Schools Matter: Simple Math
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Schools Matter: Simple Math:Simple Mathby P. L. ThomasCommon Core Standards adopted+Silence from teachers, professional organizations, parents+New tests, more tests, pre-tests, post-tests+Silence from
In Case You Missed It: Loud Protests, Lots of Closures, Less Support for Bloomberg « EdVox
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In Case You Missed It: Loud Protests, Lots of Closures, Less Support for Bloomberg « EdVox:In Case You Missed It: Loud Protests, Lots of Closures, Less Support for Bloombergby edvoxnyHere on EdVox we’re excited to bring you the latest news about education issues and policies affecting our communities. It can be hard to keep up with all of the events and happenings, so – in case you missed it… Here is a recap of the latest stories in NYC education ... more »
Louisiana Educator: NCLB Waiver Request Continues Failure Trap
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Louisiana Educator: NCLB Waiver Request Continues Failure Trap:NCLB Waiver Request Continues Failure Trapby Michael DeshotelsSuperintendent White's request for a waiver of the US Dept. of Education mandates of the No Child Left Behind law has serious basic flaws. Even so, such flaws will probably have no affect on its approval by Arne Duncan. Since Duncan campaigned for White to be appointed, he will obviously approve anything White submits. The proposal amounts to a guaranteed failure trap for Louisiana public schools. ... more »
Classroom-Based Assessment Should Replace 'No Child', Experts Say - High School Notes (usnews.com)
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Classroom-Based Assessment Should Replace 'No Child', Experts Say - High School Notes (usnews.com):Classroom-Based Assessment Should Replace 'No Child', Experts SayBy LAURA MCMULLENFebruary 13, 2012 RSS Feed PrintPresident Barack Obama announced last week that 10 states will be exempt from the requirements of the highly-criticized No Child Left Behind legislation. In exchange, those states will have to agree to a series of reforms. But some experts say the law should be scrapped completely for models that don't rely on standardized tests."It ... more »
Disapproving parents agree: Go back and fix your budget, governor | Thoughts on Public Education
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Disapproving parents agree: Go back and fix your budget, governor | Thoughts on Public Education:Disapproving parents agree: Go back and fix your budget, governor - by Crystal Brownby Crystal BrownParents from around the state have reviewed the governor’s proposed 2012-13 budget, and we would like to say, loud and clear, we are disappointed. We were hopeful that the Legislature and Gov. Brown would put together a budget that would ensure that schools, at the very minimum, would have funding stable ... more »
Ravitch: Why states should say ‘no thanks’ to charter schools - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
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Ravitch: Why states should say ‘no thanks’ to charter schools - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:Ravitch: Why states should say ‘no thanks’ to charter schoolsby Valerie StraussThis was written by education historian Diane Ravitch, a research professor at New York University and author of the bestselling “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” a critique of the flaws in the modern school reform movement. Ravitch was an assistant secretary of education in the administration of ... more »
Legislative Action Alert: Let’s Not Allow Stand for Children to Take Over Our Democratc Process | Seattle Education
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Legislative Action Alert: Let’s Not Allow Stand for Children to Take Over Our Democratc Process | Seattle Education:Legislative Action Alert: Let’s Not Allow Stand for Children to Take Over Our Democratc Processby seattleducation2011Heads up, everyone — Stand for Children, Incorporated, the out of state political lobbying operation bankrolled by Gates and others, is boasting that it charged down to Olympia this past week and forced our legislators to breathe life back into the poorly written, politically volatile charter school bill ... more »
NYC Educator: Are Our Kids Guinea Pigs? Or Lemmings?
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NYC Educator: Are Our Kids Guinea Pigs? Or Lemmings?:Are Our Kids Guinea Pigs? Or Lemmings?by NYC EducatorWhen you decide to arbitrarily take control from educators, and re-assign it to self-professed experts, you run into problems. Take, for example, these shining stars in Philadelphia. They observed a classroom, saw a reading corner, labeled it "clutter," and had it removed. Sure, that's blatant idiocy. Yet who's to say those who most influence faux-Democrat Barack Obama are not equally deluded?Now that there's a ... more »
Report: AP Courses Not Available for Black Students
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Report: AP Courses Not Available for Black Students:Report: AP Courses Not Available for Black StudentsLatest articles - 36 minutes agoThe vast majority of 2011 Black high school graduates who could have excelled in an AP course never enrolled in one because they were either “left out” or went to a school that didn’t offer the college prep courses, the College... in NewsCommentary: On Roland Martin – Twitter is Not Your FriendLatest articles - 36 minutes agoBy now, everyone has heard ... more »
Schools Matter: Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities by Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
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Schools Matter: Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities by Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA):Charter Schools and Students with Disabilities by Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene"It is not legally or morally acceptable that these so-called “schools of choice” that are concentrated in urban communities and supported with public funds, should be permitted to operate as segregated learning environments where students are more isolated by race, socioeconomic class, disability, and language than the ... more »
H.R.3915: To consolidate programs at the Department of Justice and enact the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011. - U.S.... OpenCongress
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H.R.3915: To consolidate programs at the Department of Justice and enact the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011. - U.S.... OpenCongress:Bill Introduced: H.R.3915 To consolidate programs at the Department of Justice and enact the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011.To consolidate programs at the Department of Justice and enact the CAMPUS Safety Act of 2011.
School Tech Connect: Why Is Your Name Not On This?
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School Tech Connect: Why Is Your Name Not On This?:Why Is Your Name Not On This?by noreply@blogger.com (Tim)I'm on top at DumpDuncan.Actually, I'm # 2,155. Go sign on! My only regret is that I did not sign up in time to be # 2, 132, right after Savanna Bumpus and Clemency Wings.
Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For America - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher:Jack Hassard Reports: Cobb County, Georgia, Rejects Teach For Americaby Anthony CodyGuest post by Jack Hassard.Cobb County, Georgia's second largest school district, decided not to consider the superintendent's request to hire 50 Teach for America (TFA) uncertified college graduates to work in under-performing schools in South Cobb. According to an editorial in the Marietta Daily Journal, Dr. Michael Hinojosa, the county's new superintendent ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Hey, Businessman: Stay Out of My School!
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Jersey Jazzman: Hey, Businessman: Stay Out of My School!:Hey, Businessman: Stay Out of My School!by DukeIt's Sunday evening, I can't shake this cough, I'm tired and cranky... so I'm really not up to dissecting this ridiculous interview with the very wealthy and very reformy South Jersey Democratic boss, George Norcross. But I can't let the evening go without commenting on this:Norcross has sat on Cooper’s board since 1990, taking over the top seat in 2006. It is from that pulpit ... more »
NYC Public School Parents: The state's proposed NCLB waiver responds to none of our concerns
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NYC Public School Parents: The state's proposed NCLB waiver responds to none of our concerns:The state's proposed NCLB waiver responds to none of our concernsby Leonie HaimsonA summary of the public comment and the response by NYSED for their waiver application from NCLB is now posted online; presumably the application will be voted on by the Regents Monday or Tuesday.NYSED says it received “over 50 submissions from “persons associated with Class Size Matters” and over twenty submissions from individuals associated ... more »
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Two Important Internet Links - Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resources #edchat #edreformBig Education Ape - PostRank (PostRank: All)-10 minutes agoTwo Important Internet Links - Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resources: Two Important Internet Links – Occupy DOE and Charter Schools Resourcesby rbhattIf you are battling ineffective education reform in your state, you might be interested in the two links below.Occupy DOE is on the horizon. Click on this link for more information:http://unitedoptout.com/occupy-the-doe-in-dc-schedule-march-30th-to-april-2nd-2012/Also, if you are in a st... more »
Why I’m No Longer Tweeting « Outside the Cave
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Why I’m No Longer Tweeting « Outside the Cave:Why I’m No Longer Tweetingby Stephen LazarIt’s been a month and a half now since I’ve looked at the never ending stream of updates from the people I follow on Twitter or Facebook. And while I am thankful for the network of excellent educators I’ve connected with through Twitter, I came the conclusion that it wasn’t something I wanted to keep in my life anymore. What follows is an explanation of why ... more »
African American Women's Health Legacy
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Toni Colley Perry describes the condition of women with chronic health conditions. Diabetes is a chronic health condition impacting 4.9 million African Americans. Almost 19% have diagnosed or undiagnosed diabetes.. In Sacramento County, 15% of African American women have the disease. Get on line and take the survey we are fighting to preserve "Our Legacy of Hope" at www.diabeteshealthsurvery.com or you can contact Sharon Chandler at 916-736-3431
How is any part of Walker’s economic strategy working with job losses for 6 months straight and tax revenues plummeting? « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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How is any part of Walker’s economic strategy working with job losses for 6 months straight and tax revenues plummeting? « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!:How is any part of Walker’s economic strategy working with job losses for 6 months straight and tax revenues plummeting?by millerlfProjected Wisconsin budget deficit generates criticismThe Business Journal Date: Thursday, February 9, 2012A Wisconsin report predicting a $143.2 million deficit when the state’s two-year budget expires is generating a stir of statements from Democrats ... more »
Evers upset with Walker over education bill | Herald Times Reporter | htrnews.com
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Evers upset with Walker over education bill | Herald Times Reporter | htrnews.com:Evers upset with Walker over education billVoucher, charter schools not under accountability system11:00 PM, Feb. 10, 2012 | CommentsAAWritten byThe Associated PressFILED UNDERLocal NewsMADISON — Wisconsin state Superintendent Tony Evers is upset with Gov. Scott Walker over an education reform bill they worked on together but that doesn't place charter and private voucher schools under a new accountability system.Evers said the bill misses an opportunity to deliver on ... more »