Big Education Ape: Big Education Ape Nite Cap 1-4-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

James Baldwin said it best:

"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."

A BIG EDUCATION APE NITE CAP

‘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 »

The inbox. More breaking pension news. « Fred Klonsky

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The inbox. More breaking pension news. « Fred Klonsky: The inbox. More breaking pension news. by Fred Klonsky *Illinois House speaker eases pension-reform stance*** *By JOHN O’CONNOR*The Associated PressPosted Jan 04, 2013 @ 02:04 PMLast update Jan 04, 2013 @ 03:33 PM*Gov. Pat Quinn announced what could be a significant advance on pension reform, saying Friday the powerful House speaker was willing to forgo the dicey issue of some retirement costs for teachers in order to fix the worst-in-the-nation pension deficit.**A spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan confirmed the agre... 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: How to Live with an Outrage by dianerav Chancellor Kaya Henderson is closing 20 public schools in DC, displacing 3,000 children. She has abdicated her responsibilty to improve the schools and is instead following the corporate reform script: close public schools while opening more privately managed charters. The Washington Post has an article advising parents and students how to accept the destruction of their Jersey Jazzman Deconstructs Klein Record: Part 2 by dianerav Jersey Jazzman has decided to analyze Joel Klein’s record, since he is now one of ... 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 »

Florida HS Grades Show No Difference Between Charter Schools and Public Schools | Scathing Purple Musings

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Florida HS Grades Show No Difference Between Charter Schools and Public Schools | Scathing Purple Musings: Florida HS Grades Show No Difference Between Charter Schools and Public Schools by Bob Sikes While the Florida media are obliged to publish whatever conclusions that the hacks at the FLDOE Bush Foundation release , Dr. Stanley Smith of UCF has emerged as a counterweight to their predictable everything is just swell fluff. Gina Jordan of *StateImpact* has Dr. Smith’s comparison of charter schools to public schools from Florida’ just released high school grades. Smith exami... more »

(TRIGGER WARNING) It’s Time to Have a Conversation About Personal Responsibility, Rape, and Public Schools! « Cooperative Catalyst

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(TRIGGER WARNING) It’s Time to Have a Conversation About Personal Responsibility, Rape, and Public Schools! « Cooperative Catalyst: (TRIGGER WARNING) It’s Time to Have a Conversation About Personal Responsibility, Rape, and Public Schools! by Jabreel Chisley - Greene County, Missouri (Republic School District) - Memphis, Tennessee (Memphis Public School District) - Jackson Township, Ohio (Jackson Local School District) - Bibb County, Macon, Georgia (Bibb County Public School District) - Gwinett County, Georgia ( Gwinett County Public School District) - University P... more »

UPDATE: Schools Matter: SCAM ALERT: Coleman as Perpetual Huckster

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Schools Matter: SCAM ALERT: Coleman as Perpetual Huckster: SCAM ALERT: Coleman as Perpetual Huckster by P. L. Thomas There's an allegory that is popular among lawyers called the allegory of the river. [1] In this allegory, people find themselves near a river and confronted with a stream of babies floating helplessly by in the current. Many begin frantically to wade into the rushing water, saving as many babies as possible. Then one walks away. The others are stunned and ask why this one person is abandoning the mission to rescue the babies floating down the river. The one walki... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 1-4-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] As Detroit Public Schools Shrink, Proportion of Special Ed Kids Soar by dianerav http://www.freep.com/article/20121224/NEWS01/312240091/As-Detroit-Public-Schools-rolls-fall-proportion-of-special-needs-students-on-rise?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFrontpage School Board Showdown in Los Angeles by dianerav Steve Zimmer is an alumnus of Teach for America. He is not your typical TFA-er. He was elected to the Los Angeles Unified school board in 2009, after seventeen years as a public school teacher. He will be ... more »

Daily Kos: Our clown-around Congress

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Daily Kos: Our clown-around Congress: Our clown-around Congress by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) To say that Congress looked like a clown show this week is an insult to self-respecting clowns. So begins Eugene Robinson in this *Washington Post* column this morning, whose title I have borrowed for this posting.He begins by reminding us, as painful as it might be, that the so-called fiscal cliff was a fake crisis, manufactured by legislators (and "aided and abetted" by the President), who then proceeded to handle it so incompetently that they turned it into a real one. . And w... more »

Ed Notes Online: Ed Deformer Biddle Muddles While Randi Fiddles

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Ed Notes Online: Ed Deformer Biddle Muddles While Randi Fiddles: Ed Deformer Biddle Muddles While Randi Fiddles by ed notes online [image: randi-weingarten.JPG] Declared Weingarten on Twitter: “retirees do not sway local elections”. Really, Randi should think twice before she tweets. Thanks to Jeff Kaufman for digging this up from dropout nation's RiShawn Biddle, my new fave ed deformer for the material he provides us, in this follow-up piece to his attack on Randi when she called for more teacher voice (which means SHE gets to talk and no one else). Here is the Ed Notes link (Iron... more »

EdWatch 2013: School finance reform redux | EdSource Today

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EdWatch 2013: School finance reform redux | EdSource Today: EdWatch 2013: School finance reform redux ** January 4th, 2013 | Add a Comment | By John FensterwaldShare on twitter Share on facebookShare on emailShare on google_plusone Gov. Jerry Brown won’t speak the words “weighted student funding formula” when he presents a new state budget next week, along with his plan to refashion the state’s complex and inequitable school finance system. The concept of funneling more education dollars to high-needs children is very much alive, and Brown will press the Legislature to act on it thi... more »

Engaging Parents In School…

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Engaging Parents In School…: My Parent Engagement Book “Community School Model Seen as Valuable to Rural Areas” Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours 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 Detention Is Not A Wise Parent Engagement Strategy Larry Ferlazzo at Engaging Parents In School... - 8 hours ago The Noble Network has ten c... more »

Charter school ruled private entity for labor relations

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Charter school ruled private entity for labor relations: Charter school ruled private entity for labor relations Posted by Valerie Strauss on January 4, 2013 at 6:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » The question of just how public charter schools really are has been further muddied by aruling by the National Labor Relations Board in a case involving a Chicago charter school. Critics of charter schools have long contended that private companies that run publicly funded charters don’t act like p... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Joel Klein: As Excellent As He Says He Is? Part III

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Jersey Jazzman: Joel Klein: As Excellent As He Says He Is? Part III: Joel Klein: As Excellent As He Says He Is? Part III by Duke *Joel Klein is one of America's foremost proponents of corporate education "reform." He asserts that public education is in such a crisis that it constitutes a national security threat - a threat that can be dealt with by buying technology from the firm he runs for Rupert Murdoch, Amplify. He also believes that the "reforms" he and Mayor Michael Bloomberg instituted in New York City - including mayoral control, school closings, charter expansion, and te... more »

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 1-3-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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*Nite Cap UPDATE**UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* Educators, politicians have stark reaction to Gov. Jerry Brown school funding revamp by By Barbara Jones and Beau Yarbrough, Staff Writers School districts that have long struggled to educate large numbers of poor students or English learners could see a massive influx of cash under a new funding formula expected to be unveiled next week by Gov. LA school police still ticketing thousands of young students Susan Ferriss Tami Abdollah/KPCC L.A. city councilman Tony Cardenas and L.A. Unified board member Monica Garcia join students pr... more »

Illinois teachers jam Capitol for pension rights. « Notes From The We Are One Rally

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Illinois teachers jam Capitol for pension rights. « Fred Klonsky: Illinois teachers jam Capitol for pension rights. by Fred Klonsky [image: Park Ridge Education Association.] [image: IMG_0002] [image: Tough getting everybody in.] [image: IMG_0006] [image: IMG_0007] [image: IMG_0008] [image: IMG_0011] [image: IMG_0013] [image: IMG_0014] [image: IEA President Cinda Klickna.] [image: IMG_0019] Notes From The We Are One Rally by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) Ok enough of Elaine Nekritz already! *Take, Ye, These Workers' Pensions*Except to say that I completely forgot there's a stat... more »

Schools to Watch-Taking Center Stage - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

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Schools to Watch-Taking Center Stage - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Congratulates California's 2013 Schools to Watch - Taking Center Stage Model Middle Schools SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that 12 high-performing California middle schools have been newly designated as model middle grades schools in the Schools to Watch™−Taking Center Stage (STW−TCS) program. Another nine high-performing California schools will also retain their model middle grades schools status under the same program. "... more »

The Ethical Core of Common Core — Whole Child Education

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The Ethical Core of Common Core — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Paula Mirk]The Ethical Core of Common Core January 3, 2013 by Paula Mirk Both the whole child approach and the Common Core State Standards "compel school instructional staff to develop and deliver effective, engaging instruction reflective of individual student needs and strengths." That's what we all want for our students, and we should expect nothing less. But the standards are undergirded by an "ethical core," and all educators should keep in mind that our ultimate purpose in teaching—indeed in ... more »

Armed Teacher Training Program launches in 15 states; ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws = increase in homicides | Pam's House Blend

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Armed Teacher Training Program launches in 15 states; ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws = increase in homicides | Pam's House Blend: Armed Teacher Training Program launches in 15 states; study reveals impact of ‘Stand Your Ground’ on homicides by Pam Spaulding Boy, this is a bad idea on so many levels. Teachers are already in high-stress positions — imagine dealing with middle-school-age, hormone-racing kids all day for one thing. Add on the responsibility of being in charge of your firearm, to keep it safeguarded yet accessible on the chance someone is going to come in randomly guns-ablazi... more »

Diane in the EVENING 1-3-12 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: Rocketship to Nowhere by dianerav I posted a couple of times about John Merrow’s PBS profile of the Rocketship charter chain, but I think there is more to be said on the subject. The chain now has seven charters in San Jose, California, and it will soon expand into many more urban “markets.” When it enters a new territory, it expects a commitment for at least five charters. It aims to enroll one million children eventually. It is presently planning new schools in Nashville, San Antonio, Milwaukee, and other cities. Merrow’s show was well done and nicely... more »

Blame the Teachers « PWC Education Reform Blog

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Blame the Teachers « PWC Education Reform Blog: Blame the Teachers by pwceducationreform Blame the teachers. That’s the advice from PWCS for anyone with concerns about the Math program. According to PWCS staff, teachers developed the assessments and have the authority and autonomy to select and use any materials they want in any order no matter what the recommended pacing might suggest. Teachers can even disavow instructional materials [...] Blame the Teachers, Part (2) by pwceducationreform Blame the teachers. That’s the advice from PWCS for anyone with concerns about the Mat...more »

Quick! Look Busy, Set up a Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Study the Problem - Wait, What?

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Quick! Look Busy, Set up a Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Study the Problem - Wait, What?: Quick! Look Busy, Set up a Sandy Hook Advisory Commission to Study the Problem by jonpelto A couple of hours ago, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that he was creating the *Sandy Hook Advisory Commission,* a committee of 15 members who will “explore relevant issues of gun control, school security and mental health.” The governor named Hamden Mayor Scott Jackson to lead the committee and instructed him that an initial round of recommendations are expected no later than March 15, which woul... more »

Schools Matter: National Opt Out Day January 7

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Schools Matter: National Opt Out Day January 7: National Opt Out Day January 7 by Jim Horn From Peg with Pen:Children are NOT Numbers: National Opt Out Day, January 7th Teachers, as you plan how to resist corporate education reform and rebuild public schools on National Opt Out Day (Jan.7th) - or any day for that matter - here is one way to do it - *do not allow others to refer to children based on their test scores*. Children cannot be called "UnSats" or "Partials" or any other label attached to a number. It is beyond disrespectful and allows teachers to become removed from the ... more »

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