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The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky
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The Sunday Mail. « Fred Klonsky: The Sunday Mail. by Fred Klonsky [image: uspw_5773076] *Baltimore Raven’s Brendon Ayanbadejo.* *So, you want to buy* a school board? *In Chicago*, young people of color are in the crosshairs. *Gun sales soar* after photo emerges of Obama with a rifle. *Ed Koch’s contribution to education?* Not much. He liked school uniforms.
National revolt against MAP Standardized Testing takes shape as Hartford expands MAP Standardized testing…. - Wait, What?
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National revolt against MAP Standardized Testing takes shape as Hartford expands MAP Standardized testing…. - Wait, What?: National revolt against MAP Standardized Testing takes shape as Hartford expands MAP Standardized testing…. by jonpelto Earlier this month, teachers at Seattle’s Garfield High School announced that they would be boycotting the (Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test system. The also released a letter explaining why. The teachers wrote, “…MAP test is not good for our students, nor is it an appropriate or useful tool in measuring progress…It produces specio... more »
Ed Notes Online: Sign the Petition: UFT and NYC DOE: Share the Details of the Teacher Evaluation Agreement
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Ed Notes Online: Sign the Petition: UFT and NYC DOE: Share the Details of the Teacher Evaluation Agreement: Sign the Petition: UFT and NYC DOE: Share the Details of the Teacher Evaluation Agreement by ed notes online *A new teacher evaluation needs to be fair and be a source of support to the classroom. Share the MOU.* [image: UFT and NYC DOE: Share the details of the Teacher Evaluation Agreement proposed] Petitioning UFT/DOE Share the details of the Teacher Evaluation Agreement being proposed ------------------------------ On January 17, 2013 United Federation of Teachers Preside... more »
The Future is Disappearing…But Why? – @ the chalk face
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The Future is Disappearing…But Why? – @ the chalk face: The Future is Disappearing…But Why? by Kris Nielsen In my soon-to-be-released, self-published book, I do my best to help parents, teachers, and others understand why the Common Core Network is so bad for our kids and our nation’s future. (This is not a shameless plug, I promise. I have a real question here.) It’s becoming common knowledge that the Common Core State Standards Initiative, the ever-increasing standardized testing based on the Standards, and the privatization movement waiting in the wings for the schools to f... more »
The Bush Foundation’s “How Dare You” Defense on SendHub Emails | Scathing Purple Musings
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The Bush Foundation’s “How Dare You” Defense on SendHub Emails | Scathing Purple Musings: The Bush Foundation’s “How Dare You” Defense on SendHub Emails by Bob Sikes I missed revelations involving the emails that Bush Foundation CEO, Patricia Levesque’s made on behalf of SendHub, a tech firm that former governor Jeb Bush invested in during 2012. My initial focus was on Florida’s emails and missed *In the Public Interests *summation on the matter. I will be recognizing that a correction is necessary in this post. USF professor *Sherman Dorn *provides details: The question of a pe... more »
Why ‘school reform’ is a misnomer — principal
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Why ‘school reform’ is a misnomer — principal: Why ‘school reform’ is a misnomer — principal Posted by Valerie Strauss on February 3, 2013 at 10:00 am - [image: Smaller Text] [image: Larger Text] Text Size - Print - Reprints - Share: - - - More » [image: carol burris]Carol Burris is the award-winning principal of South Side High School in New York who has been at the forefront of opposition to New York State’s new teacher evaluation system. Named the 2010 New York State Outstanding Educator by the School Administrators Association of New York State, Burris ... more »
The in box. Reader is concerned about Monday’s meeting and Senator Biss’ dirty tricks. « Fred Klonsky
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The in box. Reader is concerned about Monday’s meeting and Senator Biss’ dirty tricks. « Fred Klonsky: The in box. Reader is concerned about Monday’s meeting and Senator Biss’ dirty tricks. by Fred Klonsky *Fred,* *When I show up in Wilmette with friends on Monday to see Biss I hope the meeting agenda will be dominated by topics that teachers control. Restructuring the tax code in Illinois. The chart you put up on your blog that shows of how the super wealthy don’t pay much. And how Illinois compares to other “liveable states” is key. Also the Super Wealthy do not live in Biss’s... more »
Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books
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Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books: Holding Education HostageDiane Ravitch Grandville For weeks, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the United Federation of Teachers have been battling over the issue of teacher evaluation. Governor Andrew Cuomo set a deadline for them to reach an agreement, but they failed to do so, potentially costing the city schools hundreds of millions of dollars. The state education commissioner, John King, jumped into the fray by threatening to withhold over a billion dollars in state and federal aid if... more »
UPDATE: Jersey Jazzman: Big LEAPing +Michael Doherty: New Jersey's Worst Senator
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Jersey Jazzman: Michael Doherty: New Jersey's Worst Senator: Big LEAPing by Duke Here's the latest on the LEAP charter school tax screw up: Camden Pride Charter School, part of the trio of charter schools under the Camden Charter School Network, and *LEAP Academy University Charter School had their 501(c)(3) status revoked by the IRS in November 2010 and were notified about a year later of their failure to file Form 990 for three consecutive years. The schools' predicament became public a couple of weeks ago.* LEAP's urgency to restore its status is to avoid losing the tax exempti... more »
Teachers at Ballard High School in Seattle Join the MAP Boycott « Seattle Education
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Teachers at Ballard High School in Seattle Join the MAP Boycott « Seattle Education: Teachers at Ballard High School in Seattle Join the MAP Boycott by seattleducation2011 *“We, the undersigned educators are professionals who know how students learn and what they need from our daily experiences with them in the classroom and our years of expertise in education. We believe the MAP test is a waste of students’ class time. We believe in real learning opportunities. Assessments are helpful, but the MAP test is not connected to what we teach, is not connected to our standards and h... more »
LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-3-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Why Does Minneapolis Have So Many Segregated Charter Schools? by dianerav Minneapolis is one of America’s prettiest cities in one of its most beautiful states. But it has an ugly secret. It has a charter sector that has resurrected segregation. Myron Orfield of the University of Minnesota Law School regularly tracks segregation in the Minneapolis-St. Paul schools. He says that seeing the charters–one white, one black–in the same neighborhood, feels like the Jim Crow era in the Deep South. Orfield estimates... more »
Op-Ed: Who is Doing the Classroom Observations? - NJ Spotlight
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Op-Ed: Who is Doing the Classroom Observations? - NJ Spotlight: Op-Ed: Who is Doing the Classroom Observations? Master teachers should be helping their colleagues to improve print | email | share By Michael Hoban, February 1, 2013 in Opinion |Post a Comment On December 8, 2012, an arbitrator made a very important decision under the new TEACHNJ law. As the author of the article points out, the significance of this case is that it is the first contested case under the new law that involves a teacher’s classroom performance. And the arbitrator ruled in favor of the teacher over the d... more »
If testing and measuring makes for better schools, why are the Obama girls in a school that doesn’t agree? | Get Schooled
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If testing and measuring makes for better schools, why are the Obama girls in a school that doesn’t agree? | Get Schooled: If testing and measuring makes for better schools, why are the Obama girls in a school that doesn’t agree? by Maureen Downey The Obamas opted for a pricey private school for their daughters. (AP Photo) [image: The Obamas opted for a pricey pivate school for their daughters. (AP)]In a powerful essay in Education Week, retired educator Alan Jones of Illinois shares his experience accompanying his daughter to look at schools for his grandson. Jones talks about toda... more »
California abandons algebra requirement for eighth-graders - Inside Bay Area
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California abandons algebra requirement for eighth-graders - Inside Bay Area: California abandons algebra requirement for eighth-graders By Sharon Noguchi snoguchi@mercurynews.com Posted: 02/02/2013 08:58:56 PM PST Updated: 02/02/2013 08:58:56 PM PST By falling in line with other states, California is abandoning its push for all eighth-graders to take algebra. Last month, the State Board of Education unanimously shifted away from a 15-year policy of expecting eighth-graders to take Algebra I. The state will allow them to take either Algebra I or an alternate course that inclu... more »
Daily Kos: Four names you should know
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Daily Kos: Four names you should know: Four names you should know by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) Rev. George L. Fox, Methodist Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, Jewish Rev. John P. Washington, Cathoiic Rev. Clark V. Poling, Reformed Church of America the location was aboard a ship, the US Army Tranport Dorchester Fox was from Lewistown PA Goode was from Brooklyn NY Poling was from Columbus OH Washington was from Newark NJ All were first Lieutenants and chaplains in the US Army They had met while preparing for their roles in the European theater at Harvard University And on this day, 70 yea... more »
Power Comes From Everywhere: Hearing the Sound of Resolute – @ the chalk face
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Power Comes From Everywhere: Hearing the Sound of Resolute – @ the chalk face: Power Comes From Everywhere: Hearing the Sound of Resolute by Kuhio Kane Keith and Cenk left MSNBC. They uncovered the stories beyond the allowable corporate dictum. And these two became marginalized from cable television and a larger viewership. I was up on a friend’s farm in Squamish, B.C., Canada a long time ago while I was living in the area doing organ transplants down in a lab at a university in Vancouver. My friend and I met up with Little Richard at the QE II Theatre while we were all taking in ... more »
Power Comes From Everywhere: Hearing the Sound of Resolute – @ the chalk face
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Power Comes From Everywhere: Hearing the Sound of Resolute – @ the chalk face: Power Comes From Everywhere: Hearing the Sound of Resolute by Kuhio Kane Keith and Cenk left MSNBC. They uncovered the stories beyond the allowable corporate dictum. And these two became marginalized from cable television and a larger viewership. I was up on a friend’s farm in Squamish, B.C., Canada a long time ago while I was living in the area doing organ transplants down in a lab at a university in Vancouver. My friend and I met up with Little Richard at the QE II Theatre while we were all taking in ... more »
Schooling in the Ownership Society: SCGF, a hedge fund for charter school expansion
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Schooling in the Ownership Society: SCGF, a hedge fund for charter school expansion: SCGF, a hedge fund for charter school expansion by Mike Klonsky Did you know there was a special Charter School Growth Fund? The fund raises money from private investorsand then pours millions into selected charter schools through their private operators thereby creating yet another tier of competing "public" schools. They even make real estate loans to the charter operators, charging them interest in the process, "to help charter school operators within our portfolio finance school facilities ... more »
UPDATE: #scrapthemap + Last week, #progressive #education summit in MD, @cityneighbors – @ the chalk face
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Last week, #progressive #education summit in MD, @cityneighbors – @ the chalk face: Let us consider supporting #scrapthemap this Wednesday FEBRUARY 2, 2013 BY CHALK FACE, PHD LEAVE A COMMENT Here’s a link to the Facebook campaign. How can At the Chalk Face readers support this event next week? Keep that national momentum going for Seattle-area educators. Last week, #progressive #education summit in MD, @cityneighbors by Chalk Face, PhD Kristian Rusher, Kate Chesser, and yours truly. [image: Kristian Rusher, Kate Chesser, and yours truly.]This is the first chance I had to talk abou... more »
Join Us in DC: April 4-7, 2013 | United Opt Out National
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Join Us in DC: April 4-7, 2013 | United Opt Out National: Join Us in DC: April 4-7, 2013 by admin Click HERE for the official schedule. This entry was posted in Uncategorized by admin. Bookmark the permalink. ** *Today, January 21st, 2013, is a remarkable day in history – a day that pays tribute to leadership, civil rights, and the power found in the voice of each individual. * *In his second inaugural address, President Obama declared, “You and I, as citizens, have the obligation to shape the debates of our time – not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in def... more »
NYC Public School Parents: Journey for Justice and "School choice" week; just whose choices are being respected??
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NYC Public School Parents: Journey for Justice and "School choice" week; just whose choices are being respected??: Journey for Justice and "School choice" week; just whose choices are being respected?? by Leonie Haimson Last week was “School choice” week. The entire concept of “school choice week” was invented by Jeb Bush to promote the expansion of charter and vouchers, supposedly to allow for more parental choice in selecting their children's schools. Meanwhile, it was just revealed that Bush's organization, Foundation for Excellence in Education (FEE), promotes the busine... more »
Suit alleges teachers forced to work at non-union charter schools in California « Seattle Education
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Suit alleges teachers forced to work at non-union charter schools in California « Seattle Education: Suit alleges teachers forced to work at non-union charter schools in California by seattleducation2011 [image: OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA] This is where all of this ed reform is ultimately going…into the courts and then down the toilet. When you have charlatans hiding behind fauxroot puppet organizations, pulling the strings with millions of dollars so that others can make a fortune off of a public good, well, nothing good will come out of that with the deceit and lies that are perpe... more »
Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Michelle Rhee Says "We Have Gone Completely Soft" at Sacramento Speakers Series Talk
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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Says "We Have Gone Completely Soft" at Sacramento Speakers Series Talk: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee Says "We Have Gone Completely Soft" at Sacramento Speakers Series TalkThe Sacramento Speakers Series presented education reform advocate and StudentsFirst founder and CEO, Michelle Rhee at the Community Center Theater on Tuesday, January 29th as part of this year’s lineup. The six-part lecture series showcases contemporary insights from some of today’s most influential figures. The Sacramento Speakers Series presented education reform advo... more »
RSVP to Special DAC Meeting + District Advisory Committee (DAC) - Sacramento City Unified School District
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District Advisory Committee (DAC) - Sacramento City Unified School District: *Special DAC Meeting* *When* Tuesday February 5, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM PST Add to Calendar *Where* *Serna Center* 5735 47th Avenue Sacramento, CA 95824 Driving DirectionsHello fellow DAC Members Many of you have heard about the District staff recommendation Board to approve a recommendation to close 11 elementary schools in the District. The schools recommended for closure are: 1. CB Wire 2. Mark Hopkins 3. Washington 4. Tahoe 5. Fruitridge 6. James Marshall 7. CP Huntington ... more »
Destruction and Doom Await PS 154 in the Bronx.southbronxschool.com
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http://www.southbronxschool.com: Destruction and Doom Await PS 154 in the Bronx by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Sorry that those fans of SBSB have not been feted to any new blog post for the last several weeks. There have been several distractions happening in my life and quite busy at home as well. There is a lot I want to catch up on, but this bit of news is quite ironic. As has been reported here in the past, my school, PS 154x had been was put on the closure list and then just about a month or so ago was pulled off of itthanks to the "good" quality review we received. Y... more »
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Want Change in SPS? BE that Change
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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Want Change in SPS? BE that Change: Want Change in SPS? BE that Change by Melissa Westbrook Someone requested a thread about talking about how middle school might now work in the NE region. (Frankly, this will actually have a reach over to the NW where the new Wilson-Pacific will affect Whitman enrollment. As well, a decision will have to be made on APP middle school and that will affect all regions.) Key questions (but chime in): - what is the district's plan/timeline for JA MS? - should the new JA MS have a focus or be a solid middle school a ... more »
Dismantling Public Accountability & Transparency in the Name of Accountability & Transparency? « School Finance 101
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Dismantling Public Accountability & Transparency in the Name of Accountability & Transparency? « School Finance 101: Dismantling Public Accountability & Transparency in the Name of Accountability & Transparency? by schoolfinance101 This post comes about as a follow up to a previous post where I critiqued the rationale of the Students First policy agenda. It should be noted that the Students First policy agenda is anything but unique. Like DFER, SFER, ALEC or any policy advocacy organization, the SF policy agenda is little more than an aggregation of largely non-original, templat... more »
The Weekly Cheddar : blue cheddar
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The Weekly Cheddar : blue cheddar: The Weekly Cheddar February 2, 2013 By bluecheddar January 27 - February 2, 2013 [image: Share] This is my 4th weekly round-up of the Wisconsin political news and opinion I think you gotta read like yer life depends on it should see. *Robin Vos Got Served A* *Subpenis* *Subpoena* “Correction: Wisconsin State Assembly Speaker was served with a “subpoena” not a “subpenis.” We regret any confusion this error may have caused.” Wish I had the photoshop skillz of Root River Siren. *Walkergate Updates* Walker transfers $40,000 to legal fund – from Daniel ... more »
Churn for Charters is No Solution - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher
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Churn for Charters is No Solution - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: Churn for Charters is No Solution by Anthony Cody The latest report from the research team at CREDO could be seen as solace to some critics of charter schools. This article from the New York Times summarizes the report's message: Despite a growing number of studies showing that charter schools are generally no better -- and often are worse -- than their traditional counterparts, the state and local agencies and organizations that grant the charters have been increasingly hesitant to shut down school... more »
Arlene Ackerman, 66, dies of cancer | Philadelphia Public School Notebook
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Arlene Ackerman, 66, dies of cancer | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Arlene Ackerman, 66, dies of cancer by thenotebook Former Philadelphia schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, who led the District from 2008 to 2011, died Saturday of pancreatic cancer. She was 66. Ackerman had been living in Albuquerque, N.M. since she accepted a controversial buyout of her contract after leaving the District in August 2011. Before coming to Philadelphia, she had served as a superintendent in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco. Raised in St. Louis where she attended a racially segregated ... more »
Today: Strike Debt Bay Area Presents Oakland’s First Debtors’ Assembly | OccupyWallSt.org
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Today: Strike Debt Bay Area Presents Oakland’s First Debtors’ Assembly | OccupyWallSt.org: Today: Strike Debt Bay Area Presents Oakland’s First Debtors’ Assembly Posted 4 hours ago on Feb. 2, 2013, 9:10 a.m. EST by OccupyWallSt Tags: oakland, strike debt [image: strike debt bay area 1st debtors' assembly poster] *Saturday, February 2, 2013 - 2pm Eastside Arts Alliance, 2277 International Blvd. Oakland, CA* On Saturday, February 2nd, Strike Debt Bay Area will host Oakland’s first Debtors’ Assembly. As individuals, families, and communities, most of us are drowning in debt for the basic...more »
The public's right to know and Freedom of Information is so passé… - Wait, What?
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The public's right to know and Freedom of Information is so passé… - Wait, What?: The public’s right to know and Freedom of Information is so passé… by jonpelto As Wait, What? readers learned, yet again, this week, policies and procedures put in place by Stefan Pryor, Governor Malloy’s Commission of Education, continues to prevent parents and public education advocates from accessing important public information about the Malloy administration’s education reform and privatization efforts. In this case the question posed to Pryor’s agency was a simple one, a question that any par... more »
Chicago Teachers Union | Disappearing acts: The decline of black teachers
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Chicago Teachers Union | Disappearing acts: The decline of black teachers: Disappearing acts: The decline of black teachers BY *BRANDON JOHNSON, CTU ORGANIZER* | 01/31/2013 As long as I can remember, there has been a perennial plea for black people to enter the teaching profession, and many of us enthusiastically headed this righteous call. However, as the nation's population and students have grown more diverse, the teaching force has done the opposite — it's grown more white and less diverse; the growing shortage of black teachers, especially black men is an issue in the nation'...more »
Students Last: Giving New Meaning To Class Action Lawsuit
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Students Last: Giving New Meaning To Class Action Lawsuit: Giving New Meaning To Class Action Lawsuit by Students Last *Newark, NJ - *On Thursday morning,* t*here was a shouting match outside of Elma Street Elementary School as a teacher and several parents exchanged angry words. "I deserve that $5,000 bonus," the teacher yelled. "Well if you're such a good teacher then why didn't my boy pass that exam?" countered a parent. What was the hullabaloo about? Several parents had discovered that they and their children were being sued by fourth grade teacher Sandra Wettfeld. In a legal...more »
Schools Can't Do It Alone: Why 'Doubly Disadvantaged' Kids Continue to Struggle Academically | Alternet
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Schools Can't Do It Alone: Why 'Doubly Disadvantaged' Kids Continue to Struggle Academically | Alternet: Schools Can't Do It Alone: Why 'Doubly Disadvantaged' Kids Continue to Struggle Academically A report on childhood poverty proves once again that no single measure can cure poverty's ills. Photo Credit: AISPIX by Image Source | Shutterstock.com *January 30, 2013* | *Q: In what international comparison does the U.S. rank lower than its educational test scores rankings?* *A: Childhood poverty.* “Today, 22 percent of our children live in poverty. The U.S has the second worst ... more »
Schools Matter: Memphis Commercial-Appeal Continues to Ignore Reasons Behind Projected School Budget Deficit
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Schools Matter: Memphis Commercial-Appeal Continues to Ignore Reasons Behind Projected School Budget Deficit: Memphis Commercial-Appeal Continues to Ignore Reasons Behind Projected School Budget Deficit by Jim Horn Today the *Memphis Commercial-Appeal* has a big story on the 80-90 million dollar hole in next year's school budget for the new "unified" Shelby County Schools. Reporter Michael Kelly manages to point to a number of reasons for the shortfall without ever mentioning the primary reason, charter schools, the expansion of which creates inefficiencies throughout the syste... more »
UPDATE: Kwame draws the news. The bus strike + CTU VP and family opt out of CPS high stakes testing. « Fred Klonsky
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CTU VP and family opt out of CPS high stakes testing. « Fred Klonsky: Kwame draws the news. The bus strike. by Fred Klonsky From the NY Times: Kids draw the news. Bus strike. [image: 17kidsbus-cityroom-jumbo-v3] CTU VP and family opt out of CPS high stakes testing. by Fred Klonsky CTU web site. *Joenile S. Albert-Reese* *AN Pritzker School* *2009 W. Schiller Ave.* *Chicago, IL 60622* *January 15, 2013 * *Dear Dr. Reese, * *We are writing to inform you that we are exercising our right to exempt our children from all non-state mandated tests for the current school year. This includ... more »
Removing Barriers to Latino College Success | NEA Today
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Removing Barriers to Latino College Success | NEA Today: Removing Barriers to Latino College Success February 1, 2013 by twalker Filed under Featured News, Top Stories Leave a Comment [image: Email][image: Share] *By Mary Ellen Flannery* “Do you know what *semillas* means? Or *crecer*?” asks Mimi Blaber, a senior director in LaGuardia Community College’s (LCC) adult and continuing education department. In Spanish, *semillas* means seeds and *crecer *to grow, and both words are apt for the supportive work done at LCC, a City University of New York campus where more than 50 percent o... more »
Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky
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Saturday coffee. « Fred Klonsky: Saturday coffee. by Fred Klonsky *The Black Fives of Brooklyn.* [image: 01cityroom-basketball-blog480]Anne got up to make the coffee and I slipped on my new boots that have been waiting all winter for more than a dusting of snow. I leashed up Ulysses and out we went, first sweeping the three inches of powder off the front steps and then shoveling the 25 feet of sidewalk in front of our house. Our neighbor to the south had already shoveled. He and his family have lived next door for 22 years. I know the names of all his children and grandchildren. I... more »
National School Choice Week—Is It Really Over Already??? | EduShyster
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National School Choice Week—Is It Really Over Already??? | EduShyster: National School Choice Week—Is It Really Over Already??? by edushyster2012 National School Choice Week may be over but you can wear this choice swag every day of the year. Reader: I fear the dreaded day has at last arrived—the end of National School Choice Week. Like you, I find myself wrestling with an urgent, existential question: how is it that an issue as fiercely urgent as school choice can be confined to a single week? Good news choice lovers: it turns out that National School Choice Week is actually a year... more »
Update: Jersey Jazzman: Perth Amboy Circus Update + The Real Charter Agenda: Union Busting?
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Jersey Jazzman: The Real Charter Agenda: Union Busting?: Perth Amboy Circus Update by Duke Ruh-roh: And so the dispute between Janine Caffrey, Perth Amboy Superintendent and the Queen of Tenure, and her school board continues to grind on. NJDOE Commissioner Cerf has drawn this battle out by continually interfering in the decisions of the PABOE. Maybe he thought the tens of thousands of dollars that were poured into this fall's school board race by West Coast millionaires would have changed the board enough so that this The Real Charter Agenda: Union Busting? by Duke This week, ... more »
We Hold on Vimeo Occupy the Department of Education in Washington, DC
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We Hold on Vimeo: [image: California Father] We Hold We Hold from Vincent Precht on Vimeo. We Hold from Vincent Precht PLUS 1 day ago NOT YET RATED This April 4-7, 2013, please join Diane Ravitch, Karen Lewis, Jonathan Kozol, Deborah Meier, Brian Jones, Dave Greene, Stephen Krashen, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, Jim Horn, Mark Naison, Leonie Haimson and many other defenders of public education at Occupy the Department of Education in Washington, DC. For more information visit unitedoptout.com. For complete coverage:livestream.com/califather.
MORNING UPDATE: LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-2-13 Diane Ravitch's blog
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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Should Select Schools Be Compared to Non-Select Schools? by dianerav A New Orleans research group says comparing select and non-select schools is wrong. Yet boosters of select charters do it often. A Billionaire Obsessed by Union-Phobia by dianerav What do you say about a billionaire in Idaho who sees unions as the biggest threat to the American way of life? As most people know, the number of people who belong to unions has declined dramatically in recent decades. As manufacturing jobs were outsourced to ... more »
The Inconvenient Truth Of Education “Reform” - Jeff Bryant
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The Inconvenient Truth Of Education “Reform” - Jeff Bryant: The Inconvenient Truth Of Education “Reform” by Jeff Bryant Events this week revealed how market-driven education policies, deceivingly labeled as “reform,” are revealing their truly destructive effects on the streets and in the corridors of government. From the streets, we heard from civil rights and social justice activists from urban communities that school turnaround policies mandated by the Obama administration’s education agenda are having disastrous results in the communities they were originally intended to serve. ... more »
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