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K12NN on MOMocrats Podcast: The Battle in Seattle — Four Women Run for School Board

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K12NN on MOMocrats Podcast: The Battle in Seattle — Four Women Run for School Board:K12NN on the MOMocrats Podcast: The Battle in Seattle — Four Women Run for School Boardby cynthiaListen to internet radio with MOMocrats on Blog Talk RadioOn Wednesday, September 28, 2011, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills joined me for a lively Blog Talk Radio podcast with four women running for school board in Bill Gates’ backyard up in Seattle. Sharon Peaslee, Michelle Buetow, Kate Martin and Marty ... more »

Funding Results: Class Size Reduction - K-3 (CA Dept of Education)

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Funding Results: Class Size Reduction - K-3 (CA Dept of Education):Funding ResultsClass Size Reduction - K-3Note: Recipients and funding amounts are subject to budget and administrative adjustments.Kindergarten and Grades One through Three Class Size Reduction Program apportionment letters, schedules, and other fiscal details regarding funding information for fiscal year 2011-12.Program Questions: Rebecca Lee, e-mail: relee@cde.ca.gov, tel. 916-324-4533Fiscal Questions: Rebecca Lee, e-mail: relee@cde.ca.gov, tel. 916-324-4533ApportionmentsAdvance ApportionmentLetter of the Advance A... more »

Educate So Hard, Michael Bloomberg Wanna Fine Me [Article in EdWeek] | The Jose Vilson

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Educate So Hard, Michael Bloomberg Wanna Fine Me [Article in EdWeek] | The Jose Vilson:Educate So Hard, Michael Bloomberg Wanna Fine Me [Article in EdWeek]by JoseJay-ZExcerpt:As in any other subculture, rap aficionados argue about which rapper has produced the most impressive output. Jay-Z has cited Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., and 2Pac as “greats”—and his career is often compared with theirs. The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac met untimely deaths in 1997, so comparisons are limited. But Nas’ “Illmatic” is considered one ... more »

State looks into loss of funds by start-up charter schools | EdSource Extra!

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State looks into loss of funds by start-up charter schools | EdSource Extra!:State looks into loss of funds by start-up charter schoolsSeptember 27th, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Louis FreedbergNow closed Sacramento charter school advertises for students on opening day last fall Photo by Louis Freedberg(EdSource) – The California Department of Education is looking into the loss of upwards of “tens of millions of dollars” in federal and state funds from start-up charter schools that either never opened or failed after ... more »

Schools Matter: John Huggenthal, Dangerous Racist Fool

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Schools Matter: John Huggenthal, Dangerous Racist Fool:John Huggenthal, Dangerous Racist Foolby Jim HornWith every brief and successive generation of Tea Party spokesmen and nutjob officials, particularly in Arizona, the current ones make the previous ones seem like lily-livered liberals. If Ronald Reagan were alive today, for instance, he would have to run as a socialist.Earlier this year John Huggenthal replaced racist Tom Horne as Arizona's Superintendent for Public Instruction, and since taking over the state's anti-cultural bureaucracy for the perpetuation ... more »

I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog

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I’m rooting for the Tigers this year. « Fred Klonsky's blog:I’m rooting for the Tigers this year.by Fred Klonsky“Is there going to be a strike, are there going to be layoffs? I know what that’s about.”Detroit Tigers General Manager Jim Leyland.“…My dad was a factory worker. I worked in a factory,” Leyland said.“I know what it’s like for my dad trying to feed seven kids and worrying if the plant was going to shut down, or move to another place. ... more »

City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts

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City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contracts:City's schools swindled out of millions of dollars by technology firm with department contractsBY RACHEL MONAHAN DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERWednesday, September 28th 2011, 5:22 PMJoe Marino for NewsThe city's special schools investigator determined that Future Technology Associates found serious violations of contract rules.RELATED NEWSGonzalez: Ed. Dept. official resigns amid investigationThe owners of a scandal-plagued consulting business defrauded the city of millions of dollars, flagrantly... more »

Roy Roberts: New Detroit District Will Include Charters, School Closures

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Roy Roberts: New Detroit District Will Include Charters, School Closures:Joy ResmovitsJoy.resmovits@huffingtonpost.comBecome a fan of this reporterRoy Roberts: New Detroit District Will Include Charters, School ClosuresNEW YORK -- Roy Roberts, a former GM executive, says his first few months on the job as emergency manager of Detroit's public schools have been "like drinking from a fire hose.""I had five weeks to pull together a budget for 2012," he said in an interview. "That's not a simple process."So far, his tenure has ... more »

StoryCorps Project Honors America’s Teachers | ED.gov Blog

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StoryCorps Project Honors America’s Teachers | ED.gov Blog:StoryCorps Project Honors America’s TeachersPosted on September 28, 2011 by Massie RitschSecretary Duncan speaks at the launch of the National Teachers Initiative (Photo Courtesy of StoryCorps)If you could tell your favorite teacher what influence he or she has had on your life, what would you say?And if you are, or ever have been, a teacher, what would you say to a student who made those long hours at school worth it? How would ... more »

Schools Matter: Melinda Gates: High Test Scores Indicate Good Teaching Because Good Teachers Have High Test Scores

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Schools Matter: Melinda Gates: High Test Scores Indicate Good Teaching Because Good Teachers Have High Test Scores:Melinda Gates: High Test Scores Indicate Good Teaching Because Good Teachers Have High Test Scoresby Jim HornIn the education universe of the testocratic technocrats, the world is a circular closed system that begins and ends with test scores. Meanwhile, the insatiable Ouroboros of testing continues to feast on its own disgusting tail in an inextinguishable feast of unsavory diminishing returns.And so welcome to this ... more »

Pre-K Now Issues a Call to Action «

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Pre-K Now Issues a Call to Action «:Pre-K Now Issues a Call to ActionSeptember 28, 2011 by Irene Sege(Observant readers will notice something new in the Look Listen section of our right rail. It’s a great video – “Early Learning Matters” – customized for us by the First Five Years Fund. Its call to action complements the message in today’s blog post. Please share the video with friends and colleagues. Present it at meetings Post it on your website.)“Take two ... more »

Shanker Blog » The Stability Of Ohio's School Value-Added Ratings And Why It Matters

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Shanker Blog » The Stability Of Ohio's School Value-Added Ratings And Why It Matters:The Stability Of Ohio’s School Value-Added Ratings And Why It Mattersby Matthew Di CarloI have discussed before how most testing data released to the public are cross-sectional, and how comparing them between years entails the comparison of two different groups of students. One way to address these issues is to calculate and release school- and district-level value-added scores.Value added estimates are not only longitudinal (i.e., they follow ... more »