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Monday, October 31, 2011

Jersey Jazzman: More on Merit Pay = Cutting Teacher Pay

Jersey Jazzman: More on Merit Pay = Cutting Teacher Pay:

More on Merit Pay = Cutting Teacher Pay

In my earlier post on merit pay, a commenter points out that Gates was adding extra money for the Memphis merit pay plan, which means merit pay wasn't being used to bring down the overall teacher payroll. How, therefore, could I accuse merit pay supporters of advocating for cutting teacher pay?

It's a fair point; allow me to elaborate:

From article I referenced about the program:
"MCS is taking steps now to help ensure the long-term sustainability of their effective teaching work, even in the face of difficult economic times."
Since August, MCS has nixed the 8 percent raises it planned for new teachers and halted

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: An appeal to join Communities for Teaching Excellence + “Don’t Hold Us Back” to demand a REFORM® CONTRACT FOR ALL STUDENTS!

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: An appeal to join Communities for Teaching Excellence + “Don’t Hold Us Back” to demand a REFORM® CONTRACT FOR ALL STUDENTS!:

An appeal to join Communities for Teaching Excellence + “Don’t Hold Us Back” to demand a REFORM® CONTRACT FOR ALL STUDENTS!CTE_042011_LOGOfinalRGB iphoto 500px cropped 4

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C A V E A T E M P T O R

smf : …and just who is Communities for Teaching Excellence’s Los Angeles Team – when they are at home?

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“…a consortium of charter management organizations in Los Angeles, CA…”

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Support for Early Education

nytimes.com - To the Editor: “Occupy the Classroom,” by Nicholas D. Kristof (column, Oct. 20), made a powerful case for early education programs, including Head Start. We agree, and that is why Pre...

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Education According to Mike Milken

businessweek.com - With K12, the largest U.S. operator of taxpayer-funded online schools, the former junk-bond king has figured out how to make money in education. Is that a good thing?By John HechingerTen-year-old A...

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Shanker Blog » NAEP Shifting

shankerblog.org - Tomorrow, the education world will get the results of the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), often referred to as the “nation’s report card.” The findings – reading and math s...

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Tennessee Teachers Find It Hard To Make The Grade : NPR

npr.org - Enlarge Blake Farmer for NPR Janna Beth Hunt, a first-grade teacher at Nashville's Norman Binkley Elementary, is disappointed with how she scored on her first observation under the new system. Blak...

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Why I did TFA, and why you shouldn’t

garyrubinstein.teachforus.org - There was a time, not very long ago, when I was an active volunteer alumni recruiter for TFA. And, as you might expect, I was great at it. One year, I think it was 1998, I did a recruitment session...

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Moskowitz, protesters clash over proposed Brooklyn charter

gothamschools.org - Success Charter Network CEO Eva Moskowitz cut short a pitch to Brownstone Brooklyn parents Saturday after dozens of protesters interrupted her presentation.Moskowitz was holding an informational me...

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Charter School Push Grows - WSJ.com

online.wsj.com - BY LISA FLEISHER The rancor that has followed former City Councilwoman Eva Moskowitz's attempts to open charter schools across New York City is coming to a place that hasn't experienced it before: ...

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WEEKEND QUOTABLES

michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - John Adams' 276th birthday“The whole people must take upon themselves the education of the whole people and be willing to bear the expenses of it. There should not be a district of one mile square,...

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Es el momento - Educacion, Becas, Universidades, Aprendizaje

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Es el momento - Educacion, Becas, Universidades, AprendizajeEducaciĂłn Preescolar EducaciĂłn Elemental y Media EducaciĂłn Secundaria College y Universidad Doctora Isabel Foro Becas Universidades A-Z...

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S.D. school board member calls for pay cuts, parcel tax

signonsandiego.com - San Diego city schools board member Scott Barnett on Monday called for employee pay cuts, health care restructuring and another attempt at a parcel tax to help the district out of its financial mor...

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New News About Denver's ProComp

scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - Money for nothing Joanne Jacobs: The 31 Abbott districts received more nbsp;money than the rich districts, because inner-city kids have greater needs. The court funded all-day kindergarten, half-da...

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ProComp Final Evaluation Results

quickanded.com - New (summative) evaluation results on Denver’s teacher compensation system, ProComp (Professional Compensation System for Teachers) are here. ProComp has been touted as a model system for a few rea...

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Schools Matter: As the Stakes Rise, So Does the Cheating

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Schools Matter: As the Stakes Rise, So Does the Cheating:As the Stakes Rise, So Does the Cheatingby Jim HornFrom the NY Times:Complaints of tampering with the state Regents exams have ballooned sin...

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Quick Hits (10.31.11)

quickanded.com - Halloween spirit. Determined to give kindergartners a pumpkin patch experience despite not having the funds for a field trip, teachers at a California school spent a week scouring local stores for ...

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A World Tour… My experience with IDEC

democraticeducation.org - Posted in Global Education on Oct 31, 2011 - 03:54 PM When I was twenty years old I contemplated dropping out of college to travel the world an find interesting education projects to work on. In th...

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Imagine schools' real estate deals fuel company growth

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Imagine schools' real estate deals fuel company growth:Imagine schools' real estate deals fuel company growthShare|StoryDiscussionImage (2)BY ELISA CROUCH • ecrouch@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8119...

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Towards A Newark Declaration of Economic Independence

bluejersey.com - I am fully cognizant that Newark has severe economic challenges. Nearly ninety percent of city spending is set for salaries, pension and healthcare costs. One-third of our city's land facilitates P...

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Ban Those Infernal Cell Phones

scholasticadministrator.typepad.com - October 31, 2011 | Posted At: 02:45 PM | Author: john thompson | Category: John Thompson , Parents & Parenting , School Life , Technology Is Scary , Urban Ed The New York Times' Patricia Willens wr...

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The Santa Rosa Magical Occupy Movement

dailycensored.com - By Shepherd BlissOccupy Wall Street (OWS) erupted in New York City on Sept.17 and continues its daily presence. Occupy Santa Rosa ignited on Oct. 15 and still flames brightly. Occupy Petaluma began...

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Same Gender Education a Gimmick « MomsRising Blog

momsrising.org - By Ronald E. Jackson, Executive Director, Citizens for Better Schools Here in Alabama and across the South, our public schools — and the children who attend them — are under continuous assault. Cut...

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Opinion: A fresh start for the SRC? Part I

thenotebook.org - There’s been favorable consensus about the new mayoral appointees to the School Reform Commission – Wendell Pritchett and Lorene Cary. Like their predecessors, they come with stellar credentials an...

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It’s Blog for IDEC 2012 Week!

democraticeducation.org - Posted in DemEd in Real Life on Oct 31, 2011 - 09:20 AM Happy Halloween, and Happy Blog for IDEC 2012 Week! The goal of the event is to put IDEC 2012 and democratic education on the public radar. I...

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Public Universities Seeking Out-of-State Students

thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com - In an article published on Sunday in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Eric Hoover and Josh Keller reported that public universities are escalating their recruitment of out-of-state students – stu...

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the yomyomf network is coming to youtube

blog.angryasianman.com - On Friday, YouTube took things to the next level, announcing the launch of an expanded channel lineup of original content, bringing together a variety of high profile producers to create new progra...

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