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Breastfeeding One, Nourishing Many « MomsRising Blog

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Breastfeeding One, Nourishing Many « MomsRising Blog: Breastfeeding One, Nourishing Many Shannon Shelton Miller at MomsRising Blog - 2 minutes ago Long before my bouncing baby boy entered my life, I knew I would be breastfeeding. I’d read all the studies that detailed how breast milk was the ideal food for infants, the biological norm that provided the perfect combination of nutrients and immune system boosters for baby, and plenty of health benefits for mom too, [...] Breastfeeding tale Paperdoll cincy at MomsRising Blog - 2 minutes ago To be honest, I never considered not breastfe... more »

Disavowing the Common Core Standards | PWC Education Reform Blog

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Disavowing the Common Core Standards | PWC Education Reform Blog: Disavowing the Common Core Standards by pwceducationreform Diane Ravitch is one of the most influential people working to improve public education. I’ve disagreed with her on some topics, but on the issue of the Common Core State Standards we’ve found common ground. Below is her latest article wherein she disavows the Common Core State Standards. Those of you who prefer to click off of this page without reading the rest be forewarned. Virginia is one of only 4 states that hasn’t adopted the Common Core State Sta... more »

Modern School: Academic Performance is Contagious

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Modern School: Academic Performance is Contagious: Academic Performance is Contagious by Michael Dunn I Hope I Catch Some of Her Smarts (Image modified from Flickr image by Kodomut) *The Bowl Curve Syndrome* I once observed that the test scores and class averages in many of my low income classes produced graphs with a shape very different than the stereotypical bell curve, with a majority of students earning C’s (the top of the bell) and fewer students earning A’s, B’s, D’s and F’s (the sides of the bell). In my classes, the curves were shaped like inverted bells, or bowls, with v... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: IB and CSCOPE Activities Have American Students Wearing Burqas

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Missouri Education Watchdog: IB and CSCOPE Activities Have American Students Wearing Burqas: IB and CSCOPE Activities Have American Students Wearing Burqas by stlgretchen *Fox News* CSCOPE in Texas has come under fire lately for its lesson plans, curriculum and taxpayers unable to access the content of these plans/curriculum. An article recently was circulating about girls having to wear burqas in Texas classrooms as part of a CSCOPE lesson plan. From wnd.com: ...in Lumberton, Texas, this week, high school girls were made to wear burqas as part of a CSCOPE study of Islam. One... more »

Editorial bashes Jeb Bush’s education ‘reform’ efforts

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Editorial bashes Jeb Bush’s education ‘reform’ efforts: Editorial bashes Jeb Bush’s education ‘reform’ efforts Posted by Valerie Strauss on February 26, 2013 at 9:54 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (R). (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) Former Florida governor Jeb Bush (R) has made a national name for himself in education reform over the past several years. He pushes states to adopt the corporate-based reforms he implemented in the Sunshi... more »

Our pension future was the topic at a north suburban meeting. | Fred Klonsky

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Our pension future was the topic at a north suburban meeting. | Fred Klonsky: Our pension future was the topic at a north suburban meeting. by Fred Klonsky [image: IMG_0089] *North suburban State Senator Dan Biss.* Several hundred teachers, mostly members of the IFT’s North Suburban Teachers Union, came to Niles North High School last night to hear IFT President Dan Montgomery, Ralph Martire of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, Senator Dan Biss and Representatives Elaine Nekritz, Laura Fine and Robyn Gabel. If this was a war of wits between Martire and Montgomery on the ... more »

Joy Resmovits: Rahm Emanuel's Full-Day Kindergarten Push; Trouble For Renaissance Charter Schools: Ed Today

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Joy Resmovits: Rahm Emanuel's Full-Day Kindergarten Push; Trouble For Renaissance Charter Schools: Ed Today: Rahm Emanuel's Full-Day Kindergarten Push; Trouble For Renaissance Charter Schools: Ed Today by Joy Resmovits *Chicago Full-Day K?* In the midst of much bitter infighting over school closures in Chicago, Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett are announcing an initiative that is perhaps aimed to quell the melee: all CPS schools will have full-day kindergarten, reports the Sun-Times. "The change will make full-day kindergarten available to 30,700 ... more »

I See Conflicts Of Interest, Everywhere | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS

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I See Conflicts Of Interest, Everywhere | District 299: The Inside Scoop on CPS: I See Conflicts Of Interest, Everywhere By Alexander Russo, today at 7:56 am [image: Fist-of-Money-1]Uh-oh? Chicagoist has a story about a [low-level] CPS employee working to create a new charter school in the Pershing network. And Catalyst notes a Substance article about a [presumably part-time and very lucrative] coaching contract Byrd-Bennett has with the Broad Foundation [whose head is a major Democratic fundraiser and considered by some to be the Darth Vader of school reform]. Also: More news ab... more »

Is Right-Wing School Reform (Texas) Toast?

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Is Right-Wing School Reform (Texas) Toast?: Education Opportunity Network [image: Education Opportunity Network -] Is Right-Wing School Reform (Texas) Toast? *by Jeff Bryant* What happened this weekend in the Texas capital of Austin revealed a groundswell of resistance, from multiple political factions, against what has been heretofore defined as “education reform.” A rally brought thousands of people into the streets to hear education historian Diane Ravitch declare Texas, the place where reform “madness” started, would be where “the vampire gets … a stake in its heart.” Sequestr... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-26-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] How You Can Help the Garfield Teachers by dianerav The entire teaching staff at Garfield High School in Seattle voted to boycott the MAP test, on grounds that it is a waste of time and resources. The superintendent will soon decide whether to dock their pay as a punishment. Meanwhile, the teachers have Why I Cannot Support the Common Core Standards by dianerav I have thought long and hard about the Common Core standards. I have decided that I cannot support the... more »

Are education reforms hurting the students who need the most help, poor and minority kids? | Get Schooled

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Are education reforms hurting the students who need the most help, poor and minority kids? | Get Schooled: Are education reforms hurting the students who need the most help, poor and minority kids? by Maureen Downey [image: downeyart (Medium)]*In his blog “becoming radical*,” Paul Thomas, a Furman University associate professor of education, contends that the education reform movement perpetuates inequity and increases segregation. Thomas draws on the findings of the *Civil Rights Project*, which has done extensive research on the resegregation of schools. While the South once led ... more »

LAO would cut money from basic aid districts, other programs Brown would protect | EdSource Today

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LAO would cut money from basic aid districts, other programs Brown would protect | EdSource Today: LAO would cut money from basic aid districts, other programs Brown would protect - by John Fensterwald by John Fensterwald The Legislative Analyst’s Office has added its endorsement of Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal for sweeping school finance reform, praising the simplicity and clarity of Brown’s funding formula and the “reasonable” amounts of extra money he’d direct to high-needs students. At the same time, in an analysis released last week, the LAO is suggesting a half-dozen changes... more »

Why I oppose Common Core standards: Ravitch

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Why I oppose Common Core standards: Ravitch: Why I oppose Common Core standards: Ravitch Posted by Valerie Strauss on February 26, 2013 at 7:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: common-core21]Education historian Diane Ravitch, the leading voice in the movement opposing corporate-based school reform, has for several years said she has no definitive opinion on the Common Core State Standards. Now she has come out against them, in this post, which appeared todayon her blog. This is the t... more »

For-Profit Charter School Fights Back Against Parents Who Rejected Them In Sarasota | Scathing Purple Musings

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For-Profit Charter School Fights Back Against Parents Who Rejected Them In Sarasota | Scathing Purple Musings: For-Profit Charter School Fights Back Against Parents Who Rejected Them In Sarasota by Bob Sikes [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] Blogger *David Safier *has more on Imagine Charter Schools’ battle with Sarasota parents and local school leadership over their decision to secede from the nation’s largest charter school provider: North Port, Florida, could prove to be the tipping point for the Imagine Schools chain of charter schools. When the local... more »

Is it 2007 Yet? - Bridging Differences - Education Week

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Is it 2007 Yet? - Bridging Differences - Education Week: Is it 2007 Yet? by Deborah Meier *Eric A. Hanushek joins Bridging Differences today. He will blog with Deborah Meier for the next month.* [image: Hanushek_Blog (2).jpg] Dear Deborah, I am honored to participate in this dialogue with you. But readers should know that, because of unforeseen circumstances, this "bridge" is being constructed in an unusual manner. I am actually setting the first set of pilings that anchor this bridge, and Deborah will construct the rest. A little more than a decade ago we embarked on what is arguabl... more »

DEMAND NOT ONE CUT! Rally at School Board Wed & March 18 forum | Classroom Struggle

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DEMAND NOT ONE CUT! Rally at School Board Wed & March 18 forum | Classroom Struggle: DEMAND NOT ONE CUT! Rally at School Board Wed & March 18 forum by ClassroomStruggle How we see it… We know that the district has gotten infusions of money, some of which we’ve fought for like Prop 30 and Measure J. We know there is money in the reserve budget. We know consultants get paid out millions every year. But yet, the district is still claiming empty pockets. They’re trying to hide political moves – to close schools, eliminate adult education, shift funding to charters and private cont... more »

Louisiana Educator: The Real Truth About VAM in Louisiana

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Louisiana Educator: The Real Truth About VAM in Louisiana: The Real Truth About VAM in Louisiana by Michael Deshotels *Readers: It gives me great pleasure to present this guest post by Louisiana teacher Mercedes Schnieder, which includes a link to an excellent 5 minute video by Louisiana teacher Herb Bassett. This post and the Bassett video demonstrate exactly how VAM is being misused in our public schools. I am so proud of these Louisiana teachers! We have great talent and expertize in our teaching force.* For the Teachers Feeling Low Because of VAM By: Mercedes Schneider I wou... more »

Mother Crusader: Why Is A "Fox News Contributor And NJ Democratic Strategist" Hatikvah's Spokeswoman?

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Mother Crusader: Why Is A "Fox News Contributor And NJ Democratic Strategist" Hatikvah's Spokeswoman?: The photogenic and versatile Roginsky Why Is A "Fox News Contributor And NJ Democratic Strategist" Hatikvah's Spokeswoman? by darciecima Before the suburban charter backlash gained momentum, a handful of suburban charters managed to open their doors. We have seen the kind of dramatic upheaval this has caused in community after community, when parents and residents realize that local tax dollars are diverted to charters that serve only a small fraction of a town's children. Mor... more »

LAUSD; HOW CRENSHAW STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS CAN FINALLY SUCCEED - Perdaily.com

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LAUSD; HOW CRENSHAW STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS CAN FINALLY SUCCEED - Perdaily.com: LAUSD; HOW CRENSHAW STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS CAN FINALLY SUCCEED by Leonard Isenberg [image: Crenshaw Cougars.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Español)* * * *There was a meeting last week at the Radical Women center for the Crenshaw Cougar Coalition to discuss how to address the attack on Crenshaw High School by the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and its proposed reconstitution of the school. Although Beatriz Paez, who chaired the meeting, said they were interested in formulating a... more »

Colorado Parent & Teacher Offers Advice & Insights on Opting Out of TCAP | United Opt Out National

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Colorado Parent & Teacher Offers Advice & Insights on Opting Out of TCAP | United Opt Out National: Colorado Parent & Teacher Offers Advice & Insights on Opting Out of TCAP *Guest post by Darciann Samples, Colorado Parent and National Board Certified Teacher* The following is a letter from Darciann to all parents and students in Colorado who are interested in learning more about opting out of TCAP. Hello, Here is the first update on our second experience with opting out of high-stakes testing in Colorado, a state with a statute requiring that all students participate in the test. ... more »

Daily Kos: 29 days since we got the news

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Daily Kos: 29 days since we got the news: 29 days since we got the news by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) 4 weeks ago last night Leaves on the Current and I learned she has cancer. Four weeks since our lives got turned upside down. As of now, she is half-way through the ten occasions of her second set of radiation As of tomorrow, she will get the 3rd injection of chemotherapy out of the four in this cycle of 2 weeks on, 1 week off (she takes a second med by pill for all 14 days of the 2 weeks on). She still has had no nausea, her appetite holds. And now we are seeing positive things a... more »

Quvenzhané Wallis, Matthew McConaughey, and How We See Our Children of Color | The Jose Vilson

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Quvenzhané Wallis, Matthew McConaughey, and How We See Our Children of Color | The Jose Vilson: Quvenzhané Wallis, Matthew McConaughey, and How We See Our Children of Color by Jose Vilson [image: Quvenzhané Wallis on the cover of Entertainment Magazine] Quvenzhané Wallis on the cover of Entertainment Magazine I have a confession: I’ve never seen *Beasts of the Southern Wild*. As a relatively new parent, I don’t always have the time or the funds to make it out to the movies very often. But that’s not the purpose for my essay because, when it comes out on Netflix, I know I have to wat... more »

Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble Introduces Freedom to Commute Bill

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Kimble's Corner: Congressman Kimble Introduces Freedom to Commute Bill: Congressman Kimble Introduces Freedom to Commute Bill by Representative Kimble It was a rainy February morning in Oakdale. Matilda Jenkins, a single mom doing her best to raise her four year old child, was late for work again and the bus still hadn't arrived. Would this be the day her boss fired her? Would this be the day she would have to tell her precious son that there was no money to pay the rent? She crossed her fingers, prayed and waited. Everyday, this all too familiar scene is repeated at bus st... more »

Jersey Jazzman: "This Study PROVES..."

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Jersey Jazzman: "This Study PROVES...": "This Study PROVES..." by Duke The fine folks at B4K have a great advantage over schlubs like me: they are unencumbered by the doubts that come from thinking about stuff... WHAT HAS MORE IMPACT ON POOR KIDS: NEIGHBORHOODS OR SCHOOLS?A recent Harvard study shows schools and teachers matter more. *02/12/13* This is the question asked and answered by Harvard economics professors Roland Fryer and Lawrence Katz in their recent study (here). The short answer is: good schools and good teachers matter more. Oh, well, that's settled then! On the ba... more »

Schools Matter: A Retabulation of Tables Already Tabulated

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Schools Matter: A Retabulation of Tables Already Tabulated: A Retabulation of Tables Already Tabulated by Storm Excerpted from an essay in *The New Age* in 1917. (Unabridged audio recordings of the parts of the essay at the links.) Part I (sound file, 12:21) Now, apart from intensive national propaganda, quite apart from German national propaganda, the 'university system' of Germany is evil. It is evil wherever in penetrates. Its 'universal pervasiveness' is a poisonous and most pestilent sort of pervasiveness. The drug is insidious and attractive. It is...the only system wh... more »

Byrd Bennett has a second job - Substance News

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Byrd Bennett has a second job - Substance News: Rahm Emanuel's handpicked schools 'Chief Executive Officer', Barbara Byrd Bennett, has a second job working for Eli Broad against unions and public schools ... and the photographs of her works in Detroit show Chicago's future, despite the rhetoric and lies during the current 'underutilization' fight John Kugler - February 23, 2013 Sometimes one picture is worth even more than 1,000 words, and in the case of the recent people imported into Chicago as "Chief Executive Officer" of the nation's third largest school system, the photograp... more »

To Attract Investors, Pearson Boasts of Success in Acquiring State, PARCC and RTTT Contracts | Scathing Purple Musings

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To Attract Investors, Pearson Boasts of Success in Acquiring State, PARCC and RTTT Contracts | Scathing Purple Musings: To Attract Investors, Pearson Boasts of Success in Acquiring State, PARCC and RTTT Contracts by Bob Sikes Education giant, Pearson is bragging to potential investors about how well they did last year, and how well they expect to do next year. While admitting that ”state funding pressures and the transition to Common Core assessments continued to make market conditions tough for our state assessment and teacher testing businesses,” Pearson still had this to say... more »

Diane in the Evening 2-25-13 Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all

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Diane Ravitch's blog | A site to discuss better education for all: Good News from Indiana–MAYBE! by dianerav Many people signed a petition calling on the Indiana legislature not to dilute the powers of newly elected state superintendent Glenda Ritz. This just in: “Both of the bills mentioned in this petition, HB1309 and HB1251, died in the legislature! As did a few others that diminished the power and job of the elected Supt. of Public Instruction and/or the DOE – some without a hearing. Forget the Oscars, Here Are the Bunkum Awards by dianerav Each year, the National Educatio... more »

Interview with myself: pensions. | Fred Klonsky

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Interview with myself: pensions. | Fred Klonsky: Interview with myself: pensions. by Fred Klonsky *What is Senate Bill 2404?* *This is the bill backed by the We Are One coalition of public employee unions. It has three components.* *It requires ‘ironclad” funding of the state’s obligation to the employee pension fund. It also includes debt repayment.* *We Are One claims the bill allows for legal remedies, by the pension system or individuals, if the payments aren’t made.* *It also includes the requirement that those active employees pay an additional 2% into their pension systems.... more »

NYC Educator: When Politicians Disagree

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NYC Educator: When Politicians Disagree: When Politicians Disagree by NYC Educator In an unusual move, Sheldon Silver has declared that NYC kids should not be deprived of 260 million dollars just because Governor Andrew "1%" Cuomo is having a temper tantrum. While the governor is certainly free to bang his fists and kick his feet and throw whatever surprises Sandra Lee has been whipping up on the floor, it's beyond the pale that he do this to kids. After all, Andrew Cuomo is the self-proclaimed student lobbyist, the only person in the state who cares about kids. That's why he took ... more »

Parents Across America Webinar: The Journey for Justice in Education with Karran Harper-Royal | Seattle Education

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Parents Across America Webinar: The Journey for Justice in Education with Karran Harper-Royal | Seattle Education: Parents Across America Webinar: The Journey for Justice in Education with Karran Harper-Royal by seattleducation2011 [image: journey] *Parents Across America Webinar* *The Journey for Justice* *With New Orleans Parent and Education Advocate Karran Harper-Royal* *March 3, 2013* *1:00 PM PST* Free tickets available through Eventbrite. Moderators: Dora Taylor, PAA and Seattle Education and Julie Woesterhoff, PAA andPURE. Journey for Justice is an emerging alliance currently... more »

New York City Parents Union Statement on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s Legislation To Reverse Governor Cuomo’s $250 Million Punishment Of Children For Failures By Adults « New York City Parents Union

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New York City Parents Union Statement on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s Legislation To Reverse Governor Cuomo’s $250 Million Punishment Of Children For Failures By Adults « New York City Parents Union: New York City Parents Union Statement on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s Legislation To Reverse Governor Cuomo’s $250 Million Punishment Of Children For Failures By Adults by admin *“We Are Glad You Heard Us, Mr. Speaker!”** New York City Parents Union Statement on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s Legislation To Reverse Governor Cuomo’s $250 Million Punishment Of Children For ... more »

The Quick and the Ed » The Full Weight of a Moratorium on Testing

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The Quick and the Ed » The Full Weight of a Moratorium on Testing: The Full Weight of a Moratorium on Testing by Kris Amundson Like most people who have struggled with weight, there was a time when I decided to deal with the problem by simply refusing to get on the scale. I know I am not alone in this behavior. But eventually, other evidence (outgrowing a favorite pair of jeans, a bad blood pressure reading) usually brings people back to the recognition that, however unpleasant they may be, regular weigh-ins promote accountability. That’s true for school systems as well, particular... more »

UPDATE: Upcoming Elections and Public Education in Seattle Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This Week: Upcoming Elections and Public Education in Seattle by Melissa Westbrook This fall the citizens of Seattle will be voting for mayor. As of now, I believe there are seven candidates. I have interviewed one of them - Peter Steinbrueck - and have Kate Martin on tap. I will reach out to Mayor McGinn but from working with him over the last several years, I have a good idea of his views. One of the candidates is Councilman Tim Burgess. The Councilman has been deeply involved in Seattle public education and was a big supporte... more »

Meanwhile in Bridgeport, the Vallas no-bid contract gravy trains chugs along - Wait, What?

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Meanwhile in Bridgeport, the Vallas no-bid contract gravy trains chugs along - Wait, What?: Meanwhile in Bridgeport, the Vallas no-bid contract gravy trains chugs along by jonpelto As Connecticut’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor faces more and more criticism about his use of no-bid contracts, Bridgeport’s Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas continues to remind people that it was Pryor who recruited him to Connecticut. Vallas has been mired in his own no-bid contract controversy since his arrival in the state, but with a Board of Education, where five of the nine Bridge... more »

SI&A Cabinet Report – LAO calls for Title I-like compliance on extra state money for disadvantaged

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SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: LAO calls for Title I-like compliance on extra state money for disadvantaged To better ensure school districts spend billions of dollars in support of disadvantaged students – as proposed by the governor – lawmakers should adopt compliance requirements similar to the federal Title I program, the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst recommended late last week. The suggestion is one of many contained in an overall favorable review of Gov. Jerry Brown’s plan to replace the state’s existing system for funding K-12 schools with a formula that is ... more »

The Ends Do Not Justify the Mean(ness) – @ the chalk face

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The Ends Do Not Justify the Mean(ness) – @ the chalk face: The Ends Do Not Justify the Mean(ness) by plthomasedd [image: @TCF on Blog Talk Radio] Amputation is an instant and effective weight-loss strategy, but I don’t recommend it. Mathematica Policy Research releases a new report on Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) charter schools Tuesday, February 26, 2013: “The new KIPP evaluation covers 41 KIPP middle schools in 13 states and in the District of Columbia.” Let me state for the record, and using a George W. Bush-style pre-emptive strike, that regardless of Mathematica’s conclu... more »

Only Whole Children Can Make Schools Safe — Whole Child Education

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Only Whole Children Can Make Schools Safe — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Thom Markham]Only Whole Children Can Make Schools Safe February 25, 2013 by Thom Markham In the long term, there is just one answer to the problem of school safety: more love. The short term solution, on the other hand, lies in the unhealthy mix of force, fear, guns, security, locks, and other devices meant to barricade our children from a small, but obviously lethal, subset of the population. I'll leave the short-term answers to parents and politicians. Instead, let's support advances in... more »

Doctors oppose automatic school suspensions, expulsions

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Doctors oppose automatic school suspensions, expulsions: Doctors oppose automatic school suspensions, expulsions Gregg Toppo, USA TODAY9:47a.m. EST February 25, 2013 [image: zero tolerance002] (Photo: Jimmy May, AP) STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Doctors say zero-tolerance suspension and expulsion policies are drastic - Policies were originally intended to keep guns and drugs out of schools - Statement says removing a student from school is increasingly ineffective Automatically suspending or expelling misbehaving students is an "increasingly questionable" response to school d... more »

UPDATE: FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Monday, February 25, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Brown's school funding plan draws mixed reactions* Education Headlines *Monday, February 25, 2013* Coordinated effort to push math, science education is paying offAbout 44 percent of Kern students scored proficient in math in state testing last year, up from 34 percent five years ago. Statewide, 51 percent of students were proficient in math last year. During the same period, Kern students who scored proficient in science rose from 25 percent to 41 percent, compared with 46 percent of California students last year. Gov. Jerry Br... more »

Shanker Blog » School Choice And Segregation In Charter And Regular Public Schools

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Shanker Blog » School Choice And Segregation In Charter And Regular Public Schools: School Choice And Segregation In Charter And Regular Public Schools by Matthew Di Carlo A recent article in *Reuters*, one that received a great deal of attention, sheds light on practices that some charter schools are using essentially to screen students who apply for admission. These policies include requiring long and difficult applications, family interviews, parental contracts, and even demonstrations of past academic performance. It remains unclear how common these practices might be in the g... more »

» Media Matters identifies greatest threat to education — John Stossel - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

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» Media Matters identifies greatest threat to education — John Stossel - Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Media Matters identifies greatest threat to education — John Stossel [image: Comments] [image: Permalink] Posted by William A. Jacobson Monday, February 25, 2013 at 9:44am 1 3 You know the greatest threat to American education as Media Matters wants it? John Stossel. Libertarian. Possibly the greatest threat to the children ever, The Right-Wing Money Putting John Stossel In School Classrooms: Two foundations that have been described as “the dark money ATM of the right” have s... more »

Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center

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Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center: Best of the Ed Blogs *Best of the Ed Blogs* features a frequently updated selection of interesting and insightful blog posts on education policy. The views expressed by the bloggers on our blog roll are thoughtful, original, and entirely their own. We hope you make *Best of the Ed Blogs* your first stop for concise takes on today's most important education topics. Where Chahter Rhymes with Wicked Smahter Best of the Ed Blogs EduShyster February 25, 2013 District Reforms Past and Present: An Interpretation (Part 3) Best of the... more »

Rally Tonight in Annapolis for Baltimore City Schools (Quick Links) | Re:education in Baltimore

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Rally Tonight in Annapolis for Baltimore City Schools (Quick Links) | Re:education in Baltimore: Rally Tonight in Annapolis for Baltimore City Schools (Quick Links) by Edit Barry Wish every Baltimore City Public School could look like something like this? Rally tonight at 6pm on Lawyer’s Mall in Annapolis. For more about the issue, click around: - Check out their site for all the legislative info you’ll need and ways to show your support: Transform Baltimore - Preview of tonight’s event: Supporters predict large turnout for schools rally in Annapolis: Baltimore advocates... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Follow the money. UNO's kick-backs to Madigan.

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Follow the money. UNO's kick-backs to Madigan.: Follow the money. UNO's kick-backs to Madigan. by Mike Klonsky *Dan Mihalopoulos* reports in this morning's Sun-Times that UNO has kicked back more than $24,000 to campaign funds controlled by Boss Madigan after receiving millions in charter school construction grants that Madigan greased. *Madigan had given a big boost to the group’s aspirations to be a major operator of charter schools in the city when he helped it get a $98 million state school-construction grant in 2009, without any requirement for... more »

Modern School: Americans Working Longer, Harder and Paid Less

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Modern School: Americans Working Longer, Harder and Paid Less: Americans Working Longer, Harder and Paid Less by Michael Dunn Huck/Konopacki Labor Cartoons The working and living standards for the majority of Americans have been on a downward spiral since the 1970s. While workers’ productivity is up, allowing their bosses to bring in greater profits, most workers have been working longer hours and doing more work per hour, while their wages have remained stagnant, according to the recent report *State of Working America* , *12th Edition* (Mishel et al. 2012) Below are some of the r... more »

UPDATE: IsSTEMbul (Not ConSTEMtinople) + Where Chahter Rhymes with Wicked Smahter | EduShyster

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago

Where Chahter Rhymes with Wicked Smahter | EduShyster: IsSTEMbul (Not ConSTEMtinople) by edushyster2012 To prevent an anticipated gaping gap in STEM graduates, Massachusetts must lift the charter fez. *Can a burgeoning Turkish empire of science charters that is absolutely not affiliated with the Gulen movement solve our looming STEM emergency?* By the time you finish reading this sentence, our failing public schools will have failed to produce 1,283 engineers, 396 brain surgeons and four rocket scientists. (Chances are, if you are a product of our failing public schools you are sti... more »

Low achievement imperils black students in L.A., report says - latimes.com

coopmike48 at Big Education Ape - 1 day ago

Low achievement imperils black students in L.A., report says - latimes.com: Low achievement imperils black students in L.A., report says African American students in Los Angeles County demonstrate significant learning gaps by second grade, which widen with age and lead to the highest school dropout rate among all races, according to a new report released Monday. Black students are far less likely to take the rigorous college preparatory classes required for admission to California universities and miss more school days because of suspensions than their white counterparts, accordin... more »

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