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Lessons From New Orleans
nytimes.com - Before Hurricane Katrina, more than 60 percent of children in New Orleans attended a failing school. Now, only about 18 percent do. Five years ago, less than a quarter of the children i...
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What Made Michelle Obama Anxious and Nervous
politicsdaily.com - First Lady Michelle Obama revisited a stressful period of her youth on Monday, opening up to teen girls at a Denver mentoring event when asked about her views of standardized testing.Mrs. Obama use...
DianeRavitchDaily Kos: Starving America's Public Schools - financially
dailykos.com - I am not going to explore the entire report. It is not that long - the PDF, including covers and footnotes, is only 48 pages. You can get a good sense of it from the piece at Our Future.org from...
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Frank is trending again. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - In November, 2008 Frank Cieciorka died. Frank was a 60s activist, member of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and a people’s graphic artist. His drawing of the clenched fist became ico...
fklonskyStarving America’s Public Schools | OurFuture.org
ourfuture.org - Read full report » VIDEOS School Cuts Hurt Kids. . . . . . By Increasing Class Size . . . By Eliminating Critical Classes . . . By Eliminating Great Teachers RESOURCESCOMMENTARYCritics of America’...
K12NNA cautionary charter school tale - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - Some public charter schools do wonderful work. Some don’t. This is what can happen when officials who allow charter schools to open don’t pay enough attention to what happens after the doors open t...
mikeklonskyNews Corp. and the Business of Education
care2.com - Not only did Rupert Murdoch give the keynote speech at the education summit held under the aegis of Jeb Bush the past two days in San Francisco. His News Corporation is seeking to make its way into...
K12NNUnion leaders and teachers defend L.A. middle school's record
latimesblogs.latimes.com - A national teachers union leader joined faculty at a Los Angeles middle school Friday to criticize a major school-improvement initiative within the L.A. Unified School District. Under the strategy,...
mikeklonskyBoard, KIPP to talk performance in Jacksonville school
jacksonville.com - KIPP wants to open more charter schools in Jacksonville, but Duval County School Board is going to do something state law does not: consider KIPP's current performance before giving the OK. School ...
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Es el momento - Educacion, Becas, Universidades, Aprendizaje
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Es el momento - Educacion, Becas, Universidades, AprendizajeEducación Preescolar Educación Elemental y Media Educación Secundaria College y Universidad Doctora Isabel Foro Becas Universidades A-Z...
coopmike48The KIPP Schools that KIPP Doesn’t Claim « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The KIPP Schools that KIPP Doesn’t Claim « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues:The KIPP Schools that KIPP Doesn’t Claimby Dr. Ed FullerAs reader of this blog know, I am working on a report that foc...
coopmike48Boomerang kids moving back home with parents
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Boomerang kids moving back home with parents:Boomerang kids moving back home with parentsKevin Fagan, Chronicle Staff WriterSunday, October 16, 2011(page 1 of 2) SINGLE PAGEPrintE-mailShareComments...
coopmike48Occupy Wall Street: The T-Shirt
dailycensored.com - “It’s time, the anger is boiling over and we’re sick of being taken advantage of and taken for granted! Occupy Wall Street! It is time to stop the greed and bring about real social change,” so stat...
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Missouri Education Watchdog: The Sunday Education Weekly Reader: 10.16.11
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Missouri Education Watchdog: The Sunday Education Weekly Reader: 10.16.11:The Sunday Education Weekly Reader: 10.16.11by stlgretchenWelcome to the Sunday Education Weekly Reader for 10.16.11. This ...
coopmike48Inside the Black Box of the Classroom | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Inside the Black Box of the Classroom | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:Inside the Black Box of the Classroomby larrycubanInsider books and films about financial finagling (e.g....
coopmike48Daily Kos: Starving America's Public Schools - financially - an important new report
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: Starving America's Public Schools - financially - an important new report:Starving America's Public Schools - financially - an important new reportby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)This we...
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All Education Matters: WE OCCUPY #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - All Education Matters: WE OCCUPY:WE OCCUPYby Cryn JohannsenAnd unlike some cheating journalists and writers, I believe in giving credit to those who CREATE such content.John De Guzman shared this o...
coopmike48Student Disappearance in the Greater Houston Area « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Student Disappearance in the Greater Houston Area « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues:Student Disappearance in the Greater Houston Areaby Dr. Ed FullerThe Houston Chronicle has a guest blog by me...
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News Corp. and the Business of Education | Care2 Causes
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - News Corp. and the Business of Education | Care2 Causes:News Corp. and the Business of Education (video)by Kristina C.October 15, 201111:00 pm19 comments FacebookRedditStumbleUponDiggE-MailText Si...
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A year later, Rhee’s legacy is in sharper focus - The Washington Post
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - A year later, Rhee’s legacy is in sharper focus - The Washington Post:Michelle Rhee’s D.C. schools legacy is in sharper focus one year laterRicky Carioti/WASHINGTON POST - Outgoing D.C. schools cha...
coopmike48L.A. Unified principals to see teachers' effectiveness ratings - latimes.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - L.A. Unified principals to see teachers' effectiveness ratings - latimes.com:L.A. Unified principals to see teachers' effectiveness ratingsThe previously confidential ratings estimate teachers' eff...
coopmike48Key Ed. Groups to Harkin: Let's Slow Down on ESEA - Politics K-12
blogs.edweek.org - Five key education groups, including the National Education Association and the American Association of School Administrators, are urging Sen. Tom Harkin to put the brakes on the reauthorization of...
coopmike48Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Superintendent Evaluation PRONTO
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Superintendent Evaluation PRONTO:Superintendent Evaluation PRONTOby Charlie MasAt the Board meeting of Wednesday, October 19, the Board will both introduce and ...
coopmike48Occupy Davis in Central Park 24/7 (PHOTO GALLERY)
davis.patch.com - Round-the-clock occupation of Central Park in Davis has begun. Help tell the story by uploading photos to this gallery. After several gatherings in which the attendees worked to shape the movement...
coopmike48Efforts redoubled against school bullying in San Mateo County
insidebayarea.com - A somber anniversary passed just a few days ago for Jack Kazanjian, 15, of Redwood City.It's been a year since a close friend took his own life after the relentless taunting of others -- much of it...
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Why I Marched at Occupy Orlando: To Educate about Education Reform #ows
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - What Happened to My Grade Book?: Why I Marched at Occupy Orlando: To Educate about Education Reform:Why I Marched at Occupy Orlando: To Educate about Education Reformby DellaMy youngest daughter an...
coopmike48Test Today, Privatize Tomorrow
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Test Today, Privatize Tomorrow:Test Today, Privatize TomorrowUsing Accountability to "Reform" Public Schools to DeathBy Alfie KohnI just about fell off my desk chair the other day when I came acros...
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Privatizing Public Schools:
louisville.edu - Privatizing Public Schools: Education in the Marketplace Ellen Boesenberg Every relationship of “hegemony” is necessarily an educational relationship.-- A. Gramsci 1.1 The privatization of publ...
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Editorial: Put the Brakes on Charters Quality vs. quantity: Education debate focused on the wrong thing | MLive.com
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Editorial: Quality vs. quantity: Education debate focused on the wrong thing | MLive.com:Editorial: Quality vs. quantity: Education debate focused on the wrong thingPublished: Sunday, October 16, 2...
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Stop the Wars March, Occupy site, and the MoveOn.org Rally |
bluecheddar.net - Here’s my recollections of yesterday, worts ‘n’ all. The day started out with a Stop the Wars march organized by MAPC:I hung out at the Occupy Madison site after. I initially announced I’d do some ...
coopmike48Schools Matter: NYTimes Editorial Board Embraces New Orleans Abusive Charter Caste System
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: NYTimes Editorial Board Embraces New Orleans Abusive Charter Caste System:NYTimes Editorial Board Embraces New Orleans Abusive Charter Caste Systemby Jim HornEducation is ground zer...
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Podcast: A new way to scale and sustain reforms?
ednewscolorado.org - Sajan George has seen many of the nation’s recent and most high-profile public education reform efforts from an insider’s perspective. George played a leading role in reinventing the New Orleans sc...
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OWS Forms a Public | Firedoglake
firedoglake.com - John Dewey Media reporting about OccupyWallStreet is bound up in its traditional mindset. The important things are clothes, demands, impact on the political horserace, police actions, and spectacle...
coopmike48Fun in Mathematics” « Wild About Math!
wildaboutmath.com - A while back I received this email from Jeff Zilahy.Dear Mr. Lederman, I came across your blog, Wild about Math, and I too share your enthusiasm for the world of mathematics. In fact, I wrote a pop...
coopmike48Seattle Schools and Capacity Management
saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - The headline story from the Seattle Times this morning - Surging Enrollment Blindsides Schools. (I wish it had been "blindsides district" which would have been more the case.) The photo of the Ha...
coopmike48Thomas Friedman, Bard of the 1 Percent, Reports on the Problem of Incompetent CEOs
my.firedoglake.com - After referring to David Brooks as the “Bard of the 1 Percent,” I was assaulted with a barrage of threatening letters and phone calls from representatives of Thomas Friedman who insisted that he ho...
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AGT: L.A. UNIFIED PRINCIPALS TO SEE TEACHERS’ EFFECTIVENESS RATINGS + smf's 2¢
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - The previously confidential ratings estimate teachers' effectiveness in raising students' standardized test scores. The district is in negotiations to use the ratings as part of a new teacher evalu...
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Reading, Writing, Empathy: The Rise of 'Social Emotional Learning' - Education
good.is - Marc Brackett never liked school. “I was always bored,” he says, “and I never felt like any of my teachers really cared. I can’t think of anybody that made me feel inspired.” It’s a surprising comp...
coopmike48Tweets from the No-Fault Line: PSC @ COCHRAN MIDDLE SCHOOL
4lakidsnews.blogspot.com - 14 Oct UTLAnow UTLA Warren Fletcher & AFT’s Randi Weingarten met with teachers to see why Cochran MS is on the right track but still on LAUSD’s giveaway list. UTLAnow UTLA Teachers ...
coopmike48"You Say You Want a Revolution"
bluejersey.com - "You say you want a revolution. Well, you know. We all want to change the world. You say you got a real solution. Well, you know. We'd all love to see the plan." - Beatles: ...
coopmike48Much Ado About Pearson (Foundation)
chicagonow.com - By Alexander Russo, today at 9:18 am Concerns about private sector influence over public policy keep coming up -- not just in education, and not just from the political fringe. There's Jane Meyer's...
coopmike48The Baltimore Angle on the National Opt Out Movement
editbarry.wordpress.com - Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post blog “The Answer Sheet” noticed something I missed: that two of the movement’s leaders teach in Towson, Md., just up the road. Among the leaders of the Opt Ou...
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Meeting Sal Khan « Cooperative Catalyst
coopcatalyst.wordpress.com - I attended an independent schools conference outside Seattle yesterday (Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools Educators’ Conference: Innovation and Change in the Classroom). I was e...
coopmike48Occupy Comes to Appleton, Wisconsin |
bluecheddar.net - Appleton, Wisconsin was occupied by between 200 and 300 people yesterday. It’s part of a world wide movement that started with people occupying a park near Wall Street. I’m thankful for the positiv...
coopmike48Along the Color Line Video Contest « Outside the Cave
stephenlazar.com - By Stephen Lazar, on October 16th, 2011 Please share this with any teachers you know. Dr. Marable was very important to me, and I can think of no greater tribute to him then to share his work so t...
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Video
nypost.com - Mayor Bloomberg likes to boast of the “gains” made in city schools during his tenure, but the test scores and graduation rates he cites have long been suspect. Want to know why?As Susan Edelman rep...
coopmike48AFT - A Union of Professionals
aft.org - by Randi WeingartenPresident, American Federation of Teachers Here’s what you’ll find in too many public schools in America today: “Classrooms” fashioned out of storage rooms, school cafeterias an...
coopmike48White House Tweetup: American Jobs Act Bus Tour
whitehouse.gov - Posted by Kori Schulman on October 15, 2011 at 12:19 PM EDT Ed. Note: The deadline to apply for the White House Tweetup is 9:00 a.m. EDT on Sunday, October 16th. Sign up now at WhiteHouse.gov/tweet...
coopmike48Educational Assessment, Evaluation and Accountability, Volume 21, Number 3
springerlink.com - The study investigated several teacher characteristics, with a focus on two measures of teaching experience, and their association with second grade student achievement gains in low performing, hig...
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State of the Occupation (Sat, Global Day of Action Roundup)
dissenter.firedoglake.com - A whole lot happened today on the occupation front. Anywhere between 60,000 and half a million people gathered in Madrid:According to the Guardian, around three thousand protesters assembled in Lon...
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