School Tech Connect: More Astoundingly Bad Ideas

School Tech Connect: More Astoundingly Bad Ideas

More Astoundingly Bad Ideas

by effacethefacade@yahoo.com (Tim)

Let's examine parent trigger laws in other aspects of the public domain.

Police precinct trigger laws. 50% + 1 of the residents of a police precinct can force any precinct to re-organize as a private charter police department simply by gathering a petition to do so. Sounds reasonable. Sounds practical.

Military deployment trigger laws. 50% + 1 of citizens can force the military to disband and be re-organized as a mercenary force simply by gathering a petition. I wonder if we'd have more wars or less. I'm thinkin' more.

Rockford mayor Larry Morrisey, who is entitled to his

The Washington Teacher: WTU Call To Action: Furlough Protest Rally on Friday, April 15

The Washington Teacher: WTU Call To Action: Furlough Protest Rally on Friday, April 15

WTU Call To Action: Furlough Protest Rally on Friday, April 15

by Candi Peterson

WARAGE EQPROFITS" DETAILS WHAT: WTU Furlough Day Rally WHEN: April 15, 2011, 10:30 am WHERE: Washington Post Building, 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC WHY: The Washington Post has buried the truth about education reform in DC! The Washington Post endorses IMPACT (test score centered teacher evaluation) at any cost! The Washington Post's ownership of Kaplan Higher Education, the U.S. premiere education profiteers, creates a conflict of interest on education policies. BACKGROUND: The Washington Post has consistently discounted the credentials, abilities and performance of hard working DC public school teachers. Kaplan's revenues, which are generated primarily by federal student loans, fuel their Editorial Board. The education stories have been uniquely biased against traditional public education creating a worse situation. Their national agenda has been about profit, not the people of Washington, DC or their children. CALL TO ACTION: The WTU is asking for all those who care about public education in the District to: Join forces to let the Washington Post know that we will not stand by while they continue with unfair and biased reporting. Boycott the Washington Post newspaper until they stop lying! Support community newspapers that report fairly and care about teachers, students and real education reform in the District. Click here to view the detailed flyer.

Sit-ins across multiple CSU campuses « occupy california

Sit-ins across multiple CSU campuses « occupy california

Sit-ins across multiple CSU campuses

by *

CALIFORNIA – Students and faculty at multiple California State University campuses held sit-ins today in administration buildings. At least 9 campuses took part, including: CSU Fresno, Monterey, Sacramento, Northridge, Pomona, Fullerton, Los Angeles, San Francisco State University, and San Jose State University. According to AP, students and faculty at CSU Sacramento marched from the library quad to an administrative building to deliver a set of petitions. These actions take place in the face of the $500 million budget cut to the CSU system (out of a total of $1.4 billion in cuts to CA higher education).

CSU East Bay

Shanker Blog » A Big Fish In A Small Causal Pond

Shanker Blog » A Big Fish In A Small Causal Pond

A Big Fish In A Small Causal Pond

by Matthew Di Carlo

In three previous posts, I discussed what I’ve begun to call the “trifecta” of teacher-focused education reform talking points:

• Teachers are the most important (in-school) factor affecting achievement;
• Firing the bottom 5-10 percent of teachers will increase our scores to the level of high-performing nations; and
• Providing children with three, four, or five consecutive “top” teachers in a row would close the achievement gap.

In many respects, this “trifecta” is driving the current education debate. You would have trouble finding many education reform articles, reports, or speeches that don’t use at least one of these arguments.

Indeed, they are guiding principles behind much of the Obama Administration’s education agenda, as well as the

Parents as Teachers in the Academic Achievement Race

Parents as Teachers in the Academic Achievement Race

Parents as Teachers in the Academic Achievement Race

by Rick

Four Ways to Undermine Love of School

Yesterday, I saw a young mother and father in the Decatur Library leaning forward over a small table at their three-year-old daughter as she tried to put together the puzzle of an alligator with 26 green pieces A to Z. The A-piece belonged at the nose and Z at the tip of the tail. Their intensity was disturbing. They talked at her constantly as if their willpower could get their daughter to put the alphabet in order.

In the current zeitgeist, the pressure many parents feel to teach their children seems to be causing some to be both bad teachers and bad parents. Anxious that their children may fall short academically one parent actually defended her daily academic work with her four-year-old with these words: “These days if your child isn’t reading by kindergarten, he won’t succeed in school.”

Big Education Ape: 4-13-11 PM TAX THE RICH Edition #wiunion #fitzwalkerstan #Wearewi #wisolidarity

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now

Big Education Ape: Ed News Now

as shared by 6 people on Coopmike48’s Twitter list

• Next update in about 12 hours
• See all articles

• HEADLINES
• EDUCATION
• POLITICS
• STORIES
• ART & ENTERTAINMENT
• BUSINESS
• HEALTH
• #EDU
• #CUT_THIS

Bay Area Congressmen Support Alternative Deficit-Reduction Plan - The Bay Citizen

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Bay Area Congressmen Support Alternative Deficit-Reduction Plan - The Bay CitizenBay Area Congressmen Support Alternative Deficit-Reduction PlanQuickly ending the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan would...

coopmike48

Bridging Differences - Education Week

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,It would be interesting to know what influenced the change of heart among those civil rights organizations, Diane. I've been exploring in my head—while I do my daily laps in the pond—wha...

DianeRavitch

Taking Progressives for Granted

commondreams.org - When liberals and progressives have nowhere to go, New York’s new Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo can move toward the corporatist-right of the political spectrum with impunity. Brandishing an inhe...

leoniehaimson

Same Kids, Same Building, Same Lies

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - One of the highlights of the TFA 20th anniversary summit was certainly when Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made a rousing speech at the closing ceremony. The most impressive part of his speech ...

DianeRavitch

Panel recommends waiver for NYC schools chief

timesunion.com - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state advisory panel on Wednesday recommended that Deputy New York City Mayor Dennis Walcott receive a waiver to serve as New York City schools chancellor.The nine-me...

leoniehaimson

Live Twitter stream on

@coopmike48/big-edu-ape-news-11

coopmike48 Agitated Education Aggregator Daily is out! http://bit.ly/iaC4l311 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

leoniehaimson 'Yes Men' claim hoax GE tax press release - Business - U.S. business - msnbc.com: http://on.msnbc.com/ictq...11 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

coopmike48 Sacramento City Unified School District Superintendent Jonathan Raymond explains the latest on the state budge… (cont) http://deck.ly/~yMisX46 seconds ago · reply · retweet · favorite

coopmike48 Senator Conrad Backs President's Fiscal Policy Speech | The White House - http://goo.gl/ZmHWa25 minutes ago · reply · retweet · favorite

Join the conversation

#edu Read this paper49 MORE ARTICLES

Has the IEA agreed to Stand for Children’s demand to end seniority in layoffs? « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Has the IEA agreed to Stand for Children’s demand to end seniority in layoffs? « Fred Klonsky's blogHas the IEA agreed to Stand for Children’s demand to end seniority in layoffs?by Fred KlonskyA re...

coopmike48

Good or bad? Reform bill agreement in Springfield. « Fred Klonsky's blog

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Good or bad? Reform bill agreement in Springfield. « Fred Klonsky's blogGood or bad? Reform bill agreement in Springfield.by Fred KlonskyLate last night, IEA President Ken Swanson sent the followin...

coopmike48

Mary Kay Henry, President SEIU on the President's Fiscal Policy Speech | The White House

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Henry Statement on the President's Fiscal Policy Speech | The White HouseHenry Statement on the President's Fiscal Policy Speech $1 Trillion in Tax Breaks for Millionaires and Billionaires Is the ...

coopmike48

Media18

coopmike48

tbfurman

coopmike48

leoniehaimson

coopmike48

Education148 MORE ARTICLES

A City School’s Uphill Fight Over Sharing Space With a Charter

nytimes.com - In a city where so many public schools are segregated by race and wealth, Public School 9 in Brooklyn is an exception. It has a substantial number of poor children, with about 75 perc...

DianeRavitch

U.S. Schools Are Still Ahead—Way Ahead

businessweek.com - America's alarm about international rankings of students overlooks some critical components of our education system, Vivek Wadhwa saysBy Vivek WadhwaAmerica has an inferiority complex about its edu...

DianeRavitch

Charter schools hear tough talk on accountability

catalyst-chicago.org - Charter schools hear tough talk on accountabilityPosted By Samuel Barnett On Monday, April 11, 2011 In New Schools The former superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools had some strong words on Mon...

mikeklonsky

Politics42 MORE ARTICLES

Obama speech: His four-part plan to cut $4 trillion from federal deficits

csmonitor.com - Obama's plan to cut federal deficits over the next 12 years relies on tax increases for the wealthy as well as budget cuts. But he rejects Republican plans for reforming Medicare. A 'fail safe' deb...

mikeklonsky

Officials Arrested in Protest of Anti-D.C. Budget Deal | The Afro-American Newspapers

afro.com - Decrying what they saw as a trampling of the District of Columbia’s autonomy in a budget deal that could impose new restrictions on the city, Mayor Vincent Gray (D) and other leaders were among 41 ...

mikeklonsky

Tell President Obama: Hands off Medicare! act.credoaction.com - Like many progressives, we were both relieved and devastated when President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced their deal with Republicans on the budget. They averted a governmen... mikeklonsky

Stories16 MORE ARTICLES

Dad at the Chalkboard: Harry the K

chalkboarddad.com - Unbelievable. I can still hear the voice, as clear today in my mind's ear as it was pouring out of the radio in the humid summers of my youth. I wrote the following piece the day we lost him. Phill...

coopmike48

Insurance commissioner joins lawsuit alleging fraudulent billing by Sutter Health - Sacramento Business, Housing Market News sacbee.com - Sutter Health hospitals routinely charged insurers for anesthesia services that were never performed, bogus bills that potentially ran into the hundreds of millions of dollars, the state's insuranc... coopmike48

As predicted, Governor Kasich turns out to be one serious SOB

plunderbund.com - As Brian discussed a few days ago Senator Seitz has been kicked off the government oversight committee, which he chaired, for disagreeing with Governor Kasich on SB5. While Senate President Niehaus...

coopmike48

Art & Entertainment12 MORE ARTICLES

FRANK SNEPP WINS THE 1ST ANNUAL JOSEPH GOEBBELS MEDIA MANIPULATION AWARD(Snepp FRANK GANA EL 1ER PREMIO ANUAL Joseph Goebbels manipulación del News) - Perdaily.com

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - FRANK SNEPP WINS THE 1ST ANNUAL JOSEPH GOEBBELS MEDIA MANIPULATION AWARD(Snepp FRANK GANA EL 1ER PREMIO ANUAL Joseph Goebbels manipulación del News) - Perdaily.comFRANK SNEPP WINS THE 1ST ANNUAL JO...

coopmike48

Remainders: Walcott leaps first waiver hurdle in unanimous vote

gothamschools.org - by Philissa Cramer A state advisory panel backed Dennis Walcott’s waiver. David Steiner still has to decide. (GS Twitter) Joel Klein responds to the NYT Mag cover story on the effect of his reforms...

coopmike48

Abraham “Abe” Rothberg: Author, Professor, Friend peterpappas.blogs.com - Two weeks ago, I lost a very important person in my life. For more than 25 years Abe Rothberg served as friend, mentor, surrogate father and personal curmudgeon. Over long lunches in diners or late... coopmike48

Business11 MORE ARTICLES

'Yes Men' claim hoax GE tax press release - Business - U.S. business

msnbc.msn.com - General Electric Co., embroiled in controversy over its low 2010 U.S. tax bill, was the subject of a hoax press release claiming it would donate billions of dollars to the federal government. The "...

leoniehaimson

AP Falls For Hoax Press Release Saying That GE Will Repay Government $3.8 Billion Tax Break businessinsider.com - The AP just fell for a hoax press release, which claimed that GE would repay the government the $3.8 billion tax loss carryforward it received. The hoax was designed to correspond with last month's... leoniehaimson

Press Releases : News : GE

genewscenters.com - 13 April 2011 GE Responds to Public Outcry – Will Donate Entire $3.2 Billion Tax Refund to Help Offset Cuts and Save American Jobs Fairfield, CT, 13th April, 2011– GE CEO Jeffrey Immelt has infor...

leoniehaimson

Health2

Would “baby monitors” eliminate home care jobs? | The UpTake

theuptake.org - AFSCME Council 5 posted the following video online today of its contentious meeting with Minnesota State Representative Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa). Drazkowski faced harsh questioning from union m...

coopmike48

Relacionan el peso con complicaciones en algunas pacientes de histerectomía

hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Un estudio halla que el sangrado y las infecciones son más probables en las mujeres obesas y las que están por debajo de su pesoUn estudio reciente indica que en comparación con las mujeres de peso...

coopmike48

#cut_this1

Daily Kos: #CUT_THIS List of Budget Cut Suggestions

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Daily Kos: #CUT_THIS ; List of Budget Cut Suggestions#CUT_THIS <> List of Budget Cut SuggestionsbyWar on ErrorShare12 12 PERMALINK16 COMMENTSWell, it's been a while since I posted a Diary. You ha...

coopmike48