened as part of NBC’s Education Nation programming). While some large cities have experimented withmayoral control of schools, the approach in Los Angeles Unified School District has been to try out mayoral control ...
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Jim Owens: School is Out: Let Your Education Begin! - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
2011-Jun-12
Jim Owens: School is Out: Let Your Education Begin! - Living in Dialogue - Education Week TeacherJim Owens: School is Out: Let Your Education Begin!by Anthony CodyTeacher Jim Owens was chosen by the 435 graduating seniors at Gainesville High School to address them and their families, and delivered this speech to an audience of 5,000 on June 5, 2011.Testing. Testing 1,2. Just like school, no? Always testing. Can you hear me in the cheap seats? Look at you! You're radiant. ...
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Arne Duncan's 'Plan B' May Leave 'No Child' Behind : NPR
2011-Jun-12
Arne Duncan's 'Plan B' May Leave 'No Child' Behind : NPRArne Duncan's 'Plan B' May Leave 'No Child' Behindby NPR STAFF AND WIRESSecretary of Education Arne Duncan is signaling that he's prepared to give public schools relief from federal mandates under No Child Left Behind if Congress does not pass the law's long-awaited overhaul and re-authorization this year."This is absolutely plan B," Duncan told reporters during an embargoed conference call on Friday. "The prospect of doing nothing is what I'm ...
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Michelle Rhee Anti-Union views on Wisconsin
2011-Jun-12
Michelle Rhee is anti-union right-winger, she tells fox news that she supports Scott Walker decision to remove the rights of public employees to collectively baragin.
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Bravo, Joel! | Billionaires for Educational Reform
2011-Jun-12
Bravo, Joel! | Billionaires for Educational ReformBravo, Joel!by SmellingtonI say, it’s bold of Joel to write this piece, pointing out how billionaires have managed to influence the politicians to finally represent their point of view in education. For too long, it’s been, “Oh, how can we help the rabble?” and “Oh, we aren’t spending enough on the bootless and unhorsed.” Now, finally, we’re seeing a return to traditional values, favoring the rich, and showing the little urchins how to best ...
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» More on the “student loan” SWAT raid at Stockton, CA - Blogger News Network
2011-Jun-12
» More on the “student loan” SWAT raid at Stockton, CA - Blogger News NetworkMore on the “student loan” SWAT raid at Stockton, CAPosted on June 11th, 2011by jonjayray in All NewsRead 561 times.I originally posted a report on this on EDUCATION WATCH, on 9th. I headed the story: “CA: An education Dept. SWAT raid???”. I added the subhead: “SWAT teams have become America’s Taliban. They can brutalize you without trial and on suspicion only. Now even the Education Dept. ...
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Education Secretary May Agree to Waivers on ‘No Child’ Law Requirements - NYTimes.com
2011-Jun-12
Education Secretary May Agree to Waivers on ‘No Child’ Law Requirements - NYTimes.comEducation Secretary May Agree to Waivers on ‘No Child’ Law Requirements Facing a clamor from state school officials to waive substantial parts of No Child Left Behind, Arne Duncan may use his executive authority to free states from the law’s centerpiece requirement.The Texas Tribune: A Lightning Rod on U.T. Board, Regent Is Not Deterred Alex Cranberg, a regent for the University of Texas for less than six months, ...
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“Reformers, please listen to what parents want for schools” | Engaging Parents In School...
2011-Jun-12
“Reformers, please listen to what parents want for schools” | Engaging Parents In School...CNN Interview With New National PTA President CNN has just published a good interview with the new National PTA President. Check it out at New National PTA president Betsy Landers: ‘We cannot balance the budget on the backs of families and children.’“Immigration law makes school officials uneasy” Immigration law makes school officials uneasy is the headline of a local Alabama newspaper story giving more details about the ...
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Schools Matter: Poverty=failure
2011-Jun-11
Schools Matter: Poverty=failurePoverty=failureby skrashenPoverty = FailurePublished in the USC Trojan Family Magazine Summer, 2011The deck preceding the stimulating interview with gaming experts ("Deep play," Spring 2011) announced that online games "may help salvage our failing schools." The experts interviewed made an excellent case for games, but our schools are "failing" for only one reason: Poverty.Studies show that American students from well-funded schools who come from middle-class families outscore students in nearly all other countries on international tests. Our average scores ...