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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, July 31, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: California Wine Country Education Headlines *Tuesday, July 31, 2012* San Rafael, Novato schools send food workers back to the kitchenIn an effort to incorporate healthier foods in students' diets, two of Marin's largest school districts are training their food staffs to cook from scratch. 3 districts exceeded sodium levelsIn a story posted earlier this month about new school meal standards, California Watch found 60 percent of cafeteria lunches reviewed by the state in the past five years failed to meet at least one nutritional r... more »
Power Speaks Truth | Edwize
Power Speaks Truth | Edwize: Power Speaks Truth by Jackie Bennett [image: NYS Education Commissioner John King]Watch the NY1 story » For years, Bloomberg’s high school admission policies have been concentrating the city’s most at-risk students in certain schools. What with complex, market-driven enrollment policies on the one hand (which favor the families best equipped to negotiate the system), and high-stakes accountability systems on the other (which reward schools that teacher fewer at-risk kids), students have been disenfranchised by Bloomberg’s policies. The UFT and others (s... more »
School Tech Connect: The S Word
School Tech Connect: The S Word: The S Word by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Nice piece by Linda Lutton on What If... If, God forbid, the mayor doesn't do the right thing and the teachers walk, these charter teachers are going to have stand there and explain to the kids why they're not out there fighting for anything, and why they're trying to turn the teaching profession into a low-paid, voiceless service field.
Daily Kos: When the Obvious Isn’t True: What’s Really Wrong with Teacher Quality and Teacher Education?
Daily Kos: When the Obvious Isn’t True: What’s Really Wrong with Teacher Quality and Teacher Education?: When the Obvious Isn’t True: What’s Really Wrong with Teacher Quality and Teacher Education? byplthomasEdDFollow 9 PERMALINK2 COMMENTS The last decade has included some powerful and harsh narratives about U.S. public education and its teachers: Public schools are failing, particularly in international comparisons; that failure is primarily caused by “bad” teachers and corrupt teachers’ unions; and teacher education, historically weak, does little to help correct the low quali... more »
Putting Your Money Where Your Beliefs Are: Teacher as Politician - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Putting Your Money Where Your Beliefs Are: Teacher as Politician - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: Putting Your Money Where Your Beliefs Are: Teacher as Politician by Nancy Flanagan *There is plenty of commentary out there bemoaning teachers' lack of policy awareness and unwillingness to step up and defend their profession in the political sphere. So it's intriguing to meet an educator--a Career and Technical Ed teacher--who's willing to put his beliefs out there and launch a grueling run for a seat in the MI House of Representatives. Meet Dale Rogers: National ... more »
Shanker Blog » Senate's Harkin-Enzi ESEA Plan Is A Step Sideways
Shanker Blog » Senate's Harkin-Enzi ESEA Plan Is A Step Sideways: Senate’s Harkin-Enzi ESEA Plan Is A Step Sideways by Morgan Polikoff *Our guest authors today are Morgan Polikoff and Andrew McEachin. Morgan is Assistant Professor in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. Andrew is an Institute of Education Science postdoctoral fellow at the University of Virginia.* By now, it is painfully clear that Congress will not be revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) before the November elections. And with the new ESEA waivers, who kn... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Quote Of the Day
Jersey Jazzman: Reformy Quote Of the Day: Reformy Quote Of the Day by Duke From SOSNJ (in the comments): Asking the National Association of Charter School Authorizers to create our charter school accountability framework is like asking the National Rifle Association to write our gun laws. Yep. ACTING NJDOE Commissioner Cerf hired the cheerleaders to ref the game; and the cheerleaders are buddied up with ALEC, which writes "model" legislation on education (among other things) and gets favored politicians to put before the Legislature. In other words: NACSA is writing the rules, ... more »
The Other Kids Growing Up in the Bronx « Diane Ravitch's blog
The Other Kids Growing Up in the Bronx « Diane Ravitch's blog: The Other Kids Growing Up in the Bronx by dianerav Mark D. Naison is a professor at Fordham University, where he teaches African-American studies. He is principal investigator of the Bronx African American history project. He writes a blog, “With a Brooklyn Accent.” This is his latest: *Not Every Bronx Tale Has a Geoffrey Canada Ending* *In his memoir, Fist, Knife Stick Gun, Geoffrey Canada describes growing up on Union Avenue in the Morrisania section of the Bronx as a harrowing experience- a place where bullies terro... more »
Teaching by DVD isn't real school reform | Daily World | dailyworld.com
Teaching by DVD isn't real school reform | Daily World | dailyworld.com: Teaching by DVD isn't real school reform Here are excerpts from opinion pieces in Louisiana newspapers: In our hearts, we want to give education reform efforts a chance. But we are not buying the idea that "reform" is taking $1,039,500 out of public education to provide vouchers for 165 children to attend New Living Word School in Ruston, where they will attend school in a church and gym attic and be taught by DVDs. We're also concerned about the use of taxpayer dollars to construct facilities on a church campu... more »
For-profit colleges bilking public, senator says – USATODAY.com
For-profit colleges bilking public, senator says – USATODAY.com: For-profit colleges bilking public, senator says By Ryan Randazzo, The Arizona Republic Updated 35m ago - Comments - - - - - - A senator's examination of for-profit colleges paints them as dropout factories, where billions of dollars are squandered on financial aid and the schools' emphasis is more on attracting students than educating them. - [image: A University of Phoenix billboard is shown in Chandler, Ariz.] By Matt York, AP A University of Phoenix billboard is shown in Cha... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 7-31-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Best Way to Eliminate Public Education by dianerav *Lance Hill of New Orleans responded to blogger Mike Deshotels, who noted the double standard for charter schools and public schools. Public schools must meet standards, but voucher schools do not? Lance writes:* Mike, excellent post on the contradictions of the Louisiana accountability plan. This isn’t even a policy debate: it’s a debate on simple logic. Imagine a hospital that graded doctors on mortality rates. If a hospital administrator transferred all... more »
'Irreplaceable' Teachers Retained Poorly, TNTP Education Report Finds
'Irreplaceable' Teachers Retained Poorly, TNTP Education Report Finds: 'Irreplaceable' Teachers Retained Poorly, TNTP Education Report Finds by Joy Resmovits The high rate of teachers cycling in and out of schools is detrimental to the education profession and worse for students, decades of policy and research asserts. But a new report from an influential advocacy group makes the case for treating teacher turnover differently. The study, called "The Irreplaceables," took several years for TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) to produce, and asserted that a high rate of teachers... more »
Louisiana’s pretend voucher ‘accountability’ plan - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Louisiana’s pretend voucher ‘accountability’ plan - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] Louisiana’s pretend voucher ‘accountability’ plan By Valerie Strauss From the you-can’t-make-up-this-stuff department: Louisiana’s governor and schools chief are championing an “accountability” plan for private schools in the state's voucher program that doesn’t hold these schools accountable if they have fewer than 40 voucher students. Yes, as this Reuters story makes clear, a school can allow its 39 voucher students to fail to show basic competency in reading, math, ... more »
NYC Educator: Mayor Bloomberg Redesigns Merit Pay Program
NYC Educator: Mayor Bloomberg Redesigns Merit Pay Program: Mayor Bloomberg Redesigns Merit Pay Program by NYC Educator In a stunning turnaround, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced fundamental revisions to his proposed merit pay scheme. "I've been reading the NYC Parents Blog lately," said the Mayor. "It turns out that test scores don't actually determine who is and is not a good teacher, and that none of this stuff is proven. Not only that, but merit pay has been kicking around for a hundred years, and it's never produced any results whatsoever. In fact our trial in NYC didn't w... more »
NJ Spotlight | Cerf Goes His Own Way on Proposed Charter Regulations
NJ Spotlight | Cerf Goes His Own Way on Proposed Charter Regulations: Cerf Goes His Own Way on Proposed Charter Regulations With legislation to overhaul law going slow -- for now -- BOE will consider plan to expand state’s role with charter schools print | email | share By John Mooney, July 31, 2012 in Education |1 Comment [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] The Christie administration is moving ahead with new regulations for charter schools, jumping ahead of the Legislature and its plans to take up the issue -- and maybe a whole new law -- in the fall. Rela... more »
Louisiana Educator: Creating More Failing Schools
Louisiana Educator: Creating More Failing Schools: Creating More Failing Schools by Michael Deshotels The La State Dept. of Education has been releasing its list of schools rated as failing based on school performance scores for the past school year. See the Advocate story. The list of failing schools has increased over last year solely because the state has raised the passing score from 65 to 75. Purely arbitrary! No reason given except that BESE wanted to raise the bar. Why not simply decree that all students must score above average or their school would be rated as failing? ... more »
Last Stand for Children First: Fear and Bloating in the Motor City
Last Stand for Children First: Fear and Bloating in the Motor City: Fear and Bloating in the Motor City by Last Stand for Children 30,000 teachers descended on Detroit last weekend and I think I surprised a lot of people by being among them. Why did I decide to go to a city without a single Michelin starred restaurant with these lazy public servants enjoying their luxurious Summer vacations? Because I go where the story is. I have a natural distrust of Randi Weingarten if for no other reason than the Weingarten Rights she won for union employees, but I soon found myself rooting ... more »
The in box. Save Our Schools this weekend in DC. « Fred Klonsky
The in box. Save Our Schools this weekend in DC. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Save Our Schools this weekend in DC. by Fred Klonsky [image: SOS Save Our Schools] Ten Reasons to Attend The Save Our Schools Convention Aug. 3-5Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC Hear author *Jonathan Kozol’s* prescription for *saving public schools* Meet the *next generation* of *student activist leaders* Learn from *Deborah Meier*, the first public school teacher to win a *MacArthur “genius” award* Be briefed by *civil rights lawyers* about the latest initiatives to *protect parents and educ... more »
The 30th Edition Of The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival Is Up! | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
The 30th Edition Of The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival Is Up! | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: “What Parents and Educators Want from Assessments” by Larry Ferlazzo What Parents and Educators Want from Assessments is the title of an Edutopia blog post today from Anne O’Brien. It’s about a recent report on assessment, which I’ve previously posted about — see “What Parents & Educators Want from Student Assessments.” Anne makes some very interesting points. It’s worth reading the entire post, but here are a couple of excerpts: *A survey commissioned by the Northwest Evaluation Assoc... more »
Teachers Take A Stand. Will You? | OurFuture.org
Teachers Take A Stand. Will You? | OurFuture.org: Teachers Take A Stand. Will You? by Jeff Bryant [image: Randi Weingarten and Louise Rogers] If you've noticed lately the tendency in car commercials to show the vehicle against a background of an empty city street, you can assume it's likely due to the abundance of empty city streets available in the place famous for being home to the major automotive companies -- Detroit. While many of *America's biggest cities* are experiencing large influxes of new residents, *Detroit* stands in stark contrast, losing a staggering 25 percent of... more »
The Gates Foundation Responds: How do we Build the Teaching Profession - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
The Gates Foundation Responds: How do we Build the Teaching Profession - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: The Gates Foundation Responds: How do we Build the Teaching Profession from Living in Dialogue by Anthony Cody *Guest post by Irvin Scott.* This is a response to Anthony Cody's post of a week ago, Dialogue with the Gates Foundation: How do we Build the Teaching Profession. This is also posted at the Gates Foundation's Impatient Optimist blog. [image: IrvinScott2.jpg] Tough, complicated issues like education often don't get the kind of debate they deserve. People who ... more »
OMG Voucher schools include some teaching creationism - SFGate
Voucher schools include some teaching creationism - SFGate: Voucher schools include some teaching creationismMELINDA DESLATTE, Associated PressUpdated 03:41 p.m., Monday, July 30, 2012 0 inShare Comments (1)Larger | SmallerPrintable VersionEmail This Font BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Taxpayer dollars in Louisiana's new voucher program will be paying to send children to schools that teach creationism and reject evolution, promoting a religious doctrine that challenges the lessons central to public school science classrooms. Several religious schools that will be educating taxpayer-subsidi... more »
A Dialogue with the Gates Foundation: How Do We Build the Teaching Profession? | Impatient Optimists
A Dialogue with the Gates Foundation: How Do We Build the Teaching Profession? | Impatient Optimists: [image: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation] A Dialogue with the Gates Foundation: How Do We Build the Teaching Profession? ANTHONY CODY , IRVIN SCOTT July 30, 2012 *This post originally appears on **Anthony Cody's blog, Living in Dialogue. It is the first post in a weekly series of posts, over the next five weeks, between teacher Anthony Cody, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Irvin Scott, Deputy Director in the College Ready program.* Two weeks ago I traveled to Seat... more »
OUSD: Changes in the principal’s office - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools
OUSD: Changes in the principal’s office - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: OUSD: Changes in the principal’s office Monday, July 30th, 2012 at 4:55 pm in No Comments Here it is, your long-awaited account of who’s in and who’s out of various Oakland schools this year. From this 2012-13 directory, I count 15 new principals — seven at elementary schools, three at middle schools and five at high schools. Did I miss any? This means that about 17 percent of OUSD’s 86 schools will have new leaders. Last year, if you recall, there were 20 new principals for 98 ... more »
Schools Matter: Instead of worrying about applying the standards, we should be resisting them. To do this, we have to work together.
Schools Matter: Instead of worrying about applying the standards, we should be resisting them. To do this, we have to work together.: Instead of worrying about applying the standards, we should be resisting them. To do this, we have to work together. by skrashen The Common Core Standards is a tsunami that will destroy all of us unless it is stopped. It is going to cost billions, bleeding money from where it is badly needed and it will soon impose what can only be described as an astonishing amount of testing. All this is happening under false pretenses. There is no evidence that o... more »
Great. Another Non-Math Person Complaining About Algebra. | The Jose Vilson
Great. Another Non-Math Person Complaining About Algebra. | The Jose Vilson: Great. Another Non-Math Person Complaining About Algebra. by Jose Holy cow, Andrew Hacker. Shut up! OK, that was a bit harsh. Warranted, but harsh. Say what you want to, but lower your voice a few decibels. Frankly, I didn’t care much for your rhetorical question, but you had to write it in the New York Times, adding a semblance of legitimacy (if not outrage) to your argument against teaching abstract math to kids. The crux of your argument, that we shouldn’t teach algebra except to those of us who want t... more »
The Paradox of Teachers and Technology in the U.S. | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
The Paradox of Teachers and Technology in the U.S. | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: The Paradox of Teachers and Technology in the U.S. by larrycuban U.S. Presidents, philanthropists, parents, and researchers all say, no, swear, that teachers are the most important in-school factor in children and youth learning. Yet those very same teachers, professionals with advanced degrees, have little say in determining access or use of hardware and software in their classrooms. Policymakers decide, not teachers, to buy and deploy new technologies for classroom use. Sc... more »
An Urban Teacher's Education: Loss Aversion: Paying Teacher More and Less for Inferior Instruction
An Urban Teacher's Education: Loss Aversion: Paying Teacher More and Less for Inferior Instruction: Loss Aversion: Paying Teacher More and Less for Inferior Instruction by James Boutin You may have of a recent suggestion for enticing teachers to find ways to raise test scores: give teachers money at the beginning of the year, and then take it away from them if their scores don't improve appropriately. Its academic name is "Loss Aversion." The idea is that people work harder when an undesirable behavior might cause them to lose something they already have than if a desirable behav... more »
NYC Public School Parents: The "Irreplaceables"; another flawed report from TNTP
NYC Public School Parents: The "Irreplaceables"; another flawed report from TNTP: The "Irreplaceables"; another flawed report from TNTP by Leonie Haimson A new report from The New Teacher Project (TNTP), focused on the need to keep good teachers, who they call "irreplaceable", is posted here. In a press release, Bloomberg used its release as an occasion to push his proposal for a $20K bonus for high-performers that he first mentioned in his State of the City address last winter, and blamed the UFT for blocking it: The study released today by TNTP – and which New York City parti... more »
AWKWORD - Throw Away The Key (No More Prisons) - Listen & Download
AWKWORD - Throw Away The Key (No More Prisons) - Listen & Download: [image: Throw Away The Key (No More Prisons) Cover] *Avg Rating: *[image: 4][image: 3][image: 2][image: 1][image: 0] 4.3 ( 4 total votes ) AWKWORD - Throw Away The Key (No More Prisons) *Producer: *L.Ment *Album: *World View *Label: *Sub-City Productions LISTEN DOWNLOAD MORE FROM THIS ARTIST America doesn’t do anything in moderation. When we’re thirsty we grab a 64-ounce Double Big Gulp, when we watch TV we flip on a 72-inch HD, and when it comes to locking people up, we’re not just number one, we crush the compet... more »
Reform Springfield. Send Patti Bellock a message. She’s ALEC’s State Legislator of the Year. « Fred Klonsky
Reform Springfield. Send Patti Bellock a message. She’s ALEC’s State Legislator of the Year. « Fred Klonsky: Reform Springfield. Send Patti Bellock a message. She’s ALEC’s State Legislator of the Year. by Fred Klonsky You need know nothing more about why we need to Reform Springfield than this: State Representative Patti Bellock from suburban Westmon is ALEC’s State Legislator of the Year. *Dear Friend,* *Please join me in congratulating State Rep. Patti Bellock for being named “Legislator of the Year” by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for her extensive work on ... more »
RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst staff member gets caught paying for favorable comments, tries to play the victim
RheeFirst! » StudentsFirst staff member gets caught paying for favorable comments, tries to play the victim: StudentsFirst staff member gets caught paying for favorable comments, tries to play the victim by admin On Friday, Parents Across America posted an email from StudentsFirst’s regional outreach director Catherine Durkin Robinson. The letter reads, in part: “Also, starting right now, there will be a monthly contest for the best rapid response. The more comments you leave on blog posts, the more times you can enter! Post a polite and persuasive pro-reform comment and email ... more »
How Can the 4 C's Be Used to Achieve Common Core State Standards? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
How Can the 4 C's Be Used to Achieve Common Core State Standards? | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: How Can the 4 C's Be Used to Achieve Common Core State Standards? by Cheryl S. Williams *Editor's Note: This post first appeared on the Partnership for 21st Century Skills’ blog in July 2012. Reposted with permission.* As both a former classroom teacher and long-time nonprofit executive, I'm well aware of the importance of creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication (the Four C's) to success in both the classroom and the workplace. So I've bee... more »
Sacramento Press / Mayor Kevin Johnson Helping Shape Democratic Platform
Sacramento Press / Mayor Kevin Johnson Helping Shape Democratic Platform: Mayor Kevin Johnson Helping Shape Democratic Platform by Steven Maviglio Mayor Kevin Johnson traveled to Minneapolis, Minnesota last Friday to speak before the Democratic National Committee's Platform Committee, which is charged with drafting the party's stance on key issues facing the nation. The platform will be voted on by Democratic delegates at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in September, which Johnson also will attend. With his remarks, Mayor Johnson represented the Democratic mayors ... more »
Quinn is calling an August session to deal with cost swap and retirement tax. The IEA takes no position on the cost swap. « Fred Klonsky
Quinn is calling an August session to deal with cost swap and retirement tax. The IEA takes no position on the cost swap. « Fred Klonsky: Quinn is calling an August session to deal with cost swap and retirement tax. The IEA takes no position on the cost swap. by Fred Klonsky Michael Madigan has already announced that he will be calling the Illinois House into August session to try and pass HB1447, a retirement tax on state employees. It would require a forced choice on seniors, retired state workers, between health care and a cost of living adjustment or COLA. Now Governor Quinn, ... more »
Shanker Blog » The Irreconcilables
Shanker Blog » The Irreconcilables: The Irreconcilables by Matthew Di Carlo The New Teacher Project (TNTP) has a new, highly-publicized report about what it calls “irreplaceables,” a catchy term that is supposed to describe those teachers who are “so successful they are nearly impossible to replace.” The report’s primary conclusion is that these “irreplaceable” teachers often leave the profession voluntarily, and TNTP offers several recommendations for how to improve this. I’m not going to discuss this report fully. It shines a light on teacher retention, which is a good thing. It... more »
Darry-Error | Mr. Teachbad
Darry-Error | Mr. Teachbad: Darry-Error by teachbad Oh, my. Big changes are afoot at the Columbia Heights Education Campus ( CHEC) in Washington, DC. I taught social studies in this hell hole for three years. The head of my department was an assistant principal because teachers were not trusted to hold this position. This man was the worst of the worst of the bullying, sloganeering, hard-headed, head-in-the-sand principal class to emerge in the last 10 years. Never in my entire working life have I known somebody so universally despised and distrusted by thos... more »
The Use Your Teacher Voice Project: “My name is Randi Weingarten.” « Fred Klonsky
The Use Your Teacher Voice Project: “My name is Randi Weingarten.” « Fred Klonsky: The Use Your Teacher Voice Project: “My name is Randi Weingarten.” by Fred Klonsky PopoutFacebook: Use Your Teacher Voice Twitter: @UseYrTcherVoice, #UseYourTeacherVoice YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/UseYourTeacherVoice Cullerton: “No letting teachers off the hook.” by Fred Klonsky The Algebra dispute. by Fred Klonsky I knew my math teacher friends would not be happy when I tweeted agreement with the Sunday NY Times article by Andrew Hacker questioning whether Algebra was necessary.
AFT REPORTS: Chicago’s Karen Lewis, other panelists, help AFT Peace and Justice Caucus understand how Chicago has been changed | Dailycensored.com
AFT REPORTS: Chicago’s Karen Lewis, other panelists, help AFT Peace and Justice Caucus understand how Chicago has been changed | Dailycensored.com: AFT REPORTS: Chicago’s Karen Lewis, other panelists, help AFT Peace and Justice Caucus understand how Chicago has been changed by Danny Weil George Schmidt has done an excellent job covering the AFT convention and the Peace and Justice caucus. The picture is of Karen Lewis of AFT discussing how to radicalize the union On Friday, July 27, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Peace and Justice Caucus hosted a forum featuring teacher...more »
All Things Education: So You Think You Can Be an Entrepreneur?
All Things Education: So You Think You Can Be an Entrepreneur?: So You Think You Can Be an Entrepreneur? by Rachel Levy A couple of months ago, there was a twitter exchange between Diane Ravitch and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's press secretary Justin Hamilton about entrepreneurship. Ravitch blogged about it here and there was an especially good summary of it on an *Ed Week* blog here. My own tweet was: @EDPressSec @DianeRavitch I think you mean public intellectual--remember those? Entrepreneur is something different. — Rachel Levy(@RachelAnneLevy) May 19, 2012 Certainly... more »
The Irreplaceables: Study says schools losing top teachers | Get Schooled
The Irreplaceables: Study says schools losing top teachers | Get Schooled: The Irreplaceables: Study says schools losing top teachers 12:15 pm July 30, 2012, by Maureen Downey I listened to a panel a few weeks ago on whether schools were aware of and keeping their top teachers. I have not had a chance to write up the findings but will soon. In the meantime, here is a new report from The New Teacher Project that addresses the same issue: Whether schools are doing enough to keep their best teachers. A new study finds that urban schools are systematically neglecting their best teache... more »
With $32 billion in subsidies, over half of for-profit students drop out | The Raw Story
With $32 billion in subsidies, over half of for-profit students drop out | The Raw Story: With $32 billion in subsidies, over half of for-profit students drop out By Kay Steiger Monday, July 30, 2012 11:58 EDT [image: Print] Share on facebookShare on redditShare on diggShare on twitterShare on farkShare on stumbleupon6 [image: Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) via Talk Radio News Service / Flickr] Topics: federal student aid ♦ tom harkin A two-year investigation found that for-profit colleges, while receiving $32 billion in federal student aid and other taxpayer funds in the most recent yea... more »
Policy Expert on For-Profit College Report Released NewAmerica.net
NewAmerica.net: Policy Expert on For-Profit College Report Released Today Washington, DC — Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions released a comprehensive report detailing its findings from its two-year investigation into the for-profit higher education sector. The report provides a much-needed and long-overdue examination of an industry that has all too often put the interests of shareholders above the students they are supposed to be serving, according to the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation. Senior Policy Analyst *Steph... more »
Yes, algebra is necessary - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Yes, algebra is necessary - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] Yes, algebra is necessary By Valerie Strauss This *was written by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, professor and director of graduate studies in psychology at the University of Virginia and author of “Why Don’t Students Like School?” His newly published book is “When Can You Trust The Experts? How to tell good science from bad in education.” This appeared on his Science and Education blog.* ** By Daniel Willingham When I first saw yesterday’s New York Times op-ed, I mistook it for a joke... more »
Ten Reasons to Attend The Save Our Schools Convention Aug. 3-5 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC | The Forum for Education and Democracy
Ten Reasons to Attend The Save Our Schools Convention Aug. 3-5 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC | The Forum for Education and Democracy: Ten Reasons to Attend The Save Our Schools Convention Aug. 3-5 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC July 30, 2012 - Anonymous Hear author *Jonathan Kozol's* prescription for *saving public schools* Meet the *next generation* of *student activist leaders* Learn from *Deborah Meier*, the first public school teacher to win a *MacArthur "genius" award* Be briefed by *civil rights lawyers* about the latest initiatives to *protect pare... more »
On Listening to Outrageous Ideas « Deborah Meier on Education
On Listening to Outrageous Ideas « Deborah Meier on Education: On Listening to Outrageous Ideas by debmeier To continue: on the habit of listening to others. Read and consider the following news item, and keep in mind the recent Texas mandate against “critical thinking” skills. How do we respond? *Washington, D.C.* – Today, *American Principles in Action (APIA)*condemned Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) for endorsing the indoctrination of children at a gathering of young progressives.“To so blatantly call for the indoctrination of our children in the school system is a gross ... more »
When Barbie Drops Algebra « The Core Knowledge Blog
When Barbie Drops Algebra « The Core Knowledge Blog: The Core Knowledge Blog When Barbie Drops Algebraby Robert Pondiscio *July 30th, 2012* Tags: algebra, Andrew Hacker, Curriculum, Dan Willingham, mathematics Posted in Curriculum, Education News, Education Practice, Teaching | No Comments » Andrew Hacker’s provocative weekend op-ed in the New York Times (“Is Algebra Necessary?”) wondered why schools insist on subjecting students to the “ordeal” of algebra. “There are many defenses of algebra and the virtue of learning it,” Hacker wrote. “But the more I examine them, the clearer... more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, July 30, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Air Force Flight Test Center Museum located at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. * Education Headlines *Monday, July 30, 2012* Twin Rivers looks for a new superintendentAmid the turmoil in Twin Rivers Unified School District stands an unadorned glass-walled office overlooking district headquarters. Interim leader Rob Ball currently occupies the superintendent's office, where he has set up a laptop and a few belongings. But who occupies the office in the long-term remains an open question. Hawthorne charter plans o... more »
The Algebra dispute. « Fred Klonsky
The Algebra dispute. « Fred Klonsky: The Algebra dispute. by Fred Klonsky I knew my math teacher friends would not be happy when I tweeted agreement with the Sunday NY Times article by Andrew Hacker questioning whether Algebra was necessary. And they weren’t happy. Soon my Facebook page was filled with counter arguments. My friend Arthur posted a response by Daniel Willingham to Hacker’s NY Times column which defended algebra.
Jersey Jazzman: A Brave, New, Reformy World
Jersey Jazzman: A Brave, New, Reformy World: A Brave, New, Reformy World by Duke If anyone can explain the *Star-Ledger's* logic here, please clue me in: Violent assaults, drug dealing, gang fights — sounds like a poorly run prison. But that’s what kids in Camden have to contend with, when they show up to their public schools. The academics are abysmal. The buildings are crumbling and overcrowded. So think like a parent in Camden: If someone offered your kid a chance to attend an alternative public school, in a brand-new building run by a private nonprofit, would
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