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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Rally Against Bronxdale Principal John Chase Jr 1/10/2012

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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: Rally Against Bronxdale Principal John Chase Jr 1/10/2012:Rally Against Bronxdale Principal John Chase Jr 1/10/2012by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)We here at SBSB have been right on top of the the"Objects My Penis Loves" scandal at Bronxdale High School in the Bronx. We also provided commentary when the DOE gave Bronxdale High principal John Chase Jr, a slap on his pen..., er we meant hand when it found that yes, he was guilty of guilty of violating Chancellor's Regulations ... more »

Adjust pension benefits? Cullerton says the unions have “indicated a willingness to do so.” « Fred Klonsky

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Adjust pension benefits? Cullerton says the unions have “indicated a willingness to do so.” « Fred Klonsky:Adjust pension benefits? Cullerton says the unions have “indicated a willingness to do so.”by Fred KlonskyAs I discussed earlier, Senate President John Cullerton has chosen a different path in going after state employee pension benefits than his cohorts in the House leadership.Cullerton believes that a frontal assault will only waste time and money in years of court battles.Following the old notion that you catch ... more »

The Photographs of Your Junk (will be publicized!)

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My View: Time for the status quo to make room for meaningful school reform – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs

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My View: Time for the status quo to make room for meaningful school reform – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs:My View: Time for the status quo to make room for meaningful school reformby Anthony Cody, Special to CNNEditor’s note: Anthony Cody worked in high-poverty schools in Oakland, California, for 24 years. For 18 of them, he taught middle school science. He now lives in Mendocino County and leads workshops for teachers. He writes the Living in Dialogueblog and you ... more »

Is It Our Job to “Unteach” Behavior Learned at Home? « Diary of a Public School Teacher!

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Is It Our Job to “Unteach” Behavior Learned at Home? « Diary of a Public School Teacher!:Is It Our Job to “Unteach” Behavior Learned at Home?by OldschoolteachWe are studying WWI, and I was sharing photographs, quotes, and information particular to Delaware during that era. The texttouched on segregation, and we were sidetracked into a lively discussion. My students find segregation unfathomable, they can’t wraptheir minds around the fact that your skin color determined your place in the world.One little girl ... more »

Letter to Arne Duncan - Two Teachers and a Microphone

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Letter to Arne Duncan Listen for a minute to what I sayWe don't teach kids for the merit pay I wipe away tears and break up fights in the hallsWhile Arne Duncan plays basketballPublic school you never taught in your lifeBut you studied Harvard so it gives you the right To bully the states who don't in your run raceWho oppose the policies that you embraceBased on the test you and your crewCrucify teachers and close our schoolsPimping out Pearson ... more »

Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Evening Posts #ows #edreform

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The Answer Sheet - A School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington PostBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-41 minutes agoThe Answer Sheet - A School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post:Do schools need a longer school day? A debateValerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 hour agoA policy brief released last month concluded that contrary to popular perception, most U.S. public schools require at least as much or even ... more »

Districts start their own charter schools for more federal funding and flexibility | OregonLive.com

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Districts start their own charter schools for more federal funding and flexibility | OregonLive.com:Districts start their own charter schools for more federal funding and flexibilityPublished: Wednesday, January 04, 2012, 4:24 PM Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012, 4:27 PM By Nicole Dungca, The Oregonian View full sizeJamie Francis/The OregonianTeacher Dan Semrad explains a physics lesson to Damon Rutherford at the Clackamas Academy of Industrial Sciences, which is located in Oregon City High School. The district-initiated charter school took advantage of about ... more »

Peg with Pen: It Just Got Personal. Join Me. January 7th.

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Peg with Pen: It Just Got Personal. Join Me. January 7th.:It Just Got Personal. Join Me. January 7th.by PeggyDid you know that Tom Boasberg, Superintendent of DenverPublic Schools, sends his child to a Waldorf School - where standardized highstakes testing doesn't exist? Not only does it not exist - the Waldorf philosophycompletely disagrees with the concept of excessive, high stakes standardizedtesting. In addition, while DPS gets to have fun Racing to the Top - didyou know that Waldorf schools emphasize ... more »

Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really? « Parents Across America

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Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really? « Parents Across America:Fighting back against mandatory school testing: It’s my way or the highway, says No Child Left Behind—but is it really?by leoniehaimsonAaryn is a parent in San Diego. This piece is cross posted at Aaryn’s blog,Thematically Fickle. An opt out letter that California parents can use is posted here.by Aaryn BelferThe red pillow takes the least space. The ... more »

Schools Matter: How Are Online Learning and Online Dating Different?

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Schools Matter: How Are Online Learning and Online Dating Different?:How Are Online Learning and Online Dating Different?by Jim HornOnline dating can be fun, and it might lead to something. Teachers and professors are the last obstacles standing in the way of a virulent corporate educational caste system based on shrinking public investment in education and a larger and more lucrative role by online diploma mills in the exploitation, containment, and marginalization of the non-privileged, whose shrinking hope for moving into ... more »

Modern School: Is The OWS Movement Too Nice?

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Modern School: Is The OWS Movement Too Nice?:Is The OWS Movement Too Nice?by Michael DunnOWS Poster (Image from Flickr, by Takomabibelot)Aside from the few allegations of protesters throwing paint, smashing windows, or spray painting buildings, the tactics of the OWS have been pretty peaceful, mellow and nice. Sure, it troubles some that they have persistently tried to live outdoors in public where their frustration and anger are clearly visible to all, or that they have shut down a few terminals ... more »

An Anti-Bullying Strategy for One Child that Affected the Whole School

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An Anti-Bullying Strategy for One Child that Affected the Whole School:An Anti-Bullying Strategy for One Child that Affected the Whole Schoolby Rick“I Am Not the Only One”Part 1In the autumn of 1974, in my first year as school principal, a kind and gentle fifth grader named Davion was having trouble with some of the other boys in the class. In particular, Jeremy was becoming increasingly intimidating. The teachers intervened anytime they saw an incident. Jeremy had already been sent to ... more »

Occupy DOE in DC Rules of Engagement | United Opt Out National

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Occupy DOE in DC Rules of Engagement | United Opt Out National:Occupy DOE in DC Rules of Engagementby adminOccupy the DOE Rules of Engagement400 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024We are requesting to everyone that this remain a PEACEFUL occupation with NON-VIOLENT actions. We are not responsible for the actions of individuals or groups that do not follow the general rules of engagement outlined here.GSA property includes The Department of Education Building and the surrounding Plaza along Maryland Avenvue. (However: ... more »

The #1 Reason Girls Drop Out (and What You Can Do About It) « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education

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The #1 Reason Girls Drop Out (and What You Can Do About It) « The Whole Child Blog « Whole Child Education:The #1 Reason Girls Drop Out (and What You Can Do About It)by Laura VarlasThe United States has the highest teen birthrate in the industrialized world, and teen pregnancy and parenting is the number one reason girls drop out of school. (See the infographic below for the far-reaching effects of teen pregnancy.)This is an avoidable crisis—teen parents don’t have ... more »

This Week In Education: Reform: Will Reformers Ever Broaden Their Agenda?

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This Week In Education: Reform: Will Reformers Ever Broaden Their Agenda?:Reform: Will Reformers Ever Broaden Their Agenda?by Alexander RussoGeoffrey Canada's Harlem Children's Zone was their front. They might have loved "The Wire" but they didn't incorporate any of its lessons into their agenda. Skyrocketing child poverty rates didn't persuade them to pay more than lip service to broader social issues. Even universal preschool was too broad a challenge for them to take on in any meaningful way. You might think ... more »

Race gap in school discipline? | Recordnet.com

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Race gap in school discipline? | Recordnet.com:Race gap in school discipline?Blacks expelled, suspended more than others at SUSDPrint this Article Email this Article Text Size: A | A | APhoto 1 of 1 | Zoom Photo +By Roger PhillipsRecord Staff WriterJanuary 01, 2012 12:00 AMSTOCKTON - Though they represent only a small percentage of the population at Stockton Unified's four comprehensive high schools, black students receive a sizable percentage of the expulsions and suspensions, a disparity experts say is reflective ... more »

Ben Velderman stalking me is okay but filing a FOIA request about Sears tax breaks is illegal. « Fred Klonsky

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Ben Velderman stalking me is okay but filing a FOIA request about Sears tax breaks is illegal. « Fred Klonsky:Ben Velderman stalking me is okay but filing a FOIA request about Sears tax breaks is illegal.by Fred KlonskyLast Spring Ben Velderman, the creepy guy pictured above, filed an Illinois FOIA request for all my work emails. After school district lawyers redacted the names of students and other innocent by-standers, hundreds of emails were delivered to Ben.Then this Fall Ben Velderman’s ... more »

Support PURE! » UIC Monty Neill event – save the date Feb. 15th

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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » UIC Monty Neill event – save the date Feb. 15th:UIC Monty Neill event – save the date Feb. 15thby adminWINNING THE TESTING BATTLE: OVERHAULING ESEA/NCLBCReATE (Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education) welcomes Monty Neill, FairTest executive director and chair of the national Forum on Educational Accountability, who will address• A decade of failed testing policy• What the new Elementary and Secondary Education Act should look like• Strategies for winning: local ... more »

The Answer Sheet - A School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post

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The Answer Sheet - A School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post:Do schools need a longer school day? A debateValerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 hour agoA policy brief released last month concluded that contrary to popular perception, most U.S. public schools require at least as much or even more instructional time for students than countries touted for their high performance on international tests, including Finland, Japan and South Korea. There were a ... more »