Saturday, December 17, 2011

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: A Bronx Student Thanks Mayor Bloomberg For The Education He Has Received

2011-Dec-16
SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: A Bronx Student Thanks Mayor Bloomberg For The Education He Has Received: A Bronx Student Thanks Mayor Bloomberg For The Education He Has Receivedbynoreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)The crack team would like to welcome a guest blogger tonight, a student in the NYC DOE by the name of Throckmorton. Throckmorton plans to share with us how much Uncle Mike has done for his education. So without further adieu, please welcome Throcky.Hi, I would like to thank Bronx Teacher and ...
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Yo: UPDATE IMPORTANT CALL TO ACTION DAC meeting this Saturday Law Suit Briefing DAC gives LAUSD A Wack

2011-Dec-15
Big Education Ape: DAC gives LAUSD A Wack - District Advisory Committees:DAC meeting this Saturday Law Suit BriefingThis Saturday 17th December at 10am our lawyer Robert A Brown will be debrieifing parents and community about our law suit.I hope that some of you who are DAC members and Chairs from other districts will be able to attend to hear first hand what this law suit is about and whethersome of the same issues are taking place in your district!!!!!The address ...
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Shaun Johnson: Corporate Education Reform and ALEC's Definition of Acceptable Risk

2011-Dec-15
Shaun Johnson: Corporate Education Reform and ALEC's Definition of Acceptable Risk:Shaun JohnsonAssistant Professor of Elementary Education, Towson UniversityGET UPDATES FROM SHAUN JOHNSON Like40Corporate Education Reform and ALEC's Definition of Acceptable RiskPosted: 12/15/11 05:17 PM ETThe left-leaning political blog Think Progressrecently reported on a comment from a top-executive with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) that some children eating rat poison is "an acceptable risk." Thus, there is no justification for the government to regulate these kinds of products. For ALEC, ...
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Parents demand stronger role at council hearing on engagement | GothamSchools #edreform

2011-Dec-15
Parents demand stronger role at council hearing on engagement | GothamSchools:Parents demand stronger role at council hearing on engagementby Jessica CampbellAs today’s City Council hearing on parent engagement wore into its third hour, parents grew agitated that they had yet to deliver their testimony.After listening to chancellor Dennis Walcott and executive director for family and community engagement, Jesse Mojica, discuss parent engagement with council members for hours, the parents were ready to contribute, but the meeting was scheduled to end ...
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Illinois’ corporate tax dodge. More on “Illinois is broke.” « Fred Klonsky

2011-Dec-15
Illinois’ corporate tax dodge. More on “Illinois is broke.” « Fred Klonsky:Illinois’ corporate tax dodge. More on “Illinois is broke.”by Fred KlonskyWhen the Illinois General Assembly gave CME and Sears a massive $371 million tax gift this week, it wasn’t the first tax gift to a major corporation.“Illinois is broke,” said Ty Fahner and the Civic Committee when they were going after public school teacher pensions.But a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, as reported in Progress ...
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Parents demand stronger role at council hearing on engagement | GothamSchools #edreform

2011-Dec-15
Parents demand stronger role at council hearing on engagement | GothamSchools:Parents demand stronger role at council hearing on engagementby Jessica CampbellAs today’s City Council hearing on parent engagement wore into its third hour, parents grew agitated that they had yet to deliver their testimony.After listening to chancellor Dennis Walcott and executive director for family and community engagement, Jesse Mojica, discuss parent engagement with council members for hours, the parents were ready to contribute, but the meeting was scheduled to end ...
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Illinois’ corporate tax dodge. More on “Illinois is broke.” « Fred Klonsky

2011-Dec-15
Illinois’ corporate tax dodge. More on “Illinois is broke.” « Fred Klonsky:Illinois’ corporate tax dodge. More on “Illinois is broke.”by Fred KlonskyWhen the Illinois General Assembly gave CME and Sears a massive $371 million tax gift this week, it wasn’t the first tax gift to a major corporation.“Illinois is broke,” said Ty Fahner and the Civic Committee when they were going after public school teacher pensions.But a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, as reported in Progress ...
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DAC gives LAUSD A Wack - District Advisory Committees

2011-Dec-15
Central and Local District Advisory Committees: Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Parent Group Files Lawsuit Charging LAUSD With Misuse of $2.5 Billion in Federal Title I FundsP_R_E_S_S_____R_E_L_E_A_S_Evar docstoc_docid="108630898";var docstoc_title="P_R_E_S_S_____R_E_L_E_A_S_E";var docstoc_urltitle="P_R_E_S_S_____R_E_L_E_A_S_E";Summary of DAC et. al. vs. LAUSD et. al. L.A.S.C. Case No. BC474879var docstoc_docid="108630994";var docstoc_title="Summary of DAC et. al. vs. LAUSD et. al. L.A.S.C. Case No. BC474879";var docstoc_urltitle="Summary of DAC et. al. vs. LAUSD et. al. L.A.S.C. Case No. BC474879";Summary of DAC et. al. vs. LAUSD et. al.L.A.S.C. Case No. ...
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: NCLB; Can We Just Kill It Now?

2011-Dec-15
Seattle Schools Community Forum: NCLB; Can We Just Kill It Now?:NCLB; Can We Just Kill It Now?by Melissa WestbrookFrom the Seattle Times: (bold mine)Nearly half of America's public schools didn't meet federal achievement standards this year, marking the largest failure rate since the much-criticized No Child Left Behind Law took effect a decade ago, according to a national report released Thursday.The Center on Education Policy report shows more than 43,000 schools - or 48 percent - did not make "adequate ...
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Marsha Zierk. RIP. « Fred Klonsky

2011-Dec-15
Marsha Zierk. RIP. « Fred Klonsky:Marsha Zierk. RIP.by Fred KlonskyThere was a Facebook post this morning from my friend Ed Rosenthal saying Marsha Zierk has died.I’m a local IEA activist. My relationship to the state organization consists of attending the IEA Representative Assembly and the NEA RA as a state delegate. And blogging about it. Not much more than that.My contact with Marsha was on those couple of days a year when the IEA RA and NEA RA met.I knew ...
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Will Big Charter Schools Poor Record in Florida Be Protected by Political Patronage? | Scathing Purple Musings

2011-Dec-15
Will Big Charter Schools Poor Record in Florida Be Protected by Political Patronage? | Scathing Purple Musings:Will Big Charter Schools Poor Record in Florida Be Protected by Political Patronage?by Bob SikesFrom Lisa Rab of the New Times:A Homestead charter school run by a for-profit company that promises to help at-risk kids graduate issued standard diplomas to only 18 students in the past two years, according to the Miami-Dade school district. .Mavericks High of South Miami-Dade had 52 seniors enrolled during ...
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: K-12 Inc. stock price plummets. Should we care?

2011-Dec-14
Schooling in the Ownership Society: K-12 Inc. stock price plummets. Should we care?:K-12 Inc. stock price plummets. Should we care?from Schooling in the Ownership Society by Mike KlonskyUh oh! The speculators are speculatin' and the short-sellers are short selling. K-12 Inc. stock is in free-fall and Andy Rotherham at Eduwonk (who denies holding any shares) sound downright panicky and hedgey. While he is not currently contracting with K-12, his Bellweather consulting company has done work with them in the past. ...
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All Things Education: Just Because They're Poor Doesn't Make Them Saps

2011-Dec-14
All Things Education: Just Because They're Poor Doesn't Make Them Saps:Just Because They're Poor Doesn't Make Them Sapsby Rachel LevyOn Alexander Russo's This Week in Education blog, I read a really interesting e-mail written by Whitney Tilson who is a founder or president or something or other of DFER. You should read it and then read the comments.The two main points he makes can be encapsulated in the following quotes:But nor can we be oblivious to the negative impact on ...
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Big Education Ape: 12-14-11 PM "I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" EDition #edreform #ows

2011-Dec-14
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSSTORIESENVIRONMENTADULT#EDU#CORPREFORMERSStates Creating New Districts to Steer 'Turnarounds'edweek.org - Published Online: December 12, 2011Published in Print: December 14, 2011, as Districts Created to Steer 'Turnarounds'If the job of a traditional superintendent is hard, imagine the complexities inv...DianeRavitchNo double standards in sex abuse cases – USATODAY.comusatoday.com - ColumnsIn addition to its own editorials, USA TODAY publishes a variety of opinions from outside writers. ...
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Modern School: When Political Action Trumps Direct Action Working People Lose

2011-Dec-14
Modern School: When Political Action Trumps Direct Action Working People Lose:When Political Action Trumps Direct Action Working People Loseby Michael DunnHuck/Konopacki Labor CartoonsA GOP- and venture capitalist-backed initiative to limit union spending on elections has collected sufficient signatures to make next year’s November ballot in California, according to the Sacramento Bee. The bill would prevent unions and corporations from using automatic payroll deductions for funding candidate-controlled committees. However, the bill primarily
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Schools Matter: Time Spent in School: Another Arne Duncan Lie Exposed

2011-Dec-14
Schools Matter: Time Spent in School: Another Arne Duncan Lie Exposed:Time Spent in School: Another Arne Duncan Lie Exposedby Jim Hornfrom Valerie Strauss:A new report concludes that contrary to popular perception — including that of Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s — most U.S. public schools require at least as much or even more instructional time for students than countries touted for their high performance on international tests, including Finland, Japan and South Korea.The report was issued by the National School Boards ...
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top AM Posts #ows #edreform

2011-Dec-14
Looking at the Concept of Adultism | Lefty ParentBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-41 minutes agoLooking at the Concept of Adultism | Lefty Parent:Looking at the Concept of Adultismby Cooper Zale[FYI... for those of you who have been reading my blog for a while, you may recognize this piece as the combining of three pieces I wrote previously on this subject.]So you have probably already been “ism’d” within an inch of your life and may be ready to roll ...
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The Truth Behind Stand for Children: A Video | Seattle Education

2011-Dec-14
The Truth Behind Stand for Children: A Video | Seattle Education:The Truth Behind Stand for Children: A Videoby seattleducation2011The unholy trinity of Stand for Children (SFC), the League of Education Voters (LEV) and the Washington State PTA (WSPTA) will be lobbying for a charter school bill starting in January with the backing of Microsoft, Boeing and Bill Gates. They will be in the House and Senate halls in Olympia in front of our representatives saying that they stand for the ...
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Florida Charter Schools Failing Disbaled Children | Scathing Purple Musings

2011-Dec-14
Florida Charter Schools Failing Disbaled Children | Scathing Purple Musings:Florida Charter Schools Failing Disbaled Childrenby Bob SikesFrom reporters John O’Connor and Sarah Gonzalez of NPR:According to state law, every student is supposed to have an equal shot at enrollment – including students with disabilities. But students with severe disabilities are not appearing in most charter school classrooms.StateImpact Florida and The Miami Herald gathered and analyzed data on K-12 students with disabilities from 14 school districts representing more than three-quarters of ...
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Killing Students’ Creativity. And Teachers? « Outside the Cave

2011-Dec-13
Killing Students’ Creativity. And Teachers? « Outside the Cave:Killing Students’ Creativity. And Teachers?by Stephen LazarThis was chilling to read:One of the most consistent findings in educational studies of creativity has been that teachers dislike personality traits associated with creativity.This comes from from Creativity: Asset or Burden in the Classroom?, a review paper on the research. As much as I wish I could say this doesn’t apply to me, I know that sometimes it does. On my best days, my favorite ...
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Big Education Ape: 12-13-11 PM Time to occupy the education reform EDition #edreform #ows

2011-Dec-13
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 11 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSWORLDLEISUREART ENTERTAINMENT#EDU#OWSIn praise of performance pay—for online learning companieseducationgadfly.net - Whether you consider today’s New York Times article on K12.com a “hit piece” (Tom Vander Ark) or a “blockbuster” (Dana Goldstein), there’s little doubt that it will have a long-term impact on the d...DianeRavitchTime to occupy the education reformctpost.com - The education reform movement sweeping the country with its emphasis on ...
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Mid-Year Cuts Reaction - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education)

2011-Dec-13
Mid-Year Cuts Reaction - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education):State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Comments on Mid-Year CutsSACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement regarding mid-year spending cuts announced today:"It's a sad day for California. Taking hundreds of millions of dollars from our schools—on top of the $18 billion in cuts they have already suffered—will only make life harder for students in California's chronically underfunded schools."Mothballing school bus fleets across the state will mean many rural, ...
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Support PURE! » PSAT for 12-13-11: Stop school closings!

2011-Dec-13
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 12-13-11: Stop school closings!:PSAT for 12-13-11: Stop school closings!by adminTonight beginning at 6 pm, the CTU is sponsoring a vigil and camp out at CPS headquarters, 125 S. Clark Street, prior to the December 14th Chicago Board of Education meeting. Think about joining them, or at least stopping by for a while – after rush hour it gets pretty quiet downtown and you can usually drive by or even ...
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Scrooge and School Reform - Bridging Differences - Education Week

2011-Dec-13
Scrooge and School Reform - Bridging Differences - Education Week:Scrooge and School Reformby Diane RavitchDear Deborah,As we enter the holiday season, our thoughts naturally turn to family celebrations, but also to those who do not share the advantages and blessings we enjoy. We all know Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol and the story of Scrooge. It's played regularly on television at this time of year, and we see how Scrooge comes to understand the plight of Tiny Tim and his family ...
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I'm Skeptical But Intrigued By AFT Initiative, NEA Report :: Frederick M. Hess

2011-Dec-13
I'm Skeptical But Intrigued By AFT Initiative, NEA Report :: Frederick M. Hess:I'm Skeptical But Intrigued By AFT Initiative, NEA Reportby Frederick M. Hess • Dec 13, 2011 at 8:14 amCross-posted from Education Week Print Send RSS ShareI'm skeptical when folks who've seemed to drag their heels offer up nifty new proposals and innovations. So, I don't want to sound all "gee, whiz" here. At the same time, it's important that skepticism not morph into reflexive dismissal. With that in ...
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IF YOU’RE NOT A JAIME ESCALANTE, GET OUT OF TEACHING! « Teachers Fight Back

2011-Dec-12
IF YOU’RE NOT A JAIME ESCALANTE, GET OUT OF TEACHING! « Teachers Fight Back:IF YOU’RE NOT A JAIME ESCALANTE, GET OUT OF TEACHING!by alkleenThe Chicago Tribune newspaper,(otherwise known as Teacher Bashing Central), ran an editorial today that talked about the large high school dropout rate, and all the troubles high school dropouts faced later in their lives.The article mentioned a few possible improvements for schools, such as emphasizing early childhood development and more school counselors. Then they arrived at their ...
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From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model - NYTimes.com

2011-Dec-12
From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform Model - NYTimes.com:From Finland, an Intriguing School-Reform ModelBy JENNY ANDERSONPublished: December 12, 2011RECOMMENDTWITTERLINKEDINE-MAILPRINTSINGLE PAGEREPRINTSSHAREPasi Sahlberg, a Finnish educator and author, had a simple question for the high school seniors he was speaking to one morning last week in Manhattan: “Who here wants to be a teacher?”Enlarge This ImageNicole Bengiveno/The New York TimesPasi Sahlberg, a Finnish educator and author, with students at the Dwight School in Manhattan.A new Web venture featuring news, data and conversation about ...
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LIVE: Highlights of the #D12 West Coast Port Shutdown | OccupyWallSt.org

2011-Dec-12
LIVE: Highlights of the #D12 West Coast Port Shutdown | OccupyWallSt.org:WATCH LIVE: #D12 West Coast Port Shutdownby OccupyWallStWatch live streaming video from globalrevolution at livestream.comNote: The following highlights are not comprehensive. For a full list of participating Occupations and more solidarity actions across the world, see West Coast Port Shutdown.Oakland2:20pm PST: From @OccupyOakland: "Please come to the rally at OGP today at 3PM and march to the port at 4 and 5. We do not need people at the port ...
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Cutting the Higher Education Graduation Gap in Half - Education - GOOD

2011-Dec-12
Cutting the Higher Education Graduation Gap in Half - Education - GOOD:Cutting the Higher Education Graduation Gap in Halfby Jolene KoesterFiguring out how to say goodbye to our college students may seem counterintuitive when it’s only December, but with shrinking resources and a growing demand for graduates to fill high-skill jobs, colleges can no longer afford "super-seniors"—students with a surplus of credit hours in the wrong combination to graduate. And we can no longer afford students who drop out after ...
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Arne Duncan Needs an Educational Tip from Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz"

2011-Dec-12
Missouri Education Watchdog: Arne Duncan Needs an Educational Tip from Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz":Arne Duncan Needs an Educational Tip from Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz"by stlgretchenThe New York Times has an article on the results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test. Public education is having difficulty closing the achievement gap between black and white students. However, there are some schools making good progress on the NAEP test and they outperform the traditional public schools. ...
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Shanker Blog » A Republic At Risk

2011-Dec-12
Shanker Blog » A Republic At Risk:A Republic At Riskby Matthew Di CarloHardly a week goes by when some newspaper or television network doesn’t feature where the U.S. ranks among the nations participating in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). This test, administered to 15-year olds every three years, serves as a benchmark for “how we’re doing” in terms of education outcomes relative to our international competitors.Because the results get so much attention, millions of Americans are aware that ...
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Colorado Judge Rips Republican Politicians, Hoover Institute Scholar in Final Failure to Fund Ruling | Scathing Purple Musings

2011-Dec-12
Colorado Judge Rips Republican Politicians, Hoover Institute Scholar in Final Failure to Fund Ruling | Scathing Purple Musings:Colorado Judge Rips Republican Politicians, Hoover Institute Scholar in Final Failure to Fund Rulingby Bob SikesWow. From Tim Hoover in the Denver Post:A key witness for the state was Eric Hanushek​, a scholar at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, who testified that repeated studies have shown no consistent relationship between levels of funding and achievement. He also testified that average funding per ...
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National Education Association announces plan to improve teacher quality | The Washington Independent

2011-Dec-11
National Education Association announces plan to improve teacher quality | The Washington Independent:National Education Association announces plan to improve teacher qualityBy adminFriday, December 09, 2011 at 10:27 am | More from The Florida IndependentCommentsShareThe National Education Association, which represents 3 million teachers and education professionals across the U.S., announced new initiatives on Thursday “to increase the quality of teacher candidates, make sure that teachers remain at the top of their game throughout their careers, and to improve student learning by ...
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Jose Rico Appointed Director Hispanic Educational Excellence - Hispanically Speaking News

2011-Dec-11
Jose Rico Appointed Director Hispanic Educational Excellence - Hispanically Speaking News:Jose Rico Appointed New Director White House Initiative on Hispanic Educational ExcellenceU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today announced the appointment of José Rico as the new director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. The Initiative is in charge of expanding academic excellence and improving educational opportunities for Hispanics for President Obama and Secretary Duncan.“For the last two years as the Initiative’s deputy director, José has helped ...
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Frank Biden and Privatizers Buying Nation’s 11th-Largest School District

2011-Dec-11
Frank Biden and Privatizers Buying Nation’s 11th-Largest School District:Frank Biden and Privatizers Buying Nation’s 11th-Largest School Districtphoto by jrubinicphoto by jrubinicWhen the Palm Beach Post endorsed Chuck E. Shaw for the Palm Beach County School Board’s district 2 seat, they praised the ex-JFK Medical Center Charter School principal for “how well he knows the school district.”Shaw knows where the dinero is, too, and he found it with Frank Biden, the VP’s younger brother, and Mavericks in Education Florida, a for-profit ...
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Whose Children have been left behind? by Diane Ravitch « Parents Across America

2011-Dec-11
Whose Children have been left behind? by Diane Ravitch « Parents Across America:Whose Children have been left behind? by Diane Ravitchby leoniehaimsonfor the NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN SUMMITDecember 9, 2011My theme for today: Whose children have been left behind?Let me tell you a little bit about myself. For many years, I was a strong advocate of testing, accountability, and choice. I worked in three conservative think tanks where these ideas were held sacred. In 1998, I went to Albany, New ...
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Coaching Principals | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

2011-Dec-11
Coaching Principals | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:Coaching Principalsby larrycubanCEOs do it. Superintendents do it. Actors even do it–but birds and bees don’t do it. They don’t hire coaches.Nor do fourth graders.The coaching industry, originating in the private sector, has grown and spilled over schools beginning about a quarter-century ago. Distinguishing between mentors (insiders) and coaches (outsiders) who bolster failing executives from those who boost rising stars in the organization continue to plague the coaching industry in ...
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Grumpy Educators: FCAT hits national news: "They are defending a test that has no validity."

2011-Dec-11
Grumpy Educators: FCAT hits national news: "They are defending a test that has no validity.":FCAT hits national news: "They are defending a test that has no validity."by SandraOrange County School Board member Rick Roach did not believe that students were unable to read and read well in the 10th grade as measured by the FCAT. The 39 percent pass rate of reading at grade level in 10th grade caused him to question the test itself. I have to tell you ...
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Schools Matter: Misrepresenting Finland: Seeing What We Want to See, Saying What We Want to Say

2011-Dec-11
Schools Matter: Misrepresenting Finland: Seeing What We Want to See, Saying What We Want to Say:Misrepresenting Finland: Seeing What We Want to See, Saying What We Want to Sayby P. L. ThomasMisrepresenting Finland: Seeing What We Want to See, Saying What We Want to SayWith the publication of Pasi Sahlberg's Finnish Lessons, the education reform debate in the U.S. is moving into a second round of Finnish envy—the first being the corporate reformers' distorted claims about international comparisons and the ...
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Sacramento City Unified School District School Board held its annual reorganization meeting

2011-Dec-11
Board of Education:My Dear Friend,I write to you to share the news that the Sacramento City Unified School District School Board held its annual reorganization meeting to select a new executive committee for the 2011-2012 year. Serving as your executive committee is Diana Rodriguez, President; Darrel Woo, First Vice-President; and Jeff Cuneo, Second Vice-President.The board room was full of students, parents/families, community members, including Council Member Ken Cooley from Rancho Cordova. They were there to advocate on behalf of the ...
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Teachers leery of proposed ratings | The Columbus Dispatch

2011-Dec-11
Teachers leery of proposed ratings | The Columbus Dispatch:Teachers leery of proposed ratingsThey worry about bias, and if student growth can be fairly measuredBy Catherine CandiskyThe Columbus Dispatch Sunday December 11, 2011 8:32 AMComments: 8ShareThisOhio teachers don’t necessarily like the way they currently are evaluated, but the uncertainty of a new system based in large part on how well their students perform is equally unsettling to many.Gov. John Kasich’s administration is releasing a 23-page report on Monday detailing how teachers ...
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A Sociological Eye on Education | Throwing students at classrooms

2011-Dec-11
A Sociological Eye on Education | Throwing students at classrooms:Throwing students at classroomsMichael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York CityNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said last week that if it were up to him, he’d double class size and fire the 50 percent of teachers who are in the bottom half of effectiveness ratings: “doubl[ing] the class size with a better teacher is a good deal for the students.” Bloomberg, in his inimitable way, breezily insulted 80,000 teachers to make ...
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Big Education Ape: 12-11-11 AM Daily Kos: The most important speech on education in years EDition #ows #edreform

2011-Dec-11
Big Education Ape: Ed News Now:Published by Coopmike48 – 7 news spotters todayNext update in about 9 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSCRIMEART ENTERTAINMENTSCIENCE#EDU#EDREFORMDaily Kos: The most important speech on education in years #ows #edreformbigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: The most important speech on education in years:The most important speech on education in yearsby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)was given yesterday at the National Opportunity to Learn Ed...coopmike48Longer Standardized Tests Are Planned, Displeasing Some School Leadersnytimes.com - Students across New York State will sit longer for high-stakes ...
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Damn Good Education Daily #EDCHAT #EDreform #ows

2011-Dec-11
Damn Good Education Daily:Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011ArchivesDamn Good Education DailyPublished by Coopmike48 – 26 news spotters todayNext update in about 9 hoursSee all articlesHEADLINESEDUCATIONSOCIETYPOLITICSSTORIESART ENTERTAINMENTBUSINESS#EDCHAT#EDUHow the FCAT Cut Score Debate Isolates Jeb Bush, Pearson, Florida Chamber of Commerce and Gerard Robinsonbobsidlethoughtsandmusings.wordpress.com - From Kaitlyn Ross, writing for First Coast News: The FCAT is getting national attention after a school board member in Orange County failed the standardized test. “That should tell you a lot. Somet...BobSikesDecember 9, 2011 : The Daily ...
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Daily Kos: The most important speech on education in years #ows #edreform

2011-Dec-10
Daily Kos: The most important speech on education in years:The most important speech on education in yearsby rss@dailykos.com (teacherken)was given yesterday at the National Opportunity to Learn Education Summit by Diane Ravitch.You can read the entire text here (pdf).You should.You should pass it on.For example, how about this paragraph: So today we see Wall Street hedge funders and billionaires saying that they are leading the civil rights movement of our time. I have trouble imagining Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ...
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National Opportunity to Learn Summit - Speech by Diane Ravitch

2011-Dec-10
National Opportunity to Learn Summit - Speech by Diane Ravitch:National Opportunity to Learn Summit – Speech by Diane Ravitchby rbhattThe following speech was delivered by Diane Ravitch yesterday, December 9, 2011, at the National Opportunity to Learn Summit. Our own Ken Bernstein has written a piece on this speech at his Daily Kos. Check it out after reading the speech! Just click on the link to access the pdf copy of Diane Ravitch’s speech.
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Walker: Destroying the Teaching Profession in Wisconsin « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

2011-Dec-10
Walker: Destroying the Teaching Profession in Wisconsin « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:Walker: Destroying the Teaching Profession in Wisconsinby millerlfWill Anyone Want to Teach in WisconsinBy Lisa Kaiser ExpressMilwaukee 12/8/11Milwaukee-area teachers say they would not encourage anyone to pursue a career in education, according to a new survey conducted by the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), which represents educators across the state.Three-fourths of the 3,800 educators surveyed said morale has gotten worse since February, when Gov. Scott Walker introduced ...

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