Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Schools Matter: Michelle Rhee's Miracle Teaching Turns Out to Another Enron Education Story
Schools Matter: Michelle Rhee's Miracle Teaching Turns Out to Another Enron Education Story
Shanker Blog » Are Public Employee Unions To Blame For States' Budget Crises?
Shanker Blog » Are Public Employee Unions To Blame For States' Budget Crises?
Are Public Employee Unions To Blame For States’ Budget Crises?
A disturbing number of people are blaming public sector unions for states’ current budget crises (also here, hereand here). Their basic argument is that unions have seriously exacerbated budget shortfalls because a significant proportion of state spending is tied up in employee compensation, and unions, via collective bargaining, increase salaries and benefits. As a result, so the line goes, unions have created unsustainable expenses for state governments in a time of declining or still-recovering revenues.
Needless to say, the relationship between unions and state revenue/spending is complex. The claim that unions are responsible for state budget gaps (or at least for larger gaps) is therefore extremely difficult to examine, especially during a fiscal crisis. Nevertheless, we can take a quick, modestly rigorous look.
Parent Empowerment Law AKA Parent Trigger - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education)
Parent Empowerment Law - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education)State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Issues
State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Issues
Statement on Parent Empowerment Law
SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement after hearing testimony from parents about the Parent Empowerment Law during today's State Board of Education meeting. The statute has been incorrectly identified as the "parent trigger" law.
"I'm pleased that so many parents took the time and made the significant effort to come to Sacramento to address the State Board of Education regarding the Parent Empowerment Law," said Torlakson. "Parent involvement is essential to the success of our students. While no action was taken today, I look forward to the Board's future discussion about the current emergency regulations in place and to the formation of a working group to craft long-term regulations that treat all parties fairly and provide a transparent, informative, and workable process."
The Parent Empowerment law (SBX5 4) was part of legislation passed last year to help California pursue Race to the Top federal funding.
For information on the emergency regulations on the Parent Empowerment law, please visit Parent Empowerment Emergency Regulations - Proposed Rulemaking & Regulations.
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Well-Funded Non-Profits Pave the Way to Privatization - By John Thompson. David Callahan’s The Givers begins with the first politicized think tanks of the 1960s and 1970s, such as the American Enterprise Insti...4 weeks ago
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Seattle educators demand justice for Charleena Lyles; pledge to rally and wear “Black Lives Matter” shirts to school on Tuesday - For Immediate Release: Monday, June 19th, 2017 Contact: Social Equality Educators, or Jesse Hagopian: Seattle educators demand justice for Charleena Lyles...
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Support Room 134! - *Friends, family, even public education supporters I don't know on social media are always asking about how they can help given the constant madness of the...
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An Open Letter to NC Lawmakers - An Open Letter to NC State Lawmakers and NC State Superintendent Mark Johnson: I am a NC native, voter, and public school teacher. I am addressing you all ...5 weeks ago
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As Climate Change Threatens Food Supplies, Seed Saving is an Ancient Act of Resilience - Originally posted on The Revolution Where You Live: In Norway, a high-tech seed vault flooded from melting permafrost. In Montana, locals share their seeds...5 weeks ago
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I want to report a case of child abuse. No, thousands of cases. - I want to report a case of child abuse. Well, no. Not just one case. Thousands of cases. Maybe tens of thousands. One for every child in New Jersey who at...5 weeks ago
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Diversity Is A Good Thing - But what is it? Like pornography, it seems to be something folks “know” when they see, but aren’t very comfortable…5 weeks ago
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Charter schools harm students - Remediation costs from charter high school “graduates” getting into college, but not having basic proficiency are astronomical both in terms of economics...
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Telling NYSED Commissioner Elia to Trash the NYSESLAT: My Testimony from the Brooklyn ESSA Hearing - Last night a large crowd gathered at Brooklyn’s Prospect Heights Educational Campus to hear feedback on the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) p...
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With Police Reform Flip-Flop, Mayor Emanuel Fails Leadership Test - Having lived and worked under a flawed system of school accountability institutionalized by the Bush administration in 2002, and wholly embraced by Rahm Em...
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Demand … or Be Damned - I was invited by Kevin Zeese to contribute something to Popular Resistance a while back, to contribute a call for an action in response to current educatio...1 month ago
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The case against heavy phonics - Sent to the Sydney Morning Herald, May 28, 2017 Monica Dux claims the evidence supporting explicit systematic instruction is "overwhelming" and that whole...1 month ago
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Class of 2017: When you see a chance… - The price to pay for never acting on the things you want out of life can be heavy. You miss opportunities. You wonder what might have been. Regretting inac...
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Don't Like Chris Christie? Blame the Democrats. - Yesterday Diane Ravitch published a piece in The New Republic, titled Don't Like Betsy DeVos? Blame the Democrats. If you care about public education at al...
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The New York Times on “The Little Known Statistician” Who Passed - As many of you may recall, I wrote a post last March about the passing of William L. Sanders at age 74. Sanders developed the Education Value-Added Assessm...1 month ago
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Paul Ryan Comes To Harlem - In a sense, the visit of such a person to such an institution made perfect sense, that much the more in the Age of Trump. After all, here you had Speaker o...2 months ago
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Create a Culture of Communication in Your Districts - [image: Teacher meeting in office] *By Rich Bagin, NSPRA executive director* Recently, I spoke before a group of superintendents when I received an Outst...2 months ago
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We Opted Out, Now What? - Your family made the decision to "refuse" or opt out of the state assessments. By taking this action you are standing up for your child's education. You ...2 months ago
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PARCC TEST MEMBERSHIP DOWN TO SIX STATES AND D.C. - I'm remembering back to 2015 when Arne Duncan's SUV took a wrong turn on the way to Ariel Community Academy in Chicago, and he was forced to get out and w...
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Rosanne Wood on the March for Science: a powerful blueprint for what education should be - Tens of thousands of scientists and supporters in 600 cities across the world participated in a Global March for Science on … Continue reading →2 months ago
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CANCER IS BACK AND THIS TIME IT HURTS RIGHT OFF THE BAT! - APRIL IS STILL POETRY MONTH AND LIBRARY MONTH. MANY WONDERFUL THINGS TO CELEBRATE. But in the middle of the month I received some bad news about my can...
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Schools as Civic Centers - Introduction to Dewey Lecture - This introduction for Harry Boyte's forthcoming Dewey Lecture (April 27, 2017, San Antonio), growing from the Meier-Boyte conversation, argues the need to ...3 months ago
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The Secret to Fixing Schools (My Next Bestseller) - The Secret to Fixing Schools (My next bestseller) Prologue I just finished watching a fascinating documentary on Netflix entitled, “The Secret”. The film p...
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Campbell Brown’s newest nanny state - She flamed out at network news. She’s flamed out at cable news. So what’s a washed-up ex-this, ex-that, to do? Campbell Brown is now going to tell you how ...3 months ago
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Farewell, Sleep - Today is the official last day of my spring break. I've done a scientific survey: My natural bedtime is 2 AM, and my natural wake up time is 9:41 AM. Tom...3 months ago
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World School - Introducing our educational adventure, world schooling. Continue reading →
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New Local Businesses in Sacramento - Starting a new local business in Sacramento is a monumental task, but can be accomplished with footwork, perseverance and knowledge. One must learn the loc...3 months ago
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Newsletter #12 – Community and School Struggles Unite! - Welcome to our March 2017 edition of our Newsletter. In this issue we cover two pressing and current topics: the fight to establish Sanctuary Schools and ...3 months ago
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IBO REPORT: NYC Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted! - *New York City Charter School Costs To Grow More Than Budgeted!* Although the preliminary budget forecast of charter school enrollment is lower than project...
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Jewell Elementary & Aurora Public Schools Skirt Law - Letter sent to Colorado State Board of Education, as well as media, senators who sponsored bill, Aurora Education Association, Aurora superintendent office...4 months ago
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All those things that don’t change - Well, I saw a cardinal hopping around the trees this past weekend at a local state park. Spring winds are blowing but the winds of winter still doesn’t wan...4 months ago
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Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/2/2017 - Education Bloggers Daily Highlights 3/1/2017 Education Bloggers Daily Highlights Courtesy of Big Education Ape A special thank you to education blogger Mik...4 months ago
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What Works Can Hurt: Side Effects in Education - This medicine can reduce fever, but it can cause a bleeding stomach. When you buy a medical product, you are given information about both its effects and s...5 months ago
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In Ukraine….”there will be thousands of people killed and this blood of children and adults will be on Trump’s hands.” - President Donald Trump’s deeply disturbing airy comparison last night of Russian president Vladamir’s Putin’s record as a killer to our own is still getti...5 months ago
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Hitting Left: The Klonsky Brothers on Lumpen Radio in Chicago - Tune in every Friday at 11 a.m. (CDT) for the Klonsky Bros. Hitting Left, live on Lumpen Radio. The show is also available on MixCloud and via podcast.
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Bad Hair Day - It’s winter time. It’s cold — okay, not for anyone outside California and Florida, but still — I’m wearing hats in the morning. Lovely knitted hats that I’...5 months ago
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Attitude Determines Altitude* (*conditions apply)… and the Importance of Humane District Themes - It has been a tumultuous few years in the South Brunswick community, specifically the South Brunswick School District. All you have to do is google the dis...
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WWJD to Public Schools? - Public education supporters have legit reasons to be worried about President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos. Living t...
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The Invasion of the Public School Snatchers - Public schools are in danger. The public school, that long-standing symbol and foundation of democracy, is threatened by people who either sincerely beli...
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Lessons Learned - Our children receive so much direct instruction from their parents, schools and institutions. Day in and day out, the lessons are specific with measurable ...7 months ago
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Capturing the Spark - It’s been a long time since InterACT was an active education blog, though I remain quite proud of what we did here. Those of us who wrote blog posts here h...8 months ago
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What Is To Be Done? Trump, the Election, and the Student Loan Crises - President-elect Donald Trump delivering acceptance speech in New York, NY on November 9 (Photo Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Ever since now Preside...
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Rocketship is a gross place - I’ve always thought Rocketship was a really gross model for a charter school. It’s a terrible experiment for poor black and brown children, one that more a...10 months ago
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Random Musings and Observations. . . . - I’ve been gone a while from the blogging scene. Some of my more regular readers no doubt noticed but did not hassle me about it. Thank you for that. Sinc...11 months ago
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Thanks & Gratitude from the SOS Coalition for Action - On behalf of the SOS Coalition members, we want to thank all those who helped make the People’s March for Public Education and the SOS Coalition Activists ...11 months ago
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PCAPS Community Schools Task Force Celebrates the Announcement of The First Cohort of Philadelphia Community Schools - photo credit: Craig Robbins. Then candidate Jim Kenney at an ACTION United, PCAPS rally at Comegys Elementary in April last year announcing his committmen...1 year ago
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WTU Peterson Slate: Not a 1 Woman Dictatorship - Candi Peterson & GeLynn Thompson Candidates for WTU Prez & GVP 2016By Candi Peterson, WTU Gen. Vice President *Statements or expressions of opinions herein...
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WHY SCHOOL START TIMES PLAY A HUGE ROLE IN KIDS’ SUCCESS - Teens are severely sleep-deprived. This needs to change. Rebecca Klein Editor, HuffPost Education| https://t.co/zInVJoy29W evgenyatamanenko via Getty Image...1 year ago
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Feminism-in-Schools Featured at First International Girls’ Studies Association Conference - Leaders in the feminism-in-schools movement recently made history at the inaugural International Girls’ Studies Association (IGSA) conference when we were ...1 year ago
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To simply say you have a growth mindset does not mean you actually have one - By definition, you cannot have a growth mindset when learning is anchored to standardized tests. Standardized tests are a one … Continue reading →1 year ago
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MY NEW BLOG - My new blog will consist of fictitious headlines, meant to be a blend of humor and satire. I apologize ahead of time if any other satirical site has simila...1 year ago
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Breaking Down Barriers in Sexual and Reproductive Health Reporting in Africa - *This is a guest post by Humphrey Nabimanya, founder of Reach a Hand Uganda. * [image: 2016-04-15-1460736651-1435623-huffpo1.jpg]*Journalists and bloggers...1 year ago
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Random House published my new book SCHOOLS ON TRIAL - On February 16th, Doubleday, an imprint of Random House, published my new book SCHOOLS ON TRIAL: How Freedom and Creativity Can Fix Our Educational Malprac...1 year ago
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NYS Tests: Has anything really changed? - When I wrote my blog post last year, The Truth about New York State Testing, I thought to myself… if only I could really tell the whole truth about the tes...1 year ago
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Thank you - Dear Readers, Thank you for visiting *The Perimeter Primate*. This blog is being retired for the time being. Although I no longer post here, I do still s...1 year ago
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I am Retiring - I have some news: I am retiring from the PBS NewsHour and Learning Matters. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte...1 year ago
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All Aboard the Opt Out Bus - The #OptOutBus is currently traveling the country giving away free books to children! Follow their progress at their Facebook page and donate to their FR...2 years ago
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Mixer on the River for Safer Schools V - Join GLSEN Hudson Valley for and evening of summertime fun that brings businesses, not-for-profits, individuals, and school communities together for an a...2 years ago
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Time To Say Goodbye - As some of you may have already noticed, I'm shutting down District 299. I created the blog way back in the day (2005) when when I realized that Chicago ed...2 years ago
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New Titles Help Students Cope With High Stakes Testing - As students around the country prepare to take and fail a battery of state exams based on the Common Core standards, Amazon.com has compiled a list of book...
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A Teacher Tries Opting Out - This is my first blog post and kind of the reason I decided to create my own blog: to keep people updated on what is going on with my request, as a teacher...2 years ago
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Flaws at the Heart of Current Education Reforms - Originally posted on Creative by Nature: “Teaching is an art form rooted in the wise and careful use of educational research and assessment tools. When gove...2 years ago
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Educating Children Is an Essential Public Enterprise - Notes from the Field Submitted by Frank Murphy In the olden times of the Twentieth Century, education tales made for boring stories. Those were the days wh...2 years ago
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Revised Policy Statement Released - On the eve of the Chicago mayoral election, Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE), a network of education researcher...2 years ago
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Who's to Blame for Oil Waste in Californians' Drinking Water? - *By Briana Mordick* Natural Resources Defense Council New information from the California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR) reveal...2 years ago
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my response to john merrow - In response to What a Difference a Dash Makes! by John Merrow Dear Mr. Merrow, I believe you know EXACTLY what is going on; you are simply too smart and ...2 years ago
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Joanne Barkan: One of my favorite writers on #EdReform… - I’ve been going through some of my Twitter “favorites” and retweeting them. I thought I would pass on to you some information about one of my favorite writ...2 years ago
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Spanish Readers’ Blog: 2014 en resumen - Spanish Readers’s blog con la ayuda de WordPress ha preparado su reporte anual para el año que termina (Vea el 2013): Un resúmen: La sala de conciertos de ...2 years ago
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Pay Teachers Less to Improve School Efficiency - hmmm! - As I was reading through education news on several of the news sites I regularly visit, I came...2 years ago
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A Call for the Next Phase in the Resistance - Originally posted on the becoming radical: Teachers at every level of schooling have struggled against two powerful social claims: (i) education has always...2 years ago
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Seven of Campbell Brown's Funders Come Clean - Campbell Brown's courageous stand to take on teacher tenure protections has recently come under some fire because her Partnership for Educational Justic...
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Please share this testing survey with 5th-6th grade parents/students - PLEASE SHARE THIS IMPORTANT SURVEY WITH CPS 5th and 6th grade PARENTS AND STUDENTS! Deadline April 23. Dear Parent or Guardian, I am conducting a research ...3 years ago
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Free as in speech. Free as in beer. Free as in Huey. Free as in lunch. Free as in bird. Free as in love. - I’d like to say a little more about what I meant last week when I advocated for free public higher education, and I’d like to say it in the form of a serie...3 years ago
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Kimberly Olson, Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2005 - Kimberly D. Olson, Colonel, USAF (retired), is currently the Executive Director of *Grace After Fire*, an online social support network for women veteran...6 years ago
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