How Race to the Top is like ‘Queen for a Day’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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How Race to the Top is like ‘Queen for a Day’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:How Race to the Top is like ‘Queen for a Day’by Valerie StraussThis was written by James Arnold, superintendent of Pelham City Schools in Pelham, Ga.By James ArnoldHow wonderful it was when we were told that Georgia had won the second round of the Race to the Top sweepstakes. The application -- submitted by then-Gov. Sonny Perdue and his team and amended ... more »
CPS schools’ chief call neighborhood school students “unfortunate.” « Fred Klonsky
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CPS schools’ chief call neighborhood school students “unfortunate.” « Fred Klonsky:CPS schools’ chief call neighborhood school students “unfortunate.”by Fred KlonskyWhat’s up when a top CPS bureaucrat says that students who go to CPS neighborhood schools areunfortunate?New Schools for Chicago Chief Executive Officer Phyllis Lockett told the Chicago Sun-Times, a student who cannot get into magnet or charter school is “unfortunate” and “relegated to a neighborhood school.” Lockett was speaking at the New Schools Expo that CPS puts on to promote ... more »
SUNY Trustee Resigns Over Objections to Charter Schools – SchoolBook
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SUNY Trustee Resigns Over Objections to Charter Schools – SchoolBook:SUNY Trustee Resigns Over Objections to Charter Schoolsby Anna M. PhillipsA State University of New York trustee who oversaw the creation of new charter schools has resigned, citing concerns that the institute has a political agenda to increase the number of charters, rather than a mission to develop experimental schools.Pedro Noguera, a professor of education at New York University, submitted his letter of resignation last Friday, he said, a few days ... more »
SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: The Sycophancy of Little Evan Stone and Educators4Excellence Continues
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SOUTH BRONX SCHOOL: The Sycophancy of Little Evan Stone and Educators4Excellence Continues:The Sycophancy of Little Evan Stone and Educators4Excellence Continuesby noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher)Every time I see a Little Evan Stone and Princess Sydney Morris propaganda column in The New York Post or in fact anywhere I feel that it must be treated as if one were looking directly at Kollos, the Medusan ambassador. But in reality, Little Evan and Princess Sydney are not Kollos, but more like Twiddle-Dee and
The Washington Teacher: Help Us Expose DC's Equation for Displacement of Our Students
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The Washington Teacher: Help Us Expose DC's Equation for Displacement of Our Students:Help Us Expose DC's Equation for Displacement of Our Studentsby Candi PetersonWon't you please join me along with members of Empower DC, parents, teachers and community as we fight the displacement of our students and the privatization of our public schools. I have featured a guest post by Liane Scott which outlines the plan to expose DC's Equation for Displacement. Hope to see you this Saturday @ 11 ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Another Broken Christie Promise
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Jersey Jazzman: Another Broken Christie Promise:Another Broken Christie Promiseby DukeRemember when Chris Christie told all of us public workers here in New Jersey that we had no choice but to accept his broken promises reforms?“What this legislation will do will be simply to save the pension system for all of those retirees and public workers who are counting on it,” Christie said. “The only way to do that is to control spending -- there is no magic wand. But affordability ... more »
An Urban Teacher's Education: The Struggles of a Small School
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An Urban Teacher's Education: The Struggles of a Small School:The Struggles of a Small Schoolby James BoutinThe following is part of a series I'm working on about my time teaching in New York City. This post is an edited version of two posts I wrote while in New York: "Could You Make My Job More Difficult" and "If Only We Had Fewer Resources." You can follow the series by clicking on the label "Teaching in New York" at the bottom ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top 2-2 AM Posts #edreform #ows
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Jersey Jazzman: Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!Big Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-1 hour agoJersey Jazzman: Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!:Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!by DukeNew Jersey is giving a lot of churchmen the chance to run their own charter schools. Is there anyone so naive that they think these schools will be completely scrubbed free of religion?Because - and I know this may come as a shock - religious leaders tend to want to proselytize for their religions:In prior meetings, Ortis had been a nappy-looking ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!
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Jersey Jazzman: Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!:Newsflash: Evangelicals Evangelize!by DukeNew Jersey is giving a lot of churchmen the chance to run their own charter schools. Is there anyone so naive that they think these schools will be completely scrubbed free of religion?Because - and I know this may come as a shock - religious leaders tend to want to proselytize for their religions:In prior meetings, Ortis had been a nappy-looking homeless drug user, down on his luck. He was a layoff victim ... more »
Parents Across America releases a proposal for real parent empowerment in schools | Seattle Education
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Parents Across America releases a proposal for real parent empowerment in schools | Seattle Education:Parents Across America releases a proposal for real parent empowerment in schoolsby seattleducation2011…as an antidote to phony “parental choice”Today, Parents Across America (PAA), a non-partisan, non-profit national network of public school parent activists, released a proposal for true parent empowerment that authentically involves parents in collaborative school decision-making and has a strong research base in improving student achievement.Our position paper,“The Empowerment Par... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Late Nite Posts 2-1 #edreform #ows
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Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-1 #ows #edreformBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-12 minutes agoLAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TAX (LAUSD, John DEASY, y extorsionar a un nuevo impuesto sobre parcelas) - Perdaily.comBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-31 minutes agoLAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TAX (LAUSD, John DEASY, y extorsionar a un nuevo impuesto sobre parcelas) - Perdaily.com:LAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TAX (LAUSD, ... more »
No Country Left Behind (NCLB) and The Race to the Slop | Dailycensored.com
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No Country Left Behind (NCLB) and The Race to the Slop | Dailycensored.com:No Country Left Behind (NCLB) and The Race to the Slopby Danny WeilThe 2009 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure grades 15 categories of infrastructure, including levees (http://www.infrastructurereportcard.org/report-cards). So how is America doing? The report notes, “….. for the second time,America’s infrastructure rates a cumulative grade of D. While not all categories fare as badly or are plagued by the same problems, delayed maintenance and chronic under-funding are contributors ... more »
Future of Teaching: I Prefer To Boogie On The Soul Train | The Jose Vilson
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Future of Teaching: I Prefer To Boogie On The Soul Train | The Jose Vilson:Future of Teaching: I Prefer To Boogie On The Soul Trainby JoseClassic Soul TrainExcerpt:As I’ve gotten older and seen how different movements work, I’ve noticed that, whether charitable or nefarious, the most effective movements have a small, malleable, and memorable set of core beliefs and tenets for their congregation. Obviously, the core team of Teaching 2030 represents that. The diversity in ed-thought reigned supreme over the ... more »
Modern School: Passing the Buck, Or Robbing Peter and Paul?
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Modern School: Passing the Buck, Or Robbing Peter and Paul?:Passing the Buck, Or Robbing Peter and Paul?by Michael DunnThe California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, the State Board of Education, the state Department of Education and the attorney general's office all want a judge to drop a lawsuit brought against the state by the ACLU for illegally charging students to participate in classes and extracurricular activities, according to a recent report by California Watch.It is a classic legal pissing ... more »
Love, peace and soul. « Fred Klonsky
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Love, peace and soul. « Fred Klonsky:Love, peace and soul.by Fred KlonskyWhen school let out at Shenandoah Elementary School near Cheviot Hills in LA, we would head to Larry Rosenberg’s to watch American Bandstand.A couple of girls and a couple of boys. We wanted to learn the latest steps. We were sixth graders and we desperately were trying to be cool.It was 1959.But American Bandstand only had white kids on it. So how cool could that be?A really cool dance ... more »
These Educators Deserve a Movie Deal - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard
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These Educators Deserve a Movie Deal - Lily's Blackboard – Lily's Blackboard:These Educators Deserve a Movie Dealby LilyThese Educators Deserve a Movie DealFeb 1st, 2012 by Lily.There are two stories to tell in Chester Upland School District in Pennsylvania. One is a heroic story worthy of a book or movie deal. There are plenty of movies about the lone teacher crusader who against all odds and against the establishment brings students out of the darkness of ignorance and into the ... more »
Sacramento Press / Everyday Law: New Bullying Laws in California
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Sacramento Press / Everyday Law: New Bullying Laws in California:Everyday Law: New Bullying Laws in Californiaby Robyn MoltzenBullying has been in the news a lot lately, particularly when something tragic happens to the child being tormented. Students, parents, and educators are wondering what laws are available to help prevent bullying and what can be done to stop it. A bully is defined as “a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people”.California already has several ... more »
Today's Big Education Ape - PostRank Top Early Afternoon Posts 2-1 #ows #edreform
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LAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TAX (LAUSD, John DEASY, y extorsionar a un nuevo impuesto sobre parcelas) - Perdaily.comBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-31 minutes agoLAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TAX (LAUSD, John DEASY, y extorsionar a un nuevo impuesto sobre parcelas) - Perdaily.com:LAUSD, JOHN DEASY, AND EXTORTING A NEW PARCEL TAX (LAUSD, John DEASY, y extorsionar a un nuevo impuesto sobre parcelas)by Leonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español)(For a national view of ... more »
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Negative study on longer school day
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Negative study on longer school day:Negative study on longer school dayby adminFrom PAA’s Leonie Haimson on NYC Public School Parents blog: Yet another negative study that finds that extended time made little difference in terms of achievement or teacher attitudes.This one, from Abt Associates, examined the results of the much-touted Massachusetts expanded learning time initiative, which provides state funding to selected schools to increase their class time 25-30% over the district ... more »
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools: For an Education Built to Last | ED.gov Blog
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U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools: For an Education Built to Last | ED.gov Blog:U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools: For an Education Built to LastPosted on February 1, 2012 by Andrea FalkenLast week President Obama asked us to work together to create an America built to last — one that thrives on innovation, collaboration, affordable education and spending within our means. As part of this effort, the U.S. Department of Education is working to encourage sustainable schools ... more »