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Better pay equals better education - Politics - The Detroit News

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Better pay equals better education - Politics - The Detroit News: Better pay equals better education - BY DALE HANSEN - 2 COMMENTS [image: Dale Hansen] Dale Hansen - - - - EMAIL - SHARE - A - A - A When it comes to education there is one thing that most Democrats and Republicans can agree on – improving outcomes. Unfortunately everything after that is up for debate. The Cato Institute offers a good example of the standard Republican argument, which basically boils down to “We spend more money now than ever yet we get mediocre results... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 2-9-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] The Dehumanization of Education by dianerav As the politicians and bureaucrats debate how to recalibrate their ideas about reforming the nation’s schools, it’s a good time to read what a teacher wrote about what Washington is doing to them. Maybe some thoughtful person could enter this into the record of the NCLB hearings. Is there no one in Congress who hears the voices of educators? Why don’t they invite real teachers, real principals, and real superintendents to testify instead of DC think tanks and sta... more »

This Week's Education Research Report 2-9-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * Can Breakfast Make Kids Smarter? Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 1 day ago New research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing has found that children who regularly have breakfast on a near-daily basis had significantly higher full scale, verbal, and performance IQ test scores. In one of the first studies to examine IQ and breakfast consumption, researchers examined data from 1,269 children six years old in China, where breakfast is highly valued, and concluded that children who ... more »

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… 2-9-13 …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* *LOOK FOR MY UPCOMING BOOK IN MARCH, 2013*[image: Ferlazzo200(1)] "Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation" will be a sequel to"Helping Students Motivate Themselves" You Can Now Pre-Order My Book, Self-Driven Learning, On Amazon Larry Ferlazzo at Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day... - 8 hours ago My new book, Self-Driven Learning: Teaching Strategies for Student Motivation, is now available for pre-order on Amazon. It should be released by March 1st.... more »

Schools Matter: Join Portland Students to Stop High Stakes Testing

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Schools Matter: Join Portland Students to Stop High Stakes Testing: Join Portland Students to Stop High Stakes Testing by Jim Horn From *The Oregonian:* on February 06, 2013 at 10:10 AM, updated February 06, 2013 at 5:08 PM About 30 students gathered outside the Portland Public Schools district office to kick off a campaign urging students to opt out of state standardized tests. A group of students from the Portland Student Union and the Portland Public Schools Student Union are asking students to boycott the annual Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills exams, which are requir... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Education, a $4.4 Trillion (with a T) Business

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Education, a $4.4 Trillion (with a T) Business: Education, a $4.4 Trillion (with a T) Business by Mike Klonsky Sean Cavanagh posts on Edweek's Marketplace K-12blog, that the global market for education is $4.4 trillion, and poised to grow significantly over the next five years, according to an analysis by an international investment bank that advises companies on educational technology. *Clearly, the United States isn't the only viable market for online learning—there are more than 3,000 e-learning companies in Europe, the investment bank says. ... more »

UTLA to expand teacher training camp for managing schools - LA Daily News

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UTLA to expand teacher training camp for managing schools - LA Daily News: UTLA to expand teacher training camp for managing schools By Barbara Jones, Staff Writer Posted: 02/08/2013 06:37:35 PM PST Updated: 02/08/2013 06:39:03 PM PST *"This shared-governance model should be celebrated and replicated," AFT President Randi Weingarten* Touting the success of an innovative school-governance system created as an alternative to charters, teachers union officials announced Friday they'd received a $150,000 grant to help expand the program to other Los Angeles Unified campuses. Unit... more »

WHY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS (PLAS) EXPERIMENT MUST END AT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL by JOHN FERNANDEZ - Perdaily.com

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WHY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS (PLAS) EXPERIMENT MUST END AT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL by JOHN FERNANDEZ - Perdaily.com: WHY THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS (PLAS) EXPERIMENT MUST END AT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL by JOHN FERNANDEZ by Leonard Isenberg [image: Dr. John Fernandez.jpg] *(Mensaje se repite en Español) * *On December 7, 2007 teachers and parents voted 152-62 in favor of the Mayor's Partnership for Los Angeles Schools (PLAS) to work "collaboratively" with teachers, parents, classified staff, and students to increase student achievement at Roosevelt High School... more »

H.R.426: Race to the Top Act of 2013 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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H.R.426: Race to the Top Act of 2013 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress: Bill Introduced: H.R.426 Race to the Top Act of 2013 Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Education - 1 hour ago To provide incentives for States and local educational agencies to implement comprehensive reforms and innovative strategies that are designed to lead to significant improvement in outcomes for all students and significant reductions in achievement gaps among subgroups of students, and for other purposes. Bill Introduced: S.111 Safety for Our Schoolchildren Act of 2013 Open Congress : Major Bill Actio... more »

Students Last: Time To Be Cruelty-Free

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Students Last: Time To Be Cruelty-Free: Time To Be Cruelty-Free by Students Last Won't you work for cruelty-free schools?*Virginia -* People for the Ethical Treatment of Students (PETS) issued a statement on Monday against the standardized testing industry. ----------- Every year millions of children are routinely tortured in the name of educational measurement. They suffer through cruel, painful and unnecessary field, diagnostic and predictive testing. It has been estimated that at any given minute during the school day, more than 1,100 American children are being tested in some c... more »

Group battling L.A. teachers union raises $1.5 million for March election - latimes.com

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Group battling L.A. teachers union raises $1.5 million for March election - latimes.com: Group battling L.A. teachers union raises $1.5 million for March election An outside group seeking to counter teacher-union influence in the March election for the Los Angeles Board of Education has raised more than $1.5 million, mostly from a small group of wealthy donors who helped fund past campaigns. Education and arts philanthropist Eli Broad leads the way with a contribution of $250,000 to Coalition for School Reform, which includes L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Also in for $250,000 is... more »

Bill Gates and the Cult of Measurement: Efficiency Without Excellence - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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Bill Gates and the Cult of Measurement: Efficiency Without Excellence - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: An Open Letter to Bill Gates: Why Not Measure This? by Anthony Cody Yesterday I posted an essay that pointed out that Bill Gates apparently uses a different set of outcomes in choosing a school for his own children than the measurable ones his foundation advocates for the children of the less fortunate. I shared the thoughts of mathematician Cathy O'Neil, who points out ...the person who defines the model defines success, and by obscuring this power behind a data ... more »

District 2 Candidate Skeels' Grassroots Campaign - LA School Report

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District 2 Candidate Skeels' Grassroots Campaign - LA School Report: *District 2 Candidate Skeels’ Grassroots Campaign* Posted on February 8, 2013 by Hillel Aron District 2 candidate Skeels stands with supporters There is, arguably, just one School Board candidate running a truly grassroots campaign built on dozens of volunteers and more than a thousand small contributions of as little as $5 — and little else by way of outside support. His name is *Robert Skeels*. Skeels is one of several candidates running for the Eastside District 2 spot on the LAUSD School Board, and will face ... more »

UPDATE: Bumbershoot for Teens Seattle Schools Community Forum: Teachers Carrying Guns at School - That's a Paramount Duty?

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Teachers Carrying Guns at School - That's a Paramount Duty?: Teachers Carrying Guns at School - That's a Paramount Duty? by Melissa Westbrook In a newbie display of idiocy, newly elected Rep. Liz Pike (R-Camas) and several other Republicans are sponsoring HB 1788 that would authorize teachers to carry guns at school. Hilariously, here's their name for the bill: *Sec. 1. This act may be known and cited as the safer schools act of 2013.* Given the huge number of accidental shootings in this country, nothing could go wrong here. (The latest is a 3-... more »

Daily Kos: Updating on Leaves on the Current

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Daily Kos: Updating on Leaves on the Current: Updating on Leaves on the Current by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) She was discharged from Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington on Saturday evening, around 7:30 PM and moved into what we call our music room (used to have an upright piano there) with the tv, with a bathroom off it, and with the kitchen and dining room next door. In the week since we have had 5 additional radiation treatments, with this round scheduled for completion on Tuesday. The following Tuesday she will begin her chemotherapy, which will be a combination of peri... more »

Aspects of Whole Child Classrooms — Whole Child Education

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Aspects of Whole Child Classrooms — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Celina Brennan]Aspects of Whole Child Classrooms February 8, 2013 by Celina Brennan We are in an intense time of change within education; from the Common Core State Standards Initiative, to the rapid advancement of technology, to new teacher and principal evaluation processes. Ordinarily, the changes we face in education are often just old practices with innovative twists. Today's challenging changes are different, requiring educators to dig deeply for a mindset that will withstand and embrace th... more »

UPDATE: Popular backlash against high stakes testing grows stronger NYC Public School Parents: Mayor's Appointees Force Big Testing Contract Despite Looming Classroom Cuts

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NYC Public School Parents: Mayor's Appointees Force Big Testing Contract Despite Looming Classroom Cuts: A Guide to Corporate Education "reform" by Leonie Haimson Lots of parents are confused by the large number of education organizations that have sprouted up like weeds in recent years, many of which have “Children” or “Students” in the title, and claim to be working in the interests of children but actually pursuing the free-market ideology of privatizers, hedge funders and billionaires. Yesterday on Diane Ravitch’s blog, I wrote how one could identify these astroturf groups... more »

New Report: Profiting from Public Dollars | In the Public Interest

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New Report: Profiting from Public Dollars | In the Public Interest: *New Report: Profiting from Public Dollars* Posted on 09/11/2012 For years, corporations have joined the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) for the opportunity to develop legislation that diverts public dollars into their corporate coffers. A new report by*In the Public Interest,* "Profiting from Public Dollars: How ALEC and Its Members Promote Privatization of Government Services and Assets," exposes ALEC's extensive privatization agenda. The report details how private prison corporations, online edu... more »

Vallas is not the only Bridgeport Board of Education “employee” out consulting - Wait, What?

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Vallas is not the only Bridgeport Board of Education “employee” out consulting - Wait, What?: Vallas is not the only Bridgeport Board of Education “employee” out consulting by jonpelto Paul Vallas is a busy guy. As Bridgeport’s Superintendent of Schools, Vallas is collecting about $234,000 a year from the taxpayers of Bridgeport and Connecticut. Although he hasn’t released his schedule since May 2012, Vallas claimed he was able to work full-time in Connecticut and take on consulting projects around the country and the world because he works no less than ten-hour days and usually... more »

Judith Butler at Brooklyn College last night: Brave and Brilliant « Bill Ayers

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Judith Butler at Brooklyn College last night: Brave and Brilliant « Bill Ayers: Judith Butler at Brooklyn College last night: Brave and Brilliant by billayers *Editors Note: Despite a campaign to silence them, philsophers Judith Butler and Omar Barghouti spoke at Brooklyn College on Thursday night. In an exclusive, *The Nation* presents the text of Butler’s remarks.* About the Author Judith Butler Judith Butler is a professor in the Rhetoric and Comparative Literature department at UC Berkeley. She is the… Also by the Author You Will Not Be Alone (War and Peace, Regions and Countries... more »

Technology: Use it, or lose it! « My Island View

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Technology: Use it, or lose it! « My Island View: Technology: Use it, or lose it! by tomwhitby I recently got into a discussion with my friend Errol St. Clair Smith, Executive Producer at BAM Radio Network on the effect that technology has had on the news media. Many of the old tried and true guidelines of journalism have been forever changed with the 24-hour news cycle, as well as, news on demand. There is also the ability of anyone to publish at anytime and have the capacity of communicating to large masses with the click of a return button (command button for Apple Folks). Thi... more »

UPDATE: CSCOPE Announces Changes. Can This Happen In Common Core? Missouri Education Watchdog: Maxine Waters Confirms "Big Brother" Database

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Missouri Education Watchdog: Maxine Waters Confirms "Big Brother" Database: CSCOPE Announces Changes. Can This Happen In Common Core? by stlgretchen *CSCOPE and Common Core have many similarities.* * *From Donna Garner: *Message to the entire United States: It was grassroots citizens in Texas who got involved and uncovered CSCOPE. We can make a difference when we do our “homework” and then contact our elected officials. Our successful efforts in Texas to bring about change in CSCOPE can be replicated throughout this country to uncover the Common Core Standards.* **************... more »

School Tech Connect: Who Knew What When?

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School Tech Connect: Who Knew What When?: Who Knew What When? by noreply@blogger.com (Tim Furman) More letters.. [image: School Tech Connect] Seriously, the blocking of the media from the breakout sessions, the whole hiring of Loran by the Waltons---- this

Illinois is broke. No money for promised teacher retirees. But $35 million more for those connected to the Chicago Democratic Machine and their patronage charters. « Fred Klonsky

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Illinois is broke. No money for promised teacher retirees. But $35 million more for those connected to the Chicago Democratic Machine and their patronage charters. « Fred Klonsky: Illinois is broke. No money for promised teacher retirees. But $35 million more for those connected to the Chicago Democratic Machine and their patronage charters. by Fred Klonsky [image: 36698738] *Rahm and UNO Boss, Juan Rangel.* UNO’s Juan Rangel and Alderman Danny Solis’ patronage army get millions from their charter school scams. Their latest multi-million dollar “soccer academy” skimmed millions from... more »

Diane in the Evening 2-8-13 Diane Ravitch's blog

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Diane Ravitch's blog: Will This Historic School Live or Die? by dianerav Popout DWC High: How A School Can Teach Us All (Trailer) This is a preview of a new hour-long documentary about the fight to keep New York’s DeWitt Clinton High School alive. Based in the Bronx, home of the NY Yankees, “The Bronx Bombers” It has educated more than 200,000 students over a hundred years. It is now being faced with plans by “Educational Reformers” to scale it back in a threat to it’s tradition of excellence. Help us get the word out. See our Facebook page, Facebook.com/dwcfilm for how you can ... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Rhee on Stewart: A Breakdown, Part III

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Jersey Jazzman: Rhee on Stewart: A Breakdown, Part III: Rhee on Stewart: A Breakdown, Part III by Duke I've been breaking down Michelle Rhee's extended interview with Jon Stewart: here's Part I and Part II. This segment is worth a close look as I believe it's one of the few times Rhee has been pressed to explain her agenda to a relatively well-informed skeptic. Stewart makes the case several times that the fixation with schools as the primary cause of and primary solution to poverty misses a critical point: too many kids arrive at "failing" schools not ready to learn, which is wh... more »

SI&A Cabinet Report – Feds to streamline compliance rules, reporting

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SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: Feds to streamline compliance rules, reporting The Obama administration’s Office of Management and Budget released earlier this month a much anticipated proposal for revising compliance rules covering federal cost principles, federal administrative rules and non-federal audits. The OMB also released an 89-page summary and description of the changes from the notice released last February. The proposed changes, of critical importance for anyone responsible for detailing the use of federal funds for a school district, is intended to improve th... more »

Schooling in the Ownership Society: Pritzker nomination causing problems for Obama

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Schooling in the Ownership Society: Pritzker nomination causing problems for Obama: Pritzker nomination causing problems for Obama by Mike Klonsky The Wall Street Journal reports that the nomination of Penny Pritzker as the next commerce secretary would threaten to divide President Barack Obama's political coalition, pitting women's advocates against labor leaders angry about the treatment of workers at her family's hotel chain. *Last July, a group of labor leaders, including Obama ally and AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, joined Unite Here at a news conference in Washington, whe... more »

Texas Wingnuts Outraged By Their Own Schools Curriculum | Crooks and Liars

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Texas Wingnuts Outraged By Their Own Schools Curriculum | Crooks and Liars: Texas Wingnuts Outraged By Their Own Schools Curriculum 34 comments By karoli Oh, Texas. You never fail to reach a new height of strangeness, especially when it comes to your own schools. On its face, this story appears to look like some librul doofus snuck Commie curriculum into their state-approved materials for online learning. Fox leads off with a big intro from AFP's Texas Director Peggy Venable, and segues into an interview with Texas senator Dan Patrick about horrible, awful, un-American, dirty c... more »

Calling Madigan. « Fred Klonsky

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Calling Madigan. « Fred Klonsky: Calling Madigan. by Fred Klonsky Popout . “Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. With kindest personal regards, I remain sincerely yours, Michael Madigan.” *mmadigan@hds.ilga.gov ormmadigan@ilga.gov; (773) 581-8000 or (217) 782-5350.* I made myself a cup of coffee and sat down at my kitchen counter. It doubles as my office. This morning I was going to call Democratic Party Chairman and House Speaker Michael Madigan. He had written a letter to the We Are One coalition of public employee unions saying that he had no time to meet ... more »

UPDATE: FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, February 8, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: Large crowd lobbies against planned Sacramento City school closures Education Headlines *Friday, February 8, 2013* Mira Monte student caught with gun on campusA student was arrested Thursday after he brought a gun to Mira Monte High School, but authorities said they're not aware of any plans the boy had to actually use the weapon. LAUSD, other districts, raid meal funds for poor students to cover other costs, state reportsDriven to desperation by historic funding shortfalls, school districts across the state in recent years have b... more »

UPDATE: The Ignored Commons: Our Children + Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee is a terrible comedian – @ the chalk face

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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee is a terrible comedian – @ the chalk face: The Ignored Commons: Our Children by plthomasedd I have recently discovered an Eleventh Commandment: “Thou shalt not speaketh to the folly of charter schools.” When I explain that charter schools perform no better than public schools, and in many cases, create problems worse than the ones we need to reform in our current system (see my recent primer), I incite the ire of charter advocates, many of whom are middle-class and progressive. And this has led to another realization: Charter schools allow middle... more »

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recognizing National School Counseling Week, Feb. 4-8, 2013 | U.S. Department of Education

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Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recognizing National School Counseling Week, Feb. 4-8, 2013 | U.S. Department of Education: Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Recognizing National School Counseling Week, Feb. 4-8, 2013 FEBRUARY 8, 2013 *Contact: * Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued the following statement today, recognizing National School Counseling Week, Feb. 4-8, 2013. Every day, caring and dedicated professionals across this country engage in the often unrecognized work of schoo... more »

Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee funds right-wingers who push anti-gun-control, anti-LGBT, anti-middle-class agenda - NY-GPS

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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee funds right-wingers who push anti-gun-control, anti-LGBT, anti-middle-class agenda - NY-GPS: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee funds right-wingers who push anti-gun-control, anti-LGBT, anti-middle-class agenda Posted by New Yorkers for Great Public Schools (Ny Gps) 136pc on February 05, 2013 · Flag (NY, NY)--Today, on the national release of Michelle Rhee's new book, *Radical: Fighting to Put Students First,* New Yorkers for Great Public Schools (NY-GPS) a citywide coalition of thousands of parents, teachers, students, and community leaders, rele... more »

UPDATE: 'Nemo' School Closures Hobble Working Parents During Snowstorm Joy Resmovits: Arne Duncan Defends NCLB Waivers, Texas Testing Reduction? Ed Today

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Joy Resmovits: Arne Duncan Defends NCLB Waivers, Texas Testing Reduction? Ed Today: 'Nemo' School Closures Hobble Working Parents During Snowstorm by Joy Resmovits NEW YORK -- At 4 p.m. Thursday, Claire Brown Goss, a pregnant working mother of two, learned that her town of Ashland, Mass., planned to shut down its schools on Friday in anticipation of this weekend's blizzard. Ten minutes later, she received a call from her babysitter who lives a few towns over, so she, too, had to cancel. The mother works as a part-time teacher and writer, and is losing one day's pay. "Now I have t... more »

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel Sends Letter to President Obama on State of the Union | NEA Today

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NEA President Dennis Van Roekel Sends Letter to President Obama on State of the Union | NEA Today: NEA President Dennis Van Roekel Sends Letter to President Obama on State of the Union by twalker NEA President Dennis Van Roekel today *sent a letter to President Barack Obama about his upcoming State of the Union Address*. The letter outlines three “opportunity” principles that educators believe should guide the president’s second term agenda as well as specific policy priorities that will go a long way towards fulfilling the ambitious and bold agenda president Obama outlined duri... more »

Eduwonky » Disorganization? Why Short Term Unionization Wins In Charters Creates A Long-Term Union Problem

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Eduwonky » Blog Archive » Disorganization? Why Short Term Unionization Wins In Charters Creates A Long-Term Union Problem: Disorganization? Why Short Term Unionization Wins In Charters Creates A Long-Term Union Problem The American Federation of Teachers has successfully organized another charter school, this time in Michigan so some symbolism given everything that’s been happening there. It’s always big news when they win one of these (although the decertifications of unions in charters get less attention for some reason). Anyway, this one is interesting because it highlights ... more »

what is up with red shirting - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help

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what is up with red shirting - my sidewalk chalk blog - nyc school help: what is up with red shirting by joyce Red Shirting is the practice of holding late birthday kids back so that they benefit from being the oldest in the class. There is always heated debate about if it is really a good idea or not. My kids (girls) have late Nov. birthdays and I was clueless -and desperate to get them into free kindergarten. They started K as old fours and never looked back. In general, someone has to be the youngest, no matter what the cutoff date. It is very important that there not be too lar... more »

Modern School: Teachers Murdered in Southern Thai War for Independence

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Modern School: Teachers Murdered in Southern Thai War for Independence: Teachers Murdered in Southern Thai War for Independence Nearly 160 teachers have been killed in Thailand’s deep south in its sectarian battle for independence, often in front of students, the Teacher Solidarity Website reports. In a recent incident, a principal and teacher were killed in front of 75 elementary school students. In December, teachers went on strike to demand better security. The violence is part of a decades-long struggle for independence by the Malay-Muslim population in Thailand’s south. Du... more »

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