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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washingtonexaminer.com - The first 75 teachers who former Chancellor Michelle Rhee fired must be given about $7.5 million in back wages and offered positions with D.C. Public Schools, an arbitrator ruled. "The [termination...
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theindychannel.com - INDIANAPOLIS -- Teachers from across Indiana packed into the Indiana Statehouse on Tuesday evening to rally against Republican-led education reform.The rally, organized by state teachers unions, la...
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Are Our Educators Prepared For Their Students? - If there is one thing that I am sure of as an educator it is that rapid change greatly affects both what and how we learn. If there is a second thing that ...4 months ago
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Stop Looking at My Bad Leg: Introduction to my new book: Reach for Greatness - My latest book Reach for Greatness: Personalizable Education for All has ben released by Corwin Press. You can order it from Corwin or Amazon. Below is the...4 months ago
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Who Is Pulling The Muppet Strings? - Originally posted on Wrench in the Gears: Sesame Street is an iconic brand that embodies humor, acceptance, and humanity. Who doesn’t love a muppet? So, on...
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Choices Worth Making: Creating, Sustaining, and Expanding Diverse Magnet Schools - In the department of publications I forgot about until my mother saw them online. . . I helped to research and write some of this as part of a project abou...5 months ago
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Chicago Collegiate Charter School Must STOP Expansion Plans - So I did a little digging into Chicago Collegiate Charter Schools, the tiny school looking to expand into the empty Kohn Elementary School building. A scho...5 months ago
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IDEA Is Still The Law Of The Land - Unless you've been living under a rock, you know the US Department of Education (USDOE) rescinded 72 Dear Colleague and other letters of explanation to s...
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Budget Cuts To Kids Are Not Necessary! - We’ve been hearing a lot of news from OUSD about how cuts to schools and kids are necessary. So we’ll need to keep saying the truth… they are not necessar...7 months ago
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Education Is a Civic Question - In their final post to end Bridging Differences' decade-long run, Deborah Meier and Harry Boyte urge readers to put the energy, talents, wisdom, and hard w...9 months ago
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Education reform should come from within by Wendy Lecker - In her latest Stamford Advocate commentary piece, education advocate Wendy Lecker observes, Education reform should come from within. Wendy Lecker write...10 months ago
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Student of the Month Nightmare - *This is something I wrote for a monthly gathering to honor some of the best students at our school. I figure most teachers will relate:* I was grading pap...
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99 Years of Progress Erased – unless we fight back - Public healthcare for all? Public education for all? What is being done to our monetized children regarding their potential healthcare and their existing e...11 months ago
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You Can Be an Astronaut, but You Can't Be Black - “What do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s a question I always imagined every kindergarten student hearing. “I want to be a doctor!” declares Sally. ...11 months ago
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Site News: New Home for Education News & Commentary - Quick! Get over there! The daily education news roundup and education commentaries that you're probably looking for are now being published over at The Gra...11 months ago
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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 ...1 year ago
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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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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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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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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...1 year ago
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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...1 year 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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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...1 year ago
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Hello world! - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!1 year 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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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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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...1 year 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...1 year 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 ...1 year 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...2 years 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 ...2 years 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 →2 years 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...2 years 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...2 years 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...2 years 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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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...3 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...3 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...3 years ago
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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 ...4 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...7 years ago
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