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Big Education Ape - Morning Wink 3-16-13 AM Posts #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 3-16-13 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] Who Is the Most Incoherent Ex-Governor in America? by dianerav Jersey Jazzman knows. Read here. Bill Gates “Loans” $10 Million to Central Falls, RI by dianerav This is an odd story Bill Gates is “loaning” $10 million to Central Falls, Rhode Island, to expand and repair “high-performing” public and charter schools. If you recall, Central Falls is the tiny district where the district superintendent announced her intention to fire the entire staff of the high sch... more »

Teachers For Social Justice: School Closings Fact Sheets

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Teachers For Social Justice: School Closings Fact Sheets: School Closings Fact Sheets by sarah-ji [image: OccupyCityHall047] A TSJ working group/task force has created a series of Popular Education Pieces on school closings. Please download and share these fact sheets widely! - School Closings and Who Decides - School Closings and Testing - School Closings and Racism - School Closings and Charter Schools - School Closings and UNO Help Organize Against School Closings! by sarah-ji * * *Join TSJ, GEM, and CTU in organizing against school closings. * *Help us gather TSJ... more »

Parents, Teachers and Unions: Can’t We All Just Get Along? | toteachornototeach

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Parents, Teachers and Unions: Can’t We All Just Get Along? | toteachornototeach: Parents, Teachers and Unions: Can’t We All Just Get Along? by aristotlethewise *Parents, Teachers and Unions: Can’t We All Just Get Along?* by Susan Naimark Widespread shuttering of public schools has filled the news this month — from New York to Chicago, Philadelphia to Birmingham, Ala. Triggered by a convergence of forces, including the growth of charter schools, new accountability systems, and dwindling state budgets, the atrophying of our nation’s public education systems should be cause for alarm... more »

Right Wing Takeover of New Zealand Education – @ the chalk face

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Right Wing Takeover of New Zealand Education – @ the chalk face: Right Wing Takeover of New Zealand Education by Activism in paradise - Voices from down under New Zealand teacher ‘Boonman’ wrote the following article on his blog http://boonman.wordpress.com . I felt that this provided another insight into the mad rush to ‘reform’ and privatise New Zealand education. I’ve added explanatory notes in italics. Allan ———– The Right Doesn’t Know What the Right Hand is Doing Hello y’all. This week has been pretty cool. As a teacher that is. It’s been the first week of the year (yes, that’... more »

Now We Know Why Obama Doesn’t Understand VAM | deutsch29

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Now We Know Why Obama Doesn’t Understand VAM | deutsch29: Now We Know Why Obama Doesn’t Understand VAM by deutsch29 In order to truly understand value added modeling (VAM), forget the likes of me and of others who hold degrees in mathematics, or statistics, or measurement. Forget that we offer solid, detailed discussions of the problems of VAM. Forget also that those who formerly promoted VAM, like Louisiana’s George Noell, are mysteriously ”no longer associated with the project.” According to Michael Bloomberg, just ask a banker. That’s right. Banker and former director of the Off... more »

Daily Kos: A reflection on work and age

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Daily Kos: A reflection on work and age: A reflection on work and age by rss@dailykos.com (teacherken) I may not still be in a classroom, but Saturday morning remains a time of reflection for me. Today as was often the case while still in the classroom, I sit in my local Starbucks and try to put some thoughts together. In a bit over two months I will hit 67. I would, when Leaves on the Current no longer needs so much attention from me, like to return to working in some fashion. I would love to teach in the right setting, and if I could make enough money (does not have to be m... more »

NYC Educator: Cruisin' the Net--Two Weeks in Review

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NYC Educator: Cruisin' the Net--Two Weeks in Review: Cruisin' the Net--Two Weeks in Review by NYC Educator Leonie Haimson and friends just held a press conference to keep data on students and teachers private. Next year, when we're being judged by junk science VAM, you won't want the New York Post getting hold of bad data. They've already used it to call a working teacher the worst in NYC. Windows 8 isn't working any better than Bill Gates' education programs. Looks like Eva Moskowitz schools are not the panacea she says they are after all. South Dakota teachers will now be able ... more »

What school choice means to parents with ‘bad’ kids

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What school choice means to parents with ‘bad’ kids: What school choice means to parents with ‘bad’ kids Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 16, 2013 at 9:30 am 2 Comments More [image: SchoolChoice]What rights do kids have in schools? This is one of the poignant questions asked in this hard-hitting post by Natalie Hopkinson, who looks at what happens to kids in charter schools who have discipline problems. Hopkinson is a contributing editor to The RootDC. E-mail her at NHopkinson@hotmail.com (and join her and The Root DC for a discussion on Saturday, March 16, from 1-3 p.m. at THEAR... more »

SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Sacramento Teacher Lay Offs Decline

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SACRAMENTO PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE: Sacramento Teacher Lay Offs Decline: Sacramento Teacher Lay Offs Decline by Duane Campbell Excellent news. Teachers lay offs have declined. Only 2,900 teachers received these notices this week in time for the mandatory lay off notices. Less than 350 teachers received these notices in Sacramento county. How did this happen? WE – the voters- passed Proposition 30 and to a lesser extend Prop. 39 in the 2012 elections. If you didn’t vote- you did not contribute. Voting makes a difference. Working together we passed Prop. 30, to fund schools, uni... more »

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 3-16-13

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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT* IMPROVING MORALE: A MORAL IMPERATIVE smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 1 hour ago From the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles Update/Week of March 18th. | http://bit.ly/YCMscQ 14 March, 2013 :: Employee morale can be defined as the employee's outlook, optimism, self - concept and belief in themselves and their organization, its mission, goals, defined path, daily decisions and employee appreciation. Employee morale describes the overall outlook, attitude and UC REGENT...more »

This Week's Education Research Report 3-16-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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Education Research Report: *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * How can we stlil raed words wehn teh lettres are jmbuled up? Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 12 minutes ago Researchers in the UK have taken an important step towards understanding how the human brain 'decodes' letters on a page to read a word. The work, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will help psychologists unravel the subtle thinking mechanisms involved in reading, and could provide solutions for helping people who find it difficult to read, for example in conditio... more »

Missouri Education Watchdog: Speak Out Against Common Core Survey for Teachers/Administrators

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Missouri Education Watchdog: Speak Out Against Common Core Survey for Teachers/Administrators: Speak Out Against Common Core Survey for Teachers/Administrators by stlgretchen Are you a teacher or administrator who would like to speak out against Common Core but fear backlash from your state agency, school or the union? Here is a way for your opinion to be heard in Missouri. Take this survey here. Your identity will not be disclosed, unless you specifically allow it. We do request you inform us in which county you live so we can forward comments to legislators in that county. ... more »

THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Information about charter school authorizers

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THE PERIMETER PRIMATE: Information about charter school authorizers: Information about charter school authorizers The charter school authorizer is the agency which receives a charter school application, reviews it, and then ultimately determines if the proposed charter school will open, or not. The authorizing agency is also tasked with providing some measure of oversight during the term of the charter school’s contract; it is sometimes referred to as the *sponsor*. One concern which has arisen in this era of rapid charter school expansion is inadequate staffing of those agencies... more »

Special Late Nite Cap UPDATE 3-15-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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*Nite Cap UPDATE**UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE* *CORPORATE ED REFORM* Speak Out Against Common Core Survey for Teachers/Administrators by stlgretchen Are you a teacher or administrator who would like to speak out against Common Core but fear backlash from your state agency, school or the union? Here is a way for your opinion to be heard in Missouri. Take this survey here. Your identity will not be disclosed, unless you specifically allow it. We do request you inform us in which county you live so we can forward comments to legislators in that county. They pay very close attentio... more »

NPE News! The Network For Public Education

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NPE News!: *Greetings!* Welcome to the first edition of the NPE News! We plan to send you regular news of the work we are doing, and ways that you can get involved. We hope to build connections and awareness as we grow. *Note from Diane* *We Will Stand Up to the Billionaires* The organizers of the Network for Public Education are thrilled by the wonderful response from parents, teachers, students, and concerned citizens who have joined us as members and allies. We received excellent press coverage, and the word of our existence is spreading across the nation. We will help... more »

Blogging from Chicago: ASCD Conference | InterACT

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Blogging from Chicago: ASCD Conference | InterACT: Blogging from Chicago: ASCD Conference by David B. Cohen image from conference web app [image: ascd chicago]I’ve just arrived in rainy and cloudy downtown Chicago for the annual ASCD Conference, and I’ll be blogging about the conference for the next few days. In addition to writing blog posts, I’ll be tweeting from both @CohenD and @AcmpCA_Teachers - and the twitter hashtag for the conference is #ASCD13. I’m excited to be here for a few reasons. First, I love Chicago, and I’m expecting to get out and about a little while I’m here. M... more »

Parent Trigger Opponent Proposes Real Common Ground on Education Reform | Scathing Purple Musings

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Parent Trigger Opponent Proposes Real Common Ground on Education Reform | Scathing Purple Musings: Parent Trigger Opponent Proposes Real Common Ground on Education Reform by Bob Sikes Carlos Mendoza served with distinction and was wounded on the front line of education reform. As president of the California school board tasked with dealing with a Parent Trigger application in tiny Adelanto, Mendoza was the first to experience the full force of the charter school industry backed by billionaire bucks. The paid organizers of Parent Revolution rented a home near Desert Trail Elementa... more »

UPDATE:Award-winning book ‘recalled’ from some Chicago school classrooms

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Award-winning book ‘recalled’ from some Chicago school classrooms: Acclaimed book ‘recalled’ from some Chicago school classrooms (update) by Valerie Strauss (U[pdate: Book publisher issues statement criticizing Chicago Public Schools) An award-winning graphic novel about a girl coming of age in Iran — which is also a Common Core literary text for seventh grade — was ordered removed from some Chicago … Continue reading → Award-winning book ‘recalled’ from some Chicago school classrooms Posted by Valerie Strauss on March 15, 2013 at 5:27 pm 0 Comments More [image: perspeolis]An aw... more »

CACFP Day Care Home Sponsors and Center Sites - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education)

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CACFP Day Care Home Sponsors and Center Sites - Year 2013 (CA Dept of Education): State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Announces Updated Lists of Sites Serving Nutritious Meals to Low-Income Children *Federal Government Updates Income Eligibility Levels* SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced newly updated Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Day Care Home Sponsors and 2012-13 CACFP Center Sites lists are available, showing low-income families where they may seek low-cost or no-cost meals for children. "Too many disadvantaged familie... more »

NYC Educator: Mulgrew Asks for Changes He Claimed We Already Achieved in 2009

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NYC Educator: Mulgrew Asks for Changes He Claimed We Already Achieved in 2009: Mulgrew Asks for Changes He Claimed We Already Achieved in 2009 by NYC Educator I was a little confused by a quote from Unity/ New Action presidential candidate Michael Mulgrew. Mulgrew says he does not want to go backto the school board system: *Instead, he said, the union just wants checks and balances on the mayor’s power. In other cities with mayoral control, he said, “Everybody else figured out you needed checks and balances.”* In fact, I'm more than a little confused by that. That's because in 20... more »

Malloy nominates charter school corporate officer to Connecticut State Board of Education - Wait, What?

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Malloy nominates charter school corporate officer to Connecticut State Board of Education - Wait, What?: Malloy nominates charter school corporate officer to Connecticut State Board of Education by jonpelto (Written by Jonathan Pelto and Wendy Lecker) A Conflict of Interest: A situation in which a public official’s decisions are influenced by the official’s personal interests. From 2009 to 2011 she served as community outreach director for Achievement First, the large charter school management company co-founded by Governor Malloy’s Commissioner of Education, Stefan Pryor. In 201... more »

Jersey Jazzman: Reform = Repression

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Jersey Jazzman: Reform = Repression: Reform = Repression by Duke Anyone surprised that *adherents of the reform "movement" are now banning books* has not been paying attention: Is there a free speech storm brewing at Lane Tech? Here is what I am hearing. *CPS suits apparently sent a directive to Lane (and how many other high schools?) on March 13th, 2013 to remove copies of the graphic novel, Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi.* *Persepolis* deals with the Iranian Revolution and issues of intolerance. The author wrote a sequel. An award winning animated movie was made in 2007. But the ... more »

American Library Association requests explanation for CPS book banning. | Fred Klonsky

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American Library Association requests explanation for CPS book banning. | Fred Klonsky: American Library Association requests explanation for CPS book banning. by Fred Klonsky *Barbara Byrd-Bennett, Chief Executive Officer for Chicago Public Schools* *David Vitale, President of the Chicago Board of Education* *Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago* *March 15, 2013* *Dear Ms. Byrd-Bennett, Mr. Vitale, and Mayor Emanuel:* *On behalf of both the American Library Association (ALA) and its First Amendment legal arm, the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF), I am writing to express our organizatio... more »

North Forest, TEA debate order to close district | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog

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North Forest, TEA debate order to close district | K-12 Zone | a Chron.com blog: North Forest, TEA debate order to close district by Ericka Mellon AUSTIN – Texas Education Agency officials on Friday made their final case for closing North Forest ISD, while district leaders countered that the school system has improved but is being held to an unfair standard. The TEA’s chief deputy commissioner, Lizzette Reynolds, will issue a final ruling April 1 on whether to annex the 7,000-student North Forest Independent School District into neighboring Houston ISD. Chris Tritico, an attorney... more »

Persepolis. It wasn’t just a bureaucratic mistake. Byrd-Bennett really banned the book. On purpose. | Fred Klonsky

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Persepolis. It wasn’t just a bureaucratic mistake. Byrd-Bennett really banned the book. On purpose. | Fred Klonsky: Persepolis. It wasn’t just a bureaucratic mistake. Byrd-Bennett really banned the book. On purpose. by Fred Klonsky A reporter from a national publication called and asked why I thought this was all happening. Echoing the views of many CPS teachers, I said that it is so dumb that it must be the typical bureaucratic crap that goes on in CPS all the time. But I was wrong. CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett actually banned the book. On purpose. With intent. Chicago Public Sc... more »

Diane in the Evening 3-15-13 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: New Florida Law=$$ for For-Profit Charters by dianerav Coach Bob Sikes reports: “Floridians have not witnessed such an avalanche of legislation intended to shift tax payer dollars which once went to public schools to the education for profit industry.” Charter industry supporters said they wanted to “ease the financial burden on charter schools.” State funding will be very generous to for-profit charter corporations. One of the most successful at winning Paul Thomas: Ravitch Right, Tucker Wrong by dianerav Paul... more »

Gobsmacked by PWCS | PWC Education Reform Blog

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Gobsmacked by PWCS | PWC Education Reform Blog: ' Gobsmacked by PWCS by pwceducationreform *Completely dumbfounded, shocked. From the Irish word "gob" meaning "mouth". * School board members Gil Trenum, Alyson Satterwhite, Lisa Bell and Steve Keen recently shook the foundations of the school division by having the audacity to form citizen budget committees to review and evaluate the school division’s budget. The school division is so offended by the thought that mere citizens are asking questions about their budget that they have refused to answer any questions provided by the co... more »

Friday Roundup | Professor Assaults Activist Students

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Friday Roundup |: Professor Assaults Activist Students During Bizarre Tirade at Demonstration by Angus Johnston A man who has been identified as James Olmsted, an adjunct professor of law at the University of Oregon, instigated a bizarre confrontation with UO student activists Wednesday, in the course of which he shoved one student and snatched another’s cell phone. Videos of the incident — including one recorded on the stolen phone— have gone viral in recent hours. In the video taken on the stolen phone, Olmsted is first seen aggressively lecturing a group of female activists about... more »

Test-Based Accountability, International Comparisons, Standards-mania: Lessons Ignored – @ the chalk face

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Test-Based Accountability, International Comparisons, Standards-mania: Lessons Ignored – @ the chalk face: Test-Based Accountability, International Comparisons, Standards-mania: Lessons Ignored by plthomasedd [image: @TCF on Blog Talk Radio] Marc Tucker confronts Diane Ravitch‘s recent stance against the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), not surprisingly in an *EdWeek* blog. To understand why Tucker is wrong, and Ravitch is right, consider this reposting of a piece of mine challenging Tucker (*Daily Censored*, July 7, 2011): The historical and current focus on test-based account... more »

Carrying Our Candles Through the Wind | The IDEA Blog

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Carrying Our Candles Through the Wind | The IDEA Blog: Carrying Our Candles Through the Wind Posted by Dana Bennis on Mar 15, 2013 - 09:13 AM *There is deep value in sharing our stories, our successes, and our struggles in the work for education that creates a more just and sustainable society. In that light, here is a guest post from Darcy Bedortha, IDEA Senior Fellow of the Oregon Place-Based Team.* I’ve been in a reflective mood lately. I find myself at a crossroads, a wagon wheel actually, with spokes of opportunity beckoning me to follow them in a multitude of directions... more »

SES IS A MESS: Read Dallas, Garland and San Antonio ISD complaints about tutoring companies | Education Blog

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Read Dallas, Garland and San Antonio ISD complaints about tutoring companies | Education Blog: Read Dallas, Garland and San Antonio ISD complaints about tutoring companies By Holly K. Hacker hhacker@dallasnews.com 12:40 pm on March 15, 2013 | Permalink We reported today that the Texas Education Agency booted two Hurst companies from the state’s approved list of tutoring providers. TEA determined that the companies, Avenue Academy and Boost Academy, provided false taxpayer identification numbers in their applications last year. The education agency is still investigating other compl... more »

This Week In Education: Thompson: Trauma Treatment At Heart Of "Harper High"

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This Week In Education: Thompson: Trauma Treatment At Heart Of "Harper High": Thompson: Trauma Treatment At Heart Of "Harper High" by john thompson *[image: Thisamerican life]*This American Life's brilliant radio documentary about Harper High School describes a "Turnaround" school as it comes off a year in which 29 current and recent students were shot. Eight died, and there were dozens of other incidents where bullets were thrown. Reporter Alex Kotlowitz, author of the masterpiece, There Are No Children Here, reporting with Linda Lutton, Ben Calhoun, and Ira Glass, spent five mont... more »

Raise Your Voice for Healthy Food in Schools « MomsRising Blog

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Raise Your Voice for Healthy Food in Schools « MomsRising Blog: Raise Your Voice for Healthy Food in Schools Lisa Sharma Creighton at MomsRising Blog - 57 minutes ago These days there is a lot of talk about why we should have healthier food in schools –from childhood obesity prevention to positive nutrition messaging to the connection between healthy diet and academic performance. These are all great reasons, but for me it really boils down to that offering healthy food choices is the right [...] MomsRising.org Food Power! Conference Recap Nellie Acevedo at MomsRising Blog - 57 minu... more »

UPDATE: Words of Wisdom on Ed Reform Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open Thread

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Friday Open Thread: Words of Wisdom on Ed Reform by Melissa Westbrook It is sad that we had such a plethora of smart people in the last School Board election who didn't win. One who comes to mind is Jack Whelan who would have been the thinking person's Board Director. He wrote this comment at the thread about Ron Sims and it's worth reprinting in case you missed it. His words are the canary in the coal mine to what I believe will happen when the weight of ed reform starts to collapse on itself in about 10 years. He doesn't mention Obama but he m... more »

UPDATE: The idiocracy at CPS. A hat trick. | Fred Klonsky

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The idiocracy at CPS. A hat trick. | Fred Klonsky: The idiocracy at CPS. A hat trick. by Fred Klonsky [image: chi_g_pkane1_600] Y’know, it’s not like I’m paid for this. I have other responsibilities. Even though I’m retired. But some days, there is just too much to cover. Like yesterday. - Millionaire heiress, union-buster, school-closer, tax-cheat Penny Pritzker resigns from the CPS board to go work for Obama in DC as Commerce Secretary (it is rumored). - In spite of thousands of people turning out at city-wide hearings opposing school closings, CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-B... more »

UPDATE: Byrd-Bennett says yes to book banning Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: How many more reasons do you need?

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: How many more reasons do you need?: Byrd-Bennett says yes to book banning by Mike Klonsky Today at Lane TechIn this morning's post, I greatly underestimated the arrogance and stupidity of the CPS autocrats. That's a sin that someone with my experience should never commit. I assumed that the outrageous banning of the graphic novel Persepolis was the move of some misguided middle-level bureaucrat. But by this afternoon, CEO*Byrd-Bennett* had not only taken credit for the banning, she had doubled-down by declaring the book to be inappropriate for seventh... more »

Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center

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Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center: [image: Home] 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. Argue with Some of the Logic?: The Expertise Gap Best of the Ed Blogs P.L. Thomas March 15, 2013 Boxed In: How the NGSS Impedes Science Teaching Best... more »

FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, March 15, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *Parent volunteers help kids get safely to school after crossing guards cut* Education Headlines *Friday, March 15, 2013* Students protest at Coachella Valley Unified School District board meetingDozens of protesters gathered at tonight’s Coachella Valley Unified School District board meeting, but there wasn’t enough room for them inside the board room. Madera Unified issues notices to cut 36 positionsMore than three dozen Madera Unified teachers have received layoff notices, notifying them that their jobs could be in jeopardy fo... more »