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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, November 9, 2012

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *California State University Monterey Bay* Education Headlines *Friday, November 9, 2012* Ocean View district names new superintendentA new leader has been chosen for the Ocean View School District. Gustavo "Gus" Balderas will be the new Superintendent of Schools starting Jan. 1 to replace William Loose, who was put on paid leave in July. Criticized O.C. school district stops cat dissectionsScience classes in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District have halted cat dissections this year after animal-rights activists complained th... more »

Criticizing the One They Endorsed | Truth in American Education

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Criticizing the One They Endorsed | Truth in American Education: Criticizing the One They Endorsed by Shane Vander Hart It’s pretty fascinating to see people fall all over themselves to endorse President Obama criticize him sharply on his education policies. We’re concerned about a federal take over of education where parents and local stakeholders will lose influence over education policy. They’re afraid of teachers losing their jobs. But Obama’s first term also saw the creation of the Race to the Top program, which angered unions by requiring participating states to evaluate t... more »

Jon Stewart focuses on public education

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Jon Stewart focuses on public education: Jon Stewart focuses on public education Posted by Valerie Strauss on November 9, 2012 at 9:11 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » On “The Daily Show” Thursday night, Jon Stewart did a segment that focused on public education — the impact of budget cuts, how kids learn, teachers. This was all in his discussion with director Katie Dellamaggiore and student Pobo Efekoro about their documentary film “Brooklyn Castle,” which details how budget cuts affected a... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remembering Central Falls, I hear that Duncan is staying put

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remembering Central Falls, I hear that Duncan is staying put: Remembering Central Falls, I hear that Duncan is staying put by Mike Klonsky Anonymous reader points to Lynn Sweet's column in the Sun-Times which tells us that *Arne Duncan* wants another term and "there is no plan for a change." While I'd be happy to see Duncan go, I'm not so concerned with that now, since it would only amount to a cosmetic change at best. Obama shows no sign of evolving in his understanding of education reform and it's clear (to me at least) that Duncan was never capabl... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Remembering Central Falls, I hear that Duncan is staying put

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The Educated Reporter: The Experts Chime In: What's Next For Federal Education Policy?

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The Educated Reporter: The Experts Chime In: What's Next For Federal Education Policy?: The Experts Chime In: What's Next For Federal Education Policy? If you’re looking for insights into what's next for federal education policy, I recommend watching the replay of a lively and insightful panel discussion held Thursday at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Here’s just a snippet from panelist Alyson Klein of Education Week’s Politics K-12blog, explaining why President Obama is likely motivated to make higher education a priority in his second term: “If half of t... more »

PublicEye.org -The Right's "School Choice" Scheme

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PublicEye.org - The Website of Political Research Associates: The Right's "School Choice" Scheme By Rachel Tabachnick *Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, left, makes a point as Kathleen Oropeza, the Orlando mother who helped create the Fund Education Now group, listens during the Florida Forward education reform forum, hosted by the Orlando Sentinel, Tuesday, September 20, 2011, in downtown Orlando, Florida. Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/MCT via Getty Images.* In June 1995, the economist Milton Friedman wrote an article for the *Washington Post* promoting the use of public education ... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 11-9-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] A Parent Leader Thanks Karran Harper Royal by dianerav Helen Gym is a brave and articulate parent leader in Philadelphia. She has been leading the fight to stop the privatization of the public schools in that district, particularly the plan proposed by he Boston Consulting Group (parent of Bain Capital) to shift 40% of Philadelphia’s children into privately managed charters. This is Helen’s public letter of thanks to Karran Harper Royal, who ran a valiant race against a heavily funded charter advocate. Ka... more »

Student Bystander Killed by Cops at Dominican Republic Campus Privatization Protest « Student Activism

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Student Bystander Killed by Cops at Dominican Republic Campus Privatization Protest « Student Activism: Student Bystander Killed by Cops at Dominican Republic Campus Privatization Protest by Angus Johnston A student was shot and killed, apparently by police, at a protest against tax hikes and university privatization plans at the Dominican Republic’s largest public university. William Florian Ramírez, identified in some news reports as Wilfredo or Willy, was a 22-year-old medical student at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo, where the protests broke out on Thursday morni... more »

Daily Kos: Eugene Robinson: A new America speaks

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Daily Kos: Eugene Robinson: A new America speaks: Eugene Robinson: A new America speaks by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) So much for voter suppression. So much for the enthusiasm gap. So much for the idea that smug, self-appointed arbiters of what is genuinely “American” were going to “take back” the country, as if it had somehow been stolen.On Tuesday, millions of voters sent a resounding message to the take-it-back crowd: You won’t. You can’t. It’s our country, too. So begins Eugene Robinson in this *Washington Post* op ed for Friday's dead tree edition.Robinson goes through the... more »

Edu-Election 2012 Wrap-Up :: Frederick M. Hess

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Edu-Election 2012 Wrap-Up :: Frederick M. Hess: Edu-Election 2012 Wrap-Up *by Frederick M. Hess • Nov 9, 2012 at 7:24 am Cross-posted from Education Week* Print Send RSS [image: Share] Share We hosted an intriguing conversation at AEI yesterday on the aftermath of the 2012 elections and what they meant for education. (You can catch it here in the C-SPAN archive if you missed it.) The panel featured Andy "Eduwonk" Rotherham, Alyson "Politics K-12" Klein, House Speaker John Boehner's edu-ace Katherine Haley, pollster Kristen Soltis from the Winston Group, and yours truly. Guided... more »

Local votes of confidence: Most bonds, parcel taxes pass | EdSource Today

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Local votes of confidence: Most bonds, parcel taxes pass | EdSource Today: Local votes of confidence: Most bonds, parcel taxes pass ** November 9th, 2012 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwald Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services Proposition 30, raising statewide taxes to support education, was a nail biter, struggling to get a majority of voters behind it. But that wasn’t the case for most K-12 parcel taxes and school construction bonds on the ballot Tuesday. Voters passed 14 of 22 parcel taxes by margins of victory ranging f... more »

The 3rd Issue of Our Newsletter! « Classroom Struggle

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The 3rd Issue of Our Newsletter! « Classroom Struggle: *This is the 3rd issue of our newsletter, Classroom Struggle. Please share widely and give us feedback!* *Click on the image above for a color version intended for web viewing.* *For a black and white print quality version please click here.* Please Note: We recently have changed the title of our newsletter and committee. We will shortly put out our reasoning behind this. However, if you

Teachers For Social Justice: NEW LOCATION 2012 Teaching For Social Justice Curriculum Fair

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Teachers For Social Justice: *NEW LOCATION* 2012 Teaching For Social Justice Curriculum Fair: *NEW LOCATION* 2012 Teaching For Social Justice Curriculum Fair by sarah-ji People we need your help! We had to move the Curriculum Fair, last minute (NOT our choice), but it will be nearby. NEW LOCATION: Kenwood Academy HS, 5015 S. Blackstone. Please email, forward, download, print, copy and SHARE these new E-Flyers (color and B&W) for the Curriculum Fair with the NEW location. Help spread the word! 2012 TSJ Curriculum Fair Workshops Announced! by sarah-ji ** *The workshops for this y... more »

One teen’s standardized testing horror story (and where it will lead)

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One teen’s standardized testing horror story (and where it will lead): One teen’s standardized testing horror story (and where it will lead) Posted by Valerie Strauss on November 9, 2012 at 5:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » Scholastic.com Ankur Singh is a freshman at the University of Missouri-Columbia who is making a documentary film about how standardized testing has impacted young people. Here’s Ankur’s personal testing story and an explanation of what the movie is all about. Ankur publ... more »

Rick Scott Wants Continued Charter School Expansion in Next Legislative Session | Scathing Purple Musings

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Rick Scott Wants Continued Charter School Expansion in Next Legislative Session | Scathing Purple Musings: Rick Scott Wants Continued Charter School Expansion in Next Legislative Session by Bob Sikes From the *Orlando Sentinel’s *Scott Travis: Gov. Rick Scott told members of the state Board of Education on Monday that his priorities for education in the coming year include an increase in K-12 choices and a drop in college costs for Florida families. In a meeting held at Boca Raton High School, Scott said because competition helps improve education, he supports an expansion of cha... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: Political Pedophiles Targeting America’s Youth

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Missouri Education Watchdog: Political Pedophiles Targeting America’s Youth: Political Pedophiles Targeting America’s Youth by stlgretchen It should be no surprise why children are so crass to each other. Harry Reid demonstrates today's version of America civility and discourse. The article below is written by a guest editor: ********************************************************************* Elections have consequences. Most people would agree that those consequences can be negative or positive. Most people assume that the consequences involve taxes, social issues, or na... more »

Expert: Small classes key to school, life success - SFGate

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Expert: Small classes key to school, life success - SFGate: Expert: Small classes key to school, life successWILL WEISSERT, Associated PressPublished 5:24 p.m., Thursday, November 8, 2012 0 inShare Comments (0)Larger | SmallerPrintable VersionEmail This Font AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Students in smaller public-school classes tend to do better on standardized tests and even eventually become better citizens, more likely to own their own homes and save for retirement, an expert told Texas' sweeping school finance trial Thursday. Northwestern University economist Diane Whitmore Schanzenba... more »

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 11-9-12

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4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: PROP 30: Fielding questions about about retroactive income tax smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 13 minutes ago By Tami Abdollah | Pass / Fail | 89.3 KPCC | http://bit.ly/ZckgND November 8th, 2012, 4:14pm :: A "Concerned Citizen" wants to know more details on how Prop. 30's retroactive change to income tax affects him. Will he be penalized for inaccurate withholdings? << Royalty-Free/Corbis/Flickr I've received email from a few people concerned about what Prop. 30 means for them. Here's one that PROP 30 TAX BILLS TO C... more »

The Few, the Proud, the Infantilized | toteachornototeach

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The Few, the Proud, the Infantilized | toteachornototeach: The Few, the Proud, the Infantilized by aristotlethewise The Few, the Proud, the Infantilized by Bruce FlemingThe U.S. military-service academies — at West Point (Army), Annapolis (Navy), Colorado Springs (Air Force), and New London (Coast Guard) — are at the center of several debates, both military and civilian. The military is downsizing, and the federal budget is under scrutiny: Do the academies deserve to continue? They’re educational institutions, but do they actually educate, and furthermore, do they produce “leaders”... more »

Schools Matter: AN OUTRAGEOUS INVASION OF PRIVACY

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Schools Matter: AN OUTRAGEOUS INVASION OF PRIVACY: AN OUTRAGEOUS INVASION OF PRIVACY by skrashen I posted this on the Chronicle of Higher Education website. This is simply unacceptable. An outrageous invasion of privacy. You can bet it will be expanded to K-12: CourseSmart can already smell the profits. Also, it makes no sense to have an "engagement score" - all it means is that all students will be required to read and study in an "approved" way. S Krashen Now E-Textbooks Can Report Back on Students’ Reading Habits From the Chronicle of Higher Education November 8, 2012, 3:01 pm h... more »

Teach Others How To Lead, And Other Tips [Edutopia] | The Jose Vilson

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Teach Others How To Lead, And Other Tips [Edutopia] | The Jose Vilson: Teach Others How To Lead, And Other Tips [Edutopia] by Jose Barack Obama Makes Calls An excerpt from my latest Edutopia article: Do: Teach Others How to LeadEveryone has expertise in some way, shape or form. Some teachers have great organizing skills (who doesn’t need this?!). Others understand how to put together curriculum materials. Still others have mastered building great teacher-student relationships. Rather than focus on deficiencies, we can play to our colleagues’ strengths and ask them to lead a meetin... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Med student killed as police fire on anti-privatization protest in D.R.

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Med student killed as police fire on anti-privatization protest in D.R.: Med student killed as police fire on anti-privatization protest in D.R. by Mike Klonsky Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) demonstrators place fellow student Wilfredo Florian into a shopping cart after he was shot by riot police in Santo Domingo (REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas) Police opened fire on an anti-privatization protest in the Dominican Republic, killing 21-year old medical student, William Florian Ramírez — who was not taking part in the protest. NYT reports t... more »

An Open Letter To The Present and Future President Obama [2012 and Beyond] | The Jose Vilson

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An Open Letter To The Present and Future President Obama [2012 and Beyond] | The Jose Vilson: An Open Letter To The Present and Future President Obama [2012 and Beyond] by Jose Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Hugging After Re-Election Dear President Obama, You’ve won. Congratulations. Honestly. As an independent, I had no initial horse in this race, but as a Afro-Latino, I’m proud that you’ve once again managed to claim the White House as yours, in a country where the bones, blood, and sweat of African slaves and Native Americans sit under the House you now occupy. Your re-electio... more »

PLEASE: Time for Obama to Change Course on Education

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*PLEASE: Time for Obama to Change Course on Education* * * * *

DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Hey AR,(Accelerated Reader):I Have A Bone to Pick With You!

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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Hey AR,(Accelerated Reader):I Have A Bone to Pick With You!: Hey AR,(Accelerated Reader):I Have A Bone to Pick With You! by Lisa M Dear Accelerated Reader, Can I call you AR? I have a bone to pick with you! I don't know about other schools, or classrooms, but you are sucking the joy out of reading in my classroom. Ok, well, it's not really you, but it's what you stand for. It's also what others have made of you. So, I guess it's not all your fault. I get it. You want our students to read, and you want them to read on their level. You want them t... more »

Will California Election Results Bring Sanity To Education Funding Decisions? | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

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Will California Election Results Bring Sanity To Education Funding Decisions? | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…: Will California Election Results Bring Sanity To Education Funding Decisions by Larry Ferlazzo *Will California Election Results Bring Sanity To Education Funding Decisions * *or Will It Be More Strangelove?* Happily, the elections here in California brought victory to Proposition 30, Governor Brown’s tax proposal that saved our schools from closing several weeks early — this year and in future years — among other likely negative results. It was close, but I woul... more »

Schools Matter: Time for Obama to Change Course on Education

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Schools Matter: Time for Obama to Change Course on Education: Time for Obama to Change Course on Education by Judy Rabin From an engineer and a scientist who sees the damage of current corporate education reform and can't understand why Obama can't just do the arithmetic. A call for President Obama to change course on educationBy Arthur H. Camins , Updated: November 7, 2012 * Arthur H. Camins is director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education at the Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey.* With the election behind us, it is time for the Obama adminis... more »

Obama Education Policy: Second Term Direction Still Not Clear

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Obama Education Policy: Second Term Direction Still Not Clear: Obama Education Policy: Second Term Direction Still Not Clear by Joy Resmovits In Rick Hess's eyes, President Barack Obama has a big choice to make. "The president campaigned with a different face of education reform than what he championed during the first term," Hess, an influential education scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, said in an interview. "I'm curious as to whether what he said on the campaign trail is more reflective of what a second term will be or whether the first term will be reflected in... more »

Kentucky test results offer glimpse into how Common Core assessments will affect Georgia and other states | Get Schooled

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Kentucky test results offer glimpse into how Common Core assessments will affect Georgia and other states | Get Schooled: Kentucky test results offer glimpse into how Common Core assessments will affect Georgia and other states by Maureen Downey Noteworthy scores out of Kentucky, the first state to introduce tests explicitly tied to the Common Core State Standards. Kentucky is part of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, a consortium of 23 states including Georgia that is developing a common set of k-12 assessments in English and math grounded in wh... more »

NYC Public School Parents: The NY Regents approve fourth Gulen charter school

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NYC Public School Parents: The NY Regents approve fourth Gulen charter school: The NY Regents approve fourth Gulen charter school by Leonie Haimson Fethullah Gulen*The below post was written by Sharon Higgins, who is one of the nation’s top experts on the Gulen chain of charters,which has more than 120 schools in 25 states**. Be sure to follow her excellent blog, Charter School Scandals. Though the Gulen movement runs private schools in many countries, ours is the only country that subsidizes Gulen schools with federal, state and city taxpayer dollars. Meanwhile, Gulen schools ... more »

No Child Should Grow Up Hungry — Whole Child Education

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No Child Should Grow Up Hungry — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: ASCD Whole Child Bloggers]No Child Should Grow Up Hungry November 8, 2012 by ASCD Whole Child Bloggers We are proud to welcome Share Our Strength as a whole child partner. Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign aims to end childhood hunger in the United States. It connects kids in need with nutritious food and teaches their families how to cook healthy, affordable meals. The campaign also engages the public to make ending childhood hunger a national priority. *What We Know* - 1 out of 5 (16 ... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: 1240 - It Battles On

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: 1240 - It Battles On: 1240 - It Battles On by Melissa Westbrook Over at the No On 1240 Facebook page, I had unofficially said I thought this was done. To understand, nearly all the counties were trending the same as they had since Tuesday night and it did not seem possible to overtake that slight Yes lead. Today, I realized that the Yes on R74 campaign had crunched the numbers (even as their lead had been as slim as the Yes on 1240 lead Tuesday night) and said they won. So, I thought, if Yes on 1240 has all this money, why haven't they crunch... more »

What Was the Question? (A response) « Deborah Meier on Education

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What Was the Question? (A response) « Deborah Meier on Education: What Was the Question? (A response) by debmeier The Harvard Business Review has an essay “What Was the Question?” in which Dan Ariely (Prof. of Behavioral Economics at Duke University) says, “The bottom line is that we need to spend more time helping people understand and deal with complexity and less time concocting dumbing-down mechanisms.” OK. But where do we (or Ariely) imagine our citizens might learn how to deal with “complexity”? Especially in arenas in which they have no direct experience or which require ab... more »

More from student making anti-testing film

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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » More from student making anti-testing film: More from student making anti-testing film by admin Back in September I wrote about Ankur Singh, a student from downstate Illinois who reached out to me and others about a film he wants to make about how students feel about testing. Since then he has created a web site for the film and written a great post about why he feels so strongly about testing and what it is doing to education. Here’s part of his story: *I enrolled in AP English due to my great experience with English the p... more »

PAA’s 2012 Election Roundup | Parents Across America

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PAA’s 2012 Election Roundup | Parents Across America: PAA’s 2012 Election Roundup by pureparents *2012 Election roundup!* Here’s a review of how education issues fared, from our members across the country. Some good news, some not so good, in no particular order. What happened in your neck of the woods? *Disclaimer: As a not-for-profit organization, PAA does not endorse candidates; any opinions on specific races in the reports below are those of individual members only. * From* Wendy Lecker of Connecticut*: The big news in Connecticut is the defeat of the charter revision in B... more »

NYC Educator: Put a Flower in Your Hair

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NYC Educator: Put a Flower in Your Hair: Put a Flower in Your Hair by NYC Educator *by guest political analyst Suddenly ATR* I grew up in the Reagan/Bush era in a super-duper Republican town. It was/is the sort of town where the first question anyone asked was always "Oh, which church do you attend?" Every year, the lawns were filled with candles during the holiday season. In this bastion of upper-middle-class Republicans, there was one Blue Grinch, and that person was my father. He banned anything that was remotely Christmas-related in our house. "Christian conservative" was the ... more »

Learning the Vernacular: Slang in the Classroom « Cooperative Catalyst

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Learning the Vernacular: Slang in the Classroom « Cooperative Catalyst: Learning the Vernacular: Slang in the Classroom by rad fag My sixth grade teacher was the only Black male educator in our entire school system when I had him as an eleven year old. In my racially and economically diverse elementary school, virtually all the Black children in each grade were put into his class every year–a fact which as a young student upset me. Once I was placed in his class, however, I immediately saw the profound power and unique value of having a dedicated, veteran teacher who shared my r... more »

California Teachers of the Year for 2013 - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education)

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California Teachers of the Year for 2013 - Year 2012 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Names California Teachers of the Year *Torlakson also nominates Oakland educator for National Teacher of the Year* ** SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today named five exemplary educators as the 2013 California Teachers of the Year. Profiles and contact information for each teacher are attached. "These five wonderful teachers have shown the kind of skill, passion, and dedication that exemplify the very best of the most important, most ... more »

Blue Jersey:: Booker: A Hot Pocket In Every Microwave

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Blue Jersey:: Booker: A Hot Pocket In Every Microwave: Booker: A Hot Pocket In Every Microwave by Jersey Jazzman The Huffington Post reports that Newark Mayor Cory Booker, thanks to his unrelenting tweeting, has secured hundreds of coupons for free Hot Pockets, soon to be distributed to Newark's residents.No, I'm not kidding. As of 5:40 this evening, PSE&G's outage map shows between five and ten thousand Newark customers still without power. No word yet on how these folks will be able to enjoy their delicious, decidedly non-organic snacks without electricity to power their microwave... more »

Is Education Rephorm Phever Hereditary? | EduShyster

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Is Education Rephorm Phever Hereditary? | EduShyster: Is Education Rephorm Phever Hereditary? by edushyster2012 There is growing evidence that rephorm phever may be genetic. Reader: the rich are different from you and me. For starters they REALLY want to bring freshness and innovation to the public schools they didn’t attend—and they have the dough to realize their dream of a world in which every minority child will be taught by a young white teacher traverse the achievement gap with panache. But it turns out that the species known as *homo job creator-us* may be handing down more t... more »

HechingerEd Blog | Controversial new child care attendance system examined in Mississippi

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HechingerEd Blog | Controversial new child care attendance system examined in Mississippi: Controversial new child care attendance system examined in Mississippi by Jackie Mader **Mississippi parents will have to scan their fingerprints every time they drop off and pick up their children at daycare when a new program goes into effect next year. But childcare providers have been protesting the system for months, saying that it stigmatizes low-income families and may ultimately take away income from already cash-strapped centers. Child care providers in Mississippi say the new attenda... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Obama's Education Policies Will Alienate His Base

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Jersey Jazzman: Obama's Education Policies Will Alienate His Base: Obama's Education Policies Will Alienate His Base by Duke Charles Blow explains how Obama won: President Obama and his formidable campaign machine out-performed the Republicans, holding together a *winning coalition that is the face of America’s tomorrow: young voters, urban voters, racially and ethnically diverse voters and women voters.* According to exit polls, Obama won 60 percent of the 18 to 29 year old vote and 52 percent of the 30-40 vote. He won 69 percent of the vote in big cities and 58 percent of the... more »

Bob Haisman says why retirees should vote for him to be a delegate to the IEA RA. « Fred Klonsky

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Bob Haisman says why retirees should vote for him to be a delegate to the IEA RA. « Fred Klonsky: Bob Haisman says why retirees should vote for him to be a delegate to the IEA RA. by Fred Klonsky *Dear Pension Warrior…* I am asking for your VOTE! I’m running to be one of the Retired Delegates to the IEA Representative Assembly in April of 2013. There are 30 IEA-Retired members running for 17 delegate spots (there are 1100 total IEA RA delegates). *I’m number 10 on the ballot. *It is a mail-in Ballot. *YOU MUST BE a member of IEA-R to get a Ballot! *Most people throw the ballot aw... more »

A Teacher's Open Letter to George Lucas: We Need Your Independent Vision - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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A Teacher's Open Letter to George Lucas: We Need Your Independent Vision - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: A Teacher's Open Letter to George Lucas: We Need Your Independent Vision by Anthony Cody Anthony Cody Anthony Cody spent 24 years working in Oakland schools, 18 of them as a science teacher at a high needs middle school. He is National Board certified, and now leads workshops with teachers focused on Project Based Learning. With education at a crossroads, he invites you to join him in a dialogue on education reform and teaching for change and deep learning. For ... more »

Education “Reformers” and “Status Quo”: Timeout!

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Education “Reformers” and “Status Quo”: Timeout!: Education “Reformers” and “Status Quo”: Timeout! NOVEMBER 8, 2012 BY M.D. ANDERSON 1 COMMENT Democracy is messy, but this election season at times was downright filthy. The partisan pot-shots and polarization was most prevalent in social media – let he who hasn’t retweeted @LOLGOP cast the first stone – but the campaigns had their moments too. In his victory speech Tuesday night, President Obama called for unity. He challenged us to put the rancor of the 2012 campaign behind us. And in a refrain familiar to those who have witnessed w... more »

UPDATE: Diane in the Evening 11-8-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: Will President Obama Read This? by dianerav This is an excellent summary of what’s wrong with the Obama education policies. Please read. Send it to the White House. What Are “Reformers” Saying About the Election? by dianerav Andy Rotherham writes a regular column on education for TIME. This is his take on the election. He supports the testing, accountability, charter agenda that Beltway insiders refer to as “the bipartisan consensus.” I think of it as the Democratic embrace of the Republican agenda. Andy worked in the Clinton White House Bad News from Min... more »

The Quick and the Ed » A Civilian Marshall Plan for Urban Schools?

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The Quick and the Ed » A Civilian Marshall Plan for Urban Schools?: ACivilianMarshallPlanforUrbanSchools? 0 08 Nov 2012 by Peter Cookson Jr. Categories: Accountability and Standards, Improving Schools and School Systems, K-12 Education,Teacher and Principal Quality *We want our kids to grow up in a country where they have access to the best schools and the best teachers.* President Barack Obama Election victory speech November 7, 2012 In his victory speech Tuesday night President Obama reached out to the country to help him make the next four years a time of renewal and reaffirmation... more »

How Obama helped Georgia charter measure win

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How Obama helped Georgia charter measure win: How Obama helped Georgia charter measure win Posted by Valerie Strauss on November 8, 2012 at 2:00 pm - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - - - - [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] Jim Galloway of the Atlanta Constitution Journal explains here how interesting it is that Georgia’s ballot measure to permit the state to create a committee to approve charter schools passed with big support from African Americans — even though black lawmakers and other le... more »

On Party Politics and Education Reform Right Now - Dana Goldstein

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago

On Party Politics and Education Reform Right Now - Dana Goldstein: On Party Politics and Education Reform Right Now by Dana Goldstein If you're interested in a detailed policy analysis of what Obama's second term could mean for early childhood and K-12 education, take a look at what my colleagues and I at the New America Foundation are projecting. I just want to say a word here about the larger, political realignment of the parties and various interest groups on school reform. A lot of standards-and-accountability reformers are rending their garments over the loss on Tuesday of T... more »

My View: An open letter to George Lucas – we need your independent vision – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago

My View: An open letter to George Lucas – we need your independent vision – Schools of Thought - CNN.com Blogs: My View: An open letter to George Lucas - we need your independent vision [image: Courtesy Anthony Cody]By *Anthony Cody, *Special to CNN *Editor’s note:**Anthony Cody** worked in schools in Oakland, California, for 24 years. He taught middle school science 18 of those years. He lives in Mendocino County, California, and leads workshops for teachers. He writes the Living in Dialogue blog, and you can follow him on Twitter, @AnthonyCody*. *(CNN)* - Dear Mr. Lucas, I have rec... more »

Bad losers in Tuesday’s election

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 22 hours ago

Bad losers in Tuesday’s election: Bad losers in Tuesdays election by Valerie Strauss Glenda Ritz, newly-elected Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction. No sooner had veteran teacher Glenda Ritz upset Tony Bennett as schools Superintendent of Public Instruction in Indiana’s election by questioning his corporate-based school reform agenda than unhappy Republican state leaders threw down the gauntlet to Ritz and her supporters. Here’s what Gov.-Elect Mike Pence (R) said, according to the Evansville Courier & Press: I want to be very clear: I support the policies and progres... more »

Daily Kos: Why the GOP Will Double Down on a Losing Strategy

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago

Daily Kos: Why the GOP Will Double Down on a Losing Strategy: Why the GOP Will Double Down on a Losing Strategy by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) is the title of this eye-opening piece by Michael Grunwald at *Time* which I strongly urge people to read. Grunwald talked with a number of key Republican insiders, and what they have to say does not indicate that the Republican party has learned that their current path is doomed because both of demography and changing attitudes of young people. As Grunwald notes early in the piece, after mentioning discussions about a possible internal ... more »

Youth help guide Sandy relief effort in Queens Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago

Coalition for Public Education/Coalición por la Educación Pública: November 7, 2012 Youth help guide Sandy relief effort in Queens By Michelle Miller (CBS News) ROCKAWAY, Queens -- We've seen the agony caused by a storm named Sandy -- Homes destroyed; Families left in the dark; Fistfights on gas lines -- but there are always stories about our better nature. Shalaka Cox has been navigating darkened hallways and staircases in Rockaway, Queens, for three days. The 17-year-old is handing out food, water and flashlights to people stranded in their apartments. "There's times when it m... more »

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