James Baldwin said it best:
"For these are all our children, and we will profit by or pay for whatever they become."
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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Recipe for a Tasty Teacher! Not to Be Consumed!
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DIARY OF A PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER!: Recipe for a Tasty Teacher! Not to Be Consumed!: Recipe for a Tasty Teacher! Not to Be Consumed! I attended my sorority meeting, the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa Inc, Rho Chapter today. At the end of the meeting, we always have food and fellowship. One of the sorors brought in 16 bean soup, It was muy delicioso! She shared the recipe, but when I arrived home I still Googled it. There are soooooo many different ways to make 16 bean soup, but I noticed that they all shared core ingredients. Of course, I started thinking about the educa... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Can't Play Both Sides Anymore
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School Tech Connect: Gravity Strikes Again
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School Tech Connect: Gravity Strikes Again: Gravity Strikes Again by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) I know you're dying to know these things, so here goes... I write most of this blog on a little $200 netbook running Ubuntu. It's about the cheapest way to do computing known to man. However, when I'm editing video, I pull out the Mothership--- my top of the line quad-core Mac laptop that I paid for out of money that I should be saving for my retirement. I'm like the Illinois Legislature that way. I brought the Mac with me to Springfield so I could edit some Elaine Nekritz foota... more »
Problems with Charter Schools
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Problems with Charter Schools: Charter schools can be more useful and focused if they are operated by school districts as part of a cooperative, symbiotic network, rather than under the existing cloak of independence, which creates more problems than it solves *Ronald G Corwin, Professor Emeritus* Department of Sociology, Ohio State University My colleagues and I published the nation’s first systematic studies of charter schools in 1994, and before that we embarked on a study of the 1992 California voucher initiative. Our results were published in the *Phi Delta Kappan*, and in mon... more »
Controversial Florida Charter School Mavericks Overstated Enrollment | Scathing Purple Musings
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Controversial Florida Charter School Mavericks Overstated Enrollment | Scathing Purple Musings: Controversial Florida Charter School Mavericks Overstated Enrollment by Bob Sikes From* Palm Beach Post *reporter Jason Schultz: PALM SPRINGS — A Palm Beach County charter school got nearly $160,000 more in state education money than it was entitled to receive after overstating 2011-12 enrollment, a draft audit released last week by the school district’s inspector general claims. According to the draft audit from Inspector General Lung Chiu, Mavericks High School in Palm Springs count... more »
Diane in the EVENING 1-5-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: Mayor Bloomberg Compares NYC Teachers Union to NRA by dianerav Mayor Bloomberg is frustrated that the New York City United Federation of Teachers does not agree with his plan to evaluate them by test scores. He has been berating the union, as have the city’s tabloids, for weeks. But now he hit a new low. He compared the teachers’ union to the National Rifle Association. Coming only weeks after the Newtown massacre, this is especially gross. This is reminiscent of the time many years ago when U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige referred to the NEA as “a te... more »
Manifesto for education change | Connected Principals
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Manifesto for education change | Connected Principals: Manifesto for education change by sharris (This article is a compilation of tweets – feel free to add your comments and questions and advance the conversation.) Imagine Learning Manifesto for education change #edchat #education #cpchat The world is changing rapidly. Regrettably, education is not keeping pace with change. We need to re-think education. Toffler said 21st C learning is about learning, unlearning & relearning. So true. Governments are rarely visionary. Educators need to lead the vision of education as politicians ... more »
Why So Many Schools Remain Penitentiaries of Boredom | toteachornototeach
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Why So Many Schools Remain Penitentiaries of Boredom | toteachornototeach: Why So Many Schools Remain Penitentiaries of Boredom by aristotlethewise [image: article-2083310-02B636C7000005DC-382_468x370]*Why So Many Schools Remain Penitentiaries of Boredom* by Elizabeth English “It’s harder to change a school than it is to move a graveyard.” Or, as it’s also been said, “It’s harder to change a history course than it is to change history.” I think we can all agree that our schools should be among our most dynamic and innovative institutions; but despite the endless talk about school ... more »
Equally important Must Read by Wendy Lecker: Leaping to reform without first looking - Wait, What?
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Equally important Must Read by Wendy Lecker: Leaping to reform without first looking - Wait, What?: Equally important Must Read by Wendy Lecker: Leaping to reform without first looking by jonpelto And for those following the “education reform” debate, here is another important – must read – piece from Wendy Lecker. This one published in the Hearst Newspapers on December 14, 2012 Wendy Lecker: Leaping to reform without first looking: Read the full piece at: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Wendy-Lecker-Leaping-to-reform-without-first-4119584.php#ixzz2H7vELpou “Show y... more »
Jersey Jazzman: Thanks NJEA For the Shout-Out!
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Jersey Jazzman: Thanks NJEA For the Shout-Out!: Thanks NJEA For the Shout-Out! by Duke I want to thank my union, NJEA, for giving this blog a nice shout-out in this month's *NJEA Review*. One of the most important functions of public employee unions is to protect their members' right to free speech - especially political speech. I appreciate that NJEA protects my right, and the right of my colleagues, to express our views without fear of retribution at our jobs. And thanks to NJEA for including me on a list with such luminaries as Diane Ravitch, Bruce Baker, and Valerie Strauss. I... more »
Rocketship Schools Coming to an Urban Area Near You Soon « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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Rocketship Schools Coming to an Urban Area Near You Soon « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Rocketship Schools Coming to an Urban Area Near You Soon by millerlf Rocketship Plans to Build an Education Empire According to a December 28, PBS NewsHour Report (See Link below.) In a 9 minute TV PBS NewsHour report Rocketship CEO John Danner stated that Rocketship Education’s goal is for a million students to be attending their schools. This would be over 1600 schools nationally. If they contract the same lucrative deal that the City of Milwaukee gave them , sending $600,0... more »
Revealing Debate over the Education Reform Dichotomy - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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Revealing Debate over the Education Reform Dichotomy - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Revealing Debate over the Education Reform Dichotomy By Anthony Cody on January 5, 2013 12:08 PM The most hotly debated article on Education Week last week was the Education Reform Dichotomy, with about a hundred comments. Some of the comments reveal the deeper thinking behind the two schools of thought that are in contention. *Commenter Paul Hoss offers the following:* ...privatization is contemporary code for competition, as in opposing the public school monopoly that failed poor... more »
The inbox. “Pension reform is without legal or moral justification.” « Fred Klonsky
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The inbox. “Pension reform is without legal or moral justification.” « Fred Klonsky: The inbox. “Pension reform is without legal or moral justification.” by Fred Klonsky Glen Brown responds to my Saturday Coffee post. Rights of individuals are bound up with the theory and precepts of social and political justice we adopt (John Stuart Mill, On Liberty). When legislators swear an oath to uphold the state and federal constitutions, then citizens of Illinois and the United States have also acquired the right to expect that they will uphold that pledge. This is also a matter of impor... more »
Public or Private: Charter Schools Can’t Have It Both Ways
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GoLocalProv | News | Public or Private: Charter Schools Can’t Have It Both Ways: Public or Private: Charter Schools Can’t Have It Both Ways [image: Twitter Favicon] [image: Facebook Favicon] [image: Digg Favicon] [image: Reddit Favicon] [image: StumbleUpon Favicon] [image: del.icio.us Favicon] Email to a friend Permalink Saturday, January 05, 2013 *Aaron Regunberg, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™* Are charter schools public? Are they private? Are they somewhere in between? There is a lively debate in the education community over these questions. Charter advocates claim that charter schools... more »
Change in California Education Funding to Focus on Achievement Gap
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Change in California Education Funding to Focus on Achievement Gap: Change in California Education Funding to Focus on Achievement Gap*By Michael Higham | 01/05/2013 | Budget, California, Education, Education, Issues Read Time: 4 - 7 minutes * [image: 1x1.trans Change in California Education Funding to Focus on Achievement Gap] Credit: sfgate.com California Governor Jerry Brown is proposing a shift in how the state funds K-12 education. In hopes of closing the achievement gap, a larger portion of California education funding would be allocated to schools with low-income and Engli... more »
UPDATE: #OPTOUT graphic from @unitedoptout in support of a day without testing on Monday « @ the chalk face
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#OPTOUT graphic from @unitedoptout in support of a day without testing on Monday « @ the chalk face: My interview on All Things Considered on #NPR Coming up between 5PM and 6PM EDT, I’m not sure of the exact time. If you can’t listen live, I think it says the archive audio should be available at 7PM EDT. Unfortunately, I’ll be at a wedding at 5, so won’t be able to listen live. I hope it goes all right. But I did get a mention of At the Chalk Face out of it, so that’s good. #OPTOUT graphic from @unitedoptout in support of a day without testing on Monday by Chalk Face [image: #... more »
Ed Notes Online: I Love the Sound of Vichy in the Morning
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Ed Notes Online: I Love the Sound of Vichy in the Morning: I Love the Sound of Vichy in the Morning by ed notes online As one who has tried to brand the UFT/AFT leadership as having a Vichy mentality, this was a fun read from Naked Capitalism sent over by Michael Fiorillo. This piece on how Obama is selling out the middle class to the wealthy refers to the Obama apologists, which includes the UFT/AFT in this way: With the Vichy Left now trying to soften up the public for Social Security and Medicare “reform,” it’s particularly important to keep an accurate scorecard on what has ... more »
Will Wisconsin Republicans Increase Education Funding? « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!
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Will Wisconsin Republicans Increase Education Funding? « Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Will Wisconsin Republicans Increase Education Funding? by millerlf By JACK CRAVER The Capital Times January 3, 2013 The same discord over taxes that we see among Republicans in Congress is taking place in the Wisconsin Legislature. On Wednesday morning I wrote that some moderates in the state Senate, such as Sen. Luther Olsen, R-Ripon, are suggesting the Legislature authorize increased spending on K-12 education at the local level by allowing school districts to increase property taxes... more »
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky [image: URUGUAY-articleLarge-v2] I poured two cups of hot coffee this morning while Anne made the cooked cereal. Not oatmeal for a change. Some stuff that reminds me of the * Wheatina *I haven’t had since I was a kid. Anne threw in some berries, hot milk and a little maple syrup. It was good. Before we go any further, here is the number to call starting around 4PM tomorrow afternoon to reach your state legislators: *888-412-6570* While eating the cereal and sipping the coffee I opened my laptop to read the NY Times. It... more »
All Things Education: A Rocketship to Disappointment
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All Things Education: A Rocketship to Disappointment: A Rocketship to Disappointment by Rachel Levy John Merrow came out recently with a segment about Rocketship charter schools, touting high test scores among their low-income students. Merrow looks at Rocketship through the lens of a provocative metaphor: Is Rocketship doing what Ford did with the Model T, i.e, mass producing quality education? First of all: Yuck. Though some certainly see education this way, education is not a product, or shouldn't be. It's not a car. It's not an item that can or should be mass produced. Even ... more »
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] Carl Cohn: The “Parent Trigger” Is Obscene Verbiage by dianerav Carl Cohn is one of our nation’s most distinguished educators. He had led many school districts, received innumerable awards, and now serves as a member of the California State Board of Education. Like many people, Dr. Cohn finds the imagery of the “parent trigger” unseemly. Why suggest that parents take up arms and shoot someone, even metaphorically? Violence, whether real or metaphorical, is not the path to education or knowledge or wisdom. ... 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 »
Top Content this Week - 1-5-13 The Educator's PLN
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Top Content this Week - The Educator's PLN: 1[image: My 2012 @tomwhitby]My 2012 @tomwhitby Added by Thomas Whitby on January 1, 2013 2[image: My 2012 @tomwhitby]My 2012 @tomwhitby Added by Thomas Whitby on January 1, 2013 3[image: Para celebrar la san Valentin con mi clase de AP]Para celebrar la san Valentin con mi clase de AP Posted by Gérard Gatoux on December 30, 2012 4[image: 20 Tips for Creating a Professional Learning Network]20 Tips for Creating a Professional Learning Network Added by Tess Pajaron on January 4, 2013 5[image: A personal challenge in the new year]A personal cha... 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 »
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