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Chris Norby: Too many kids stuck with label of English Language Learner | english, language, ell - Opinion - The Orange County Register

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Chris Norby: Too many kids stuck with label of English Language Learner | english, language, ell - Opinion - The Orange County Register: By CHRIS NORBY/ Republican Assemblyman representing FullertonCalifornia kindergartners are being routinely designated as "Limited English" and placed into costly and ineffective programs for years before they're able to get out. Classified as English Language Learners, such kids are regularly pulled from class and extensively tested for nonexistent deficiencies.Contrary to popular stereotypes, the vast majority of these students ... more »

Computer Science Transitions From Elective to Requirement - US News and World Report

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Computer Science Transitions From Elective to Requirement - US News and World Report: Computer Science Transitions From Elective to RequirementThe digital age is here to stay, so some colleges are updating mandatory general education courses.ByKELSEY SHEEHYApril 3, 2012RSS FeedPrintCommentTweetinShareRelated Articles10 Most Expensive Public Schools for Out-of-State StudentsU.S. News Ranks Top Online Degree ProgramsTech Trumps Football at South Texas High SchoolSome say digital literacy should be required for undergraduates. iSTOCKPHOTOEarning acollege degreeoften involves completing... more »

Presidential Proclamation -- Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2012 | The White House

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Presidential Proclamation -- Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2012 | The White House: Presidential Proclamation -- Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2012byThe White HouseRelease Time:For Immediate ReleaseEDUCATION AND SHARING DAY, U.S.A., 2012 - - - - - - -BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAA PROCLAMATIONFor centuries, the pursuit of knowledge and the cultivation of character have driven American progress and enriched our national life. On Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., we renew our commitment to these timeless ... more »

ED Releases New Report on Arts Education in U.S. Public Schools | ED.gov Blog

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ED Releases New Report on Arts Education in U.S. Public Schools | ED.gov Blog: ED Releases New Report on Arts Education in U.S. Public SchoolsPosted onApril 3, 2012byCameron Brenchley On Monday, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the U.S. Department of Education,released the findingsof the first nationwide arts survey in a decade that comprehensively documents the state of arts education in U.S. public schools.At the announcement, Secretary Arne Duncan pointed to the importance of the report because ... more »

Louisiana Educator: Capitol Rally April 4

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Louisiana Educator: Capitol Rally April 4: Capitol Rally April 4byMichael DeshotelsEducators, concerned parents and school board members should make every effort to attend the rally on the capitol steps this Wednesdaymorning starting at 9:00 a.m.If you care about the education profession and the future of public schools please attend so your protest can beseenby the legislature and the public!In case you had any doubt . ..HB 974basically does away with due processfor all educators, even those that are rated "highly ... more »

Twilight is to College Bound Kids What Twinkies are to Marathoners « PWC Education Reform Blog

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Twilight is to College Bound Kids What Twinkies are to Marathoners « PWC Education Reform Blog: Twilight is to College Bound Kids What Twinkies are toMarathonersApril 3, 2012 — pwceducationreform“Preparing them for a college education with “Twilight” is like preparing a marathoner with Twinkies.”This line is from Alexander Nazaryan in her article,“Against Captain Underpants: How we are raising a generation of illiterates”,published in theNY Daily News. It comes just days after an op-ed by Dr Sandra Stotsky inBloombergstating that“New Reading ... more »

Schools Matter: KIPP Presentation at Occupy the DOE: Stop the KIPP-nosis

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Schools Matter: KIPP Presentation at Occupy the DOE: Stop the KIPP-nosis: KIPP Presentation at Occupy the DOE: Stop the KIPP-nosisbyJim HornDuring the past weekend (March 30-April 2), a feisty and determined group of teachers, scholars, parents, grandparents, and students met to organize and teach one another about how all this high stakes testing is not good for kids. Califather was there to capture the entire 4 day event on live video, which is now archived atLivestream.com. I will be be ... more »

Baseless Reformy Thoughts from Connecticut (& How this year’s reforms improved decades of past performance!?) « School Finance 101

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Baseless Reformy Thoughts from Connecticut ( How this year’s reforms improved decades of past performance!?) « School Finance 101: Baseless Reformy Thoughts from Connecticut ( How this year’s reforms improved decades of past performance!?)byschoolfinance101This utterly absurd post appeared yesterday on the CT Ed Reform blog:http://ctedreform.org/blog/2012/04/poverty-is-not-to-blame-ct%E2%80%99s-low-income-students-rank-48th-in-the-nation-while-ma%E2%80%99s-rank-2nd/Essentially, the argument goes:CT’s achievement gap is worse than achievement gaps in states like Massachusetts and New ... more »

This is why we don’t want charter schools: Lousiana proposed bill allows discrimination | Seattle Education

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This is why we don’t want charter schools: Lousiana proposed bill allows discrimination | Seattle Education: This is why we don’t want charter schools: Lousiana proposed bill allows discriminationbyseattleducation2011Our state budget has not been resolved and the governor has called for our legislators to return to Olympia tomorrow to come to an agreement on the budget. This issue of charter schools might return withRodney Tomin the lead holding the state budget hostage unless he gets his way and the budget ... more »

STEMing the minority gap | Thoughts on Public Education

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STEMing the minority gap | Thoughts on Public Education: STEMing the minority gapShareCollege pipeline narrows for critical majorsPosted on 4/03/12 • Categorized asAchievement Gap,STEMByJohn Fensterwald - Educated GuessThe gap starts early in elementary school, widens in middle school, and continues, through filters and barriers, on a trajectory of low achievement and missed opportunities. By the end of college, the number of Latinos andAfrican Americanswho graduate with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math is a trickle: an estimated 1,688 from ... more »

State Superintendent calls for 'immediate freeze' on raises for CSU executives | 89.3 KPCC

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State Superintendent calls for 'immediate freeze' on raises for CSU executives | 89.3 KPCC: State Superintendent calls for 'immediate freeze' on raises for CSU executivesIn astrongly-worded letterto the California State University Board of Trustees today, the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, derided recent pay raises for two incoming campus presidents and called for a freeze on executive compensation when hiring for five other open campus president positions.Last month, the CSU Board of Trustees approved the maximum allowable pay ... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Meet the Alliance for Education, Seattle's Shadow School Board

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Meet the Alliance for Education, Seattle's Shadow School Board: Meet the Alliance for Education, Seattle's Shadow School BoardbyMelissa WestbrookOr it seems like they want to be.In the latest batch of public disclosure documents, it appears that Director DeBell did not, as he claims, sit around by himself during the holiday break in December writing up Policy 1620. He has said that Erinn Bennett, Board Office manager, and Holly Ferguson, SPS Governance, helped him shape it.But he ... more »

Public Education Communication Breakdown | Re:education in Baltimore

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Public Education Communication Breakdown | Re:education in Baltimore: Public Education CommunicationBreakdownI just came across a section of a piece on education reporting —“Flunking the Test”by Paul Farhiin the February/March issue of American Journalism Review— that I find myself wishing the communications officials at Baltimore City Public Schools would read:…veteran education reporters say they face a simple yet profound barrier to doing their job: It’s hard to get inside a classroom these days. They say administrators are wary about putting potential ... more »

Misconceptions and Realities about Teacher and Principal Evaluation - ParentAdvocates.org

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Parent Advocates - ParentAdvocates.org: Misconceptions and Realities about Teacher and Principal EvaluationAn open letter of concern to Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel from Chicagoland Researchers and Advocates for Transformative Education (CReATE)Press Conference - Remarks by Kevin Kumashiro, Isabel Nuñez, David Stovall, Therese Quinn, Erica Meiners and Julie WoestehoffLINKMarch 26, 2012Misconceptions and Realities about Teacher and Principal EvaluationAn Open Letter of Concernto Mayor Rahm Emanuel,Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard,and the Chicago School BoardRegarding Ch...more »

Common Core: Nobody said it was going to be easy - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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Common Core: Nobody said it was going to be easy - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: Common Core: Nobody said it was going to be easyValerie StraussatThe Answer Sheet-1 hour agoI recently ran a post by a teacher, Jeremiah Chaffee, about one maddening experience he had working with a lesson connected to the Common Core State Standards. You can read his report here. Stephanie Day, director of teaching and learning at the Friendship Public Charter School in Washington ... more »

Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky

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Pension Call Tuesday. « Fred Klonsky: Pension Call Tuesday.byFred KlonskyThe seats are starting to fill up on the PREA bus to Springfield on May 2nd. Our schedule is to meet with Park Ridge Senator Dan Kotowski. Those of us who live in other legislative districts will also fan out to meet with their home legislators. Then we will picnic on the IEA headquarter’s lawn.IEA Vice-president Kathi Griffith has been very helpful in making arrangements.This week’s reported comments by TRS Executive ... more »

Engaging Parents In School… - “Lack Of Responsibility In Parent Trigger Laws”

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Engaging Parents In School… - “Lack Of Responsibility In Parent Trigger Laws”: A Bright Future for Family and Community Engagement?”Larry FerlazzoatEngaging Parents In School...-6 hours agoA Bright Future for Family and Community Engagement? is a good post from Learning First. It’s a report on a Webinar I’ve previously posted about….“Lack Of Responsibility In Parent Trigger Laws”Larry FerlazzoatEngaging Parents In School...-8 hours agoPaul Bruno has written a thoughtful piece over at This Week In Education titled Lack of Responsibility In Parent ... more »

LAUSD: TEACHING DOWN INSTEAD OF RAISING THE BAR (LAUSD: ENSEÑANZA hacia abajo en vez de subir el listón) - Perdaily.com

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LAUSD: TEACHING DOWN INSTEAD OF RAISING THE BAR (LAUSD: ENSEÑANZA hacia abajo en vez de subir el listón) - Perdaily.com: LAUSD: TEACHING DOWN INSTEAD OF RAISING THE BAR (LAUSD: ENSEÑANZA hacia abajo en vez de subir el listón)byLeonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español)On average it is an undisputed fact that African American and Latino students at LAUSD fail to achieve to their potential. Taking cognizance of this reality should not get one labeled as a racist, but it does, since ... more »

The in box. Who does TRS Executive Director Dick Ingram speak for? « Fred Klonsky

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The in box. Who does TRS Executive Director Dick Ingram speak for? « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Who does TRS Executive Director Dick Ingram speak for?byFred KlonskyRichard IngramThe story that you see below appeared in the Springfield State Journal-Register this morning. When the executive director of an public body speaks, especially on a substantive issue, it is a logical assumption that he is speaking not just for himself but for the board that he represents. Director Ingram’s remarks having ... more »

Broadie Class of 2011 Dallas ISD board names Mike Miles lone superintendent finalist | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnews.com

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Dallas ISD board names Mike Miles lone superintendent finalist | Dallas ISD Blog | dallasnews.com: MIKE MILESThe Broad Superintendents Academy Class of 2011SuperintendentHarrison School District, Colorado“Educating at-risk students is the most important work of our time. Public education needs more than incremental reform; it needs a transformation. As a life-long public servant, I hope to continue to provide the vision, leadership, and tough decision making required to transform our school systems.”Mike Miles currently serves as superintendent of the Harrison School ... more »