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Debate rages on voucher program | NewsChief.com
Debate rages on voucher program | NewsChief.com: Debate rages on voucher program By JOEL MATHIS & BEN BOYCHUK redblueamerica.com Published: Monday, August 13, 2012 at 7:01 a.m.Last Modified: Monday, August 13, 2012 at 7:01 a.m. Will Louisiana's voucher program help or hinder education? School reformers have seized the initiative in Louisiana, with a new law that offers vouchers to more than half the state's public school students - vouchers that let them use public funds to attend private, religious schools. Critics say the plan is bad for both religious freedom and public educatio... more »
“Missionary Zeal”: The Miseducation of “Other People’s Children” | Dailycensored.com
“Missionary Zeal”: The Miseducation of “Other People’s Children” | Dailycensored.com: “Missionary Zeal”: The Miseducation of “Other People’s Children” by P.L. Thomas The education reform debate is fueled by a seemingly endless and even fruitless point-counterpoint among the corporate reformers—typically advocates for and from the Gates Foundation (GF), Teach for America (TFA), and charter chains such as Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP)—and educators/scholars of education. Since the political and public machines have embraced the corporate reformers, GF, TFA, and KIPP have acquire... more »
Class Size: “Getting Mighty Crowded” | AMPS
Class Size: “Getting Mighty Crowded” | AMPS: Class Size: “Getting Mighty Crowded” by Thomas J. Mertz Video from the 2006 MMSD school referendum campaign. Below is a slightly edited version of an email that I sent last night to the Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education. Subject: Class Size To: board@madison.k12.wi.us Date: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 7:58 PM I’m just back from the open house and thought you should know that 5th grade class sizes at
Are You Kidding? Vallas’ standardized testing obsession means 3 rounds of tests plus CMTs. - Wait, What?
Are You Kidding? Vallas’ standardized testing obsession means 3 rounds of tests plus CMTs. - Wait, What?: Are You Kidding? Vallas’ standardized testing obsession means 3 rounds of tests plus CMTs. by jonpelto Forget about the concept that our schools need to devote more time to learning; Paul Vallas, “education reformer extraordinaire,” and Bridgeport’s, $229,000, part-time, interim superintendent of schools, has announced an unprecedented standardized testing assault on Bridgeport’s students and their teachers. In an announcement yesterday, Team Vallas informed administrators tha... more »
Schools Matter: "Who else would title it?": Scripting Students to Death
Schools Matter: "Who else would title it?": Scripting Students to Death: "Who else would title it?": Scripting Students to Death by P. L. Thomas While it may seem to be little more than semantics to argue about whether teachers are the most important factor in student learning or teachers are the most important *in-school* factor in student learning, there is now little room to debate that how teachers are being mandated to treat students is inexcusable. The rise of "no excuses" assumptions and practices are creating charter and public schools that provide for"other people's child... more »
Award-Winning Programs Demonstrate Excellence in Summer Learning — Whole Child Education
Award-Winning Programs Demonstrate Excellence in Summer Learning — Whole Child Education: [image: ASCD Whole Child Bloggers]Award-Winning Programs Demonstrate Excellence in Summer Learning August 30, 2012 by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers *Post submitted by Gary Huggins, chief executive officer of whole child partner National Summer Learning Association* Research has shown that every year, most youth lose about two months of grade-level equivalency in math skills. Low-income youth lose over two months in reading skills. Called the "summer slide," this loss of academic skills disproporti... more »
Modern School: Wayne State to End Tenure, Other Universities to Follow?
Modern School: Wayne State to End Tenure, Other Universities to Follow?: Wayne State to End Tenure, Other Universities to Follow? by Michael Dunn Wayne State University in Detroit has proposed a new contract that would make it the first research university in the U.S. to abolish tenure, according to a recent article in Labor Notes. Other public universities are likely to follow suit (or attempt to) in order to cut labor costs as they grapple with years of declining revenue. The proposed contract would effectively remove peer review and give administrators more power to get rid of ... more »
What’s Behind the Harvard Cheating Scandal? « Student Activism
What’s Behind the Harvard Cheating Scandal? « Student Activism: What’s Behind the Harvard Cheating Scandal? by Angus Johnston Harvard University announced yesterday that it is investigating more than a hundred students in a single section of an introductory Poli Sci course on suspicion of cheating on an open-book final exam. When the news broke I tweeted my suspicion that the structure of the final might have contributed to the temptation to cheat, and a new article in the Harvard Crimson appears to confirm my suspicion. The final exam in professor Matthew Platt’s “Introduction to... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Media's take on CTU strike
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Media's take on CTU strike: Media's take on CTU strike "Enough is enough. We're done." Edweek *CTU President Karen Lewis has become something of a hero to teachers who are frustrated with recent policy directives such as evaluations and pay based partly on student test-score growth, turnarounds based on school closures, and charter conversions. Some of those teachers believe that the national teachers' unions have been too willing to compromise with management and other powerful interests on these issues. *-- Stephen Sawchuk CBS News *As the clock... more »
NYC Educator: GOP Convention Best Obama Ad Money Could Buy
NYC Educator: GOP Convention Best Obama Ad Money Could Buy: GOP Convention Best Obama Ad Money Could Buy by NYC Educator I've been tuning in and out of the convention for the past three nights. It's really mind-blowing how much these people hate teachers. Of course, they'll say we don't hate teachers. We only hate the unions. The teachers are fine, but those magical elves and wood-nymphs in the union really get on our nerves. They trotted out people who don't fit into the Leave it to Beaver world, the world that never was which they long to get back to. They conveniently forget th... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Talks Education At RNC | WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Talks Education At RNC | WAMU 88.5 - American University Radio: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Talks Education At RNC Former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee was in attendance at the Republican National Convention. During her time in the District, her work to reform D.C. schools was considered controversial, and in many cases divisive. But at the RNC in Tampa, she was preaching unity. Rhee says the Republican and Democratic parties have more similarities than differences when it comes to education. For example, she says both presi... more »
Paul Ryan and the ‘scary’ future of public education in America - The Root DC Live - The Washington Post
Paul Ryan and the ‘scary’ future of public education in America - The Root DC Live - The Washington Post: Paul Ryan and the ‘scary’ future of public education in America By Ann-Marie Adams There’s something about Paul Ryan that scares the bejeezus out of some black people. A recent NBC/Wall Street poll confirmed zero percent black support for Mitt Romney and his vice presidential pick (A Washington Ryan speaks in Tampa on Aug. 29. (Toni L. Sandys - THE WASHINGTON POST)Post poll found that 4 percent of registered African Americans would vote for the GOP ticket). Romney was already s... more »
Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-31-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Oops! StudentsFirst Honors Anti-Immigrant Legislator by dianerav According to Laura Clawon of the Daily Kos, StudentsFirst selected a Georgia legislator as its “reformer of the year.” Unfortunately this gentleman is known as vehemently opposed to immigration, and StudentsFirst is now facing protests from immigrant groups. At some point, people will figure out that Michelle Rhee claims to be a Democrat, but she is known among A Sure Cure for Low Test Scores: More Testing by dianerav Jonathan Pelto reports t... more »
Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech
Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech: Mitt Romney Disagrees With Himself On Education In Republican Convention Speech by Joy Resmovits One of the more awkward moments of Mitt Romney's speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention came during the newly minted presidential candidate's question-and-answer session with the audience. The audience followed Romney's script -- at least according to the campaign's version of the candidate's prepared text -- during the first two questions of the exchange: "Does the America we want b... more »
Brizard to be Rahm’s fall guy. CPS CEO to exit after a settlement is reached. « Fred Klonsky
Brizard to be Rahm’s fall guy. CPS CEO to exit after a settlement is reached. « Fred Klonsky: Brizard to be Rahm’s fall guy. CPS CEO to exit after a settlement is reached. by Fred Klonsky As I reported a few weeks ago, CPS CEO JC Brizard appears to be on his way out. Rahm is looking for a fall guy for the mess he created. Brizard will be the one.The Chicago Tribune reports this morning. Two high-ranking education sources said Emanuel is unhappy with how Brizard executed the mayor’s signature education proposal for a longer school day and year. In addition, the Emanuel administrat... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: A Crossroads for PTA
Seattle Schools Community Forum: A Crossroads for PTA: A Crossroads for PTA by Melissa Westbrook [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] PTA used to be the wholesome, all-American group. Parents and teachers united in schools across the country to create better communities of learning and fellowship for children and adults. Now, I don't know what is happening. First, the National PTA just revised its rules on charter schools. It's astonishing and also troubling. While their previous policy supported the idea of charters as long as they had parent engagement... more »
Jeb Bush: How shopping for milk is like choosing a school - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Jeb Bush: How shopping for milk is like choosing a school - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] Jeb Bush: How shopping for milk is like choosing a school By Valerie Strauss Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said pretty much what you’d expect him to say about education reform at the GOP convention — schools are failing and teachers unions are bad — but you might not have expected (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)this as his pitch for school choice: Everywhere in our lives, we get the chance to choose. Go down any supermarket aisle - you’ll find an incredibl... more »
Timmy and the Blue Whale Party.southbronxschool.com
http://www.southbronxschool.com: Timmy and the Blue Whale Party by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Let's go back in time. Back in the fall of 1985 I was a student at one of SUNY's finer institutions of learning. I was 21 at the time and the floor of my dorm was all guys. So one can imagine the debauchery and alcohol consumption was pretty nice. I remember the first night well on that floor. We had a party in Henry and Abdul's room. Nothing much, just beer and about 20 guests. The only problem was, that at the time if you were serving alcohol in your room, the rule was there ... more »
All Education Matters: Romney's Republican Nomination Speech: Student Loans Will Be HOT Topic This Election Season
All Education Matters: Romney's Republican Nomination Speech: Student Loans Will Be HOT Topic This Election Season: Romney's Republican Nomination Speech: Student Loans Will Be HOT Topic This Election Season by Cryn Johannsen [image: Mitt Romney makes funny joke about how Tampa will be under water in a century] This evening, Romney accepted the Republican nomination for President in Tampa, Florida. One thing is certain from reviewing pieces of his speech: student loans are going to be a *huge *issue this election season. At one point Romney said, "Every new college graduate thoug... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Chris Matthews: A Fool On Education
Jersey Jazzman: Chris Matthews: A Fool On Education: Chris Matthews: A Fool On Education by Duke Tonight, Chris Matthews revealed himself to be a total ignoramus on education. So much nonsense came out of his big, yellow head that I can't address it all in one post. But I won't be able to sleep tonight until I get this first thing on the record (no embeddable video yet; watch here): *"It is an amazing challenge down here in Florida, Rachel. I've never seen such diversity. The classroom I was in had 200 kids from all over the world: South Asia, Latin America, everywhere. An amazing... more »
John Prine : Grandpa Was A Carpenter
John Prine Grandpa Was A Carpenter Lyrics Songwriters: PRINE, JOHN Grandpa wore his suit to dinner Nearly every day No particular reason He just dressed that way Brown necktie and a matching vest And both his wingtip shoes He built a closet on our back porch And put a penny in a burned out fuse. Chorus: Grandpa was a carpenter He built houses stores and banks Chain smoked camel cigarettes And hammered nails in planks He was level on the level And shaved even every door And voted for eisenhower 'cause lincoln won the war. [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/j/john+prine/grandpa+was+... more »
筷子的所有 Chopsticks for all « Deborah Meier on Education
Chopsticks for all « Deborah Meier on Education: Chopsticks for all筷子的所有 by debmeier From Mike Klonsky’s Small Talk log.It’s great. Spread it around. Quotable Yong ZhaoPosted: 30 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT [image: Yong+Zhao.jpg] Chopsticks *To be globally competitive, we should all begin to use chopsticks because chopsticks produce better education outcomes as measured by the international gold standard of education the OECD’s PISA, which tests 15 year olds in math, reading, and sciences, and TIMSS, which assess 9-10 and 13-14 year olds math and science abilities. The top five performers... more »
Jeb Bush’s ed speech at GOP convention — text - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post
Jeb Bush’s ed speech at GOP convention — text - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] Jeb Bush’s ed speech at GOP convention — text By Valerie Strauss Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush addressed the Republican Convention on Thursday night, giving a speech about education reform that is likely to fuel talk that he could be Mitt Romney’s education secretary should Jeb Bush speaks at GOP convention with teacher Sean Duffy, left, and Frantz Placide, who attended Florida schools. (Scott Eells/BLOOMBERG)Romney win the presidential election. Here's the speech by Bush ...more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: RFID Chips in Students and Longitudinal Data Systems...Is this Tracking Really "For the Kids"?
Missouri Education Watchdog: RFID Chips in Students and Longitudinal Data Systems...Is this Tracking Really "For the Kids"?: RFID Chips in Students and Longitudinal Data Systems...Is this Tracking Really "For the Kids"? by stlgretchen Your child's new school picture? All is not well for a Texas school's plan to track students via RFID chips...the same chips used to track cattle. From WND: A rebellion is developing in Texas against a plan by a school district in San Antonio that would monitor the exact location and activities of all students at all times through RFID chips they a... more »
Jersey Jazzman: "No Excuses": Race, Class, & Education
Jersey Jazzman: "No Excuses": Race, Class, & Education: "No Excuses": Race, Class, & Education by Duke Last night, Condoleezza Rice stood in front of the Republican National Convention and declared that education was the "civil rights issue of our day." Diane Ravitch points out that it never occurs to these people that * poverty*should be the real civil rights issue, as poverty is the best predictor of school performance, health, longevity, happiness, and so on. I'd add that we should also consider that *"civil rights"* might be the civil rights issue of our time, what with the ma... more »
Solidarity forever. « Fred Klonsky
Solidarity forever. « Fred Klonsky: Solidarity forever. by Fred Klonsky I hope every retired teacher who reads this blog, IEA, IFT or unaffiliated, will join me on the picket lines in support of the Chicago Teachers Union on Monday, September 10th. Solidarity forever! Pete Seeger – H/T Jennifer. Popout [image: Parents Stand With CTU (CLICK ON PICTURE)] [image: @CTULocal1 members march for "student needs, not corporate greed!]
School Tech Connect: The Charter Emmys
School Tech Connect: The Charter Emmys: The Charter Emmys by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) The charter Emmys are coming up. I'm concerned that the field of candidates for one of the awards might be quite small. *Next to the Broad Prize the Charter School Emmy is most * *coveted prize in all of Reformdumb* The charters have produced nothing in terms of innovation. What they've done is re-created a very rigid, old fashioned model, without the bothersome kids, at least in the big chains. The focus is on standing in a straight I Sense An Actual Problem by noreply@blogger.com (Ti... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The right-wing school privatization movement tries to change its image
Schooling in the Ownership Society: The right-wing school privatization movement tries to change its image: The right-wing school privatization movement tries to change its image by Mike Klonsky In June 1995, the economist Milton Friedman wrote an article for the Washington Post promoting the use of public education funds for private schools as a way to transfer the nation’s public school systems to the private sector. "Vouchers," he wrote, "are not an end in themselves; they are a means to make a transition from a government to a market system." Rachel Tabachnick, a researcher and... more »
School Tech Connect: Our New National Religion
School Tech Connect: Our New National Religion: Our New National Religion by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) This fantasy is now accepted as fact: Numerous studies over the past two decades conclude that student performance in school is tied more closely to teacher effectiveness than to any other factor. Good teachers produce good students, regardless of class size or length of school day or socio-economic background of the child. Moreover, students who must endure ineffective teachers may never catch up academically. Then when you call them on it, they burble and framble back... more »
Spellings Slams Waivers, Race to the Top - Politics K-12 - Education Week
Spellings Slams Waivers, Race to the Top - Politics K-12 - Education Week: [image: Politics K-12] Spellings Slams Waivers, Race to the Top by Alyson Klein *Tampa, Fla.* More than a decade ago, Margaret Spellings was a driving force in getting the overwhelmingly bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act over the finish line. But in an interview, she told me she wants to see the civil rights and business coalition that came together to pass the law "power up as we did before. ... I think we have to revive it," she said. "We need to get the genie back in the bottle," she added on the last ... more »
Modern School: Global Education Strike
Modern School: Global Education Strike: Global Education Strike by Michael Dunn The International Student Movement is calling for global education strikes on October 18th and November 14-21 to protest education privatization schemes and the corporatization of public education. They want the teachers to join their movement and are asking teachers to check out their website and plan solidarity actions for these dates. Some of their demands are tangible and achievable—like increasing education budgets, decreasing student debt and slowing or halting the giveaway of public education r... more »
Breaking: Chicago strike date set: Monday, September 10th. « Fred Klonsky
Breaking: Chicago strike date set: Monday, September 10th. « Fred Klonsky: Breaking: Chicago strike date set: Monday, September 10th. by Fred Klonsky *On Wednesday, a standing-room-only House of Delegates, representing schools & citywide educators across the city set a potential start date of Monday, September 10, 2012, for a strike of more than 26,000 teachers, clinicians and paraprofessionals.* *The resolution reads:* *RESOLVED that the House of Delegates shall set a strike date of September 10, 2012.* *The strike is necessary to achieve a labor contract with acceptable wages, be...more »
Cutting back on those charitable donations. « Fred Klonsky
Cutting back on those charitable donations. « Fred Klonsky: Cutting back on those charitable donations. by Fred Klonsky *This might make the Art Institute Lions roar.* I’ve been hearing this a lot lately. It came up again the other night when I spoke to a group of 80 retirees at the Wilmette Public Library. We’re not giving charitable donations to certain organizations anymore. With the threatened cuts in our pensions and with our promised state pension our main retirement source of income. Well. Something’s got to give. The gift some gave to the Art Institute. Or the Chicago Symphony.... more »
The Truth About Healthy Food (and Kids and Schools) - Lily's Blackboard | Lily's Blackboard
The Truth About Healthy Food (and Kids and Schools) - Lily's Blackboard | Lily's Blackboard: [image: Lily's Blackboard Rotating Header Image] The Truth About Healthy Food (and Kids and Schools) Aug 30th, 2012 by Lily. First, let me just say, that I’m not advocating lying to children. I’m not proposing that moms and dads make up silly lies and tell tall tales just to get kids to eat healthier. *I am absolutely not saying that*. Lying to your children is wrong. And you get caught. I did. Because my (then) four year old, Jeremy, had a sweet tooth, and I got tired of fighting with him a... more »
5 Ways to Help Your Child Prevent Bullying this School Year | ED.gov Blog
5 Ways to Help Your Child Prevent Bullying this School Year | ED.gov Blog: 5 Ways to Help Your Child Prevent Bullying this School Year Posted on August 30, 2012 by Deborah Temkin As children head back to the classroom, now is great time for parents and guardians to talk with your kids about bullying. Here are five tips to help you your child prevent bullying and to help them deal with bullying: [image: Back to School Logo]1) *Establish lines of communication and talk for at least 15 minutes a day.* Bullying can be difficult for parents to talk about, but it is important that chil... more »
How Testing and School Choice are Undermining Education
How Testing and School Choice are Undermining Education: How Testing and School Choice are Undermining Education Share this with a friend Follow us and never miss a story [image: article image] By Bill Shireman, Wed, August 29, 2012 San Francisco, where I live, has a rich array of public school choices – more than 100 different schools or programs that can satisfy almost any need. Late last year, my wife Aileen and I joined with thousands of parents to select from those options, and submitted a set of 32 priority choices for our twin five-year-olds. We just received our letter from ... more »
Why Progressives Distrust KIPP and TFA « Diane Ravitch's blog
Why Progressives Distrust KIPP and TFA « Diane Ravitch's blog: Why Progressives Distrust KIPP and TFA by dianerav Michael Paul Goldenberg explains why progressives are suspicious of KIPP and TFA: *There are a couple of key issues that seem to arise (or sit just below the surface) in nearly every conversation about educational policy these days. No one who is critical of the school deform movement (in which I squarely place KIPP and TFA) thinks that because poverty is such a devastating factor that no one should try to create better schools with great teachers, and in other ways to... more »
Daily Kos: StudentsFirst faces protest for naming anti-immigrant bigot 'education reformer of the year'
Daily Kos: StudentsFirst faces protest for naming anti-immigrant bigot 'education reformer of the year': StudentsFirst faces protest for naming anti-immigrant bigot 'education reformer of the year' byLaura ClawsonFollowforDaily Kos Labor 2 PERMALINK2 COMMENTS [image: A DREAMer speaks as immigrant group Make the Road protests StudentsFirst's celebration of an anti-immigrant legislator as education reformer of the year.] DREAMers protest StudentsFirst's anti-immigrant endorsement. While Michelle Rhee has been in Tampa, accompanied by former Florida governor and presidential son and... more »
Business and Schools: Cartoons* | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Business and Schools: Cartoons* | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Business and Schools: Cartoons* by larrycuban Most of the cartoons I have found about business involvement in K-12 schools scold corporations for seeking profits in schools and students. Some cartoonists see business-inspired reformers reshaping school practices and how teachers are paid. Such
The American paradox: Schools stink, but only from a distance - latimes.com
The American paradox: Schools stink, but only from a distance - latimes.com: The American paradox: Schools stink, but only from a distance - [image: print] - Comments 0 - Email Share - - - [image: gallup school poll] Burbank teacher Rebecca Mieliwocki was the 2011 California Teacher of the Year. The latest Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll on education finds that Americans generally hold teachers in high esteem.(Los Angeles Times / August 29, 2012) By Karin Klein August 30, 2012, 8:00 a.m. According to the most recent Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll o... more »
High Performing Charter Schools: Beating The Odds, Or Beating The Test? | OurFuture.org
High Performing Charter Schools: Beating The Odds, Or Beating The Test? | OurFuture.org: High Performing Charter Schools: Beating The Odds, Or Beating The Test? by Jeff Bryant [*My guest blogger today is Rob Levine. Rob is a Minneapolis-based researcher whose writing focuses on the media, conservative philanthropy and education. His writing can be found at the Cucking Stool blog.*] “Odds-beating charter school.” Those words are like an impenetrable shield for those who operate such places. They are also the holy grail of the education reform movement, which is constantly s... more »
World Teachers Day To Defend Public Education & Fight Privatization | Dailycensored.com
World Teachers Day To Defend Public Education & Fight Privatization | Dailycensored.com: World Teachers Day To Defend Public Education & Fight Privatization by Danny Weil *10/5 Action On World Teachers Day To Defend Public Education & Fight Privatization* *Picket And Rally Friday October 5, 2012 4:30 PM At WestEd located at 730 Harrison St. San Francisco* October 5, 2012 is recognized as the the*International Day For Teachers *and public teachers, all education workers and students are under a frontal attack through privatization in San Francisco, California and nationally. The exi... more »
Daily Kos: "No Excuses" and the Culture of Shame: Why Metrics Don't Matter
Daily Kos: "No Excuses" and the Culture of Shame: Why Metrics Don't Matter: "No Excuses" and the Culture of Shame: Why Metrics Don't Matter by rss@dailykos.com (plthomasEdD) "Wouldn’t it be refreshing to hear someone say that 'eliminating poverty in America is the civil rights issue of our day'? Since poverty is the single most reliable predictor of poor performance in school, poor health, poor attendance, dropping out, and almost every negative indicator, wouldn’t it be wonderful to hear some of the politicians addressing the root cause of inequality?" Diane Ravitch The education... more »
Education and the Government Role | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Education and the Government Role | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Education and the Government Role by Cheryl S. Williams In the August 19, 2012, edition of my home town paper *The Washington Post*, the Opinion page featured a column by James C. Roumell, founder of Roumell Asset Management, LLC, titled “What I built with government help.” In his column, Roumell described growing up in a working class family in Detroit with a single mother who supported them with a unionized job with decent pay made possible by the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Roumel... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Katie Hogan, Founding Teacher at Social Justice HS, speaks at Town Hall in Chicago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Katie Hogan, Founding Teacher at Social Justice HS, speaks at Town Hall in Chicago: Katie Hogan, Founding Teacher at Social Justice HS, speaks at Town Hall in Chicago by Mike Klonsky Popout *"...I'm standing before you unafraid...people who have lost everything, such as ourselves, and have nothing to lose, are really dangerous..." *-- Katie Hogan
Daytime Diane 8-30-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: More from Maine Showdown by dianerav A reader sends this update from Maine: *Follow up: Superintendent Perzanoski apologized Tuesday for putting his comments in an official school letter, but he did not back away from his actual comments:* Will You Give Your Students to Pearson for an IPad? by dianerav Pearson has sent a solicitation to principals: If you allow us to use your students to field test items, we will give you an IPad or another electronic device of your choice. The principal who sent this to me put it somewhat more plainly: Should I turn my ki... more »
Guest Blog: Krystle Merchant on Teaching Women’s History « Feminist Teacher
Guest Blog: Krystle Merchant on Teaching Women’s History « Feminist Teacher: Guest Blog: Krystle Merchant on Teaching Women’s History by feministteacher Krystle Merchant teaches a high school women’s history class at an all-girls school outside of Washington, D.C. (photo courtesy, Krystle Merchant) *The following guest blog by Krystle Merchant is the final post in a three-part series on teaching for social justice featuring the work of educators in primary, middle, and high school classrooms.* *Krystle Merchant is a teacher and proud feminist at an all-girls high school in the subu... more »
The in box. Voting no on Constitutional Amendment 49. « Fred Klonsky
The in box. Voting no on Constitutional Amendment 49. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Voting no on Constitutional Amendment 49. by Fred Klonsky A LETTER FROM THE RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO ARRIVED THIS MORNING WITH THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: ON NOVEMBER 6 ILLINOIS CITIZENS WILL VOTE TO ACCEPT OR REJECT AN AMENDMENT TO THE ILLINOIS CONSTITUTION THAT WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT YOUR PENSION PLAN AND THOSE OF OTHER PUBLIC EMPLOYEE IN OUR STATE OF ILLINOIS. IT IS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT #49. THE RETIRED TEACHERS ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO AND 16 OTHER EDUCATIONAL AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS OPPOS... more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, August 30, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *California tomato harvest* Education Headlines *Thursday, August 30, 2012* Police cite Simi bus driver for leaving young girl unattendedA Simi Valley Unified School District bus driver has been cited by police for leaving a 5-year-old special education student alone on a parked bus for more than three hours on the first day of school last week, police said Wednesday. Stockton USD hires new special-ed chiefStockton Unified's school board hired a new special-education chief Tuesday night to replace Kelly Dextraze, who is leaving t... more »
Jeb Bush on Common Core: “I don’t think it’s coercive” | Truth in American Education
Jeb Bush on Common Core: “I don’t think it’s coercive” | Truth in American Education: Jeb Bush on Common Core: “I don’t think it’s coercive” by Shane Vander Hart EdWeek published an interview with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at the Republican National Convention. Here are the lowlights. 1. He praises Race to the Top Bush cited Obama’s “efforts to challenge his own party on education reform.” And he said that [Race the the Top] helped “change behavior in places that people didn’t expect it would be changed.” He also gave the thumbs-up to Obama’s pick for an education secreta... more »
Condoleezza Rice on education last night: Crisis in K-12 education is threat to America | Get Schooled
Condoleezza Rice on education last night: Crisis in K-12 education is threat to America | Get Schooled: Condoleezza Rice on education last night: Crisis in K-12 education is threat to America by Maureen Downey [image: Condoleezza Rice called education a threat to "who we are." (Harry E. Walker/MCT)]Condoleezza Rice said the crisis in education was a "grave threat to who we are." (Harry E. Walker/MCT) A few of you asked that we discuss Condoleezza Rice’s education comments from her speech last night at the Republican National Convention. Overall, her comments on education were the st... more »
Student Loan Debt Rises as Most Other Debt Falls - US News and World Report
Student Loan Debt Rises as Most Other Debt Falls - US News and World Report: Student Loan Debt Rises as Most Other Debt FallsTake steps now if you're worried about slipping into delinquency. By KATY HOPKINS August 30, 2012 RSS Feed Print [image: A rising percentage of borrowers are late with payments.] A rising percentage of borrowers are late with payments. It's not just the heat that rose this summer: Both the total student loan debt and the percentage of borrowers who aren't making timely payments increased, too, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In its "Quarterl... more »
Half a Million California Community College Students are Locked Out of Courses They Need « Student Activism
Half a Million California Community College Students are Locked Out of Courses They Need « Student Activism: Half a Million California Community College Students are Locked Out of Courses They Need by Angus Johnston A study of California’s community college system released yesterday finds that despite shocking enrollment reductions, budget cuts are making it impossible for hundreds of thousands of students to get into the courses they need to maintain progress toward their degrees. Community college enrollment has been reduced by 17% in the past four years, but course offerings h... more »
Shanker Blog » How Can We Tell If Vouchers Work?
Shanker Blog » How Can We Tell If Vouchers Work?: How Can We Tell If Vouchers “Work”? by Matthew Di Carlo Brookings recently released an evaluation of New York City’s voucher program, called the School Choice Scholarship Foundation Program (SCSF), which was implemented in the late 1990s. Voucher offers were randomized, and the authors looked at the impact of being offered/accepting them on a very important medium-term outcome – college enrollment (they were also able to follow an unusually high proportion of the original voucher recipients to check this outcome). The short versio... more »
Parents Fighting Back! - Wait, What?
Parents Fighting Back! - Wait, What?: Parents Fighting Back! by jonpelto At last week’s Windham and New London Board of Education meetings, concerned parents and public school advocates handed out flyers educating citizens about the damage Steven Adamowski did when he served as Hartford’s superintendent of schools and warning Windham and New London residents, now that Adamowski has been put in charge of their school districts. Earlier this year, Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, appointed Steven Adamowski Special Master of Windham’s Schools and then exp... more »
Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 8-30-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Putting Children First in NYC? by dianerav A reader in New York City has been studying the New York City Department of Education website. She keeps coming up with intriguing findings. Here are some of them: *A recent post on Diane Ravitch’s blog and a recent article in the New York Times Magazine got me curious. I wondered: Do New York City’s education policy makers really put children first? Are they doing all they can to make sure every single student succeeds, no matter their social or economic enviro... more »
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