To SOS Supporters From Don Bartalo
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To SOS Supporters From Don Bartalo:To SOS Supporters From Don Bartaloby rbhattDecember 6th, 2011. The recent action taken by New York State principals is a great example of what can happen when the collective action of educators is focused on a single issue. The principals in New York State are setting a great example. Please take a few minutes to see what they have been doing.~Don Bartalo, SOS Steering Committee Dear Friends:You are receiving this message because you have indicated ... more »
Wake me up, America: zip codes, destiny, & the rebirth of self-determination « Cooperative Catalyst
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Wake me up, America: zip codes, destiny, the rebirth of self-determination « Cooperative Catalyst:Wake me up, America: zip codes, destiny, the rebirth of self-determinationby Chad SansingIn education we talk a lot about zip codes:“Zip codes and demographics must no longer be educational destiny for our students.”- Robert Carreon, Executive Director of Teach for America – Rio Grande Valley“[It was the ] biggest social injustice that skin color and zip code determined a child’s education
Estelle Matthews out of 440 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
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Estelle Matthews out of 440 | Philadelphia Public School Notebook:Estelle Matthews out of 440by Erika Owens on Dec 08 2011 Posted in Latest newsCOMMENTS (2)PRINTEMAILTags:leadershipChief Talent Development Officer Estelle Matthews was escorted from District headquarters yesterday after a District investigation, sources told the Daily News.The District's Inspector General John Downs said they launched an investigation after angry laid-off workers shared concerns. Downs said he submitted a draft of findings from the
Leave a Mark, Not a Grade | Connected Principals
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Leave a Mark, Not a Grade | Connected Principals:Leave a Mark, Not a Gradeby bharrisonPhoto by Peter Harrison” My dilemma is that I don’t know how should I grade/evaluate them? Actually, no, that’s not the issue. The real problem I’m having is that I just don’t know why I should.” ~@royanlee~My son Ben and his two classmates discovered the reality of film work this week, realizing that a HUGE number of stills need to be taken to make the 30 ... more »
Is it time for OUSD’s unusual budgeting system to become policy? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
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Is it time for OUSD’s unusual budgeting system to become policy? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:Is it time for OUSD’s unusual budgeting system to become policy?By Katy MurphyThursday, December 8th, 2011 at 9:49 am in budget.To those who don’t work at schools or compulsively follow education policy, the finer points of school budgeting and resource allocation might sound like painfully dry reading material. But the issue evokes passionate debate in Oakland Unified, which does ... more »
Schools Matter: Final Act of Small-Minded Bitterness by Wake's Gang of Five
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Schools Matter: Final Act of Small-Minded Bitterness by Wake's Gang of Five:Final Act of Small-Minded Bitterness by Wake's Gang of Fiveby Jim HornAfter Wake County voters re-established sanity last month by voting out the resegregationist school board majority, the Gang of 5 met one last time behind closed doors to rescind a previous offer to mediate trespassing cases against citizens who publicly resisted the end to the socioeconomic diversity program earlier this year.If there could conceived be a more appropriate ... more »
TENTATIVE LAUSD/UTLA AGREEMENT IS A DISASTER Part 2TENTATIVA LAUSD / UTLA acuerdo es una DESASTRE Parte 2 - Perdaily.com
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TENTATIVE LAUSD/UTLA AGREEMENT IS A DISASTER Part 2TENTATIVA LAUSD / UTLA acuerdo es una DESASTRE Parte 2 - Perdaily.com:TENTATIVE LAUSD/UTLA AGREEMENT IS A DISASTER Part 2TENTATIVA LAUSD / UTLA acuerdo es una DESASTRE Parte 2by Leonard IsenbergD(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)Probably the greatest irony of purposefully failed public education at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) - with the active longstanding complicity of United ... more »
Principals union chief lambastes city’s school closure strategy | GothamSchools
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Principals union chief lambastes city’s school closure strategy | GothamSchools:Principals union chief lambastes city’s school closure strategyby Philissa Cramer, at 5:08 pmAmong the press releases that went flying after the city announced its first set of school closures earlier today, the one from principals union president Ernest Logan stood out for its stridency.In a statement the length of a short essay, Logan decried school closures as “a losing strategy” that traumatizes needy students, shuts out educators, and prevents scrutiny of ... more »
Parents Gather from Across NYC to Protest Rapid, Unregulated Expansion of Politically Connected Success Charter Network « EdVox
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Parents Gather from Across NYC to Protest Rapid, Unregulated Expansion of Politically Connected Success Charter Network « EdVox:Parents Gather from Across NYC to Protest Rapid, Unregulated Expansion of Politically Connected Success Charter Networkby edvoxnyKaren Sprowal, speaks about how her child with special-needs child was pushed out of HSACommunities, education advocates, including AQE, charge DOE looking out for well-connected CEO, not students; cite excessive public resources going to Network schools, charter group’s record of excluding special needs and English Language Learn... more »
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 »