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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, January 11, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *California sheriff: Youth who shot classmate felt he'd been bullied* Education Headlines *Friday, January 11, 2013* O.C. districts question Brown's plan for neediest studentsOrange County school leaders reacted with a mix of enthusiasm and trepidation to Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to overhaul school funding Thursday, saying the neediest students would likely benefit but that the fate of all other students would hang in limbo. SD teachers will get their raiseNew education money proposed in the state budget released Thursday means Sa... more »

Modern School: The Right to an Education or The Obligation to Be Sorted for Capital

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Modern School: The Right to an Education or The Obligation to Be Sorted for Capital: The Right to an Education or The Obligation to Be Sorted for Capital by Michael Dunn The Left is fond of extolling the virtues of a free public education system, particularly the delusion that it increases social mobility and promotes liberty. Aside from the fact that few people move up in social class, regardless of their success in school, the system is not truly free. It is a taxpayer subsidy to business that ensures there are sufficiently educated workers to do the jobs employers want done an... more »

For Chicago Charter, Special Sauce Now Available ‘To Go’ | EduShyster

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For Chicago Charter, Special Sauce Now Available ‘To Go’ | EduShyster: For Chicago Charter, Special Sauce Now Available ‘To Go’ by edushyster2012 *A leaked document from the Noble charter chai**n reveals a key ingredient in secret sauce* Today we turn our attention to secret sauce™. Otherwise known as the elixir of excellence, this mystery ingredient is precisely what allows academies of innovation to produce miraculous results with the exact same students stifled by our achievement-gap widening public schools. But from whence does this secret sauce come? And is this condiment of ou... more »

Schools Matter: Is the Testing Fever Breaking? When Teachers Let Their Conscience Speak

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Schools Matter: Is the Testing Fever Breaking? When Teachers Let Their Conscience Speak: Is the Testing Fever Breaking? When Teachers Let Their Conscience Speak by Jim Horn This is not the first time our nation's schools have been mired in an "orgy of tabulation" (Harold Rugg phrase). During the heyday of eugenics, schoolmen were obsessed with measuring and sorting, just as they are today in the neo-eugenic era of KIPP's psychological and cultural sterilization programs. The last time we went down this road, it took an economic depression and a World War to break the grip of th... more »

Rhee vs. QC: How StudentsFirst's Report Card and Quality Counts Differ - State EdWatch - Education Week

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Rhee vs. QC: How StudentsFirst's Report Card and Quality Counts Differ - State EdWatch - Education Week: Rhee vs. QC: How StudentsFirst's Report Card and Quality Counts Differ by Andrew Ujifusa **With the release this week of two different K-12 state rankings, one from *Education Week* and one fromStudentsFirst, it's been a bonanza for people who like (or at least are compelled to write about) "report cards" on education. Naturally enough, there have been some comparisons between the two. For example, Motoko Rich, an education reporter at *The New York Times*, noted that both Edu... more »

Joy Resmovits: Education Rankings, Anti-Common Core Alliance: Ed Today

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Joy Resmovits: Education Rankings, Anti-Common Core Alliance: Ed Today: Education Rankings, Anti-Common Core Alliance: Ed Today by Joy Resmovits *Who Is The Biggest (Educational) Loser?* As we reported yesterday, Education Week released its Quality Counts report, one of the most comprehensive education rankings in the United States. For the fifth year in a row, Maryland came out on top. Who can in last? *South Dakota*. Things like rankings can be a bit trickier than they appear -- for example, some of the differences between states might not be statistically significant. But they ... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-11-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Test Scores at DC School at Epicenter of Cheating Scandal by dianerav The D.C. Inspector General is satisfied that there was no systemwide cheating. The office investigated Noyes campus and found that maybe there was a teacher or two who might have cheated. The U.S. Department of Education seconded the nearly clean bill of health offered up by the DC IG. But here are the actual scores of the Noyes school, compiled by retired DC teacher Erich Martel and posted on Weep for Detroit by dianerav Detroit is th... more »

With more money to spend, Brown launches K-12 funding reform | EdSource Today

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With more money to spend, Brown launches K-12 funding reform | EdSource Today: With more money to spend, Brown launches K-12 funding reform ** January 11th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwald Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday proposed an unfamiliar budget for public education in the state – one with actual increases. His 2013-14 spending plan for K-12 schools includes a revision of his plan to reform the state’s convoluted, inequitable school finance system that lawmakers and a coalition ... more »

School Tech Connect: I Cannot Write About Education Tonight

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School Tech Connect: I Cannot Write About Education Tonight: I Cannot Write About Education Tonight by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Way too tired. There's a lot going on-- I'd write about it but sometimes when you're fighting City Hall it's better to say nothing. I'm going to write about technology instead. It's time for a national conversation about the failure --yes, sadly, failure-- of our nation's packaging industry to design a peel-off-and-pull technology that works. It has been almost a half century since men walked on the moon and yet today we can't even access the ch... more »

Garfield High teachers won't give required test they call flawed | Local News | The Seattle Times

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Garfield High teachers won't give required test they call flawed | Local News | The Seattle Times: Garfield High teachers won't give required test they call flawed Teachers at Seattle's Garfield High are refusing to give district-required tests known as Measures of Academic Progress, or MAP, saying they are flawed exams that waste time and don't help teachers or students. Teachers at Seattle's Garfield High are refusing to give district-required tests known as Measures of Academic Progress, or MAP, saying they are flawed exams that waste time and don't help teachers or students. By... more »

Still don’t know much about history

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Still don’t know much about history: Still don’t know much about history Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 11, 2013 at 4:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: his]Why do so many students find history boring? Here’s why, from David Bernstein, a nonprofit executive who lives in Gaithersburg, Md., and has two sons, ages 7 and 15. *By David Bernstein* When I took high school history in the early 1980s, the job of the history teacher was to provide a steady stream of facts, and the job... more »

Schools Matter: The move to all-computer testing = start of a boondoggle

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Schools Matter: The move to all-computer testing = start of a boondoggle: The move to all-computer testing = start of a boondoggle by skrashen Sent to the Los Angeles Daily News, January 10 The move to all-computer testing (“State schools chief proposes replacing paper Scantron tests with computer-based ones,” January 8) is the start of a huge boondoggle. After every student is connected, the set-up will be declared obsolete and need to be upgraded or replaced. The schools will cheerfully pay up, eager for the "newest" technology, and computer companies will cheerfully accept the... more »

Florida Lawmaker Proposes Amendment to Require Teacher Salaries Meet National Average | Scathing Purple Musings

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Florida Lawmaker Proposes Amendment to Require Teacher Salaries Meet National Average | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida Lawmaker Proposes Amendment to Require Teacher Salaries Meet National Average by Bob Sikes From WTXL in Tallahassee: *TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL)–*Florida teachers pockets may be getting a little fatter by 2015. Hoping to put that in the lawbooks..this upcoming legislative session. Senator Joseph Abruzzo, (D) 25, Palm Beach, Florida proposed a constitutional amendment that would require teacher’s salaries to meet national salary levels. Abruzzo’s amendment says th... more »

NYC Educator: It's Not Value-Added! It's Growth Model!

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NYC Educator: It's Not Value-Added! It's Growth Model!: It's Not Value-Added! It's Growth Model! by NYC Educator The latest round of negotiations to bring junk science to New York City is about to begin, and boy do they have surprises for us! One is that yes, your Regents exams will indeed be used to determine whether or not you are fit to keep your job. I'd previously been under the impression that since these tests were not designed to determine whether or not we add value, they would not be used for that purpose. Boy was I wrong! It turns out the city can make up some pre-test, ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: The Fights Teachers Unions SHOULD Have

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Jersey Jazzman: The Fights Teachers Unions SHOULD Have: The Fights Teachers Unions SHOULD Have by Duke More like this! The New Jersey Education Association, which doesn’t even represent the teachers of Newark, is worried about the specter of computers replacing teachers. The union has gone to court to shut down Merit Prep and another charter school that is also using a blended learning approach. The union’s lawsuit argues that charter schools can’t emphasize online instruction until the New Jersey state legislature evaluates and approves it. “Should we be experimenting with stude... more »

UPDATE: Back story to the Harold Levy seminar. « Fred Klonsky

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Back story to the Harold Levy seminar. « Fred Klonsky: Teachers in revolt. by Fred Klonsky [image: 2020106498] *English teacher Kit McCormick, left, discusses Garfield High School teachers’ decision to refuse to give the MAP test to their students, during a Thursday news conference.* Teachers at Garfield High School in Seattle voted to refuse to give the district mandated Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) test to their students. It’s a first. The teachers’ statement: * “Our teachers have come together and agree that the MAP test is not good for our students, nor is it a... more »

Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for CA schools - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

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Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for CA schools - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools: Jerry Brown’s budget proposal for CA schools Thursday, January 10th, 2013 at 4:31 pm in No Comments *AP Photo by Rich Pedroncelli* Today, the governor unveiled his first budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year. The plan would increase K-12 spending levels by $2.7 billion next year. It would also, as expected, overhaul the funding formula for school districts. Brown’s proposed funding formula would lift a number of spending restrictions that have long been in place for sp... more »

Reinventing Teachers’ Unions Rethinking Schools

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Rethinking Schools: Volume 27, Issue 2 Volume 27, Issue 2 VOLUME 27, ISSUE 2 — WINTER 2012-2013 Reinventing Teachers’ Unions Are we on the cusp of a new social justice unionism for teachers? Last year, Wisconsin teachers grabbed international attention with a takeover of the state capitol. This fall, the collaborative nature of the successful Chicago Teachers Union strike—and the breadth of parental, student, and community support—heartened and inspired education activists everywhere. What can we learn? Where do we go from here? Editorial: New Teachers' Union Movement in the Making ... more »

LAUSD & NYC TAKE NOTE, PERDAILY GOES NATIONAL (VIDEO) - Perdaily.com

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LAUSD & NYC TAKE NOTE, PERDAILY GOES NATIONAL (VIDEO) - Perdaily.com: LAUSD & NYC TAKE NOTE, PERDAILY GOES NATIONAL (VIDEO) by Leonard Isenberg [image: Francesco Portelos.jpg] *Take a half hour and watch the following coast-to-coast interview that New York City incarcerated and yet uncharged teacher Francesco Portelos did with me this morning. Also take a moment to check out his blog. In the national teacher witch hunt that has put the teaching profession under siege - a fact that never seems to make it into the corporate controlled mainstream media - we hope the following interview...more »

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-10-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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*Nite Cap UPDATE**UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* * * Levy's seminar by Mike Klonsky My brother Fred's blog carries a post which included a self-revealing letter from former N.Y.C. Chancellor Harold Levy for his upcoming private seminar for investors on making money on education. Levy has since become a Wall Street lawyer who now works for Palm Ventures in Greenwich, Conn. He's one of the high rollers in corporate school reform. He's alsochairing The Capital Roundtable’s ENCORE full-day conference – Private Equity Investing In For-Profit Education Companies, Here's some back-story to ... more »

Kimble's Corner: The Real History of Labor in the United States

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Kimble's Corner: The Real History of Labor in the United States: The Real History of Labor in the United States by Representative Kimble Recently, it came to my attention that Chicago Teachers Union Boss Karen Lewis had made some extremely disturbing comments about labor history. Here they are, but I warn you they're not for the faint of heart: *”The labor leaders of that time, though, were ready to kill. They were. They were just - off with their heads. They were seriously talking about that.“I don’t think we’re at that point. The key is that they think nothing of killing us. ... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Updates from Garfield Teacher Action Against MAP

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Updates from Garfield Teacher Action Against MAP: Updates from Garfield Teacher Action Against MAP by Melissa Westbrook Just back from the well-attended press conference. First up, the district response (partial): Seattle Public Schools expects our teachers to administer all required tests, pursuant to our policies and procedures. Last fall, during an annual report to the Board on Nov. 28, it was agreed that the District would review the effectiveness of MAP testing. We look forward to hearing from our principals and teachers as part of that pr... more »

Joy Resmovits: Rhee Report Card Backwards? Denver School Board Drama: Ed Tonight

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Joy Resmovits: Rhee Report Card Backwards? Denver School Board Drama: Ed Tonight: Rhee Report Card Backwards? Denver School Board Drama: Ed Tonight by Joy Resmovits *Is Michelle Rhee doing it wrong?* Over at governing.com, Mark Funkhouser writes about "education and the inputs-outcomes trap." Taking a look at Rhee's StudentsFirst state policy report card, he argues that Rhee's approach here is backwards: "You don't start by deciding which policies are best; you start with outcomes and work your way back to see which policies are connected to good results." That is, Rhee is looki...more »

University of California, Irvine: Stop the conflation of Physical Abuse charges with Sexual Assault and Rape | Occupy UCI!

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University of California, Irvine: Stop the conflation of Physical Abuse charges with Sexual Assault and Rape | Occupy UCI!: University of California, Irvine: Stop the conflation of Physical Abuse charges with Sexual Assault and Rape by Occupy UCI [image: Image] Reblogged from: radfemcol.tumblr.com Sign the Letter here: https://www.change.org/petitions/university-of-california-irvine-administration-stop-the-conflation-of-physical-abuse-charges-with-sexual-assault-and-rape We the undersigned, are ashamed that our university has charged a student activist with *physical abuse* with no...more »

Tips from the Trenches: School Safety — Whole Child Education

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Tips from the Trenches: School Safety — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Stephen Sroka]Tips from the Trenches: School Safety January 10, 2013 by Stephen Sroka *During the last few months, I have had the chance to talk with several speakers who strongly affected their audiences. I started to think about the remarkable leaders with whom I have worked over the years and how they have made huge differences with their incredible wisdom, insights, and actions. I contacted some of them and asked them to comment on working in education in these difficult times. I asked th... more »

Evidence of alleged crimes with Bridgeport’s School Budget going to State Auditors and Attorney General - Wait, What?

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Evidence of alleged crimes with Bridgeport’s School Budget going to State Auditors and Attorney General - Wait, What?: Evidence of alleged crimes with Bridgeport’s School Budget going to State Auditors and Attorney General by jonpelto Readers of Wait, What? are well aware that over the past year this blog’s investigative work has turned up evidence of what appear to be serious violations of law by Bridgeport Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas, the Bridgeport Board of Education and the City of Bridgeport. In direct violation of Connecticut and Bridgeport laws, Paul Vallas sig... more »

Proposed closings hit Black students most | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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Proposed closings hit Black students most | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Proposed closings hit Black students most by Paul Socolar [image: shocked to find gaming] Proposed school closings and relocations will disproportionately affect Black students in the District, based on District data analyzed by the * Notebook* and displayed below. Of the approximately 15,000 students in 43 District schools being closed or relocated, 79 percent are African American. Only 55 percent of the District's students overall are African American. Nearly three-fourths of these 43 schools being c... more »

State Budget Reaction - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

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State Budget Reaction - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Comments on Governor's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2013-14 SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson issued the following statement today on Governor Brown's proposed budget for the 2013-14 fiscal year: "The Governor's budget proposal keeps the promise we made to Californians who supported Proposition 30, and wisely begins to restore some of what our schools have lost. It will take years to bring our education system back to financial health, and I applaud the... more »

Who do you want driving your child’s school bus?

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Who do you want driving your child’s school bus?: Who do you want driving your child’s school bus? by Server Who do you want driving your child’s school bus? *Contact the Mayor today at 1-888-833-7428 and Sign Our Petition below.* Who do you want driving your child’s school bus – a highly skilled, trained, and experienced driver who knows our children and community, or someone learning on the job? At the end of the day, that is the only question that truly matters to parents regarding the busing of their children to school, and it is why it is so important that we support our New Y... more »

Ed Notes Online: Seattle Teachers Revolt Against High Stakes Test

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Ed Notes Online: Seattle Teachers Revolt Against High Stakes Test: Seattle Teachers Revolt Against High Stakes Test by ed notes online *In perhaps the first instance anywhere in the nation, teachers at Seattle’s Garfield High School will announce this afternoon their refusal to administer a standardized test that students in other high schools across the district are scheduled to take in the first part of January. -- Teachers at Garfield HS, Seattle* From a teacher at Garfield HS in Seattle, posted on MORE listserve. He is asking for letters of support from unions (forget the UF... more »

CA School Teacher Talked Shooter Into Surrender | TPM LiveWire

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CA School Teacher Talked Shooter Into Surrender | TPM LiveWire: CA School Teacher Talked ShooterInto SurrenderIGOR BOBIC 3:43 PM EST, THURSDAY JANUARY 10, 2013 A Taft, Calif., school teacher and a campus supervisor talked a shooter into surrender on Thursday, the AP reports. At least two people were shot and the suspect is reportedly in custody. Authorities described the shooter as a 16-year-old student who attended the high school. He was armed with a 12 gauge shotgun.

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Once Again, Educators Save the Day

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Once Again, Educators Save the Day: Strategic Planning: Want to Join In? by Melissa Westbrook Is this any way to figure the future of this district? I like that the Superintendent and Board realize how unwieldy the last Strategic Plan was but a taskforce of 6-80 people? It'll be like herding kittens (or be largely pro-forma facilitation from the consultant group). (Sorry for the varying typefaces; I couldn't get it worked out of the press release from the district.) From district Communications: *Seattle Public Schools is starting the process o... more »

The Work of a Great Test Scientist Helps Explain the Failure of No Child Left Behind « The Core Knowledge Blog

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The Work of a Great Test Scientist Helps Explain the Failure of No Child Left Behind « The Core Knowledge Blog: The Work of a Great Test Scientist Helps Explain the Failure of No Child Left Behindby E. D. Hirsch, Jr. *January 10th, 2013* Tags: NAEP, NCLB, Samuel Messick, standardized tests Posted in Assessment and Testing, Education Practice, Education Theory, Educational Policy,Research and Reports | No Comments » *In Praise of Samuel Messick 1931–1998, Part II* In a prior post I described Messick’s unified theory of test validity, which judged a test not to be valid if its practica... more »

The Washington Policy Center, or should I say ALEC, and the future of our children | Seattle Education

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The Washington Policy Center, or should I say ALEC, and the future of our children | Seattle Education: The Washington Policy Center, or should I say ALEC, and the future of our children by seattleducation2011 From the same people who state that any efforts made in our state to address climate change are a waste of time, post reports from ALEC and have ties to the organization, comes another bit of “research” by Liz Finne, self-proclaimed expert on all things education who cranks out policy papers based on her views or others who sponsor this “public charity” organization an... more »

Ginger Rutland on Michelle Rhee-Defending the IndefensibleThe Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education

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The Sacramento Coalition to Save Public Education: Ginger Rutland on Michelle Rhee-Defending the Indefensible published by Kate_Lenox on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 11:34am [image: Home] Much as she did when reporters on her own paper revealed mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson to be a slumlord, Bee editor Ginger Rutland now feels it necessary in the wake of the Frontline episode to rehabilitate Michelle Rhee's image. In spite of allegations of widespread cheating, a campaign of humiliating teachers and administrators and wholesale closings of schools rather than attempting to improve them, Rh... more »

Education That Matches the Rhetoric - Bridging Differences - Education Week

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Education That Matches the Rhetoric - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Education That Matches the Rhetoric by Deborah Meier Dear Pedro, Yes, we've utterly crushed the liberating and empowering spirit of education. The story you related about Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl from Pakistan, is an important reminder of what once seemed worth living and dying for. The roots of the story are complex, and mixed. Formal education as we know it was designed either to teach the religious and lay leaders of the nation/tribe. It was designed precisely—as were specific other symb... more »

SI&A Cabinet Report – Brown’s budget provides $2.7B in Prop 98 money over this year

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SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Brown’s budget provides $2.7B in Prop 98 money over this year *By Tom Chorneau* Thursday, January 10, 2013 Finding economic recovery coming sooner than most had expected, Gov. Jerry Brown proposed a good news budget for schools that will provide an additional $2.7 billion more in Proposition 98 money than the current year – which was also adjusted upwards. The plan includes a $1.8 billion repayment for prior deferred appropriations. Brown’s much-anticipated plan for restructuring school funding builds on his proposal from last year. The go... more »

Brandon Greene Launches New Project to Feature Student Journalism - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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Brandon Greene Launches New Project to Feature Student Journalism - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Brandon Greene Launches New Project to Feature Student Journalism by Anthony Cody *This week I learned of an exciting new project called Out the Mouths of Babes, with a focus on giving voice to those we talk so much about, but hear so little from. The following is an interview with the project's creator, a young man named Brandon Greene. * [image: brandon.jpg] *What are the goals of your project?* The goals of the Out the Mouths of Babes are three-fold: 1. to increase ... more »

Diane in the Evening 1-10-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: Ex-DC Principal Is Happy Baking Cupcakes by dianerav In case you wondered what Adell Cothorne, the star of the PBS Frontline special about Michelle Rhee’s cheating scandal, is doing now, she is very happy making gourmet cupcakes. Thanks to reader Linda of Connecticut for finding her on the web. I wish we lived close to Ellicott City, Maryland, so we could sample her cupcakes. Adell is in business with Bill Kerlina, another ex-principal from D.C. As you know from reading the posts on this blog, Adell filed a whistleblower complaint against the leadership of ... more »

Joy Resmovits: Mental Health Care For Kids Severely Lacking, Says GAO

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Joy Resmovits: Mental Health Care For Kids Severely Lacking, Says GAO: Mental Health Care For Kids Severely Lacking, Says GAO by Joy Resmovits Hot off the presses, here's a report from the Government Accountability Office on the state of children's mental health care. It reveals some major problems. "Most children whose emotions or behavior, as reported by their parent or guardian, indicated a potential need for a mental health service did not receive any services within the same year," the GAO wrote. The report comes after Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (Conn.), an... more »

Josh Birdwell- Aristotle Isn’t a Problem Child, Philosophy in the Classroom Student Voice

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Student Voice: Josh Birdwell- Aristotle Isn’t a Problem Child, Philosophy in the Classroom by admin To say Aristotle was brilliant is an understatement. Aristotle was a philosopher of the highest caliber; he produced philosophical work on everything from metaphysics to ethics. Aristotle was a man who constantly strived for greater knowledge, and from this he taught his fellow man. But for some reason, modern education does not seem to have the time for this. Curriculum planners, for whatever reason, have decided that the study of wisdom has no place in the classroom. They’ve made ... more »

Irving ISD Gamed Census Numbers to Keep Latinos Off School Board, Lawsuit Claims - Dallas - News - Unfair Park

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Irving ISD Gamed Census Numbers to Keep Latinos Off School Board, Lawsuit Claims - Dallas - News - Unfair Park: Irving ISD Gamed Census Numbers to Keep Latinos Off School Board, Lawsuit Claims By Brantley Hargrove Wed., Jan. 9 2013 at 1:00 PM 5 Comments Categories: Legal Battles - - - - - [image: Irving-ISD-Board-of-Trustees.jpg]A, shall we say, less-than-diverse Irving ISD board of trusteesIrving Independent School District is playing games with 2010 census numbers that should handily introduce a Hispanic voice into the all-white school board, a failed Lati... more »

Parsing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s education agenda

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Parsing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s education agenda: Parsing Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s education agenda Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 10, 2013 at 12:08 pm - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: mcdonnell] Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell (R). In his State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday night, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) proposed a constitutional amendment that would make it easier for charter schools to open, an A-F grading system to rate schools, the use of Teach For Ameri... more »

Join the Journey for Justice! | Parents Across America

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Join the Journey for Justice! | Parents Across America: *PAA’s Karran Harper Royal will be part of the Journey for Justice webinar* Join the Journey for Justice! by pureparents Please Join Us as We Work to Send Parents and Students To Testify! Attend the Save Our Schools Webinar and Fundraiser - Journey For Justice 2 Education Organizers Jitu Brown, Karran Harper Royal, and Zakiyah Ansari On the birthdate of the honorable Civil Rights Leader, Doctor Martin Luther King - Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:30 PM Eastern Time [ET] REGISTER HERE The time is now! If we are to stop schoo... more »

Eric Bolling: Schools ‘pushing the liberal agenda’ by teaching algebra | The Raw Story

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Eric Bolling: Schools ‘pushing the liberal agenda’ by teaching algebra | The Raw Story: Eric Bolling: Schools ‘pushing the liberal agenda’ by teaching algebra by David Edwards [image: Eric Bolling slams the "liberal agenda" of algebra] Topics: Eric Bolling ♦ fox news Fox News host Eric Bolling on Wednesday accused some schools of “pushing the liberal agenda” for teaching an algebra lesson about the distributive property. During a segment about “indoctrination in schools,” Bolling reminded viewers of a 2009 video of children chanting, “Mmm. Mmm. Mmm. Barack Hussein Obama,” which o... more »

Lazy Teachers and Administrators Love Calculators « PWC Education Reform Blog

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Lazy Teachers and Administrators Love Calculators « PWC Education Reform Blog: Lazy Teachers and Administrators Love Calculators by pwceducationreform Lazy teachers and school administrators love calculators, because having calculators means they don’t have to actually teach arithmetic. If you want to understand why I strongly support banning calculators on SOL exams, you need only look to this article by my colleague at Out in Left Field, More Educational Malpractice. The author notes the difference between the types and level of problems students typically saw in 3rd and 4th g... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Thursday, January 10, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Gov. Jerry Brown to propose more money, finance overhaul for California schools* Education Headlines *Thursday, January 10, 2013* Denair schools to mull budgetDenair Unified School District trustees will take up more teacher layoffs tonight and consider switching their popular charter Denair Academic Avenues into a magnet school as they work to get finances back in the black and avoid a state takeover. Fresno USD to add six bus routes for middle, high school studentsStudents in those grades have had to walk two miles to school. ... more »

Project Unify-Including All Students in a Rich Education | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights

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Project Unify-Including All Students in a Rich Education | LFA: Join The Conversation - Public School Insights: Project Unify-Including All Students in a Rich Education by Special Olympics Project UNIFY Project Unify-Including All Students in a Rich Education [image: Special Olympics Project UNIFY's picture] By Special Olympics Project UNIFY on January 9, 2013 *By Andrea Cahn, Senior Director, Special Olympics Project UNIFY* * Editor’s Note: This post is form our partners at the Special Olympics Project UNIFY. Each week in January, we will feature a new article on a topic related to ... 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. The Key to Understanding Corporate Reform Best of the Ed Blogs Diane Ravitch January 10, 2013 When Methuselah Was Young Best of the Ed Blogs Gene V Glass January 10... more »

Et tu, Liberal Media? | the becoming radical

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Et tu, Liberal Media? | the becoming radical: Et tu, Liberal Media? Posted on January 10, 2013 by plthomasedd The erosion of support for the Commons is most distinct in the failure of foundational support for universal public education in favor of the more powerful interests of corporate America. Just as public schools and teachers have no political party, the so-called liberal media have also abandoned public education and America’s workers, teachers. Bill Maher and Stephen Colbert have fallen into the corporate education reform trap by buying into and thus selling the “bad” teach... more »

Incentivizing philanthropy: Walgreen’s gets big no-bid contract after CPS gift card giveaway Parents United for Responsible Education

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Parents United for Responsible Education » Blog Archive » Incentivizing philanthropy: Walgreen’s gets big no-bid contract after CPS gift card giveaway: Incentivizing philanthropy: Walgreen’s gets big no-bid contract after CPS gift card giveaway by admin Walgreen's coupons created by Wade Tillett It was only a couple of months ago that Walgreen’s CEO Greg Wasson stood with Mayor Rahm at our old neighborhood school, Field Elementary, to announce the giveaway of $25 Walgreen’s gift cards to parents for picking up their children’s report cards. “This is a way, in my view, of incentiv... more »

“What’s Your Preferred Gender Pronoun?” « Student Activism

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“What’s Your Preferred Gender Pronoun?” « Student Activism: “What’s Your Preferred Gender Pronoun?” by Angus Johnston Here’s something that happened to me last month: I got asked my preferred gender pronoun. For those who aren’t familiar, this is a thing that tends to happen at queer-positive conferences and gatherings these days. When you go around the room at the beginning of a session, you’ll say your name, something about yourself, maybe answer an ice-breaker question, and state your preferred gender pronoun. It can be he/him, she/her, they/their, or one of the newer invented... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Political payback for Walgreens CEO

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Political payback for Walgreens CEO: Political payback for Walgreens CEO by Mike Klonsky Rahm & WassonAs Chicago city retirees brace themselves for another hit on their healthcare plans, corporations like Walgreen's are feeling really healthy. Back in November, I wrote about the scheme Rahm had cooked up with Walgreens CEO Greg Wasson whereby the mayor would offer parents Walgreens gift cards if they would show up on report card pickup day. Rahm called it, "incentivizing responsible parenting." I call it pay-back for Wasson's political support, ... more »

LOCAL UPDATE: My stalkers, Bill Ayers, Alexander Russo and TFA. « Fred Klonsky

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My stalkers, Bill Ayers, Alexander Russo and TFA. « Fred Klonsky: Extremely local news. Resurrecting the Skokie chapter of IEA Retired. by Fred Klonsky [image: data=Ay5GWBeob_WIPLDYoIWcfVXxvZu9XwJ55OX7Ag,hrBBd5qAM5YO4tMRxwtLJmizsZGtt6OZ8SMu98QgZ3Nvgq9Fd5OyjJGmDyEog0UaaoBRVBSBh3KuT7vu20S8uACPZcgLDrq6_5sERziFQ10-cIgA17TO6bAaPsYd__s1gr5gqMV0Hf14s4Z2QojOB1nLfQ7wK8pkEveMNMxCtY3L8G_Cm30K-IgrxFFyIg] *Retired IEA members on the north side and near north suburbs need an IEA Retired chapter.* I know I have readers all over the country, but this is extremely local news. When I retired last June... more »

@edshow @maddow twitter blast: Copy, Paste and Tweet! « @ the chalk face

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@edshow @maddow twitter blast: Copy, Paste and Tweet! « @ the chalk face: @edshow @maddow twitter blast: Copy, Paste and Tweet!Leave a comment January 10, 2013 by Timothy D. Slekar Copy, Paste and Tweet! @edshow @maddow Why does MSNBC talk to Rhee instead of me? Have you compared our credentials? @m_rhee @edshow @maddow For-profit schooling profits the corporation, not the kids. @edshow @maddow The crime and story of the century–selling our public schools. Why the crickets? @edshow @maddow Your viewers are products of a rich public education. What about this generation? @edshow @mad... more »

Ayers Slams TFA | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS

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Ayers Slams TFA | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS: Ayers Slams TFA by Alexander Russo Here's some video of John Ayers going off on TFA that some folks on the right find objectionable but seems unsurprising and not all that problematic to me. At a December conference in New York City, Ayers apparently said "the left must utilize its “absolute access” to America’s schools to further its “movement.” New video to emerge from the meeting seems to reveal one crucial gap in that “absolute access” — Teach for America." Is this news? Is this inflammatory? Video inside, via EAG. Po... more »

Modern School: Teachers are Terrorists and Corporate Shills

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Modern School: Teachers are Terrorists and Corporate Shills: Teachers are Terrorists and Corporate Shills by Michael Dunn Politicians are notorious for saying stupid, embarrassing and downright insulting and hurtful things in the quest to promote their political agendas. Michael Bloomberg’s recent comparison of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) to the National Rifle Association (NRA) ranks right up there with some of the stupidest—but here are a few other ditties (just in case you missed them): *Teachers Unions are Terrorist Organizations* In 2004, Education Secretary Rod P... more »

Schools Matter: Cornerstone Academy Embroiled in Child Abuse Charges in Memphis

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Schools Matter: Cornerstone Academy Embroiled in Child Abuse Charges in Memphis: Cornerstone Academy Embroiled in Child Abuse Charges in Memphis by Jim Horn In order to encourage charter schools to "innovate," almost all oversight and regulations have been removed, so that now these corporate reform schools operate with impunity, free to pay school CEOs hundreds of thousands of tax dollars each year to run total compliance chain gangs for children, where teachers are more prison guard than educator. The only innovation we see from these one-size fits all behavioral neutering fa... more »

Ed Notes Online: Fred Smith Tribute: Leonie Haimson Matters

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Ed Notes Online: Fred Smith Tribute: Leonie Haimson Matters: Fred Smith Tribute: Leonie Haimson Matters by ed notes online Class size matters, and so does Leonie. Posted to the Change the Stakes listserve: Dear Leonie, Hail to you, the People's Queen (not to be confused with Leona, the Queen of Mean). You deserve accolades and bouquets--but we know you'll never stop to take a bow. You prove that *less* is more--as in tireless, fearless, relentless--in your fight for quality public school education for all children. You are a compass seeking the truth and courageously speaki... more »

Quality Counts 2013 Press Release Education Week: January 10, 2013

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Education Week: January 10, 2013: [image: Quality Counts 2013: Code of Conduct - Safety, Discipline and School Climate] JANUARY 10, 2013 STATE DATA State Highlights Reports All the data you need to assess your state’s performance in key areas.*Don't miss out on your state’s data!* [image: Get Your Quality Counts 2013 State Highlights Reports] GET EXTRA COPIES OF*QUALITY COUNTS 2013* Order extra copies in print or as an interactive PDF so you will always have this benchmarking report at your fingertips. SPECIAL OFFER Save Big With the Winter Price Break Get *Quality Counts* and so much ... more »

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