Americans Split Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students - Hispanically Speaking News
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Americans Split Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students - Hispanically Speaking News:STUDY: Americans Split Over In-State Tuition for Undocumented StudentsAmericans are evenly split over whether illegal immigrants who graduate from high school in their state should be eligible for in-state college tuition: 48% say they should be eligible for the in-state tuition rate, while 46% say they should not.The national survey by the Pew Research Center for the People the Press, conducted Nov. 9-14 among 2,001 adults finds continuing partisan ... more »
School Tech Connect: Chicago's Miracle Workers
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School Tech Connect: Chicago's Miracle Workers:Chicago's Miracle Workersby noreply@blogger.com (Tim)Well, the NAEP Urban District Assessment is out, and it pretty much re-confirms everything that everyone has already known. I don't think you can make conclusions beyond the executive summary of any high-quality study, and here's the thrust of it for the reading portion.Scores for some groups are creeping a little higher since 2002, after a decade of test-centric reforms and all
Countdown to Dec 15th: A CALL TO ACTION FROM SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT MÓNICA GARCÍA AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION
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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: Countdown to Dec 15th: A CALL TO ACTION FROM SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT MÓNICA GARCÍA AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION:Countdown to Dec 15th: A CALL TO ACTION FROM SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT MÓNICA GARCÍA AND THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATIONAN EMAIL FROM MÓNICA GARCÍA, PRESIDENT – LOS ANGELES BOARD OF EDUCATIONsmf: 4LAKids disagrees with Ms. García much of the time. CSEA’s support of this and of Mónica is an awful lot about ... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Lacking a Sensitivity Chip
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Lacking a Sensitivity Chip:Lacking a Sensitivity Chipby Melissa WestbrookIf you've been following the local news, there's a couple in our region, living in a $1.2M lakefront home, and the woman has been collecting welfare for a couple of years. She claimed she and her two children lived on $5,000 a year and her husband was the "landlord." They've collected over $100,000 and, of course, live pretty well. (To her credit, she did put down their real ...more »
Brother of VP Biden promotes charters, invoking family name - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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Brother of VP Biden promotes charters, invoking family name - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Brother of VP Biden promotes charters, invoking family nameby Valerie StraussFrancis W. “Frank” Biden, a younger brother of Vice President Joe Biden, is a real estate developer in Florida. He also is helping a for-profit company open charter schools in the state by employing a major asset: his last name.In February, Frank Biden urged the Palm Beach County School Board to approve a charter ... more »
When a School Board Member Takes a Test, the World Listens - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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When a School Board Member Takes a Test, the World Listens - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:When a School Board Member Takes a Test, the World Listensby Anthony CodyThree days ago, Valerie Strauss' Answer Sheet blog in the Washington Post published the hardest-hitting critique of testing of the year. Before discussing that, I want to take a moment to recognize her work. Ms. Strauss is the ONLY blogger in the mainstream media to consistently address education issues from ... more »
Joining Forces to Build a Better Future | The Forum for Education and Democracy
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Joining Forces to Build a Better Future | The Forum for Education and Democracy:Joining Forces to Build a Better Futureby Tony MonfilettoAt ACE Leadership High School we’re determined to transform career and technical education, and we’re not going it alone. Partnerships with industry are key to our mission of preparing students to be leaders on any path they choose.ACE stands for architecture, construction and engineering and it’s a place where kids get their hands dirty in a purposeful--if sometimes a ... more »
Art in the real world. A plaything for the 1%. « Fred Klonsky
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Art in the real world. A plaything for the 1%. « Fred Klonsky:Art in the real world. A plaything for the 1%.by Fred KlonskyBy one of my fifth grade students.I’m sitting over my morning coffee, preparing myself for another day with kids making art.It won’t be art with a capital A.Much of Art in the real world is not much more than a plaything for the 1%.In fact, what feels so good about the Occupy Wall Street movement is the ... more »
Teacher from Pro-Walker Ad Among Those Who Gave Standing Ovation to White Pride Speech |
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Teacher from Pro-Walker Ad Among Those Who Gave Standing Ovation to White Pride Speech |:Teacher from Pro-Walker Ad Joined in Standing Ovation to White Pride Speechby bluecheddarAccording to the Politiscoop blogger, a key Walker advocate, Kristi LaCroix, was present at a Kenosha event when a woman stood up to deliver what I would call a ‘white pride speech’, and at the conclusion of said speech, Ms. LaCroix stood with others to deliver a standing ovation. Ms. LaCroix is the Lakeview ... more »
Study details societal ramifications for high school dropouts - chicagotribune.com
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Study details societal ramifications for high school dropouts - chicagotribune.com:Study details societal ramifications for high school dropoutsAt policy forum, group calls out CPS chief, others, to address issueComments8Share56By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Chicago Tribune reporter9:09 p.m. CST, December 7, 2011Teens who drop out of high school have a greater likelihood of ending up in jail, being unemployed, relying on food stamps and becoming a fiscal drain on society than those who graduate, according to a new study commissioned by the Chicago ... more »
And Now, About Those Mega-Rich Alleged Job Creators… - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard
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And Now, About Those Mega-Rich Alleged Job Creators… - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard:And Now, About Those Mega-Rich Alleged Job Creators…Dec 6th, 2011 by Lily.I’m sorry. I’m not normally a violent person. But how can you not want to slap the next clown that routinely and without an pinky fingernail-size of evidence continues to characterize the mega-wealthiest amongst us as “Job Creators”?A bona-fide mega-wealthy rich guy is Nick Hanauer. He’s got millions and millions and says he wants politicians and ... more »
Blue Jersey:: Education Reform: For Profit, Not For Progress
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Blue Jersey:: Education Reform: For Profit, Not For Progress:Education Reform: For Profit, Not For Progressby Marie CorfieldBefore the end of the year Governor Christie wants the legislature to pass the remainder of his property tax ‘tool kit’ including his education ‘reform’ agenda. And the fate of one of the nation’s best public education systems and thousands of its students hang in the balance.Out of over twenty four hundred schools in this state, about two hundred are not doing a good ... more »
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John Thompson: Diane Ravitch and the History That "Reformers" Do Not KnowBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-6 minutes agoJohn Thompson: Diane Ravitch and the History That "Reformers" Do Not Know:John ThompsonAward-winning Historian, Lobbyist and Guerilla-gardener, and Inner City TeacherGET UPDATES FROM JOHN THOMPSON Like134Diane Ravitch and the History That "Reformers" Do Not KnowDiane Ravitch has again done the seemingly impossible. She prompted Education Sector's Kevin Carey to take a glance at the history of education. Even so, Carey's piece ... more »
Shanker Blog » Education Advocacy Organizations: An Overview
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Shanker Blog » Education Advocacy Organizations: An Overview:Education Advocacy Organizations: An Overviewby Ken LibbyOur guest author today is Ken Libby, a graduate student studying educational foundations, policy and practice at the University of Colorado at Boulder.Education advocacy organizations (EAOs) come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Some focus on specific issues (e.g. human capital decisions, forms of school choice, class size) while others approach policy more broadly (e.g. changing policy environments, membership decisions). Proponents of these organizations claim the...more »
Both Sides of the Classroom « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education
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Both Sides of the Classroom « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:Both Sides of the Classroomby ASCD Whole Child BloggersPost submitted by Whole Child Blogger Carole HaywardAdora Svitak, ASCD’s youngest member at 14 years old, became involved in classroom teaching when her first book was published at age 7. As a current high school student, Svitak has a truly unique perspective of seeing both sides of the classroom.At a general session at ASCD’s Fall Conference in October, Svitak ... more »
National charter school enrollment now tops two million students | Get Schooled
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National charter school enrollment now tops two million students | Get Schooled:National charter school enrollment now tops two million students8:00 am December 7, 2011, by Maureen DowneyAs Georgia has shown, there is a great deal of parental interest in charter schools. The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools announced today enrollment in charter schools, which are public schools that operate with autonomy in exchange for contractual performance goals, has surpassed two million. (There are 46 million students in the public ... more »
Recess Has Some New Competition – SchoolBook
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Recess Has Some New Competition – SchoolBook:Recess Has Some New Competitionby Mary Ann GiordanoOne of SchoolBook’s prolific commenters is Vicki Zunich, who is passionate about the need for young children to have more play and unstructured time during the school day.Wednesday’s New York Times offers plenty of fodder for discussion in an article by Kyle Spencer that looks at how recess and lunch time are being turned into structured club and enrichment time for children at some of the city’s ... more »
Americans Re-Occupy Their Homes | OccupyWallSt.org #ows
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Americans Re-Occupy Their Homes | OccupyWallSt.org:Americans Re-Occupy Their Homesby OccupyWallStToday, Americans stood up and said, "We have a right to shelter. No one can take that right from us." Today we re-occupied our homes.In East New York, Brooklyn - a foreclosed home is being reclaimed today by a local homeless family. #OWS, along with local neighbors and community groups, has pledged to stay with the family and defend them from eviction. Kendall Jacklman from Picture The Homeless spoke to the ...more »
Tony Bennett, It’s Better for Educrats to Dictate Standards? | Truth in American Education
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Tony Bennett, It’s Better for Educrats to Dictate Standards? | Truth in American Education:Tony Bennett, It’s Better for Educrats to Dictate Standards?by Shane Vander HartI had to shake my head at comments made by Tony Bennett, the Indiana Superintendent of Public Schools, to EdWeek in their coverage of ALEC passing anti-common core model legislation:Indiana’s Bennett defended the common standards during a couple of sessions at the ALEC convening, including one at the education task force. He told me after the ... more »
John Thompson: Diane Ravitch and the History That "Reformers" Do Not Know
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John Thompson: Diane Ravitch and the History That "Reformers" Do Not Know:John ThompsonAward-winning Historian, Lobbyist and Guerilla-gardener, and Inner City TeacherGET UPDATES FROM JOHN THOMPSON Like134Diane Ravitch and the History That "Reformers" Do Not KnowDiane Ravitch has again done the seemingly impossible. She prompted Education Sector's Kevin Carey to take a glance at the history of education. Even so, Carey's piece in The New Republic, "The Dissenter," indicates that he did not read carefully.Carey wrote that Ravitch "left a polarized ... more »