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Who will turnaround the turnarounds?
michaelklonsky.blogspot.com - "We note with continued dismay that Chicago's unelected school board members continue (to) drain millions of public dollars from regular neighborhood schools while they instead invest in charters...
Are Rising Test Scores in Connecticut School Districts Related to the Exclusion of Students with Disabilities? (January 2012)
ctkidslink.org - Robert Cotto, Jr., M.Ed.This report finds that the exclusion of thousands of students with disabilities from reported Connecticut Mastery Test results has distorted reported trends in test scores. ...
City schools get $4m arts programs boost
articles.boston.com - A study in 2009 said that the availability of arts instruction varied greatly from school to school, with opportunities dwindling as students moved to higher grades. Since the district launched the...
Common school program reduces signs of bullying
reuters.com - By Kerry Grens NEW YORK | Wed Feb 8, 2012 2:17pm EST NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A widely implemented school program aimed at improving kids' behavior helps to slow the increase in bullying during ...
Good Reasons and Bad Reasons « School Finance 101
schoolfinance101.wordpress.com - Current reformy rhetoric dictates that we MUST CLOSE FAILING SCHOOLS! That we must close those schools that are dropout factories or have persistently low achievement levels on state assessments. A...
Do Value-Added Estimates Match Up With Teachers' Opinions Of Their Colleagues?
shankerblog.org - A recent article about the implementation of new teacher evaluations in Tennessee details some of the complicated issues with which state officials, teachers and administrators are dealing in adapt...
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The Test Generation
prospect.org - On exam day in Sabina Trombetta's Colorado Springs first-grade art class, the 6-year-olds were shown a slide of Picasso's "Weeping Woman," a 1937 cubist portrait of the artist's lover, Dora Maar, w...
You deserve better
us1.campaign-archive1.com - Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Florida Politicians have hit our public schools hard this session. Here are two special-interest driven bills that are making committee stop...
Schools plan closely eyed | Home
theadvocate.com - State Superintendent of Education John White’s plan to overhaul the way public schools and students are evaluated is sparking questions, concerns and some praise, officials said Wednesday.“I know t...
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City Clerk yanks stickers over gang sign flap despite mom’s plea - Chicago Sun
suntimes.com - BY KIM JANSSEN AND FRAN SPIELMAN Staff Reporters February 8, 2012 2:06PM Jessica Loor, mother of student Herbert Pulgar, creator of the winning City Sticker, talks with media at his school, Lawren...
RI education commissioner opposes bill that would prevent high-stakes testing | Breaking News | providencejournal.com
news.providencejournal.com - PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Two state lawmakers known for their advocacy for disabled and minority students have filed a bill that would prevent the use of standardized tests to decide whether a student re...
AMERICAblog News: CPAC to host white nationalist leader
americablog.com - CPAC to host white nationalist leaderMighty white of them.Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich, along with several Republican senators and congressmen, ar...
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Libya Struggles to Curb Militias as Chaos Grows
nytimes.com - TRIPOLI, Libya — As the militiamen saw it, they had the best of intentions. They assaulted another militia at a seaside base here this week to rescue a woman who had been abducted. When the guns fe...
Poll: NYers don’t trust Bloomberg to protect students’ interests
gothamschools.org - New York City residents won’t be appointing Mayor Bloomberg as students’ chief lobbyist any time soon. Nearly twice as many New Yorkers trust the teachers union to protect students’ interests than ...
Democrats for Education Reform
dfer.org - February 9, 2012More Dem Guv BoldnessBy Joe Williams, DFER Executive Director Re: This post from the other day on Gubernatorial Mojo, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy continues to flex in what has been ...
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whitehouse.gov - The White House Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release February 09, 2012 Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines, Iowa11:17 A.M. CST MRS. OBAMA: This is so cool. Hey! (Applause.) Well, hello, ev...
I Tried One Of Robert Krulwich’s Ideas In Class Today…
larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - Yesterday, I posted NPR’s Robert Krulwich Provides Another Excellent Idea For A History Lesson. I didn’t try that idea out today, but tried another one that I had previously posted (“Let’s Play ‘Hi...
The Feeble Strength of One! - Bridging Differences - Education Week
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Feeble Strength of One! - Bridging Differences - Education Week:The Feeble Strength of One!by Deborah MeierDear Diane,Yes, Diane, we do have a few reasons for being hopeful of late. I was delig...
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K12 4Q profit tumbles 46 pct as costs rise
businessweek.com - HERNDON, Va. Educational software provider K12 Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter net income fell nearly in half on higher costs. Profit was less than half of what analysts expected a...
The Harris Claim: Side Deals and Numbers
news.firedoglake.com - “Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Secures $18 Billion California Commitment for Struggling Homeowners,” the headline blares. But wait: the foreclosure fraud settlement is only a total of $25 billi...
Poll: Optimism up in California - Tim Mak
politico.com - Two-thirds of Californians believe their personal financial situation in one of the hardest-hit states will improve over the next 12 months, a new report shows, a promising sign in the context of d...
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Take action now! « MomsRising Blog
momsrising.org - Donnicia Venters, a mom from Houston, TX, lost her job in 2009 simply for following medical advice to breastfeed her infant. When Donnicia told her boss about her pregnancy, he assured her that he...
Teen pregnancy, abortion rates at record low (Largely attributable to increased contraceptive use)
democraticunderground.com - Teen pregnancy, abortion rates at record low CHICAGO — Birth and abortion rates among U.S. teens fell to record lows in 2008 as increased use of contraceptives sent the overall teen pregnancy rate ...
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You deserve better
us1.campaign-archive1.com - Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Florida Politicians have hit our public schools hard this session. Here are two special-interest driven bills that are making committee stop...
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Democrats for Education Reform
dfer.org - February 9, 2012More Dem Guv BoldnessBy Joe Williams, DFER Executive Director Re: This post from the other day on Gubernatorial Mojo, Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy continues to flex in what has been ...