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New Report Examines Science Education in California Elementary Schools

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New Report Examines Science Education in California Elementary Schools:New Report Examines Science Education in California Elementary Schools inShare A new research report, “High Hopes – Few Opportunities: The Status of Science Education in California Elementary Schools”, will be released for publication and broadcast on Tuesday, October 25, 2011WEBWIRE – Monday, October 24, 2011News Advisory:Sacramento, CA (October 21, 2011) – A new research report, “High Hopes – Few Opportunities: The Status of Science Education in California Elementary Schools”, will be released ... more »

Blue Jersey:: Ledger Logic - Billionaire Boys Club Edition

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Blue Jersey:: Ledger Logic - Billionaire Boys Club Edition:Ledger Logic - Billionaire Boys Club Editionby: Jersey JazzmanMon Oct 24, 2011 at 09:00:00 AM EDTTom Moran over at the Star-Ledger has outdone himself this time: an opinion piece under his own byline combined with an editorial he presumably wrotemake for a one-two punch that knock fairness and logic on their asses.Let's start with Moran's long, wet kiss to David Tepper, hedge fund multi-billionaire. After the predictable Horatio Alger claptrap about Tepper's ... more »

When Renovating a Library Means Ditching the Books - Education - GOOD

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When Renovating a Library Means Ditching the Books - Education - GOOD:When Renovating a Library Means Ditching the Booksby Liz DwyerThe library at Cushing Academy, a small private high school in Massachusetts, underwent an extensive renovation in 2009, and the change was more than just physical. The school sold or donated 40,000-plus books from its collection, replacing them with digital texts. Two years into the experiment, the school staff say it's been an unqualified success.Tom Corbett, the library's executive director, ... more »

How High School Anti-Bullying Programs Can Make Things Worse « Student Activism

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How High School Anti-Bullying Programs Can Make Things Worse « Student Activism:How High School Anti-Bullying Programs Can Make Things Worseby Angus JohnstonYouth culture scholars Danah Boyd and Alice Marwick have a thought-provoking op-ed in today’s New York Times, one that challenges a lot of the assumptions teachers and parents bring to bullying discussions.High school students, they’ve found, rarely use the word bullying to describe even the most obvious examples of such behavior. Instead, they — particularly girls — dismiss it ... more »

The Difference between TFA "Corps Members" and Regular Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher

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The Difference between TFA "Corps Members" and Regular Teachers - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher:The Difference between TFA "Corps Members" and Regular Teachersby Nancy FlanaganA few days before Barack Obama formally chose Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education, I was forwarded a message string clipped from a Teach for America listserv. The forwarder was a TFA "corps" veteran, with whom I was working on an ed-policy initiative. It was a fascinating glimpse into the judgment and ... more »

Teaching Feminism in High School: Moving from Theory to Action « Feminist Teacher

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Teaching Feminism in High School: Moving from Theory to Action « Feminist Teacher:Teaching Feminism in High School: Moving from Theory to Actionby feministteacherThe following post was originally published at On the Issues. The students in my feminism class read Rachel Lloyd's memoir, Girls Like Us, about the commercial sexual exploitation of children. (Photo, Steve Neiman, used with permission).During a recent Twitter chat on #sheparty hosted by the Women’s Media Center, I tweeted: “How many feminists know edu hashtags and vice ... more »

School reform politics: A view from the left | EdNewsColorado

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School reform politics: A view from the left | EdNewsColorado:School reform politics: A view from the leftby Alan GottliebEditor’s note: This piece was submitted by Angela Engel, the author of the book, “Seeds of Tomorrow; Solutions for Improving our Children’s Education” and the director of Uniting4Kids a new national non-profit promoting quality neighborhood schools through parent, teacher and student leadership.National interests are investing heavily in Colorado’s school board races. The players are many, the politics ugly, and the possibilities well…The ... more »

David Ellison: Educators teach to the testOne last rant before I bid you farewell - Inside Bay Area

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David Ellison: One last rant before I bid you farewell - Inside Bay Area:David Ellison: One last rant before I bid you farewellBy David EllisonOakland TribunePosted: 10/24/2011 12:00:00 AM PDTI've poured myself a glass of wine to celebrate and mourn this, my 551st and final column.As many of you may know, the Bay Area News Group soon will consolidate most of its newspapers; since my column has appeared in but two them, it was a foregone conclusion that I, as ... more »

Diane Ravitch debunking claims of 'miracle' schools and challenges New York Times editorial praise for New Orleans's 'turnaround' | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education

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Diane Ravitch debunking claims of 'miracle' schools and challenges New York Times editorial praise for New Orleans's 'turnaround' | The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education:Diane Ravitch debunking claims of 'miracle' schools and challenges New York Times editorial praise for New Orleans's 'turnaround'by adminDiane Ravitch - October 18, 2011http://www.substancenews.net/articles.php?page=2712section=Article[Substance Editor's Note: The following was blogged to Education Week's blog on October 18, 2011 and is shared here with our readers. Long time Substance readers will not t...more »

The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From School « Cooperative Catalyst

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The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From School « Cooperative Catalyst:The Real Reason Kids Are Missing From Schoolby John T. SpencerEducation Week posted a poll on Facebook regarding student absenteeism. The post does’t ask whether it should be a crime to miss school or whether compulsory schooling violates the rights of parents to raise their own children. It doesn’t ask whether the implementation of truancy laws has anything to do with the allocation of funds that schools get based upon ... more »

NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.” « Fred Klonsky's blog

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NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.” « Fred Klonsky's blog:NYPD tells teachers, “No grading papers in public.”by Fred KlonskyAnne and I are in New York for the weekend to see our kids and grand kids. Plus it is our 35th wedding anniversary. Naturally we want to spend some time at Occupy Wall Street.Liberty Park is jammed with people. Some have taken up permanent residence in sleeping backs and tents. Hundreds more fill the park every day with signs ... more »