Wow. « Student Activism #ows
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Wow. « Student Activism:Wow.by Angus JohnstonFrom the homepage of the UC Davis Department of English:The faculty of the UC Davis English Department supports the Board of the Davis Faculty Association in calling for Chancellor Katehi’s immediate resignation and for “a policy that will end the practice of forcibly removing non-violent student, faculty, staff, and community protesters by police on the UC Davis campus.” Further, given the demonstrable threat posed by the University of California Police Department and other law enforcement
Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Turf Wars?
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Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Turf Wars?:Reformy Turf Wars?by DukeSpeaking of Derrell Bradford: we never really did get a full accounting of how and why he left Excellent Eduction for Everyone (E3), the voucher... uh, sorry, scholarship proponents here in New Jersey. Derrell went to Better Education for Kids (B4K), a shop set up using scads of hedge fund money, with great fanfare. I read a fair bit of the coverage when he left, and I don't remember anyone asking him who ... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Are there really too many 'mediocre' charter schools?
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Are there really too many 'mediocre' charter schools?:Are there really too many 'mediocre' charter schools?by Mike KlonskyIncubatorRight-wing think-tankers at the Fordham Institute are looking for answers and I'm sure they'll find them. You see, it's all in how you pose the question.Their latest quest has to do with charter schools. Fordham, which doubles as a charter school lobbying and support group in Ohio, and their business-minded partners, Cities for Education Entrepreneurship Trust (CEE-Trust), are getting together ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform
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Why It Matters: Occupy Student Debt! | HyperVocal #owsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-13 minutes agoWhy It Matters: Occupy Student Debt! | HyperVocal:Occupy Student Debt!POSTED NOVEMBER 21ST 3:14PM BY CRYN JOHANNSENREAD MORE: TAGS: EDUCATION, OCCUPY STUDENT DEBT, OCCUPY WALL STREET, STUDENT LOAN DEBT, STUDENT LOANS 12 share32Today, November 21, 2011 is the beginning of the National Campaign to Occupy Student Debt. According to an official statement, the pledge consists of three things:1) A debtor’s pledge to refuse loan payments.The ... more »
Dear John, Education Sector Thinks A Lot About Teachers and More School Time
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Dear John, Education Sector Thinks A Lot About Teachers and More School Time:Dear John, Education Sector Thinks A Lot About Teachers and More School Timeby ELENA SILVA on NOVEMBER 21, 2011in TEACHER QUALITYShareMy colleague Susan Headden and I recently wrote a piece about extending school time for the Wallace Foundation’s report “Reimagining the School Day” John Thompson’s response rightly praised the Wallace Foundation’s attention to expanding not just time but high-quality learning. He also suggested that Susan and I did ... more »
Grumpy Educators: 2011 EduBlog Award Nominations
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Grumpy Educators: 2011 EduBlog Award Nominations:2011 EduBlog Award NominationsNon-educators, parents and students are writing and reading blogs to become informed on initiatives that affect their communities. As a non-educator, I read widely to make meaning of the rapid changes occurring. These bloggers have provided consistent fact based information. I applaud the increase in parent blogging. Here's my list for 2011 Edublog Award consideration.
Yee calls for independent probe into UCD pepper-spraying | Davis Enterprise #ows
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Yee calls for independent probe into UCD pepper-spraying | Davis Enterprise:Yee calls for independent probe into UCD pepper-sprayingby Enterprise staffState Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, has called on UC President Mark Yudof to launch an independent probe of Friday’s incident in which UC Davis police pepper-sprayed peaceful, seated protesters on campus.In a statement emailed Monday, Yee said actions by Yudof and UCD Chancellor Linda Katehi are not good enough.Yudof said he would convene the 10 UC campus chancellors to ensure ... more »
Documents detail UC Davis police use of force policy | news10.net #ows
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Documents detail UC Davis police use of force policy | news10.net:Documents detail UC Davis police use of force policy1:50 PM, Nov 21, 2011 | 0 comments - A A A +Written byC. JohnsonFILED UNDERNewsLocal NewsCrimeSACRAMENTO, CA - Documents released in the wake of a controversial police pepper-spraying incident at the Occupy UC Davis rally Friday set out campus police procedures.In a document effective March 2004 that detailed use of force policy, the UC Davis Police Department said, "It is the ... more »
Open Letter to Chancellor Katehi | Davis Enterprise #ows
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Open Letter to Chancellor Katehi | Davis Enterprise:Open Letter to Chancellor Katehiby Letters to the EditorI am an alumnus of this great university (’82). I have watched as your predecessors have brought UC Davis from low in the university rankings to one of the great research institutions in the world. And all of this has been tarnished by your one decision to evict a small number of peaceful protesters expressing their first amendment rights. How ironic. You say that “We ... more »
Why It Matters: Occupy Student Debt! | HyperVocal #ows
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Why It Matters: Occupy Student Debt! | HyperVocal:Occupy Student Debt!POSTED NOVEMBER 21ST 3:14PM BY CRYN JOHANNSENREAD MORE: TAGS: EDUCATION, OCCUPY STUDENT DEBT, OCCUPY WALL STREET, STUDENT LOAN DEBT, STUDENT LOANS 12 share32Today, November 21, 2011 is the beginning of the National Campaign to Occupy Student Debt. According to an official statement, the pledge consists of three things:1) A debtor’s pledge to refuse loan payments.The pledge will take effect after a million debtors have signed.2) A faculty pledge of support for ... more »
Schools Matter: Where Do Feinstein and Boxer Stand on the Sadism of UC Davis Police?
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Schools Matter: Where Do Feinstein and Boxer Stand on the Sadism of UC Davis Police?:Where Do Feinstein and Boxer Stand on the Sadism of UC Davis Police?by Jim HornChancellor Linda Katehi should be fired--period. As she preens and postures, her goon squads stand ready for the next excuse to use all their new toys purchased with unlimited Homeland Security cash. bin Laden must have smiled many times when reading of how his murderous acts turned America into a police state ... more »
Education Roundup for 11-18-11 - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education)
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Education Roundup for 11-18-11 - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education):Education Roundup for Week Ending November 18, 2011SACRAMENTO—The California Department of Education (CDE) today issued this week's Education Roundup featuring education-related announcements of public interest.Mathematics Framework Focus Group RecruitmentThe CDE is recruiting educators from throughout California to participate in focus groups to revise the Mathematics Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve.Revisions are necessary to incorporate and support the Common Core State Sta... more »
More on the Characteristics of Students Entering IDEA Charter Schools « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues
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More on the Characteristics of Students Entering IDEA Charter Schools « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues:More on the Characteristics of Students Entering IDEA Charter Schoolsby Dr. Ed FullerBelow is more data on the characteristics of 5th grade public school students (2009-10 school year) entering IDEA charter schools and public schools in the 6th grade (2010-11 school year).Table 1 examines the number and percentage of students enrolled public schools in the IDEA Charter market area in the 5th grade in ... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm funnels millions more away from public to charter school operators
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm funnels millions more away from public to charter school operators:Rahm funnels millions more away from public to charter school operatorsby Mike KlonskyAutocrat Rahm is determined to teach Chicago teachers and their union a lesson. Dropping the F-bomb on CTU president Karen Lewis obviously wasn't satisfying enough for Emanuel. So now he's figured out a way to funnel $2.7 million in badly needed school funds to the operators of 36 privately managed charter schools in exchange ... more »
The Pyramid, the Funnel and the Megaphone - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
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The Pyramid, the Funnel and the Megaphone - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher:The Pyramid, the Funnel and the Megaphoneby Nancy FlanaganWho calls the shots in educational decision-making?Where are policy ideas generated and developed? Who implements them when they become rules and mandates? Who suffers when policy causes unintended consequences--or even damage-- to school communities and children?I participated in a wonderful professional development workshop last weekend, hosted by the Virginia Education Association and created by the teacher ... more »
Outside Agitators? | AMPS
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Outside Agitators? | AMPS:Outside Agitators?by Thomas J. MertzThe Animals – “We’ve Gotta To Get Out Of This Place” (click to listen or download).The self-selected Board of the Madison Predatory Academy are an interesting bunch. As the Board of Education considers their request for a non-instrumentality school charter with “total authority to make decisions related to budget, personnel, curriculum, school policy and overall operations,” I hope we hear more from and about them and their plans After all, baring extreme circumstances ... more »
FROM TITLE IX TO TITLE NERD « Teachers Fight Back
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FROM TITLE IX TO TITLE NERD « Teachers Fight Back:FROM TITLE IX TO TITLE NERDby alkleenIt’s been thirty-nine years since Congress passed Title IX and it’s now time for Congress to pass Title Nerd. Among other things, Title IX required schools that receive federal funds to provide equal opportunities in athletic programs for girls and women.Title Nerd would require schools to create academic teams that would be on an equal basis with their athletic teams. The academic teams would be ... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: WEEKEND QUOTABLES:WEEKEND QUOTABLESby Mike KlonskyUniversity of California, Davis Police Lt. John Pike uses pepper spray to move Occupy UC Davis protesters while blocking their exit from the school's quad FridayCharles J. KellyA former Baltimore Police Department lieutenant who wrote the department's use of force guidelines, said pepper spray is a "compliance tool" that can be used on subjects who do not
The Flu and You: Tips for Staying Healthy | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
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The Flu and You: Tips for Staying Healthy | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights:The Flu and You: Tips for Staying Healthyby NEA Health Information NetworkEditor’s Note: This post is from our partners at the NEA Health Information Network (NEA HIN). Each month, we feature a new column on a topic related to school health. Through this effort, we hope to inform the public of important health issues that impact schools and offer educators and parents resources to ... more »