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Gov. Jerry Brown's musings on education - latimes.com
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Gov. Jerry Brown's musings on education - latimes.com:Education: Too much testing?Gov. Jerry Brown was wrong to veto SB 547, but he made important points about the love of learning.Students work on a math lesson at Romero-Cruz Elementary School in Santa Ana. There is now widespread agreement that the federal No Child Left Behind Act was overly rigid, unfair to good schools and constricting to the curriculum. (Los Angeles Times)Share3Comments0ALSOReevaluating Back to School NightGive California a No Child Left Behind waiverJust ... more »
U.S. education secretary sticks by charter schools, measuring teachers by student results | OregonLive.com
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U.S. education secretary sticks by charter schools, measuring teachers by student results | OregonLive.com:U.S. education secretary sticks by charter schools, measuring teachers by student resultsPublished: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 8:46 PM Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 8:52 PM By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian Follow1ShareEmailPrintView full sizeJamie Francis / The OregonianU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, (right) seated in the gym of H.B. Lee Middle School in outer east Portland, gestures as he talks to an audience of teachers. Pro-union political ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top late nite Posts #ows
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top late nite PostsOne True Act of Patriotism by Shysti #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-5 minutes agoImages and video of the current occupation of wall street. The Occupy Wall Street protests and marches and police brutality accompany this song, written, produced and performed by Shysti Music for this movement. @shystimusic on twitter / shystination@gmail.comHaving Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: ... more »
All Education Matters: Powerful Image: College Professor Denouncing Student Loan Debt
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All Education Matters: Powerful Image: College Professor Denouncing Student Loan Debt:Powerful Image: College Professor Denouncing Student Loan Debtby Cryn JohannsenA reader sent me this image, so I am not sure it was sent to "We are Part of the 99%" Tumblr blog. I think it's safe to assume it was, so that's why I am linking to them again. They have done an outstanding job of offering people a place to share, on a very personal level, what it's like ... more »
Modern School: Punished For Having Too Many Poor Black and Latino Students
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Modern School: Punished For Having Too Many Poor Black and Latino Students:Punished For Having Too Many Poor Black and Latino Studentsby Michael DunnA federal civil rights investigation found that LAUSD has been failing to effectively teach its English Language Learners and black students and, as a result, will lose federal funding if it cannot rectify the problem promptly, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday. The school district agreed to sweeping changes in order to remedy the problem, despite its huge ... more »
Engaging Parents In School… - The Best Posts & Articles For Learning About Newark’s $100 Million From Facebook
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Engaging Parents In School… - The Best Posts Articles For Learning About Newark’s $100 Million From Facebook:The Best Posts Articles For Learning About Newark’s $100 Million From Facebookby Larry FerlazzoLast year, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced a $100 million contribution to Newark schools, and made a public commitment to parent and community engagement. I’ve written a lot since that time about how that second part hasn’t worked out real well.It’s great that they recognized the importance of speaking to parents. However ... more »
One True Act of Patriotism by Shysti #ows
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Images and video of the current occupation of wall street. The Occupy Wall Street protests and marches and police brutality accompany this song, written, produced and performed by Shysti Music for this movement. @shystimusic on twitter / shystination@gmail.com
Having Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!
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Having Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance! « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Having Principal Problems? Give Peace a Chance!by OldschoolteachI think I might have mentioned this a couple of hundred times already, but, I’ll say it again. I have a new principal. I loved, (Is that too strong a word for a totally, platonic, relationship?), my old principal. I think it was because he left me alone to do my job. Not always. Sometimes he said or did things ... more »
New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ district | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog
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New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ district | Gary Rubinstein's TFA Blog:New Orleans RSD — the ‘miracle’ districtby Gary RubinsteinThe Louisiana Department Of Education just released the 2011 School Performance Data. As New Orleans has been hailed as a ‘miracle’ district, I was eager to see the results. As you might know, after Katrina the lowest performing schools were assembled into a district known as ‘The Recovery District’ (RSD) which has become a grand experiment in what would happen if ... more »