Teacher tenure at issue in improving education | Deseret News
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Teacher tenure at issue in improving education | Deseret News: Teacher tenure at issue in improving educationPublished: Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 11:42 p.m. MSTByMercedes White,Deseret News1 commentPRINT|FONT+-Page:123Next In 2007 the educator Michelle Rhee was charged with a mammoth task: turn around public education in the District of Columbia, which included some of the most troubled school districts in the country. Though D.C. ranked third nationally in education spending, their students were some of the lowest performing, with less than 10 ... more »
Is Education the Next Industry That Will Be Killed by the Internet? - Forbes
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Is Education the Next Industry That Will Be Killed by the Internet? - Forbes: Is Education the Next Industry That Will Be Killed by the Internet?+ Comment nowI’d say that it probably will be, yes, and I’ve been saying so for some time. Think about it for a moment, we still use the educational techniques of the Early Middle Ages.I first saw this point atBrad DeLong’splace. When books are hand written, extremely expensive (as in, more than a year’s wages ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Throwing Angels Under a Bus
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Jersey Jazzman: Throwing Angels Under a Bus: Throwing Angels Under a BusbyDukeEveryone working in a schools knows the hardest job is teaching special education - especially to the most challenging children. Like all elementary music teachers, I work with special education teachers every day, and I have to tell you that they constantly amaze me with their sympathy, intelligence, insight, and patience. As far as I am concerned, anyone who devotes their career to teaching these deserving but demanding children ... more »
African American drivers in Milwaukee are seven times more likely to be pulled over by police than their white counterparts « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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African American drivers in Milwaukee are seven times more likely to be pulled over by police than their white counterparts « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: African American drivers in Milwaukee are seven times more likely to be pulled over by police than their white counterpartsbymillerlfNational Coalition of Black American Men, Inc.2727 N 67th StreetMilwaukee, WI 53210414-763-4545/ 414-915-5297Wendell J. Harris, Presidentwharris38@aol.comwendellharris-mke.comRACIALLY BIASED POLICE STOPSWhoever said that Milwaukee is the “Home of the Free?” Racial profiling in Milwauke... more »
Real Concerns About Costly Virtual Schools « City School Stories
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Real Concerns About Costly Virtual Schools « City School Stories: Real Concerns About Costly Virtual SchoolsbyfmurphyNotes from the FieldSubmitted by Frank Murphy on December 20, 2011The state of Pennsylvania spends a large amount of taxpayers’ money financing the operations of cyber charter schools. In the 2009- 2010 school year, justfour of these virtual schools received more than $231 millionfrom the state’s education budget. This sum is about eighty percent of the amount of money that the School District of Philadelphia ... more »
A Push to Have Students Factor Into Teacher Evaluations - Chicago News Cooperative
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A Push to Have Students Factor Into Teacher Evaluations - Chicago News Cooperative: A Push to Have Students Factor Into Teacher EvaluationsbyREBECCA VEVEAThe Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union opened negotiations earlier this month on a state-mandated requirement about what should–and should not–be included in teachers’ performance evaluations.CPS and the union have until March to grapple with the specific terms, such as what tests to use for measuring academic growth, how much the results should factor into the ... more »
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FOOL ME TWICE...LAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountability - LA Daily NewsBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-2 hours agoLAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountability - LA Daily News: LAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountabilityDaily NewsPosted:12/19/2011 04:21:00 PM PSTUpdated:12/19/2011 04:21:33 PM PSTThe Los Angeles Unified Board of Education unanimously approved Monday a landmark agreement that gives ... more »
From the men who gave us the pension killer SB512, tax breaks for firing workers. « Fred Klonsky
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From the men who gave us the pension killer SB512, tax breaks for firing workers. « Fred Klonsky: From the men who gave us the pension killer SB512, tax breaks for firing workers.byFred KlonskyTom Cross is the Illinois House GOP leader.Ty Fahner is the head of the Civic Committee. He represents corporate public policy issues in Illinois. The two of them tagged teamed with Democratic Speaker Mike Madigan to try to pass the pension killing bill SB512 this past session. ... more »
A first for linking foster youth and academics | Thoughts on Public Education
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A first for linking foster youth and academics | Thoughts on Public Education: A first for linking foster youth and academicsShareNew study offers most detailed insights to datePosted on 12/20/11 • Categorized asFoster care,ResearchByKathryn BaronA first-of-its-kindstatewide longitudinal study comparing students in foster care with similar students who were never in the foster system isunderway, usinga unique linking of data systems that protects students’ privacy while identifying the barriers to academic success for foster youth.Of the more than 59,500 foster youth ... more »
Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation #ows
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Schools Matter: Occupy Education Growing in The Nation: Occupy Education Growing in The NationbyJudy RabinOCCUPY EDUCATIONThe Nationby Liza FeatherstoneMic check! MIC CHECK! Let the Puppet show begin! LET THE PUPPET SHOW BEGIN!” The demonstrators who held the floor at a December 14 meeting at Newtown High School in Corona, Queens, were part of Occupy DOE (Department of Education), a mix of veteran teachers, parents and Occupy Wall Street activists that is bringing the language and tactics of OWS to the grassroots ... more »
Last Stand for Children First: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a Friend
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Last Stand for Children First: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a Friend: In Kim Jung Il Education Reform Has Lost a FriendbyLast Stand for ChildrenIn our country, we pride ourselves on our meager attempts to bring common core standards to the American education system. In North Korea, 10,000 school girls will cry for 48 hours in tribute to their fallen leader. North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il was a despot, but the education reform movement owes a ... more »
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Temper Tantrum on Capitol HillBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-2 minutes agoaflcio.org - America's Union Movement: I just got a message from our Government Affairs director, Bill Samuel, telling me about a temper tantrum on Capitol Hill.It’s flat-out heartless for lawmakers to go home and enjoy the holidays, while their political posturing causes millions of families across America to suffer anxiety and heartbreak. But House Speaker John Boehner is threatening to do just that.He says he’ll block unemployment aid ... more »
FOOL ME TWICE...LAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountability - LA Daily News
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LAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountability - LA Daily News: LAUSD board OKs agreement giving all schools freedom of charters -- but with accountabilityDaily NewsPosted:12/19/2011 04:21:00 PM PSTUpdated:12/19/2011 04:21:33 PM PSTThe Los Angeles Unified Board of Education unanimously approved Monday a landmark agreement that gives the district's individual campuses the freedom of charters, but also holds them accountable for how well students perform.The board endorsed the deal during a special meeting Monday. ... more »
Yong Zhao » The Difference between a $10,000 Education and a $10 Education #EDreform
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Yong Zhao » Blog Archive » The Difference between a $10,000 Education and a $10 Education: The Difference between a $10,000 Education and a $10 EducationbyYongZhaoAmanda Ripley recently picked on DianeRavitch over the issue of how much poverty matters in educational achievement,accusingRavitchof distorting the reality. By playing withthe PISA data, Ripleytries to prove that poverty should not be considered a big problem or excuse for the poor quality of American education.That was what I thought at first, then upon reading ... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What to Do about the Superintendent Situation?
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: What to Do about the Superintendent Situation?: What to Do about the Superintendent Situation?byMelissa WestbrookSo I have been hearing a lot of different things over the last couple of days. We are truly in a unique and difficult situation. But there are two things I would like input on from all of you (between now and the end of next week).First, there seems to be some hope that Dr. Enfield wants to be wooed. Many out ... more »
Peg with Pen: Indianapolis: The New Feeding Ground for Corporate Education Reformers
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Peg with Pen: Indianapolis: The New Feeding Ground for Corporate Education Reformers: Indianapolis: The New Feeding Ground for Corporate Education ReformersbyPeggyIndianapolis, Indiana, home of the Hoosiers, is getting ready for the fight of a lifetime. The Crossroads of America will need us to rally and support them as a corporate education takeover makes its way into their public schools.Mind Trustis preparing to overhaul the Indianapolis Public Schools using strategies similar to those used inNew Orleansand New York. Mind Trust proudlystates, ... more »
A Closer Look at Charter Practices | Edwize
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A Closer Look at Charter Practices | Edwize: A Closer Look at Charter PracticesbyChristina CollinsWill Dobbie and Roland Fryer’snew study of 35 New York City charter schoolsattempts to find a preliminary answer to the question of how different practices within charters are correlated with student progress on math and ELA tests. In general, this study’s premise and methods represent a promising shift away from just looking at test scores to measure school quality; it acknowledges variations between charters and gets ... more »
Teachers For Social Justice: Call President Obama to Veto Indefinite Detentions Without a Trial
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Teachers For Social Justice: Call President Obama to Veto Indefinite Detentions Without a Trial: Call President Obama to Veto Indefinite Detentions Without a Trialbysarah-ji(This post is taken from an urgent call to action email sent byMuslim Peace Coalition USA.)The President has neither vetoed the NDAA bill nor he has signed it yet. Which means there is still opportunity to ask him to veto it.The NDAA bill passed by Congress contains some of the most dangerous provisions we’ve ever seen: it ... more »
In Case You Missed It: Poorer Districts Could Get More Money; Success Network Gets Its Cobble Hill School; Just 1-in-3 NYers Think Walcott Gets It, Period « EdVox
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In Case You Missed It: Poorer Districts Could Get More Money; Success Network Gets Its Cobble Hill School; Just 1-in-3 NYers Think Walcott Gets It, Period « EdVox: In Case You Missed It: Poorer Districts Could Get More Money; Success Network Gets Its Cobble Hill School; Just 1-in-3 NYers Think Walcott Gets It, PeriodbyedvoxnyHere on EdVox we’re excited to bring you the latest news about education issues and policies affecting our communities. It can be hard to keep up with ... more »
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Parents! Need help with special education problems?: Parents! Need help with special education problems?byadminPURE’s Wanda Hopkins has been a special education advocate for over 10 years. Her knowledge is so deep that she is often asked if she is a lawyer (although she is always clear who she is and what her role is!)Wanda goes above and beyond to help special education students and their families. Sheis the expert you want