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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Wednesday, July 18, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Morro Bay* Education Headlines *Wednesday, July 18, 2012* Valley schools tap state repair fund for $36 million, hope for moreCentral San Joaquin Valley school districts have received nearly $36 million in state Emergency Repair Program money and are waiting for more than $12.8 million that the state has approved but not yet paid. Tustin school district, city heading to court over landLand on the former Tustin Marine base is at the center of multiple lawsuits between the city and Tustin Unified that have dragged on for two years ... more »
Education Research Report: Students Attending K12 Inc. Cyber Schools Fall Behind
Education Research Report: Students Attending K12 Inc. Cyber Schools Fall Behind: Students Attending K12 Inc. Cyber Schools Fall Behind by Jonathan Kantrowitz A new report released today by the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the University of Colorado shows that students at K12 Inc., the nation’s largest virtual school company, are falling further behind in reading and math scores than students in brick-and-mortar schools. These virtual schools students are also less likely to remain at their schools for the full year, and the schools have low graduation rates. “Our i... more »
Modern School: Welfare By The Elite, For the Elite at CSU
Modern School: Welfare By The Elite, For the Elite at CSU: Welfare By The Elite, For the Elite at CSU by Michael Dunn The California State University (CSU) trustees decided to offer three of its presidents nearly $85,000 in raises on Tuesday, despite its ongoing budget shortfalls that have led to layoffs, slashing of course offerings, wage freezes and double digit tuition hikes (including a 12% tuition increase last year). The university faces another midyear tuition increase, pay cuts for teachers and hundreds more layoffs if the November tax measure fails. The trustees have ju... more »
Geaux Teacher!: I TOLD YOU SO MOMENT #3 VIRTUAL SCHOOLS
Geaux Teacher!: I TOLD YOU SO MOMENT #3 VIRTUAL SCHOOLS: I TOLD YOU SO MOMENT #3 VIRTUAL SCHOOLS by noreply@blogger.com (Lee Barrios, M.Ed., NBCT) I am posting a press release that I received today regarding on-going research into the viability of virtual charter schools. Much has been said by many, including me, about the limitations, pitfalls and opportunities for abuse with the current reform supported proliferation of on-line learning for K-12 students. Bottom line - in too many cases virtual charters feed the corporate bank accounts and political aspirations of one "He-Who-C... more »
Endangered Languages Project
Endangered Languages Project: Korothreatened Koro is a language previously unknown to science that was documented in the mountains of northeast India. It is spoken by no more than 4000 people. Photograph of Abamu Degio singing in Koro. Provided by Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, filmed by Jeremy Fahringer. Navajo Southwestern Ojibwa Aragonese Nyagrong Minyag About endangered languages - Experts estimate that only 50% of the languages that are alive today will be spoken by the year 2100. Learn more - The disappearance of a language means the loss of v... more »
How America Pays for College 2012: A national study by Sallie Mae and Ipsos
How America Pays 2012: How America Pays for College 2012: A national study by Sallie Mae and Ipsos [image: Report: How America Pays for College 2012] Sallie Mae's "How America Pays for College 2012" (PDF, 1.3MB) study, conducted by Ipsos, finds that: - 83% of college students and parents strongly agreed that higher education is an investment in the future, college is needed now more than ever (70%), and the path to earning more money (69%). - Drawing from savings, income and loans, students paid 30% of the total bill, up from 24% four years ago, while parents covered ... more »
REPORTAGE. Vivre l'austérité, épisode 3 : les écoles à New York
REPORTAGE. Vivre l'austérité, épisode 3 : les écoles à New York: REPORTAGE. Vivre l'austérité, épisode 3 : les écoles à New York by Joy Resmovits [image: Class Size] Alors qu'en France les députés commencent l'examen de la loi de finance rectificative et alors que l'on ne sait toujours pas si il faut parler d'austérité, de rigueur ou d'"effort juste", ce reportage est le premier épisode d'une série des éditions internationales du Huffington Post sur les gens qui vivent au quotidien les mesures d'économie en temps de crise. NEW YORK – Shania avait pourtant débuté sa troisième ann... more »
Michigan Plan to Defund Public Education « Diane Ravitch's blog
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Michigan Plan to Defund Public Education « Diane Ravitch's blog: Michigan Plan to Defund Public Education by dianerav Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has his own plan to hack away at the foundations of universal, free public education. He is vying to be one of the national leaders of the education reform movement. Like Bobby Jindal, his Southern counterpart in the far-right of the Republican Party, Snyder would love to offer vouchers but the Michigan state constitution doesn’t permit it (neither does the Louisiana state constitution, but who cares when you are a reformer?). Leaving... more »
Education Policy is Politics; Politics is Education Policy - Wait, What?
Education Policy is Politics; Politics is Education Policy - Wait, What?: Education Policy is Politics; Politics is Education Policy by jonpelto *Today’s Courant headline reads – “State Keeps Lid On Mastery Test Scores.”* Wait, What? Does that mean the State of Connecticut won’t release the results of this year’s Master Test results? No, instead watch for a Friday press conference where Governor Dan Malloy and Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor can attempt to take credit for what appear to be the higher test scores that students got on this year’s Connecticut’s Mastery Tests. For... more »
Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Teachers take Rahm to school. « Fred Klonsky
Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Teachers take Rahm to school. « Fred Klonsky: Life in Rahm’s Chicago. Teachers take Rahm to school. by Fred Klonsky Even the Chicago Sun-Times, which was recently bought by close pals of the Mayor, have pointed out the obvious. Chicago teachers have taken Rahm to school. For a political chess player who never makes a move without thinking three moves ahead, Mayor Rahm Emanuel looks more like a high school clubber than a grand master when it comes to the teachers contract. One year into his first term as mayor, the guy who came swaggering into town with a re... more »
Parental Authority: Do You Have It?
Parental Authority: Do You Have It?: Parental Authority: Do You Have It? by Rick Talk So Your Kids Will Listen “I listen to my father because I have found that he tells me things that turn out to be true,” said Allison (18 year old high school senior) as I drove her home from the basketball game the Wednesday after the Saturday night party where some of her classmates got into trouble, getting drunk and trashing the house of a classmate. “Like ‘Never go out without money,’ he says.” I felt like saying: “That’s interesting. Your parents think you never listen. It drives them crazy... more »
The “Frantic Class,” Time, and another plea for Slow Schooling « engaged intellectuals
The “Frantic Class,” Time, and another plea for Slow Schooling « engaged intellectuals: The “Frantic Class,” Time, and another plea for Slow SchoolingIn creativity , democracy, anti-bias teaching, Standing up for Kids, Education Policy, class-sensitive teaching on *July 17, 2012*at *8:06 pm** * I love the way Paul Thomas thinks and writes, and he has another great post at the Daily Kos called “Time as Capital: The Rise of the Frantic Class” that is worth the read, and it has inspired me to watch the film *In Time. *Paul’s right about a lot of things in the post, but one issue rises ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: The Economist Fails On Charter Schools
Jersey Jazzman: The Economist Fails On Charter Schools: The Economist Fails On Charter Schools by Duke Last week, *The Economist* decided it wanted to try to do charters, giving us yet another opportunity to see how the press so often gets education wrong. As is apparently taught at all journalism schools, the story starts with an example of chartery success: “EVERYONE’S pencil should be on the apple in the tally-mark chart!” shouts a teacher to a class of pupils at *Harvest Preparatory School in Minneapolis *. Papers and feet are shuffled; a test is coming. Each class is examined... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-18 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Why Weren’t These Students Taking Tests? by dianerav Last night, I watched the PBS Frontline program and saw “Fast Times at West Philly High.” It is a wonderful documentary about the teachers and students at this inner-city high school who entered an international competition to create a hybrid car. It follows them as they build their models, then take them to the competition. Theirs is the only team of high school students. All the others in the competition are adults, and many are professionals. This is re... more »
A Two Tiered Educational System : Does the American Elite Want Real Public Education? | Seattle Education
A Two Tiered Educational System : Does the American Elite Want Real Public Education? | Seattle Education: A Two Tiered Educational System : Does the American Elite Want Real Public Education? by seattleducation2011 Common Core Standards, drill and kill, no art, music, recess, physical education, critical thinking, creative writing or support of independent questioning and learning. A developing two tiered educational system between the have’s and the have not’s.
Key questions for Democrats on ‘school choice’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Key questions for Democrats on ‘school choice’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] Key questions for Democrats on ‘school choice’ by Valerie Strauss This* was written by Jeff Bryant, a marketing and communications consultant for nonprofits. He is a marketing and creative strategist with nearly 30 years of experience – the past 20 on his own – as a freelance writer, consultant, and search engine marketing provider. He’s written extensively about public education policy. This appeared on the Campaign for America’s Future website.* Read full article >> ... more »
State Board urged to reject waivers from Transitional Kindergarten | EdSource Today
State Board urged to reject waivers from Transitional Kindergarten | EdSource Today: State Board urged to reject waivers from Transitional Kindergarten ** July 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment | By Kathryn Baron Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services [image: Photo by Kevin Jarrett] Photo by Kevin Jarrett Gov. Jerry Brown’s attempt to eliminate funding for Transitional Kindergarten created so much confusion that a handful of school districts sought waivers from it out of fear they would have to bear the cost of the program. The State Bo... more »
Daily Kos: Do you REALLY think online charter schools are the answer?
Daily Kos: Do you REALLY think online charter schools are the answer?: Do you REALLY think online charter schools are the answer? by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] Many of the so-called "reformers" and many of their allies among Republican governors and legislators seem to - after all, that is why they have been pushing this particular approach for a number years. If you have any interest in this topic, I am going to strongly urge you to read a just-released policy brief from theNational Education Policy Center. Titled Und... more »
School Tech Connect: Much Ado...
School Tech Connect: Much Ado...: Much Ado... ...Over nothing. Compare and contrast. We are governed by dishonest people with battalions of public relations staffers. And we don't get to vote for or against a single one of them. All of this knife-fighting over these ridiculous test scores, it's exactly what the Koch brothers want us to be distracted by. In *Night, *Elie Wiesel recalls a Parisian woman throwing coins to starving children and watching them struggle practically to death over them. He asks her to stop, remembering a similar scene from his own time on the Nazi transpo... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Last night's SOS Webinar was great
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Last night's SOS Webinar was great: Last night's SOS Webinar was great by Mike Klonsky CTU Pres. Karen Lewis, flanked by Jitu Brown, Rev. Jesse Jackson and Dyett High School student Diamond McCullough at Operation Push Thanks to all who attended our SOS Webinar last night with *Karen Lewis* and *Jitu Brown*. Biggest crowd ever for one of our webinars and the capacity crowd stayed til the very end. Lewis and Brown were over the top. For those who missed it, I'm told you will be able to see it in full on the SOS website in a few days. My next stop is th... more »
Child abuse reporting failures in schools: a matter of policy? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
Child abuse reporting failures in schools: a matter of policy? - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: Child abuse reporting failures in schools: a matter of policy? Tuesday, July 17th, 2012 at 4:19 pm in No Comments In a recent story, Mercury News reporters Julia Prodis Sulek and Sharon Noguchi asked why some school personnel don’t report complaints of child abuse, especially when they involve a colleague. Here’s the crux of their report: From Moraga to Palo Alto to San Jose, child sex abuse cases in schools and day care centers have surfaced alleging that... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Cyber schooling could be one the great scams of our time
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Cyber schooling could be one the great scams of our time: Cyber schooling could be one the great scams of our time by Mike Klonsky Con Academy Browse Con Academy library of over 3,100 educational videos... New study shows cyber kids falling behind *"Children who enroll in a K12 Inc.cyberschool, who receive full-time instruction in front of a computer instead of in a classroom with a live teacher and other students, are more likely to fall behind in reading and math." *-- Gary Miron, NEPC fellow Two stories on cyber-learning caught my eye thi... more »
NYC Educator: All Teachers Are Old, Miss
NYC Educator: All Teachers Are Old, Miss: All Teachers Are Old, Miss by Miss Eyre "So how are the ninth graders?" my principal asked me a few days ago. I'm teaching in the summer bridge program for our incoming freshmen, so I'm in a position to know. "They seem nice," I said. "Haven't had any issues. I mean, the ones who are here voluntarily over the summer probably aren't the tough cases, but the kids who are here are all right." "Can you figure out who the class clowns are yet?" he asked with a laugh. "Oh, definitely," I assured him, laughing back. I enter this real conversa... more »
Modern School: What was Behind the UESF Strike Vote
Modern School: What was Behind the UESF Strike Vote: What was Behind the UESF Strike Vote by Michael Dunn Guest blogger Andy Libson, from SFUSD (Teacher at Mission High School in San Francisco and Vice-Presidential candidate for EDU slate), talks about the recent strike vote by San Francisco teachers: On May 10th, 1880UESF teachers, counselors and paraprofessionals voted overwhelmingly (97%) to authorize a strike vote. The UESF strike vote was the first step of a two-step process for strike authorization. The vote was a big step forward for United Educators of San Francisco and sh... more »
GOOD Ideas for Cities: Increasing Parental Involvement - Cities - GOOD
GOOD Ideas for Cities: Increasing Parental Involvement - Cities - GOOD: GOOD Ideas for Cities: Increasing Parental Involvement 00:00/00:00 Conversations around improving education largely focus on ideas for improving schools and teachers. But it has been proven that dedicated parental involvement is just as important for students. How could a city implement a stronger connection between parents and schools? As part of GOOD Ideas for Cities Cincinnati, the Cincinatives team tackled a challenge to increase parental interaction during one of the most important periods of a student... more »
The in box. Legislators as Willie Sutton. « Fred Klonsky
The in box. Legislators as Willie Sutton. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Legislators as Willie Sutton. by Fred Klonsky *Since Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan prefers to see the cost of the pension benefits as the cause of our state’s pension problem, it came as no surprise this past spring that he proposed a solution that called for reducing the cost of the COLA for active teachers and other current public employees. What did come as a surprise is that the proposed legislation also included the possibility of retirees’ COLA benefits being diminished. Actually for me the word “... more »
DECONSTRUCTING THE NEWS AT LAUSD BY SOCIAL MEDIA MANIPULATION - Perdaily.com
DECONSTRUCTING THE NEWS AT LAUSD BY SOCIAL MEDIA MANIPULATION - Perdaily.com: DECONSTRUCTING THE NEWS AT LAUSD BY SOCIAL MEDIA MANIPULATION by Leonard Isenberg [image: Stephanie Abrams.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Español) (For a national view of public education reform see the end of this blog post)* Last week defense attorney Brian Claypool, called a press conference of all the major news media outlets in Los Angeles on behalf of his 11 Miramonte student clients and their families. The question he initially posed was, "Why 6 months after this alleged child molestation scandal, the... more »
Obama Proposes Elite Corps Of Teachers : NPR
Obama Proposes Elite Corps Of Teachers : NPR: President Obama Announces Plans for a New, National Corps to Recognize and Reward Leading Educators in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math by The White House *Administration will also immediately dedicate $100 million to supporting STEM teachers* WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, the Obama Administration will announce the President’s plan for the creation of a new, national Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Master Teacher Corps comprised of some of the nation’s finest educators in STEM subjects. The STEM Master Teacher Cor... more »
Schools Matter: McIntyre's Plan to Charterize Knoxville Schools
Schools Matter: McIntyre's Plan to Charterize Knoxville Schools: McIntyre's Plan to Charterize Knoxville Schools by Jim Horn It was 2008 when Pilot Oil magnate Bill Haslam and the Chamber of Commerce boys in Knoxville put their school board posse onto a jet to head up to Boston to fetch down a fresh Broad-trained graduate to begin Knox County's transition to corporatized schools. The latest stealth attack by corporate stooge, Supt. Jim McIntyre, comes in the form a brazen attempt to put himself in charge of deciding which public schools in Knoxville will be converted into corporat... more »
Standardized Tests Of Tomorrow Behind Schedule, According To Insider Survey
Standardized Tests Of Tomorrow Behind Schedule, According To Insider Survey: Standardized Tests Of Tomorrow Behind Schedule, According To Insider Survey by Joy Resmovits When asked about the problems associated with standardized testing -- cheating, overtesting, blunt measures of student achievement -- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan often points to a duo of "next-generation assessments" funded by federal money. But a new survey, which consulting group Whiteboard Advisors plans to publish this week, suggests that "education insiders" aren't so sure that the one of the ne... more »
Hidden Anti-Teacher Agenda: Former DC Schools Chancellor Rhee Still Scamming and Posing as Education “Reformer” | Dissident Voice
Hidden Anti-Teacher Agenda: Former Failed DC Schools Chancellor Rhee Still Scamming and Posing as Education “Reformer” | Dissident Voice: Hidden Anti-Teacher Agenda: Former Failed DC Schools Chancellor Rhee Still Scamming and Posing as Education “Reformer” by Dave Lindorff Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of Washington, DC’s public schools, has made a career for herself by inflating her resume, dodging responsibility, and trashing teachers. Now, two years after leaving her DC post under a cloud after the mayor who appointed her, Adrian Fenty, was defeated in a re-election bid ... more »
Invitation to a Dialogue - An Excess of Testing - NYTimes.com
Invitation to a Dialogue - An Excess of Testing - NYTimes.com: Invitation to a Dialogue: An Excess of TestingPublished: July 17, 2012 - FACEBOOK - TWITTER - GOOGLE+ - E-MAIL - SHARE - PRINT - REPRINTS - *To the Editor:* Enlarge This Image Nick Iluzada [image: Opinion Twitter Logo.] Connect With Us on Twitter For Op-Ed, follow@nytopinion and to hear from the editorial page editor, Andrew Rosenthal, follow@andyrNYT. The common core standards movement seems to be common sense: Our schools should have similar standards, what students should know at each grade. Th... more »
Kimble's Corner: My Time at Bain
Kimble's Corner: My Time at Bain: My Time at Bain by Representative Kimble I was not one of the original investors of Bain Financial when it was founded in 1984. In fact, that year I was still an undergrad at Notre Dame. However, I did well enough for myself and the company that when Mitt Romney left the company in 2002, he retroactively made me CEO beginning in 1999. What people forget is just what a different time those heady days were. America was attacked. At that time, we were worried that al-Qaeda could attack anywhere at anytime. In fact, one of our greatest fears was that ... more »
Introducing EdSource Today!
EdSource Today: [image: EdSource logo]Dear Friends of EdSource: I want to tell you about some exciting changes at EdSource: *Introducing EdSource Today!* [image: John Fensterwald Photo]John Fensterwald I am pleased to let you know that *John Fensterwald*, founder of the highly regarded online education site, "Thoughts on Public Education (TOP-Ed)," has joined EdSource. John's arrival will strengthen EdSource's efforts to promote sound education policies, enhance public engagement, and highlight successful practices and strategies that will result in improved learning outcomes. A... more »
Will Business Own Education in Wisconsin? « Diane Ravitch's blog
Will Business Own Education in Wisconsin? « Diane Ravitch's blog: Will Business Own Education in Wisconsin? by dianerav Rebecca Kemble, a stringer for the *Progressive*, covered a legislative committee hearing in Madison, Wisconsin, where business groups lined up to complain that the schools were not meeting their needs. They complained that they could not find workers with the right set of skills. Despite high unemployment in the area, manufacturers say that they can’t find suitably trained workers. They had no data to back up what they said, just opinions. The extraordinary thin... more »
Is This Accurate? Fact-checkers Needed. « Diane Ravitch's blog
Is This Accurate? Fact-checkers Needed. « Diane Ravitch's blog: Is This Accurate? Fact-checkers Needed. by dianerav I try to be careful in terms of what I write and what I repost from readers. If readers express their personal experiences and strong views, I have no problem with that, and I never repost anything that uses epithets or goes beyond the bounds of civility or fair disagreement. If I err, it is not knowingly. I just received a comment about Tennessee’s evaluation system and its provenance. This was in response to my post today about “legal fraud.” I would appreciate re... more »
School Tech Connect: Our Crazy Times
School Tech Connect: Our Crazy Times: Our Crazy Times by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) People love their schools--- it is true in every community, everywhere. They love them and they don't want them closed. Here are some charter school parents in Long Beach getting booted from a school board meeting for conducting a mic-check. Evidently it's a case of low enrollment but it's very hard to tell what the truth is from afar, as you can see. I've been to a number of these meetings where the school is being closed for one reason or another, and the community is up in arms. It's alw... more »
PSAT for 7-17-12: Five signs the tide is turning – so, let’s turn up the heat! Parents United for Responsible Education
Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 7-17-12: Five signs the tide is turning – so, let’s turn up the heat!: PSAT for 7-17-12: Five signs the tide is turning – so, let’s turn up the heat! by admin Are the winds shifting? The tides turning? Could the tables already have turned? Here are some reasons I think this may be happening. 1) An op ed in yesterday’s Guardian of London newspaper suggests that the Chicago Teachers’ Union is sending shock waves far beyond our home town for its string of upsets against the offensive moves of the city’s Democratic est... more »
Teacher Evaluation Framework FAQ - California Teachers Association
Teacher Evaluation Framework FAQ - California Teachers Association: CTA TEACHER EVALUATION FRAMEWORK Print Share on twitter Share on facebook_like FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Download DRAFT version of the CTA Teacher Evaluation Framework What is the CTA Teacher Evaluation Framework and why was it developed? Any educator will tell you that the current drive-by evaluation system is not working. The CTA Teacher Evaluation Framework is designed to help educators and CTA to take the lead in our profession, in teacher evaluation discussions nationally, and in California by providing a fra... more »
why can we do? Save a great school! « Deborah Meier on Education
why can we do? Save a great school! « Deborah Meier on Education: why can we do? Save a great school! by debmeier One and all!! Hear from my friend Stephanie Lee whose school(s) I can vouch for! I’ve been there manya times. This is terrible news. What can we do?? hello friends: sorry to interrupt your summer with sad news. we lost a big vote last night – the process has begun to revoke our charter, but the fight will continue in the coming month, major hearing august 20 and final vote august 21. here is what i sent to the local paper this morning, plus pics and links to two great v... more »
ED Mailbag: Arne on Standardized Testing and 360° Accountability | ED.gov Blog
ED Mailbag: Arne on Standardized Testing and 360° Accountability | ED.gov Blog: ED Mailbag: Arne on Standardized Testing and 360° Accountability Posted on July 17, 2012 by Guest Blogger Secretary Arne Duncan recently responded to two questions he received via social media. He first addressed a question from Nate concerning the overreliance on standardized testing. Duncan explained that No Child Left Behind places too much weight on one test, leading to a narrow curriculum. With waivers from NCLB, more than half of the states are creatively moving away from single test scores to oth... more »
RSD seeks to rein in expulsions from N.O. schools - SFGate
RSD seeks to rein in expulsions from N.O. schools - SFGate: RSD seeks to rein in expulsions from N.O. schoolsUpdated 06:55 a.m., Tuesday, July 17, 2012 0 inShare Comments (0)Larger | SmallerPrintable VersionEmail This Font NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a move to stop charter schools from expelling students too frequently, the state agency running most of New Orleans' public schools has issued new guidelines on what constitutes the kind of behavior that will get a student thrown out. The Times-Picayune reports (http://bit.ly/MEa20L ) that the Recovery School District introduced a list of o... more »
Which way is it Bill Gates? Initiative 1240 or the CRPE report on charter schools? | Seattle Education
Which way is it Bill Gates? Initiative 1240 or the CRPE report on charter schools? | Seattle Education: Which way is it Bill Gates? Initiative 1240 or the CRPE report on charter schools? by seattleducation2011 *“He who pays the piper calls the tune.”* The Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) has been one of Bill Gates’ tools to get what he wants. In 2003 he donated $119,602 to support the University of Washington’s Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) research on legal barriers to the creation and success of small schools . And what did he get for his “investment... more »
Measuring products the Consumer Union way? « Deborah Meier on Education
Measuring products the Consumer Union way? « Deborah Meier on Education: Measuring products the Consumer Union way? by debmeier FairTest’s Bob Shaeffer was interviewed recently by Florida Sentinel editorial writer Darryl Owens about tests. Here’s one of the questions he was asked: QUESTION by Owens: Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon noted in a recent guest column that we measure progress in everything from business to sports. Shouldn’t there be a rigorous process to measure student learning? Interesting and important question. But even Bob–who is one of the best in the field–doesn... more »
Geaux Teacher!: TEACHERS ARE WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING
Geaux Teacher!: TEACHERS ARE WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING: TEACHERS ARE WOLVES IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING by noreply@blogger.com (Lee Barrios, M.Ed., NBCT) So another piece of junk being used to promote the deprofessionalism of teaching. I read quickly through this article. Now they are comparing teachers to "wolves in sheep's clothing." http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/07/sheepskin_effect.html and then quickly researched what I *KNOW* to be the *REALITY* of teacher pay in Louisiana (I have a masters degree) http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/17776.pdf and I found... more »
How Do We Want to Engage Parents? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
How Do We Want to Engage Parents? | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: How Do We Want to Engage Parents?by Timothy Boyle on Jul 17 2012 Posted in Boyle's law - COMMENTS (0)PRINT - EMAIL[image: ""] Tags: - contracting out - community organizing - community partnerships - Home and School Association - parent involvement - privatization - parent organizing - school improvement - site selection In June, the U.S. Conference of Mayors – during the meeting at which Mayor Nutter became its president -- enthusiastically endorsed paren... more »
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Common Core Standards: Lessons, Ideas, and Discussions #ccchat
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Common Core Standards: Lessons, Ideas, and Discussions #ccchat: Common Core Standards: Lessons, Ideas, and Discussions #ccchat by coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher) Scholastic has an excellent article on the shifts by Common Core. Read their article for information. This photo is from that article on Scholastic.I've been collecting common core resources as I research and write for my upcoming book,Collaborative Writing in the Cloud, from eye on education. The hashtag for this topic on Twitter is #ccchat . - 500+ High School (Grade... more »
Stephen Krashen on the Common Core Standards « Diane Ravitch's blog
Stephen Krashen on the Common Core Standards « Diane Ravitch's blog: Stephen Krashen on the Common Core Standards by dianerav This letter by Stephen Krashen, professor emeritus of education and linguistics at the University of Southern California, will be posted today on the *New York Times* website. I just received it: *The common core movement seems to be common sense: Our schools should have similar standards, what students should know at each grade. The movement, however, is based on the false assumption that our schools are broken, that ineffective teaching is the problem and ... more »
Hechinger Report | Push for career-technical education meets parent resistance
Hechinger Report | Push for career-technical education meets parent resistance: Push for career-technical education meets parent resistance by Sarah Butrymowicz A student at Oklahoma’s Ardmore High School, works on an assignment for his Biotechnical program, which is designed to lead to careers in fields like chemistry and microbiology. (Photo by Tom Fields/Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education) SAN DIEGO — Career and technical education has come a long way since the days when students could be steered from academics into hairstyling, auto repairs or carpentry. B... more »
LAUSD, Future Is Now Schools announce partnership for 2013-14 - LA Daily News
LAUSD, Future Is Now Schools announce partnership for 2013-14 - LA Daily News: LAUSD, Future Is Now Schools announce partnership for 2013-14 by Barbara Jones, Staff Writer Los Angeles Unified and Future Is Now, a reform organization led by charter pioneer Steve Barr, today announced a partnership to create "hybrid learning" middle and high schools in Silver Lake, Fairfax and Venice in time for the 2013-14 school year. Dubbed the Campaign for Great Los Angeles Public Schools, the effort will create will allow for more autonomy at the designated campuses, with teacher-led programs a... more »
Build a United Fighting Teachers Union with Parent and Community Support
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Rebuilding the Village: What Our Schools, and Our Society, Need Now | | AlterNet
Rebuilding the Village: What Our Schools, and Our Society, Need Now | | AlterNet: *Photo Credit: Tom Wang via Shutterstock.com* Rebuilding the Village: What Our Schools, and Our Society, Need NowBy Sabrina Stevens, AlterNet Posted on July 17, 2012 http://www.alternet.org/story/156309/rebuilding_the_village%3A_what_our_schools%2C_and_our_society%2C_need_now *"It takes a village to raise a child.” -- African proverb* As a teacher turned education advocate, I often wonder what America would be like if we actually took our responsibility to the future seriously; if we embraced the ide... more »
The Chicago teachers movement. The whole world is watching. « Fred Klonsky
The Chicago teachers movement. The whole world is watching. « Fred Klonsky: The Chicago teachers movement. The whole world is watching. by Fred Klonsky I could have added that the whole world is watching Chicago teachers and their union. On behalf of the Illinois delegation to the NEA RA, I presented NBI 13. I explained the reason that the entire NEA should pass a resolution specifically in support the AFT Chicago local’s current struggle with the Mayor and his hand-picked school board. “It is a special case,” I said. “We didn’t choose it. Stand for Children, Michelle Rhee and othe... more »
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