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Rheediculous …a village of idiots and the billionaire bubble club. Education « Continuing Change
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Rheediculous …a village of idiots and the billionaire bubble club. Education « Continuing Change:Rheediculous …a village of idiots and the billionaire bubble club. Educationby gatorbonbcLMAOMichelle Rhee charges a school $35,000 to speak to 600 people about how great bubble tests and billionaires are for our kids…Really?Hey, I’ll be on stage speaking to at least 600 kids next week at our pep rally. Do you think I can’t get that much
Redefining Teachers as True Professionals | Lefty Parent
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Redefining Teachers as True Professionals | Lefty Parent:Redefining Teachers as True Professionalsby Cooper ZaleSo why is it that doctors play a key role in running the institutions (hospitals) where they practice their profession and defining what constitutes quality practice, but teachers generally don’t? Aren’t these both considered “professions”, and as such should be given comparable stature? No hospital would think of having a governance structure where doctor’s don’t play a key role, particularly in the delivery of medical care. Shouldn’t ... more »
Schools Matter: 99% Educator Sarah Knopp interviewed at OccupyLAUSD #ows
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Schools Matter: 99% Educator Sarah Knopp interviewed at OccupyLAUSD:99% Educator Sarah Knopp interviewed at OccupyLAUSDby Robert D. Skeels * rdsatheneTeachers and students and parents are part of the 99% and that we're really one of the groups that has taken the brunt of the economic crises... In reality public employees and our unions are being blamed for a problem that was caused by the banks. Where the banks are getting a 700 billion dollar bail out, whereas the banks, Chase ...more »
Reflections on Teaching » Blog Archive » Week 5-7 Focus on Formative Assessment
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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 working in my new environment. Things are definitely NOT perfect, but I feel that they are headed in the right direction and are under control.I got a book for sending in a question to Larry Ferlazzo’s Ed Week blog, and I chose a title on Formative Assessment, because I’m really ... more »
Robinson Says Charter School Performance Doesn’t Matter in Application Process | Scathing Purple Musings
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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 SikesFrom the Florida Times-Union’s Topher Sanders: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 a charter organization already has schools open and how those schools are performing.KIPP Jacksonville has applied to open two new elementary schools in...more »
Thousands occupy Illinois Capitol for retirement security. « Fred Klonsky's blog
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Thousands occupy Illinois Capitol for retirement security. « Fred Klonsky's blog:Thousands occupy Illinois Capitol for retirement security.by Fred KlonskyThousands 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 mess with our promised pensions.The target: The Illinois General Assembly meeting in a six-day veto session.The concern: A stealth pension killing bill it is rumored will be proposed and passed in the ... more »
Schools Matter: Dana Goldstein "Hearts" Yellow Unions and Company Crafted Contracts
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Schools Matter: Dana Goldstein "Hearts" Yellow Unions and Company Crafted Contracts:Dana Goldstein "Hearts" Yellow Unions and Company Crafted Contractsby Robert D. Skeels * rdsatheneDana Goldstein is a widely read journalist and a fellow of the right-of-center New America Foundation think tank. Her education writings are occasionally mildly skeptical of the corporate reform clique's claims of miracles, but at the same time she has no problem casting vile villains like Joel Klein, Michelle Rhee, Eva Moskowitz, and Joe Williams as individuals ... more »
Bloomberg Knows What’s Best for Us, too | The G Bitch Spot
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Bloomberg Knows What’s Best for Us, too | The G Bitch Spot:Bloomberg Knows What’s Best for Us, tooby G BitchTimes-Pic/nola.com: New York’s Mayor Bloomberg joins fray over control of state school boardNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who kicked off his own controversial reform effort in New York City schools almost a decade ago,…signed a $5,000 check this month to help get Kira Orange Jones get [sic] elected to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.…Bloomberg also contributed $100,000 to ... more »