Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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When is a “stipend/salary adjustment (not a raise)” - Wait, What?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 7 minutes ago
When is a “stipend/salary adjustment (not a raise)” - Wait, What?: When is a “stipend/salary adjustment (not a raise)” by jonpelto Similarly, as the Mad Hatter asks, “Why is a raven like a writing desk.” Yesterday, Elsa Nunez, the Board of Regent’s Vice President for State Universities, and President of Eastern Connecticut State University, sent an email to faculty and staff at Eastern Connecticut State University about the, “recent news coverage of events related to the Board of Regents for Higher Education.” In the communication, Nunez seeks to ensure readers that last spring, whe... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Dear President Obama:

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 minutes ago
Jersey Jazzman: Dear President Obama:: Dear President Obama: by Duke Dear President Obama: I know you are a busy man, so I'll get straight to the point: It is intellectually inconsistent to claim that you don't want our schools "teaching to the test," then implement a policy that drives states to base teacher evaluations on their students' test scores while encouraging tests for students as young as five-years-old. It is intellectually inconsistent to claim that a teacher can change a child's life, then give federal funds to a program that gives first-year teachers a mere five ... more »

Schools Matter: Dear Secretary Duncan,

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 25 minutes ago
Schools Matter: Dear Secretary Duncan,: Dear Secretary Duncan, by Judy Rabin Published in the *National Journal*Letter to Duncan: N.J. Education Standards Are Hurting Minority Students by Doris Nhan Updated: October 16, 2012 | 1:05 p.m. October 16, 2012 | 12:52 p.m. The new accountability system implemented by New Jersey’s Education Department is disproportionately damaging for districts with lower-income minority students than schools with majority white students, according to a letter sent on Monday to U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. The letter, signed by a coalition of edu... more »

Modern School: Chicago Schools CEO Brizard Out After 17 Months

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 47 minutes ago
Modern School: Chicago Schools CEO Brizard Out After 17 Months: Chicago Schools CEO Brizard Out After 17 Months by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons Just like the CEO of a private company that fails to act aggressively enough to maximize profits or to suppress worker discontent, Chicago Public Schools CEO, Jean-Claude Brizard, is out after only 17 months on the job. He is leaving by “mutual agreement,” the Chicago Sun-Times reports. In all likelihood, however, he saw the writing on the wall (the mayor was pissed off) and, like a good capitalist soldier, took a dive for the ... more »

Bleeding Money, Phoenix University Will Shut Down More than a Hundred “Campuses” « Student Activism

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 50 minutes ago
Bleeding Money, Phoenix University Will Shut Down More than a Hundred “Campuses” « Student Activism: A New Round of For-Profit College Closings by Angus Johnston Three weeks ago for-profit college giant Kaplan announced it was closing thirteen campuses. Yesterday the Apollo Group, owner of Phoenix University, announced even larger cuts. With Phoenix enrollment falling nearly 14% in the latest quarter, the company plans to close 115 of its 227 locations throughout the country. Although the “campuses” facing closure are mostly among Phoenix’s smaller locations, the retrenchment refl... more »

Mitt Romney on Female Poverty, Single Motherhood, and Head Start - Dana Goldstein

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 54 minutes ago
Mitt Romney on Female Poverty, Single Motherhood, and Head Start - Dana Goldstein: Mitt Romney on Female Poverty, Single Motherhood, and Head Start by Dana Goldstein I'm often asked what *one education reform *I think would make the biggest impact on American students' achievement. I don't like this question. The real answer--vastly decrease poverty--isn't going to happen anytime soon, and given the options on the table, I'm optimistic about a wide array of school reforms. That said, if someone held a gun to my head and asked me to choose *just one education priority*, I'd probab... more »

Pass / Fail : Google awards grant to bolster STEM education in California | 89.3 KPCC

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Pass / Fail : Google awards grant to bolster STEM education in California | 89.3 KPCC: Google awards grant to bolster STEM education in California by By Vanessa Romo [image: Mercer 9858]*Credit: Darren Hauck/Getty Images* A brain trust of educators, philanthropists and business leaders convened in San Diego to discuss how science, technology, engineering and math – STEM subjects – are taught in California schools. The summit wrapped up Tuesday afternoon - but not before honoring a dozen “Leading Women in STEM”, all of whom work in science and technology-driven fields. Including LA’s... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Take-aways from last night's debate

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Take-aways from last night's debate: Take-aways from last night's debate by Mike Klonsky *"Candy, I don’t have a policy of stopping wind jobs in Iowa."* -- Mitt Romney *"I went to a number of women’s groups and said, “Can you help us find folks,” and they brought us whole binders full of women." -- Mitt Romney* It was a good thing I left the Give a Sh*t Happy Hour at Cole's Bar early to head home and watch the debate (with one eye on the Tigers/Yankee game). If I had stayed, I would have gone broke buying rounds of drinks every time Romney blew it, ... more »

Charter Schools Rebuffed by Scholar | Alton Daily News

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Charter Schools Rebuffed by Scholar | Alton Daily News: Charter Schools Rebuffed by Scholar[image: Story by WBGZ Radio] WBGZ Radio 10/17/2012 By Jim Anderson Gov. Pat Quinn isn’t buying everything charter schools are selling. The governor invited education scholar Diane Ravitch to speak to a civic group in Chicago. Ravitch told the audience that charter schools are no better than traditional public schools, except that they allow the private sector to make money off education. Click here for summary Download Audio File Ravitch, a former U.S. assistant secretary of education who... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-17-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Today Is the Day to Support Public Education by dianerav Two weeks ago, in response to many readers who were frustrated by destructive federal policies, this blog launched a Campaign for Our Public Schools. The immediate goal was to stimulate an outpouring of letters and emails to the President to let him know the views of many teachers, parents, students, administrators, and concerned citizens. A hoped-for additional goal is to mobilize a citizens’ group to speak up for our public schools. The target date ... more »

Why almost all school reform efforts have failed

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Why almost all school reform efforts have failed: Why almost all school reform efforts have failed Posted by Valerie Strauss on October 17, 2012 at 4:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » Achievement gap data for D.C. Public Schools Why is it that wave after wave of school reform doesn’t seem to make much of a dent in the problems that they are designed to address? David C. Berliner of Arizona State University offers an answerin this new essay entitled “Effects of Inequality and Poverty vs. Te... more »

School board rep: Until we know truth about North Atlanta High, delay extension of Erroll Davis’ contract | Get Schooled

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
School board rep: Until we know truth about North Atlanta High, delay extension of Erroll Davis’ contract | Get Schooled: School board rep: Until we know truth about North Atlanta High, delay extension of Erroll Davis’ contract by Maureen Downey School board member Nancy Meister, who represents the North Atlanta High School community, clashed with board chair Reuben McDaniel over allegations of institutional racism at North Atlanta High, a*s revealed in emails obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.* APS school chief Erroll Davis replaced the leadership team of the Buckhead ... more »

$25 million gift to make Bay Area center for blending online instruction into school day | EdSource Today

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$25 million gift to make Bay Area center for blending online instruction into school day | EdSource Today: $25 million gift to make Bay Area center for blending online instruction into school day ** October 17th, 2012 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwald Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services The scion of the Gap, Inc. fortune has jumpstarted a $25 million fund with the goal of turning the Bay Area into a national hub for blended learning, the promising school model that combines individualized online learning and face-to-face ... more »

Obama Makes Education A Presidential Debate Subject While Discussing Gun Violence

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Obama Makes Education A Presidential Debate Subject While Discussing Gun Violence: Obama Makes Education A Presidential Debate Subject While Discussing Gun Violence by Joy Resmovits In perhaps the biggest pivot of the presidential debate Tuesday night, President Barack Obama turned a question about gun violence into an answer about education. The twist is especially notable in a campaign year when schools have gotten little play. After saying "we haven't had a chance to talk about education much," Obama pointed to a wiggly point in education policy, while not directly naming it... more »

Daily Kos: Some guesses on impact of debate

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 2 hours ago
Daily Kos: Some guesses on impact of debate: Some guesses on impact of debate by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) First and foremost, Obama will reestablish his superiority among women. The President managed to make clear the threat Romney represents to their health care. But also, I think "binders full of women" will bite - it has gone viral on Twitter and Facebook. I also think Romney badly hurt himself with single moms with the remarks he made about it being better for children to be raised by two parents. Second, one must look at entire exchange on Libya. It is not just that ... more »

THE CHARTER-PUSHERS: WHO IS BANKROLLING THE $8 MILLION EFFORT TO BRING CHARTERS TO WASHINGTON STATE? | Seattle Education

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THE CHARTER-PUSHERS: WHO IS BANKROLLING THE $8 MILLION EFFORT TO BRING CHARTERS TO WASHINGTON STATE? | Seattle Education: THE CHARTER-PUSHERS: WHO IS BANKROLLING THE $8 MILLION EFFORT TO BRING CHARTERS TO WASHINGTON STATE? by seattleducation2011 *WASHINGTON STATE VOTERS HAVE REJECTED CHARTER SCHOOLS THREE TIMES* And for good reason – 83% of charter schools perform no better, or perform worse than genuinely public schools. (Source: Stanford University CREDO Report, 2009, the most comprehensive study of charter schools to date.) Yet, a small group of wealthy individuals & political l... more »

Gates drops in to keep tabs on Colorado education investment - The Denver Post

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Gates drops in to keep tabs on Colorado education investment - The Denver Post: Gates drops in to keep tabs on Colorado education investment POSTED: 10/16/2012 04:56:31 PM MDT UPDATED: 10/16/2012 05:26:59 PM MDT *By Kevin Simpson* *The Denver Post* This July 23, 2012 file photo shows Co-founder and Chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates during the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington, DC. (AFP | JIM WATSON) Bill and Melinda Gates, whose foundation has poured $10 million into a Colorado program testing ways to combine new state standards and teac... more »

With court win, 'parent trigger' school reform moves to crucial vote | California Watch

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With court win, 'parent trigger' school reform moves to crucial vote | California Watch: With court win, 'parent trigger' school reform moves to crucial vote by Natasha Lindstrom Anonymous David Pardo/Victorville Daily Press Doreen Diaz, mother of a fifth-grader at Desert Trails Elementary School in Adelanto, Calif., speaks about school reform during a parent union press conference in January. About nine months ago, at a small park playground a few hundred feet from their children’s struggling school, a group of parents chanted, cheered and delivered passionate speeches about their ... more »

NYC Educator: What's a New York Vote Worth?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 3 hours ago
NYC Educator: What's a New York Vote Worth?: What's a New York Vote Worth? by NYC Educator There was a debate in New York last night. But it was not aimed at New Yorkers. They were written off months, if not years ago. Since I first registered to vote, I've been a Democrat. I never voted against a Democrat until Governor 1% Cuomo showed up, peddling a brand of politics that looked to come straight out of the DFER playbook. I don't regret voting for Green candidate Howie Hawkins, since they've now got a regular spot on the NY State ballot as a result of people like me. Cuomo's opp... more »

Teacher Evaluation in K-12 and Higher Education | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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Teacher Evaluation in K-12 and Higher Education | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Teacher Evaluation in K-12 and Higher Education by larrycuban Here is my 10-year prediction about the use of value-added measures to evaluate K-12 teachers. Judging the effectiveness of teachers based on student test scores will get ratcheted downward in many districts’ efforts to come up with measures to determine how effective teachers are in their classrooms. The technical objections —instability in year-to-year scores and measurement error–added to the strong and abiding pe... more »

Noam Chomsky: "The Most Dangerous Moment," 50 Years Later | MyFDL

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
Noam Chomsky: "The Most Dangerous Moment," 50 Years Later | MyFDL: Noam Chomsky: “The Most Dangerous Moment,” 50 Years Later by Tom Engelhardt Surveillance photo of missiles in Cuba (Image: US Govt / Wikimedia Commons) *This article originally appeared at *TomDispatch.com*.* Here was the oddest thing: within weeks of the United States dropping an atomic bomb on a second Japanese city on August 9, 1945, and so obliterating it, Americans were already immersed in new scenarios of nuclear destruction. As the late Paul Boyer so vividly described in his classic book *By the Bomb’s Early Li... more »

California Teachers Demand Group Cease and Desist Logo Abuse - California Teachers Association

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 12 hours ago
California Teachers Demand Group Cease and Desist Logo Abuse - California Teachers Association: California Teachers Demand Group Cease and Desist Logo Abuse *Contacts: Becky Zoglman at 916-296-5271 (cell) or Claudia Briggs at 916-296-4087 (cell)* *CTA Supports Cathleen Galgiani for SD 5 *Sacramento, CA -- The California Teachers Association is calling on the Independent Expenditure group, Citizens for California Reform, to cease and desist using CTA’s logo in a deceptive political mail program attacking Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani of Stockton in her race against Assemblyman Bil... more »

A Principal Writes to President Obama: Schools do not Need Your Punishment. We Need Your Support - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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A Principal Writes to President Obama: Schools do not Need Your Punishment. We Need Your Support - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: A Principal Writes to President Obama: Schools do not Need Your Punishment. We Need Your Support by Anthony Cody Follow me on Twitter at @AnthonyCody As I have shared for the past week, I have volunteered to help Diane Ravitch collect and organize letters for the Campaign for our Public Schools, which will culminate on Wednesday, October 17. All the letters collected by then will be sent to the White House and to the Department of Educat... more »

UPDATE: Diane in the Evening 10-16-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 13 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: A MODEL LETTER FOR OCTOBER 17 by dianerav The deadline to send emails to the President to support the Campaign for Our Public Schools is October 17. Here are instructions about where to send them. Send them either to this blog or to Anthony Cody at Anthony_Cody@hotmail.com. Below is a model letter for teachers. It can be revised to make it appropriate for parents or anyone else. Write your own letter, in your own words. New Jersey Parents Write a Letter to President Obama by dianerav Parent activists in New Jersey have written the President. Please read. ... more »

Engaging Parents In School… » Munger Comes To Her Senses

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
Engaging Parents In School… » Munger Comes To Her Senses: Munger Comes To Her Senses by Larry Ferlazzo It appears like the California PTA and others were able to bring Molly Munger to her senses and, as the Sacramento Bee reports, Molly Munger pulling ad critical of Jerry Brown’s Prop. 30. Her spokesperson says: *“We made our point, and now we’re moving on,” said Proposition 38 spokesman Nathan Ballard. “This isn’t the No on 30 campaign. It’s the Yes on 38 campaign. We listened to our allies, and we will continue to listen to our allies.”* I’m not quite sure what point he’s talk... more »

Schools Matter: Dear President Obama

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 14 hours ago
Schools Matter: Dear President Obama: Dear President Obama Ms. Katie's Ramblings Monday, October 8, 2012 Letter to Obama *Diane Ravitch is encouraging everyone with an interest in education to write a letter to President Obama and send it to him on October 17th. Here is my letter: * Dear President Obama, I am writing to you today as one voice in a chorus of millions of educators, students, parents, and concerned citizens. I ask that you take a moment to hear our stories. Mr. President, I worked as a special education teacher at a small elementary school just two blocks from yo... more »

California PTA moms try to reach voters in a new way: gangsta rap comedy - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
California PTA moms try to reach voters in a new way: gangsta rap comedy - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: SHE ROCKS! @katymurphy Education reporter and blogger for the Oakland Tribune. Reach me at kmurphy@bayareanewsgroup.com. Oakland, CA · http://www.IBAbuzz.com/education California PTA moms try to reach voters in a new way: gangsta rap comedy By Katy Murphy Tuesday, October 16th, 2012 at 4:48 pm in Uncategorized. In case the sweet faces of underserved public schoolchildren aren’t enough to convince some California voters to approve Prop. 30 and/or 38... more »

Debate Non-Drinking Game « Student Activism

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 15 hours ago
Debate Non-Drinking Game « Student Activism: Debate Non-Drinking Game by Angus Johnston On Twitter a few minutes ago, I posted a list of ten topics I’d like to see discussed at tonight’s presidential debate, but don’t expect to. Since everything’s more fun when there’s something on the line, I’ve made the list into a contest — guess which ones will make it in, and whoever comes closest wins. Here’s the list: 1. Poverty. 2. Climate change. 3. Reproductive rights. 4. LGBTQ issues. 5. Student debt. 6. The drug war. 7. Voter

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Keep Your Eye on the Bouncing BEX Ball

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 16 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Keep Your Eye on the Bouncing BEX Ball: Keep Your Eye on the Bouncing BEX Ball by Melissa Westbrook Two more updates. This from the Board agenda as a change to the BEX list - an addition of *RBHS for seismic issues* and I note the new amount is at *$694.9M.* Also, below are notes from a parent who attended a meeting at Jane Addams last night. This is THEIR reading of what they heard. Anyone else attend who heard the same or different? *Here are a few details about the BEXIV bombshell delivered last night at a meeting at Jane Addams. District St... more »

Yoga and Mindfulness Educates the Whole Child — Whole Child Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 17 hours ago
Yoga and Mindfulness Educates the Whole Child — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: ASCD Whole Child Bloggers]Yoga and Mindfulness Educates the Whole Child October 16, 2012 by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers [image: Lara Veon - Mindful Practices] *Post submitted by Lara Veon, a team member at Mindful Practices. She is a body-centered psychotherapist, educator, writer, and yoga instructor who has been teaching and counseling in educational and community settings for more than ten years. Veon enjoys sharing the transformational impact of yoga and wellness with students in a... more »

US: PDE 'acted prematurely' in changing charter AYP calculation | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
US: PDE 'acted prematurely' in changing charter AYP calculation | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: US: PDE 'acted prematurely' in changing charter AYP calculation by Dale Mezzacappa US: PDE 'acted prematurely' in changing charter AYP calculationby Dale Mezzacappa on Oct 16 2012 Posted in Latest news - COMMENTS (4)PRINT - EMAIL[image: ""] Tags: - AYP - charter schools - standardized testing - testing Pennsylvania Secretary of Education Ron Tomalis "acted prematurely" in changing how to calculate adequate yearly progress for charter schools, accor... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Who Stands For New Jersey's Students?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 18 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Who Stands For New Jersey's Students?: Who Stands For New Jersey's Students? by Duke [image: Good News About New Jersey's Public Schools] *Cross-posted from Blue Jersey.* Yesterday, we had an interesting juxtaposition of views on child advocacy here in the Garden State. On the one hand: Dear Secretary Duncan, We are writing to express our grave concerns about the negative impact of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) waiver on New Jersey’s most vulnerable children. We understand that the waivers were an effort to return more control to the states to improve educationa... more »

Presidential Debate On Education: Will Obama Press Romney On Education Differences?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Presidential Debate On Education: Will Obama Press Romney On Education Differences?: Presidential Debate On Education: Will Obama Press Romney On Education Differences? by Joy Resmovits NEW YORK -- Michelle Rhee, the former chancellor of Washington, D.C. public schools, is frustrated. During the first presidential debate two weeks ago, she said she was pleased to see education mentioned a few times. But it stopped there. "There were a couple comments about education over the course of the evening but both candidates stayed at a very high level in terms of their talking points,"... more »

Hechinger Report | Why Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts education plan backfired

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 19 hours ago
Hechinger Report | Why Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts education plan backfired: Why Mitt Romney’s Massachusetts education plan backfired by Sarah Butrymowicz Ask Mitt Romney to name his signature education initiative as governor of Massachusetts and he’ll likely answer that it was the John and Abigail Adams Scholarship Program. The scholarship, established in 2004, covers tuition at in-state public colleges and universities for students who score in the top 25 percent of their district on the state’s 10th-grade math and English standardized tests. Mitt Romney at a rally in Virginia Be... more »

Schools Matter: Coercing Silence

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 20 hours ago
Schools Matter: Coercing Silence: Coercing Silence by Storm I began blogging about "education," in an attempt to define and understand the word when applied to a social system as well as in an attempt to discover the ways we are "taught" how to behave outside of those curricular and pedagogical walls. I asked myself, and what audience I might have imagined having, "What is a school?" I'm not sure I have met a definition that I would want to stand by as a "good." Much of what follows seems compelled out of me after reading this column by Glenn Greenwald in *The Guardian*, "Free... more »

Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) candidates in Washington State | Seattle Education

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Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) candidates in Washington State | Seattle Education: Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) candidates in the Washington State by seattleducation2011 Be aware that there are candidates supported by Democrats for Education Reform (DFER) in Washington State. This organization funds efforts to privatize public schools. According to *DFER Watch*: Democrats for Education Reform is a political action committee supported largely by hedge fund managers favoring charter schools, merit-pay tied to test scores, high-stakes testing, school choice (including... more »

Drummond: Oakland schools hope to reduce suspensions of black boys - Inside Bay Area

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Drummond: Oakland schools hope to reduce suspensions of black boys - Inside Bay Area: Drummond: Oakland schools hope to reduce suspensions of black boys By Tammerlin Drummond Oakland Tribune Columnist Posted: 10/15/2012 04:40:35 PM PDT Updated: 10/16/2012 05:12:04 AM PDT Click photo to enlarge Anthony Smith, Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District, speaks during an Oakland... Related - Sep 28: - Oakland schools enter agreement to reduce suspensions of black students How is this possible? One out of every three black boys in middle school in the Oakland public... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Stand for Children Tells Board to Sit Down and Shut Up

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Stand for Children Tells Board to Sit Down and Shut Up: Stand for Children Tells Board to Sit Down and Shut Up by Melissa Westbrook Amazing. Not only is Stand for Children NOT a "education group"; now they are against basic democracy. Here's what they said yesterday: *"Ask Seattle Public Schools to let the people lead on charter schools. Instead of waiting to see what the will of the voters is, the Seattle School board wants to preempt our right to decide. That's not what we want from our elected officials"* (And I note they didn't put this on t... more »

Documentary about math education to premiere in Oregon this weekend | OregonLive.com

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Documentary about math education to premiere in Oregon this weekend | OregonLive.com: Documentary about math education to premiere in Oregon this weekend[image: Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian]By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian on October 16, 2012 at 10:01 AM [image: mathkids.jpg]In a scene from "The Biggest Story Problem," students at a New Mexico middle school confer about math. Incourtesy of ImagineEducation A provocative documentary about U.S. education will makes its public debut at the Eugene International Film Festival this weekend and excerpts will be presented at a national mi... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the wake of Chicago teachers strike...

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: In the wake of Chicago teachers strike...: In the wake of Chicago teachers strike... by Mike Klonsky North Shore teachers are out on strike this morning. Here, fifth grade Lincoln Elementary teacher Larry Patrick, center, rallys with other 112 district teachers outside the North Shore School District 112 Office. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)Poll watching madness. Isn't this just another way of turning politics into a spectator sport? Like watching the

NYC: Ground Zero for Edu-Hucksterism | EduShyster

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NYC: Ground Zero for Edu-Hucksterism | EduShyster: NYC: Ground Zero for Edu-Hucksterism by edushyster2012 In a typical year, Deborah Kenny replaces half of the teachers at Harlem Village Academy Charter School with teachers who are fresher and more innovative. Why it seems like mere days ago that EduShyster was leading a tour through the phantasy land that is Education Reform, Inc. Along the way we encountered miracle teachers who dazzled us with their pheats of strength, and miracle students, whose smiling visages light up so many of our favorite #edreform websites. Well reader, ... more »

Another Illinois teacher strike. Get use to it. « Fred Klonsky

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Another Illinois teacher strike. Get use to it. « Fred Klonsky: Another Illinois teacher strike. Get use to it. by Fred Klonsky Four hundred teachers, members of the North Shore Education Association, are walking picket lines this morning outside of schools in Highland Park, Highwood and Fort Sheridan. Over 4,000 students will not be in classrooms. The issue is fair compensation. NSEA President Pamela Kramer expressed dismay that the School Board did not make an offer that would be ratified by her membership.“The (union) began the bargaining session in an optimistic frame of mind,... more »

A litany of troubles in special education | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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A litany of troubles in special education | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: A litany of troubles in special educationby Bill Hangley Jr. on Oct 16 2012 - COMMENTS (0)PRINT - EMAIL[image: ""] Tags: - William Hite - School Reform Commission It was an evening of troubling data, frustrated parents, and hopeful promises from District officials who know they have a long way to go. This month’s District strategy meeting focused on the challenges posed by special education, and judging from the evening’s proceedings, they are significant. The session included a ... more »

Education Research Report: How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
Education Research Report: How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education: How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education A new report, *Democracy Left Behind: How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education,* by Kenneth Howe and David Meens of the University of Colorado Boulder examines the impact on democratic ideals of vanishing local control over education. Howe and Meens describe local control as “the power of communities, made up of individuals bound t... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, October 16, 2012

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: [image: head]*http://www.educycle.com/* Education Headlines *Tuesday, October 16, 2012* Five candidates vie for three school board seatsPanama-Buena Vista Union School District board of trustee candidates are campaigning for votes in an election that for the first time will feature "by-trustee-area" seats as opposed to the previous system in which all candidates ran "at-large." Three seek two seats on Sausalito Marin City School District board as change loomsThree candidates are vying for two seats on the Sausalito Marin City Sch...more »

California STEM Summit 2012

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago
California STEM Summit 2012: *Twelve CALFORNIA WOMEN Honored as “LEADING WOMEN IN STEM” FOR ADVANCING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM) EDUCATION* * * *Business, Education, and Nonprofit Women Leaders Honored at California STEM Summit for Achievements in Bolstering STEM Education and Job Creation Across California* *San Diego, CA – October 16, 2012 – *Twelve women from across California will be honored today as “Leading Women in STEM” at an awards luncheon taking place at the 2012 California STEM Summit at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego. The Le... more »

Public Schools: Fostering the Dreams of the First Generation | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Public Schools: Fostering the Dreams of the First Generation | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Public Schools: Fostering the Dreams of the First Generation by Tarsi Dunlop While a college education is acknowledged to be the pathway into the middle class, getting into the higher education system requires an understanding of the application process. For many first generation college students, especially those who are from low-income families, the process is daunting with an overwhelming amount of information and countless choices. My own experience, with signific... more »

Shanker Blog » College Attainment In The U.S. And Around The World

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago
Shanker Blog » College Attainment In The U.S. And Around The World: College Attainment In The U.S. And Around The World by Matthew Di Carlo A common talking point in circles in that college attainment in the U.S. used to be among the highest in the world, but is now ranked middling-to-low (the ranking cited is typically around 15th) among OECD nations. As is the case when people cite rankings on the PISA assessment, this is often meant to imply that the U.S. education system is failing and getting worse.* The latter arguments are of course oversimplifications, given that college at... more »

 
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