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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 9-8-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] What He Learned by Studying the History of Education by dianerav David Lentini, a reader in Maine, comments (in response, I promise to do some instruction on this blog about the history of school reform, which has been an American pastime for over a century): *I started reading about the history of education reform in America about 10 years ago, when our national insanity was becoming too extensive to ignore under the reign of “W”. Wondering how a country could boast both the most widely and extensively educ... more »
Cool Cat Teacher Blog
Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/08/2012 coolcatteacher@gmail.com (Victoria A Davis, Cool Cat Teacher) at Cool Cat Teacher Blog - 5 hours ago - Context and the Calendar: An Introduction to Chronofencing Chronofencing is the principle of delivering contextually important information at the right time. It is like geofencing (triggers of contextual information at a location) but perhaps more useful. Learn to understand this term as it has important implications in education. For example, students can have triggers before leaving school remindi... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Local School Districts and States Don't Set School Policies...They're Controlled by the White House.
Missouri Education Watchdog: Local School Districts and States Don't Set School Policies...They're Controlled by the White House.: Local School Districts and States Don't Set School Policies...They're Controlled by the White House. by stlgretchen "The ultimate outcome of Obama’s education scheme will actually be economic: a sweeping redistribution of suburban education funding to the cities". At the link is an article by Stanley Kurtz about how your local and state school boards are useless in the educational direction of the school you support with your local taxes. *Should t... more »
Schools Matter: A Former KIPP Teacher Shares Her Story
Schools Matter: A Former KIPP Teacher Shares Her Story: A Former KIPP Teacher Shares Her Story by Jim Horn *A Former KIPP Teacher Shares Her Story* *Jim Horn* * * Ever since KIPP students were recruited to do a skit at the National Republican Convention in 2000, KIPP has been the darling of venture philanthropists, Wall Street hedge funds, corporate donors like the Fisher family (of Gap fame), and corporate foundations, including the Gates and Walton Foundations. Hundreds of millions of dollars have poured in to the KIPP home office in San Francisco, and tens of millions more are... more »
Judge allows more time for 'complex' charter school fraud case - Philly.com
Judge allows more time for 'complex' charter school fraud case - Philly.com: Judge allows more time for 'complex' charter school fraud case September 07, 2012|By Martha Woodall, Inquirer Staff Writer [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] - - - A U.S. district judge has ruled that a fraud case against charter school mogul Dorothy June Brown and four codefendants is so complex that he will allow more time to begin the criminal trial. In a decision signed Thursday, R. Barclay Surrick said that because of the multiple charges, number of ... more »
Is Every Single Subject Taught in High School a Mistake? - Education - GOOD
Is Every Single Subject Taught in High School a Mistake? - Education - GOOD: Is Every Single Subject Taught in High School a Mistake? by Liz Dwyer [image: bored.student] Artificial intelligence theorist and education reformer Roger Schank is no fan of the high school curriculum and he bets America's teens aren't either. Indeed, many kids hate school because what they're learning doesn't seem relevant to real life. Schank, author of *Teaching Minds: How Cognitive Science Can Save Our Schools*, has penned an op-ed for the *Washington Post* breaking down the uselessness of every sing... more »
Texas Backs Away From No Child Left Behind Law, Its Own Bush-Endorsed Creation
Texas Backs Away From No Child Left Behind Law, Its Own Bush-Endorsed Creation: Texas Backs Away From No Child Left Behind Law, Its Own Bush-Endorsed Creation by Joy Resmovits Texas, the state that launched school accountability as an experiment, has applied to untangle itself from parts of the federal No Child Left Behind mandate, the same law that experiment eventually yielded. The deadline was Thursday for states to take President Barack Obama's administration up on its offer to waive parts of the law in exchange for implementing elements of the White House's education agenda... more »
Parents Across America announces national Board of Directors | Parents Across America
Parents Across America announces national Board of Directors | Parents Across America: Parents Across America announces national Board of Directors by pureparents PAA co-founder Juilie Woestehoff files organization’s incorporation papers in CHicago. On July 13, 2012, the State of Illinois issued Articles of Incorporation to Parents Across America, establishing the group as an official not-for-profit charitable corporation. The first Board of Directors for the new non-profit organization was selected from among the PAA founders. The members are: Andrea Mérida, Denver, CO Dora T... more »
Fellow Blogger Jersey Jazzman on The Progressive Education Narrative - Wait, What?
Fellow Blogger Jersey Jazzman on The Progressive Education Narrative - Wait, What?: Fellow Blogger Jersey Jazzman on The Progressive Education Narrative by jonpelto Jersey Jazzman writes an outstanding blog, with a focus on education issues. We’ve communicated and shared information a number of times. It is a sad and strange situation when Governors Christie and Malloy generate the need for a common defense. In the fight against the corporate “education reformers,” reading Jersey Jazzman’s blog should be a regular endeavor. You’ll find him by following this link: http://jerseyj... more »
Daily Kos: The give and take of America
Daily Kos: The give and take of America: The give and take of America by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) She appeared to be in her eighties. Standing alone, tightly clutching her purse, anxiously watching the cash register.When the total was announced, she handed first one, then two cans of soup back to the cashier. She didn’t have enough money. So begins an incredibly powerful column in today's *Washington Post* by Colbert King, which I am going to urge you to read and to pass on.THe woman is able to leave with all of her intended purchases because the person in line behind her qu... more »
Acquiring Media Literacy and Using Technology | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
Acquiring Media Literacy and Using Technology | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Acquiring Media Literacy and Using Technology by larrycuban I described three teachers integrating film into their lessons in the previous post. The content of each film was connected to the unit that each teacher had developed and, presumably, the content standards that California wanted teachers to follow. The hardware they used were DVD players or teacher laptops connected to LCD projectors. What they did not do was investigate the assumptions and biases in the films themselve... more »
This Week's Radical Scholarship 9-8-12
Radical Scholarship: PAUL THOMAS Public Education's Eight Ball: Student Poverty | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 13 hours ago Public Education's Eight Ball: Student Poverty | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity Making Sure That Poverty Is NOT Destiny « Diane Ravitch's blog P. L. Thomas at Radical Scholarship - 1 day ago Making Sure That Poverty Is NOT Destiny « Diane Ravitch's blog Blaming the Mirror: Lolo Jones and US Public Education P. L. Thoma... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 9-8-12
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: *4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit* LAUSD BOARD MEMBER STEVE ZIMMER WANTS TO STRENGTHEN OVERSIGHT OF CHARTER SCHOOLS smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 27 minutes ago By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer, L.A. Daily News | http://bit.ly/P3BMiA 9/7/2012 | 7:35:18 PM PDT :: School board member Steve Zimmer is taking aim at two of the most contentious issues facing Los Angeles Unified, with separate proposals to exclude high-stakes test scores from teacher evaluations and to strengthen the oversight of charter schoo... more »
Top Content this Week - 9-8-12 The Educator's PLN
Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: 1[image: 50 SMARTPHONE APPS FOR TEACHERS]50 SMARTPHONE APPS FOR TEACHERS Added by Gianfranco D'Aversa on August 27, 2012 2[image: How Does This Work For All Learners? - FAQ - Katie Gimbar's Flipped Classroom]How Does This Work For All Learners? - FAQ - Katie Gimbar's Flipped Classroom Added by Thomas Whitby on August 27, 2012 3[image: Managing Challenging Behaviour: Podcast interview with Nancy Rappaport]Managing Challenging Behaviour: Podcast interview with Nancy Rappaport Added by Richard Nelson on September 4, 2012 4[image: iPads in the... more »
This Week's Answer Sheet 9-8-1212 - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post
The Answer Sheet - School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). - The Washington Post: [image: Answer Sheet] A caveat on reading fiction in school Valerie Strauss at The Answer Sheet - 1 day ago The new Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts call for students to read a lot more non-fiction and less fiction than they used to, a requirement that has caused some consternation among educators. Read full article >> [image: Add to Facebook] [image: Add to Twitter] [image: Add to Reddit] [image: Add to StumbleUpon] Why kids hate school — subject by subject Valerie ... more »
This Week's Education Research Report 9-8-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* Can videogaming benefit young people with autism spectrum disorder? Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 17 hours ago According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 88 children in the U.S. has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a broad group of neurodevelopmental disorders. Children and adolescents with ASD are typically fascinated by screen-based technology such as videogames and these can be used for educational and treatment purposes as described in an insightful Roundtable Disc... more »
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 9-8-12 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL *Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day* [image: Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems.] “PTA Opens Magazine to Public with Online Edition” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 1 day ago PTA Opens Magazine to Public with Online Edition is a post from Education Week’s K-12 Parents and The Public blog. Here’s how Michele Molnar begins her post: Our Children magazine, the National PTA’s publication, is now available online. For more than 100 years, the magazine has ... more »
CTU, Nitzberg - Perdaily.com
CTU, Nitzberg - Perdaily.com: Contribute to the Chicago Teachers Union Solidarity Fund posted by Roy Nitzberg by Leonard Isenberg [image: Roy Nirenberg.jpeg] - http://www.unionbook.org/profiles/blogs/contribute-to-the-chicago-teachers-union-solidarity-fund?xg_source=activity The Chicago Teachers Union is currently on the front lines of a fight to defend public education. On one side the 30,000 members of the CTU have called for a contract that includes fair compensation, meaningful job security for qualified teachers, smaller class sizes and a better school day with Art, Mu... more »
Teach For America Alumna Vanessa Lugo-Acevedo Receives Presidential Honor - Hispanically Speaking News
Teach For America Alumna Vanessa Lugo-Acevedo Receives Presidential Honor - Hispanically Speaking News: Teach For America Alumna Vanessa Lugo-Acevedo Receives Presidential Honor [image: Teach For America Alumna Vanessa Lugo-Acevedo Receives Presidential Honor]President Obama and the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics recognized Teach For America alumna Vanessa Lugo-Acevedo (Colorado Corps ’10) and 9 others as White House Champions of Change Latino Educators. The 10 honorees attended a special ceremony at the White House on Friday, August 31st. T... more »
No Fab Formula for Jalen Rose - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
No Fab Formula for Jalen Rose - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: [image: Teacher in a Strange Land] No Fab Formula for Jalen Rose by Nancy Flanagan Shortly after I retired from a 31-year stint as a public school teacher, I applied for a part-time job in a Detroit charter school. Why? Because they were seeking a twice-weekly middle school jazz band teacher plus someone to lead professional development for a crew of mostly novice teachers. I was, shall we say, highly qualified. Plus--I had spent nearly my entire career in a "safe"--and wonderful--small town dist... more »
LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer wants to strengthen oversight of charter schools - LA Daily News
LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer wants to strengthen oversight of charter schools - LA Daily News: LAUSD board member Steve Zimmer wants to strengthen oversight of charter schools by By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer School board member Steve Zimmer is taking aim at two of the most contentious issues facing Los Angeles Unified, with separate proposals to exclude high-stakes test scores from teacher evaluations and to strengthen the oversight of charter schools. Both resolutions on Tuesday's board agenda have generated heated debate behind the scenes, with critics worried that the pr... more »
Schools Matter: New York Principals Fight Continues
Schools Matter: New York Principals Fight Continues: New York Principals Fight Continues by Jim Horn From Sean Feeney and Carol Burris: We thank you for your support and would like to provide you with an update on activities since the end of the 2011-12 school year. As always, the most recent version of the APPR Position paper (with all signatures) is available at: http://www.newyorkprincipals.org/appr-paper Given that the paper with signatures is over 140 pages long, we have also created a separate link for the four-page paper alone. As of the beginning of this new school year, ... more »
A Message from a CTU Member | United Opt Out National
A Message from a CTU Member | United Opt Out National: A Message from a CTU Member by admin Michelle Strater Gunderson, Chicago teacher and CTU member says: *How strange it was to clock out at school today and realize that Monday I might not be coming back to teach. I gave my plants a big drink of water and locked my door. I left behind me a room filled with materials I’ve purchased for children over the last two decades, over 2,000 books, unfinished history projects, and my lesson plan book on the back table. It wasn’t until I got home that I started to cry.* *I have worked alongs... more »
Public Education's Eight Ball: Student Poverty | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity
Public Education's Eight Ball: Student Poverty | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: Public Education's Eight Ball: Student Poverty *Posted on: Friday September 7th, 2012* * * *Steve Strieker, Social Studies Teacher, Janesville School District* *The following post was written by Steve Strieker, a veteran Social Studies teacher in Janesville, WI. This has been reposted, with Strieker's permission, from his blog "**One Teacher's Perspective**."* --------- As noted in an earlier blog, one of my summer reads was P.L. Thomas’ book, *Ignorin... more »
Charter schools call proposed L.A. moratorium illegal - latimes.com
Charter schools call proposed L.A. moratorium illegal - latimes.com: Charter schools call proposed L.A. moratorium illegal [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] Charter school advocates are mounting a campaign against a proposed moratorium on new charters in the Los Angeles Unified School District. The moratorium is one provision of a resolution, by school board member Steve Zimmer, that is scheduled for discussion on Tuesday. Any moratorium would violate state law, according to the California Charter Schools Assn., in a Friday letter to L.A. Unified. The pro... more »
Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Address Statewide Hearing on School Discipline Policies, Discuss Equity in Education | U.S. Department of Education
Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Address Statewide Hearing on School Discipline Policies, Discuss Equity in Education | U.S. Department of Education: Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Address Statewide Hearing on School Discipline Policies, Discuss Equity in Education *Contact: * Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov *Event Date 1: *September 10, 2012 03:00 pm - 06:00 pm Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali will address a statewide hearing on school discipline policies and education equity Monday in Los Angeles. Ali will discuss findings of her office'... more »
Pass / Fail : Manhattan Beach Unified offers teachers 3 percent raise, no health cuts | 89.3 KPCC
Pass / Fail : Manhattan Beach Unified offers teachers 3 percent raise, no health cuts | 89.3 KPCC: Manhattan Beach Unified offers teachers 3 percent raise, no health cuts by By Tami Abdollah [image: MBUSD Manhattan Beach]*The two-year contract includes a 3 percent raise without initially proposed cuts to health care. It's the first raise the teachers have seen in five years. Credit: Tami Abdollah/KPCC* Manhattan Beach Unified and its teachers' union reached a tentative agreement that includes a pay raise for teachers, officials said Friday. The two-year contract includes a 3 percent ... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Knowles wants Chicago to be "Silicon Valley of education"
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Knowles wants Chicago to be "Silicon Valley of education": Knowles wants Chicago to be "Silicon Valley of education" by Mike Klonsky Rahm's vision, building on the legacy of the Daley regime, includes the privatization of everything public. Take away the last vestiges of democratic public decision making, weaken the labor unions and put everything into the hands of his corporate patrons. But Rahm's vision would remain unframed and unfocused without the help of his academic brain-trust. One of Rahm's closest such academic confidants, especially on e... more »
My Writings « Deborah Meier on Education
My Writings « Deborah Meier on Education: Published Writings by Deborah Meier Books Book Chapters Book Forewords Articles Conference Proceedings Audio / Video Link to publisher *Books by Deborah Meier* (2010) (with Brenda Engel & Beth Taylor).*Playing for keeps: Life and learning on a public school playground.* New York: Teachers College Press.(2004) (Edited, with George Woods).* Many children left behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act is damaging our children and our schools*. Boston: Beacon Press. (link to excerpt by George Wood–html)(link to review-html) (2004) (with Ted & N... more »
UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE IN THE AFTERNOON 9-7-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
Diane Ravitch's blog: Governor Deval Patrick Touted Wrong School by dianerav Andrea Gabor got an email from the principal of Brockton High School. She and the teachers succeeded in turning around their school without firing 80% of staff. They did it the old-fashioned way, through team work. But Arne likes mass firings. Crew Member of “Won’t Back Down” Speaks by dianerav Did the stars and crew of the anti-union film “Won’t Back Down” know that they were carrying a message on behalf of rightwing extremists? This writer says no: Syracuse Elementary Schools Drop Recess by dianerav ... more »
School’s Out for Teachers « MomsRising Blog
School’s Out for Teachers « MomsRising Blog: School’s Out for Teachers by Katherine Gallgher Robbins By Abby Lane, Fellow, National Women’s Law Center We’re back this Friday with your monthly update on the BLS jobs numbers. Other things are back too – cooler temps are back, Monday night football is back, and kids are back to school – *but one thing that isn’t back are teachers*. Local education lost jobs last month, capping a year of losses totaling over 83,000. In fact, since the recovery started in June 2009, local education has lost 301,000 jobs. This is bad news for kids and for... more »
Teachers face layoffs around the country | The Raw Story
Teachers face layoffs around the country | The Raw Story: Teachers face layoffs around the country By Kay Steiger Friday, September 7, 2012 15:11 EDT [image: Teacher via Shutterstock] Topics: Wisconsin In the state of Wisconsin, where many marched in protest last year to widespread cuts to education and attacks on collective bargaining under Gov. Scott Walker, things aren’t looking so great for teachers. “We hear from members anywhere from second-year teachers to people with 12 years of teaching experience who are uncertain about where they’re going to be,” Mary Bell, president of ... more »
Ten minute drawing. The Civil Rights issue of our time. « Fred Klonsky
Ten minute drawing. The Civil Rights issue of our time. « Fred Klonsky: Ten minute drawing. The Civil Rights issue of our time. by Fred Klonsky
My limited understanding of public vs. charter schools « My Island View
My limited understanding of public vs. charter schools « My Island View: My limited understanding of public vs. charter schools by tomwhitby I was a public-school educator for 34 years. While I recognize many of public education’s shortcomings, I am a staunch supporter. More than ever, I believe that this country needs its citizenry to be more than just educated, but also critical thinkers and lifelong learners. Our country is a representative democracy dependent on leadership, and the direction for our country is placed in the hands of our elected officials who are our politician... more »
In Chicago, the Whole World is Watching Once Again
In Chicago, the Whole World is Watching Once Again: In Chicago, the Whole World is Watching Once Again by Sam In 1968, student protesters stationed outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago broke into a spontaneous chant that quickly crystallized the tenor of the times: “The whole world is watching!” It’s ironic, then, that one day after this year’s Democratic National Convention, rumors of a city-wide teacher strike in Chicago are reaching a similarly feverous pitch. As they do, I want to borrow that famous line from 1968 and re-purpose it for 2012. The whole world *sh... more »
Follow up on Ed Waivers, Junk Rating Systems & and Misplaced Blame – New York City’s “Failing” Schools « School Finance 101
Follow up on Ed Waivers, Junk Rating Systems & and Misplaced Blame – New York City’s “Failing” Schools « School Finance 101: Follow up on Ed Waivers, Junk Rating Systems & and Misplaced Blame – New York City’s “Failing” Schools by schoolfinance101 About a week ago, I put up a post explaining a multitude of concerns I have with the current NCLB waiver process itself and how it is playing out at the state level. To summarize, what we have here is the executive branch of the federal government coercing state officials to simply ignore existing federal statutes, by granting waivers to... more »
Leonie Haimson: The Reality and the Hype Behind Online Learning and the 'School of One'
Leonie Haimson: The Reality and the Hype Behind Online Learning and the 'School of One': The Reality and the Hype Behind Online Learning and the 'School of One' Leonie Haimson Executive Director, Class Size Matters *The Daily News* has a story about a new negative evaluation of DOE's much vaunted "School of One" program. This study, which found no significant achievement gains from the program, was quietly placed on the Research Alliance website in the middle of summer with no apparent outreach to the media or the public. This contrasts with the huge publicity machine promoting t... more »
Solutions, Not Suspensions | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights
Solutions, Not Suspensions | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Solutions, Not Suspensions by obriena Did you know that each year more than three million students are suspended from school? While some of these suspensions are the result of violent or other extreme behavior, others are the result of relatively minor infractions – dress code violations, being late for school and so on. Should we really be putting students through suspension for a minor infraction? Out-of-school suspension does not benefit schools in terms of test scores or graduation rates. And it c... more »
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recognizes 269 Schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools | U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recognizes 269 Schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools | U.S. Department of Education: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recognizes 269 Schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 *Contact: * Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov *Related Resources*[image: Related Resources icon]National Blue Ribbon Schools homepage[image: Related Resources icon]2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today recognized 269 schools as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools based on their overal... more »
WHY ARE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS SUSPENDING MORE STUDENTS THAN THEY GRADUATE? | The California Endowment Newsroom
WHY ARE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS SUSPENDING MORE STUDENTS THAN THEY GRADUATE? | The California Endowment Newsroom: WHY ARE CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS SUSPENDING MORE STUDENTS THAN THEY GRADUATE? Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg discussing his bill to reduce suspensions. LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- On September 10, The California Endowment will join the offices of California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in sponsoring a statewide hearing titled “Why Are California Schools Suspending More Students Than They Graduate?” ... more »
The Democratic Convention. Bull Connor at the mic. And by the way, the guy has a dream. « Fred Klonsky
The Democratic Convention. Bull Connor at the mic. And by the way, the guy has a dream. « Fred Klonsky: The Democratic Convention. Bull Connor at the mic. And by the way, the guy has a dream. SEPTEMBER 7, 2012 *If education is the Civil Rights Movement of our time, do you invite Bull Connor to the microphone?* For the past four years I’ve been listening to the Obama administration talk about education being *the Civil Rights Movement of our time.* Here’s what President Obama said about education last night. *For the first time in a generation, nearly every state has answe... more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, September 7, 2012
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Kamala Harris, California Attorney General @ DNC* Education Headlines *Friday, September 7, 2012* Alvord looks at contingency plansAlvord Unified School District could shorten this school year up to three weeks if voters reject tax initiatives on the November ballot under one contingency plan presented to the school board Thursday night, Sept. 6. 'Drug free' clubs launch at Santa Clarita high schoolsSanta Clarita teens who pledge not to use drugs and agree to random tests can join the DFYIT clubs, which offer social events. "We ... more »
Michael Geheren: Obama Puts Education Center-Stage
Michael Geheren: Obama Puts Education Center-Stage: [image: Michael Geheren] Michael Geheren 16-year-old junior at Huntley High School in Huntley, IL Obama Puts Education Center-Stage As I enter my senior year in the public school system, I have grown to learn and appreciate the education I have recieved, from my kindergarten teacher to my seven teachers in high school and countless mentors I have today. The nation's leaders say that America is falling behind on a world wide stage when it comes to our technology, mathematics, medicine and science. The foundations of our count... more »
Webinar; Rita Solnet Speaks to Parents Who "Won't Back Down" :: Save Our SchoolsSave Our Schools
Webinar; Rita Solnet Speaks to Parents Who "Won't Back Down" :: Save Our SchoolsSave Our Schools: Webinar; Rita Solnet Speaks to Parents Who “Won’t Back Down” *Save Our Schools Webinar* *Rita Solnet Speaks to Parents Who “Won’t Back Down”* *Friday, September 7, 2012 8:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time [EDT}* *Please Join Us!* Co-Founder of Parents Across America, Rita Solnet speaks to moms and dads, students, teachers, and any of us who *“Won’t Back Down.”* Rita understands the intensity of their feelings. As a mother herself, Ms Solnet would do anything within her power to ensure that chi... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Charter school mythology -- Part II, The myth of charter superiority
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Charter school mythology -- Part II, The myth of charter superiority: Charter school mythology -- Part II, The myth of charter superiority by Mike Klonsky By Mike Klonsky This is the second part of a three-part series of posts on Charter school mythology. The transformation of charter schools from in-district experiments in the early 1990s, to competitive, highly-privatized alternative networks a decade later, has had a major impact on the way we think about public education as well as on how learning outcomes are reported. Networks of charter ... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Missouri Coalition Against Common Core
Missouri Education Watchdog: Missouri Coalition Against Common Core: Missouri Coalition Against Common Core by Anngie We are joining the efforts of a growing number of grassroots groups in many states, who are seeking to rid themselves of Washington's control over the public education system. The Common Core State Standards are a necessary key to dial in US education to a global education and worker development system. They remove control for what and how our children are taught from our elected school boards. They, despite what the developers say, will direct the teachers how to t... more »
Pell Grant Outlays Are Down, But There’s A Silver Lining « Student Activism
Pell Grant Outlays Are Down, But There’s A Silver Lining « Student Activism: Pell Grant Outlays Are Down, But There’s A Silver Lining by Angus Johnston Pell Grant expenditures by the federal government fell by more than six percent last year, according to new figures from the federal government, despite the fact that they were expected to rise by some $4.4 billion. The $2.2 billion (or $6.6 billion, depending on how you look at it) savings won’t be fully explained until more detailed numbers are released, but there are likely three overlapping explanations. The first, and likely la... more »
Remarks by the President at the Democratic National Convention | The White House
Remarks by the President at the Democratic National Convention | The White House: Remarks by the President at the Democratic National Convention Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, North Carolina September 6, 2012 10:24 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: I am so thrilled and so honored and so proud to introduce the love of my life, the father of our two girls, and the President of the United States of America -- Barack Obama. (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. AUDIENCE: Four more years! Four more years! Four more years... more »
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