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FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Tuesday, January 8, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Education Headlines *Tuesday, January 8, 2013* South Bay corruption probe triples in sizeA corruption probe in the South Bay tripled in size Monday, as 15 people faced 232 felony and misdemeanor counts in the scandal involving construction contracts at three South Bay school districts. Escalon schools chief moves to county postEscalon Unified Superintendent Ron Costa has accepted a new position to be the San Joaquin County Office of Education's assistant superintendent of educational services. At LAUSD's Chatsworth Elementary, L... more »

The Empire Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Built - Esquire

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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Finances - Esquire: The Empire Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Built By Charles P. Pierce at 11:01am *One problem with* the education "reform" industry is not merely that it generally looks at "education" as though it were a commodity, like soybeans, and that the problems with how we educate a great many children of our fellow citizens can be solved if we just refine the delivery systems for the product. In other words, most education "reform" proponents treat "education" as though it exists in a vacuum unaffected by the factors — like, sa... more »

Watch this video and ask, “what do you desire?” #commoncore? I think not. « @ the chalk face

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Watch this video and ask, “what do you desire?” #commoncore? I think not. « @ the chalk face: Watch this video and ask, “what do you desire?” #commoncore? I think not. by Chalk Face Will schools in the coming years of CCSS and PARCC help students with what they desire? The makers of this video likely have no idea what is to come in education in the next few years. There was a stock image in the video of education: students sitting in desks, arranged in rows, and taking some kind of exam in a gymnasium. This is a very traditional image of education or schooling. If we are to believ... more »

NEA Health Information Network Surveys Schools on Indoor Environmental Quality | NEA Today

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NEA Health Information Network Surveys Schools on Indoor Environmental Quality | NEA Today: NEA Health Information Network Surveys Schools on Indoor Environmental Quality by twalker *By Cindy Long* As communities began to tally up the astronomical costs left in Superstorm Sandy’s wake, there was an unexpected toll to add to the list – the cost of removing asbestos from storm damaged schools. Mark T. Sheehan High School in Wallingford, Connecticut, for example, was forced to close its doors after the winds tore off parts of the roof and littered the second floor with asbestos-conta... more »

Indiana’s Anti-Common Core Bill | Truth in American Education

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Indiana’s Anti-Common Core Bill | Truth in American Education: Indiana’s Anti-Common Core Bill Posted on January 8, 2013 by Shane Vander Hart Erin Tuttle at Hoosiers Against Common Core announced that the Indiana Senate Education Committee will be voting on a bill on January 16th co-authored by State Senators Scot Schneider and Dennis Krause. Embedded below is a draft of the bill. Indiana’s Anti-Common Core Bill We’ll be watching this vote closely.

What We Can Learn From Malala - Bridging Differences - Education Week

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What We Can Learn From Malala - Bridging Differences - Education Week: What We Can Learn From Malala by Pedro Noguera Happy 2013 Deb, I hope you had a restful holiday. I've been thinking about Malala Yousafzai, the 15-year-old girl from Pakistan who was shot in the head by the Taliban for promoting the education of young women and girls. Though the injury she suffered was considered life-threatening, she was released from a hospital in Birmingham, England, late last week, and it looks as though she could recover fully. Her story is truly remarkable and it should be shared with you... more »

The Educated Reporter: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: Getting as Good as She Gives

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The Educated Reporter: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: Getting as Good as She Gives: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: Getting as Good as She Gives by Emily Richmond I've put together a round-up of the latest coverage of Michelle Rhee, from the new Frontline documentary airing tonight to her advocacy group's new report grading states for how well they hew to StudentsFirst's agenda. You'll find it all at EdMedia Commons. I've also got an in-depth Q&A with veteran education journalist John Merrow of PBS Newshour -- The Education of Michelle Rhee is the result of five years o...more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-8-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] What Did Rhee’s Report Card Actually Measure? by dianerav G.F. Brandenburg, retired math teacher, has done a close analysis of Michelle Rhee’s. state report card. He calls it a “Brave New World-type Orwellian fantasy,” in which words mean the opposite of what they say. Her ranking does not measure whether states have high test scores or high graduation rates. it does not measure whether states have laws and policies that have encouraged better teaching and successful schools. It des not measure anything t... more »

Straight Outta Brockton | EduShyster

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Straight Outta Brockton | EduShyster: Straight Outta Brockton by edushyster2012 Brockton, MA is home to one of the best large urban high schools in the country. But instead of celebrating that success, state officials are poised to approve a massive, for-profit charter school here. *A Massachusetts city says ‘no thanks’ to a for-profit charter school chain. * Nearly 300 people packed a recent hearing to determine the fate of the public school system in Brockton, Massachusetts. The bulk of the crowd belonged to the system’s defenders—students, parents, community organizers, local and... more »

Five key questions about the Common Core standards

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Five key questions about the Common Core standards: *Five key questions about the Common Core standards* Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 8, 2013 at 5:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: common core]The Common Core State Standards are inexorably coming to the 46 states and the District of Columbia, which have approved them. We’ve heard pros and cons of them in previous posts but here’s a broader look at what they may mean for public education. This was written by Yong Zhao, presid... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Whose Child is Next (And When Will It Matter to You)?

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Whose Child is Next (And When Will It Matter to You)?: Whose Child is Next (And When Will It Matter to You)? by Melissa Westbrook 2013. *Let's make this the year when gun control matters.* Enough of these (seemingly) endless mass shootings. Folks, we can agree to disagree on what the Second Amendment means. (I personally believe our Founding Fathers meant a militia of many and not of one but that's not how the Supreme Court ruled.) Let me be clear. Yes, it's is about who has the gun, not the gun. But way too many guns means access to those ... more »

Ed Notes Online: MORE on Opt-Out Day and Ravitch on Opt-Out and Change the Stakes

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Ed Notes Online: MORE on Opt-Out Day and Ravitch on Opt-Out and Change the Stakes: MORE on Opt-Out Day and Ravitch on Opt-Out and Change the Stakes by ed notes online [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] One of the best organized groups functions in New York state. It is called Change the Stakes. .... Diane Ravitch Having a group I belong to and helped found described by Diane Ravitch no less as "one of the best organized" is shocking. But given that I leave most of the work to all the other amazing people I wrote about on Friday, it works for me. CTS has been ve... more »

EdWatch 2013: Teacher evaluation law will be taken on again | EdSource Today

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EdWatch 2013: Teacher evaluation law will be taken on again | EdSource Today: EdWatch 2013: Teacher evaluation law will be taken on again ** January 7th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John Fensterwald Share on twitterShare on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone More Sharing Services Breakthrough agreements in two California school districts and a much anticipated report on improving teacher effectiveness have raised expectations that it might actually be possible to amend or rewrite the state’s outdated and ineffective state law on teacher evaluations in a way that can work f... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: An opportunist mayor compares teachers union with the NRA

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: An opportunist mayor compares teachers union with the NRA: An opportunist mayor compares teachers union with the NRA by Mike Klonsky Bloomberg's anti-union rant. (Daily News) *“Teachers want to work with the best, and most of them are not in sympathy with the union,” he said on Friday. “…The NRA’s another place where the membership, if you do the polling, doesn’t agree with the leadership.” -- Mayor Bloomberg* Remember back in '04 when Bush's Sec. of Education *Rod Paige* was calling the teachers union, a "terrorist organization"? Now N.Y. *Mayor Blo... more »

Louisiana Educator: Jindal War on Public Education Will Continue

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Louisiana Educator: Jindal War on Public Education Will Continue: Jindal War on Public Education Will Continue by Michael Deshotels Members of the *Coalition For Louisiana Public Education* meeting in Baton Rouge Monday predicted that Governor Jindal will continue his deliberate dismantling of public education in the coming legislative session. Key members of the Coalition representing the LSBA (Louisiana School Boards Association), LAE, LFT, parent groups, and other organizations of public educators expect that the Governor and his big business allies will find new ways of getti...more »

Jersey Jazzman: StudentsFirst: We Don't Care About Student Achievement!

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Jersey Jazzman: StudentsFirst: We Don't Care About Student Achievement!: StudentsFirst: We Don't Care About Student Achievement! by Duke A quick note on the super awesome state report card put out yesterday by Michelle Rhee and the folks atMicrosoftWalMartNewsCorpSunLife StudentsFirst: With no states receiving an A, two states receiving B-minuses and 11 states branded with an F, StudentsFirst would seem to be building a reputation as a harsh grader. Ms. Rhee said that the relatively weak showing reflected how recently statehouses had begun to address issues like tenure and perfor...more »

Suggestion to GOP: “It’s OK to Support Regular-Old Public Schools” | Scathing Purple Musings

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Suggestion to GOP: “It’s OK to Support Regular-Old Public Schools” | Scathing Purple Musings: Suggestion to GOP: “It’s OK to Support Regular-Old Public Schools” by Bob Sikes The winds of change for the republican party and it’s mouthpieces have taken them to areas they’d never considered prior to getting shellacked by an incumbent with a poor record on the economy and one who clearly stood in opposition to many traditional conservative values. Has support for public schools joined the list? According to influential Florida columnist, Matt Reed, it needs to. In a poignant critique... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rhee: Hire me as a consultant and I will give you at least a 'B+'

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Rhee: Hire me as a consultant and I will give you at least a 'B+': Rhee: Hire me as a consultant and I will give you at least a 'B+' by Mike Klonsky Gov Scott and high-prices consultant, Rhee, visit a privately-run charter school in Opa Locka, FL.In the crazy, mixed-up world of Michelle Rhee, the states with the best performing schools get poor grades while the worst ones are on the top. Louisiana and Florida, two of the worst states when it comes to providing support for public education and educating all of its children, got the highest marks... more »

NYC Educator: UFT Democracy

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NYC Educator: UFT Democracy: UFT Democracy by NYC Educator I was pretty surprised to read this on the ICE-UFT Blog yesterday. A lot of us have issues with what the UFT determines to be democracy. For example, at a recent DA, a motion to have rank and file vote on any new evaluation system was denied. This, ostensibly, was to preserve the power of the DA. Actually, in a democracy, ultimate power belongs with the people, in this case, the rank and file. When we vote in UFT elections, all branches vote for all reps. This is because, a few decades ago, the uppity high school teachers ... more »

For My Bud Rita: Sugartime - The McGuire Sisters and Perry Como

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*Over and **Over and Over again.*... Da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da-da Da-da-da-da-da-da Well Sugar in the mornin' sugar in the evenin' sugar at supper time Be my little sugar and love me all the time Honey in the mornin' honey in the evenin' honey at supper time So be my little honey and love me all the time Put your arms around me and swear by stars above You'll be mine forever in a heaven of love Sugar in the mornin', sugar in the evenin', sugar at supper time Be my little sugar and love me all the time Well, well Sugar in the mornin', sugar in the evenin', sugar at supper tim... more »

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-7-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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*Nite Cap UPDATE**UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* Cal Grant Rules Disqualify 80 Percent of For-Profits by cmaadmin *LOS ANGELES —* A state report examining Cal Grant’s new eligibility standards says the tighter rules have disqualified 80 percent of California’s for-profit colleges from the financial aid program. The state Legislative Analyst’s Office released the 20-page report Monday to update lawmakers on how the rules adopted last year have affected higher education. The new standards were designed to steer students toward a Heads Up Seattle! “Charter School Moguls Scam Oregon O... more »

Coalition reacts to Hite's plan | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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Coalition reacts to Hite's plan | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Coalition reacts to Hite's planby thenotebook on Jan 07 2013 Posted in Latest news ="" title="Facebook_like" href="http://thenotebook.org/blog/135483/pcaps-reacts-hites-plan#" style="text-decoration: initial; color: rgb(76, 153, 72); cursor: pointer; float: left; padding: 0px 2px;">Share on email COMMENTS (0)EMAILPRINT Photo: Bill Hangley, Jr. Jerry Jordan (second from right), head of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, calls for additional school funding and a halt to school closures outside of Philadelphi... more »

Katie Osgood: Choice or Equity -- You Can't Have Both - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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Katie Osgood: Choice or Equity -- You Can't Have Both - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Katie Osgood: Choice or Equity -- You Can't Have Both by Anthony Cody *Guest post by Katie Osgood.* Note: This post is a followup to the discussions triggered by this post, The Education Reform Dichotomy, Big Choices Ahead. 'No Excuses' Reformers make the central claim that offering "choice" is a fundamental mechanism to closing the achievement gap. They say that students and families must be "saved" from their failing schools through "high-quality" options. They say that only when... more »

Diane in the Evening 1-7-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: Ironic Twist in Rhee’s Report by dianerav Mercedes Schneider, who has been writing up terrific statistical analyses of Louisiana’s fudging of school data, read the New York Times account of Rhee’s report card on education reforms and makes a great observation: “The ratings, which focused purely on state laws and policies, did not take into account student test scores.” Waltons Will Spend More to Privatize Public Education by dianerav The Walton Foundation likes vouchers and charters. It does not like public schools. Last year, it spend $159 million to pro... more »

Last Stand for Children First: Last Stand for Children First Awards State Education Report Cards

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Last Stand for Children First: Last Stand for Children First Awards State Education Report Cards: Last Stand for Children First Awards State Education Report Cards by Last Stand for Children *Last Stand for Children Also Sucks! :)* Today, Last Stand for Children First was proud to announce it's state report card for education. Scores were generated by a wide variety of data and sadly, it shows that America's schoolchildren are not being put first and are not getting the education that they deserve. - Only 2 states received a B-, and there was only 1 C+ - Only 9 states rec... more »

Michelle Rhee's Report Card On State Education Policies Draws Union Ire

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Michelle Rhee's Report Card On State Education Policies Draws Union Ire: Michelle Rhee's Report Card On State Education Policies Draws Union Ire by Joy Resmovits NEW YORK -- Louisiana is ranked number one on an education score card. The Bayou State's surprising achievement comes thanks to Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst organization, which on Monday released its first annual report card of states' education policies. The results are notable because Rhee's effort doesn't measure student performance, it looks instead at what StudentsFirst calls states' environments for passing laws to... more »

The Teacher Pension Crisis in Illinois Is Not About the Teacher Pension Crisis in Illinois | Reclaim Reform

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The Teacher Pension Crisis in Illinois Is Not About the Teacher Pension Crisis in Illinois | Reclaim Reform: The Teacher Pension Crisis in Illinois Is Not About the Teacher Pension Crisis in Illinois by kenpreviti [image: teachersfirst]Education reform is neither; the term refers to corporate profit taking via education tax monies being reallocated – privatization, private public partnerships, etc. ALSO: The teacher pension crisis in Illinois is not about the teacher pension crisis in Illinois. The pro-teacher, pro-union Democrats in Illinois are not pro-teacher or pro-union. Illin... more »

Daily Kos: Rhee's StudentsFirst grades education on ideology, not results

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Daily Kos: Rhee's StudentsFirst grades education on ideology, not results: Rhee's StudentsFirst grades education on ideology, not results byLaura ClawsonFollowforDaily Kos Labor - - - 38 Comments / 38 New [image: Apple with big red letter F] Michelle Rhee continues her descent into parody. You might have thought that teaching students to read would be a good way to evaluate educational performance, but no. Rhee's StudentsFirst organization has released a report card grading states—on their education policies, not their educational results. In fact, not one of the... more »

In the News: Michelle Rhee under a harsh light | catalyst-chicago.org

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In the News: Michelle Rhee under a harsh light | catalyst-chicago.org: In the News: Michelle Rhee under a harsh light - Share on windycitizenShare on facebookShare on email *By: *Cassandra West / January 07, 2013 *Tags: *Michelle Rhee Former District of Columbia schools chancellor Michelle Rhee is coming under some withering criticism of late. In addition to her coming memoir getting panned, PBS' "Frontline" raises questions about test-score tampering under her administration. Rhee's StudentsFirst group loses top Democrats, hires new president. (Huffington Post) Rhee has... more »

Trust Nothing You Hear from the Education Establishment « PWC Education Reform Blog

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Trust Nothing You Hear from the Education Establishment « PWC Education Reform Blog: Trust Nothing You Hear from the Education Establishment by pwceducationreform When it comes to education we parents have to trust that the teachers and education administrators in our public school systems won’t do anything that will harm our children. While I think most of our classroom teachers have our children’s best interests at heart, I doubt everything I hear from the education administrators & bureaucrats. I’m sorry to say that, but I have seen far too much evidence that the education ad... more »

There Is No Debating the Six Shifts — Whole Child Education

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There Is No Debating the Six Shifts — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Peter DeWitt]There Is No Debating the Six Shifts January 7, 2013 by Peter DeWitt In education we debate many issues. Sometimes it feels as though we debate just to debate. Whether it's the way we teach reading, writing, or math or the harmful effects of high-stakes testing, many issues create an ongoing dialogue in education. It should be that way only as long as it doesn't prevent us from ever moving forward. As we debate back and forth, a generation of students are waiting for us to get our a... more »

Education Reformer Michelle Rhee tells Connecticut: You Suck! - Wait, What?

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Education Reformer Michelle Rhee tells Connecticut: You Suck! - Wait, What?: Education Reformer Michelle Rhee tells Connecticut: You Suck! by jonpelto *Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee:** If you can't buy it, Bad Mouth it!* First Governor Malloy proposed the most anti-teacher, anti- union “education reform” bill of any Democratic governor in the nation. While minor changes were made, the final bill was touted as a major victory for the corporate reformers. It promoted the expansion of charter schools and took a major step forward in the effort to turn our public schools into t... more »

Schools Matter: Comments on C. Chomsky (1969): Stages in language development and reading exposure

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Schools Matter: Comments on C. Chomsky (1969): Stages in language development and reading exposure: Comments on C. Chomsky (1969): Stages in language development and reading exposure by skrashen “… perhaps wider reading should find a place in the curriculum”: Comments on Chomsky, C. 1969. Stages in language development and reading exposure. Harvard Educational Review 42 (1): 1-21. S. Krashen Carol Chomsky’s analysis of the order of acquisition of complex grammatical construction received a lot of attention when it was first published in 1969. Chomsky studied children’s ability ... more »

Blast: Pension bomb out of committee. The inbox. More on Deadbeat Illinois. The impact of low taxes on the rich, no spending on the poor. « Fred Klonsky

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The inbox. More on Deadbeat Illinois. The impact of low taxes on the rich, no spending on the poor. « Fred Klonsky: Blast: Pension bomb out of committee. Floor vote at any time. by Fred Klonsky House Committee moved pension-cutting SB1673 to the floor. Vote could come anytime. Call 888-412-6570 now and tell your Representative to vote NO. Forward to 5 friends! The inbox. More on Deadbeat Illinois. The impact of low taxes on the rich, no spending on the poor. by Fred Klonsky *Fred:* *I worked at one of Illinois’ correctional centers for over twenty-five years. The institution ... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Our parent report card for Michelle Rhee and StudentsFirst

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NYC Public School Parents: Our parent report card for Michelle Rhee and StudentsFirst: Our parent report card for Michelle Rhee and StudentsFirst by Leonie Haimson credit: Education WeekMichelle Rhee, former DC Chancellor and founder of the organization StudentsFirst, has come out with a new state by state report card, grading states on how well they adhere to the corporate reform agenda of privatization and “choice” (i.e. expanding charters and vouchers) , merit pay, and rigid evaluation systems based on test scores. Her grading scheme actually punishes states that have policies ... more »

More bogosity from Michelle Rhee « LBO News from Doug Henwood

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More bogosity from Michelle Rhee « LBO News from Doug Henwood: ' More bogosity from Michelle Rhee StudentsFirst, the school “reform” outfit led by the notorious Michelle Rhee, is out with a state-by-state Report Card on the nation’s schools. Grades were awarded on the basis of states’ conformity to the standard reform agenda—ease of creating charter schools, ease of firing teachers, ease of hiring teachers who aren’t certified in the traditional fashion, and testing testing testing. In the past, there’s never been any evidence that this agenda actually improves educational outcomes—... more »

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Activistism in Public Education in Washington State

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Activistism in Public Education in Washington State: Activistism in Public Education in Washington State by Melissa Westbrook One reason for this blog - and that has always been the case since its earliest days - is discourse and encouraging activism. I said this recently in an interview and I frequently have parents tell me that it's the only place they can really go to ask questions. I am glad that enough parents know about it that they feel comfortable to come here and raise issues. (Some also e-mail Charlie and me and that's fine as well.... more »

Schools Matter: DC Charters Kick Out the Problem Children and Keep the Compliant Ones

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Schools Matter: DC Charters Kick Out the Problem Children and Keep the Compliant Ones: DC Charters Kick Out the Problem Children and Keep the Compliant Ones by Jim Horn A clip from an investigative report by WaPo that details expulsion of 6 year old KIPP student: . . . .Greenfield said the D.C. school system is far from perfect and too often relies on suspensions, including long-term suspensions of up to 90 days, to deal with bad behavior. The city’s traditional public schools use long-term suspensions more often than charter schools, imposing nearly twice as many in the past aca... more »

Is Diane Ravitch the George Ball of Our Generation and Education Reform our Vietnam? | Academe Blog

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Is Diane Ravitch the George Ball of Our Generation and Education Reform our Vietnam? | Academe Blog: IS DIANE RAVITCH THE GEORGE BALL OF OUR GENERATION AND EDUCATION REFORM OUR VIETNAM? *Mark Naison, the author of this post, is a Professor of African-American Studies and History at Fordham University and Director of Fordham’s Urban Studies Program. He is the author of three books and over 100 articles on African-American History, urban history, and the history of sports. The post originallyappeared on Naison’s blog With a Brooklyn Accent.* In the spring and summer of 1965, as U... more »

California gets F grade from education advocacy group - latimes.com

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California gets F grade from education advocacy group - latimes.com: California gets F grade from education advocacy group January 7, 2013 | 10:18 am *Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee:** If you can't buy it, Bad Mouth it!* California is sorely lacking when it comes to school reform, according to a rating of states issued by a high-profile education advocacy group. California received an overall grade of F, ranking 41st nationally, from StudentsFirst, a Sacramento-based group run by Michelle Rhee, whose outspoken views have polarized those who share her focus on improving the... more »

Tara Subramaniam Inside a Listening Session | Student Voice

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Tara Subramaniam Inside a Listening Session | Student Voice: Tara Subramaniam Inside a Listening Session by admin [image: img_4184-225x225] *Inside a Listening Session* (cross posted from the Cooperative Catalyst) http://www.imagininglearning.us/#!student-experiences-short-articles/c249z Over the summer, when David Loitz sent out a request for Imagining Learning Listening Session planners, I said, “Why not?” and agreed to organize one. Months later, after numerous emails back and forth between David, Charles Kouns (the founder of Imagining Learning) and Mr. Bo Adams (my old teacher... more »

TN schools graded C- by reformers | The Tennessean | tennessean.com

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TN schools graded C- by reformers | The Tennessean | tennessean.com: TN schools graded C- by reformers *ALEC INSPIRED* *Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: * *If you can't buy it, Bad Mouth it!* * * Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee: If you can't buy it, Bad Mouth it! One of the nation’s most influential education reform groups recommended this morning that Tennessee create a school voucher program and take charter school approval out of the hands of local school boards. StudentsFirst gave the state’s education policy an overall C- or 1.75 grade-point average for 2013, mainly bec... more »

Schools Matter: The TFA PR Machine Even Works in the Critics

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Schools Matter: The TFA PR Machine Even Works in the Critics: The TFA PR Machine Even Works in the Critics by Jim Horn Walt Gardner has a post on the TFA PR machine, and in it he shows exactly how effective the TFA PR machine is by perpetuating the lie that TFA teachers perform as well as, or better than, professionally-prepared teachers. The protracted recession has caused many graduates from top-tier schools to put their real career plans on hold and take their knowledge and skills to the classroom through TFA.* I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume they perform a... more »

Ed Notes Online: UP YOURS: Are Charter Schools so unregulated, or 'private', they are exempt from providing students with their constitutional rights?

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Ed Notes Online: UP YOURS: Are Charter Schools so unregulated, or 'private', they are exempt from providing students with their constitutional rights?: UP YOURS: Are Charter Schools so unregulated, or 'private', they are exempt from providing students with their constitutional rights? by ed notes online *Hello Boston Globe. UP (Yours) IS the mainstream charter movement.* Charter crooks abound. I don't mean stealing in the classic sense but creating an entire industry feeding at the public teat. Here is a follow up to my earlier post *(just read *Inside Colocation and seethe) on t... more »

Heads Up: School Bus Union Notifies Parents They’re Going To Strike « New York City Parents Union

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Heads Up: School Bus Union Notifies Parents They’re Going To Strike « New York City Parents Union: Heads Up: School Bus Union Notifies Parents They’re Going To Strike by admin Attention Parents, Grandparents & Guardians: On January 4, ATU 1181, the union that represents the yellow school bus drivers and matrons distributed the letter below to parents. In this letter, ATU 1181 advises parents *“there will be a work stoppage of service to you”**. To view the ATU 1181 letter online, click here or go to http://www.scribd.com/doc/118979994/English* The school bus union and NYCDOE are...more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, January 7, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee:** If you can't buy it, Bad Mouth it!* Education Headlines *Monday, January 7, 2013* Escalon man takes post as S.J. assistant schools chiefEscalon Unified Superintendent Ron Costa has accepted a new position to be the San Joaquin County Office of Education's assistant superintendent of educational services. District hopes online program will net diplomasStockton Unified had a 26.5 percent dropout rate in 2010-11, according to the California Department of Education. Superintendent Steve Lowder be... more »

New Education Standards Will Fail Your Kids And America's Future If We Don't Act Now - Forbes

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New Education Standards Will Fail Your Kids And America's Future If We Don't Act Now - Forbes: *New Education Standards Will Fail Your Kids And America's Future If We Don't Act Now* 2 comments, 2 called-out Comment Now Follow Comments [image: William Shakespeare] Shakespeare's still the man, but the kids need a little Michael Lewis, too. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) School’s back in session—or is it? If you’re a concerned parent, business owner, Human Resources director, or just a plain ol’ taxpayer, check out the Common Core State Standards—the national teaching guidelines for grad... more »

This Week In Education: Update: Test Security Company Responds To Rhee Claims

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago

This Week In Education: Update: Test Security Company Responds To Rhee Claims: Update: Test Security Company Responds To Rhee Claims [image: Cheating_rect-460x307]Caveon Test Security has responded via email to the claim made in tomorrow's Frontline piece on Michelle Rhee that it did not go as far as it could have. In the Frontline piece, Rhee says "We just hired them to do the investigation and really believed that they were going to do it in as comprehensive a manner as possible." In an email statement pasted below, Caveon states that while there were some topics that DC schools ...more »

Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 23 hours ago

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. Boston Globe to Miracle Charter: You’re Not All That! Best of the Ed Blogs EduShyster January 7, 2013 The Cooperative-Communal Classroom–>Insights from Nature Best of ... more »

The Quick and the Ed » What Happens In California Matters

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago

The Quick and the Ed » What Happens In California Matters: What Happens In California Matters by Jeff Selingo Over the past fifty years, few states have been able to harness the power of higher education to drive growth and improve the quality of life for its residents quite like California. The state set its course in 1960, by adopting a Master Plan for Higher Education that landed it on the cover of*Time* magazine. The plan spelled out who should be guaranteed access to which state institutions and placed the state’s fast-growing but unorganized web of public colleges into three... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: J.B. Pritzker: Chicago's busiest venture capitalist

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago

Schooling in the Ownership Society: J.B. Pritzker: Chicago's busiest venture capitalist: J.B. Pritzker: Chicago's busiest venture capitalist by Mike Klonsky J.B. PritzkerHere's what the Pritzker's do when they're not busy running the family foundation, "reforming" public education or keeping their minimum-wage Hyatt Hotel workers from unionizing. *Mr. Pritzker's aim isn't ego gratification; it's all about making money, he insists. (Of course, in business the two go hand in hand.) But to move up to the top tier, New World will have to make more, larger investments on the West Coast... more »

When is 36 Percent equal to Near Zero Percent - Wait, What?

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago

When is 36 Percent equal to Near Zero Percent - Wait, What?: When is 36 Percent equal to Near Zero Percent by jonpelto When Capital Preparatory Magnet School’s principal Steve Perry says it is. Calling himself “America’s Most Wanted Educator,” Steve Perry serves as the principal of Hartford’s Capital Preparatory Magnet School. Traveling around the nation, on tv and radio and in his books, he talks about the extraordinary success of his “tough love” form of education. While never revealing that his public school completely fails to take on its fair share of students who are not flu... more »

The Dangers of ‘Outsourcing’ Public Education | NEA Today

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The Dangers of ‘Outsourcing’ Public Education | NEA Today: The Dangers of ‘Outsourcing’ Public Education by twalker Contracting out student lunches, bus transportation, and janitorial services have rippled across the nation’s 14,000 school districts since the 1980s, including teaching and learning. When it comes to outsourcing actual teaching and learning, whether online or in traditional classrooms, it’s hard to make the case that private companies save tax dollars and do the job as well as schools. Source: *The Washington Post* * * No Name-Calling Week, January 21-25 by twalker... more »

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