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#StuVoice Chat 5/13 Student Voice

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Student Voice: #StuVoice Chat 5/13 by Student Voice Staff Writer This week a video of Jeff Bliss, a sophomore at Duncanville High School in Texas, went viral on the internet. The video shows Jeff telling his teacher off about the ways she had been teaching the class. [image: 3416]Obviously, it is less than ideal to have students shouting in the middle of the classroom just to have their voices heard. That’s why the theme of this week’s chat is “Safe Spaces: Methods for Effective Student-Teacher Communication”, cohosted by our friends over at Imagine Learning. We’ll be discussing th... more »

Hispanic high school graduates pass whites in college enrollment rate

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Hispanic high school graduates pass whites in college enrollment rate: Hispanic high school graduates pass whites in college enrollment rate By Valerie Strauss, Published: May 11, 2013 at 9:31 amE-mail reporter 0 Comments More [image: hispanic]It just so happens that in the same week that a co-author of a Heritage Foundation immigration study resigned for suggestingthat Hispanics have lower IQs than whites, the Pew Research Hispanic Center releaseda new analysis showing that Hispanic high school graduates have passed whites in the rate of college enrollment. In a report by Richard Fr... more »

LISTEN TO DIANE RAVITCH 5-11-13 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] The End of the University? by dianerav In this article, the author predicts that technology will make the university obsolete. He asks, why should anyone pay for a degree from Nowhere State University when they can go online and get a degree from an elite university for free? Or go online and learn whatever they want for free? The underlying idea, at least for me, is the commodification of the higher learning. If all we want from a university is a credential, we ... more »

If Bill Gates had no money, who would listen to him about education reform? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

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If Bill Gates had no money, who would listen to him about education reform? – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: If Bill Gates had no money, who would listen to him about education reform? by plthomasedd In 2013, again, U.S. political leaders and the public appear disgusted with a public education system, but this sentiment has been with us since the Committee of Ten declared education inadequate in the 1890s. We must, then, come to terms with two facts: (1) We must drop Utopian claims about education because education is not the *sole key* to overcoming social failures, but... more »

Women in Community Colleges Executive Summary : AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881

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Women in Community Colleges Executive Summary : AAUW: Empowering Women Since 1881: *Women in Community Colleges*Executive Summary Download PDF — 2 MB More than ever before, women are relying on community colleges for higher education and workforce preparation. This report recommends policies and practices to help women succeed in community colleges. In particular, we find that child care is a critical issue for student mothers. Women also need more support for pursuing opportunities in STEM and other male-dominated fields. With increased attention and improved outreach to women ...more »

Opposing Common Core: Education decisions best made locally | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

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Opposing Common Core: Education decisions best made locally | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Get Schooled: Opposing Common Core: Education decisions best made locally By Maureen Downey *Last night, I posted a pro Common Core piece by Republican Sen. Fran Millar *of Dunwoody. Here is a piece in opposition by GOP Sen. William Ligon of Brunswick. The Republicans are meeting this weekend in Athens where there will be a push for a resolution calling for Georgia to repeal the Common Core. Millar is expected to challenge the resolution. Ligon serves as Chairman of the State and Local Gove... more »

Jersey Jazzman: No One Trusts Jeb!'s "Chiefs For Change"

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Jersey Jazzman: No One Trusts Jeb!'s "Chiefs For Change": No One Trusts Jeb!'s "Chiefs For Change" by Duke *Believe it or not, we called him "the smart one"!* "Chiefs For Change" is a reformy group of state-level education leaders supported by Jeb! Bush*, the former Florida governor and current industry shill. They are pushing an agenda of test-based teacher evaluation, "revamped" school report cards, and charter expansion. *So how is the awesome leadership of the "Chiefs" being received by local school districts, educators, and elected officials?* [all emphases mine] Hanna Ska... more »

State Ordering Girls’ Locker Rooms Open To Boys | toteachornototeach

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State Ordering Girls’ Locker Rooms Open To Boys | toteachornototeach: State Ordering Girls’ Locker Rooms Open To Boys by aristotlethewise *State Ordering Girls’ * *Locker Rooms Open To Boys* by Drew Zahn The California State Assembly passed a bill Thursday mandating schools permit boys to play on girls’ athletic teams and utilize the ladies’ locker room if they gender identify as girls – or vice-versa for girls identifying as boys. The bill’s author, openly homosexual San Francisco Democrat Tom Ammiano, has been an activist for lesbian, “gay,” bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, i... more »

150 years of the California Teachers Association: Opinion - LA Daily News

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150 years of the California Teachers Association: Opinion - LA Daily News: 150 years of the California Teachers Association: Opinion By Dean E. Vogel Posted: 05/09/2013 02:31:22 PM PDT Updated: 05/09/2013 02:40:06 PM PDT *CTA's 150th Anniversary - California Teachers Association* mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 7 hours ago CTA's 150th Anniversary - California Teachers Association: CTA MARKS A MILESTONE [image: image] ** SES·QUI·CEN·TEN·NI·AL: *adjective*1.* marking the completion of a period of 150 years. **noun *2.* a 150th anniversary or its celebration.* 150 YEARS OF ADVOC... more »

UPDATE: The in box. “I’m sorry Mr. Swanson, you fail to show evidence you are living in the real world.” | Fred Klonsky

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The in box. “I’m sorry Mr. Swanson, you fail to show evidence you are living in the real world.” | Fred Klonsky: The in box. “Just so there is no mistake, Fred. I could not disagree with you more.” by Fred Klonsky Bob Haisman is a retired Hinsdale social studies teacher and activist. He was president of the Illinois Education Association from 1993 to 1999. As IEA President he led the successful fight against the merger of the NEA and the AFT, the nation’s two largest teacher unions, and took part in the negotiations which led to the pension ramp. Just so there is no mistake Fred!... more »

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit 5-11-13

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*4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit:* *4LAKIDS - SOME OF THE NEWS THAT DOESN'T FIT* Breakfast in the Classroom: HUNGER IS NOT AN OPTION smf at 4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit - 6 hours ago by UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/14crq6G 5-03-2013 :: The United States has a staggeringly high rate of child poverty. It should come as no surprise, then, that many thousands of children are hungry as they try to focus on lessons. School-based breakfast programs meet some of that food need, but it’s not easy. Consider what’s taking place in Los Angeles Unified School District... more »

This Week's Education Research Report 5-11-13 #SOSCHAT #EDCHAT #P2

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Education Research Report *THIS WEEK'S EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORT* * * Hispanics Pass Whites in Rate of College Enrollment Jonathan Kantrowitz at Education Research Report - 1 day ago [image: PHC-2013-05-college-enrollment-01] A record seven-in-ten (69%) Hispanic high school graduates in the class of 2012 enrolled in college that fall, two percentage points higher than the rate (67%) among their white counterparts,1 according to a Pew Research Center analysis of new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.2 This milestone is the result of a long-term increase in Hispanic college-going that... more »

New Error Found in Test Scoring for Gifted Programs - NYTimes.com

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New Error Found in Test Scoring for Gifted Programs - NYTimes.com: New Error Found in Scoring of Test for Gifted ProgramsBy AL BAKERPublished: May 10, 2013 Three weeks after New York City disclosed that thousands of students had been wrongly excluded from eligibility in public school gifted programs, the Education Department said that roughly 300 additional students received incorrect scores because of another mistake by the testing company. Related - More in New York City Qualify as Gifted After Error Is Fixed(April 20, 2013) Dennis M. Walcott, the schools chancellor... more »

AFT’s Rally Cry is Not Heroic–It’s Just Part of the Package – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

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AFT’s Rally Cry is Not Heroic–It’s Just Part of the Package – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: AFT’s Rally Cry is Not Heroic–It’s Just Part of the Package by Kris Nielsen *Or in this CASE* *Core Corpse* The union’s statement is misguided, and I would suggest that is purposely so. The call for a moratorium on standardized testing is a call for a temporary quieting of the teachers and parents while the next-level of state (nationally) mandated assessments makes its way down the pipe. AFT’s rally cry to put the brakes on the stakes rings hollow, since the stakes are only to get... more »

More money doesn’t quell battle over school funding Page 1 of 3 | UTSanDiego.com

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More money doesn’t quell battle over school funding Page 1 of 3 | UTSanDiego.com: More money doesn’t quell battle over school funding May 10, 2013, 12:52 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown and Senate Democrats are wrestling over competing plans to make the most significant revisions to California’s convoluted way of paying for schools in a quarter-century. Billions of dollars and the education of millions of low-income students are on the line for generations to come. The goal of both is the same: deploy revenues in a manner that targets the most needy students who are lagging behind in test ... more »

Anthony Lives at PS 154 in the Bronx.southbronxschool.com

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http://www.southbronxschool.com: Anthony Lives at PS 154 in the Bronx by noreply@blogger.com (Bronx Teacher) Remember that Twilight Zone episode, "It's a Good Life"? Yeah, that one, the one with Billy Mumy as Anthony in which he wished people into the cornfield who annoyed him and the adults were all scared shitless of him? And if today is any indication, Anthony is alive and well at PS 154 in the Bronx. But, not all adults are afraid of Anthony at PS 154. The teachers, the aides, the paras, the custodial staff, the cafeteria XXXXXXXXXXXXhas a fear of Anthony. Only XXXXXXXXXXXX doe... more »

NYC Educator: Principal Suit and the Librarian

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NYC Educator: Principal Suit and the Librarian: Principal Suit and the Librarian by NYC Educator Principal Suit was in his office doing Very Important Work when all of a sudden he realized he needed some important information. The only way to get this information, he determined, would be to get the book that contained it. Where could he get a book, he mused, when all of a sudden it hit him like a shot. The library! There were lots of books in the library, and it was just upstairs. However, going upstairs would mean moving from the chair, which fit him so well after all those years... more »

Education Department Furloughs Averted Despite Sequester

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Education Department Furloughs Averted Despite Sequester: Education Department Furloughs Averted Despite Sequester by Joy Resmovits As some federal workers face furloughs because of sequestration budget cuts, the U.S. Education Department's approximately 4,700 employees can breathe easy, according to an internal memo sent Friday. "ED will not need to furlough any employees this fiscal year," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wrote to his staff. The Education Department joins the Government Accountability Office and the departments of agriculture, commerce, justice, and state in ...more »

Release of “Gold Standard Research” Once Again Exposes Milwaukee Voucher Program | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!

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Release of “Gold Standard Research” Once Again Exposes Milwaukee Voucher Program | Larry Miller's Blog: Educate All Students!: Release of “Gold Standard Research” Once Again Exposes Milwaukee Voucher Program by millerlf *Recent Research and the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program* *These articles represent peer-reviewed findings based on the same data and conducted by many of the same researchers who conducted the original evaluation covered in the SCDP reports. (School Choice Demonstration Project; the legislatively mandated study of the effectiveness of the school choice progra... more »

UPDATE: Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed News Roundup Something to Smile (Ruefully) About

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Seattle Schools Community Forum: Ed News Roundup: Something to Smile (Ruefully) About by Melissa Westbrook Over at Diane Ravitch's blog, she has *more evidence of corporate ed reform crack-up.* I'll just let her tell you: At a panel discussion in New York City, Bridgeport Superintendent Paul Vallas made a startling admission. He said that the efforts to develop a teacher evaluation metric was a huge mess and that no one understands it. He said: “The Bridgeport, Conn. superintendent — who has served stints in Chicago, Philadelphia, and New Orleans and earned a reputation as a turn... more »

Diane in the Evening 5-10-13 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: Hart Research Responds to Schneider Critique: correction by dianerav In copying the response of Hart Research, I inadvertently copied only part of Guy Moyneaux’s comments. Here is his full response: TO:​American Federation of Teachers FROM:​Guy Molyneux, Hart Research Associates DATE:​May 10, 2013 RE:​Methodology for Common Core Survey Following are some facts about the methodology for AFT’s recent survey of AFT K-12 teachers on Common Core Hart Research Associates Explains the Methodology of AFT Common Core ... more »

In Republican war on Common Core, a voice of sanity. But will... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com

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In Republican war on Common Core, a voice of sanity. But will... | Get Schooled | www.ajc.com: Get Schooled: In Republican war on Common Core, a voice of sanity. But will anyone listen? Georgia Republicans are expected to ratchet up their resistance to the Common Core State Standards at their conference this weekend in Athens, reflective of a growing national GOP effort to link the standards to President Obama. This is not a policy fight; it is political mudwrestling. One influential Republican state senator is taking a stand against his colleagues. State Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunw... more »

Former IEA President Ken Swanson endorses SB2404. Do you need another reason to oppose it. | Fred Klonsky

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Former IEA President Ken Swanson endorses SB2404. Do you need another reason to oppose it. | Fred Klonsky: Former IEA President Ken Swanson endorses SB2404. Do you need another reason to oppose it. by Fred Klonsky [image: 0] The man behind Senate Bill 7, retired IEA President Ken Swanson, emerged from retirement to offer his support for the Cullerton/We Are One pension cutting bill. On the IEA website: *My heartiest congratulations to the We Are One coalition and all in IEA who worked with *

City could cancel Pearson G&T contract after new error revealed | GothamSchools

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City could cancel Pearson G&T contract after new error revealed | GothamSchools: City could cancel Pearson G&T contract after new error revealed by Philissa Cramer *THE UNITED STATES OF PEARSON?* Department of Education officials say a fourth error by Pearson in grading city students’ gifted screening exams could be the final straw in their contract with the testing supergiant. Last month, the department announced that Pearson had made three serious errors when grading the screening tests, leading to nearly 5,000 children getting scores that were lower than they deserved. The depa... more »

Lower-income districts would benefit from 55 percent parcel tax passage threshold, study suggests | EdSource Today

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Lower-income districts would benefit from 55 percent parcel tax passage threshold, study suggests | EdSource Today: Lower-income districts would benefit from 55 percent parcel tax passage threshold, study suggests - by John Fensterwald by John Fensterwald Only about one in eight school districts in California have passed a parcel tax, and they predominantly have been wealthier and smaller districts. But if the threshold for passing a parcel tax were dropped from a two-thirds majority to 55 percent, an EdSource analysis suggests more districts with larger enrollments of low-income ... more »

Are We Really Waiting for Superman? « The Core Knowledge Blog

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Are We Really Waiting for Superman? « The Core Knowledge Blog: Are We Really Waiting for Superman? by Lisa Hansel Having spent the last week thinking a lot about teacher preparation, I’d like to share a few more thoughts on teaching, teacher preparation, and student achievement. In the last two posts, we’ve seen that far too many teacher preparation programs eschew *preparation*and that, instead, there’s an emphasis on social-justice activism, which often results in academic programs that try to build character while ignoring the social-justice lessons embedded in many great wor... more »

What Does the Mediterranean Diet Tell Us About School Reform? — Whole Child Education

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What Does the Mediterranean Diet Tell Us About School Reform? — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Kristen Pekarek]What Does the Mediterranean Diet Tell Us About School Reform? May 10, 2013 by Kristen Pekarek In an article on the *Washington Post*'s *Answer Sheet* blog, author Martin Blank shares his belief that diet research shows us how education reform needs to be more broadly focused. "A Mediterranean diet, like educating our children," he says, "is like a black box in which a number of ingredients—* together*—are needed to achieve the desired outcomes." Blank f... more »

NYC Public School Parents: Expert on school finance and equity Bruce Baker concludes: class sizes in NYC schools are freakin’ huge!

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NYC Public School Parents: Expert on school finance and equity Bruce Baker concludes: class sizes in NYC schools are freakin’ huge!: Expert on school finance and equity Bruce Baker concludes: class sizes in NYC schools are freakin’ huge! by Leonie Haimson Yesterday, Bruce Baker of Rutgers presented one of his brilliant statistical exposes on his School Finance 101 blog, revealing the inequities in funding and class size between NYC and the rest of the state. Here are some of his findings, though I suggest you read the whole blog. This chart shows how the higher poverty level stud... more »

UPDATE: Testing Time to Double with Common Core + @HuffingtonPost Rhee is now a “so-called” corporate reformer. – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER

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@HuffingtonPost Rhee is now a “so-called” corporate reformer. – @ THE CHALK FACE knows SCHOOLS MATTER: Testing Time to Double with Common Core Corporate Standards by Jim Horn Only two testing sites in Oklahoma this year did not experience technical issues during state testing. Wonder what will happen in two years if the Common Core moves forward. A clip from a report from KOSU: Click here to download audio Wednesday, the Oklahoma State Department of Education said more than 9-thousand students couldn’t take tests […] Popout Original audio source (sessoin2_mixdown-3.mp3) @Huffing... more »

Holy Missing Documents, Batman! DOE has no record of inBloom agreement cancellation for student data ‘parking’ | Crazy Crawfish's Blog

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Holy Missing Documents, Batman! DOE has no record of inBloom agreement cancellation for student data ‘parking’ | Crazy Crawfish's Blog: Holy Missing Documents, Batman! DOE has no record of inBloom agreement cancellation for student data 'parking' by crazycrawfish [image: Batman and the Bat Signal] Reblogged from Louisiana Voice: The late comedian Brother Dave Gardner once said, “I believe if a man’s down, kick him. If he survives it, he has a chance to rise above it.” As a loyal follower of Brother Dave since my youth of so many years ago, it is not mine to question. I was, after ... more »

Beliefs in the “Goodness” of Technology: Those Talkative Kids in Ads | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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Beliefs in the “Goodness” of Technology: Those Talkative Kids in Ads | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice: Beliefs in the “Goodness” of Technology: Those Talkative Kids in Ads by larrycuban [image: images]Have you seen those 30-second ads by AT & T with six year-olds sitting around a table answering questions from an adult about whether more is better than less and whether faster is better than slower? The kids, cute as buttons, answer that faster is better than slower and, of course, more is better than less. If you have not seen the ads, see here and here. They h... more »

Bill Gates’s $5 billion plan to videotape America’s teachers

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Bill Gates’s $5 billion plan to videotape America’s teachers: Bill Gates’s $5 billion plan to videotape America’s teachers Posted by Valerie Strauss on May 10, 2013 at 1:02 pm [image: Bill Gates speaks on teachers’ need to get better feedback. Watch his talk during our first television special, TED Talks Education, airing Tuesday, May 7 at 10/9c on PBS. Photo: Ryan Lash] Bill Gates delivering his TED Talk on videotaping teachers. (By Ryan Lash) If, say, Dennis van Roekel or Randi Weingarten, the presidents of the nation’s two national teachers ... more »

Diane Ravitch Joins Group to Monitor Public Schools - NYTimes.com

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Diane Ravitch Joins Group to Monitor Public Schools - NYTimes.com: Advocacy Group to Monitor Reform Efforts in Public SchoolsBy MOTOKO RICH [image: Click on picture to Listen to Diane Ravitch] Diane Ravitch, the historian and former assistant education secretary who has become an outspoken critic of those who favor high-stakes testing, tenure reforms and other controversial measures aimed at the public schools, has joined with other education advocates to form a group that will grade and endorse political candidates. The group will be called the Network for Public Education and is... more »

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm is bombing

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Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Rahm is bombing: Rahm is bombing by Mike Klonsky In the minds of many Chicagoans, tough-talking *Little Emperor*Rahm is proving himself to be little more than a windbag and a corporate toady. He's like my old dog Bogart who barked loudly but shat near the house. His "get-tough" approach with Parking Meters LLC was rejected by the City Council when it was discovered that it would actually add millions more to the hated LLC's bottom line instead of curbing their greedy grab of of citizens' dollars . The same with his phonynegotiations with the Cub-own... more »

Parents are mobilizing, the way they know how | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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Parents are mobilizing, the way they know how | Philadelphia Public School Notebook: Parents are mobilizing, the way they know how by thenotebook *by Kristen Poole* Hundreds of students marched to City Hall yesterday demanding that the city help with the School District's dire budget shortfall. It was an admirable, even inspiring moment of collective civic action. The students, who came from many different schools, organized a march in the ways expected from young people today: over social media, through text messaging, and by word of mouth. The demonstration was both highly visi... more »

For Jason Richwine: The Research and History on Race, IQ, and Immigration - Dana Goldstein

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For Jason Richwine: The Research and History on Race, IQ, and Immigration - Dana Goldstein: For Jason Richwine: The Research and History on Race, IQ, and Immigration by Dana Goldstein It turns out that the deliciously-named Jason Richwine, author of an anti-immigration reform paper from the Heritage Foundation, is also the author of a 2009 Harvard public policy dissertation called "IQ and Immigration Policy," which claims that because Latinos are genetically intellectually inferior to whites and Asians, their immigration to the U.S. should be tightly restricted. Richwine has also... more »

Plan aims to determine students' socioeconomic status

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Plan aims to determine students' socioeconomic status: *Plan aims to determine students' socioeconomic status* Greg Toppo2:01 p.m. EDT May 9, 2013 STORY HIGHLIGHTS - Proposal classifies students by more than just parent income or education - Survey would use Census data to get a bigger picture of students' lives - Plan could have a big impact on education debates Looking for a clearer picture of how poor, middle-class and wealthy students perform in U.S. schools, the Obama administration wants to redefine how it calculates children's socioeconomic status. In a new w... more »

May revise much easier + SBE acts to secure waiver of Title I carryover rule SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources

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SI&A Cabinet Report – News & Resources: *SBE acts to secure waiver of Title I carryover rule* *By Tom Chorneau* Friday, May 10, 2013 The California State Board of Education accepted an offer from federal officials Thursday to soften the impact of sequestration on school districts and voted to purse a waiver to rules limiting how many Title I dollars can be carried over from one fiscal year to the next. Existing law provides that no more than 15 percent of a district’s Title I allotment from one budget year can be retained for use in the next. There is a process for receiving an exc... more »

UPDATE: FCMAT » Cali Education Headlines Friday, May 10, 2013

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FCMAT » Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team: *California governor's school funding plan would alleviate inequities, report says* Education Headlines *Friday, May 10, 2013* Protest over superintendent leads to another sickout at Waverly SchoolRoughly one-third of Waverly Elementary School students called in sick on Thursday as part of yet another protest waged against Linden Unified School District by a group of frustrated parents. Linden board accused of inactionA Stockton labor law attorney says Linden Unified School District trustees have failed to act on an independent... more »

John Thompson: An Improbable Tale of Successful Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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John Thompson: An Improbable Tale of Successful Reform - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher: John Thompson: An Improbable Tale of Successful Reform by Anthony Cody [image: Charter Schools - Dividing Communities since 1991] *Guest post by John Thompson.* David Kirp begins his new book, Improbable Scholars, with the sentence, "Educators have grown wearily accustomed to being slapped around." School "reformers" have lambasted public schools as "fossilized bureaucracies run by paper-pushers and filled with time-serving teachers preoccupied with their own job security, not the... more »

Common Core: The Sixteen Billion Dollar Educational Scam | Truth in American Education

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Common Core: The Sixteen Billion Dollar Educational Scam | Truth in American Education: Common Core: The Sixteen Billion Dollar Educational Scam by Karen Schroeder The government is planning to spend about 16 BILLION dollars to implement programs that are basically the same as those paid for in the 1950s. Many have been given the false impression that Common Core State Standards and the International Baccalaureate programs will reform and improve education. However, these two newest educational policies are an extension of old policies that weakened the American educational syste... more »

Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Influence Targeted In Report By New York Group

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Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Influence Targeted In Report By New York Group: Failed DC Chancellor Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst Influence Targeted In Report By New York Group by Joy Resmovits Since Michelle Rhee's first days as Washington, D.C., schools chancellor, she has evoked intense reactions. Both presidential candidates in 2008 gave her glowing praise in a debate. In the last few months, her loudest critics have called her everything from an "Asian b**ch" to a "dickhead." Which is to say that much criticism of Rhee, the most visible member of the so... more »

Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center

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Best of the Ed Blogs | National Education Policy Center: Duncan Demagogy 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. Duncan Demagogy Best of the Ed Blogs Mike Klonsky May 10, 2013 Infographic: “A Visual Essay on the Changing State Of Education” Best of the Ed Blogs... more »

Friday on the Whole Child Virtual Conference — Whole Child Education

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Friday on the Whole Child Virtual Conference — Whole Child Education: THE WHOLE CHILD BLOG [image: Whole Child Virtual Conference]Friday on the Whole Child Virtual Conference May 10, 2013 by Whole Child Virtual Conference We invite you to participate in ASCD's third annual Whole Child Virtual Conference. Entitled "Moving from Implementation to Sustainability to Culture," sessions will offer educators around the globe leadership discussions and strategies to support their work to implement and sustain a whole child approach to education. *UNICEF and Child-Friendly Schools* [image: Ch... more »

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