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Major Rally in Harrisburg, Pa., on June 25 | Diane Ravitch’s blog

JUN

18

2013

A new group called GPS (Great Public Schools) Pittsburgh plans a major rally at the state Capitol in Harrisburg to demand adequate funding for public education across the Keystone State. The state funds low-performing cyber charters and expands the number of privately managed schools that perform no better than public schools. Meanwhile the lights are ...

Pritzker – Public School Closings – Charter School Profits – Jail Program Investments – Goldman Sachs – Preschool Program Loans – Secretary of Commerce – Election Financing – ????? | Reclaim Reform

JUN

23

2013

Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce nominee and the billionaire Hyatt heiress who helped finance President Obama’s election, is the same person who, while an appointed Chicago School Board member, approved the closing of 50 Chicago public schools while approving the use of the same education funds to be paid to charter schools – including the ...

Is the Tide Turning Against Corporate Reform in Los Angeles? | Diane Ravitch’s blog

JUN

23

2013

by a reader to Diane Ravitch’s blog; posted by Diane Ravitch – Something unusual happened at the most recent Los Angeles school board meeting. Even before newly elected Monica Ratliff was sworn in, the pro-privatization majority was in retreat. Here is a fascinating account of the background and context: So glad you are reporting this. ...

$ilence was golden | New York Post

JUN

23

2013

by Tom Robbins – When Mayor Bloomberg wanted to win over cocky state legislative leaders, he packed them aboard his private jet, headed for his Bermuda mansion and a friendly round of golf. How did his vast wealth make the job of governing easier for the 108th mayor of the city of New York? Let ...

Indiana suing firm over standardized-testing problems | The Answer Sheet | The Washington Post

JUN

22

2013

by Valerie Strauss – The state of Indiana is suing CTB/McGraw-Hill following problems last month when students were taking standardized tests online. Nearly 80,000 students were affected when their computers froze during the testing, the results of which are used to evaluate teachers and schools. Indiana was one of several states that reported numerous problems ...

Student: Why Is There Money for Testing But Not For Music? | Diane Ravitch’s blog

JUN

22

2013

by Melisa Holden with a student video; posted by Diane Ravitch I received the following email: Hi, Dr. Ravitch: I am a film teacher at a Buffalo Public School (www.cityhonors.org) and one of my students made a video on her own time about the draconian cuts that the Buffalo Public Schools is making with its ...

Questions for the CEO | Catalyst Chicago

JUN

22

2013

by Cassandra West – The Tribune has now posted a video of the conversation earlier this week between editorial page editor Bruce Dold and CPS chief Barbara Byrd-Bennett. (Note the real interview starts about eight minutes into the video.) Among the questions Dold asked were how Byrd-Bennett wished to respond to a recent poll showing ...

“Out You Go!” | Chicago’s Labor Beat

JUN

22

2013

by Chicago’s Labor Beat – We investigate two specific incidents at the recent and notorious CPS Board meeting of May 22, 2013, when it asphyxiated the greatest number of public schools in U.S. history. Using exclusive footage, we examine what happened when two respected community activists at different points during that board meeting were physically ...

Byrd Bennett tries to gag principals following published complaints about budget cuts | Substance News

JUN

22

2013

by George N. Schmidt – With almost none of the top officials of Chicago Public Schools having any experience as Chicago school teachers or principals, the massive disruption of school programming for the 2013 – 2014 school year continues to progress according to descriptions that require military terms such as SNAFU and FUBAR to describe. ...

Whitney Young Magnet High School LSC votes unanimously to reject CPS budget imposed on school | Substance News

JUN

22

2013

by George N. Schmidt – At a meeting on Tuesday morning, June 18, 2013, the Local School Council of Whitney Young Magnet High School, one of the top five high schools in Illinois and long one of the best high schools in Chicago, voted unanimously to reject the budget imposed on the schools by the ...

The new ‘CPS Way’ smells like the old ‘CPS Way’ | Mike Klonsky’s SmallTalk Blog

JUN

22

2013

by Mike Klonsky – Last week, as she was closing dozens of neighborhood schools and slashing school budgets at the rest, Byrd-Bennett rolled out the new-and-improved CPS 5-year plan and a new mantra, now called The CPS Way. It comes neatly packaged, complete with slick brochures and videos. But a little scratch-and-sniff reveals that the ...

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