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Lucas Frerichs: courage, commitment and collaboration | Davis Enterprise

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Lucas Frerichs: courage, commitment and collaboration | Davis Enterprise: Lucas Frerichs: courage, commitment and collaborationbyTom Sakash *Editor’s note:Each of the five candidates for Davis City Council were asked to pick a place in Davis important to them as thesetting of their interviews for this series of profiles, which will publish alphabetically this week.For Lucas Frerichs, it’s the Davis Farmers Market.Nothing feels more like Davis to Frerichs than a Saturday morning spent with wife Stacie — and the third member of ... more »

NEA - Survey finds parent-teacher relationships strong--Teachers given grade of "A"

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NEA - Survey finds parent-teacher relationships strong--Teachers given grade of "A": Survey finds parent-teacher relationships strong--Teachers given grade of "A"The National Education Association and Parenting magazine partner for ground-breaking reportWASHINGTON - April 30, 2012 -Parentingmagazine and the National Education Association today announced the results of a groundbreaking joint survey* of 1,000 public school parents and educators that explored the roadblocks to effective parent-teacher communication. When parents were asked to “grade” their relationship with their child... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Can You Get a Tomato Pie in LA?

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Jersey Jazzman: Can You Get a Tomato Pie in LA?: Can You Get a Tomato Pie in LA?byDuke It looks like ACTING NJ Education Commissioner Chris Cerf has decided to relocate control of New Jersey's schools fromTrenton to Los Angeles:Broad Residency fellows such as Bing Howell and Rochelle Sinclair are chosen, trained, paid and placed by the Broad Foundation’s decade-old educational transformation initiative.Broad has placed them with the New Jersey Department of Education, which has three high-levelleaders, including acting Commissioner ... more »

Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s (fake) NYS Ed Reform Commission « New York City Parents Union

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Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s (fake) NYS Ed Reform Commission « New York City Parents Union: Statement on Gov. Cuomo’s (fake) NYS Ed Reform CommissionbyadminApril 30, 2012Contact:Mona Davids, NYC Parents Union,(917) 340-8987New York City Parents Union Statement on Governor Cuomo’s newly formed New York State Education Reform CommissionGovernor Cuomo announced the formation of his New New York Education Reform Commission. We are appalled that Governor Cuomo has now formed a so-called “education commission” that fails to include even one parent, parent ... more »

The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do | Musings on Life and Love

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The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can Do | Musings on Life and Love: The Hardest Job Everyone Thinks They Can DoByDennis Hong, September 13, 2010 6:30 am119KShareImage by doug88888 via FlickrThis piece was inspired by a heated discussion I had with a man who believes that teachers have an easy job. Please feel free to share it with others if you agree with the message.I used to be a molecular biologist. I spent my days culturing viruses. Sometimes, my ... more »

Social media outrage brings down anti-union Kenneth Cole billboard. « Fred Klonsky

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Social media outrage brings down anti-union Kenneth Cole billboard. « Fred Klonsky: Social media outrage brings down anti-union Kenneth Cole billboard.Fred KlonskyatFred Klonsky-17 minutes agoThe billboard, featuring a woman exposing a lot of cleavage combined with an attack on teacher unions may have baffled some. But it pissed off enough people that Kenneth Cole, the sponsor of the sign, is taking it down. The outrage on blogs, Twitter and Facebook proved too much for the shoe monger. This weekend [...]The ... more »

The Obama Record in Education | Secretary Duncan's Remarks to the Mom Congress

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The Obama Record in Education | U.S. Department of Education: The Obama Record in EducationSecretary Duncan's Remarks to the Mom CongressAPRIL 30, 2012Contact:Press Office, (202) 401-1576,press@ed.govThank you, Mark.Good morning and welcome to Washington, delegates.This is the third Mom Congress, and I've been honored to be at all three of them. I'm even more honored to have partners like you working across America to support education.With the support of parents and community leaders like you, educators all across our country are ... more »

CMT Scores and Teacher Evaluations – But Wait – That’s Like Comparing Apples and Tomatoes - Wait, What?

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CMT Scores and Teacher Evaluations – But Wait – That’s Like Comparing Apples and Tomatoes - Wait, What?: CMT Scores and Teacher Evaluations – But Wait – That’s Like Comparing Apples and TomatoesbyjonpeltoGovernor Malloy, Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor and the rest of the “education reformers” continue to claim that Connecticut needs a “one-size-fits-all” approach to teacher evaluations in which teachers are, at least in part, rewarded, promoted or let go based on how well their students do in Connecticut’s standardized ... more »

What’s Good About “Constructive Turbulence”? « Diane Ravitch's blog

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What’s Good About “Constructive Turbulence”? « Diane Ravitch's blog: What’s Good About “Constructive Turbulence”?bydianeravI blog weekly for Education Week. I think it is a wonderful publication and a great newspaper of record for education.On my blog, I have been free to write whatever I want. No one has ever told me that I can’t say what I think. I respect Education Week for that editorial independence. I mention this because a friend wrote today to ask me if I started ...more »

Kenneth Cole gets schooled - Salon.com

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Kenneth Cole gets schooled - Salon.com: Kenneth Cole gets schooledUpdated: The fashion mogul has backed off his assault on schoolteachers after a public outcryBYDAVID SIROTA[UPDATE BELOW]It was always bound to go there, but few likely expected it would be so blatant. I’m talking about the ongoing campaign against organized labor; for decades deeply rooted in American political culture, the crusade has been periodically amplified in popular culture as well, from 1954′s “On the Waterfront” all the way to the Sopranos’ ... more »

Response to transformation plan: 'End to public education' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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Response to transformation plan: 'End to public education' | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Response to transformation plan: 'End to public education'The Occupy Philly Labor Work Group, of which Iam a member, drafted the followingstatementon theproposed transformation plan for the School District of Philadelphia.The Knudsen Plan – The End of the Promise of Public Education“Grow up and deal with it.” Mayor Michael Nutter’s response to critics of the School Transformation Plan.The fate of public education in Philadelphia just got darker if ... more »

RheeFirst! » ALEC member, MO Rep. Dieckhaus, recruited Rhee to launch her anti-teacher crusade in MO

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RheeFirst! » ALEC member, MO Rep. Dieckhaus, recruited Rhee to launch her anti-teacher crusade in MO: ALEC member, MO Rep. Dieckhaus, recruited Rhee to launch her anti-teacher crusade in MObyadminOriginally posted on the IEA Region 28 blog. Read theentire post here.“Scott Dieckhaus, a republican from Washington and House Chairman of the Elementary and Secondary Education Committee spoke to StudentsFirst leaders about coming to Missouri in the fall of 2012. Dieckhaus is quoted in the article:“StudentsFirst has a very pragmatic and ... more »

What Do Your Students Need? — Whole Child Education

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What Do Your Students Need? — Whole Child Education: What Do Your Students Need?byKlea Scharberg Students as learners are also students as people, with hopes, fears, and needs. That's why it's so important to build adult-student relationships that support and encourage each student's academic and personal growth. Thefrequency and perceived worth of interaction(PDF) with faculty, staff, and other students is one of the strongest predictors not only of student persistence but also of student learning.The winner of the2012 Vision in ...more »

Schools Matter: Join the National Boycott Against Pearson

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Schools Matter: Join the National Boycott Against Pearson: Join the National Boycott Against PearsonbyJim HornShare widely. FromUnited Opt Out:Pearson, ALEC, and the Brave New (Corporate) World: Stand Up to Pearson Now!Supporters of Public Education,The curtain has been pulled aside recently from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), exposing the seedy underbelly of our democracy. Organizations like ALEC circumvent the democratic process in favor of corporations. Financial resources are used to influence public officials and provide model legislation meant to easily ... more »

LAUSD'S DEASY- ABOVE THE LAW? by Rene Diedrich - Perdaily.com

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LAUSD'S DEASY- ABOVE THE LAW? by Rene Diedrich - Perdaily.com: LAUSD'S DEASY- ABOVE THE LAW? by Rene DiedrichbyLeonard Isenberg(Mensaje se repite en Español)(For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)It is already clear from Los Angeles Unified School District's (LAUSD) Superintendent John Deasy that he considers the law a mere formality that he can dispense with at will. In continuing to act in complete derogation of teachers' contractual and civil rights, Deasy has ... more »

Delayed charter sector self-assessment balances praise, critique | GothamSchools

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Delayed charter sector self-assessment balances praise, critique | GothamSchools: Delayed charter sector self-assessment balances praise, critiquebyGeoff DeckerA chart comparing district and charter schools' principal turnover rates, from today's "State of the Sector" report.A sweeping look at who attends charter schools in New York City, and how they fare, shows that the sector excels at advancing academic achievement but struggles to enroll high-needs students and to retain staff.For the past nine months the New York City Charter School Center and a ... more »

Common Core standards drive wedge in education circles – USATODAY.com

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Common Core standards drive wedge in education circles – USATODAY.com: Common Core standards drive wedge in education circlesBy Greg Toppo, USA TODAYUpdated1h 46m agoCommentsReprints PermissionsWASHINGTON – When did fractions and non-fiction become so controversial?By Robert Deutsch, USA TODAYTeacher David Riesenfeld has been piloting Common Core standards in his 10th-grade world history class in New York City.EnlargeBy Robert Deutsch, USA TODAYTeacher David Riesenfeld has been piloting Common Core standards in his 10th-grade world history class in New York City.Sponsored LinksA hig... more »

The Story of H.E.A.R.T. — Whole Child Education

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The Story of H.E.A.R.T. — Whole Child Education: The Story of H.E.A.R.T.byASCD Whole Child BloggersPost submitted by Mike Greenway and Lynn ArcherByrne Creek Secondary is a school with H.E.A.R.T. that has always been caring and focused on the well-being of its students and their families.Before the schoolopened its doors seven years ago, the administrative team knew that it was important to have a simple and easily remembered set of guiding principles for the students and staff. As a new secondary ... more »

This just in from the National School Boards Association: Local school boards “under siege” | Seattle Education

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This just in from the National School Boards Association: Local school boards “under siege” | Seattle Education: This just in from the National School Boards Association: Local school boards “under siege”byseattleducation2011From NSBA,Local control under siegeThe ability of local boards to control the destiny of their own schools, rooted in the establishment of one-room school houses in America’s rural farming communities, is under siege on several fronts, a panel of experts warned in a presentation Saturday titled School Boards’ Last Stand.Threats ... more »

Metro Nashville schools Rheezoning lawsuit could echo far | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

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Metro Nashville schools rezoning lawsuit could echo far | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: Metro Nashville schools rezoning lawsuit could echo farEquality case, now a class action, draws national attentionPurchase ImageJeffrey and Frances Spurlock, the retired Southwestern Bell employee and her custodian husband are the plaintiffs in the three year old lawsuit against Metro Nashville Public Schools rezoning lawsuit. The trial, to judge whether Metro's clusters need to be rezoned to prevent re-segregated schools, kicks off in federal court next Tuesday. ... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team: Baldwin Park Unified to pay $1.4 million back to nutrition fund, five-year plan approvedAfter months of back and forth between Baldwin Park Unified and the California Department of Education (CDE), district officials are finally submitting to the state agency's requests to spend down money in its cafeteria account and pay back more than $1.4 million in allegedly misspent money intended to feed needy children.4 Capo coaches disciplined for taking $15,850 in giftsFour high ... more »

RESOLUTION ON HIGH-STAKES TESTING | Dailycensored.com

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RESOLUTION ON HIGH-STAKES TESTING | Dailycensored.com: RESOLUTION ON HIGH-STAKES TESTINGbyDanny WeilRESOLUTION ON HIGH-STAKES TESTINGWritten byDanny WeilEducationApr 30, 20120diggSharePlease read and circulate!http://timeoutfromtesting.org/nationalresolution/This resolution is modeled on the resolution passed by more than 360 Texas school boards as of April 23, 2012. It was written by Advancement Project; Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund; FairTest; Forum for Education and Democracy; MecklenburgACTS; Deborah Meier; NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.; Nation... more »

Selective Use of Data Avoids Real Issues in Improving Public Education for All Children | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

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Selective Use of Data Avoids Real Issues in Improving Public Education for All Children | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Selective Use of Data Avoids Real Issues in Improving Public Education for All ChildrenbyCheryl S. WilliamsIt seems the one thing we can all agree on when discussing how to improve public schooling for all our children is that we need data to guide our approach to personalizing teaching and learning in the classroom, so that we can ... more »

Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Parents speaking out in May!

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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Parents speaking out in May!: Parents speaking out in May!byadminDon’t forget to come out for the DePaul College of Education Forum this Wednesday, May 2. I’ll be speaking there along with several other parent leaders. You can catch PURE’s Wanda Hopkins on May 20th at another education forum.Here’s the schedule, courtesy of Raise Your Hand:May 2nd –DePaul College of Education,“Parents and Schools”, 5:30-7:30pmWendy Katten from RYH speaking with representatives from Blocks ... more »