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Schools Matter: Adding Value to the Worthless?

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Schools Matter: Adding Value to the Worthless?: Adding Value to the Worthless? by Jim Horn *Why Embrace 19th Century Assessments for the 21stCentury?* *Guest Commentary by Stephen Stollmack* * * Public education is part of the conceptual framework of this country. Most accept the basic format of a homeroom teacher keeping the younger children all or most of the day, phasing into different teachers, each one responsible for one of the menu of subjects laid out for every child based on his or her age. Most probably recognize that their children are facing an environment much diffe... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-5-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] The Problem with Choice by dianerav A reader from Oregon explains the destructive consequences of choice. School choice has been a goal of the right for decades and is now embraced by the Obama administration: “For US education to thrive, charters must go. “Some Win, Some Lose with Open Enrollment”. The headline in the Eugene, Oregon Register-Guard may seem like an occasion for joy to the winning school districts but, really, it is just terribly sad for all of us. Open enrollment across district lines is t... more »

Great News DC Students: You’ve Got Choice™ | EduShyster

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Great News DC Students: You’ve Got Choice™ | EduShyster: Great News DC Students: You’ve Got Choice™ by edushyster2012 Dear Washington DC student: Great news! Your union-stifled public school is closing its doors due to low expectations. That means that you are now on the road to excellence and innovation, a path that proceeds directly to college and onto an outstanding 21st century job. In other words, you are about to enter an exciting new world of choice™. Did you know that The Brookings Institution recently ranked Washington, DC third in the country for school choice on itsEducat... more »

Modern School: Today in Labor History--1-5-13

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Modern School: Today in Labor History--January 5: Today in Labor History--January 5 Michael Dunn at Modern School - 1 hour ago First Negro Labor Convention (From Harpers) *January 5, 1869* -- The First U.S. Negro Labor Convention was held on this date. (From the Daily Bleed) *January 5, 1914* - Ford raised its basic wage from $2.40 for a nine-hour day to $5 for an eight-hour day. (From Workday Minnesota) Rosa Luxemburg Karl Liebknecht *January 5, 1919* – The Spartacists, led by Karl Liebknecht & Rosa Luxemburg, led a revolt to renew the November revolution lasting 6 days (in Berlin... more »

Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit | OregonLive.com

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Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit | OregonLive.com: *Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit* [image: Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian]By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian on January 04, 2013 at 7:21 PM, updated January 04, 2013 at 10:16 PM * * * * Tim King and Norm Donohoe, who ran a chain of taxpayer-funded charter schools across small-town Oregonfrom their headquarters in Clackamas, scammed the state out of $17 million and must repay that plus $2.7 million more, the state said in a court filing this week. The lega... more »

Documentary examines Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s legacy in D.C. - The Washington Post

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Documentary examines Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s legacy in D.C. - The Washington Post: ‘Frontline’ raises questions about test-score tampering under Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Sarah L. Voisin/TWP - The “Frontline” examines Rhee’s record in Washington, where her aggressive reforms between 2007 and 2010 turned her from a relative unknown into a polarizing edu-celebrity. - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - E-mail - Reprints By Emma Brown, Published: January 4 Student standardized-test scores at an award-winning D.C. school drop... more »

The dangers of ‘outsourcing’ public education

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The dangers of ‘outsourcing’ public education: The dangers of ‘outsourcing’ public education Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 5, 2013 at 9:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: outsource2]The privatization of public education is becoming perhaps the biggest controversy in public education. Here’s a different look at the subject from Larry Cuban, a former superintendent of Arlington Public Schools. Cuban was superintendent for seven years and a former high school social studies teach... more »

Educational school gardens are cropping up all over Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com

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Educational school gardens are cropping up all over Page 1 of 2 | UTSanDiego.com: Educational school gardens are cropping up all over [image: A Cajon Park student gently holds young lettuce plants that are headed for the school's garden.] Want to grow a school garden? San Diego Master Gardeners have been helping start and sustain school gardens since 1998. Today more than 150 Master Gardeners volunteer in schools around the county. Over the years, the group has compiled an extensive resource guide on its website that is available at no charge to interested parents, teachers and ... more »

Are Some Indiana Legislators Looking to Scrap FAILED Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett ’s School Grade System? | Scathing Purple Musings

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Are Some Indiana Legislators Looking to Scrap FAILED Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett ’s School Grade System? | Scathing Purple Musings: Are Some Indiana Legislators Looking to Scrap FAILED Indiana Superintendent Tony Bennett ’s School Grade System? by Bob Sikes Incoming Florida education commissioner said in an interview with * Gradebook’s* Jeff Solochek, “I was the person who was described as bringing the Florida reforms to Indiana.” Well it appears one of those reforms isn’t seen as so great to some Indiana legislators. Jeff Schultz of the *Chesterton Tribune *writes: Her ... more »

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 1-5-13

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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT* LAPD, SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES BEGIN PATROLS AT L.A. SCHOOLS ON MONDAY smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 8 hours ago By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer, LA Daily News | http://bit.ly/VBghdc 1/04/2013 06:27:04 PM PST :: Police officers and sheriff's deputies who have simply cruised by elementary and middle schools in the past will add campus visits to their daily patrols beginning Monday, the first day that LAUSD students will be back in class since the Dec. 14 school shootings in... more »

This Week's Education Research Report 1-5-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * School layouts can influence a child’s development by as much as 25 percent Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 1 day ago A study of school design has discovered that school layouts can influence a child’s development by as much as 25 percent — positively or negatively — over the course of an academic year. The 751 pupils using 34 classrooms across seven primary schools in Blackpool were studied over the 2011-12 academic year by the University of Salford’s School of the Built Environment and archit... more »

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 1-5-13 …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EF

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Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | …For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL *LARRY FERLAZZO’S WEBSITES OF THE DAY* [image: Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Problems.] “Community School Model Seen as Valuable to Rural Areas” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 1 day ago Community School Model Seen as Valuable to Rural Areas is an interesting article over at Education Week. I’ve written very positively about community schools in the past, as well as expressing my concerns about them. Making Parents Pay A School Anytime Their Child Is Given De... more »

HEY JOE

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(Oo-backing vocals on each line) Hey Joe, where you goin' with that gun in your hand? Hey Joe, I said where you goin' with that gun in your hand? Alright. I'm goin down to shoot my old lady, you know I caught her messin' 'round with another man. Yeah,! I'm goin' down to shoot my old lady, you know I caught her messin' 'round with another man. Huh! And that ain't too cool. (Ah. -backing vocal on each line) Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot your woman down, you shot her down. Uh, hey Joe, I heard you shot you old lady down, you shot her down to the ground. Yeah! Yes, I did, I shot her, you ... more »

I Love The Smell Of Test Prep In The Morning | Gary Rubinstein's Blog

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I Love The Smell Of Test Prep In The Morning | Gary Rubinstein's Blog: I Love The Smell Of Test Prep In The Morning by Gary Rubinstein "What kind of training?" "Diversity training, Sir!" Teach For America recently launched a new initiative to recruit military veterans to become TFA teachers. With the catchy slogan “You Served For America Now Teach For America,” this campaign has gotten attention in various news sources like The Huffington Post. Just the way college students do TFA as a way to do something ‘good’ before going on to their eventual profession — or even, for some, bec... more »

Mother Crusader: Who's First? Certainly Not Students...

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Mother Crusader: Who's First? Certainly Not Students...: Who's First? Certainly Not Students... by darciecima Rhee wraps her arms around a pretty big political liability at his 2011 State of the State. While I LOVED reading Joy Resmovitz's report about Democrats jumping the StudentsFirst ship, I had the hardest time following it. I think it was because there were so many unnamed sources and so many reformers unwilling to speak on the record. As I read I kept wondering what these people were so damn afraid of. By my count, two would not speak on the record: Sevugan declined to c... more »

Oakland Tribune editorial: Education reform attempt welcome, but won't be easy - Inside Bay Area

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Oakland Tribune editorial: Education reform attempt welcome, but won't be easy - Inside Bay Area: Oakland Tribune editorial: Education reform attempt welcome, but won't be easy Oakland Tribune editorial © Copyright 2012, Bay Area News Group Posted: 01/04/2013 12:01:00 PM PST Updated: 01/04/2013 03:11:00 PM PST Click photo to enlarge In this Aug 15, 2012 file photo, Gov. Jerry Brown campaigns for Proposition 30, a November ballot... We must give Gov. Jerry Brown credit, he does not run from difficult subjects. Witness his decision to dive head first into reforming the bizarre an... more »

Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit | OregonLive.com

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Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit | OregonLive.com: Oregon charter school founders accused in $20 million racketeering lawsuit by Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian [image: TimKing.JPG]View full sizeIn this 2002 photo, Tim King is shown with students in a program he pioneered at North Clackamas's Putnam High to try to bring lagging students up to grade level. He charismatically claimed he wanted to help marginalized students through a network of 10 or more online charter schools he started in small-town Oregon.Bob Ellis Tim King and Norm Donohoe... more »

Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes, My Favorite Meeting

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Ed Notes Online: Change the Stakes, My Favorite Meeting: Change the Stakes, My Favorite Meeting by ed notes online On a late Friday afternoon once a month, 15-20 parents, principals, teachers --- public and college level, gather to plan strategies and tactics in the war against high stakes testing. With the testing season about to begin and more and more parents talking about opting out, today's meeting was the kickoff of what should prove to be an active period right through June. The idea of shlepping to the city on a day I took hot yoga in the morning and a long afternoon nap... more »

Save Our Schools Webinar; Journey For Justice 2

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Webinar; Journey For Justice 2: Webinar; Journey For Justice 2 by Server *Save Our Schools Webinar* *Webinar; Journey For Justice 2* *with Karran Harper Royal Lewis, Jitu Brown, and Zakiyah Ansari* January 15, 2013 – 8:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time [EDT} Please Join Jitu Brown, of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization, Chicago, Illinois, Zakiyah Ansari, Communities for Education Justice New York, New York, and Karran Harper-Royal, Parents Across America, New Orleans, Louisiana for a Save Our Schools hosted Webinar. The three integral Organizers worked to give birth to a growing al... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Democrats Wake Up About Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee

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Jersey Jazzman: Democrats Wake Up About Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: Democrats Wake Up About Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee by Duke Well, it's about time: Michelle Rhee, the fiery former Washington, D.C.,school chancellor, has danced a tricky tango since starting her national advocacy and lobbying group, StudentsFirst, in December 2010. Rhee purported to be the face of a bipartisan movement to "transform education," while simultaneously battling Democratic teachers unions and appearing chummy in photo ops with conservative Republican governors like Rick Scott (Fla.) o... more »

BUGS: Brooklyn Urban Garden School - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help

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BUGS: Brooklyn Urban Garden School - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help: bugs: brooklyn urban garden school MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2012 AT 11:33AM Big news for 5th graders! *BUGS is opening in District 15 in fall of 2013.* *Why are they opening this school*? "BUGS initially grew out of street corner and on-going kitchen table conversations between local parents and educators concerned about the number of middle school options in District 15. Once we began taking seriously the possibility of creating a new school, we assembled our academic team and realized the potential we have ... more »

CORPORATE ED REFORM: The War continues....2013

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*CORPORATE ED REFORM* * The War continues....2013* C

SBE Agenda for January 2013 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education)

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SBE Agenda for January 2013 - State Board of Education (CA Dept of Education): SBE Agenda for January 2013Agenda for the California State Board of Education (SBE) meeting on January 16, 2013. ------------------------------ State Board Members Michael W. Kirst, President Trish Williams, Vice President Carl Cohn Bruce Holaday Aida Molina Patricia A. Rucker Ilene W. Straus Josephine Kao, Student Member *Vacancy **Vacancy **Vacancy* Secretary & Executive Officer Hon. Tom Torlakson Schedule of Meeting Location *Wednesday, January 16, 2013 *8:30 a.m. Pacific Time ± STATE BOARD OF ED... more »

‘Disciplinary fees’ show the trouble with charter schools and privatization — MSNBC

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‘Disciplinary fees’ show the trouble with charter schools and privatization — MSNBC: ‘Disciplinary fees’ show the trouble with charter schools and privatization Ned Resnikoff, @resnikoff 4:17 pm on 01/04/2013 [image: A student at Noble Street College Prep does classwork at the school in Chicago in February. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)] A student at Noble Street College Prep does classwork at the school in Chicago in February. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) Our neighbors at MSNBC’s *Melissa Harris-Perry* report that Chicago’s Noble Network of Charter Schools is making some cash on the si... more »

A tool to rebuild our teachers' unions | SocialistWorker.org

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A tool to rebuild our teachers' unions | SocialistWorker.org: A tool to rebuild our teachers' unions Rhode Island teacher Brian Chidester reviews a new book that documents the assault on public education--and the struggle of teachers to resist it. January 4, 2013 [image: Chicago teachers march with supporters during their strike to defend quality public schools]Chicago teachers march with supporters during their strike to defend quality public schools "IT'S IMPORTANT to say, loudly, that the potential of teachers' unions is not being realized and that they need to be transformed." Am... more »

San Francisco: 'My Jihad' Islamic education campaign kicks off on Muni buses - San Jose Mercury News

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San Francisco: 'My Jihad' Islamic education campaign kicks off on Muni buses - San Jose Mercury News: San Francisco: 'My Jihad' Islamic education campaign kicks off on Muni buses Bay City News Service Posted: 01/04/2013 01:33:44 PM PST Updated: 01/04/2013 01:33:45 PM PST An educational campaign led by the Council on American-Islamic Relations has put up dozens of advertisements on San Francisco Municipal Railway buses this week to reclaim connotations of the word "jihad," according to campaign organizers. The 35 "My Jihad" bus ads were up by the start of the new year to promot... more »

Pass / Fail : Federal officials reject California’s No Child Left Behind waiver request | 89.3 KPCC

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Pass / Fail : Federal officials reject California’s No Child Left Behind waiver request | 89.3 KPCC: Federal officials reject California’s No Child Left Behind waiver request by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez [image: Arne Duncan at Podium]*U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan gives a speech in Los Angeles. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali look on. Credit: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC* The U.S. Department of Education sent a letter on Friday to the president of California’s Board of Education denying the state’s request to be exempted from the most on... more »

SB 1290 (Alquist)Charter schools: establishment, renewal, and revocation Enactment of Senate Bill 1290 - Letters (CA Dept of Education)

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Enactment of Senate Bill 1290 - Letters (CA Dept of Education): Dear County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators: ENACTMENT OF SENATE BILL 1290 On September 26, 2012, the Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 1290 (Chapter 576, Statutes of 2012) which affects charter schools and charter school authorizers. SB 1290 [image: External link opens in new window or tab.] amends Sections 47605, 47605.6, and 47607 of the California*Education Code*. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with notification of this legislation, which becomes effective on January 1, 20... more »

UPDATE: The inbox. More breaking pension news. « Fred Klonsky

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The inbox. More breaking pension news. « Fred Klonsky: The inbox. From Capitolfax as of 6:30 Friday night. by Fred Klonsky This from Rich Miller’s CapitolFax: This just in…Friday, Jan 4, 2013 * From Rep. Elaine Nekritz’s spokesperson… Rep. Elaine Nekritz filed House Amendment No. 9 today to Senate Bill 1673. It exactly mirrors the language of House Bill 6258, which she and other members had filed a few weeks ago. She filed it to this Senate Bill that’s in the House because the clock has expired on the ability for House Bill 6258 to pass both chambers by Jan. 9. It appears Senate Bi... more »

Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Group Loses Top Democrats, Hires New President

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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Group Loses Top Democrats, Hires New President: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Group Loses Top Democrats, Hires New President by Joy Resmovits Michelle Rhee, the fiery former Washington, D.C.,school chancellor, has danced a tricky tango since starting her national advocacy and lobbying group, StudentsFirst, in December 2010. Rhee purported to be the face of a bipartisan movement to "transform education," while simultaneously battling Democratic teachers unions and appearing chummy in photo ops with conservat... more »

News Release 13-2 - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

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News Release 13-2 - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): First Participants Selected for New Pilot Program Linking Academics and Career Readiness SACRAMENTO—Twenty participants throughout California will be the first to take part in a new state program designed to help students graduate from high school prepared to succeed in careers and college, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson announced today. Legislation (AB 790) by former Assembly Member Warren Furutani approved last year called for the establishment of these Linked Learning pilot programs. The participant... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: We Must Teach our Sons (and Daughters) Better

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: We Must Teach our Sons (and Daughters) Better: We Must Teach our Sons (and Daughters) Better by Melissa Westbrook What is the standing of women and girls in the world today? It's hard to know. On the one hand, we now have more women in Congress than ever before. There are now 20 women in the Senate (although as The Stranger points out, that's a group that has been around for 200 years and yet it has taken this long). New Hampshire state government seems to be an all-woman squad at this point. Many European countries have long had female leade... more »

What Virginians should know about Teach For America

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What Virginians should know about Teach For America: What Virginians should know about Teach For America Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 4, 2013 at 2:43 pm - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R-Va.). (Brendan Smialowski - GETTY IMAGES)] Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (Brendan Smialowski – GETTY IMAGES) It was only a matter of time before the Republican governor of Virginia, Bob McDonnell, would welcome Teach For America program into his state — and now he has made i... more »

NYC Educator: UFT Evaluations: Painted into a Corner

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NYC Educator: UFT Evaluations: Painted into a Corner: UFT Evaluations: Painted into a Corner by NYC Educator There's an interesting UFT commercial airing right now. It criticizes Mayor Bloomberg, rightly so, for being an intransigent galoot. But it goes on to demand a fair evaluation system. Now, who, aside from Mayor Bloomberg, could oppose such a thing? Not I. I support a fair evaluation system, just as I support Mom, Apple Pie, and the American Way. Yet I fail to see how it is possible for us to achieve one under the law our union leadership helped craft. The law calls for, depe... more »

Blame the Teachers, Part (3) « PWC Education Reform Blog

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Blame the Teachers, Part (3) « PWC Education Reform Blog: Blame the Teachers, Part (3) by pwceducationreform Blame the teachers. That’s the advice from PWCS for anyone with concerns about the Math program. I think PWCS is wrong. I don’t think our teachers are at fault for the problems that continue in our elementary level math program. I don’t think our elementary level teachers have the autonomy the school division says they do because they have to teach to the test. Not the SOLs, the CFAs. *Teaching to the CFA* Staff asserted that retired PWCS teachers developed the end-of-uni... more »

New TV Ad: “Moving Forward” | Edwize

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New TV Ad: “Moving Forward” | Edwize: New TV Ad: “Moving Forward” by W.J. Levay Popout The UFT on Jan. 4 launched a television ad campaign urging Mayor Michael Bloomberg to put politics aside and reach an agreement on a new teacher evaluation system. The 30-second spot, titled “Moving Forward,” criticizes the mayor’s education record on topics ranging from misleading statistics and the failing schools opened by the mayor, to hiring Cathie Black as chancellor. Read the press release »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Things get too hot for Melinda at WaPo. She quits the board.

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Things get too hot for Melinda at WaPo. She quits the board.: Things get too hot for Melinda at WaPo. She quits the board. by Mike Klonsky Things are getting so hot over at WaPo's board, what with all these investigations of Kaplan, Inc.going on, that Melinda Gates had to bail, and in a hurry. The Post says, she gave no reason for her quick exodus while a family spokesman said she wanted to spend more time than before working and traveling for the Gates Foundation. That's a load of horse manure. The power-philanthropist and wife of multi-billiona... more »

Schools Matter: Broad Disciple with Checkered Past Becomes New MA Ed Chief

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Schools Matter: Broad Disciple with Checkered Past Becomes New MA Ed Chief: Broad Disciple with Checkered Past Becomes New MA Ed Chief by Jim Horn Teachers scoring a 2.77 out of 5.0 on the new evaluation schemes proliferating across the U.S. would face some extra "professional development" to grind out some higher scores next year. If you are MA superintendent getting that score, however, and if you have been one of Eli Broad's "chosen" rock stars for the past decade, then you could find yourself selected by the governor to become the chief ed official in your state. Such is t... more »

Diane in the Evening 1-4-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: Jersey Jazzman on the Democratic Defections from Rhee Camp by dianerav It seems that Jersey Jazzman and I read Joy Resmovit’s article at the same moment and posted in tandem. Readers might want to know what he thought about the changing of he guard at StudentsFirst. Rhee Loses Top Democratic Staffers by dianerav Joy Resmovits at Huffington Post has a revealing story about how top staff at Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst have abandoned the ship. No one went on the record to explain the exodus but it is hard to see how any Democrat could be part of a campaign... more »

Clement Coulsont – Making Student Voice Count | Student Voice

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Clement Coulsont – Making Student Voice Count | Student Voice: Clement Coulsont – Making Student Voice Count by admin [image: Clement Coulston] The following article was originally published in the National School Climate Center’s October Newsletter By Clement Coulston, StuVoice Organizer and Youth Leader for Social Justice Take a minute to consider the following three questions: (1) In your opinion, what makes for a great education? (2) What is diversity and how do you see it in schools? (3) What teaching characteristics are most conducive to learning? From those questions, you ma... more »

Another Rebuke of Tony Bennett: Indiana Republican Wants to Stop Common Core Standards | Scathing Purple Musings

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Another Rebuke of Tony Bennett: Indiana Republican Wants to Stop Common Core Standards | Scathing Purple Musings: Another Rebuke of Tony Bennett: Indiana Republican Wants to Stop Common Core Standards by Bob Sikes From *Education Week *reporter Andrew Ujifusa: Ever since the defeat of a resolution opposing the Common Core State Standards at the American Legislative Exchange Council, a Washington-based conservative think tank which ideologically might have been sympathetic with common standards foes, the question for those foes has been where they would go from there. Without the... more »

UPDATE: Teachers need a Grover Norquist. and Tony at the Red Line Tap. « Fred Klonsky

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Tony at the Red Line Tap. « Fred Klonsky: Rumors fly. Quinn talking. Madigan is not. by Fred Klonsky Man. I go away for a couple of hours to the gym and come back to a load of emails and phone calls about developments in Springfield. This morning I write that the IEA big-wigs think they can’t get a cost shift out of the General Assembly and this afternoon the Sun-Times reports that Snakey Quinn is announcing a deal with Madigan. Quinn is saying that he and Madigan could back off the cost shift and pass the rest of the pension deforms. But Madigan isn’t talking. And his people are on... more »

Stop education policies that promote massive closing of traditional public schools while expanding charter schools. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government

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Stop education policies that promote massive closing of traditional public schools while expanding charter schools. | We the People: Your Voice in Our Government: WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:Stop education policies that promote massive closing of traditional public schools while expanding charter schools. Mass school closings have proven to be disruptive to low-income minority communities, and the negative impact could outweigh the benefits. Students who transfer as a result of school closings could initially lose up to 6 months in academic achievement. Under-performin... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, January 4, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Special-education aid from U.S. lagging Education Headlines *Friday, January 4, 2013* K-8 district reverses trend of declining enrollmentAfter nine straight years of declining enrollment, Escondido’s K-8 district has seen a slight rise in its student population this school year. Special-education aid from U.S. laggingCalifornia school districts increasingly are paying a greater share of special education costs as federal officials fail to make good on a pledge to pay more, according to a Legislative Analyst's Office report releas... more »

Jerry Brown's New Plan for Funding California Schools? Annenberg Institute

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Voices in Urban Education » VUE 29: Student-Based Budgeting VUE Number 29, Fall 2010 [image: cover]Allocating budgets to schools based on students instead of staff can create a more equitable and rational allocation of funds among schools with differing needs. - VUE Number 29 [image: pdf]Full issue PDF [48 pages] - Allocating Funds Based on Student and School Needs by Philip Gloudemans [image: pdf] Article PDF [4 pages] | [image: web page] Read preface - Equity and Student-Based Budgeting by Ellen Foley, Karen Hawley Miles, and Marguerita Roza [image: pdf] Arti... more »

Most eligible Newark teachers decline new bonus program | Hechinger Report

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Most eligible Newark teachers decline new bonus program | Hechinger Report: Most eligible Newark teachers decline new bonus program by John Mooney As Newark’s landmark teachers contract begins to be implemented, only about 20 percent of district teachers who can opt to earn bonuses for exemplary evaluations and service in hard-to-fill slots have actually decided to do so. “Opt” is the key word here. New teachers and those with only bachelor’s degrees are automatically enrolled in the program — defined in a new salary guide — which pays up to $12,500 in yearly bonuses. Under the gr... more »

Special Education in California

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Overview of Special Education in California: Overview of Special Education in California Executive SummaryIntroduction What Is Special Education?Who Receives Special Education Services?What Special Education Services Do Students Receive?Where Are Special Education Services Provided?How Is Special Education Organized in California?How Is Special Education Funded in California?What Are the State Special Schools?How Are Special Education Laws Monitored and Enforced?How Do California's Students With Disabilities Perform Academically?ConclusionGlossary of Common Terms Related to Speci... more »

The nutrition gap: A fight for quality food for Mississippi’s littlest learners | Hechinger Report

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The nutrition gap: A fight for quality food for Mississippi’s littlest learners | Hechinger Report: The nutrition gap: A fight for quality food for Mississippi’s littlest learners by Jackie Mader Debbie Ellis remembers the instant potatoes, chocolate pudding and classic Southern fried foods once served at the child care centers she owns in Greenwood, Miss. Watching kids eat was a joy—even though spending $800 a month on groceries for meals that could hardly be called nutritious was not. These days, Ellis has a caterer preparing meals with fruits, vegetables, whole grains and plenty... more »

UFT’s takes to the tube to tackle evals and Bloomberg’s legacy | GothamSchools

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UFT’s takes to the tube to tackle evals and Bloomberg’s legacy | GothamSchools: UFT’s takes to the tube to diss evals and Bloomberg’s legacy by Geoff Decker The United Federation of Teachers ratcheted up pressure on Mayor Bloomberg over teacher evaluations with a new television ad campaign that will run daily between now and Jan. 17. The 30-second spot — and an accompanying statement from Michael Mulgrew — take aim at Bloomberg’s education legacy during the 11 years he’s been in office. The ad begins with a still shot of a young student who has grown up through the city school syst... more »

Yet another charter school lobby group comes to Connecticut - Wait, What?

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Yet another charter school lobby group comes to Connecticut - Wait, What?: Yet another charter school lobby group comes to Connecticut by jonpelto Lured by Governor Malloy’s education reform efforts and the prospect of easier access to taxpayer funds, the NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION is expanding into Connecticut. According to a press release issued in Albany, New York, “The New York State Charter Schools Association (NYCSA) today announced that it is growing into a regional organization with the new inclusion of charter schools in Connecticut.” The release stated that wit... more »

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