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What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices? - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:What Happens When Teacher Voices Depend on Foundations' Choices?by Anthony CodyTen days ago, I shared a guest post authored by Kelly Flynn, Teachers Hold the Key. They Always Have. This morning it received the following comment:While I wholeheartedly agree with Ms. Flynn that teachers need to become more aware and involved in the reform strategies that are shaping our profession, I wonder what the ... more »

Schools Matter: The Thrill is Gone

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Schools Matter: The Thrill is Gone:The Thrill is Goneby Jim HornFrom a look at today's Google Alert list, it would seem to indicate some pretty consistent concerns with the corporate welfare charter school movement, which shows signs of running out of steam everywhere, except on Wall Street.Charter schools lose their magicGloucester County Times - NJ.comBy Milton W. Hinton Jr. I find it interesting that some very influential people have come out in support of the expansion of charter schools in ... more »

Other People’s Children

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Other People’s Children:Other People’s Childrenby SamLast week, CNN reported on recent events in Garfield Heights, Ohio, where austerity measures have led local school officials to shorten the schoolday to five hours, get rid of subjects like art, music, and PE — and send kids home before lunch.What didn’t come out during the piece was that these drastic decisions were fueled in part by the community’s refusal, over a 20 year period, to pass a levy that would help support the ... more »

Letter from an IDEA Mother « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues

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Letter from an IDEA Mother « A "Fuller" Look at Education Issues:Letter from an IDEA MotherPosted on January 22, 20120 Rate ThisBelow are two e-mails I received from a mother whose child attends an IDEA elementary school. I am using her letter with permission. I have changed the gender of the child to neutral language and redacted certain information to protect her identity. Also, I typically do not use unsolicited, unverifiable emails. However, this person provided her name and place ... more »

TRR INVESTIGATES: Is the Privacy of the American Student at Risk? | The Revered Review

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TRR INVESTIGATES: Is the Privacy of the American Student at Risk? | The Revered Review:TRR INVESTIGATES: Is The Privacy Of The American Student At Risk?JANUARY 22, 2012 6:23 AMSchool: A place where children learn to read and write. A place where they learn mathematics, science and history. Moreover, a place, away from home, where children are supposed to be safe.Yet now it’s a place, across the country, where children’s hearts are being monitored, their activities are being tracked, and it’s ... more »

Diane Ravitch Rocks Sacramento

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Statement by the President on Roe v. Wade Anniversary | The White House

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Statement by the President on Roe v. Wade Anniversary | The White House:Statement by the President on Roe v. Wade AnniversaryAs we mark the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we must remember that this Supreme Court decision not only protects a woman’s health and reproductive freedom, but also affirms a broader principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters. I remain committed to protecting a woman’s right to choose and this fundamental constitutional right. While this is ... more »

Oakland schools try new way of placing teachers

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Oakland schools try new way of placing teachers:Oakland schools try new way of placing teachersJill Tucker, Chronicle Staff WriterSunday, January 22, 2012PrintE-mailShareComments (109)Font | Size: 22Mike Kepka / The ChronicleMarian Marx works with her kindergarten students at Garfield Elementary School in Oakland, where she was placed after going through the district's proposed interview placement process "mutual matching."IMAGES View Larger ImagesMORE BAY AREA NEWSParolee pleads no contest in Hillsborough slaying 01.22.12Six hurt in shooting at Antioch "sweet 16" party 01.22.12Your... more »

Black leaders to SC gov: You're a minority, too - Boston.com

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Black leaders to SC gov: You're a minority, too - Boston.com:Black leaders to SC gov: You're a minority, tooFILE - In this Aug. 13, 2011 file photo, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley speaks in Charleston, S.C. Civil rights leaders in South Carolina are taking a new tactic to fight the governor's support of law requiring voters to show identification at the poll. "Your governor, a woman of color, could not vote before ’65,” Rev. Jesse Jackson recently said to a ... more »

NCLB Blamed for Ruining Teen Oral Sex « Jay P. Greene's Blog

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NCLB Blamed for Ruining Teen Oral Sex « Jay P. Greene's Blog:NCLB Blamed for Ruining Teen Oral SexHT to Sara Mead for finding this incredible piece of research. It is written in a language other than English, but if I remember how to translate properly stupid BS, this study appears to be claiming that an emphasis on individual academic achievement in school “crowds out” “the pleasure, choice, and mutuality” of teen fellatio and replaces it with an emphasis on “competence ... more »

The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmen | Scathing Purple Musings

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The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmen | Scathing Purple Musings:The Alarming Silence on the Remediation Levels Needed by Florida College Freshmenby Bob SikesOcala Star-Banner editorial page editor, Brad Rogers correctly points out that the number of Florida freshmen who need some sort of remediation is the most crucial – and disturbing piece of education data that no one is talking about:Over half of the incoming freshman at CF during the 2009-10 school year — ... more »

Weekly Update, January 20, 2012: Rent-a-preachers, teachers and a school that works | Seattle Education

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Weekly Update, January 20, 2012: Rent-a-preachers, teachers and a school that works | Seattle Education:Weekly Update, January 20, 2012: Rent-a-preachers, teachers and a school that worksby seattleducation2011A lot has been gong on in the last two weeks nationally and I am now just getting caught up.There is a lot going on in the state of Washington with Stand for Children, et al, trying to do an end run around the people by going directly to the state legislators to attempt ... more »

Blue Jersey:: Christie Caught In a Whopper

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Blue Jersey:: Christie Caught In a Whopper:Christie Caught In a Whopperby: Jersey JazzmanSun Jan 22, 2012 at 09:55:30 AM ESTI'm sure you're all shocked to hear this, but a video just released this morning pretty much proves that Chris Christie lied at his town hall in Voorhees last week:That's right: Amir Khan - charter school founder, anti-marriage equity activist, and terrible speller - has been on the dais for TWO Christie "town halls." Khan says he's met with Christie "frequently."But ...more »

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Kansas City schools chief: ‘We are NOT the worst district’ - KansasCity.comBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-5 hours agoKansas City schools chief: ‘We are NOT the worst district’ - KansasCity.com:Kansas City schools chief: ‘We are NOT the worst district’Interim superintendent points to improvements and rails against “campaign political rhetoric.”BY JOE ROBERTSON AND LYNN HORSLEYThe Kansas City StarFallout from a meeting between Mayor Sly James and the U.S. education secretary brought out the ire in Kansas City Interim Superintendent Steve ... more »

How To Cure The Autism Epidemic? Make Believe It Doesn’t Exist. | Addicting Info

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How To Cure The Autism Epidemic? Make Believe It Doesn’t Exist. | Addicting Info:How To Cure The Autism Epidemic? Make Believe It Doesn’t Exist.January 20, 2012By Justin "Filthy Liberal Scum" RosarioIn their infinite wisdom, the American Psychiatric Association is, after almost two decades, updating the medical definition of autism and by “updating” I mean “narrowing.” It almost appears that, in a misguided attempt to deal with the increasing rate at which autism is being diagnosised, they have decided to exclude ... more »

Schools Matter: Hawaii's Teachers Take a Stand: Take Your RTTT Bribe and Shove It

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Schools Matter: Hawaii's Teachers Take a Stand: Take Your RTTT Bribe and Shove It:Hawaii's Teachers Take a Stand: Take Your RTTT Bribe and Shove Itby Jim HornFrom Valerie Strauss at WaPo:Public school teachers in Hawaii have rejected a contract that called for a move to a performance-based evaluation and compensation system, as required by the Race to the Top grant that the state won from the Obama administration.The rejection comes shortly after Hawaii was warned by the U.S. Education Department ... more »

Who Should Have Access to Student Records? - US News and World Report

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Who Should Have Access to Student Records? - US News and World Report:Who Should Have Access to Student Records?Education data can be useful, but privacy experts are concerned about data misuse.By JASON KOEBLERJanuary 19, 2012 RSS Feed PrintSince “No Child Left Behind” was passed 10 years ago, states have been required to ramp up the amount of data they collect about individual students, teachers, and schools. Personal information, including test scores, economic status, grades, and even disciplinary problems and student ... more »

Charter schools: Where's the beef? | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com

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Charter schools: Where's the beef? | The Asbury Park Press NJ | APP.com:Charter schools: Where's the beef?Just how badly does the public education system in New Jersey need to be fixed? And what is the best way to go about fixing what is broken?Over the past two years, we have heard from Gov. Chris Christie and his administration that our schools, and our teachers, are failing our children. He has hammered away at the need for a series of reforms, ... more »

L.I. education guru hit by Gov. Cuomo defends her income - NY Daily News

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L.I. education guru hit by Gov. Cuomo defends her income - NY Daily News:L.I. education guru hit by Gov. Cuomo defends her income Ellen Cooper says she's done nothing wrong to earn $3.2 million per yearComments (3)BY KENNETH LOVETT, MARK MORALES AND JONATHAN LEMIRE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWSSaturday, January 21 2012, 7:44 PMStumbleUponTumblrRedditEmailCHRISTIE M FARRIELLA FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWSEllen Cooper, whose taxpayer-funded business was criticized by Gov. Cuomo, can afford this stylish home in posh neighborhood of Syosset, ... more »

John Thrasher Wants to Ban Lawmakers from Holding Jobs at Post-Secondary Schools They Fund but Silent on Doing the Same for Charter Schools | Scathing Purple Musings

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John Thrasher Wants to Ban Lawmakers from Holding Jobs at Post-Secondary Schools They Fund but Silent on Doing the Same for Charter Schools | Scathing Purple Musings:John Thrasher Wants to Ban Lawmakers from Holding Jobs at Post-Secondary Schools They Fund but Silent on Doing the Same for Charter Schoolsby Bob SikesFrom the Tampa Bay Times:TALLAHASSEE — Amid a clamor to overhaul a state university system lawmakers say isn’t cutting it, Sen. John Thrasher wants to ban lawmakers from holding jobs ... more »