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People Have Power: SB 22 Dead (For Now) | AMPS

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People Have Power: SB 22 Dead (For Now) | AMPS:People Have Power: SB 22 Dead (For Now)by Thomas J. MertzPatti Smith – “People Have The Power” (click to listen or download) Susan Troller is reporting in the Cap Times that SB 22, the bill creating a partisan, political state charter school authorizing board to override the wishes of local school boards (and more) is dead, for now. This is a huge victory for for public education in the state and ... more »

Last Stand for Children First: The Common Core Will Be The Common Cure

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Last Stand for Children First: The Common Core Will Be The Common Cure:The Common Core Will Be The Common Cureby Last Stand for ChildrenPopoutBack in 1979 when they used to actually make family movies, I remember seeing a wonderful movie called The Great Santini. The movie was about a Marine Lieutenant Colonel who is raising a family. His hard and nails exterior is a sharp contrast from the type of parenting we see in television and movies so often, but ... more »

Another View: Build on schools' strengths to challenge pupils - Sacramento Bee

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Another View: Build on schools' strengths to challenge pupils - Sacramento Opinion - Sacramento Editorial | Sacramento Bee:Another View: Build on schools' strengths to challenge pupilsShare By Anthony CodyPublished: Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 - 10:00 pm | Page 2ELast Modified: Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011 - 11:41 amAnthony Cody, a National Board-certified science teacher who has worked in Oakland schools for 24 years, is responding to the Oct. 27 Viewpoints commentary, "State needs waiver from federal school law." The op-ed stated: ... more »

New report cites disproportionate punishment for black students | iWatch News

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New report cites disproportionate punishment for black students | iWatch News:New report cites disproportionate punishment for black studentsSecond graders listen in class. Dan Loh/APNorth Carolina research dovetails with recent findings in Texas, other statesBy Susan Ferriss7:30 am, October 6, 2011 Updated: 7:30 am, October 6, 2011PrintE-mail4inShareStudy finds stunning rates of discipline among Texas studentsBy Susan FerrissJuly 19, 2011Nearly 60 percent of all Texas public school students were suspended or expelled at least once between their 7th and 12th grade years, ... more »

Teachbad’s “Struggling Students” Video | Mr. Teachbad

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Teachbad’s “Struggling Students” Video | Mr. Teachbad:Teachbad’s “Struggling Students” Videoby teachbadhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXB29gVhh44 (Click on the post title to see video.) I hope you enjoy the video. I also want to announce that the winner of the Photo Caption Contest is Ms. Cynthia Sloan for her submission: The Lack of Fathers is a Parent. For her winning entry, Cynthia will receive one free set of Teachbad Therapy Magnets. I would also like to add that Cynthia has a website full of resources ... more »

Too Small to Fail: Occupy Mosier | OccupyWallSt.org #ows

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Too Small to Fail: Occupy Mosier | OccupyWallSt.org:Too Small to Fail: Occupy Mosierby OccupyWallStThere are no stoplights, the only gas station closed years ago and there is not a single multinational corporation within five miles. With a population of just 430, Mosier, Oregon will become the smallest U.S. town to have an active Occupy camp. Participants from Mosier and other small communities of the Columbia Gorge are working to highlight their vision for a family-friendly camp that includes music, movies ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts #ows

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Analysis: Is student loan, education bubble next? - Boston.comBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-3 minutes agoAnalysis: Is student loan, education bubble next? - Boston.com:Analysis: Is student loan, education bubble next?By Justin PopeAP Education Writer / November 6, 2011E-mail|Print|Comments ()Text size – +First the dot.coms popped, then mortgages. Are student loans and higher education the next bubble, the latest investment craze inflating on borrowed money and misplaced faith it can never go bad?Tweet Be the first to Tweet this!ShareThisSome experts ... more »

Kaplan University feeds off taxpayers in myriad ways | Dailycensored.com

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Kaplan University feeds off taxpayers in myriad ways | Dailycensored.com:Kaplan University feeds off taxpayers in myriad waysby Danny WeilI know that I have devoted a great deal of time covering Kaplan University. The crime syndicate continues to bob its head in the frothy sea of neo-liberal economics on a daily basis and little is covered in mainstream corporate press. For example, according to the Orlando business Journal, Florida has issued $1.7 billion in tax breaks and other ‘incentives’ to businesses, ... more »

More on Florida Charter Exec’s Troublesome Imagine Schools Empire | Scathing Purple Musings

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More on Florida Charter Exec’s Troublesome Imagine Schools Empire | Scathing Purple Musings:More on Florida Charter Exec’s Troublesome Imagine Schools Empireby Bob SikesThe largest charter operator in the nation is Dennis W. Bakke. The Imagine School’s CEO was on Rick Scott’s education transition team. I wrote here late last month on Bakke’s three failing Florida charter schools. It seems that his poor record doesn’t only exist in Florida. Reporting in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Elisa Crouch writes about Imagine’s massive ... more »

In an Era of Funding Darkness, Community Organizations Ally with Corporations, CEO’s « InterACT

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In an Era of Funding Darkness, Community Organizations Ally with Corporations, CEO’s « InterACT:In an Era of Funding Darkness, Community Organizations Ally with Corporations, CEO’sby Martha InfanteIt has been a few weeks since the latest salvo in education reform politics, and honestly, I had to calm down before I wrote about it. I am sure there is a reason why this latest campaign pushed my buttons, and the words indignant, meddlesome, and hubris come to mind.It was on a long ... more »

#ows Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Strange Promotion of Billionaire and Hedge Funder Meddling in Education Policy | Scathing Purple Musings

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Strange Promotion of Billionaire and Hedge Funder Meddling in Education Policy | Scathing Purple Musings:The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s Strange Promotion of Billionaire and Hedge Funder Meddling in Education Policyby Bob SikesIs it still philanthropy if your donation money goes to starting your own school? Apparently so. From Robert Trigaux writing in the St. Petersburg Times:At first glance, the generosity of Florida’s top philanthropist in 2011 might suggest big givers are making a strong comeback this year.Billionaire ... more »

“Humiliation is Not a Classroom Management Technique!” « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

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“Humiliation is Not a Classroom Management Technique!” « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:“Humiliation is Not a Classroom Management Technique!”by OldschoolteachMy youngest son is no angel, not in any way, shape, or form. He had been getting in ”trouble” since preschool. I would go to pick him up and he would wave, and grin, at me from the timeout area. He didn’t know any better, he was just one of those kids that was always up and about. Back then, ... more »

Florida Governor Scott stopped by Courts again…his answer … Get rid of our current Supreme Court system… Pink Slip Rick « Continuing Change

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Florida Governor Scott stopped by Courts again…his answer … Get rid of our current Supreme Court system… Pink Slip Rick « Continuing Change:Florida Governor Scott stopped by Courts again…his answer … Get rid of our current Supreme Court system… Pink Slip Rickby gatorbonbcFlorida courts stop Gov Scott again…is it wonder he is proposing changes to Florida’s Supreme Court ?I kid you not…he wants to split our Supreme Court, moving all current Justices to Criminal side, giving him free reign to ... more »

How Rick Scott’s Call for More STEM Education Helps Focus on Florida School’s Real Problem | Scathing Purple Musings

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How Rick Scott’s Call for More STEM Education Helps Focus on Florida School’s Real Problem | Scathing Purple Musings:How Rick Scott’s Call for More STEM Education Helps Focus on Florida School’s Real Problemby Bob SikesWriting in this morning’s Gainesville Sun, Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida president Ed. H. Moore takes Governor Rick Scott’s call for an emphasis on STEM education and applies the realities of what kind of students are arriving on the state’s college campuses.The governor is correct. ... more »

MPR’s Unfortunate Sidestepping around Money Questions in the Charter CMO Report « School Finance 101

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MPR’s Unfortunate Sidestepping around Money Questions in the Charter CMO Report « School Finance 101:MPR’s Unfortunate Sidestepping around Money Questions in the Charter CMO Reportby schoolfinance101Let me start by pointing out that Mathematica Policy Research, in my view, is an exceptional research organization. They have good people. They do good work and have done much to inform public policy in what I believe are positive ways. That’s why I found it so depressing when I started digging through the recent ... more »