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AP sources: Deal on student loans would set cap
AP sources: Deal on student loans would set capWASHINGTON—Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years. 07/17/2013 - District judge finds DPS innovation plans not appropriate for two campuses Denver Public Schools
My legacy of dunces #highered
I am on the edge of leaving higher education. It chewed me up and spit me out. Or was it vice versa? I can’t remember. But it doesn’t matter. Higher education, public institutions especially and teacher preparation more specifically, is not interested in saving itself. Or, it is perfectly willing to offer up an arm […]
Get Schooled: Cobb school chief: Figuring out which battles he can win and which he can't
Given the plight of his colleagues in other metro Atlanta school districts, Cobb County superintendent Michael Hinojosa doesn’t have it so tough. Unlike his colleague in Cherokee County, the 56-year-old Hinojosa has not been accused of trying to run down a board member, an allegation Cherokee police say was fabricated. ...
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It is now July 18 in South Africa. Which means that Nelson Mandela, born this day in 1918, is now 95. I am grateful that he has lived until another birthday. I can only hope he is aware of the occasion. It is not just South Africa which should be grateful for his time on earth, but all of the civilized world for the example he presented of graciousness, lack of vindictiveness, willingness to reach
School closings mean students must traverse new gang landscape
School closings mean students must traverse new gang landscape, prof testifies Chicago Public Schools’ decision to close 49 elementary schools makes it “more likely that a child will be shot and killed,” a professor who has studied gang culture for 30 years testified in federal court Wednesday. University of Illinois at Chicago Professor John Hagedorn warned that the planned closures are “alre
“What Should Trayvon Martin Have Done?”
What Should Trayvon Martin Have Done? is an excellent piece in The New Yorker by Amy Davidson. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Lessons On Trayvon Martin. Here’s an excerpt: When I asked on Twitter, there were two sorts of answers about what Martin should have done at this stage of the night: variations on “run straight home” and “not be black.” Those options are themselves mirror images.
Whew! Just Finished First Chapter Of Third Book On Student Motivation
It’s been a somewhat trying three weeks, but I was just able to finish my 17,000 word first chapter for the third volume in my student motivation series (the first one was Helping Students Motivate Themselves and the second was Self-Driven Learning). And, though I’m admittedly biased, I think it’s pretty good. I’ve got to put that book on hold for awhile, now, though (I’m not planning to finish i
The South is whistling Dixie
Moral Monday protest in N.C.The Supreme Court's disgraceful gutting of the 1965 Voting Rights Act has the old Confederacy waving the bloody flag and whistling Dixie again. From Florida to Texas, Republican governors and legislatures are moving at light's speed to pass restrictive voting and registration laws reminiscent of the Jim Crow era.In North Carolina, 4 bills are currently before the legisl
Why A Mother is Homeschooling. Common Core is That Bad.
A mother writes about the changes she has seen in school due to Common Core and why she now homeschools her children. From northshoreparent.com: I noticed changes, even in the preschool setting when I went to work as a temp from 2009-2013. What in the world was going on in my beloved Head Start? Plastered everywhere was “KINDERGARTEN READINESS!!!”" We HAVE to get them ready for Kindergarte
Florida Republican With Ties To Academica Defends Pitbull
Looks like Jersey Jazzman and I may have hit a bit of a sore spot for Pitbull and his pal Fernando Zulueta. You see, Pitbull's pal Ferny is the CEO over at Academica. Academica is running the charter Pitbull is pimping. Academica makes A LOT of money off of charter schools. Ferny introduced Pitbull at the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Conference, and Jersey Jazzman and I took so
Senate Reaches Deal to End Fight Over Student Loan Interest Rates
A Senate aide said that the new proposal, which had been the subject of tense negotiations since the rates doubled on July 1, would include a cap on federal Stafford and PLUS loans and a relatively low interest rate.
Portland School Board welcomes new members, new tensions
Newcomer Steve Buel and longtime board member Bobbie Regan on Wednesday cast votes against continuing with Greg Belisle as co-chair.
Oregon construction leaders pitch their industry, which has lost a third of its jobs, as a promising field for today's teens
For young Oregonians looking to prepare for sure-fire good-paying jobs, construction would seem an unlikely choice. No sector was hit harder by the last recession. Construction jobs currently number just 72,000, down a staggering 31 percent from the 2007 peak....
State budget secretary questions Clarke's idea on school funding
by Dale Mezzacappa for the Notebook and Holly Otterbein for NewsWorks The tug-of-war between the city and the state over how to keep the Philadelphia School District solvent heated up on Wednesday, with City Council President Darrell Clarke announcing that he is not on board with a key piece of the funding package worked out in Harrisburg -- dedicating $120 million to the schools in future years b
Gang expert testifies school closings will put kids 'in line of
Gang expert testifies school closings will put kids 'in line of fire' A Chicago gang expert testified in federal court Wednesday that the Safe Passage program used by Chicago Public Schools to provide community... Things to do in Northern Indiana: Microbreweries Nearby Microbreweries Worth a Visit This post has been generated by Page2RSS
Rally Against Bloomberg 4th Term | Diane Ravitch’s blog
From the NYC Parent blog: Subject line: Join us Thurs 12 noon at City hall., July 18: No 4th term for Bloomberg! Dear Parents, grandparents and Education Activists, I hope that you can come and help turn out fellow parents for an important rally and press conference at noon tomorrow, Thursday, July 18, on the ...read moreThe post Rally Against Bloomberg 4th Term | Diane Ravitch’s blog appeared fir