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Hide9.0New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education
2011-Jun-23nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education - US National Science Foundation (NSF)New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM EducationWith funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council reports on effective approaches in teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematicsRecommendations include devoting adequate instructional time and resources for K-5th grade science.Credit and Larger VersionJune 23, 2011From educators to leaders in industry, there is broad agreement that ...Hide9.8Daily Kos: The Fourth Amendment is at risk
2011-Jun-23Daily Kos: The Fourth Amendment is at riskThe Fourth Amendment is at riskby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)and along with it the continuation of our liberal democracy. If you have any doubt, I strongly urge you to readFree to Search and Seize, an op ed in today's New York Times by David K. Shipler.He begins by recounting a number of the things that have, despite the lessons we had in theory learned in the 1970s, limited the reach of the Fourth Amendment, actions ...Hide9.0Former employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief | Get Schooled
2011-Jun-22Former employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief | Get SchooledFormer employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief10:26 pm June 21, 2011, by Maureen DowneyMany of you are already commenting on the latest AJC story on the ongoing drama at APS over who knew what in the CRCT cheating scandal and who covered for whom.The newest story is complex, and I would recommend that you read it in full.In quick summary, an employee charged with sexual harassment later ...Hide10.0DATELINE: THIRD-WORLD AMERICA by Ed Murrieta
2011-Jun-22Dateline: Third-World AmericabyEd MurrietaI used to run into Dale Maharidge in the Sacramento Bee newsroom after midnight in the 1980s. We bitched about editors and talked about hobos.A "bum reporter," as one of his Bee editors backhandedly called him, Maharidge and photographer Michael S. Williamson worked seemingly full-time through the '80s, much of it on their own dime, documenting the journey of America's dispossessed and working poor for the Bee, Life magazine and their own books.I knew hobos, having grown ...Hide9.0Eastern Michigan faculty side with teachers' unions, refuse to work in Detroit schools | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
2011-Jun-22Eastern Michigan faculty side with teachers' unions, refuse to work in Detroit schools | Detroit Free Press | freep.comEastern Michigan faculty side with teachers' unions, refuse to work in Detroit schoolsEmergency manager Roy Roberts BY DAVID JESSE ANDCHASTITY PRATT DAWSEYDETROIT FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITERSFILED UNDERLocal NewsCity Of DetroitAs Eastern Michigan University's Board of Regents voted Tuesday to take part in a new school district to reform Michigan's worst performing schools, faculty leaders promised not to do any work in Detroit ...Hide10.0AGING POPULATION REQUIRES BROADER HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND POLICIES
2011-Jun-22CLASP: Policy Solutions That Work for Low-Income PeopleAGING POPULATION REQUIRES BROADER HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND POLICIESNew Paper Finds Number of High School Students Shrinking, Makes Case for Increasing Number of Adults and Nontraditional Students Earning Postsecondary Education and Credentials(Washington, D.C.) – Just as the nation’s economy is demanding that more workers have some postsecondary education or training, the traditional source of such workers – high school graduates – is leveling off and even declining in some states. A new paper ...Hide9.0Detroit Education Reform: Few Details Emerge On Michigan College Promise
2011-Jun-21Detroit Education Reform: Few Details Emerge On Michigan College PromiseDetroit Education Reform: Few Details Emerge On Michigan College PromiseFirst Posted: 06/21/11 06:25 PM ET Updated: 06/21/11 06:34 PM ETWhen Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) presented sweeping reforms to Detroit's -- and, eventually, Michigan's -- schools on Monday, he accompanied the news of the drastic plan to create a new authority for the city's lowest-performing schools with a promise."We're going to launch a major initiative to raise resources from the business ...Hide9.0Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: At Netoots Nation
2011-Jun-21Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: At Netoots NationAt Netoots Nationby Mike KlonskyFrustration with the administrationThat's what I found at the Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis last week. Lots of mostly-young, progressive, media-savvy activists, union members, staffers and educators, pissed off and frustrated at the administration's perceived abandonment of their issues and values since 2008.I almost felt pity for White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer, whose speed rapped, scripted responses to tough questions from Kaili Joy Gray of the Daily Kos and ...Hide10.0Our Schools Are Not Broken: The Problem is Poverty--by Stephen Krashenyellow tulips
2011-Jun-21yellow tulipsOur Schools Are Not Broken: The Problem is Poverty--by Stephen KrashenPresident Obama should replace Arne Duncan with Stephen Krashen as Secretary of Education; Krashen's analysis is accurate and insightful. I've included some key highlights from Stephen Krashen's speech entitled: "Our Schools Are Not Broken: The Problem is Poverty--by Stephen Krashen" originally given as the commencement speech at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Lewis and Clark College on June 5, 2011To hear the full speech, begin at 34:34 ...Hide9.0Schools Matter: Christie Continues Efforts to Kill Public Education in NJ
2011-Jun-20Schools Matter: Christie Continues Efforts to Kill Public Education in NJChristie Continues Efforts to Kill Public Education in NJby Jim HornHT to Stan Karp: There's a new superintendent in townJoan Whitlow, Star Ledger, 6.18.11State politics will affect Anderson more than most supers because Newark is a state-controlled district. Gov. Chris Christie has been pushing charter schools, vouchers and, more recently, the privatization of public schools. Mayor Cory Booker has inserted himself into the district's business. Although Booker lacks any legal ...Hide9.0National Conference to Fight Back for Public Education « Fred Klonsky's blog
2011-Jun-20National Conference to Fight Back for Public Education « Fred Klonsky's blogNational Conference to Fight Back for Public Educationby Fred KlonskyA group of dedicated teachers, retirees, PSRPs and other champions of public education. We will democratize the Chicago Teacher\’s Union and turn it into an organization that fights on behalf of its members and the students we teach.via National Conference to Fight Back for Public Education.Hide10.0Voucher schools have created a separate, unequal system - JSOnline
2011-Jun-20Voucher schools have created a separate, unequal system - JSOnlineVoucher schools have created a separate, unequal systemJournal Sentinel filesA special-education teacher helps a student read a lunch menu at Audubon Middle School in Milwaukee in this file photo.e-mailprintBy Courtney Bowie, Karyn Rotker, Jeffrey Spitzer-ResnickJune 18, 2011 |(22) COMMENTSRelated CoveragePolice pay reform saved $283,000; state budget would scrap itWisconsin unions try to battle backBail group touts job potentialAlan J. Borsuk: Hardship puts formidable hurdles on the path to scholastic achievementEugene Kane: ...Hide10.0A Glut of New Reports Raise Doubts About Obama's Teacher Agenda - Dana Goldstein
2011-Jun-20A Glut of New Reports Raise Doubts About Obama's Teacher Agenda - Dana GoldsteinA Glut of New Reports Raise Doubts About Obama's Teacher AgendaAlthough much of the Obama administration's education reform agenda promotes test score-based teacher evaluation and pay, the tide seems to be significantly turning against such policies, at least among wonks and academics. Last week the National Academies of Science published a synthesis of 10 years worth of research on 15 American test-based incentive programs, finding they demonstrated ...Hide10.0Gaston Caperton: The Educational Crisis of Young Men of Color
2011-Jun-20Gaston Caperton: The Educational Crisis of Young Men of ColorGaston Caperton: The Educational Crisis of Young Men of Colorfrom Education on The Huffington Post by Gaston CapertonSince this nation was founded over two centuries ago, there has been nearly constant tension between tradition and evolution. Yet over the years, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, the forces of progress have haltingly advanced, and continue to do so today. After all, just fifty years ago businesses still hung ...Hide9.0Civics education report: The sky is falling….again! - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
2011-Jun-20Civics education report: The sky is falling….again! - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostCivics education report: The sky is falling….again!By Valerie Strauss--This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a monthly column on education for the Marin Independent Journal.By Mark PhillippsMedia responses to educational reports have become predictably semi-hysterical, simplistic, and taken to invalid conclusions. So it was with the recent report from the Department of Education:Hide9.0Teacher's fight to renew visa a first for Oakland
2011-Jun-19Teacher's fight to renew visa a first for OaklandTeacher's fight to renew visa a first for OaklandStephanie Rice, Special to The ChronicleSaturday, June 18, 2011PrintE-mailShareComments (122)Font | Size: 46MORE EDUCATIONStanford students can opt for time-outs 06.13.11Community college system looking into online fees 06.12.11Grand jury deems College of San Mateo's gym OK 06.08.11A decade ago, Evelyn Francisco was one of many teachers recruited from the Philippines and other countries by the Oakland Unified School District at a time when qualified math ...Hide10.0Viewpoints: School, partners a great fit in getting kids in shape
2011-Jun-19Viewpoints: School, partners a great fit in getting kids in shape - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento BeeViewpoints: School, partners a great fit in getting kids in shapeShare By John CastroSpecial to The BeePublished: Sunday, Jun. 19, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 5EAs a teacher, I see the impact physical activity has on the health and academic success of my students, which is why I believe all California schools must prioritize physical activity. Schools should require a ...Hide10.0Charter Schools Statistics – Maybe Not What You Thought | Lefty Parent
2011-Jun-18Charter Schools Statistics – Maybe Not What You Thought | Lefty ParentCharter Schools Statistics – Maybe Not What You Thoughtby Cooper ZaleCharter schools have become such a flash point in the U.S. Educational debate and a real red flag of sorts for a lot of progressive folks who see the “charter school movement” (as some supporters frame it) as forwarding a more conservative anti-union, pro-privatization agenda. I, as a progressive (I’m calling myself “left-libertarian” these days) and advocate for “many ...Hide9.3And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
2011-Jun-18And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostAnd now a new standardized testing scandalby Valerie StraussI can’t get away from it.Even on vacation, on a small island off the west coast of Florida, the local news tells me about a cheating scandal on the state’s main standardized test.According to various Florida media outlets, 14 counties have been ordered by state officials to look for cheating on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, ...Hide10.0Battle Erupts Over the Future of Special Education - The Bay Citizen
2011-Jun-18Battle Erupts Over the Future of Special Education - The Bay CitizenBattle Erupts Over the Future of Special EducationTensions rise as district plans to shutter a Bayview school, with more cutbacks on the wayTEXT SIZE A A ABy TREY BUNDY on June 18, 2011 - 10:21 a.m. PDT1 CommentPrintAdithya Sambamurthy/The Bay CitizenShelley Lobell, founder and executive director of the Erikson School, works with her students to move school supplies into storage on Wednesday, June 15, 2011A plan to close a ...Hide9.8Greatest Hits :: Sabrina Stevens Shupe
2011-Jun-18Who I Am :: Sabrina Stevens ShupeGreatest Hits"Please Stop!": The 5 Dumbest Tropes in the EdReform Debate"Rhee the Reformer: A Cautionary Tale"A Letter to Arne DuncanDemagogues vs. Democracy: False Choices in Urban School ReformDon't Hate, Collaborate! (Or, having fun while doing 'serious' learning)Goin' Whole HogHow Do Successful School Systems Treat Teachers?Introducing…the Corporate Reform Action Pack!The George Burns School of Public PolicyWhat does it mean to be well-educated?What you didn't hear on Oprah yesterday (Part I)What you didn't hear on Oprah ...Hide9.0Lily & Thom Hartmann Talk Education @ Netroots - Lily's Blackboard – #nn11
2011-Jun-18Lily Thom Hartmann Talk Education @ Netroots - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's BlackboardLily Thom Hartmann Talk Education @ NetrootsJun 18th, 2011 by LilysBlackboard.“Children are 100 percent of our future”…Thom Hartmann talks to Lily Esklsen at the Netroots Nation Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.shareshareshareshareHide9.0The Goalie vs. Our Worst Nightmare - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard #nn11
2011-Jun-17The 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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New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education
2011-Jun-23
nsf.gov - National Science Foundation (NSF) News - New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM Education - US National Science Foundation (NSF)New Report Offers Roadmap for Success in K-12 STEM EducationWith funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Research Council reports on effective approaches in teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematicsRecommendations include devoting adequate instructional time and resources for K-5th grade science.Credit and Larger VersionJune 23, 2011From educators to leaders in industry, there is broad agreement that ...
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Daily Kos: The Fourth Amendment is at risk
2011-Jun-23
Daily Kos: The Fourth Amendment is at riskThe Fourth Amendment is at riskby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)and along with it the continuation of our liberal democracy. If you have any doubt, I strongly urge you to readFree to Search and Seize, an op ed in today's New York Times by David K. Shipler.He begins by recounting a number of the things that have, despite the lessons we had in theory learned in the 1970s, limited the reach of the Fourth Amendment, actions ...
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Former employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief | Get Schooled
2011-Jun-22
Former employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief | Get SchooledFormer employee alleges cheating cover-up by APS school chief10:26 pm June 21, 2011, by Maureen DowneyMany of you are already commenting on the latest AJC story on the ongoing drama at APS over who knew what in the CRCT cheating scandal and who covered for whom.The newest story is complex, and I would recommend that you read it in full.In quick summary, an employee charged with sexual harassment later ...
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DATELINE: THIRD-WORLD AMERICA by Ed Murrieta
2011-Jun-22
Dateline: Third-World AmericabyEd MurrietaI used to run into Dale Maharidge in the Sacramento Bee newsroom after midnight in the 1980s. We bitched about editors and talked about hobos.A "bum reporter," as one of his Bee editors backhandedly called him, Maharidge and photographer Michael S. Williamson worked seemingly full-time through the '80s, much of it on their own dime, documenting the journey of America's dispossessed and working poor for the Bee, Life magazine and their own books.I knew hobos, having grown ...
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Eastern Michigan faculty side with teachers' unions, refuse to work in Detroit schools | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
2011-Jun-22
Eastern Michigan faculty side with teachers' unions, refuse to work in Detroit schools | Detroit Free Press | freep.comEastern Michigan faculty side with teachers' unions, refuse to work in Detroit schoolsEmergency manager Roy Roberts BY DAVID JESSE ANDCHASTITY PRATT DAWSEYDETROIT FREE PRESS EDUCATION WRITERSFILED UNDERLocal NewsCity Of DetroitAs Eastern Michigan University's Board of Regents voted Tuesday to take part in a new school district to reform Michigan's worst performing schools, faculty leaders promised not to do any work in Detroit ...
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AGING POPULATION REQUIRES BROADER HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND POLICIES
2011-Jun-22
CLASP: Policy Solutions That Work for Low-Income PeopleAGING POPULATION REQUIRES BROADER HIGHER EDUCATION FUNDING AND POLICIESNew Paper Finds Number of High School Students Shrinking, Makes Case for Increasing Number of Adults and Nontraditional Students Earning Postsecondary Education and Credentials(Washington, D.C.) – Just as the nation’s economy is demanding that more workers have some postsecondary education or training, the traditional source of such workers – high school graduates – is leveling off and even declining in some states. A new paper ...
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Detroit Education Reform: Few Details Emerge On Michigan College Promise
2011-Jun-21
Detroit Education Reform: Few Details Emerge On Michigan College PromiseDetroit Education Reform: Few Details Emerge On Michigan College PromiseFirst Posted: 06/21/11 06:25 PM ET Updated: 06/21/11 06:34 PM ETWhen Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) presented sweeping reforms to Detroit's -- and, eventually, Michigan's -- schools on Monday, he accompanied the news of the drastic plan to create a new authority for the city's lowest-performing schools with a promise."We're going to launch a major initiative to raise resources from the business ...
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: At Netoots Nation
2011-Jun-21
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: At Netoots NationAt Netoots Nationby Mike KlonskyFrustration with the administrationThat's what I found at the Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis last week. Lots of mostly-young, progressive, media-savvy activists, union members, staffers and educators, pissed off and frustrated at the administration's perceived abandonment of their issues and values since 2008.I almost felt pity for White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer, whose speed rapped, scripted responses to tough questions from Kaili Joy Gray of the Daily Kos and ...
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Our Schools Are Not Broken: The Problem is Poverty--by Stephen Krashenyellow tulips
2011-Jun-21
yellow tulipsOur Schools Are Not Broken: The Problem is Poverty--by Stephen KrashenPresident Obama should replace Arne Duncan with Stephen Krashen as Secretary of Education; Krashen's analysis is accurate and insightful. I've included some key highlights from Stephen Krashen's speech entitled: "Our Schools Are Not Broken: The Problem is Poverty--by Stephen Krashen" originally given as the commencement speech at the Graduate School of Education and Counseling, Lewis and Clark College on June 5, 2011To hear the full speech, begin at 34:34 ...
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Schools Matter: Christie Continues Efforts to Kill Public Education in NJ
2011-Jun-20
Schools Matter: Christie Continues Efforts to Kill Public Education in NJChristie Continues Efforts to Kill Public Education in NJby Jim HornHT to Stan Karp: There's a new superintendent in townJoan Whitlow, Star Ledger, 6.18.11State politics will affect Anderson more than most supers because Newark is a state-controlled district. Gov. Chris Christie has been pushing charter schools, vouchers and, more recently, the privatization of public schools. Mayor Cory Booker has inserted himself into the district's business. Although Booker lacks any legal ...
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National Conference to Fight Back for Public Education « Fred Klonsky's blog
2011-Jun-20
National Conference to Fight Back for Public Education « Fred Klonsky's blogNational Conference to Fight Back for Public Educationby Fred KlonskyA group of dedicated teachers, retirees, PSRPs and other champions of public education. We will democratize the Chicago Teacher\’s Union and turn it into an organization that fights on behalf of its members and the students we teach.via National Conference to Fight Back for Public Education.
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Voucher schools have created a separate, unequal system - JSOnline
2011-Jun-20
Voucher schools have created a separate, unequal system - JSOnlineVoucher schools have created a separate, unequal systemJournal Sentinel filesA special-education teacher helps a student read a lunch menu at Audubon Middle School in Milwaukee in this file photo.e-mailprintBy Courtney Bowie, Karyn Rotker, Jeffrey Spitzer-ResnickJune 18, 2011 |(22) COMMENTSRelated CoveragePolice pay reform saved $283,000; state budget would scrap itWisconsin unions try to battle backBail group touts job potentialAlan J. Borsuk: Hardship puts formidable hurdles on the path to scholastic achievementEugene Kane: ...
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A Glut of New Reports Raise Doubts About Obama's Teacher Agenda - Dana Goldstein
2011-Jun-20
A Glut of New Reports Raise Doubts About Obama's Teacher Agenda - Dana GoldsteinA Glut of New Reports Raise Doubts About Obama's Teacher AgendaAlthough much of the Obama administration's education reform agenda promotes test score-based teacher evaluation and pay, the tide seems to be significantly turning against such policies, at least among wonks and academics. Last week the National Academies of Science published a synthesis of 10 years worth of research on 15 American test-based incentive programs, finding they demonstrated ...
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Gaston Caperton: The Educational Crisis of Young Men of Color
2011-Jun-20
Gaston Caperton: The Educational Crisis of Young Men of ColorGaston Caperton: The Educational Crisis of Young Men of Colorfrom Education on The Huffington Post by Gaston CapertonSince this nation was founded over two centuries ago, there has been nearly constant tension between tradition and evolution. Yet over the years, from the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement, the forces of progress have haltingly advanced, and continue to do so today. After all, just fifty years ago businesses still hung ...
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Civics education report: The sky is falling….again! - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
2011-Jun-20
Civics education report: The sky is falling….again! - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostCivics education report: The sky is falling….again!By Valerie Strauss--This was written by Mark Phillips, professor emeritus of secondary education at San Francisco State University and author of a monthly column on education for the Marin Independent Journal.By Mark PhillippsMedia responses to educational reports have become predictably semi-hysterical, simplistic, and taken to invalid conclusions. So it was with the recent report from the Department of Education:
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Teacher's fight to renew visa a first for Oakland
2011-Jun-19
Teacher's fight to renew visa a first for OaklandTeacher's fight to renew visa a first for OaklandStephanie Rice, Special to The ChronicleSaturday, June 18, 2011PrintE-mailShareComments (122)Font | Size: 46MORE EDUCATIONStanford students can opt for time-outs 06.13.11Community college system looking into online fees 06.12.11Grand jury deems College of San Mateo's gym OK 06.08.11A decade ago, Evelyn Francisco was one of many teachers recruited from the Philippines and other countries by the Oakland Unified School District at a time when qualified math ...
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Viewpoints: School, partners a great fit in getting kids in shape
2011-Jun-19
Viewpoints: School, partners a great fit in getting kids in shape - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento BeeViewpoints: School, partners a great fit in getting kids in shapeShare By John CastroSpecial to The BeePublished: Sunday, Jun. 19, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 5EAs a teacher, I see the impact physical activity has on the health and academic success of my students, which is why I believe all California schools must prioritize physical activity. Schools should require a ...
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Charter Schools Statistics – Maybe Not What You Thought | Lefty Parent
2011-Jun-18
Charter Schools Statistics – Maybe Not What You Thought | Lefty ParentCharter Schools Statistics – Maybe Not What You Thoughtby Cooper ZaleCharter schools have become such a flash point in the U.S. Educational debate and a real red flag of sorts for a lot of progressive folks who see the “charter school movement” (as some supporters frame it) as forwarding a more conservative anti-union, pro-privatization agenda. I, as a progressive (I’m calling myself “left-libertarian” these days) and advocate for “many ...
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And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
2011-Jun-18
And now a new standardized testing scandal - The Answer Sheet - The Washington PostAnd now a new standardized testing scandalby Valerie StraussI can’t get away from it.Even on vacation, on a small island off the west coast of Florida, the local news tells me about a cheating scandal on the state’s main standardized test.According to various Florida media outlets, 14 counties have been ordered by state officials to look for cheating on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, or FCAT, ...
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Battle Erupts Over the Future of Special Education - The Bay Citizen
2011-Jun-18
Battle Erupts Over the Future of Special Education - The Bay CitizenBattle Erupts Over the Future of Special EducationTensions rise as district plans to shutter a Bayview school, with more cutbacks on the wayTEXT SIZE A A ABy TREY BUNDY on June 18, 2011 - 10:21 a.m. PDT1 CommentPrintAdithya Sambamurthy/The Bay CitizenShelley Lobell, founder and executive director of the Erikson School, works with her students to move school supplies into storage on Wednesday, June 15, 2011A plan to close a ...
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Greatest Hits :: Sabrina Stevens Shupe
2011-Jun-18
Who I Am :: Sabrina Stevens ShupeGreatest Hits"Please Stop!": The 5 Dumbest Tropes in the EdReform Debate"Rhee the Reformer: A Cautionary Tale"A Letter to Arne DuncanDemagogues vs. Democracy: False Choices in Urban School ReformDon't Hate, Collaborate! (Or, having fun while doing 'serious' learning)Goin' Whole HogHow Do Successful School Systems Treat Teachers?Introducing…the Corporate Reform Action Pack!The George Burns School of Public PolicyWhat does it mean to be well-educated?What you didn't hear on Oprah yesterday (Part I)What you didn't hear on Oprah ...
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Lily & Thom Hartmann Talk Education @ Netroots - Lily's Blackboard – #nn11
2011-Jun-18
Lily Thom Hartmann Talk Education @ Netroots - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's BlackboardLily Thom Hartmann Talk Education @ NetrootsJun 18th, 2011 by LilysBlackboard.“Children are 100 percent of our future”…Thom Hartmann talks to Lily Esklsen at the Netroots Nation Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota.shareshareshareshare
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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 ...