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We Can't Wait to Help America's Graduates
whitehouse.gov - Posted by Arne Duncan and Melody Barnes on October 26, 2011 at 01:27 PM EDT In this globally competitive, knowledge-based economy, higher education has never been more important. Simply put, Americ...
Last night at the PEP we occupied the DOE!
nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com - Last night was inspiring as, for once, the 99% had their say at a Panel for Educational Policy meeting. The meeting, supposed to be a presentation of the Common Core standards, was very quickly t...
School Choice For The ‘Feral Underclass’ -- In These Times
inthesetimes.com - Following the lead of U.S. charter schools, English “Free Schools” are now open for business. Governments have done their best to see that the children of the "feral underclass" remain that way--by...
Bill Gates: Popping Up with Compulsory Proactive Help
dailycensored.com - Remember the obnoxious, hyperactive paperclip that popped up in Word when you were trying write a letter? As soon as you typed “Dear,” up popped up Clippy:It looks like you’re writing a letter. Wou...
Cleveland school board votes to cut preschool, sports and busing over shouts and boos from residents and teachers
blog.cleveland.com - CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland school board voted to cut preschool, spring sports and busing for high school students Tuesday over the howls and boos from residents and teachers who packed the Lin...
Charter Schools Turning Away Homeless, Disabled
edweek.org - Published Online: October 25, 2011Indianapolis The superintendent of the state's largest school district requested a state investigation Monday into his allegations that charter schools are turning...
Ravitch: Congress should ditch NCLB, not tinker with it - The Answer Sheet
washingtonpost.com - This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch for her Bridging Differences blog, which she co-authors with Deborah Meier on the Education Week website. Ravitch and Meier exchange letters ab...
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 10/25: Help save Chicago libraries
pureparents.org - For many children in Chicago, the public library is the only source outside of school for internet work, adult after school attention, and actual books. Citywide, 164 public schools — nearly 1 in 4...
Analysis: The Numbers Game and Education
nbcnewyork.com - advertisement It’s sad for the people of New York and it’s sad for Mayor Bloomberg. The man who vowed to be the education mayor has fallen far short of his goal. Since he gained control of the scho...
Thousands occupy Illinois Capitol for retirement security. « Fred Klonsky's blog
preaprez.wordpress.com - Thousands of state employees and their families occupied the Illinois Capitol Building in Springfield at noon today. The action was sponsored by the labor coalition, We Are One. The message: Don’t ...
DC CAS test is coming to second grade - D.C. Schools Insider
washingtonpost.com - D.C. public school second-graders will take the DC CAS for the first time this spring, part of an effort to expand the pool of teachers eligible to be evaluated on the “value-added” they bring to s...
Michelle Rhee group StudentsFirst spends thousands to support Rep. Paul Scott in recall fight
mlive.com - GRAND BLANC, Michigan — The national education reform group Students First — headed by former Washington, D.C., Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee — has donated heavily to help Rep. Paul Scott avoid ...
Florida charter schools’ track record at issue in expansion
jacksonville.com - Florida Education Commissioner Gerard Robinson said Tuesday the state application for opening charter schools doesn’t need to address performance. The application doesn’t take into account whether ...
Tech execs send kids to anti-computer school | The Mommy Files
blog.sfgate.com - A recent story in the NY Times reveals that parents working at some of the best known Silicon Valley tech companies are sending their kids to a computer-free Waldorf elementary school in Los Altos,...
Amid Headlock Allegations, Parents Complain About Disciplining at Girls Prep - The Local East Village Blog
eastvillage.thelocal.nytimes.com - Rachel Ohm A new disciplinary system at Girls Prep Middle School has left many parents unhappy at the start of the school year. Since the dismissal of founding principal Kimberly Morcate last March...
Occupy The DOE - YouTube
youtube.com - The Panel for Education Policy (or PEP), enacts policy for the New York City Dept. of Education.The PEP replaced the Board of Education when Mayor Bloomberg took control of the schools in 2002.It i...
Teachers and Parents Occupy Education Meeting | United States
theepochtimes.com - By Ivan PentchoukovEpoch Times Staff Created: Oct 25, 2011 Last Updated: Oct 25, 2011 School's Chancellor Dennis Walcott is surrounded by reporters as the Department of Education meeting is overtak...
Students, Teachers, Activists Occupy New York City Board of Education Meeting
democracynow.org - In New York City, more than 100 students, teachers and educational activists occupied the city’s Board of Education meeting Tuesday night to protest the city’s education policies — including budget...
A Buffalo Story: How Mindless Application of Federal and State School Turnaround Mandates Undermine Communities
blackagendareport.com - Printer-friendly version by Dr. Mark NaisonA bold effort to engage inner city Buffalo public school students in rebuilding and redesigning their own communities, is undermined by “reform” education...
College prices up again as states slash budgets - US news - Education
msnbc.msn.com - It's a kick in the gut even for students and families hardened to bad financial news: Average in-state tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose an additional $631 this fall, or 8.3 percen...
Controversial School Voucher Bill Passed in Education Committee, Headed for Pennsylvania Senate Vote
talk2action.org - Links to previous articles on the money and organizations behind school vouchers and corporate tax credit programs and the video follow. Betsy DeVos and AFC Implement Think Tank strategy to Use Vou...
Official White House Response to Student Loan Forgiveness Petition
forgivestudentloandebt.com - This official response to our petition on the White House's "We the People" site was, no doubt, posted today to coincide with President Obama's announcement later today regarding changes to the IBR...
The Seattle School Board Incumbents, Stand for Children and Other Corporate Reform Backers
seattleducation2010.wordpress.com - As I posted previously about Stand for Children (SFC) and their support of school board candidates in the article Stand for Children, School Board Elections, Washington State PTA and Charter School...
Online K-12 Schooling in the U.S.
nepc.colorado.edu - October 25, 2011 Over just the past decade, online learning at the K-12 level has grown from a novelty to a movement. Often using the authority and mechanism of state charters, and in league with h...
Valuing Aesthetics
edibleschoolyard.org - At this time of year, sixth graders are chattering and buzzing around like bees in anticipation of their first day in the Edible Schoolyard kitchen. During orientation, we emphasize cleanliness, s...
Protesters Affiliated With Occupy Wall Street Disrupt Department Of Education Meeting
huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- When New York City schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott stood up to face a full Seward Park High School auditorium on the Lower East Side Tuesday evening, he found himself confronted by th...
NCLB: End It, Don't Mend It - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,Have you been following the evolving story of the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind? I have, and it is disheartening. Instead of ditching this disastrous law, senators are trying...
Idaho schools tie merit pay to parent involvement | Local & Regional | KBOI 2
kboi2.com - TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Teacher bonuses will hinge on how well they engage parents in some south-central Idaho schools.Districts in the rural farming communities of Wendell, Jerome and Gooding hav...
School surveys draw from shallow pool of parents - D.C. Schools Insider
washingtonpost.com - There’s hopeful news in the new DCPS Stakeholder Survey. Eighty-two percent of students say their school is “on the right track for student achievement,” up 13 points from 2008. Eighty-five percent...
Analysis: College costs shift to families
boston.com - YPSILANTI, Mich.—It was a transformation that was, by historical standards, remarkably swift: The decade of the 2000s saw a fundamental shift in how Americans answer the question "Who will pay for ...
NOT Your Mother’s PTA : Education Next
educationnext.org - Advocacy groups raise money, voices, hopes By Bruno V. Manno | Print | NO PDF | Share Winter 2012 / Vol. 12, No. 1 Photos: Additional images from Education Reform Now, Parent Revolution, and Stand ...
2 Schools, 1 Space: Scars Linger from Controversy on Adelphi Street - City Limits Magazine
citylimits.org - Fort Greene — Brooklyn grade school P.S. 20 and the Urban Assembly Academy of Arts and Letters middle school had, for six years, shared P.S. 20's school building on Adelphi Street in leafy, gentrif...
Seattle School District Updates
saveseattleschools.blogspot.com - Some items of interest from the district:Open Hours with District Leadership Do you have a topic about Seattle Public Schools that you want to discuss face-to-face with District leadership? Open of...
Mayor Bloomberg trust donated big to Louisiana education board elections
washingtonindependent.com - A fund called The Michael R. Bloomberg Revocable Trust, of which the principal trustee is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, donated $100,000 to a Baton Rouge-based political action committee j...
Young Voices: Candidates, here's what matters to young people
charlotteobserver.com - Q. November 8 is Election Day. What are the urgent needs that you think the candidates - school board, city council, mayoral and other candidates - should be focusing on? NOTE: Young Voices is an e...
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week 5-7 Focus on Formative Assessment
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week 5-7 Focus on Formative Assessment:Week 5-7 Focus on Formative Assessmentby alicemercerI apologize to my readers, but I’ve been really caught up in work...
The Vindication Of P.S. 84 Part III
garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - In the first two parts of this series I examined how the New York City progress report system is less about measuring a school’s quality and more about comparing schools. The number of comparisons...
Protesters Affiliated With Occupy Wall Street Disrupt Department Of Education Meeting
huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- When New York City schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott stood up to face a full Seward Park High School auditorium on the Lower East Side Tuesday evening, he found himself confronted by th...
Robinson Says Charter School Performance Doesn’t Matter in Application Process | Scathing Purple Musings
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Robinson Says Charter School Performance Doesn’t Matter in Application Process | Scathing Purple Musings:Robinson Says Charter School Performance Doesn’t Matter in Application Processby Bob SikesFr...
Why We Cover Private Schools – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Oct. 25, 2011, 12:14 p.m. A reader comment on Jenny Anderson’s article on Monday about top-tier private schools, known for their rigor, re-evaluating homework policies echoed several other comments...
Walcott Event Disrupted by Protesters – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - Oct. 25, 2011, 7:24 p.m. 8:17 p.m. | Updated Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott’s planned event to promote Parents as Partners week, and to discuss the new Common Core curriculum standards, was disrupted...
Protesters Affiliated With Occupy Wall Street Disrupt Department Of Education Meeting
huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- When New York City schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott stood up to face a full Seward Park High School auditorium on the Lower East Side Tuesday evening, he found himself confronted by th...
Q&A: Education Secretary Arne Duncan Talks State Aid and No Child Left Behind | Swampland
swampland.time.com - Jeff Swensen / The New York TimesSecretary of Education Arne Duncan greets educators at a school in Pittsburgh, on Sept. 7, 2011.The Senate voted down a piece of President Obama’s jobs bill Thursda...
NJEA: Extend tenure process by 1 year by adding 'residency' period
nj.com - ATLANTIC CITY — The state's largest teacher's union is recommending a one-year "residency" for teachers that would extend the period before they could obtain tenure to four years.Vincent Giordano, ...
Google Street View Now Takes You Inside Buildings - Technology
theatlanticwire.com - Google's photographic tour of everywhere on always seemed a little bit limited by the term "Street View," but with photos of business interiors now appearing on Google Maps, it's breaking free of t...
Targeting mayoral control of the schools
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - Photo: Anna PhilipsBrother Fred reports from OWS that mayoral control of the schools has become a prime target of the protests. Although I don't think I'll ever be at ease with that human microphon...
Diverse set of representatives to state’s NCLB waiver ‘think tank’
gothamschools.org - The former principal of a now-closed city high school, a Columbia University economist, and a junior executive at the Department of Education are among the 32 people advising the state on how to ap...
The good, the bad, & the puzzling within the progress reports
gothamschools.org - Behind the letter grade that each city high school received this week is a mess of data. Progress report scores take into account everything from how many ninth-graders earned six credits in academ...
Still More On The #ESEA Markup & Duncan Waivers
scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - October 26, 2011 | Posted At: 05:54 PM | Author: Alexander Russo | Category: Best of the Blogs & Pundits , NCLB News , Obama Administration , On Maryland Avenue , On The Hill What Does ESEA Re-Writ...
Most State Policy Changes Not Yet Implemented
scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - A quick roundup of views and commentary on the #NCTQ report (which FWIW contrasts with the DFER report on many of the same states): 4 Race to Top States Lag in Teacher Evaluations Politics K12: The...