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Jersey Jazzman: KIPP: The New "Old Boys Network"
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Jersey Jazzman: KIPP: The New "Old Boys Network": KIPP: The New "Old Boys Network" by Duke If America is really going to be a meritocracy, admissions into elite colleges has to be blind to socio-economic status. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, gifted students from poor families often don't attend the most selective universities. Part of this seems to that the high achievers who don't have money engage in different patterns of behavior when applying to colleges than the high achievers who do. But there's also the "old boys network." While we regularly hear stories about th... more »
Chip Mosher: Teachers’ bleak landscape | Las Vegas CityLife
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Chip Mosher: Teachers’ bleak landscape | Las Vegas CityLife: Chip Mosher: Teachers’ bleak landscape [image: (no description)
] (no description) 1 When I was 16, in October 1963, a week after my best friend in high school murdered his abusive father and then put the shotgun into his own mouth and pulled the trigger, I had a dream. I dreamt President Kennedy had been shot by a rifle, and wounded, in the backyard of the White House. A month later, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, by a rifle. As they did to the cursed Cassandra in Greek mythology, snakes seemingly have licked m... more »
] (no description) 1 When I was 16, in October 1963, a week after my best friend in high school murdered his abusive father and then put the shotgun into his own mouth and pulled the trigger, I had a dream. I dreamt President Kennedy had been shot by a rifle, and wounded, in the backyard of the White House. A month later, Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, by a rifle. As they did to the cursed Cassandra in Greek mythology, snakes seemingly have licked m... more »
NAACP Unveils Plan to Fix the Education Achievement Gap
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NAACP Unveils Plan to Fix the Education Achievement Gap: Yet Another Plan to Fix the Education Gap?The NAACP unveils one, and here's what sets it apart. Plus, we spoke with the U.S. education chief. - By: Sheryl Huggins Salomon | Posted: December 8, 2012 at 12:36 AM From left: Alma Powell, Arne Duncan, Benjamin Jealous (Sheryl Huggins Salomon) (*The Root*) -- On Wednesday the NAACP released a plan for ensuring that all children, including those who are black, brown or poor, can achieve their full potential in education. *Oh, no, not another report about inequity by a civil ... more »
Quote of the Day « Student Activism
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Quote of the Day « Student Activism: Quote of the Day by Angus Johnston “When people talk about “the sixties,” what they are thinking of is about two years. You know, 1968, 1969, roughly. A little bit before, a little bit later. And it’s true that student activism today is not like those two years. But, on the whole, I think it’s grown since the 1960s. So, take the feminist and the environmental movements. I mean, they’re from the seventies. Take the International Solidarity Movement — that’s from the eighties. Take the Global Justice Movement, which just had another huge meetin... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 12-8-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] A Radical Right-Wing Idea: The A La Carte School by dianerav Stephanie Simon of Reuters continues to be the most industrious investigative education journalist in the nation. Here she reveals the outline of the free-market model of school, where students learn what they want, where they want, when they want, and pay for it with taxpayer dollars. She calls it “a la carte” schooling. It eliminates public schools as we have known them. It opens the door to private, for-profit vendors and anyone who hangs out a ... more »
University of California introduces a modern logo - ContraCostaTimes.com
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University of California introduces a modern logo - ContraCostaTimes.com: University of California introduces a modern logo By Katy Murphy Oakland Tribune Posted: 12/07/2012 12:06:33 PM PST Updated: 12/07/2012 05:11:02 PM PST The old logo, left, and the new After 144 years with the same old Victorian seal, the University of California has decided to go mod. The university's original logo -- with its open book, 1868 date stamp and "Let there be light" script -- will still be in circulation, appearing on president's letters and official university documents. But marketing material... more »
Daily Kos: Another Saturday morning - I am still learning about myself
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Daily Kos: Another Saturday morning - I am still learning about myself: Another Saturday morning - I am still learning about myself by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) It is Saturday morning. I am back in a classroom. It is my normal practice to offer a reflection. It will as usual be a combination of personal reflection and observation on a larger scale. I invite you to continue reading. This was my 2nd complete week, my 3rd overall, in my new school/classroom. By now I know all of my students by name even when they are not in the classroom. I am starting to get a very good sense of... more »
Ed Notes Online: Eva Steals DOE Lights Charges Co-Loco Blog
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Ed Notes Online: Eva Steals DOE Lights Charges Co-Loco Blog: Eva Steals DOE Lights Too Charges Co-Loco Blog by ed notes online *The weekend before school opened this September, the charter school laid out $400,000 for a haz-mat team to install all new lights in their classrooms. The lights installed in Success were all taken from storage where they were stored, scheduled to be installed in other schools over the coming months.* The 400G number seems high, even for Eva. But since tax money is paying part of the freight, why not? Eva will soon be bigger than the defense budget. I... more »
Marco Rubio’s Flip-Flop on Education | Scathing Purple Musings
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Marco Rubio’s Flip-Flop on Education | Scathing Purple Musings: Marco Rubio’s Flip-Flop on Education by Bob Sikes The republican establishment in Washington and every state capital talks education policy in an echo chamber. Bobby Jindal’s now struck down state-wide voucher bill was seen as a righteous holy crusade. Mitt Romney ran on vouchers. Jeb Bush made a gushing case for them in Tampa at the convention. Now, GOP standard-bearer Marco Rubio is talking the talk. In a recent speech to the Jack Kemp Foundation, Rubio pitched federal tax credit scholarships. From Jeff Solochek ... more »
Lessons Learned from a Career as Practitioner and Scholar | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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Lessons Learned from a Career as Practitioner and Scholar | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Lessons Learned from a Career as Practitioner and Scholar by larrycuban [image: images-5] As a high school history teacher for 14 years, as an administrator for five years, a district superintendent for seven years, and, finally a university professor for a quarter-century, I have worked in organizations my entire professional life. Here are some lessons I have learned about working in schools, districts, and higher education. I learned (and, yes, re-learned again and ... more »
“We see what we are looking for” « InterACT
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“We see what we are looking for” « InterACT: “We see what we are looking for” by David B. Cohen In yesterday’s L.A. Times, Sandy Banks has a column detailing a visit to Jordan High School. [On] Wednesday, state schools Supt. Tom Torlakson visited the school with certificates announcing its improvement. Jordan’s 93-point jump on the state’s academic performance index was the biggest of any urban high school in California this year. That’s why Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa showed up after working “56 hours straight” on trade missions and labor deals. “No way I’d miss this,” he said. H... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Why The Left Doesn't Want Common Core Rescinded
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Why The Left Doesn't Want Common Core Rescinded: Why The Left Doesn't Want Common Core Rescinded by stlgretchen Agenda driven curriculum courtesy of Common Core? A previous post explained why Republicans don't want Common Core standards rescinded: Common Core standards (written by private companies) have mandated this enormous data retrieval. *The mandates have created a niche for private companies to compel states to spend money on these systems. The states have to provide the data; the private companies are delighted to supply this need. * THIS ... more »
Schools Matter: No Other Uncommon Truths
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Schools Matter: No Other Uncommon Truths: No Other Uncommon Truths by Storm I have been thinking about a recent NYT Magazine piece on the "immortal" jellyfish and the science of researching the mechanisms by which this organism "reverses" the inevitable. I've posted a couple of things elsewhere (here and here and here) but what struck me as useful and interesting for this blog was that the piece opened with *The Epic of Gilgamesh*. Gilgamesh: What exists materially of the two-thirds-divine Gilgamesh? Nothing. A name (sometimes spelled with a "B") and a story...words. Sure ... more »
"Common" vs. "Choice" - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
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"Common" vs. "Choice" - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher: "Common" vs. "Choice" by Nancy Flanagan It's been an interesting couple of days. Yesterday, the Michigan legislature, House and Senate both, passed bills imposing Right to Work on one of labor's flagship states. And this morning, I was guest commentator on a radio broadcast on my local NPR station, Interlochen Public Radio, discussing another trick Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has up his sleeve: making Michigan (already a educational choice-friendly state) a "super-choice" state. You can access the re-br... more »
Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center
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Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center: Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center: Best of the Ed Blogs Best of the Ed Blogs *Best of the Ed Blogs* features a frequently updated selection of interesting and insightful blog posts on education policy. The views expressed by the bloggers on our blog roll are thoughtful, original, and entirely their own. We hope you make *Best of the Ed Blogs* your first stop for concise takes on today's most important education topics. Joel Klein: Shameless Best of the Ed Blogs Jersey Jazzman December 7, 2012 un·der·uti... more »
4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 12-8-12
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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT* CALIFORNIA EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS SCORE FIFTH FROM BOTTOM IN NATIONAL VOCABULARY TESTS smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 7 hours ago By Sharon Noguchi, San Jose Mercury News | http://bit.ly/VSd0nU 12/06/2012 :: California ranks fifth-lowest in the nation in students' vocabulary -- a critical part of reading, according to results of national standardized tests released Thursday. smf: In the chart at the right the blue at the top/red at the bottom trending is interesting –... more »
This Week's Education Research Report 12-8-12 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2
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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * FIT KIDS FINISH FIRST IN THE CLASSROOM Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 1 day ago Fit kids aren’t only first picked for kickball. New research from Michigan State University shows middle school students in the best physical shape outscore their classmates on standardized tests and take home better report cards. Published in the *Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness*, it’s the first study linking children’s fitness to both improved scores on objective tests and better grades, which rel... more »
State appointed administrator of Inglewood school district steps down - latimes.com
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State appointed administrator of Inglewood school district steps down - latimes.com: State appointed administrator of Inglewood school district steps down December 7, 2012 | 5:20 pm [image: increase text size][image: decrease text size] 3 0 [image: 1102914_me_1015_inglewood_3] Kent Taylor, the state administrator in charge of the financially troubled Inglewood School District, resigned from the position Friday after the Department of Education learned of a tentative agreement he made with the local teachers union without approval from the state. Taylor’s resignation comes months a... more »
DeWitt Clinton – early engagement « JD2718
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DeWitt Clinton – early engagement « JD2718: DeWitt Clinton – early engagement by jd2718 [image: DeWitt Clinton High School] Thursday the Department of Education dragged itself (two representatives) to Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx – to plan the closure of DeWitt Clinton HS. Of course, this is early engagement – they did not announce their intent. But we knew. We all knew. Early in the week I thought – and most of Clinton thought – that this would be the joint hearing, the spectacle at which a Deputy Superintendent would listen – or pretend to listen – and then announce the closure.... more »
Schools Matter: Robert D. Skeels' Talk at Association of Raza Educators on December 6, 2012
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Schools Matter: Robert D. Skeels' Talk at Association of Raza Educators on December 6, 2012: Robert D. Skeels' Talk at Association of Raza Educators on December 6, 2012 by Robert D. Skeels * rdsathene LAUSD District 2 candidate Robert D. Skeels speaking, and the following roundtable discussion at the December 6, 2012 meeting of the Association of Raza Educators Los Angeles. The topic was 'Reclaiming Education is a Human Right during this era of Neoliberalism.' The talk was in preparation for the anniversary of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, celebrated on the December 10... more »
NYC Public School Parents: With hubbub over teacher evaluation deadline, city escapes scrutiny for missing C4E deadline by months
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NYC Public School Parents: With hubbub over teacher evaluation deadline, city escapes scrutiny for missing C4E deadline by months: With hubbub over teacher evaluation deadline, city escapes scrutiny for missing C4E deadline by months *January 17, 2013* by Leonie Haimson There has been much public furor over the coming deadline for a new teacher evaluation system in NYC that will be based at least in part on student test scores. Though supporters like Commissioner King and Merryl Tischsay a new system is necessary to have a more objective basis for teacher evaluation, experts like... more »
Board Members Aim to ‘Cuff Supt? - LA School Report
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Board Members Aim to ‘Cuff Supt? - LA School Report: Board Members Aim to ‘Cuff Supt? by Samantha Oltman Board Member Richard Vladovic A controversial item on the LAUSD School Board agenda this week proposes drastically limiting LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy’s ability to seek funding for the district by applying for public or private grants. The resolution, initiated by School Board Members Richard Vladovic, Bennett Kayser, and Marguerite LaMotte, aims to give the school board veto power over grant applications made by the school superintendent in amounts over $750,000. According ... more »
Key state arguments in school finance case undermined by state witness | Education Blog
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Key state arguments in school finance case undermined by state witness | Education Blog: Key state arguments in school finance case undermined by state witness 0 0 comments (0) By Terrence Stutz/Reporter tstutz@dallasnews.com 3:52 pm on December 7, 2012 | Permalink The first expert witness called by the state in the school finance trial in Austin – paid more than $75,000 for his testimony – praised the performance of public schools at current funding levels this week, but also called into question two of the major talking points raised by state attorneys in defending the funding ... more »
Mother Crusader: Is CREDO "Part Of The Bandwagon?"
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Mother Crusader: Is CREDO "Part Of The Bandwagon?": Is CREDO "Part Of The Bandwagon?" by darciecima At Wednesday's State Board of Education meeting CREDO researchers presented the findings of their study, Charter School Performance in New Jersey. Commissioner Cerf introduced them by saying he was "nervous" to have CREDO perform the analysis of New Jersey's charter schools. He claimed CREDO was "not part of the bandwagon" and made a point to say that the national CREDO study is often cited by charter opponents. In an opinion piece today in NJ Spotlight Julia Sass Rubin asks fo... more »
Free Cooper Union Occupation Rolls On « Student Activism
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Free Cooper Union Occupation Rolls On « Student Activism: Free Cooper Union Occupation Rolls On by Angus Johnston The Cooper Union occupation in support of good university governance and a continuation of the college’s century-plus history of free tuition is now in its fifth day, and it shows no sign of fizzling out. Eleven students barricaded themselves inside the top floor of Cooper Union’s iconic Foundation Building in New York’s East Village on Monday, calling for reforms in the running of the college, a commitment to keep tuition free, and the resignation of Cooper Union pres... more »
RheeFirst! » Did Harry Jaffe write Michelle Rhee’s new book? Not according to StudentsFirst staff…
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RheeFirst! » Did Harry Jaffe write Michelle Rhee’s new book? Not according to StudentsFirst staff…: Did Harry Jaffe write Michelle Rhee’s new book? Not according to StudentsFirst staff… by admin The Washington City Paper has an interesting little piece out today about how columnist Harry Jaffe may have ghostwritten Rhee’s new memoir. The evidence for Jaffe’s involvement seems pretty solid: “Jaffe definitely worked on Radical to some extent. Examiner editor Stephen G. Smith, whose paper runs Jaffe’s column, says Jaffe told editors that he was working on the book. At the end of ... more »
THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: On the U.S. incarceration rate and prison labor
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THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: On the U.S. incarceration rate and prison labor: On the U.S. incarceration rate and prison labor by The Perimeter Primate *1. Declare a War on Drugs and change lots of laws to increase the number of prisoners.* *Click to enlarge* *2. Within a few decades, the "Land of the Free" achieves First Place!* * * Source: International Centre for Prison Studies, Data for 2003 (obtained From NationMaster). *3. Grow the*
Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Preckwinkle: 'Rahm the emperor has no clothes'
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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Preckwinkle: 'Rahm the emperor has no clothes': Preckwinkle: 'Rahm the emperor has no clothes' by Mike Klonsky Cook County Board President *Toni Preckwinkle* stuck her boot right up Rahm's rear end yesterday in a speech to the Union League Club. Of course Preckwinkle was simply saying what everyone in this city already knows about “miserable" state of public education under mayoral control and Rahm's failure to do anything meaningful about the alarming rise in gun violence in the city. *“Clearly this mayor and this police chief [Supt. Garry McCarthy... more »
Should High Schoolers Be Required to Read Executive Order 13423? | Truth in American Education
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Should High Schoolers Be Required to Read Executive Order 13423? | Truth in American Education: Should High Schoolers Be Required to Read Executive Order 13423? by Shane Vander Hart Ezra Klein asks this at WashPo’s Wonkblog: *Top story: Are we getting smart on education policy?* *Common core standards become a lightning rod.* ”The Common Core State Standards in English, which have been adopted in 46 states and the District, call for public schools to ramp up nonfiction so that by 12th grade students will be reading mostly ‘informational text’ instead of fictional literature. But... more »
Diane in the Evening 12-7-12 Diane Ravitch's blog
coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 21 hours ago
Diane Ravitch's blog: A Radical Right-Wing Idea: The A La Carte School by dianerav Stephanie Simon of Reuters continues to be the most industrious investigative education journalist in the nation. Here she reveals the outline of the free-market model of school, where students learn what they want, where they want, when they want, and pay for it with taxpayer dollars. She calls it “a la carte” schooling. It eliminates public schools as we have known them. It opens the door to private, for-profit vendors and anyone My Conversation with Tavis Smiley and Cornel West by dianerav I h... more »
Charter schools dividing communities rapidly in more U.S. cities | HechingerEd Blog
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Charter schools expanding rapidly in more U.S. cities | HechingerEd Blog: Charter schools dividing communities rapidly in more U.S. cities by Sarah Carr Charter schools now enroll more than 20 percent of public school children in 25 school districts across the country, according to a new report from the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, which tracks charter school growth annually. [image: Did you Vote for you Charter School Board?] Students at Akili Academy, a charter school in New Orleans. (Photo by Sarah Garland) Overall, charters enrolled more than two million studen... more »
America’s next education ‘crisis’ — and who benefits
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America’s next education ‘crisis’ — and who benefits: America’s next education ‘crisis’ — and who benefits Posted by Valerie Strauss on December 7, 2012 at 1:00 pm - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » American public education seems to hurtle from one so-called crisis to the next. What’s the next one? Jeff Bryant, a marketing and communications consultant for nonprofits, explains. He is a marketing and creative strategist with nearly 30 years of experience – the past 20 on his own – as a freelance w... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's Ghostwriter? - City Desk
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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's Ghostwriter? - City Desk: Did Harry Jaffe Ghostwrite Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s Book? Posted by Will Sommer on Dec. 7, 2012 at 11:30 am *Radical*, the memoir by former D.C. Public Schools chancellor *Michelle Rhee*, doesn't come out until February, but it's already received its first negative review. My colleague *Alan Suderman*, working from an advanced copy, slammed the book for everything from Rhee's lack of self-reflection to her cartoonish description of *Marion Barry*. Rhee might not be the only one who deserves criticism for ho... more »
Penn State Admin’s Open Letter Re: Mexican Costume Flap | NewsTaco
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Penn State Admin’s Open Letter Re: Mexican Costume Flap | NewsTaco: Penn State Admin’s Open Letter Re: Mexican Costume Flap by NewsTaco By Latino Rebels The following is an open letter published by Penn State’s administration on the university’s official site in response to the Chi Omega Mexican costume controversy: An open letter to the Penn State community Thursday, December 6, 2012 To the Penn State Community: In recent weeks and particularly in the past few days, it has become clear that some Penn State students celebrated Halloween in costumes and in a manner that offended other... more »
Daily Kos: "Miracle" Schools Redux
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Daily Kos: "Miracle" Schools Redux: "Miracle" Schools Redux byplthomasEdDFollow Throughout the decade since the implementation of No Child Left Behind, the accountability reform movement has been driven by two powerful and connected narratives: claims of"miracle" schools posed as models for reform and "no excuses" ideologies that contend "miracle" schools exist because of the re-doubled effort of those who will not accept poverty as an excuse. I have been detailing for several years now that essential problems exist within these claims and perspectives: • "Miracle" schools almost a... more »
Survey finds high superintendent turnover in large California districts | EdSource Today
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Survey finds high superintendent turnover in large California districts | EdSource Today: Survey finds high superintendent turnover in large California districts ** December 7th, 2012 | Add a Comment | By Susan Frey Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services During a period of eroding financial stability, many of the state’s largest districts also faced leadership instability. [image: Santiago Wood]Between 2006 and 2009, 71 percent of superintendents in California’s largest districts and 45 percent of all superintendents left their ... more »
The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land | EduShyster
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The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land | EduShyster: The Silent Treatment: A Day in the Life of a Student in ‘No Excuses’ Land by edushyster2012 Little Carolina is college bound, but to realize her dreams she must spend the next seven years at a college prep charter—in near complete silence. Meet Carolina. This college-bound fifth grader is fortunate enough to attend a charter school where expectations are high and innovation and excellence abound. There’s just one wee catch. In order to realize her goal of opportunity and the promise of independen... more »
Missouri Education Watchdog: Process vs. Content - Finding The Perfect Balance
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Missouri Education Watchdog: Process vs. Content - Finding The Perfect Balance: Process vs. Content - Finding The Perfect Balance by Anngie I think in the big picture of life, I tend to believe Buddha got it right. Balance is the key or, as Franklin said, all things in moderation. Education, the process of passing present knowledge on to the next generation, is looking for this balance between teaching process and teaching content. The scales had been tipped towards content but, in the name of reform, they are now tipping more heavily toward process with Common Core. In the Americ... more »
Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center
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Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center: Best of the Ed Blogs *Best of the Ed Blogs* features a frequently updated selection of interesting and insightful blog posts on education policy. The views expressed by the bloggers on our blog roll are thoughtful, original, and entirely their own. We hope you make *Best of the Ed Blogs* your first stop for concise takes on today's most important education topics. Joel Klein: Shameless Best of the Ed Blogs Jersey Jazzman December 7, 2012 un·der·uti·lize Best of the Ed Blogs Mike Klonsky December 7, 2012 Teacher Evaluation as L... more »
Democracy died in Michigan : blue cheddar
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Democracy died in Michigan : blue cheddar: Democracy died in Michigan by bluecheddar Tweet from Representative Barb Byrum: @BarbByrum “What we have today is a declaration of war. War on unions.” Rep Stanley #NoRTWMi “Well I’m not sure exactly what happened to pressure Snyder’s hand into strong-arming right to steal legislation in Lansing yesterday. The word is that he was under threat of primary and he was promised support by DeVos, Norquist, inc., and he folded like a crack house mattress.” - bloggingformichigan.com The drama that unfolded yesterday as Michigan protesters were ar... more »
FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, December 7, 2012
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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: [image: Home]15 candidates file to run for LAUSD school board seats Education Headlines *Friday, December 7, 2012* College of the Desert auditor ties questionedCollege of the Desert had questionably close ties to its auditing firm, which it hired for more than 50 years. Still, attendance-counting issues the firm reported to the school went uncorrected for at least six consecutive years. School buses to return to Indio HillsHigh school students living in Indio Hills will once again have buses to take them to and from school, Desert ... more »
Hartford’s Rep. Don Pridemore Named to Chair Assembly Urban Education Committee « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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Hartford’s Rep. Don Pridemore Named to Chair Assembly Urban Education Committee « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Hartford’s Rep. Don Pridemore Named to Chair Assembly Urban Education Committee by millerlf The “urban” center of Pridemore’s district is Hartford, a town with 14,000 residents. Following is a posting by Barbara Miner whose blog is *View From the Heartland*. Posted: 06 Dec 2012 *By Barbara J. Miner* This article is cross-posted at the *Milwaukee Journal Sentinel* Purple Wisconsin project. Dark days are ahead in Wisconsin politics. The Republican legislative... more »
Louisiana Educator: BESE Defies Court Decisions
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Louisiana Educator: BESE Defies Court Decisions: BESE Defies Court Decisions by Michael Deshotels Public education was subjected to more insanity this week from the Jindal and the ALEC controlled BESE. BESE, at the request of Superintendent John White, voted to approve 45 Choice Course providers to offer MFP funded private courses in the 2013-14 school year. Tom Aswell writes in the Blog, *Louisiana Voice*, that not only is this action in conflict with the recent State and Federal court decisions outlawing MFP funded vouchers, but several of the BESE members voting for this wind... more »
Courant’s Jon Lender sheds light on Malloy’s PAC - Wait, What?
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Courant’s Jon Lender sheds light on Malloy’s PAC - Wait, What?: Courant’s Jon Lender sheds light on Malloy’s PAC by jonpelto For Wait, What readers who were intrigued by yesterday’s blog post entitled, “If money is the “mother’s milk of politics”, Governor Malloy’s cup runneth over,” Jon Lender, the courant’s legendary investigative reporter, has taken an even more detailed look into the recent activities of Governor Malloy’s Political Action Committee…or the political action committee that appears to be connected with Malloy. As noted in my blog yesterday, Governor Malloy, and a n... more »
UPDATE: What’s happening in Michigan + The impact of benefit cuts to legislative districts and the state’s economy. « Fred Klonsky
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The impact of benefit cuts to legislative districts and the state’s economy. « Fred Klonsky: Ten minute drawing. Don’t f**k with my COLA! by Fred Klonsky [image: santa] The in box. Glen Brown comments on my post: The impact of benefit cuts. by Fred Klonsky *…If legislators can breach contractual obligations through legislation (such as HB 6258), the entire middle class will “pay” the consequences. There will be extensive and devastating economic outcomes for the entire State of Illinois if its public employees are robbed of their earned and constitutionally-guaranteed benefits. T... more »
Pass / Fail : LAUSD schools faces challenge of making arts part of the core curriculum | 89.3 KPCC
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Pass / Fail : LAUSD schools faces challenge of making arts part of the core curriculum | 89.3 KPCC: LAUSD schools faces challenge of making arts part of the core curriculum by Tami Abdollah with Ricky O'Bannon [image: Greenway Arts Alliance - 1]*Students dance in the after-school Greenway Arts Alliance program, a magnet program within Fairfax high school. Credit: Mae Ryan/KPCC* Arts advocates and educators are excited that the Los Angeles Unified School District Board voted unanimously in October to make arts a "core subject." But making that desire a reality is complicated. Educat... more »
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