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Breaking the Barriers: Talking About Race in Baltimore | Re:education in Baltimore
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Breaking the Barriers: Talking About Race in Baltimore | Re:education in Baltimore:Breaking the Barriers: Talking About Race in BaltimoreBaltimore in Black and White from Urbanite. Thanks to Michael Corbin for the tip.A number of heavy hitters in education reform name closing the achievement gap as a driving mission. They’re mostly white. Because I was curious about whether closing that gap was in itself a driver for education reform-minded African Americans, I made my way to the Enoch Pratt Free Library ... more »
Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Stand For Children stands with Carr, Sundquist and Martin-Morris (but not Maier?)
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Save Seattle Schools Community Blog: Stand For Children stands with Carr, Sundquist and Martin-Morris (but not Maier?):Stand For Children stands with Carr, Sundquist and Martin-Morris (but not Maier?)from Seattle Public Schools community blog by Melissa WestbrookStand has done a couple of puzzling things recently.First, they sent out a postcard supporting Sherry Carr, Steve Sundquist and Harium Martin-Morris. The question I had was - where's Peter Maier? Why leave him off? Damaged goods from Pottergate? Offended their leadership? It's just kind ... more »
Thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street Movement | Mr. D's Neighborhood #ows
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Thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street Movement | Mr. D's Neighborhood:Thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street Movementby ldorazio1As a born and bred 99%-er, I have spent an inordinate amount of time among the 1%.Going to college with many of the sons and daughters of the top tier, I absorbed many of the traits, both good and bad, that go with a life of privilege. Exposure to both plenty and want gave me a window into two worlds—and allowed me to ... more »
Milwaukee’s Alliance High Featured in Time Magazine as Model Program « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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Milwaukee’s Alliance High Featured in Time Magazine as Model Program « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:Milwaukee’s Alliance High Featured in Time Magazine as Model Programby millerlfTime SpecialsBy Kayla Webley Oct. 13, 2011The taunting started four years ago, when Dylan Huegerich was 10. Back then, he didn’t know what being gay meant, and even today the soft-spoken teenager isn’t sure where he fits on the spectrum of sexual orientation. He knows he’s different. He knows that his sense of style ... more »
Schools Matter: Parents and Schools Sue Texas and California
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Schools Matter: Parents and Schools Sue Texas and California:Parents and Schools Sue Texas and Californiaby Jim HornFrom the Education Law Center:Schools and parents have taken the states of Texas and California to court, accusing them of violating their own state constitutions because they are not providing the basic level of education that the constitutions require.Both states have slashed school funding, and both have created gaping holes in opportunity for children in many communities by enacting funding systems that favor wealthier ... more »
Florida Republican Worried About Charter School Failure | Scathing Purple Musings
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Florida Republican Worried About Charter School Failure | Scathing Purple Musings:Florida Republican Worried About Charter School Failureby Bob SikesWow. Looks like Maitland republican Senator David Simmons didn’t get the memo. From Leslie Postal writing inSentinel School Zone:At a Florida Senate committee meeting last week, Sen. David Simmons made it clear he was worried about charter schools that opened and then later closed.“When we see the failure of a charter school, it sullies the name of all charter schools and the ... more »
Why the Whole Child Needs a Coach « Whole Child Education
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The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Why the Whole Child Needs a CoachOctober 24, 2011 by ASCD Whole Child BloggersWill the whole child need a coach? It's one thing to describe an outcome ("a skillful, empathetic, creative, persistent, curious lifelong learner"), but quite a different, and more difficult, task, to figure out how a young person learns these qualities.
Why Are Silicon Valley Executives Sending Their Kids to a Tech-Free School? - Education - GOOD
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Why Are Silicon Valley Executives Sending Their Kids to a Tech-Free School? - Education - GOOD:Why Are Silicon Valley Executives Sending Their Kids to a Tech-Free School?LIZ DWYEREducation EditorSHARE THIS October 24, 2011 • 3:00 pm PDT8 responsesYou'd think executives at Silicon Valley's top tech firms would be keen to enroll their children in schools chock-full of the latest education technology: one-to-one laptops, iPad programs, digital textbooks, and teachers engaging students using Twitter. But according to The New York Times, ... more »
The folks who brought us “Illinois is Broke” are about to make Illinois broker. « Fred Klonsky's blog
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The folks who brought us “Illinois is Broke” are about to make Illinois broker. « Fred Klonsky's blog:The folks who brought us “Illinois is Broke” is about to make Illinois broker.by Fred KlonskyIllinois is Broke is the creation of Ty Fahner’s Civic Committee.One member of the Civic Committee is former Wall Street deal maker, Mayor Rahm Emanuel.Other members include the top 1% of Chicago Corporations.Rahm, acting at their behest, wants a tax cut for the Chicago Board of Trade and ... more »
The "Policy" Books I Recommend Most Often - Dana Goldstein
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The "Policy" Books I Recommend Most Often - Dana Goldstein:The "Policy" Books I Recommend Most Oftenby Dana GoldsteinI've been asked a few times over the past year to recommend books for writers new to education or to social policy more broadly, and I thought it might be fun and useful to share this list on the blog. These are titles I turn back to constantly, both as references and as touchstones for my own thinking about education, public health, gender, ... more »
Florida School Board Association Calls on Legislature to Fund Schools and End Unfunded Mandates | Scathing Purple Musings
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Florida School Board Association Calls on Legislature to Fund Schools and End Unfunded Mandates | Scathing Purple Musings:Florida School Board Association Calls on Legislature to Fund Schools and End Unfunded Mandatesby Bob SikesNo wonder Florida Republican wanted to end school board member salaries. Can’t have naysayers out there like the Florida School Board Association when they go public with platforms like this. Here are some of the highlights provided by Ron Matus’ report in Gradebook:The Florida School Boards Association calls ... more »