A CALL FOR PARENTS’ SAY OVER CO-LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK
By Chelsia Rose Marcius, NY Times | http://nyti.ms/A6XJow Feb. 28, 2012, 5:57 p.m. | Updated 9:02 p.m. :: Members of the New York State Assembly and Senate, parents and education advocates called for state legislation on Tuesday to give local school advisory panels the power to veto school co-locations in their districts. The proposed legislation would ensure that no school could be
DUNCAN+RHEE: Amid a Federal Education Inquiry, an Unsettling Sight
By MICHAEL WINERIP, NEW YORK TIMES | http://nyti.ms/ydNvxf A spokesman for Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, cautioned against the presumption of guilt in an investigation of Washington schools under the direction of Michelle Rhee. photos:Pablo Martinez Monsivais/Associated Press; Alex Wong, via Getty Images Published: February 26, 2012 What was Arne Duncan doing sharing the stage with
GOOD PRINCIPALS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS – Study: "Estimating the Effect of Leaders on Public Sector Productivity: The Case of School Principals"
From guest blogger Jaclyn Zubrzycki/Edited By Sarah D. Sparks | Education Week | http://bit.ly/w6S14T February 28, 2012 11:37 AM :: How important is school leadership? Where are the most effective leaders, and how can we tell that they—and not circumstance—are responsible for their schools' success? "Estimating the Effect of Leaders on Public Sector Productivity: The Case of School Principals,"
Obama: “INVEST IN EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING” – LAUSD: “ELIMINATE ADULT ED”
Posted By Joanne Jacobs - Community College Spotlight | http://bit.ly/AAQTwA February 28, 2012 @ 6:15 :: States should spend more on education [1], President Obama said at the National Governors Association luncheon. ”The countries who out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow.” President Obama is a “snob” [2] for pushing the college-for-all message, said GOP presidential candidate
RIGOR MORTIS
POSTED BY Aaron Pallas in the Hechinger Report, Teachers College at Columbia University | http://bit.ly/wKSqAy February 20, 2012 :: The word rigor comes up a lot in teacher-evaluation systems. It’s akin to motherhood, apple pie and the American flag. What policymaker is going to take a stand against rigor? But the term is getting distorted almost beyond recognition. In science, a rigorous
PROPOSED LAUSD HOMEWORK POLICY SUMMARY
Parents are invited to weigh in on the proposal on Thursday March 1 from 6-7 p.m. at Walter Reed Middle School, 4525 Irvine Ave. map follows Homework Working Group Summary for Forums Eng and Spa Map to Walter Reed Middle School map to Walter Reed Middle School: View Larger Map
THREE CA EDUCATION REVENUE INITIATIVES FOR NOVEMBER, 2012? A Comparison, Because Voters Will Probably Only Support One
by Cynthia Liu, K12NewsNework.com | http://bit.ly/zI1zWt February 28, 2012 :: I recently had the opportunity to hear Molly Munger describe in detail to the California PTA how her proposed ballot initiative, Our Children, Our Future, would produce revenue to pay for K-12 public education. Governor Brown‘s Schools and Local Public Safety Act ballot initiative proposal has also been
LAUSD HOLDS PUBLIC FORUM IN NORTH HOLLYWOOD TO DISCUSS HOMEWORK PROPOSAL
from LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/wMPWAJ 02/27/2012 01:28:57 PM PST :: A public forum will be held Thursday in North Hollywood on a proposed LAUSD policy that would cap homework assignments at 20 percent of a student's grade and set guidelines for how much time should be spent on outside assignments. Parents are invited to weigh in on the proposal on Thursday March 1 from 6-7 p.m. at
CALIFORNIA’S FLAWED ‘PARENT TRIGGER’: Education reform benefits from parent involvement, but state rules on the so-called parent trigger need revision.
LA Times Editorial | http://lat.ms/yNQft0 February 28, 2012 :: The first "parent trigger" petition in California, which sought to allow a charter organization to take over a Compton elementary school, ultimately failed amid bitter charges on both sides that parents had been harassed and lied to. The state Board of Education had a chance to make the process less chaotic by requiring open