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Kimble's Corner: New Commercial for my Memoirs
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Kimble's Corner: New Commercial for my Memoirs: New Commercial for my Memoirs by Representative Kimble Popout [image: The Cure for Romnesia (click picture)]
Connecticut business leaders urge Bridgeport voters to give up their democratic rights - Wait, What?
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Connecticut business leaders urge Bridgeport voters to give up their democratic rights - Wait, What?: Connecticut business leaders urge Bridgeport voters to give up their Democratic Rights by jonpelto Yesterday, the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), a statewide group made up of some of Connecticut’s most influential business leaders, called upon Bridgeport voters to do away with their elected board of education, and instead, allow Bill Finch, the Mayor of Bridgeport, to appoint who he sees fit to serve on Bridgeport’s school board. Connecticut Council for Education... more »
Hechinger Report | Online education needs to hold itself to higher standards than traditional classrooms, report warns
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Hechinger Report | Online education needs to hold itself to higher standards than traditional classrooms, report warns: Online education needs to hold itself to higher standards than traditional classrooms, report warns by Jill Barshay The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNacol) issued a report Tuesday calling for online schools and providers of online courses to hold themselves to a higher standard than traditional brick-and-mortar schools. The association also said it would launch a pilot project with three to five states to collect data that measures online-e... more »
Schools Matter: NCLB Waivers Allow Hostile Corporate Takeovers of Schools
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Schools Matter: NCLB Waivers Allow Hostile Corporate Takeovers of Schools: NCLB Waivers Allow Hostile Corporate Takeovers of Schools by Jim Horn Thanks to Stan Karp for this compilation: *Lawmakers seek to end N.J. takeover of schools*** *The Record* *Paterson would gain control of its public school system for the first time in 21 years under legislation introduced by Democrats that also would limit future state takeovers to five years, lawmakers announced Friday. "It's time for the state to admit that the prolonged takeover of a local school district is a failed experiment, and it'... more »
Chicago town hall for an elected school board. The spirit of Harold Washington was in the room. « Fred Klonsky
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Chicago town hall for an elected school board. The spirit of Harold Washington was in the room. « Fred Klonsky: Chicago town hall for an elected school board. The spirit of Harold Washington was in the room. by Fred Klonsky More than one speaker referred to the movement that elected Harold Washington as Chicago’s first Black mayor. Last night’s Town Hall at the Logan Square Auditorium brought together several hundred activists to hear CTU President Karen Lewis, UIC Professor Pauline Lipman, Ames School parent activist Dalia Bonilla and columnist for the Chicago Reader Ben Joravsk... more »
Sexual Assault Scandal Rocks Amherst College « Student Activism
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Sexual Assault Scandal Rocks Amherst College « Student Activism: ' Sexual Assault Scandal Rocks Amherst College by Angus Johnston Last week a former Amherst College student’s harrowing account of being raped on campus — and of the administration’s subsequent appalling failure to support her or deal with the incident responsibly — was published in the college newspaper and almost immediately began to draw attention across the country. Angie Epifano’s story of rape, involuntary institutionalization, and administrative failure brought other campus rape survivors forward, sparked vigil... more »
No on charter school Initiative 1240 talking points | Seattle Education
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No on charter school Initiative 1240 talking points | Seattle Education: No on charter school Initiative 1240 talking points by seattleducation2011 [image: No on 1240 (click on picture)] *“Funding proven solutions for ALL students, not unproven initiatives for a few”* *The above statement is from the No on I1240 campaign.* A request has gone out to provide a short list of talking points for the No on Initiative 1240 campaign. I have borrowed heavily (meaning word for word) from Dr. Au’s post, a letter to be presented to Reuven Carlyle and my own posts on Initiative 1240 to distill ... more »
My View: Why I will vote for President Obama – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs
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My View: Why I will vote for President Obama – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs: My View: Why I will vote for President Obama [image: Courtesy Jack Miller]By *Diane Ravitch*, Special to CNN *Editor’s note: Diane Ravitch** was Assistant Secretary of Education in the administration of George H.W. Bush. She is a historian of education and is now a Research Professor at New York University. She is the author of several books on education, including her latest “The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education.” She blogs daily... more »
Morning UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 10-24-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] I Will Vote for Obama by dianerav I have decided to vote to re-elect President Barack Obama. As readers of this blog are well aware, I strongly oppose what he is doing to our nation’s education system. I dislike Race to the Top, which in many respects is far worse than the failed No Child Left Behind. I know how the Obama administration has outsourced its education policies to the Gates Foundation, the Broad Foundation, and the Wall Street hedge fund managers (the alleged Democrats for Education Reform). Bu... more »
What Would a President Romney Do on K-12? :: Frederick M. Hess
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What Would a President Romney Do on K-12? :: Frederick M. Hess: What Would a President Romney Do on K-12? *by Frederick M. Hess • Oct 24, 2012 at 6:24 am Cross-posted from Education Week* Print Send RSS [image: Share] Share What would a Mitt Romney presidency look like when it comes to K-12? Now that it's more of a horse race than it was before I took my October hiatus, this is a more interesting question. I walk through the likely implications of a Romney win in the most recent *Phi Delta Kappan* (see here). But, for those in a hurry, here are a couple highlights: *Big Picture:*... more »
Interviews; Save Our Schools People's Convention 2012Save Our Schools
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Interviews; Save Our Schools People's Convention 2012Save Our Schools: Interviews; Save Our Schools People’s Convention 2012 by Server Education Radio Presents Save Our Schools People’s ConventionOriginally Published Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at *Education Radio* *We, Save Our Schools, wish to thank Education Radio for this timeless treasure.* Download the program: Internet Archive Audioport [podcast] In August 2011, Education Radio released its debut show – filled with the passionate voices and stories of theSave Our Schools National Convention and March held in Washington DC that J... more »
Daily Kos: Gary Johnson gets endorsement from Republican paper
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Daily Kos: Gary Johnson gets endorsement from Republican paper: Gary Johnson gets endorsement from Republican paper by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) The Chattanooga Times Free Press has chosen the Libertarian over Mitt Romney. It will not flip the state away from the Republican, but it is worth reading their reasoning. They begin by asserting their principles: For more than 80 years, the Free Press editorial page has been a voice for free market economic philosophies, personal responsibility and limited, responsible government. Endorsing the presidential candidate who most thor... more »
Romney’s right to oppose Common Core (even if wrong on facts) | EdSource Today
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Romney’s right to oppose Common Core (even if wrong on facts) | EdSource Today: Romney’s right to oppose Common Core (even if wrong on facts) ** October 24th, 2012 | Add a Comment | By Doug Lasken Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services [image: Doug Lasken] Doug Lasken Many education activists were high-fiving in September when Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney finally attacked President Obama’s signature education initiative, the Common Core State Standards. It was a long time coming, though it hasn’t quite come yet. ... more »
We Can’t Afford to De-Professionalize Education | toteachornototeach
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We Can’t Afford to De-Professionalize Education | toteachornototeach: We Can’t Afford to De-Professionalize Education by aristotlethewise *We Can’t Afford to De-Professionalize Education* by Ellen Wood The fight that pitted the Chicago Teachers Union against performance-based decision making by the district’s school leaders de-professionalizes education at a time when we desperately need to recruit the best and brightest to teach in our nation’s schools. What was the fight about in Chicago? Contrary to what most people and media outlets assume, it wasn’t about money. The Chicago Te... more »
NYC Educator: It's Not Who You Know. It's Whom You Know
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NYC Educator: It's Not Who You Know. It's Whom You Know: It's Not Who You Know. It's Whom You Know by NYC Educator For several weeks now, I've been writing about the new program my school has been using to keep track of student data. It's called Skedula, and it's largely unpopular in my building. It just seems like you always need to do three things instead of one. Furthermore, though most of my colleagues use ipads, there is no ipad app. The rep came to our school several weeks ago, and assured us we'd have one in two weeks. Now I hear the real roll out date is sometime in Decembe... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What is the Alliance for Education?
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: What is the Alliance for Education?: What is the Alliance for Education? by Charlie Mas I'm confounded by the Alliance for Education. I don't know what it is anymore. At one time the Alliance was all about fundraising for Seattle Public Schools. It raised money for the District through it's own events and promotional activities and it acted as fiscal agent for school-related causes. That's it. No politics, no policy, just raised money for the District. Now it has morphed into something else. It has become a subsidiary of the Chamber of Commerce,... more »
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sending a strong message: This movement is for real
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Sending a strong message: This movement is for real: Sending a strong message: This movement is for real by Mike Klonsky Last night's panelistsPacked houseLast night's Town Hall Meeting sent a strong message that the movement for an elected school board in Chicago is the real deal. We packed the Logan Square Auditorium to hear a panel of dynamic speakers that included CTU Pres. *Karen Lewis*, UIC Prof. *Pauline Lipman*, Ames Middle School parent, *Dalia Bonilla,* and Chicago Reader columnist, *Ben Joravsky*. Former state rep. candidate *Will Guzzardi ... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Newark Teachers Contract Under Fire From Rank-And-File
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Jersey Jazzman: Newark Teachers Contract Under Fire From Rank-And-File: Newark Teachers Contract Under Fire From Rank-And-File by Duke Looks like the Newark teachers contract, agreed to by the union leadership and the district, is under attack from members of the rank-and-file: Leaders of the Newark Teachers Union faced a barrage of criticism from rank and file members tonight over the historic three-year contract signed Friday that, for the first time, will offer annual bonuses of up to $12,500 to top teachers. Many of the teachers and school employees who spoke during the meetin... more »
Diane in the Evening 10-23-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: Love Us Less. Respect Us More. by dianerav The blogger known as Students Last usually writes parodies. But the last Presidential debate made him turn serious. Both candidates said they “love teachers.” Yes, everyone really, really loves teachers. Students Last couldn’t stand the fake love and wrote this: We know you come to this site for a laugh but some things are just NOT funny. Here’s a non-satirical editorial Teacher: How the DC Public Schools Ruined My Career by dianerav As a former DCPS teacher from 2008-2012, this system stressed me out so much so tha... more »
Why Learning Math Is Political | The Jose Vilson
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Why Learning Math Is Political | The Jose Vilson: Why Learning Math Is Political by Jose Paul Ryan Cartoon For my own professional development, I picked up the book *Radical Equations: Math Literacy and Civil Rights* by Robert Moses. The book equates the struggles Moses had with developing voter representations amongst the most underrepresented in the South with developing math knowledge / pedagogy into the curriculum in America’s classrooms. Observe: So algebra, once solely in place as the gatekeeper for higher math and the priesthood who gained access to it, now is the gatekeepe... more »
School Tech Connect: Pensions, Judges, Dogs....
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School Tech Connect: Pensions, Judges, Dogs....: Pensions, Judges, Dogs.... by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Night Two of intensive care here on the kitchen floor. I feel like the Bean has turned a corner--- she's showing mild interest in the idea of food. As in, she can stand to be in the same room as it. Anyway, a little birdy pointed me to this well-done story on the constitutional amendment by Amanda Vinicky. There's a sound file on the story--- you can't embed it but it's worth a listen. At the 40 second mark, Speaker Madigan refers to the legislature in a weirdly detached... more »
The Cure for Romnesia
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Barack Obama: * The Cure for Romnesia* * * * The Cure for Romnesia* *The Cure for Romnesia* *The Cure for Romnesia* *The Cure for Romnesia* *The Cure for Romnesia* *The Cure for Romnesia*
New college program targets students with grit, not high test scores - latimes.com
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New college program targets students with grit, not high test scores - latimes.com: New college program targets students with grit, not high test scores A new college program that will primarily select students by personal characteristics -– grit, resiliency and motivation –- rather than test scores began accepting applications this week for campuses in California and Colorado. Portmont College at Mount St. Mary’s aims to give students who have “the will but not the way” high-quality, personalized programs featuring online learning, success coaches and other services -- all for th... more »
The in box. Responding to Ty Fahner about the Constitutional Amendment. « Fred Klonsky
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The in box. Responding to Ty Fahner about the Constitutional Amendment. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Responding to Ty Fahner about the Constitutional Amendment. by Fred Klonsky Fred, *I received the following e-mails from a friend, and I wanted to know how YOU would respond to them. Thanks, Esther Allman* *Below are two emails that I received in response to my sending out my own emails to all of my friends and family to vote NO against the amendment. What arguments can be used to respond to these type of messages? Or does mean that we are in a tough battle and the lines are drawn?*... more »
Duncan Emphasizes Teacher Quality Over Class Sizes – SchoolBook
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Duncan Emphasizes Teacher Quality Over Class Sizes – SchoolBook: Duncan Emphasizes Teacher Quality Over Class Sizes by Yasmeen Khan When asked to rank the importance of class size among criteria for improving education, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan put it behind teacher quality although he said “in an ideal world” class sizes would be smaller. “I have yet to go to a great school that doesn’t have a great principal; you need a great teacher in every single classroom,” Duncan said during a tour of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-Tech) in Brooklyn. In th... more »
Mitt Romney's 'I Love Teachers' Remark Spurs Fake Valentine From Union
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Mitt Romney's 'I Love Teachers' Remark Spurs Fake Valentine From Union: Mitt Romney's 'I Love Teachers' Remark Spurs Fake Valentine From Union by Joy Resmovits [image: mitt romney i love teachers] Just how much does Mitt Romney love teachers? "I love teachers," he said repeatedly during a spirited exchange in Monday night's foreign policy debate that went off topic, to the annoyance of moderator Bob Schieffer, and delved into teacher hiring policies. But Romney also said he doesn't think the federal government should pay to hire teachers, even at a time when so many school syst... more »
Jersey Jazzman: No Matter What You Call It, It's Still Merit Pay
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Jersey Jazzman: No Matter What You Call It, It's Still Merit Pay: No Matter What You Call It, It's Still Merit Pay by Duke Folks, considering my record on merit pay, I think I have been more than fair regarding the Newark contract. I've been laying out the facts and what I believe are the long-term consequences - that's it. While I believe this contract has ramifications for every teacher in New Jersey, I haven't called for rejecting the deal outright because it's not my place to make that call. And I understand as well as anyone that in negotiations you sometimes have to take w... more »
Did Nixon Win the Popular Vote in 1960? « Student Activism
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Did Nixon Win the Popular Vote in 1960? « Student Activism: Did Nixon Win the Popular Vote in 1960? by Angus Johnston In a blogpost yesterday on the Electoral College, NY Times columnist Ross Douthat reported that “if you believe Sean Trende’s fascinating analysis,” Richard Nixon won the popular vote in the 1960 presidential election. I hadn’t seen this claim before, and I’m a dork, so I popped over to take a look. Trende’s piece, published over the weekend, notes that in 1960 Alabama voters didn’t vote for presidential candidates, but for individual electors, and that they we all... more »
Voucher law questioned in desegregation case | The Advertiser | theadvertiser.com
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Voucher law questioned in desegregation case | The Advertiser | theadvertiser.com: Voucher law questioned in desegregation case NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana's education chief has been summoned to federal court in a case involving the state's new school voucher law and a 47-year-old desegregation case. U.S. District Judge Ivan Lemelle has ordered White and the state education board to come to federal court in New Orleans next Tuesday. The Tangipahoa school system argues that the voucher law, which pays private school tuition for some lower-income students from low-performing school... more »
The next day the debate made me angry. « Fred Klonsky
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The next day the debate made me angry. « Fred Klonsky: The next day the debate made me angry. by Fred Klonsky I laughed at Obama’s line about horses and bayonets. I chuckled at some of the clever Romney-bashing tweets that I followed simultaneously while watching the two of them. At one point I turned to Anne and asked if she thought Romney actually looked ill, as if he were about to throw up? I watched about a half hour of the post-debate spin on MSNBC and CNN. I agreed that Obama won on points. Then I went to bed. But this morning I woke up
Jersey Jazzman: Fact: Some Newark Merit Pay Will Go To the Wrong Teachers
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Jersey Jazzman: Fact: Some Newark Merit Pay Will Go To the Wrong Teachers: Fact: Some Newark Merit Pay Will Go To the Wrong Teachers by Duke * but only if they adhere to a merit pay program.* The teachers of Newark have a decision to make: they can accept a large sum of private money and settle their contract... but only if they adhere to a merit pay program. I am not about to tell anyone what to do, but I do feel compelled to lay out the facts. And one fact is for certain: If the merit pay bonuses are based on the state-mandated four-tier evaluation system, *at least some of the... more »
How to Balance the Art & Science of Teaching
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How to Balance the Art & Science of Teaching: How to Balance the Art & Science of Teaching by Sam Recently, I gave a TED talk outlining why I think we’re in the midst of the most exciting and difficult time to be a teacher in American history. These sorts of things are always an imperfect effort to inject new ideas into the stratosphere, but I received lots of nice comments and feedback, including some observations that only a mom – my mom – would share (“Your posture was very relaxed, and you never even said ‘um’!”). It was another thing my mother said that struck me, though. “Do y... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: Consulting companies the bain of public space, schools...
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Consulting companies the bain of public space, schools...: Consulting companies the bain of public space, schools... by Mike Klonsky BSGDaniel Denvir has a great post over at The Atlantic Cities blog, "As Local Governments Shrink, Private Consultants Reap Rewards." Denvir describes the trend of supplanting public space and decision making with corporate consulting companies. One of the main proponents of this strategy is Mitt Romney, who started in business with the Boston Consulting Company. After leaving BCG, Mitt Romney went on to work at Bain... more »
Why Do Some of America's Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana's Education System? | The Nation
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Why Do Some of America's Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana's Education System? | The Nation: Why Do Some of America's Wealthiest Individuals Have Fingers in Louisiana's Education System? Matthew Cunningham-Cook October 17, 2012 [image: Louisiana school board elections] Last fall, a coterie of extremely wealthy billionaires, among them New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, turned the races for unpaid positions on the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) into some of the most expensive in the state’s history. Seven pro-education “reform” ca... more »
The California Majority Report // STATE'S TOP EDUCATION LEADERS TORLAKSON AND O’CONNELL SAY NO ON PROPOSITION 31
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The California Majority Report // STATE'S TOP EDUCATION LEADERS TORLAKSON AND O’CONNELL SAY NO ON PROPOSITION 31: NO ON PROPOSITION 31 California State Sen. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and his predecessor in that position, former State Sen. Jack O’Connell, today announced their opposition to Prop 31, a ballot measure that would cap state spending on education. “With our schools in the midst of a financial emergency, the last thing California needs is to shift millions of dollars away from education – yet that’s exactly what Prop. 31 does,” said Torklason. “A... more »
The changing blame game in U.S. education
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The changing blame game in U.S. education: The changing blame game in U.S. education Posted by Valerie Strauss on October 23, 2012 at 12:15 pm Teachers have felt under such heavy assault for the past several years by school reformers intent on using assessment methods that experts say are invalid, reducing their collective bargaining rights and other actions that it may be hard to remember that it wasn’t always this way. In the following post, Larry Cuban, a former superintendent of Arlington Public Schools, writes about the changing “blame game” in American education. Cuban was s... more »
Like Romney, Obama Admin Has Supported Larger Class Sizes. Parents and Teachers Don’t Like It - Dana Goldstein
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Like Romney, Obama Admin Has Supported Larger Class Sizes. Parents and Teachers Don’t Like It - Dana Goldstein: Like Romney, Obama Admin Has Supported Larger Class Sizes. Parents and Teachers Don’t Like It by Dana Goldstein Despite moderator Bob Schieffer’s wrongheaded assertion that education isn’t a foreign policy issue, class size emerged as a flash point at Monday night’s debate. President Obama boasted about his administration’s record on saving teaching positions and spoke about his plan to hire more math and science educators in particular, which he argued would help Americ... more »
Miami-Dade Crowned Most Improved Urban School District - US News and World Report
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Miami-Dade Crowned Most Improved Urban School District - US News and World Report: Miami-Dade Crowned Most Improved Urban School DistrictGains in college readiness and student achievement helped the five-time finalist win the Broad Prize. By KELSEY SHEEHY October 23, 2012 RSS Feed Print [image: Gains in graduation rates and college readiness helped Miami-Dade win the 2012 Broad Prize for Urban Education.] Gains in graduation rates and college readiness helped Miami-Dade win the 2012 Broad Prize for Urban Education. Strong and steady won the race for Miami-Dade County Public School... more »
Program Improvement, Corrective Action and/or Restructuring With new AYP data comes corrective action and restructuring demands SI&A Cabinet Report.
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SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: *With new AYP data comes corrective action and restructuring demands * *By Rick Carder* Tuesday, October 23, 2012 With the California Department of Education’s release of 2012 Adequate Yearly Progress data some of your schools may have been identified for advanced stages of Program Improvement, Corrective Action and/or Restructuring. Additionally, you may have some schools exiting PI identification. Last week *“Categorical Connection”* provided information regarding the CDE waiver request for the current year 14-day parental notification man... more »
HechingerEd Blog | Survey: Today’s teaching force is less experienced, more open to change
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HechingerEd Blog | Survey: Today’s teaching force is less experienced, more open to change: Survey: Today’s teaching force is less experienced, more open to change by Jackie Mader More inexperienced teachers are in today’s classrooms than ever before and they are more open than their veteran colleagues to performance-driven options for how they’re evaluated and paid, according to the results of a new survey conducted by the Boston-based nonprofit Teach Plus. For the first time in decades, more than 50 percent of the nation’s teaching force is comprised of teachers who have been in t... more »
The Passions of Ann Romney: Horses, Charter Schools | EduShyster
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The Passions of Ann Romney: Horses, Charter Schools | EduShyster The Passion of Ann Romney: Horses, Charter Schools by edushyster2012 In a new interview with *Good Housekeeping* Ann Romney reveals that her major passions include horses and charter schools. Reader, I have been so worried about what will happen to the most vulnerable among us should Mitt Romney win the election: children Democrats for Education Reform. What if, even though DFER’s positions on education are straight out of the ALEC playbook, these scrappy ascot wearing advocates for reform should find themselves withou... more »
PSAT for 10-23-12: Why wait to vote on an elected school board in Chicago? Parents United for Responsible Education
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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » PSAT for 10-23-12: Why wait to vote on an elected school board in Chicago? PSAT for 10-23-12: Why wait to vote on an elected school board in Chicago? by admin Early voting started yesterday and most Chicagoans have a special opportunity this fall to make our voices heard on the issue of an elected school board, thanks to the determined hard work of a group of Chicago Public School parents and others who collected thousands of signatures on petitions, enough to get a referendum on the ballot in about half of Chicago’s voting p... more »
A memory of Russell Means, who I never met. « Fred Klonsky
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A memory of Russell Means, who I never met. « Fred Klonsky A memory of Russell Means, who I never met. by Fred Klonsky Russell Means died yesterday at the age of 72. Means was a leader of the American Indian Movement that led the upraising at Wounded Knee in 1973. I never met him. I would have liked to. In 1973 I drove my 1968 little green Volkswagon in my move from LA to Chicago. All across the western part of the US I followed the events at Wounded Knee on the radio. At a stop in Gallup, New Mexico local Native people were protesting the shooting of a young Native teenager by the ... more »
NYC Public School Parents: Vote on eliminating reporting on class size and TCUs postponed
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NYC Public School Parents: Vote on eliminating reporting on class size and TCUs postponed Vote on eliminating reporting on class size and TCUs postponed by Molly The mayor has established a Report & Advisory Board Review Commission through a charter amendment, which is supposed to decide which legally-mandated reporting requirements should be eliminated. The Commission has a majority of mayoral appointees and has the authority to override city law. DOE proposed the elimination of the November class size report and the annual report on TCUs or school trailers, making claims abou... more »
Early UPDATE: Diane in the Afternoon 10-23-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog Paul Tough’s How Children Succeed by dianerav While I was traveling in the Midwest, visiting states like Ohio and Michigan where public education is under attack, I read Paul Tough’s new book *How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character*. I read it the way I like to read when a book is important, with frequent underlining and occasional stars and asterisks. I found much to like in it. For one thing, Tough directly refutes the privatizers’ claim that poverty doesn’t matter. The book makes clear through the personal stories of youn... more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, October 23, 2012
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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team Education Headlines *Tuesday, October 23, 2012* Hanson asks community to help Fresno UnifiedFresno Unified Superintendent Michael Hanson gave a personal and sometimes emotional state-of-the district address Monday, calling on education, community and business leaders to stay connected for the future of the city's children. Measure E tax plan figures into Davis school board raceThe candidates voters choose for the two open seats this November will have a daunting task ahead of them: how to preserve programs, maintain class sizes and ...more »
SOCIAL JUSTICE MAN is Here! | EduSanity
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SOCIAL JUSTICE MAN is Here! | EduSanity: SOCIAL JUSTICE MAN is Here! October 23, 2012 by jendacott Last week I had the pleasure of listening to a talk by Dr. P.L. Thomas, an Associate Professor at Furman University and author of Ignoring Poverty In the U.S.: The Corporate Takeover of Public Education. Dr. Thomas had much to say about the problems that childhood poverty causes in the United States in regards to education. For example, while many European countries that we compare ourselves to with the almighty test score have childhood poverty rates below 10%, the United States has... more »
Modern School: Lack-of-School-to-Prison Pipeline
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Modern School: Lack-of-School-to-Prison Pipeline: Lack-of-School-to-Prison Pipeline by Michael Dunn Image from Flickr, by aclu.socal We often hear of the school-to-prison pipeline, where kids exit our public education system poorly educated and without a diploma or skills, leaving them vulnerable to unemployment and a future life of crime. While this is clearly a bombastic overstatement, it is true that prisoners tend to be less literate and educated than society at large. Indeed, some estimates indicate that as many as 66% of California’s inmates are reading below a 9th-grade read... more »
Help now! A call to action on the No on Initiative 1240 campaign. | Seattle Education
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Help now! A call to action on the No on Initiative 1240 campaign. | Seattle Education: Help now! A call to action on the No on Initiative 1240 campaign. by seattleducation2011 What do we want? DIRECT VOTER CONTACT! When do we want it? NOW! Help People for Our Public Schools reach voters this week and tell them to vote NO on I-1240! To paraphrase Mr. Rogers, YOU are the only YOU there is. And we need YOU to help us now!! *1. Phone bank* – THIS WEEK, Tuesday Oct 23, Wednesday Oct 24 and Thursday Oct 25 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at our office in Seattle, 1914 N. 34th Street, Suite 20... more »
Ed Notes Online: Washington Irving Campus Acts Up Against Eva Moskowitz Invasion
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Ed Notes Online: Washington Irving Campus Acts Up Against Eva Moskowitz Invasion: Washington Irving Campus Acts Up Against Eva Moskowitz Invasion by ed notes online Evil has been given a reported 27 rooms in the school, prime real estate located in the heart of Gramercy Park, the most outrageous land grab since the railroad barons. Public Hearing: Nov. 1, 6PM - *Anti Moskowitz Co-location Rally at Washington Irving* *October 18, 2012* Video at: http://vimeo.com/m/51866144 We made this happen today! Against all odds (a beaten down rest staff of the phasing out original school, 2 b... more »
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